Chapter 24: Princess-level Medical Worker

  "Oh, our great hero is back? How was it? Did you eat Aunt Fang's stick?" Li Shu this scoundrel, I haven't even seen the door, and the cold ridicule is already pouring in.

  No time to bother with her, hurry up and sit down by the stove, before Li Yu could launch another personal attack, a loud sneeze startled Li Yu who was leaning against the bed rail, causing his hand that was propping up his chin to almost break, karma...

  My head is a bit dizzy, it seems I really caught a cold. The two green butterflies on the edge of the bed hurriedly flew inside, grabbed a thick blanket and wrapped it around me, stretched out their hand to touch my forehead, their small hands were cool, the feeling was like drinking iced water on a hot summer day. "Young master... look at you, your forehead is getting hot... I'll go get some chicken soup for you first, drink it to warm up your body, and then I'll make medicine for you later..." Look at this maid, she's so considerate.

  Mei Mei responded with a "yes" and sat down in front of the coal stove, wearing clean and warm clothes after her bath, wrapped in a thick quilt, hugging a hot water bottle and still shivering. It seemed that the cold air was starting to seep out from her bones. Li Shu and Li Zhi sat on one side, looking at me like I was an alien, whispering to each other in low voices, occasionally glancing at me. Especially Li Shu, every time I tried to talk to her, she would glare at me, turn her head, and show me the back of her black hair. What kind of person is this? Can't even take responsibility for crippling my horse's leg...

  "Two of you, why sit so far away? Aren't you cold?" Finally spoke fluently, let out a sneeze, and green snot splattered everywhere. Just as Li Zhi's classmate was about to move his butt closer to the stove, he quickly sat back down.

  "Great... now you're done for, tomorrow you'll be sick and Aunt Fang won't spare your bones." Li Shu panted heavily, pulled out a handkerchief, and handed it over with a fierce expression: "Quickly wipe yourself clean, look at how your snot is flowing like river water. You're usually such a good person, why don't you know how to take care of yourself?"

  "Thanks..." He wiped his nose and thought of returning the handkerchief to Li Yu, but hesitated, fearing it would disgust her. "I'll wash it clean before giving it back to you." Saving a life is just a small illness, what's the big deal? Didn't you see that old woman? Poor thing... If someone in your family had an accident, wouldn't you want to do something about it instead of just watching? I couldn't bear it..." Suddenly, I remembered my parents who died in a car accident. Back then, I had wished so much for them to wake up from their eternal sleep, even if it meant giving up my own life.

  His expression may have revealed something, "Give me your hand..." Li Yu surprisingly didn't continue to argue with me like he usually did, but instead looked at me for half a moment before grasping my left hand.

  "What's wrong?" Not quite understanding, could it be that she has changed her profession to become a fortune teller and wants to read my fortune?

  "This is broken, let them bring some medicine..." Li Yu spread open my palm and I only then saw a white and terrible wound at the tiger's mouth of my palm, without a single thread of blood color, strange, why isn't it bleeding.

  The green butterfly was like a whirlwind, and in an instant, it brought the medicine back with injuries. Panting, it squatted beside me with the medicine in its hand. Li Shu took the medicine from Green Butterfly's hand: "I'll apply the medicine to your young master..."

  "Let me just do it myself..." Her hand was soft, smooth and warm, but having her apply the medicine to me made me feel a bit uneasy.

  Li Shu grabbed my hand and glared at me: "Don't move, if you make another move I'll open up another hole for you..."

  "...I... Is this little girl saving lives and healing wounds? She looks more like a bandit, Li Zhi covered his mouth and chuckled on the side, glared at this little kid with no conscience. My Green Butterfly is still better, her eyes can show that she's worried about me, it's comforting to have someone who cares."

  Li Yu, who was bandaging my wound with her head lowered, had a pair of slender hands that moved in a way that was... hard to describe. It seemed like she had never done this before, and her rough movements made me wince. Fortunately, it was only a minor injury; if it were a serious one, I would have been tortured to death by her clumsy hands. "Sister, ouch... be gentle, this isn't a horse's hoof..." Green Butterfly watched from the side with furrowed brows, but didn't dare say anything. Nor did I.

  "A real man, what's the big deal... just now you dared to jump into that icy water, and now you're acting like a kid? You can't even endure pain as well as my servant girl. Others want me to take responsibility, but I have to consider whether I'm capable of it or not..." This little girl gave me a very confident and disdainful glance... To be honest, medical staff at the princess level are indeed rarely seen, so I could only grit my teeth and bear with it...

  Li Yu cut off the remaining fabric with scissors: "Okay... remember not to touch water with your hands, don't use force..." Li Zhi lay on the couch, curiously and amusingly looking at his sister, really didn't think that this girl also had a considerate side, very warm, suddenly felt that her beautiful face seemed not so annoying anymore.

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  "It's almost like a pig's trotter...this is." I gazed at my own hand with a pitiful expression, and the culprit, who was supposed to be apologetic, instead said with a smug tone: "Your hand originally looked worse than a pig's trotter..." What kind of person is this? It made me so angry that I almost grabbed a pig's head to let her identify what a real pig's trotter looks like right in front of her. This is too much bullying...

  "Jun Ge'r... are you feeling better now?" Li Zhi squeezed beside the stove and pulled at my sleeve.

  "Hmm... what's up?" Forget it, I won't bother with her. Who knows, maybe this girl will suddenly realize her mistake and my poor hands will suffer another calamity.

  "I want to see how iron floats on the water surface, or else... let's go to your front yard pond?" Li Zhi, a classmate with strong curiosity, was persistent, but the problem is that I'm a patient now, where do I have time to experiment for you? What if my cold gets worse and turns into pneumonia or something, wouldn't I be in big trouble?"

  "No way!..." I hadn't even spoken up, but Li Yu had already shouted out, and everyone in the room was staring at her. The silence was very eerie, and it made this little girl's pretty face turn red. Her bright eyes glared at us one by one: "What are you looking at... Can't I care about my study partner?" Look, she's even getting embarrassed and trying to cover it up! We quickly nodded our heads: "Yes yes... it's fine! Whatever the princess wants is fine!" It was the first time I'd heard this princess speak up for me, an honest person. The feeling was really strange, was I being favored or shocked?

  Li Zhi pouted, finally nodding his head under Li Yu's fierce and intimidating gaze.

  Li Shu sat back by the stove, took a sip of hot tea, and glanced at me: "Zhi Nu, you go back to the palace first, I have something to say to Jun Ge."

  "Oh..." Li Zhi unexpectedly had no complaints: "Or I'll wait for you at the door?"

  "What's the hold up? This place is only two blocks away from the palace, it won't be a big deal to have him send me over." Li Yu glared at me with his eyes and quickly nodded, indicating that he was more than willing to serve the great Princess.

  Li Zhi followed the green butterfly out of the door, and Li Shu turned his head back, his large and spirited eyes staring tightly at me, until I felt a little awkward and wanted to open my mouth to speak. Only then did Li Shu slowly say: "Fang Gongzi..."

  "Huh? ... Strange things happen every year, but today there are especially many. Is this girl crazy or something? She knows how to use polite language when addressing elders."

  "What's with that expression!... Hmph, not bad, huh? Last time I came, I didn't notice, originally your servant girl was so beautiful..." Li Yu's sarcastic tone was unbearable to listen to.

  "Stop it... stop it, what are you trying to do? Can't stand seeing a girl more clever than you?" Is this little girl the reincarnation of Snow White's stepmother?

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  PS: Didn't I keep my promise that it would be sunny? Although there's a bit less, but it's almost 5,000 words now. Give me some face, and continue voting!