The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 129: An upright official that fell from the sky

Ji Man turned her head and saw the soft-spoken and timid wet nurse fidgeting her hands.

The wet nurse somewhat helplessly said, "Madam, why did you come over here? Were you worried about Young Master Xi?"

An older servant had recommended this dependable wet nurse. She had recently given birth to a baby and had an ample supple of milk. She always attentively kept close to Xi-er, and Ji Man felt very reassured by her.

"I was just feeling restless tonight, so I came over to look," Ji Man said, "This child usually always cries in the middle of the night. It's surprising that he hasn't fussed at all tonight."

The wet nurse paused, then she walked over and stroked Xi-er's cheeks. She frowned and said, "Young Master Xi is feeling feverish again. This servant had only briefly gone out to use the bathroom. How come... Oh, this servant will go fetch a doctor."

Hearing these words, Ji Man felt alarmed and checked Xi-er's temperature too. He was only a young child. Why was he being punished like this?

By the time Doctor Li came over, Marquis Moyu had already been awakened by the noise. The group of people waited by the cradle to hear Doctor Li's diagnosis.

Li Zixue frowned and said, "Has Young Master eaten something unclean recently? This warm room is at a good temperature. If he's being properly taken care of, he shouldn't be sick."

Ning Yuxuan glanced at Nie Sangyu, and she looked at the wet nurse in turn.

The wet nurse hurriedly shook her head and said, "This servant only feeds Young Master Xi milk every day. He shouldn't have eaten anything else."

"It's true. Xi-er normally only drinks the wet nurse's milk. He hasn't been exposed to other food." Frowning, Ji Man said, "Could it just be a problem from the changing of seasons... I mean did he just catch a cold?"

"It doesn't seem like he's feverish from catching a cold." Doctor Li shook his head.

Ning Yuxuan took the child into his arms and touched Xi-er's face that was as red as an apple. He didn't say a word.

Dengxin rushed inside and reported, "Master, Miss Wen Wan is outside. She's requesting to see you."

Right now, the moon was at the tip of the willow branch. It was very late at night. Why would Wen Wan come over? Ji Man raised her eyebrow, glanced at Ning Yuxuan, and said in a low voice, "Let her come in."

With disheveled hair, Wen Wan ran into the room. She only had a cloak over her sleeping garments. It seemed that she wasn't scared of the cold either. As soon as she entered the room, she took the baby from Marquis Moyu. With tears in her eyes, "I woke up in the middle of the night because I dreamed that Xi-er was crying. What's wrong with him? Why is his face so hot?"

On the side, Doctor Li said in a neutral tone, "Young Master has a fever. Miss Wan, you should put him back in his cradle. It won't be good if you hold him so unsteadily."

The tears immediately fell from Wen Wan's eyes. She clearly wasn't listening to Li Zixiu's words. Holding the baby, she fell to the floor on her knees with a loud sound. "My lord, Xi-er is Wan-er's flesh and blood. How can you be so heartless as to allow Wan-er's flesh and blood to be kept in someone else's place and suffer such rough hardship?"

Her cries sounded very miserable. Really, it sounded quite genuine. Looking at this sight, even Ji Man felt slightly moved by her tears. Moreover, Marquis Moyu had always had Wen Wan in his heart.

"Stand up first. It's unavoidable for children to get sick. You're making such a scene by crying and fussing like this."

Holding back her tears, Wen Wan pitifully said, "Yuxuan, the child is already like this. Don't you feel bad for him at all? I'm his biological mother. I would never harm him. Why won't you let me raise him?"