Chapter 911: Fever

“Miss Nan, Miss Qianqian has a fever and no matter how we call her, she won’t wake up.”

Nan Jiaojiao’s eyelids twitched.

Without any hesitation, she put down the meal box and went straight upstairs.

As she stepped on the stairs, she happened to hear Bo Yanching pulling out a chair.

The dining room was in chaos.

Qianqian was still asleep, her pillow wet with sweat.

Her feet were sticking out from under the blanket, likely uncovered by Aunt Chen before she went downstairs.

Nan Jiaojiao slipped her hand under the blanket, feeling a hot knot, which shocked her so much her fingertips trembled.

“Bring a set of clothes.”

Aunt Chen was crying anxiously, but she still had her wits about her.

Following Nan Jiaojiao’s instructions, she quickly brought over a set of clothes.

Nan Jiaojiao fiddled with it, “How do I put this on?”

“Let me do it.”

Aunt Chen carefully removed Qianqian’s clothes and dressed her in clean ones.

The discarded clothes were soaked with sweat.

Aunt Chen didn’t dare make any big movements.

Nan Jiaojiao reminded her, “Bring her out of the blanket to change.

We can’t wrap her up right now; she just sweated and needs to cool down.”

“Oh, okay…” Aunt Chen complied.

“Jiaojiao,” the Old Lady, supported by Bo Yanching, came in urgently asking, “What happened to Qianqian?”

She asked anxiously as Nan Jiaojiao was taking Qianqian’s pulse.

The child’s pulse was very thin and hard to find precisely.

After a pause, she said, “It should be a fever due to indigestion.”

“How could Qianqian have indigestion?

She usually eats very little,” the Old Lady questioned puzzledly.

Aunt Chen’s face changed color, “I fed Miss Qianqian some fruit this afternoon, she also had some cookies and pastries from the kitchen.

I saw Miss Qianqian drawing and went to change the bedding in her room.

Later, when I went back down, she had already eaten a bag of biscuits.”

“What biscuits?” Bo Qingshan’s eyelids twitched, “The ones on the coffee table?

Opened yesterday?”

Aunt Chen stammered, “I don’t know if they were opened, but they were finished.

Then I gave Miss Qianqian a little water, but she didn’t drink much.

I carried her back to the room and shortly after she fell asleep.

That’s probably how she got indigestion.”

“How could you be so careless!” the Old Lady snapped.

Usually a kind and gentle elder, she seldom scolded the servants.

Aunt Chen had made mistakes before, but fortunately, she had a conscience and reported under the pressure given by Zhou Zining.

The Old Lady had thought of replacing Aunt Chen and brought in a new helper, but Qianqian wasn’t used to it and begged her to bring Aunt Chen back.

The little girl rarely made such a request, and the Old Lady couldn’t say no thinking that Aunt Chen had been caring for her since young and had never made a major mistake over the years.

But she hadn’t expected this slip up in a small matter.

Aunt Chen apologized repeatedly, not making excuses for herself but remained concerned about Qianqian.

The Old Lady waved her hand, “Let it go.

You can get your punishment from the housekeeper later.

The most important thing now is Qianqian’s health.

She has such a weak constitution and gets fevers so easily.”

“Jiaojiao, is there anything you can do?”

Nan Jiaojiao nodded, “Yes.”

The Old Lady clutched her heart and breathed a sigh of relief, “Thank goodness you’re here.

Did you bring the acupuncture needles?”

“I can’t do acupuncture, it’s too painful.

I’ll give Qianqian a massage instead to reduce the fever first before dealing with the indigestion.

But she still needs to be taken to the hospital for an IV drip.”

Bo Yanching responded, “I’ll arrange it.

I’ll call Xu Shu.”

“Okay.”

Nan Jiaojiao didn’t look up.

She waited for Aunt Chen to finish changing Qianqian’s clothes, then had Qianqian lie face down.

Nan Jiaojiao moved over a little, tried her technique, and gently massaged Qianqian.

Pediatric massage is effective for reducing fever, though its effects aren’t immediate, it at least provides some comfort and eases her discomfort.