After returning to the Xiangfu, Xia Taoyuan took a nap after lunch. After sleeping for a while, he heard someone talking in a daze, "I came to see my sister. I just heard today that my sister had some problems with her throat a few days ago, and my mother asked me to come and see her."

Xia Taoyuan suddenly woke up. Could it be the daughter born to Wei Mingcheng's concubine? She had heard Wei Zhiying talk about it, but she didn't say much. She sat up and patted her head. She asked everything in the morning, but why did she forget to ask about Wei Jinghe and Zhao's mother and daughter.

Just as she was thinking about how to respond, she saw Zhu'er running up to her and whispering in her ear, "It's the second young lady Wei Qing. She doesn't have any bad intentions. She used to come and play with the young lady occasionally."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure flashed into the room. Xia Taoyuan took a look and found that Wei Qing had a round face, round eyes, a pretty cherry mouth, and was wearing a goose yellow dress, which made her face look white. She looked quite pretty.

Wei Qing walked over to Xia Taoyuan and sat next to her on the bed. Yu'er came up, followed by an unfamiliar little maid, who was carrying a small food box. Wei Qing asked the little maid to open the food box, bring out a bowl of steaming soup, and pass it to Xia Taoyuan.

"Sister, this is a recipe my mother treasured. It's licorice and ginseng soup, which is good for the throat. I made it myself, so you should drink it while it's hot." Wei Qing said eagerly.

Xia Taoyuan was somewhat touched, but then she thought about whether the soup was poisonous. She hesitated while holding the ginseng soup. How could a concubine's daughter be so kind as to give ginseng soup to the eldest daughter? But soon she cursed herself for watching too many TV dramas. How could such a cute child harm her?

Her throat was fine, she was just pretending to hide the big change in her voice. Wei Zhiying had told her the night she left that Wei Qing was not a mean person, and Zhu'er had just said that Wei Qing had no bad intentions, so it was she who was overly suspicious. Xia Taoyuan blew on the ginseng soup and waited until it was not too hot before drinking it.

She glanced at Wei Qing again and thought she was a cute and pretty girl with clear eyes and looked very innocent. With her twenty-four years of life experience, she had seen more people than Wei Mingcheng, let alone these little maids.

Seeing Wei Qing's little face full of anticipation, Xia Taoyuan suddenly felt a little reluctant. She felt that Wei Qing simply hoped that she could drink the ginseng soup, a bit like a child who was eager to perform and get praise. Yes, she was indeed just a child, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child. She suddenly felt a little sorry for her.

Xia Taoyuan did not hesitate any longer and drank the ginseng soup in one gulp.

Then she saw Wei Qing's eyes sparkling, and she hugged her and said happily, "Sister really drank it. My mother said I wasted my time making the soup, and said that if I served it to sister, she would probably dislike it." She turned around and said to the little maid who came with her, "Yan'er, look, sister drank the soup I made."

Xia Taoyuan suddenly felt sad. This was just a child who wanted to be recognized, but because of her identity, she could not be treated equally. She patted Wei Qing's shoulder and said, "Okay, I'm done drinking."

Wei Qing let go of Xia Taoyuan, her eyes full of enthusiasm and anticipation: "Can I come to see you often in the future?" Xia Taoyuan smiled and said, "Of course."

Wei Qing was very happy after getting a positive answer. She left with the maid and said she would tell her mother.

After Wei Qing left, Yu'er stepped forward and said, "Miss, please lie down and sleep for a while. The second young lady has disturbed your sweet dream."

Xia Taoyuan laughed and scolded: "You girl, you also want to make fun of me, where does your sweet dream come from?"

Yu'er smiled and said she was going to collect the clothes, and went downstairs. Seeing Yu'er leave, Xia Taoyuan asked Zhu'er: "What did the young lady do when Wei Qing came before?"

"When the second young lady came before, although the young lady didn't show it, I felt that the young lady was not very close to the second young lady, and occasionally she would tease her, but the second young lady couldn't hear anything." Zhu Er paused, and then said: "In fact, the second young lady just has few contacts and doesn't understand anything."

After talking for a while, Xia Taoyuan asked, "Where are Cui'er and Dai'er? I didn't see them when I came back at noon."

"Cui'er went to give the lady a massage, and Dai'er insisted on going with her to see." Zhu'er said as she poured Xia Taoyuan a cup of tea.

After drinking her tea, Xia Taoyuan went downstairs. She didn't go anywhere but sat in the courtyard of the Sakura Garden, looking at the cherry blossoms on the trees. The afternoon breeze blew, and the cherry petals were blown down, landing on Xia Taoyuan's head and face. She didn't brush them off, but closed her eyes and enjoyed the tranquility of the moment.

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