A piece of Japanese incense

"Our girl was afraid that she had upset the two young ladies, so she copied the Book of Rites all night yesterday. She became ill due to overwork, and I'm afraid her condition has worsened again." Yutuan hugged me in her arms and cried loudly, her voice was deafening.

(Why didn’t I realize before that this girl has such good acting skills! Tears come easily.)

I coughed twice, supported myself with my weak hands, and managed to get up. Yu Tuan supported me and walked towards Fang Juexia.

When Fang Juexia saw me approaching her, she put her hands behind her back and took a step to the right. I used all my strength, took a big step, and fell on her.

Due to inertia, we both fell onto the desk behind us, with papers scattered all over the floor.

"Ahhh! I've had enough! Why do you always lean on me!" Fang Juexia was furious.

I grabbed her arm and fell on her shoulder because I was dizzy. I gasped and said, "Sister Fang, I'm useless. Please don't be angry."

"Ahe!"

The crowd automatically made way for a path, and Feng Zhixu roared, walked through the crowd and came straight towards me. Under the astonished gaze of everyone, he squatted down and tried to reach out to touch my forehead. Yu Tuan came close to me, his hand stopped in the air and placed on his knees, and asked anxiously: "Ah He, what's wrong with you! Your face is very red..."

"He sister! Are you okay? I have asked someone to report to mother. The imperial physician should be here soon." Zhi Siqi said nervously.

Princess Qi seemed to have mustered up a lot of courage and walked towards me. I held Yu Tuan's hand tightly, stood up with all my strength, and hurriedly declined: "I may just be tired, Xiao Qi, please ask for leave on my behalf. I have to go back to the Women's Academy to rest first."

Saying that, he walked out.

"Ah He!" Feng Zhixu chased after him, looked around, took out a stack of rice paper with words written on it from his arms and handed it to Yu Tuan, saying firmly: "I have neglected you in many tests recently, and I didn't know you were bullied. Don't worry about the punishment of copying. I copied it for you yesterday. Just take a good rest. Don't worry about Fang Juexia! I will report this matter to the Empress Dowager and let her make the decision!"

I was deeply touched, but I had other things to do, so I could only thank him hastily and hurried back to the girls' school.

Hearing the sound, Yuyi ran out of the house and held hands with Yutuan to support me.

I staggered towards the house, as if a gust of wind would blow me down, and asked Yuyi weakly: "Did you find the toon midge?"

"Yes! As soon as the girl left, I went to look for her. Miss Fang's yard was guarded tightly, but I found her in the bamboo forest behind her yard."

They dragged me into the bedroom, and as soon as I touched the bed, I fell straight back.

"Look, girl!" Yu Yi showed her arms and cheeks. Her body was already covered in red.

"Yuyi, you are too harsh on yourself!" Yutuan sighed.

"I'm just thinking about it, pretending to be more like it."

"I need some later."

……

I lay on my side in bed, the red rashes on my wrists and backs of my hands had evolved into blisters that appeared crystal clear on the skin.

I took out my handkerchief, closed my eyes, clenched my teeth, pressed one hand against the other, and with the help of the handkerchief, I resolutely pressed and burst the blisters one by one. Yellow pus and red blood intertwined and instantly seeped through the handkerchief.

My hands felt like they were pricked by countless tiny needles, and the pain was so severe that my heart felt tight.

"Ah! Girl!" Yu Yi shouted loudly.

Yutuan lay down on the edge of the bed and tried to grab my hand.

"Don't touch me! I'm afraid it will be contagious! Then, you will really get acne." I said with a grin.

"What are you doing, girl? Do you want to leave a scar?"

Through the handkerchief, he squeezed each newly broken herpes, and said in a firm tone: "If it's not so disgusting, the imperial physician won't believe it."

Yuyi clenched her fists tightly, tears welling up in her eyes, "Girl, you can actually do this for Xiaohan."

"Not only for Xiaohan, but also for ourselves. Yutuan, have you greeted Xiaohan?"

"Yeah! I gave Kashii to her and told her roughly what our plan was."

"Okay, the imperial physician will be here soon, so don't let anyone know."

"Don't worry, I'll get myself a camellia midge right away." Yu Tuan acted decisively.

"I think the room is still not humid enough. I'll get a cloth to shake off the moisture." Yuyi also took action.

I took out a new handkerchief and broke the blister on my other hand.

My heart skipped a beat, and my brain went blank. Uncontrollable pain burst out from my heart, and the blood in my body boiled and rushed to my arms. The pain was like a knife stabbing my heart, making me feel suffocated. When the pain became numb, I felt dizzy and it seemed as if the whole house was spinning.

When I woke up, the air was filled with thick moisture, making me feel depressed and stuffy.

"Girl, you're awake! Doctor Wang has just arrived!" Yutuan winked at me.

He seemed to have regained some strength, so he changed his clothes and walked to the front hall.

I lifted a corner of the curtain and saw an old man with gray hair on his temples, a thin figure, a slightly bent back, and long, thick eyebrows. He lowered his head and concentrated on opening the medicine box.

"Thank you for trouble, Doctor Wang, to make the trip." I patted Yu Tuan.

Yu Tuan rolled up his sleeves, revealing a small area of ​​red rash.

"I don't deserve it! I don't deserve it! You...you...girl, your hand..."

Yu Tuan scratched his head, "Doctor, you must accept it. Our girl is indebted to you. Before, she just had a rash on her body, but in the past two days, the rash has turned into blisters, and she has a fever, vomiting, and dizziness. Yes! She also has diarrhea!"

"Ah! This... is this the rash you have?"

"That's right! I and another personal maid have also experienced this situation recently, Yuyi! Come quickly and let the imperial physician take a look!"

"Hey! Here we come!"

Doctor Wang took out a concave emerald, stuck it in his eye socket, lowered his head, put his hands behind his back, bent down and carefully examined Yuyi's arm. After a "tsk" sound, he shook his head and checked Yutuan's arm again.

He muttered to himself, opened layer after layer of medicine boxes, took out a white towel from the bottom layer, and covered his face with it.

"Doctor Wang, is there something wrong?"

"Miss Zhi's illness seems to be similar to an epidemic I experienced decades ago..."

"What! Doctor Wang! You must save my girl!" Yu Tuan shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Miss, please be patient." The imperial physician stepped back two steps, walked around a stool and walked into the front hall.

I stretched out my right hand and placed it on the table. The pus and blood on my hand had already scabbed over, new blisters appeared where the blisters had appeared before, and the skin around them became tight.

Doctor Wang didn't dare to get close and just watched from a distance.

My hand was itchy, so I tried to scratch it. Doctor Wang hurriedly took a step back and said anxiously, "Miss Zhi! Don't touch it! It's contagious if you scratch it!"

"I've scratched it many times, and after the scabs are broken, they will break out again in other places, cough cough!"

Doctor Wang frowned, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sighed.