There were pressing matters in the mansion, so Song Ci didn't dare linger at Songshan Temple after finishing the vegetarian meal and returned to the residence, where the sun was already setting in the west.
Exhausted from the journey, Song Ci looked weary; upon alighting from the carriage, she was carried back to Chunhui Hall in a soft sedan chair.
No sooner had she taken a sip of tea when bad news arrived.
In the main courtyard, Young Master Dan was burning with fever since yesterday.
Song Ci's heart tightened, her breath became unstable, eyelids twitched, and her lips trembled.
Nanny Gong quickly reassured her, "Rest assured, Madam, we have already called upon Imperial Physician Chen, who formerly treated the fourth young master and others. The sixth young master is not breaking out in pox, just frightened and startled."
Song Ci pressed her chest and let out a sigh—it scared her to death.
