Chapter 967 She's probably fallen into a trap!

In the evening, Ding brought over the prescription he had carefully considered. Everyone looked at it and found no problems, so they took it away and had someone prepare the medicine.

A little while later, the medicine was ready and brought over.

Because it was Yuan Gan's first time using medicine at Jin Yu Yuan, Chu Ruoyan was extra careful. The eunuch who delivered the medicine placed the tray on the table in front of her, removed the lid from the medicine bowl, and found a yellow note on it with the prescription and the person who would be using the medicine written on it. After confirming that everything was correct, Chu Ruoyan picked up the medicine bowl, looked at it, and smelled it.

The medicine that adults drink is usually cloudy like muddy water. This medicine, because the dosage was reduced, was clear and light in color, but it still had a strange and unpleasant smell that was both fragrant and bitter. Even adults would not like to drink this kind of thing. Chu Ruoyan frowned as soon as she saw the medicine, took a deep breath before bringing the bowl to her lips and taking a sip.

Pan Qing, standing beside her, looked at her with heartache: "Madam..."

Chu Ruoyan frowned as she swallowed the medicine. After a while, she breathed a sigh of relief, pursed her lips, and said, "It's nothing, Yuangan can drink it now."

Changwan, who was standing nearby, hurriedly came over and took the medicine bowl.

Both she and Wo Xue looked somewhat guilty and even ashamed. In fact, like Tu She'er, they were always wary of Princess Xinyue, who had previously made things difficult for Shang Ruyi. They always felt that she wouldn't behave herself. However, unlike Tu She'er, they weren't bold and direct enough to voice their suspicions. But their vigilance was no less. Especially this time, when she brought Yuan Gan to her side, the two of them were extremely nervous to serve her. Seven-tenths of their attention was on guard against Han Shanggong, and three-tenths was on guard against her.

Unexpectedly, Chu Ruoyan was able to go this far.

Chang Wan and Wo Xue held the medicine bowls, and when they looked at each other, their eyes revealed a hint of sadness. On the other side, Chu Ruoyan had already drunk some tea to clear her mouth, and then said, "Feed him carefully, this medicine is a bit bitter."

"yes."

As they were talking, the first spoonful of medicine was fed into Yuan Gan's mouth. Sure enough, the bitter and astringent taste was not something a child would like, and he immediately turned his face away and spat out the medicine.

Chang Wan could only scoop up another spoonful, saying, "Your Highness, please drink your medicine as instructed."

Yuan Gan wouldn't listen, pouting and shaking his head.

It was Granny Feng who had a solution. She reached out and pinched his nose, so the child couldn't breathe and could only open his mouth. Chang Wan quickly fed him a spoonful of medicine. With a "gulp," he finally swallowed the medicine. Immediately, his little face scrunched up in bitterness, and he pouted as if about to cry.

But at this point, everyone didn't care too much and tried the same method again. After half a day of effort, they finally managed to get the small half bowl of medicine down.

Xiao Yuangan had suffered a great injustice. After drinking his medicine, he started crying and fussing. Feng, the wet nurse, laughed and patted his back. Chu Ruoyan also had someone bring out some rattles and other small toys to amuse him. Finally, he stopped crying and calmed down.

I reached out and touched his forehead and neck again; his fever seemed to have subsided a bit.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Ruoyan breathed a sigh of relief and then said to Granny Feng, "Granny Feng, take Yuangan away. He can eat something later. Doctor Ding said it's not good for him to eat too much at this time."

The wet nurse, Feng, replied, "This servant understands."

After saying that, she carried Yuan Gan away. Chang Wan and Wo Xue bowed to Chu Ruoyan and then also withdrew.

Only after they had all left did Pan Qing, who had been standing stiffly to the side, finally breathe a sigh of relief. Chu Ruoyan turned to look at her, who was covered in cold sweat, and laughed, "I haven't even done anything yet, but you're more scared than me."

Pan Qing said, "This servant is worried that if anything happens, it will all be on Madam's shoulders."

Chu Ruoyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll be careful."

As she spoke, she reached up and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. In fact, she wasn't truly unafraid. After Yuan Gan arrived at Jin Yu Yuan, every bite of food he ate and every sip of water he drank was closely related to her. Even the slightest deviation could be a catastrophe for someone like her, whose status and position were already quite special.

She picked up the teacup beside her, took a sip of the tea that had cooled down a bit, and said, "Let's see what happens tomorrow. If Yuangan's condition improves, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Pan Qing nodded, then said with a bitter expression, "When will Princess Qin be able to clear her name and be released soon?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ruoyan's expression gradually became serious.

Before we knew it, it was the next day.

Just as noon approached, Tushe'er arrived outside the gates of Chengqian Palace to receive the meal delivered by the Imperial Kitchen. He also heard the news coming from outside and hurriedly turned back to tell Shang Ruyi. After searching for a long time, he finally found her at the corner of the wall in the backyard of Chengqian Palace. Shang Ruyi was standing there staring at the wall, which was taller than a person, seemingly lost in thought.

Tushe'er immediately stepped forward and told her the news he had just heard. After saying only one sentence, Shang Ruyi's expression changed.

"You're saying that Chu Ruoyan took Yuan Gan to Jinyuyuan?"

"yes."

When did this happen?

“Yesterday, I heard that Madam Chu went there very early in the morning, and it was only after His Majesty returned from the morning court that he agreed to her request,” Tu She’er said, as she tried to help Shang Ruyi back for her meal. However, she noticed that Shang Ruyi’s hands were icy cold, and she stood there motionless, her brows furrowed. Tu She’er was somewhat surprised, not expecting Shang Ruyi to react so strongly, so she asked softly, “Doesn’t the Princess trust her very much?”

"..."

"Now, isn't it good that she's taken the young prince to Jinyu Garden to take care of him?"

"..."

"Does the princess think she would—"

"No, no,"

Shang Ruyi hurriedly shook her head and said solemnly, "I have no doubts about her. When the incident happened before, I asked her to help me. This time, she offered to take Yuangan to Jinyuyuan to take care of him, which can be considered as her stepping forward."

"Why is the princess so worried?"

“Because,” Shang Ruyi said, her face extremely grim, “she has probably fallen into a trap!”

"Have you fallen for their trap?"

Tushe'er looked at her in surprise: "What trap did you fall for?"

Shang Ruyi said, "If Yuangan stays by Father Emperor's side, he will have to attend court and handle state affairs on weekdays, so he will not be able to devote all his attention to the child. He will have to ask someone around him to take care of him. The only candidate is Aunt Hui. Aunt Hui took care of two children in the Yuwen Mansion in the past, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi. If I am not mistaken, she probably used this excuse to force Madam Chu to take Yuangan away."

Tushe'er said, "The hawthorn cake incident was caused by Aunt Hui. Madam Chu must have known that she had ill intentions, and it's impossible for her to keep the young prince by her side."

Shang Ruyi said, "That's exactly right, that's why it's so bad."