1679
Fu Hanwen stayed in the palace for an entire day, then was sent to Yangzhou by the Emperor for tasks. When he returned a few days later, he found out his daughter had a high fever a few days prior. Feeling guilty, he scooped up his sleeping daughter from the bed and held her in his arms, silently.
"Brother Fu, it's quite normal for children to fall ill. Actually, the fact that Wu You is sick shows that the toxins in her body are fading away, and she can't suppress minor illnesses anymore. It's a good thing." Xiao Ruo gently advised.
Fu Hanwen let out a long sigh, placed his sleeping daughter back into the small bed, and sat by her bedside for a while before he and his wife returned to their bedroom.
"Brother Fu, do you want to freshen up? I can scrub your back." Xiao Ruo noticed his clothes, though not dirty, were wrinkled, clearly indicating they hadn't been changed for several days, and she playfully winked at him.
