Housekeeper of the Hundred Blossom Palace
Chapter 174: Xu’s Illness

Chapter 174 Xu’s Illness

“Cough, let’s return to the topic.”

Yui Mei suddenly realized that she had been getting overly excited with the emperor, so she  calmed down and continued their earlier conversation, albeit embarrassed at what happened.

“As for Miss Xu’s fengshi, if she undergoes medical treatment then there’s a chance that her condition will improve. Medical treatment refers to taking medicines, but she also has to improve her lifestyle.”

Yui Mei then explained that Xu had to avoid accumulating too much mental stress, get proper exercise and rest, avoid straining her joints and keeping them warm, and eat nutritious food.

“Miss Xu is practicing too hard on her lute. She also has her job at the banquets, so her sleep must have been irregular because of it. I am also concerned whether she is eating properly.”

It was common practice for the lower ranks to eat what’s left from the banquet, so Xu must have eaten the left-overs whenever she attended one.

However, dishes prepared for such events were mostly appetizers and side dishes to accompany wine. They were extremely nutritionally unbalanced.

Moreover, she must’ve been also  trying to cover up her anxiety by smoking tobacco.

Perhaps she was currently abstaining from tobacco because she didn’t have that particular scent on her, but Yui Mei understood just how hard it was to quit smoking. Even in her previous life, there were a lot of patients who visit the hospital as part of their attempt to quit.

Du nodded his head in understanding when he heard Yui Mei’s explanation.

“What, so you mean to say it’s not some kind of over-the-top ;discipline’, huh?”

Du looked let down after hearing the answer, so it was quite a mystery what he was imagining in the first place.

He even mentioned ‘discipline’, so was he thinking she had to bathe under the waterfalls or something?

“There is no such thing.”

Yui Mei flatly denied and shook her head.

“Instead of going through a lot of trouble just for a one-time treatment, it is far more important to continue doing it step-by-step everyday.”

Du seemed enlightened by Yui Mei’s statement once again.

“So, recovering from an illness is quite similar to the new soldier’s training, is it? Even a genius would be useless on the battlefield if he skips his regular training.”

Du seemed to have arrived at his own conclusion and understanding, but since Yui Mei didn’t have an inkling about the situations of soldiers, she couldn’t tell whether it was a good analogy or not.

At any rate, it was good that he somehow grasped how the treatment of rheumatism worked.

“Still, even if there’s the possibility that she can play the lute again, how do we convince her to undergo treatment…..?”

Du seemed to be troubled.

From the looks of it, it seemed that his thoughts extended way beyond simply wanting to hear Xu play the lute.

“Lord Du, is there any particular reason why Xu has to play no matter what?”

Yui Mei curiously asked, and Du’s expression turned serious in return.

“Well, didn’t you meet the guy named Dong, the one who is currently staying at Ming’s place, right?”

“…Are you referring to the man with amnesia?”

Yui Mei was startled to hear Du mention that name since she had just been talking to Li Yong about him, too.

Did Du think of Dong because he heard it from someone else, or did he also arrive at that conclusion himself?

Yui Mei thought it was probably the latter.

“Yes, precisely that Dong.”

According to Du, Ming sent a letter of consultation to General Li, because there had been guys who targeted Dong recently.

“Really!?”

Yui Mei exclaimed in shock.

She didn’t hear anything about such a dangerous situation when they visited Ming’s residence, and Dong seemed like he was still strolling on his own as usual.

Nevertheless, what would Dong be targeted?

“Come to think of it, Lord Li Yong did mention that he looked like a soldier when he saw that person.”

Yui Mei said so, and Du seemed to mull over her words.

“Ming also said the same thing. Xu’s lover is also a soldier, right?”

“……!”

Yui Mei’s eyes widened after hearing the information that Du just spilled.

This made it even more likely that Dong was indeed Xu’s lover.

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