After rebirth, I kidnapped the sickly Dugong

After that, the two returned empty-handed and went back.

When I returned, Rong Heng was examining the child.

His mother, the woman who had bravely stopped them, was waiting anxiously outside the door.

Seeing Si Jiu and the other man coming back, the woman quickly knelt down in front of them again.

Wen Baizhi pretended to pull her away, but the woman refused, broke free from Wen Baizhi's hand, and kowtowed to them several times.

Wen Baizhi gave up and stood back beside Si Jiu.

"Sir, you are my Liu Si Niang's second parent."

Si Jiu's face looked a little ugly. He was a person who had no chance of having children or grandchildren. He felt very heartbroken when he heard someone say that they would be his parents.

All the young eunuchs in his mansion wanted to recognize him as their godfather, but he made it clear that he would never accept a godson.

Wen Baizhi noticed his unhappy expression and stepped forward to pull Liu Si Niang up.

"Now that we're here, let's not go through all the formalities. The child's health is the most important thing."

Liu Si Niang stood up with her strength: "Xiao Bao was delayed by me for such a long time, no matter what the result is, I am grateful to you. If you want to ask me anything, I will tell you as long as I know it."

Si Jiu naturally had something to ask her.

but not now.

At least not when a mother is anxiously awaiting news that her child is safe.

The three of them then stood in silence for a while.

During this time, Wen Baizhi asked Si Jiu worriedly if he needed to find a stool to sit down and rest.

They were all gently rejected by Si Jiu.

Even though he refused verbally, his knees couldn't stand for long.

After standing for a while, I felt a familiar dull pain in my knee.

He adjusted his stance, trying to ride out the pain.

Just then, Rong Heng pushed the door and walked out.

When Liu Si Niang saw Rong Heng coming out, she was about to step forward excitedly, but Rong Heng stretched out his arm and put an arm's length between the two of them.

Rong Heng had never done anything like this before.

Si Jiu took the opportunity to walk a few steps forward and stretch his sore knees.

"What happened?"

Seeing that they didn't seem to be getting any closer, Rong Heng put his hands down and covered his mouth with his hands again.

This is not a good move.

As expected, Rong Heng said, "It's smallpox."

The three of them were all shocked after hearing this.

Smallpox, a disease that has long been conquered in modern times, was still an insurmountable gap in ancient times.

Once infected, if treatment is not timely and awareness of disinfection is not strong, it is very likely that life will be lost.

Liu Si Niang naturally knew the horror of smallpox.

Her legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

"How could it be, how could it be, blame me, it's all my fault."

As she said this, she slapped herself hard on the face several times.

The action was so fast that Wen Baizhi didn't have time to react and hold her back.

Si Jiu looked calm: "What's the situation now?"

Rong Heng’s hand was still covering his mouth: “I originally thought it was just a common high fever. When I took off his clothes and wiped his body to cool him down, I saw the red bumps and determined it was smallpox.”

Rong Heng had seen patients with smallpox before, so he was able to identify it at once.

Si Jiu asked: "Is there any cure?"

As soon as he asked this question, Liu Si Niang straightened her upper body, wanting to hear an answer.

Rong Heng sighed and said, "He has had a high fever for at least three or four days and is already unconscious. The most urgent task now is to get his fever down and get him back to consciousness. Only then can we think of other things."

The implication is that we are not out of danger yet.

Liu Si Niang fell down again.

"Okay," Si Jiu knew there were still many things to arrange, "When you brought the child back, were you the only one who touched him?"

Rong Heng should be.

"Then I'm sorry to trouble you. You have to stay in this room until the final result of the child comes out. If you need anything, just tell us and we will help you find it."

Rong Heng knew better than anyone that Si Jiu’s decision was the right one.

Naturally, he would not have any objection.

Liu Si Niang then said, "I want to stay here with Xiao Bao. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid of anything."

Even if she didn't say it, Si Jiu would arrange for her to stay here and not go out.

"The three of us must stay alone in this yard and cannot go out." After saying this, Si Jiu looked at Wen Baizhi with guilt.

Although Wen Baizhi did not study medicine much, he had heard of smallpox, an ancient highly contagious and dangerous disease.

Due to insufficient knowledge and improper treatment in ancient times, many people infected with smallpox became increasingly ill.

But she wasn't afraid.

"I'm not afraid," she smiled and looked at Si Jiu, "Don't worry about me, I can be anywhere."

Si Jiu's heart was in a knot at this moment.

He couldn't imagine what he would do if Wen Baizhi also contracted smallpox.

He actually put her in danger.

If anything ever happened to her, he would never forgive himself.

"Okay." Si Jiu's throat seemed to be clogged with straw. "There are quite a lot of rooms in this yard. Ping An and his friends have also come into contact with them. I will let Ping An move in here later. I will first ensure that you and Liu Si Niang each have a room. The others can squeeze together."

Wen Baizhi asked: "What about you? Do you want to squeeze in with them too?"

Si Jiu: "If there are not enough rooms, I will definitely stay with them."

No matter how particular he was, he could only make endless compromises at this moment.

Wen Baizhi naturally didn't want to: "I don't agree to separate from you, I'm worried about you."

Si Jiu also wanted to be with her, but he couldn't.

"Be obedient Baizhi, it's safest for you to be alone and not come into contact with others."

Wen Baizhi was not that scared of smallpox, and she was really worried about leaving Si Jiu.

So she directly hugged Si Jiu's shoulders.

She rubbed her cheek against his again, back and forth several times.

Si Jiu froze in place.

I originally wanted to open my mouth to persuade her again, but now I couldn't say a word.

After Wen Baizhi rubbed his cheek a few more times, she said triumphantly, "It's all right now. We're already so close, there's no way we can separate. Let's see what you can do."

She said it in a very playful way, but Si Jiu felt only sad when he heard it.

"Bai Zhi, now is not the time to mess around. It's best if we separate. You can't be in any danger."

If she hadn't formally confessed her feelings to him yet, Wen Baizhi would really like to kiss him on the lips to stop him from talking.

But she couldn't scare him.

She just hugged him again and rested her chin on his shoulder.

"But Zijin, if you really break up with me, you will cry."

Si Jiu knew that she really understood him and that he would really cry.

"I......"

He wanted to say something else, but Wen Baizhi covered his mouth with her hand.

"Zijin, if I don't like it, I don't want you to say it anymore. I'm not afraid of smallpox, nor am I afraid of any danger around you. I just hope to be by your side forever, that's all. You think so too, right?"

Si Jiu finally broke down and hugged her back.