Chapter 117
"Take the flowers and put them in the arrangement."
After saying that, Shen Qingnian casually placed the Xuan paper on her pillow, seemingly not caring much.
Zhu Lan nodded, then carefully inquired, "Then, Your Highness, should I go and ask Eunuch Xia to convey my message, or have me fetch you some writing materials?"
In her opinion, the Crown Princess should have calmed down by now. After all, His Highness the Crown Prince had gone to such lengths, and if she still wasn't appeased, he probably wouldn't have tolerated it.
The fact that the royal family is willing to lower themselves and appease them is already a great favor; anyone with a modicum of sense would not put on airs anymore.
Shen Qingnian didn't say anything more and continued to rest with her eyes closed.
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Song Xuan hadn't received any news from Shen Qingnian, and he was indeed a little angry. So he didn't go back to his palace to look for Shen Qingnian for lunch, nor did he go to look for her for dinner.
Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Shen Qingnian was happy to be at ease.
Several days passed in this way, and the two did not meet again. Only Xiaxia knew that every night, His Highness the Crown Prince would stand at the entrance of his bedchamber for a while.
It's winter now, and Xia Xiazi thinks His Highness the Crown Prince is practically frozen into an ice sculpture at night...
While Song Xuan was handling state affairs during the day, he would occasionally look out the window at the sleeping quarters across the way, but there was no movement from the sleeping quarters. Apart from the palace maids coming and going, Shen Qingnian never showed her face, let alone sent anyone to deliver a message.
The relationship between the two of them cooled down.
It wasn't until three days later that the divine physician entered the palace.
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That day, after Shen Qingnian finished drinking the medicine to prevent miscarriage, she looked at Imperial Physician Xu and said, "There are only twenty days left until His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne. You need to prepare the medicine to aid in childbirth as soon as possible."
Imperial Physician Xu nodded: "Your humble servant has been studying the prescription these days, trying to avoid harming your body."
After saying that, he took out several sheets of Xuan paper from his medicine box, which contained the prescriptions for assisted childbirth that he had researched.
Shen Qingnian took the herbs and examined them one by one. She didn't understand these herbs, so Physician Xu stood beside her and explained their effects to her.
"Your Highness, you see, this herb can stimulate your body and help you give birth to twins quickly, accelerating your labor. However, this herb has a rather strong effect on your body. I have thought of several other herbs to use as alternatives..."
Shen Qingnian was listening intently when Song Xuan walked in.
These past few days, the man seemed to have gained more presence, and his face was somewhat gloomy, but Shen Qingnian could still catch a glimpse of warmth and complexity in his eyes.
When she saw the man suddenly enter, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly put down the prescription in her hand and covered it with the books on the table.
At the same time, she looked at Zhu Lan behind her, her tone turning cold: "You didn't even announce His Highness's arrival. Have you forgotten all the rules?"
Zhu Lan was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Highness, spare my life! Your Highness, spare my life!"
"I told her not to make a fuss, afraid of disturbing your rest," Song Xuan said as he walked to the opposite side of Shen Qingnian, his tone gentle but inexplicably distant.
The two hadn't seen each other for some time, and Shen Qingnian noticed that the man seemed to have lost some weight, and his features had become sharper...
Upon hearing this, she did not reprimand Zhu Lan. Instead, she rose from the chaise longue, supported her heavy body, and gave Song Xuan a slight bow, saying softly, "May I ask what Your Highness needs?"
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