「In the middle of the night.」
Xia Ruqing indeed developed a high fever. The ice water from Taiye Pool had been frigid, and her body bore multiple abrasions and bruises. Even after applying medicine, a fever was bound to follow. Zi Yue and Xiao Xizi also suffered injuries and fevers to varying degrees. Master and servants alike were falling ill, nearly half of them incapacitated.
The lights burned brightly all night in Qingya Residence.
When Zhao Junyao rushed over from Zhaochen Palace in the middle of the night, Xia Ruqing was already feverish and delirious, her face flushed red as she babbled nonsense intermittently.
"Xia Jieyu has caught a chill, and her numerous wounds have caused the fever!" the Imperial Physician announced after his diagnosis.
Zhao Junyao ordered, "Hurry up and write a prescription!"
Startled, the Imperial Physician grabbed his medical chest and hurried off to the outer room.
