Chapter 97

When Physician Chen saw Song Xuan return, his already uneasy expression became even more tense.

"How is Qingnian's health?" Song Xuan asked the kneeling physician Chen with a stern face.

At this moment, he had lost all his gentle demeanor, and his aura had become somewhat fierce, which frightened Physician Chen so much that he kowtowed several times.

After kowtowing, Physician Chen cautiously began, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess has been somewhat weak lately. Coupled with her morning sickness and excessive worry, this situation may not be suitable..."

He spoke with great care, for the Crown Princess's condition was indeed far from optimistic.

Upon hearing this, Song Xuan remained silent, while Shen Qingnian's expression was indifferent. She simply waved her hand and said, "My body is so weak because of severe morning sickness and inability to eat. Has Doctor Chen finished making the hawthorn and tangerine peel pills he mentioned last time?"

Dr. Chen quickly agreed and took a package from his medicine box, handing it to Xiaoju.

He then respectfully said, "These hawthorn and tangerine peel pills are a family secret recipe of mine. Some of the medicinal ingredients are very difficult to find. Even with the help of His Highness the Crown Prince, the quantity found is not large. The Crown Princess can relieve morning sickness by taking one pill a day."

After Xiaoju opened the package, she handed it to Shen Qingnian. The slightly sour smell entered Shen Qingnian's nose, and her stomach, which had been feeling a little uncomfortable, immediately felt better.

She picked up a pill with her fingers and put it in her mouth. The bitter taste of dried tangerine peel and hawthorn mixed together spread, and the slight nausea she had felt earlier was immediately suppressed.

Shen Qingnian's eyes brightened slightly.

"But did it work?" Song Xuan asked anxiously from the side.

If the medicinal materials for making hawthorn and tangerine peel pills weren't so hard to find, Qingnian wouldn't have suffered for so long.

Shen Qingnian took the initiative to reach out and grasp Song Xuan's large hand. A smile appeared on her slightly pale face: "The pills worked very well. I felt much better after taking them."

Hearing her say that, Song Xuan's gloomy expression softened: "It's good that it can relieve morning sickness. Qing Nian, you've really suffered these days."

If the divine physician hadn't left the capital to travel, Qingnian's morning sickness wouldn't have been so severe. Fortunately, Physician Chen's family still had an ancestral prescription.

Hearing this, Physician Chen, who was kneeling on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief. Then he carefully said, "Your Highness, you are currently pregnant. You need to keep a happy mood at all times and avoid excessive worry. This will be beneficial to the eldest grandson in your womb."

The Crown Princess's pulse was a depressed pulse, which often indicates excessive worry. He could prescribe some medicine, but since the Crown Princess was pregnant, it was not advisable for her to take too much medicine. So he decided to offer some words of comfort beforehand.

Shen Qingnian sighed softly upon hearing this, a look of worry on her face: "I am suffering from severe morning sickness and often wonder if it will affect the fetus in my womb, which is why I am so worried."

She couldn't reveal the real reason, so she could only use the baby as a shield.

Upon hearing her say this, Song Xuan immediately looked distressed and embraced her, comforting her, "Qing Nian, you don't need to worry so much. Physician Chen has already said that morning sickness doesn't have much of an impact on the fetus."

Qing Nian's body was even thinner than before she was pregnant, and he felt a pang of heartache seeing it. Now, hearing her say this, he felt even more sorry for her.

Imperial Physician Chen immediately kowtowed: "Your Highness is right. Please, Your Highness, do not worry too much and maintain a good mood."

Shen Qingnian stroked her lower abdomen and agreed. She looked somewhat tired, as her energy had not been as good as before since she became pregnant.

Seeing that she looked tired, Song Xuan waved to Physician Chen, signaling him to leave.

After bowing, Physician Chen carried his medicine chest and left the palace gate, his forehead damp with cold sweat. Standing at the door, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and sighed softly, "His Highness's gloomy demeanor is truly terrifying."

His Highness the Crown Prince is usually very easygoing, but his sudden somber mood today is truly unbearable.

"Because of the Crown Princess, Your Highness is bound to have some worries. Please be understanding, Physician Chen," Xia Zi, who was guarding the door, couldn't help but comfort Physician Chen.

The Crown Princess was suffering from severe morning sickness, and His Highness's mood was visibly depressed as well. He served His Highness every day, and these days he was also living in fear.