Chapter 22: Little Brother Is Not Cute!

Two little kids muttered for a while, then Liu Dafu advised Feng Xuanrui to rest: "The fever just subsided; we don't know if it will flare up again, so hurry back to lie down, rest more, and you'll recover strength quickly."

Even if Feng Xuanrui wanted to go release river lanterns, he had to wait until his body recovered.

Sui Sui also realized, brother isn't better yet.

Thinking of how awful it felt to be sick, Sui Sui hurriedly pushed Feng Xuanrui back onto the bed: "Brother, hurry back and lie down; once you're better, we'll go again."

Sui Sui was worried about her brother and didn't want him to keep worrying about her; after thinking, she softly said, "Brother, Sui Sui won't leave; I'll stay with you all the time."

Upon hearing his sister wouldn't leave, Feng Xuanrui happily returned to the bed, deliberately scooting inward to make space outside, then patted the bed to signal Sui Sui: "Sister, come up, let's be together."

Hearing this, Qing Shan's vision went dark; he immediately stepped forward to stop: "Young master, you mustn't, you mustn't!"

Sui Sui is still young, but Sixth Prince, you're already ten—it's not appropriate to keep sleeping with your sister!

When he said that, Feng Xuanrui's little face fell, displeased: "Young master is happy with it; you mind your own business!"

Qing Shan didn't dare speak; he could only look helplessly at Liu Dafu beside him.

Liu Dafu just laughed: "They're just kids."

That means he doesn't mind.

Liu Dafu said that after considering many factors.

One is that the customs of Great Summer are open; even if others know, they won't say much.

Another is that Sui Sui is still young, so there's no need to avoid suspicion so strictly, lest it affect sibling relations.

Hearing Liu Dafu's words, Feng Xuanrui felt happy, his proud little face lifting: "When we return to Jing Cheng, everything will be rewarded."

Having said that, before he could feel too pleased, he flopped back onto the bed with a bang.

Sui Sui had just reached the bedside, not yet climbed up, seeing her brother like that frightened her face white; she opened her mouth, and after a while she trembled out: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Feng Xuanrui lay there stiffly, his voice much weaker than before: "I have no strength."

Hearing that, Liu Dafu hurried over in three steps and felt his head.

Good, he's running a fever again.

When children run a fever, their temperature makes no sense.

It also greatly affects mental state.

So, Feng Xuanrui's mental state being off, Liu Dafu realized something was wrong.

Feng Xuanrui has already taken medicine; in a short time, unless the situation is dire, we can't give him more.

Now we can only reduce fever physically.

Sui Sui, worried, helped from the side.

With Qing Shan and Qing Shui, plus Di Jiao and Di Yu, there's actually no need for little Sui Sui to help.

But the little girl was uneasy, so Liu Dafu let her sit by the bedside to keep watch.

Sui Sui obediently huddled at the bedside, silent, occasionally reaching up to hold Feng Xuanrui's hand to feel his temperature.

She wasn't entirely at ease, because last winter when it was cold, two children in the village died from high fever.

Sui Sui was very afraid, and her brother was the same.

Feeling his own small hand trembling slightly in her grasp, Feng Xuanrui turned his head, smiling at Sui Sui: "Don't be scared, sister; it's just a minor issue, you'll be fine soon."

As Feng Xuanrui spoke, weak and breathless, Sui Sui looked on, feeling heartbroken, and her eye sockets instantly reddened.

When her eyes reddened, Feng Xuanrui also felt distressed.

As the fever rose, he felt uncomfortable all over, and his eyes also turned red.

The two little children held hands, eyes red, each struggling to hold back tears.

Liu Dafu watched from the side, feeling both heartbroken and amused.

He thought: "At this moment, if either of these two kids starts crying, the other will surely burst into loud wails as well!"

Fortunately, the two children stayed tense, neither crying, which let Liu Dafu quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

Feng Xuanrui had a cold cloth on his forehead, making it awkward to keep turning his head to look at Sui Sui.

Without eye contact, the emotions of both calmed considerably.

Sui Sui still felt uneasy, quietly asking the System: "Will brother be okay?"

In ancient times, medical conditions really aren't something you can guarantee.

But the System can't tell the truth.

【Don't worry, Sui Sui!】

【Sui Sui still has to tell brother a bedtime story!】

Thinking of the bedtime story, Sui Sui obediently nodded and softly said to Feng Xuanrui: "Brother, may I tell you a bedtime story?"

Even the esteemed young master of the Wangfu, Feng Xuanrui, had never been treated to a bedtime story.

At that moment, hearing Sui Sui's words, he was still a bit dazed: "Huh? A bedtime story? What's that?"

Sui Sui actually doesn't understand either; she can't even recall the story clearly, hesitating: "I don't know either—it's just a pit holding forty thousand little children."

A pit holding forty thousand little children?

Why?

How big a pit is that—can it hold them?

Feng Xuanrui didn't understand, so he directly asked Sui Sui.

The problem is, Sui Sui doesn't know either!

When she first heard it, she looked completely baffled, only thinking Uncle XiaoQi was amazing!

The two kids whispered their secret talk, while the adults, each busy, didn't listen closely.

They were more concerned about Feng Xuanrui's recurring fever.

After taking Feng Xuanrui's pulse, Liu Dafu nodded toward Di Jiao: "Wait another half hour, then decoct according to the new prescription—three bowls of water, one bowl of medicine."

Di Jiao nodded in agreement, skillfully helping Qing Shan change into a new handkerchief.

The two children didn't reach a conclusion about putting children in the deep pit.

Sui Sui couldn't understand, and brought up fetching the younger brother again.

She didn't remember what Dongpo Shushu told her: if you make a mistake, write a letter to the younger brother, fetch fetch.

She remembered it as fetching the younger brother.

Feng Xuanrui rolled his eyes at the mention of a younger brother: 'Sister, brother tells you, younger brothers are no good!'

'Younger brothers are bad, we won't play with them!'

'My older brother's house has a younger brother, he's an annoying ghost, a fart expert!'

……

Sui Sui felt a bit lost, thinking of her uncle's cousin, and also felt the older brother was right, so she voiced agreement: 'Right, annoying ghost, fart expert!'

Seeing the younger sister on his side, Feng Xuanrui proudly shook his little head, but Qing Shan pressed him down: 'Handkerchief, handkerchief, young master!'

Feng Xuanrui lay there helplessly and honestly, still talking nonstop.

Mainly he said the younger brother was no good, not cute at all.

How could anything compare to the younger sister?

'Although the younger sister is a little bald, she's cute.'

'The younger sister is a bit smelly, but after washing she's okay to smell.'

……

Doctor Liu:.

Being able to say this much in one breath, there's likely no big problem.

Sui Sui sat there obediently, listening to Feng Xuanrui speak.

What the other person said was completely unfamiliar to Sui Sui.

But she really liked listening.

Feng Xuanrui said he was tired and fell asleep, while Sui Sui sat cross-legged on the bed edge, propping her chin with both hands, reminiscing for a long time.

All the way until, the system reminded her.

【Sui Sui, bedtime story time has arrived, do you want to listen to a story now?】