Chapter 206 Perhaps he's simply keeping a mistress on the side?
"Is there anything else, Princess Consort Ping?"
Yu Zhiyi looked at Princess Ping, who was watching the show from the side.
Princess Ping's smile faded, though her eyes still held a hint of interest: "Indeed, there are some things I'd like to ask Physician Yu for help with."
Her attitude was much better than Yu Jiaojiao's and the other two. There was not a trace of contempt or disdain in her expression, tone, or even her eyes.
Before Yu Zhiyi could say anything, she gave a wink to the maid beside her.
The maid immediately took a basket from the servant behind her.
Upon opening the basket, one could see a neatly arranged layer of silver ingots.
"I inquired before I came, and I learned that Doctor Yu's rule is that he only accepts cash when handling matters."
Yu Zhiyi looked at the layer of silver ingots and roughly counted them; there were actually as many as twenty.
"Princess Ping, please speak."
Yu Zhiyi took the basket and handed it to Zhang Xiang, who was standing next to her.
When she left the Du family, she only took these two maids with her.
As for Ziyuan, needless to say, she is her person and will naturally only follow her.
Unfortunately, that girl is still out on business and won't be back for a while.
Li Rou had something to do today, so Zhang Xiang served her.
Although Zhang Xiang had been with Yu Zhiyi for a while, she had always served outside and had never seen so much money before.
Such a grand scene left her stunned and rooted to the spot.
However, a desire to become a first-rank maid awakened her, and she quickly came to her senses and took the basket from Princess Ping's hands.
Then... I almost stumbled.
So heavy!
Is this the power of money?
It was indeed heavy.
But she liked this heaviness!
However, the maid behind Princess Ping looked at Zhang Xiang's pathetic appearance with a hint of disdain in her eyes.
Yu Zhiyi summoned Steward Wu for tea and snacks.
The refreshments at Yi Luan Charity are naturally different from those outside, as they are all arranged by Hong Luan herself.
The desserts were crispy mochi and walnut shortbread, the tea was peach oolong tea, and there was also a wildly popular snack that was hard to find elsewhere – spicy strips.
Upon seeing the spicy strips, Princess Ping was stunned: "I never expected to be able to eat such expensive spicy strips here with Doctor Yu."
Saying that it's priceless is an exaggeration, but it's true that spicy strips have skyrocketed in price.
Since the advent of spicy strips, both those who like spicy food and those who don't have become obsessed with this spicy and domineering snack.
Unfortunately, Fu Yun Zhai only sells a limited number of 100 servings per day, and each serving contains only a pitiful few servings.
The spicy strips were so famous that many people in the city went there specifically to buy them. Due to the high demand and limited supply, the young owner of Fuyunzhai withdrew from the policy of limited sales.
At first, each table would order several plates of spicy strips.
Now, a table of guests can only order one serving, and if there are guests who arrived at noon, they cannot order any more for dinner.
This policy directly eliminates the loophole that many people try to use to invite friends and family to eat more spicy snacks.
Although the Prince Ping's family, being first-rank imperial relatives, could obtain spicy strips based on their status, it was still limited to a maximum of two servings.
If you want to use your status to get more points...
Excuse me, but the young master is standing behind Fuyunzhai.
Although the young master has no real power, his father does.
Princess Ping also quite liked this snack, but unfortunately, the amount she was given each time was too small. Her husband would also use spicy strips to entertain guests, so she would only get one or two pieces.
On the plate in front of me, there were roughly ten or so pieces!
A maidservant whispered a reminder: "Your Highness, there are many people outside making counterfeit spicy strips these days."
This is a reminder to Princess Ping not to have too high hopes; perhaps the spicy strips in front of her only look like them, but don't taste very good.
Yu Zhiyi didn't explain much, but simply asked the same question again: "Can Princess Ping now tell us about the trouble she's encountered?"
Princess Ping turned her gaze away from the spicy strips.
She lost interest when the maid said the spicy snack might be a counterfeit.
Princess Ping first glanced at Steward Wu.
Yu Zhiyi understood and waved for Steward Wu and Zhang Xiang to leave.
Princess Ping then said, "I suspect that my husband has encountered a ghost."
Yu Zhiyi glanced at Princess Ping's face before offering no opinion, waiting for her to continue.
Princess Ping continued, "It started about a month ago. For the first time, my husband didn't handle any official business after returning home at night, and he didn't even take a bath. He went straight to sleep."
“At that time, he had just returned from Sanfeng Mountain, and many people in the capital hosted banquets for him. I thought he was just in a good mood and drank too much, so I didn’t think much of it.”
"But this situation continued for half a month. He left early and returned late every day, and went straight to sleep when he got back."
Yu Zhiyi asked, "Why would the Princess Consort suspect that he is possessed by a ghost? Perhaps he simply has another woman outside?"
Princess Ping: "..."
You can speak.
After calming herself down, Princess Ping said, "I did have my suspicions, so I sent people to investigate the Prince's itinerary during this period, but we didn't find anything suspicious."
“Besides working at the Ministry of War, he would go to restaurants to drink with a few friends every day.”
“I specifically checked, and there were no women among their companions. Moreover, the restaurants they went to were all respectable restaurants, and there were no filthy women there.”
Yu Zhiyi nodded.
Princess Ping added, "This situation will change in half a month."
“He would go home every day after work, and he no longer just collapsed into bed. But before I could even feel happy, I realized that something was even worse.”
"He locked himself in his study every day."
"At first I thought he was handling official business, until one day I wanted to bring him chicken soup, but when I got to the door of his study, I heard him talking to himself."
"He seemed to be talking to someone, and from the content of the conversation, it was clear that it was a woman on the other end. But strangely, no woman's voice came from it."
"So I suspect he might be possessed by a female ghost?"
Yu Zhi pondered for a moment: "The princess is indeed tainted with yin energy, but we'll have to wait until we see the prince to discuss the specifics."
"When is Physician Yu available? Could you come now?"
Just as Yu Zhiyi was about to speak, two staff members carried in a stretcher.
Yu Zhiyi's expression changed: "Your Highness, please wait a moment."
She hurried to the door, looked at the person on the stretcher who had fallen into a coma, and asked, "What happened?"
The person lying on the stretcher was also a staff member of Yiluan Charity. At this time, the person was covered in wounds, especially the wounds on the abdomen and chest.
Judging from the wounds, the person who attacked the victim likely intended to kill them.
Princess Ping frowned slightly when she saw that Yu Zhiyi was going to delay her own affairs for the sake of a servant, but she didn't say anything in the end.
She quickly patted her chest, relieved that she hadn't said anything unpleasant.
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