TGFH Chapter 18: Fengming Grass and Chicken Soup...

        It was just dawn when Xiao Yiran opened his eyes. There was no trace of confusion in his eyes after just waking up. He turned his head to glance at Bai Yi who was still asleep beside him. Xiao Yiran softened his eyes, raised his hand to stroke the hair on the other's forehead, and then he quietly lifted the quilt and got up.

　　Xiao Yiran, who was quietly getting dressed, heard a rustling sound coming from the bed, followed by Bai Yi's gentle voice, a little hoarse, "Hmm... Hmm... Are you awake?"

　　When he turned around, he saw Bai half-lying on the bed, the quilt slipped down to his shoulders, looking up at him, with deep sleepiness in his eyes.

　　Xiao Yiran quickly tied his belt, walked back to the bed, and helped Bai Yi lie down. "I'm sorry for waking you."

　　"No, I woke up by myself. Are you going out so early?" Bai Yi shook his head and said. Xiao Yiran went out early and came back late every day. He usually slept deeply and had no feeling of Xiao Yiran's coming back or going out. Only the remaining temperature of the quilt after waking up in the morning could let him know whether Xiao Yiran had come back. However, his morning sickness symptoms have become more serious in the past few days. He feels uncomfortable every morning and wakes up early. Today, he was also awakened by the feeling of tightness in his chest, and he saw that Xiao Yiran had not gone out yet.

　　"Well, we have to go to the military camp first. We have to go to Huaiyuan in the afternoon, so we have to leave early. You should sleep for a while and don't get up. Be careful of the cold weather."

　　Bai Yi suppressed the discomfort in his chest and nodded obediently, not wanting Xiao Yiran to worry about him before he went out. However, as soon as he lay down, a wave of nausea rose to his throat. Bai Yi hurriedly pushed Xiao Yiran away, propped himself up on the edge of the bed, covered his mouth and vomited, "Ugh... Ugh..."

　　Seeing this, Xiao Yiran immediately supported Bai Yi and kept stroking his back to help him breathe smoothly until Bai Yi stopped nausea. "Are you feeling better? Is everything serious?" Xiao Yiran, who already had a preliminary understanding of the pregnant woman, was no longer frightened by Bai Yi's morning sickness like he was at the beginning. But every time he saw Bai Yi's slightly pale face and weak body after the ordeal, he still felt distressed and at a loss.

　　"No...it's okay." After taking a deep breath, Bai Yi smiled weakly at Xiao Yiran.

　　He wanted to hold it in and wait for Xiao Yiran to leave before he had an attack, but he didn't expect the symptoms of morning sickness to become more and more severe, and he couldn't suppress it for a while. As the medical books said, a man's reaction after pregnancy is much stronger than a woman's.

　　Bai Yi took out the pregnancy-preserving medicine that Yun Mozhi had given him from under his pillow and swallowed it. He then said softly, "There's a bottle of dried plums in the cabinet over there. Can you get it for me?"

　　Xiao Yiran stood up, took back the dried plums and handed them to Bai Yi, "Mo Zhi is on his way and will be here in a month at most. Ask him to prescribe some medicine then."

　　Bai Yi put a few dried plums in his mouth to suppress the nausea, then smiled and said, "Yeah. I'm fine. Don't miss the time. Go ahead."

　　Xiao Yiran looked at the sky outside and realized that a lot of time had been wasted. Finally, he tucked the quilt for Bai Yi and said, "Rest for a while. If you feel uncomfortable, call for help. Don't hold on." After saying that, he saw Bai nod, then he got up and went out.

　　Bai Yi lay down only after seeing Xiao Yiran leave. After all the trouble in the morning, he felt a little tired and fell asleep quickly.

　　…

　　In the afternoon, Bai Yi leaned listlessly on the chaise longue for a nap. The weather in August was already very hot and humid, and Bai Yi had been suffering from severe morning sickness recently, so he felt drowsy every day.

　　"Madam." A soft call came from outside the house. It was Bai Yi's current personal attendant, Yuan'er.

　　"Hmm? What's the matter? Come in." Bai Yi opened his eyes, straightened his clothes and slowly sat up.

　　With a creak, the door was pushed open, and a short boy who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old walked in. His round face was still a little immature, and his eyes were innocent, and he looked like a very energetic child.

　　This was a servant specially assigned by Xiao Min to serve Bai Yi, because Bai Yi was basically a general's wife who had not yet married and was pregnant, so she needed to be taken care of by someone. But since Bai Yi was a man, it was not easy to send an ordinary maid to take care of him. In the end, Xiao Min picked a smart and sensible house slave for Bai Yi.

　　"Madam, the second young lady sent someone to deliver chicken soup, saying that it is for your body to nourish." Yuan'er said with a smile.

　　"Oh, then bring it in." Bai Yi yawned and said with a faint smile. He didn't have much appetite now, but Xiao Min was Xiao Yiran's sister and had always taken good care of him, so he didn't want to offend her.

        Yuan'er nodded and opened the door a little. A maid in an emerald cloth skirt walked in carefully and slowly, carrying a soup bowl. After putting the bowl down, she bowed to Bai Yi and said softly, "Master Bai, how are you? The second lady asked me to bring some chicken soup. Please drink it while it's hot."

　　Although Xiao Yiran had said that he wanted to marry Bai Yi, the marriage had not yet been done and Bai Yi had not yet been naturalized. Therefore, most servants still respectfully addressed Bai Yi as Mr. Bai. Only children like Yuan'er, who served Bai Yi personally, were free to address him as Madam without any taboos.

　　"Bai Yi thanks the Second Miss." Bai Yi smiled gently and sat down at the table, while Yuan'er quickly opened the soup bowl and poured out a small bowl. The rich aroma of chicken soup spread out, and the smell made Bai Yi frown almost invisibly, and then returned to normal.

　　Bai Yi took the spoon and skimmed off some oil, then held a small spoonful to his mouth. He wanted to drink a few sips and then let the maid go back, but after taking a sip, Bai Yi paused, put down the spoon, stirred the soup bowl, smiled faintly and said to the maid, "What's your name? Where do you work?"

　　"In reply to Mr. Bai, my name is Cuiying, and I work for the second young lady." The maid looked at Bai Yi in confusion and answered cautiously.

　　Putting down the spoon, Bai Yi pushed the bowl forward, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Hmm~ Did the second young lady send you to deliver this chicken soup? Did you cook it yourself?"

　　Hearing this, the maid knew immediately that there was something wrong with the chicken soup. Although she didn't know what the problem was, the woman in front of her was the general's wife who had not yet married into the general's mansion and was pregnant with the future little master. If anything went wrong, her life would not be enough to compensate. Thinking of this, her face turned pale and she knelt on the ground. "Replying to Mr. Bai, the chicken soup was indeed sent by the second lady! I also personally sent it to the kitchen to stew it, but I didn't do anything... Please investigate, Mr. Bai!" She kowtowed heavily.

　　Bai Yi immediately winked and asked Yuan'er to go forward and support the maid, then he spoke gently, "Don't be nervous, I know it has nothing to do with you. Get up and take the chicken soup back to the second young lady, and say that Fengming grass was added to the soup, and let the second young lady deal with it."

　　Hearing that Fengming grass was added to the soup, Cuiying, who was kneeling on the ground, was shocked, and Yuan'er beside her also looked unhappy. Fengming grass is a non-toxic herb, often used as a spice. There is no problem for ordinary people to eat Fengming grass, but if a pregnant man eats Fengming grass, it is extremely harmful to the body. If it is combined with a tonic ginseng, it will have the effect of a woman eating safflower.

　　Waving his hand, letting Yuan'er help Cuiying up, Bai Yi straightened his face slightly and said calmly, "Don't tell anyone about this. If anyone asks, just say that I can't stand greasy food and can't drink it. Just tell the second lady, okay?"

　　"I know." Cuiying was indeed a capable maid under Xiao Min. She quickly regained her composure. Although her face was still a little pale, she nodded after hearing Bai Yi's explanation. After thinking for a while, she was worried that Bai Yi might have problems after drinking the chicken soup. She said hesitantly, "Mr. Bai, do you want to ask a doctor to take a look?"

　　"No need, I only drank a small sip, it's nothing serious. I'm a doctor, don't worry, you can go back first." Shaking his head to reject Cuiying's suggestion, Bai Yi signaled Yuan'er to send Cuiying out, and he went back to the chaise longue to lie down and rest.

　　Seeing that Bai Yi did not look unwell, Cuiying carefully picked up the chicken soup and followed Yuan'er out of the house.

　　After the two of them left, Bai Yi took out the medicine bottle and took a pill of the pregnancy-preserving medicine given by Yun Mozhi. Although there wasn't much Fengming grass in the chicken soup, he only took a small sip, but it was better to have a minimum.

　　After a while, Yuan'er sent Cuiying back. As soon as she entered the room, she ran to Bai Yi and half-knelt down and asked worriedly, "Is Madam really okay?"

　　"Well, don't worry. There is only a small amount of Fengming grass in the chicken soup. I only touched a little bit. It doesn't have much impact." Bai Yi explained lightly with his eyes closed.

　　"That's good..." Yuan Er heaved a long sigh of relief, finally feeling relieved. But within a moment, she started to worry again, "But... why did the Second Miss put this in the soup..."

　　"That wasn't done by the Second Miss." Bai Yi opened his eyes slightly and glanced at Yuan'er, who looked distressed. He smiled and touched Yuan'er's head. "If the Second Miss wanted to do that, she would have plenty of opportunities. She wouldn't resort to such tricks."

　　"If that's not the Second Young Miss, then who is it? Didn't Sister Cuiying say that the chicken soup was ordered by the Second Young Miss?" Yuan'er looked up in confusion and asked.

　　"The chicken soup was sent by the second young lady, but when it was stewed in the kitchen, too many people had the opportunity to take it." Bai Yi said lightly. The man only put a small amount of Fengming grass and a lot of other spices to cover the fragrance of Fengming grass. I think he knew that he knew medical skills and could distinguish the taste of Fengming grass. But the man probably didn't expect that even with such a cover, he would still taste the taste of Fengming grass at once.

　　"I don't know who wants to harm Madam... Madam, do you want to send someone to tell the general?" Yuan'er frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out any clues.

　　"Don't tell the general and add more trouble to him. Just let the second lady handle this matter. Don't worry about it." Bai Yi smiled and knocked on the circle.

　　He also vaguely guessed who did it. After all, the one who was hostile to him and had the best chance in the General's Mansion was Aunt Xiao. He had heard Feng Jing say that Aunt Xiao wanted to marry her daughter Hualan to Xiao Yiran, but Xiao Yiran was so stupid that he didn't react. Now he brought him back. Aunt Xiao must have hated him to death.

　　But since nothing happened now, Bai Yi didn't want to bother Xiao Yiran with these things when he was so busy. Besides, Aunt Xiao and Xiao Yiran were aunt and nephew, and making a fuss would only make Xiao Yiran look bad. But Bai Yi didn't think that being completely indifferent was the best way to deal with it. Since the soup was sent by Xiao Min, it would be more appropriate for Xiao Min to deal with it personally. Therefore, Bai Yi asked Cuiying to send the soup back to Xiao Min and bring a message.

        After waving away Yuan'er who was still chattering, Bai Yi continued his rest which had been interrupted before.

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