Mistakenly recognized as a cousin, thousands of pampered

After that, Tao Jiuxi resolutely started to stop eating and drinking, just to be able to see Shen Zhiyi.

As time went by, her body became weaker and weaker.

Finally, she developed a high fever again, the scorching heat seemed to burn her body to ashes. She felt extremely uncomfortable all over, and her consciousness became hazy, as if she was trapped in a chaotic fog.

When she woke up, she only felt a blurry figure in front of her. She tried hard to see it clearly, but she couldn't. However, she thought in her heart that it must be Shen Zhiyi.

He was finally willing to see me.

Tao Jiuxi slowly reached out his hand, grabbed the sleeve of the person in front of him, and called softly, "Cousin."

The figure was slightly stunned, then responded, "I'm here. Cousin."

It was already the second day when Tao Jiuxi woke up from his fainting.

She slowly opened her eyes and looked at her surroundings in confusion, with a strong sense of strangeness in her heart.

This is neither her familiar and warm Wangshu Residence, nor Shen Zhiyi's Yunlan Residence full of memories.

The room was decorated in a simple and elegant style, but without any trace of the familiar atmosphere.

She tried to move, but felt weak.

She struggled to sit up, trying to support her weak body.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She was breathing slightly and looked around, trying to find some familiar clues.

At this time, she saw a maid busy packing things outside the door.

Her voice was hoarse and weak: "Where is this?"

The maid standing outside heard the sound and quickly stuck her head out to look into the room.

Then she said quickly, "Go tell the lady. The girl is awake."

After saying this, the maid did not go into the room to serve, but remained standing outside, looking into the room from time to time, as if waiting for some instructions.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps coming from far away.

Tao Jiuxi was so weak at the moment that she seemed to be blown down by a breeze.

She could only sit weakly on the bed, tilting her head slightly, looking towards the door with eyes full of confusion and expectation.

As the footsteps became clearer, a lady who looked to be in her early thirties appeared at the door.

She was dressed very exquisitely, wearing a lavender long dress with exquisite patterns embroidered on the hem. Her hair was piled high with a jewel-studded hairpin, making her look noble and elegant.

As soon as she entered the door, she called Tao Jiuxi's name affectionately, her tone full of worry and concern: "Xier, you finally woke up."

"Who are you?" Tao Jiuxi asked weakly, his voice as thin as a mosquito.

"I am your aunt." The lady answered gently, her eyes full of love.

The person who came was Ji Miaofu, the elder sister of Tao Qingwan's biological mother.

"Aunt?" A trace of confusion flashed in Tao Jiuxi's eyes.

"Poor child, you must have suffered a lot outside. Why didn't you come to see your aunt earlier?" The woman in front of him showed concern on her face. She slowly walked to Tao Jiuxi's bed, gently held Tao Jiuxi's hand, and spoke gentle words.

Tao Jiuxi probably guessed her identity, but he had no idea why he came here.

She was full of doubts, but didn't know where to start.

"Where's my sister?"

"Wan'er has taken care of you all night and just went to bed. Look at you, auntie, why are you so thin?" Ji Miaofu looked at Tao Jiuxi with heartache in her eyes.

Tao Jiuxi felt a little uncomfortable with the sudden concern for a moment.

"Aunt, I'm a little tired." Tao Jiuxi was indeed exhausted. She just wanted to have a good sleep and didn't want to deal with this aunt who suddenly appeared in front of her.

"You'll naturally feel tired when you have a fever. Auntie has made some soup for you. You can take a nap first. Auntie will have someone bring it to you right away." Ji Miaofu said gently, her eyes full of concern.

Tao Jiuxi was indeed exhausted. She just wanted to have a good sleep and didn't want to deal with this aunt who suddenly appeared in front of her.

She closed her eyes slightly and stopped talking.

Ji Miaofu tucked her quilt very carefully, gave her a few more instructions, and then slowly retreated.

The room returned to silence. Tao Jiuxi lay quietly, looking through the curtains on the bed, his heart full of questions.

Her thoughts were like a tangled mess and she couldn't make sense of them.

Why is she here?

How are my sister and father now?

Where is Shen Zhiyi?

These questions kept circling in her mind, making her feel upset.

After a while, footsteps were heard again.

Tao Jiuxi did not stand up, but just stared at the door.

When she saw that the person coming was Xie Jinghuan, she felt a little surprised.

"Mr. Xie?" Tao Jiuxi's voice was filled with doubt.

"Are you awake? Sister Xier." There was a hint of surprise in Xie Jinghe's tone.

Tao Jiuxi felt that Xie Jinghuan's way of addressing him was very harsh.

But Xie Jinghuan was someone she knew after all, and he was her non-blood-related cousin.

She had many questions that she needed to ask him. She frowned slightly, wondering where to start.

So Tao Jiuxi sat up and pulled the quilt high with both hands, leaving only his head exposed.

"Mr. Xie, do you know why I am here?" Tao Jiuxi's voice trembled slightly, revealing her inner uneasiness.

"Sister Xier, you can just call me cousin. There's no need to keep calling me 'Master Xie'." Xie Jinghe did not directly answer Tao Jiuxi's question. Instead, he corrected her way of addressing him.

Xie Jinghuan's eyes were gentle, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Can you please take me to find my sister?" Seeing that Xie Jinghe did not give a direct answer, Tao Jiuxi just wanted to find Tao Qingwan to ask clearly.

Tao Jiuxi didn't hate Xie Jinghe, but for a moment, she was unwilling to call the man in front of her "cousin" from the bottom of her heart.

Seeing that Tao Jiuxi didn't answer him, Xie Jinghe didn't get angry.

He sighed slightly, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

"Sister Wan'er should be resting now. She and I brought you here yesterday. You had a fever all night, and Sister Wan'er was very worried." Xie Jinghe's voice was gentle, as if he was soothing Tao Jiuxi's emotions.

"You brought me here?" Tao Jiuxi widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

"Yeah." Xie Jinghuan nodded slightly.

"How did you bring it?" Tao Jiuxi's voice was a little anxious, she was eager to know what happened.

"Duke Shen's guards sent a letter, telling me to pick you up at the 'Xie Residence' where you live." Xie Jinghe answered truthfully. He looked at Tao Jiuxi's reaction and felt a little confused.

"Is that so?" She was planning to leave, but not under such circumstances.

"It was a guard named Jiang Qu who personally handed the letter to me. Sister Xier, what happened?" Xie Jinghe looked at Tao Jiuxi's confused look and felt a surge of heartache in his heart.

Shen Zhiyi let her go so easily?

Perhaps it was because she was weak due to illness, or perhaps it was because the surroundings were too unfamiliar, but she just felt extremely uncomfortable, as if countless invisible hands were pulling her, and every inch of her skin and every bone was clamoring for discomfort.

However, even in such a trance, she knew clearly in her mind that the most important thing at the moment was her father who had been taken away.

"What about my father?"

"My father said that my uncle was sent by the emperor to investigate a case in another place and he probably won't be back for a while." Xie Jinghe said slowly, with a hint of concern in his eyes.

Tao Jiuxi was stunned when he heard this.

Her mind went blank, unable to comprehend the situation.

It was obvious that my father was taken away by officers and soldiers, and the posture was definitely not that of being sent away, but rather being escorted.

She tried hard to connect all these things together, but she couldn't figure it out.

Tao Jiuxi felt dizzy and there seemed to be countless bees buzzing in his head. Suddenly, everything went dark in front of his eyes and he lost consciousness.