The Fourth Princess had never paid attention to Wei Xuan before and did not know what he looked like. She came here to see him, but after meeting her master and the Crown Prince, she saw the Grand Preceptor and naturally wanted to pay her respects.
"Your Excellency, Imperial Preceptor."
The royal family members didn't have to kneel before Fang Ruotang, but they all treated her with great courtesy. When they saw her in the palace, they would come up to greet her from afar, and some would even make a special effort to get her attention and win her favor.
Fang Ruotang nodded and said considerately, "You two chat!"
The Fourth Princess was still a little confused when Fang Ruotang said something else.
"Although the Emperor's arranged marriage for you was a bit of a joke, if you can let go of the past and work hard, you will become a loving couple that everyone envies. Yes! You two are a perfect match."
Fang Ruotang, being a kind-hearted person, gave them a comment.
After saying that, he added with a smile.
"I can read faces, you know that."
The Fourth Princess then turned her gaze to Wei Xuan, who in turn looked at her. Suddenly, his face turned red, partly because the Fourth Princess looked so beautiful today, and partly because of the focused look in her eyes, which made him feel shy.
The Fourth Princess was quite bold; otherwise, as a princess, she wouldn't have disregarded her dignity and personally pursued the illegitimate son of a minor official of the fifth rank.
Therefore, when she saw Wei Xuan blush, she was stunned for a moment. Instead of looking away, she stared at him even more boldly, as if she wanted to see clearly what her future husband looked like.
"No, don't look," Wei Xuan said uncomfortably in a low voice.
The Fourth Princess said, "You can also look at me!"
Wei Xuan pursed her lips, glanced quickly at the Fourth Princess, met her direct and intense gaze, and then quietly lowered her eyes again.
The Yongyi Hou couple, who had been keeping an eye on Fang Ruotang, also noticed their youngest son's behavior and immediately wanted to rush up and beat him up, thinking he was really useless.
It's unbearable to watch a grown man act so coy and hesitant, even less capable than a woman in this kind of situation.
Compared to the Marquis of Yongyi's disappointment, Wei Xuan actually made a very good first impression on the Fourth Princess. In her opinion, what bad intentions could a man who would blush and feel shy if a woman stared at him for a couple of seconds have?
Fang Ruotang glanced left and right, feeling that it was no longer appropriate to stand between the two, but she didn't dare to run in front of the Crown Prince and Minister Ye either, since the two of them were also seriously ill, why should they stand together?
Even without standing together, with her agile figure, she could easily coax and coax from the left and right.
Just as she was wondering where to go, many people were looking at her with interest, after all, the Grand Preceptor seemed quite approachable today.
The boldest people enjoy the world first.
A young woman, somewhat shyly, stepped forward.
"Your Excellency, are you free? Could you please read my fortune?"
"Yes, yes!"
Fang Ruotang happened to be free, and the new bride hadn't arrived yet.
"Could you tell me when I might be able to conceive?"
The young lady felt a little ashamed, after all, asking such a question in public. However, her family was not powerful, and her husband's family did not hold high official positions, so she could not invite the Imperial Advisor in private.
The reason she was able to attend the wedding banquet of the Marquis of Yongyi was because her husband worked under the heir apparent. The heir apparent's wedding was very grand, and almost all the officials who had worked with him were invited, including her husband.
The reason she can't conceive is because she has a calcified fetus in her womb. She previously had a child that died in utero, and the fetus didn't detach from her body; it had calcified. Now, her problem isn't whether she can conceive or not, but that calcified fetus, which will eventually kill her if it's not removed.
Fang Ruotang didn't ask the little mirror, but the little mirror cooperated and told Fang Ruotang what it knew.
Fang Ruotang frowned, asked a few more questions about what the stone fetus was, and then curiously looked at the young lady's belly.
The young woman was very slender, and you couldn't tell at all that she had a six-month-old fetus inside her.
Really? I didn't notice at all!
It's true, some women have very obvious pregnancies when they're pregnant from the front, while others have less noticeable pregnancies when they're pregnant from the back. She had a rear pregnancy, and the baby had already calcified and dehydrated, which is why it wasn't visible.
How terrifying.
Fang Ruotang was terrified.
Fang Ruotang was stunned when she heard the young woman across from her suddenly sobbing.
What happened?
The young woman suppressed her pain and sobbed as she explained, "I noticed that the Imperial Preceptor doesn't look well. Does that mean I can't get pregnant again? It's alright, just tell me directly, I can accept it."
"It's not that you can't get pregnant! It's just that you were pregnant before, but you didn't have a D&C after the miscarriage, and the fetus is still stuck in your belly, so you can't get pregnant again. Here, take this medicine! Once the fetus is expelled, you'll be able to get pregnant again."
Fang Ruotang felt uneasy and was actually a little scared. She quickly gave the young lady some medicine and then ran away.
I'm so scared!
What are you afraid of!
I'm afraid of the baby in her belly! Indeed, the baby is a parasite; whether it lives or dies, it can still torment the mother's body. Childbirth is terrifying.
You're not going to have children, so what are you afraid of?
Oh, right! I'm not having children.
After Fang Ruotang understood, she straightened her back again.
The crowd, who were already itching to make a move, couldn't resist when someone stepped forward to speak to them. The Grand Preceptor not only helped them see the problem but also bestowed upon them a magic pill.
Before anyone could react, another person appeared before Fang Ruotang with a faint smile.
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