Chapter 62

After eating their fill, the two of them washed up and went to sleep.

Tonight, they maintained a distance of one foot, not encroaching on each other's space.

Perhaps because she had gotten used to it, Xiao Xixi was no longer as nervous as before and soon fell into a deep sleep. In her dreams, there were no more terrifying scenes of being chased by tigers.

She slept comfortably until dawn.

Inside the residence of the Loyal Martial General.

Xue Shi struggled to get out of bed.

She had been in a daze since falling into the water. Yesterday afternoon, Doctor Duan came and used acupuncture to revive her, leaving a prescription for her.

After taking the medicine and sleeping for a night, she felt a bit more energetic today and wanted to get up to see her little daughter.

Xiao Lingfeng quickly stopped her.

"Madam, you are still very weak. Doctor Duan instructed you to rest well. You mustn't move around. If you need anything, just tell the servants to do it for you."

Xue Shi said weakly, "How is Xiao Lan?"

Xiao Lingfeng sat by the bed, holding her, and comforted her, "Xiao Lan woke up a bit later than you. She was startled awake in the middle of the night, but she is sleeping now. There are wet nurses and maids watching over her, so there's nothing to worry about."

Xue Shi leaned against him, her eyes red.

"It's all my fault. If I had taken better care of Xiao Lan, she wouldn't have fallen into the river with me."

"Don't think like that. You are Xiao Lan's mother, and no one in this world cares more about her safety than you. This incident has affected you more than anyone else. Fortunately, both you and Xiao Lan are fine now. The doctor said that you just need to rest for a while to recover. Try to be more optimistic and focus on getting better."

Xue Shi nodded with tears in her eyes, "Mm."

Xiao Lingfeng had someone bring in the herbal soup, fed it to her, and then helped her lie down, covering her with the blanket.

"Rest well. I'll go check on Xiao Lan."

"Mm."

Xue Shi watched her husband leave.

She lay quietly in bed but couldn't fall asleep.

The day before yesterday, the young grandson of the Guardian Duke was celebrating his first month. Xue Shi had taken her little daughter to congratulate him.

Inside the Duke's residence, there was a stone bridge over a river that ran through the entire estate. To enter the back garden, one had to cross the bridge.

The maid who led the way across the bridge had no problem, but when Xue Shi and her little daughter crossed, a sudden strong wind blew.

Little Xiao Zhilan was pushed back two steps by the wind, slipped, and fell backward!

Xue Shi was terrified and hurried to grab her, but she also lost her balance.

The two of them fell into the river together.

Neither of them knew how to swim and could only flail desperately in the water.

Even in her struggle, Xue Shi still tried to grab her little daughter's arm.

But Xiao Zhilan's feet were entangled by the water plants in the river, and she couldn't free herself. She swallowed several mouthfuls of water, and her breathing became increasingly difficult.

By the time the people from the Duke's residence rescued them, Xue Shi was still somewhat conscious, but Xiao Zhilan was already unconscious.

They were lucky to have survived this time.

Xue Shi still felt a lingering fear when she thought about the feeling of falling into the water.

They had almost drowned.

Xue Shi couldn't help but remember the warning Xiao Xixi had given her—

"Don't cross the bridge for the next few days, no matter what!"

At the time, Xue Shi thought Xiao Xixi was just being silly. Why would she say such a thing out of the blue?

She didn't take the words seriously and even threw away the amulet Xiao Xixi had given her.

But she never expected that Xiao Xixi's words would come true.