The hornets' nest I had stirred up was ultimately cleaned up by Xiao Yi, who ended up stung all over his head. Fortunately, he had a little maternal grandmother who was an expert in making and detoxifying poisons.
Wanting to study ant colonies, I had dug up a good half of the garden, leading to a relentless round of scoldings from Su Qian and Su Qing that forced me into self-imposed confinement. It was also Xiao Yi who silently restored the garden for me.
While digging for earthworms to feed the chickens the servants kept, Xiao Yi quietly held an umbrella over me, afraid the sun would burn my skin, only to end up getting sunburned a dark, reddish-black himself.
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