It was just a quarrel, and she was only saying things in anger. But she went and made a mess of things, and now all her subordinates think it's her fault. Where can she go to reason with them?

But despite her complaints, she couldn't let him die right under her nose, so after Qingyi finished taking his pulse, she grabbed Qingyi's hand and asked:

"How is Qingyi?"

“It’s serious, but I happen to have seen this symptom before. Acupuncture is needed as soon as possible. Princess, there’s a piece of blood-cooling jade in my residence. I’ll go get it. Placing it on the prince consort’s chest will have a very good effect on reducing fever.”

The man in green looked serious and ran towards his room.

Upon hearing that there was hope, Cen Xi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stripped Shen Jinchen of all his clothes, leaving him only in his underwear.

Even after taking it off, he couldn't help but complain:

"Is this funny? It's just an argument, is it really necessary to make yourself like this? I really can't understand your behavior."

Cen Xi's only response was Shen Jinchen's reeking of alcohol and his body burning hot.

The woman in green quickly brought over a blood-red jade pendant and hung it on Shen Jinchen.

"Princess, I hope you can support the prince consort so that I can properly administer the acupuncture."

Seeing the miraculous effect of her own blood jade, Qingyi was overjoyed and took out her needle box, looking intently at Cen Xi.

"Fine! This is such a hassle!"

Cen Xi rolled her eyes, glared at Shen Jinchen whose eyes were closed, and jumped onto the bed cleanly and neatly.

Qingyi quickly took off her shoes and sat behind Shen Jinchen, rapidly inserting silver needles. For this kind of alcohol poisoning, quick treatment is essential.

Therefore, Qingyi had no chance to say that Cen Xi was cold-blooded and ruthless.

Half an hour later, when both of them were exhausted, Qingyi finally asked her question:

"The princess didn't look well when she returned today. Did you two have another fight?"

How do you possess such high-quality blood jade?

Cen Xi didn't want to talk about her complicated and ambiguous relationship with Shen Jinchen, so she changed the subject.

“It is a family heirloom, Your Highness. After spending so much time together, even a stone would have warmed up by now. We can all see that Shen Xiang has deep feelings for you. Shouldn’t we repay him?”

Qingyi was an experienced woman. Today's farce must have been caused by one person caring too much and the other not caring at all. Their disagreement escalated to the point of life and death. To be honest, she had never seen anyone as cold and indifferent as their princess.

"How do you know I didn't reciprocate? Did I call you in the moment I noticed something was wrong? What more do you need from me? Qingyi, you are my maid, don't take the wrong side."

Cen Xi felt that Qingyi's words were somewhat irresponsible. She did care about Shen Jinchen quite a bit, okay? Shen Jinchen's behavior just now really startled her, and she was almost at a loss. How come one or two of them think that she doesn't care about him?

Speaking of Shen Jinchen's guard, wasn't he supposed to go fetch a doctor? It's quite frustrating that he hasn't arrived yet.

"Physician Li, hurry! The young master may not be able to hold on much longer."

Youhe practically carried that Physician Li over, but he still felt that the other party was too slow.

“Young Master You, you’re too slow. I’ll lean on your shoulder.”

Physician Li was so dizzy and lightheaded from the bumpy ride that he felt like throwing up all the time, but he was still being complained about for being slow, and he had no words to refute it.

Cen Xi hadn't expected that just as she was thinking about whether or not to invite a doctor, he barged in, carrying a royal physician into the courtyard.

Qingyi saw it too, so she swallowed back what she wanted to say. Although she felt sorry for the prince consort, she still had to save face for the princess in front of outsiders.

"You're only just getting back? If everyone were this slow, there would be no point in saving this person; we might as well just let your young master die."

Cen Xi got angry when she saw that Shen Jinchen had guards. His actions just now reminded her of someone, a guard named Shang Se.

It was all because their young master forced her to do it, yet these people still have the nerve to blame her. It's truly unreasonable.

"Imperial Physician Li, the young master is in critical condition. Please, Imperial Physician Li, go and take a look at him immediately."

Ignoring Cen Xi's sarcasm, he couldn't care about anything else right now; the only thing he cared about was his young master's life.

"Alright, alright, I'll take your pulse now."

Physician Li, his face covered in a fine sweat, rushed to the bedside and took Shen Jinchen's pulse.

Cen Xi didn't say anything, just watched the two of them mess around.

A quarter of an hour later, Physician Li glanced at Youhe with a strange expression, then at Cen Xi, before finally speaking softly:

"The Prime Minister is out of danger. Someone had already rescued him before I arrived. If it weren't for their help, the Prime Minister might have been in mortal danger. There's nothing more for me to do here, Your Highness. I'll take my leave now."

"Yes, thank you, Physician Li. The woman in green will see Physician Li out of the mansion."

Cen Xi stood up, bowed, and thanked them, while also giving instructions to the maid in green beside her.

"Farewell!"

After seeing Qingyi make a suggestive gesture, Physician Li left decisively.

"Your subordinate thanks the princess for saving the young master."

Seeing that Cen Xi was staring at him, he felt awkward for a moment, but eventually thanked her.

"Hmph, there's no need to put it so nicely. Actually, none of you like me, right? You all think I'm the one who's hindering your young master and making him act irrationally, don't you?"

Cen Xi suppressed her anger and asked in a cold tone.

“I…we never thought that way. The young master married the princess, so the princess is our mistress. Youhe…youhe has never meant any disrespect.”

Youhe never expected that after the mistress saved their young master, she would suddenly turn against him.

“You all think I’m cold and heartless, hurting your young master time and time again, but has anyone ever asked me if I wanted to provoke him, or if I wanted to marry him? From beginning to end, I’ve been forced to make choices under your young master’s influence. Not one of you has ever asked me if I need his love. You and I are considered his most capable guards, so tell me today where your anger comes from? What is your basis for this anger?”

Cen Xi asked with an air of domineering confidence. She and Shen Jinchen had many problems, and if things continued to be so ambiguous, she was afraid that she would become more and more disgusted with Shen Jinchen.

After everything was smoothed out, she wanted a peaceful compromise, but she feared she wouldn't get either. What should she do then? As for whether she was being fair to the child in her womb, she…

She really couldn't guarantee it.

"Your subordinates... it's all our fault, please punish us, Your Highness! We promise to keep our subordinates in check from now on and never cause you any more trouble. Please, Your Highness, don't take your anger out on our young master because of us. He truly loves you; he would even give his life for you. You are his life. Please, Your Highness, have mercy and don't leave him."

As soon as Cen Xi finished speaking, You He's alarm bells went off immediately. He was afraid he had stepped on a landmine today.