Chapter 175: Those who are close to the mad will become crazy

Jiang Fei finally couldn't help but speak, "What's wrong with you? Why have you been acting weird since you walked in?"

It wasn't just from the moment he entered the door. In fact, Pei Jing started to feel strange since last night and was so worried that he couldn't sleep well all night.

Pei Jing took a deep breath, as if suppressing some emotion, and his tone was unusually gentle, "Are you... feeling unwell?"

"No." Jiang Fei shook her head blankly, then suddenly an idea flashed in her mind and she changed the subject: "Yes! I feel uncomfortable all over!"

Jiang Fei suddenly covered her chest and made a gesture of holding her heart like Xizi, "Especially here, it's particularly uncomfortable."

"Your chest hurts?" Pei Jing stood up. "Go call the imperial physician."

Jiang Fei quickly grabbed him, thinking that he was such a blockhead.

Her eyes moved as she said, "This is a heart disease, and you have to treat it."

Pei Jing stood there for a moment, clenching and unclenching his fists, and finally turned and left without saying anything, leaving Jiang Fei sitting on the bed with a confused look on her face.

…

In the evening, the abbot and imperial physician of Huguo Temple arrived.

Both of them were quite old, and their old bones were almost broken from the long journey.

The old abbot walked around the villa and said that this place was surrounded by mountains on three sides, with the moon hanging from the eaves and the stars reflecting on it. It was a place with abundant spiritual energy. Not only did evil spirits dare not approach, even ordinary ghosts and monsters would find it difficult to set foot here.

So if it's not haunted by evil spirits, then there's only one possibility left.

Duan Jiu invited the imperial physician into the room, and Pei Jing was waiting in the study.

The imperial physician bowed and took out a pulse pillow to examine Pei Jing's pulse. He asked, "Your Highness, have you been feeling unwell lately? Are you having trouble controlling your emotions?"

Since he was called here urgently, it must be something important. The imperial physician was thinking all the way about how to adjust the prescription.

Pei Jingtou was distressed and worried. He waved his hand and said, "It's not me, it's someone else."

The imperial physician asked, "May I ask what your Highness's symptoms are?"

"He seems to be crazy." Pei Jing said solemnly, "But his madness is different from mine. How can I cure him?"

The imperial physician's face froze for a moment.

Another crazy one? Is it true that the company of vermilion makes people redder, and the company of crazy makes people crazy?

Pei Jing frowned and described Jiang Fei's symptoms again. The imperial physician said, "In my humble opinion, this is a manifestation of hysteria. The patient often talks and laughs to himself, as if talking to others, but in fact he is in a trance..."

Pei Jing's expression suddenly changed, and his fingers unconsciously clenched the armrest. "Is there any way to cure it?"

"Yes, it needs to be treated slowly. However," the imperial physician added, "whether it is hysteria or not, we need to diagnose it first."

Pei Jing nodded and continued, "But she herself doesn't know she's gone crazy. I'm worried about irritating her. You must not mention this during the consultation, so as not to irritate her."

The imperial physician quickly agreed, and Pei Jing personally led the imperial physician to Jiang Fei's yard, giving him repeated instructions along the way.

"When I take your pulse later, just say it's a routine pulse check."

The imperial physician nodded repeatedly.

When they reached the door, Pei Jing suddenly grabbed the doctor again and said, "No matter what, I will cure her at all costs."

The imperial physician was shocked and quickly responded, "I will do my best."

When I opened the door, Jiang Fei was playing cards with Wen Zhu and Jiu Tao.

Pei Jing cleared his throat and said, "The imperial physician is here to check on the prince's pulse and see you as well."

Wen Zhu and Jiu Tao knew that the imperial physician was coming, so they quickly stood up and said, "Young lady slept too long last night. It's time to ask the doctor to take a good look."

Jiang Fei didn't doubt him and readily extended her wrist: "Then I'll trouble the imperial physician."

The imperial physician carefully took the patient's pulse and examined him carefully for a moment, his brows gradually relaxing.

He observed Jiang Fei's tongue coating and complexion again, and saw that her face was rosy and her eyes were bright. How could she look hysterical at all?

"Doctor, am I feeling well?" Jiang Fei asked with a smile.

"Uh...Miss, your pulse is steady, your Qi and blood are abundant, your five internal organs are in harmony, and you are in very good health."

Pei Jing's expression changed: "Are you serious?"

"Absolutely true." The imperial physician said confidently, "I have been practicing medicine for decades, so I am certain of this."

Jiang Fei's eyes flickered between Pei Jing and the imperial physician. "Why do you seem unhappy that I'm in good health?"

Pei Jing quickly changed his expression, "I'm glad you're not sick, otherwise I'd have to spend so much precious medicinal herbs."

After saying this, he took the imperial physician out of the door and walked to a secluded place outside the courtyard.

"There's no one else here, you can tell the truth."

The imperial physician said, "What I just said in the room is the truth. The young lady is indeed in good health. If you really want to talk about her symptoms, then it is only..."

"What?" Pei Jing's heart tightened.

The imperial physician glanced at him furtively and said, "Womb cold."

Pei Jing was stunned. "What is uterine cold? Will it drive her crazy?"

Imperial Physician: “…”

Strictly speaking, if it is too severe, it can be very painful.

The imperial physician was a little speechless, but it was impossible to remain silent. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained carefully, "Your Highness, uterine cold... refers to a woman's uterus being exposed to cold. During menstruation, the coldness stagnates and the qi stagnates. This blockage causes pain, which can lead to... uh... irregular menstruation and difficulty conceiving..."

Pei Jing's expression suddenly changed from shock to embarrassment, and finally settled into a thoughtful expression.

He coughed lightly: "Then...how should I treat it?"

"You need to warm up your Qi and blood, and avoid eating raw or cold food. However, your uterine cold is not serious."

"What about madness?"

It turns out that after talking for so long, the prince is still thinking about this?

The imperial physician sighed inwardly and could only bite the bullet and say, "Your Highness, in my humble opinion, the young lady is conscious and her words and actions are normal. She doesn't seem to be suffering from hysteria at all."

Pei Jing frowned, "Then why does she always talk to herself?"

"Well..." The imperial physician wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I really can't diagnose this illness, but I have been practicing medicine for decades and I can confirm that the young lady is mentally normal and has no other symptoms."

"Could it be... pretending to be sick?" Pei Jing's eyes narrowed.

The imperial physician said implicitly, "That's not impossible."

Pei Jing didn't know what he was thinking about, and walked towards his own yard.

Duan Jiu hurriedly asked someone to send the imperial physician away and followed him. When he saw the prince returned to the study, he started to look for something.

"What are you looking for, my lord?"

"Where is that book?" Pei Jing continued to search.

"But that book 'One Hundred and Eight Ways to Chase the Prince'?"

"No." Pei Jing continued to search and finally found a page in a book he took out from a box of books he brought.

The heroine in the book loves the prince, but is imprisoned by the second male lead. In order to leave him and see the hero, the heroine pretends to be sick and goes outside for medical treatment to escape.

Pei Jing slumped into the chair.

Although he is a prince like the male protagonist in the book, they have different fates. The male protagonist has the female protagonist who fights desperately to meet him, while he is only fit to be the second male lead.

"Good! Good job, Jiang Rufei!" Pei Jing slammed the book shut and sneered, "In order to leave me, you even resorted to pretending to be crazy and stupid."

Duan Jiu had no idea what was going on and could only cautiously advise, "Your Highness, please calm down."

Pei Jing threw the book away. "She thinks she can fool me by pretending to be crazy? Can she compare to me in madness?"

Duan Jiu stood aside, his mouth twitching.

He had seen people competing in literature and martial arts, size, and even who could urinate the farthest. But today he was surprised to see that there were people competing in madness.

What’s even more outrageous is that our own prince acts like he is the one who should take on the responsibility and no one else can do it better than him.

What? Are you feeling superior?