"Master? Consort?" Yin Qingyi had actually been awake the whole time, but she had closed her eyes to rest because she was so dizzy. She knew that Consort and Yinzhen were coming, but she didn't want to get up to pay her respects. Now that the dizziness had subsided, she opened her eyes and looked at Yinzhen and his wife as if she had just woken up. Then she struggled to get out of bed to pay her respects.

"Lie down properly." Yinzhen saw through Yin Qingyi's intention and spoke directly. He wasn't that heartless; this person looked like she couldn't even get out of bed, how could he just watch her get up and bow to him?

"Yes, you should lie down quickly. The master and I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Don't worry, we will definitely give you an explanation," the princess said.

"This concubine thanks you, Master and Madam. But what's wrong with me?" Yin Qingyi hadn't forgotten that she had appeared to be unconscious to others, so of course she had to ask this question.

“Princess, you’ve been poisoned by eating undercooked almonds,” Qiuju replied from the side.

"Poisoning! This..." Yin Qingyi seemed frightened. Her already sickly face was filled with fear, making anyone who saw her want to hold this delicate, sickly beauty in their arms and comfort her.

"Don't be afraid, this may just be an accident." Yinzhen couldn't help but comfort Yin Qingyi as he looked at her.

This single sentence surprised the Fujin. The prince had actually comforted a princess who had never served him in bed. She looked again at Yin Qingyi's face. Indeed, no man could resist a beautiful young woman, not even the prince. Just look at how favored Li Shi had been for so many years—it was her face that had kept him in his favor for eleven years! Now that someone prettier than Li Shi had arrived, Li Shi's favor was about to end! The thought of Li Shi losing favor filled the Fujin with a sense of satisfaction.

"Yes." Yin Qingyi spoke softly, her eyes filled with trust in Yinzhen. At this moment, the medicine prescribed by the physician was ready, and Qiuju brought it to Yin Qingyi. Yin Qingyi looked at the dark medicine, and the smell was so strong that it hit her head even before she drank it, making her already dizzy head even more dizzy.

"Princess, good medicine tastes bitter," Qiuju said, noticing Yin Qingyi's resistance.

"..." Yin Qingyi certainly knew this principle, but at this moment she really felt that she didn't need to take this medicine, because her symptoms of dizziness and palpitations had improved a lot, which meant that she could get better on her own without taking the medicine.

"Go get some candied fruit for your princess," Yinzhen said, unable to bear it any longer, looking at Chunlan who was standing there blankly.

"Yes, this servant will go right away." Chunlan's eyes lit up, and she immediately went to fetch the candied fruit.

Now that things had come to this, Yin Qingyi had no choice but to drink it. Without waiting for Qiuju to feed her spoonful by spoonful, she picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. What was the difference between feeding her such bitter medicine spoonful by spoonful and torture? After drinking it, she immediately ate the candied fruit that Chunlan had brought. Even with the candied fruit, the bitterness still lingered in her mouth for a long time.

"Heh, cough cough, you rest well. I'll be leaving now. I'll come to see you in a few days. You don't need to get up to see me off." Yinzhen couldn't help but laugh as he left, feeling a bit flustered by Yin Qingyi's bold actions. He thought to himself that this Yin was so delicate-looking, yet her actions of drinking medicine were so... But thinking about the taste of those medicines, he understood why Yin would do such a thing.

"Yes, sir." Yin Qingyi did not get up as instructed, but performed an awkward bow on the bed.

Yinzhen didn't pay any attention and turned back to the front yard, wondering if Su Peisheng had found out the truth.

"Then I'll go back too. You should take good care of yourself. Don't come to pay your respects until you're fully recovered." The Fujin (wife of the Fujin) had naturally heard Yinzhen's light chuckle, and her mind began to wander regarding Yin Qingyi's treatment of Li Shi. No wife could calmly watch her husband treat another woman differently, and she was no exception. She feared she might be promoting someone even more troublesome than Li Shi. Although Yin Shi seemed respectful to her at the moment, who could know what Yin Shi truly thought? Li Shi had also been respectful to her before, but with each child she gave birth to, Li Shi had become increasingly arrogant. Now, even a mere concubine dared to show disrespect to her, the Fujin.

"Yes." This time, when Yin Qingyi got out of bed, the Fujin (principal wife) didn't say she couldn't perform the proper etiquette, so she still got down.

"Hmm, no need for formalities, get up and rest well." For some reason, the Fujin did not stop Yin Qingyi from getting up and bowing to her. Seeing that Yin Qingyi's bow was very proper and there was no dissatisfaction on her face, she was satisfied and let Yin Qingyi get up, then turned and left.

Yin Qingyi lay back down on the bed. She wasn't unaware of the change in the Fujin's attitude towards her, but there was nothing she could do at the moment. She couldn't possibly put Yinzhen behind the Fujin and neglect him for the sake of the Fujin, could she? Wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse? She wasn't that foolish.

"Princess, are you feeling better now?" Chunlan asked with concern.

"I'm much better now. I'm sorry to have worried you." Yin Qingyi looked at Chunlan's red eyes. It was obvious that the little girl had been crying, and for quite some time.

"Someone must be trying to harm you, Princess. It's a good thing you don't eat much, otherwise you would have played right into their hands!" Chunlan said angrily.

“Chunlan! Since Master said he would investigate, we cannot draw any conclusions before we have a clear understanding of the matter.” Yin Qingyi naturally agreed with Chunlan’s words, but some things are better left unsaid; it would be irrational to say them aloud.

"Yes, this servant knows her sins." Chunlan realized she had acted too impulsively after being told off by Yin Qingyi. Walls have ears, and what if someone overheard and spread rumors about the princess, saying that she was making false accusations against others?

"It's good that you know you're wrong. Alright, you can all leave now. I want to rest for a while. Oh, and go to the kitchen and bring back some more food. I'll eat later." Yin Qingyi wanted to think about something, but she was still hungry.

"Yes." Chunlan and Qiuju responded and withdrew. Qiuju went to fetch the meal, while Chunlan stood guard at the door. As for Xiaojinzi, he had sprained his ankle and was resting in his room.

After the two left, Yin Qingyi touched the birthmark on her shoulder—a peach blossom birthmark. It had felt warm when she touched the almond porridge, but the temperature wasn't very high, so Yin Qingyi didn't think much of it. However, after taking a bite of the porridge, the birthmark's temperature spiked, and she experienced dizziness and palpitations. So, what was the purpose of this birthmark? Yin Qingyi wasn't sure, but she made a note of it. She would find some things to test it on later, to see if it matched her suspicions. If it did, then she would have another means of survival in the backyard.