"I’m not a doctor. If she is sick, she should seek the imperial physician. What use would it be if I went?" Huo Yuan said coldly.
Nanny Li has known that this would be the outcome, but she still didn’t give up, smiling and saying: "Young Master, the Old Madame mentioned that Aunt Bi’s illness is of the heart and it needs to be treated by the heart. You, Young Master, are Aunt Bi’s medicine. Please, for the sake of your childhood friendship with Aunt Bi, return with this old servant to visit her. Once you’re back, I guarantee that Aunt Bi’s illness will improve..."
Huo Yuan also smiled, his usually gentle face displayed chilling indifference. He coldly looked at Nanny Li, who was eagerly urging him to return, and said coldly: "Just for a concubine, is it necessary for this young master to pay a late-night visit? It troubles you to go back and inform my mother, tell her I’m resting and don’t have time to see her!"
Nanny Li was still unconvinced and about to speak when Huo Yuan said mockingly: "Nanny Li, time and again you lobby for Aunt Bi. What exactly did she give to you that you are so eager to push me?"
Upon hearing this, Nanny Li’s face turned pale, and she waved her hands, saying, "No, no, Young Master, you misunderstood this old servant. I’m just following Old Madame’s orders to invite you back to the mansion. It has nothing to do with anyone else. Please do not read too much into it, Young Master. This old servant will leave now..."
Nanny Li escaped like a scared wolf, still sweating profusely on reaching outside of the Bishui Villa. Her heart was still pounding violently.
It is often said that the young master is incredibly discerning. Today indeed proved it. She had only accepted a gold hairpin from Aunt Bi, yet he saw through her. In the future, she should be more cautious, and not risk her tasks for the rewards of jewelry. As for the task assigned by Aunt Bi, sigh... Let’s just forget it.
Just as she was thinking, a green, red-beaked parrot squawked overhead, leaving a blob of sticky bird droppings on her head.
"Tsk, where did this bird come from? Such bad luck!"
Nanny Li used her handkerchief to wipe off the bird droppings, and scolded fiercely in the direction the parrot had flown off in.
Brother Parrot flew away, squawking and laughing: "Serves you right, Old Pious Woman, for pimping when you have nothing better to do..."
Of course, Nanny Li didn’t understand what Brother Parrot was saying. She mumbled to herself, getting onto the carriage. Seeing her leave, Brother Parrot flew onto the window sill outside Huo Yuan’s room, knocking against it with its hard beak.
Huo Yuan was about to sleep when he heard the knocking on his window. He frowned: Who could it be at such a late hour?
Brother Parrot stretched his neck and squawked, hoping that the person inside the room would come out quickly. It had flown for a whole day and needed some delicacies to reward its hard work!
The window was opened, and Huo Yuan’s gentle, elegant face appeared. When he saw Brother Parrot perched on the window sill, he was visibly stunned.
He had seen this parrot in the Bafu Restaurant, it was Cai Wei’s. What was it doing here?
Brother Parrot lifted its claw, indicating the sealed letter tied to its leg, it squawked twice at him, only then did he snap out of his shock.
Pulling out the letter, Huo Yuan’s ever gentle and elegant face showed an urgent expression. Once he opened the letter and saw the familiar handwriting, his cheeks flushed with wild joy...
"Great, this is great. Little Sister Cai Wei isn’t dead, she’s still alive, she’s actually still alive..."
While holding that precious letter, Huo Yuan’s mouth curled upwards into a wide smile, so delighted that he was at a loss for words to describe his feelings. The pain and depression of these past days disappeared without a trace!