Nanny Wu grew even more worried and quickly picked up the quilt at the side, wrapping it around her shoulders. "It suddenly rained last night. Don't tell me you caught a chill again?"
Just then, Xiao Huan happened to carry in a large basin of hot water. Nanny Wu hurriedly took it from her. "Xiao Huan, go boil the medicine. Give it to Miss later."
"I'll go right away." Xiao Huan glanced at Miss's complexion, then hurried back to the small kitchen to boil the medicine.
Looking at her young mistress, who kept her brows slightly furrowed and did not seem inclined to speak, Nanny Wu sighed worriedly.
As she washed her face and wiped her hands, she persuaded her, "Miss, the weather has been so unpredictable. You must take care of yourself and make sure you don't catch another chill. The physician already warned us that if you catch a chill again, you might become bedridden with illness."
If she really became bedridden, then everything would truly be over.
The Ye family could not possibly want a sickly woman who could not even serve a man.
When she had previously gone to ask Steward Shen for a physician, she had still made up an excuse, saying that she had caught a chill after being exposed to the wind while riding in a carriage on the way here.
Otherwise, falling ill right after entering the manor would sound terrible if word got out.
"I'm fine. Actually, I feel a little better today than I did the past few days."
Su Qiao figured she would not be able to sleep anyway, so she might as well get up.
She could always sleep after lunch.
With Nanny Wu's help, she changed into a light purple, thin jacket and skirt, then sat before