Duoduo skipped her way to where Lüdou lived.
At this time, the large shared sleeping quarters were crowded with people.
Some were talking, some were eating, and some were changing clothes.
The room was as noisy as a bustling vegetable market.
Lüdou had a headache and wanted to sleep, but the environment was too loud for her to fall asleep.
She could only pull the quilt over her head and cover her ears tightly.
Even so, the sounds of talking and playing in the room still seeped through the quilt.
Lüdou felt her headache worsening.
Duoduo lifted the door curtain and was taken aback for a moment.
She had not expected there to be so many people in the room.
Someone spotted Duoduo and immediately nudged the close maidservant next to her.
The two exchanged a glance and quickly ran over to kneel before Duoduo.
"Your servant greets the Princess. May I ask what orders Your Highness has?"
Hearing the voices, the others all stopped what they were doing.
They hastily knelt down to pay their respects to Duoduo, secretly feeling annoyed with themselves.
Why hadn't they noticed the Princess right away?
Duoduo saw Lüdou by the door, completely covered in her quilt.
She patted Lüdou. "Lüdou, I came to see you!"
Under the quilt, Lüdou suddenly heard Duoduo's voice and thought she was hallucinating.
It was not until the maidservant beside her gave her a push.
"Lüdou, the Princess is here!"
Lüdou abruptly threw off the quilt and sat up.
"Princess! Why are you here?"
Lüdou hurriedly got off the bed, put on her shoes, and curtsied to Duoduo.
Duoduo took Lüdou's hand. "I came to see if you still have a fever."
Lüdou respectfully replied, "Thank you for your concern, Princess. Your servant no longer has a fever."
Duoduo gently scratched Lüdou's hand, signaling her to follow her outside to talk.
Lüdou gently scratched back, meaning it was inconvenient.
Duoduo looked Lüdou over and saw that her complexion was already much better.
Duoduo reached into her sleeve pocket and pulled out a handkerchief bundle.
"These are pastries I brought for you. Eat them."
Lüdou took it and pulled Duoduo to sit down on the edge of the bed.
She broke the pastry into two pieces, one large and one small, and handed the larger piece to Duoduo.
"Princess, let's eat together."
Duoduo smiled happily, took it, and began to eat in small bites.
This pastry had been infused with golden light by Duoduo.
Sometimes when Duoduo got bored with her studies, she would research how to use the golden light to cure illnesses without touching people.
Because she could not possibly sneak into her father's room every time to treat him, right?
There had been several times when Duoduo was almost discovered.
So, Duoduo tried to find other methods.
One day, she accidentally discovered that the golden light could dissolve into water or be infused into anything.
She had tried infusing the golden light into a pastry and feeding it to a little bird that was dying after falling from a tree.
The bird quickly revived and happily flew back to its nest.
Later, Duoduo infused the golden light into the tea that the Prince of Pingyang drank.
However, doing this was not as effective as using the golden light directly.
But at least she would not be discovered.
Hehehe, Duoduo felt she was truly a genius!
Duoduo broke off a large half of the pastry, keeping the part she had bitten.
She stuffed the rest back to Lüdou.
"I can't eat anymore!"
Lüdou looked at Duoduo's bulging little belly, smiled, and took the pastry.
The maidservants in the room had not dared to speak or move since Duoduo came in.
Everyone watched the two of them curiously.
When they saw Duoduo personally bring food for Lüdou, envy filled their eyes.
They had only heard about the relationship between Lüdou and Duoduo, but this was the first time they had seen it with their own eyes.
Those who had bullied Lüdou in the past felt very regretful.
They pondered in their hearts that they must build a good relationship with Lüdou from now on.
Now, in the entire Pingyang Prince's Mansion, who didn't know that the Princess was the apple of the eye of the Prince of Pingyang and the Princess Consort of Pingyang.
Duoduo watched Lüdou finish the pastry, and she was satisfied.
Duoduo clapped her little hands to brush off the pastry crumbs.
"Lüdou, I am going back now! Rest well!"
Lüdou stood up, "Your servant will walk you out!"
Duoduo waved her hand, "No need, Lüluo is waiting for me outside!"
Duoduo reached out and pressed Lüdou back onto the bed, "I'm leaving!"
She smilingly lifted the curtain, and Lüluo, who was at the door, hurriedly stepped forward.
"Princess, are you heading back?"
"Yes, let's go."
The figures of Duoduo and Lüluo slowly walked away.
The maidservants next to Lüdou immediately sprang into action.
"Lüdou, how about I swap beds with you?"
"Your bed is close to the door, and since you're still sick, it's not good for your health."
This maidservant's words immediately reminded the others.
"Lüdou, come to my spot, it's far from the door."
"Lüdou, come to my spot, it's so warm here in winter!"
"Don't fight over it. Lüdou, my spot is the furthest inside, absolutely no drafts will reach it. Come to my spot."
Lüdou looked at these people coldly. Back then, they had treated her with cold words and sarcasm.
Their current enthusiasm was nothing more than because of Duoduo.
Lüdou gave a distant smile.
"I'd better just sleep here. The doctor said my illness requires a well-ventilated place."
"Besides, I have a cold. What if I move inside and infect everyone?"
"Taking sick leave means having your wages deducted."
Hearing about wage deductions, the maidservants all fell silent.
They wanted to curry favor with the Princess, but no one wanted their wages deducted.
They all relied on their monthly wages to buy food, necessities, and things to spend on.
The atmosphere in the room became somewhat awkward for a moment.
"I'm going to wash up. Is anyone coming with me?" someone broke the awkwardness.
"I want to go."
One call brought a hundred responses. In no time, there were only a few people left in the room.
Those who didn't go out gave Lüdou an embarrassed smile and lay down.
Lüdou also nodded politely and lay back on her bed.
In her hand was the handkerchief Duoduo had brought in the afternoon.
She had already washed and dried it.
Just now, she originally wanted to give it back to Duoduo, but with so many people watching, she held back and didn't take it out.
Lüdou placed the handkerchief over her chest.
Clutching it to her chest, she fell into a deep sleep.
Duoduo and Lüluo returned to her room. After washing up, she ran over to the Princess Consort of Pingyang.
"Mother, why aren't you asleep yet?"
The Princess Consort of Pingyang raised her hand and tapped her nose.
"Wasn't Mother waiting for you?"
Duoduo laughed merrily, pulling the Princess Consort of Pingyang toward the bed.
"Then Mother, let's go. Early to bed and early to rise makes for good health!"
Thinking about how her health was getting better and better, the Princess Consort of Pingyang responded softly.
"Alright, Mother will listen to Duoduo."
The Princess Consort of Pingyang lifted Duoduo onto the bed, covered her with the quilt, and they both closed their eyes.
Duoduo fell asleep.
She dreamed of her older sister, Song Shuyu, again.
In the dream, Song Shuyu was smugly handing a bowl of porridge to Old Madam Song.
"Grandmother, try this. Is this bird's nest porridge the same as the one Second Uncle gave you?"
