“If it weren’t for Prince Honghui’s condition, why would Eunuch Su be so hesitant? It’s because he’s not comfortable to say it that he’s acting this way.” Qiuju was quite certain that servants are good at reading people’s expressions, and Su Peisheng’s expression just now was clearly not right.

"Why didn't you say anything when you returned, Master? I was wondering why you hadn't come back by now. Oh, you've already come in. Are you hungry? I left some chicken soup for you in the small kitchen." Granny Naqi walked to the door and saw Qiuju and Yin Qingyi, so she immediately came in. She had heard what Qiuju said at the door. That brat didn't know that walls have ears. Was this something that servants like them could talk about?

"Granny, I just arrived and sat down. You came right away. I didn't realize it until you mentioned it. Now that you say so, I really am hungry. Qiuju, you've been with me all day and must be tired. I think there's something left for you in the kitchen. Go eat and then go back to rest. You have to get up early tomorrow." Yin Qingyi said to Granny Qi with a light smile, then turned to look at Qiuju.

"Yes, I understand." Qiu Ju knew she had been careless after being glared at by Granny Naqi, so she didn't dare to stay any longer for fear of being scolded by Granny Naqi. She immediately bowed and left.

"Please spoil them, Master!" Granny Qi knew perfectly well that Yin Qingyi had deliberately sent Qiuju away, and she looked at Yin Qingyi reproachfully.

"Good nanny, Qiuju has been tired from following me all day. Please be kind and don't hold it against her. I'll talk to her properly in the future. Qiuju is a fairly steady person. She probably just had a momentary lapse in judgment today." Yin Qingyi held the nanny's hand and acted coquettishly. As for what Qiuju had mistakenly thought of, both of them knew in their hearts, but neither of them said it.

"Alright, alright, this old servant hasn't said anything yet, has she? You're just too kind-hearted, which makes you easy to suffer." Granny Qi was most susceptible to Yin Qingyi's charm; once Yin Qingyi started acting coquettishly, Granny Qi's anger would vanish.

"Isn't there Granny here?" Yin Qingyi knew that Granny Naqi was doing it for her own good, so she naturally didn't feel that Granny Naqi was meddling too much.

"The chicken soup is here." Chunlan came in carrying the chicken soup. Qiuju must have told Chunlan in the small kitchen, and that's why Chunlan brought it over.

"Please drink quickly, Your Highness. Granny Qi has been simmering this chicken soup for several hours to nourish you. You've lost weight these past few days from getting up so early," Chunlan said with a smile as she put down the chicken soup.

"Mmm~ It smells so good! It smells so good even before I opened the lid. What kind of chicken soup did you make, Granny? It's so delicious!" Yin Qingyi smelled the aroma of chicken soup in the air, and her stomach rumbled twice.

"It's not as exaggerated as you make it out to be. It's just a regular chicken soup, only it's been simmered for a little longer." Granny Naqi's face was beaming with smiles as Yin Qingyi praised her. Clearly, what Yin Qingyi said pleased Granny Naqi greatly. The best reward was for her mistress to like what she made.

"Mmm, delicious!" Yin Qingyi was already sitting on the table and showing off. After the first bite, Yin Qingyi couldn't help but give Granny Naqi a thumbs up. Although Granny Naqi didn't know what it meant, since Yin Qingyi said it was delicious, the thumbs up must mean it was delicious.

"If you like it, please eat more. I'll make it for you again tomorrow." Granny Naqi smiled, her eyes crinkling.

The scene here was one of joy and harmony, a stark contrast to the other side.

forecourt

"Honghui, my Honghui, sob sob, it's all my fault, I didn't take good care of you." The Fujin looked at Honghui lying unconscious on the bed and cried so hard she almost fainted.

"Imperial Physician, Honghui only has a fever, why is it so serious?" Yinzhen's face was very unpleasant. Honghui was his eldest son, and he had devoted no less affection to Honghui than he had to his wife, perhaps even more. So seeing Honghui like this, Yinzhen felt just as bad.

“Prince Honghui’s fever has developed too quickly, and ordinary medicines simply cannot suppress it. The medicines that can suppress it are too strong, and I dare not prescribe them lightly.” The imperial physician beside him was also worried. How could such a thing happen during the New Year? They couldn’t even have a proper New Year.

"...What will happen if I drink that medicine?" Yinzhen asked after a moment's thought, looking at Honghui's flushed face.

"Well, this humble servant is not sure either. It might be nothing serious, or it might cause some damage to the brain, or even some irreversible damage to the body." Even the imperial physician couldn't guarantee anything. Who knows what the outcome would be until the results were in?

...........

"Open it." After thinking for a long time, Yinzhen closed his eyes and spoke softly. No matter what, he had to save his life first. As for the brain or body damage later, he could afford to raise a son!

"Your Majesty! No, there must be another way, there must be another! Honghui is the eldest son of the legitimate wife, how can he be injured in the head and body!" The Fujin naturally heard what the imperial physician said. She was also very conflicted, but when Yinzhen said he would prescribe medicine, her first reaction was still no good. How could her Honghui be ruined because of this! She didn't believe it! There must be another way.

"If we could invite Vice President Li, there might be a way, but I really have no way." The imperial physician felt that he should drag someone out as a scapegoat at this time, and after thinking about it, he could only think of Vice President Li. After all, Vice President Li was the best physician in the Imperial Medical Academy. If he weren't too young, the position of head physician would be his.

"Su Peisheng, you couldn't invite Vice President Li?" Yinzhen also remembered that he had asked Su Peisheng to invite him today.

"Your Majesty, I went, but Vice-President Li isn't here. His steward said he went back to his hometown to pay respects to his parents and won't be back for at least four or five days." How could Su Peisheng not have gone? But what could he do if Vice-President Li wasn't there? Prince Honghui had a sudden illness, so it was even less likely he would wait four or five days.

"What about the head physician?" the Princess Consort asked hurriedly. The deputy head physician was skilled, but wasn't the head physician even more skilled? Why not have the head physician come and take a look?

"Your Highness, you may not know this, but the Imperial Physician is not skilled in treating pediatric illnesses," the physician replied in a low voice.

"Alright, prescribe the medicine. The sooner Honghui drinks it, the sooner he'll recover." Yinzhen closed his eyes slightly. The only solution now was the potent medicine the imperial physician had mentioned.

"Your Highness!" The Fujin looked at Yinzhen, her eyes red.

"Does the Princess Consort want Honghui to live well or burn to death like this?" Yinzhen looked at the Princess Consort with icy eyes. Even at this point, she still doesn't know the importance of things!