Chapter 28 He fainted and felt inexplicably panicked.
After the Crown Prince and Crown Princess reconciled, the Eastern Palace finally returned to its original order.
During the day, the Crown Prince goes to court first, and the Crown Princess enters the palace shortly after. In the afternoon, the two return to the East Palace together. Although they are in ancient times, Jiang Chen and Shen Yujiao are experiencing the life of a corporate slave on May 27th in advance.
On this very day, two carriages left the East Palace one after the other. Not long after, the Crown Princess's carriage returned ahead of schedule. Liu Mama was originally working with the young palace maids when she heard the message from her subordinates. She sent the young palace maids to the main courtyard, but when she heard that the Crown Princess had been carried back, she was so shocked that she dropped the glass cup in her hand.
"Mother, please go and see Her Highness. She is not feeling well right now."
The young palace maid knelt on the ground, sobbing. Upon hearing this, Liu Mama scolded her sternly, "What kind of unlucky words are you saying!"
She swayed slightly, reaching out to brace herself against the back of the chair behind her: "Why aren't you hurrying to fetch the imperial physician? And send someone else to deliver a message to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
The young palace maid, disregarding the scolding she had just received, hastily wiped her face and ran out. Liu Mama, not daring to delay, quickly walked towards the main courtyard with the maid's help. When she entered the bedchamber and saw the Crown Princess lying unconscious on the bed, she felt a wave of dizziness and nearly fainted.
Meanwhile, at the morning court session, Jiang Chen was listening to the emperor and officials' dialogue with everyone when he suddenly felt a little uneasy. An inexplicable sense of unease made him unconsciously lose focus. When the court session finally ended, he saw Zhu Yu waiting anxiously at the foot of the steps as he left the main hall. Jiang Chen's heart sank immediately, and he quickly walked over.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! This morning, the Crown Princess had just left the palace, and her carriage hadn't gone far when she suddenly fainted. The Imperial Physician Wang has already arrived..."
Jiang Chen immediately headed out of the palace after hearing only half of what was said. Zhu Yu jogged alongside him. A carriage from the Eastern Palace was already waiting at the palace gate. Jiang Chen glanced at it, then went forward to untie the ropes tied to the carriage. A group of guards saw this and rushed to help. Once the ropes were untied, Jiang Chen snatched the whip, mounted the horse, and before the guards could react, the Crown Prince had already galloped away.
It was right after court, and the officials and princes who had just left the palace all saw this scene. Some of them couldn't help but whisper among themselves. He Zhiju walked out quickly from among them. He saw Eunuch Zhu next to the Crown Prince at a glance and hurriedly went up to stop him.
"My lord, may I speak with you in private? Has something happened at the Crown Prince's Palace?"
Zhu Yu was in no mood to talk to anyone else, but seeing that the person who came was General He, he asked him for help: "General, did you come by carriage today? If it is convenient, may I borrow your carriage?"
Is he rushing back to the East Palace? Seeing his anxious yet troubled expression, He Zhiju knew it was inconvenient to discuss this matter here. Considering the Crown Prince's condition earlier, he stopped arguing and boarded the carriage with Zhu Yu.
"The Crown Prince was so anxious just now, and now He Zhiju is also so anxious. Could it be... that something has happened in the Eastern Palace?" These words were spoken by the Fourth Prince, Zhao Wang Jiang Jin, who was standing behind Huan Wang and whispering, as if he were hidden in Huan Wang's shadow.
He finished speaking but did not hear a response from the Prince of Huan, so he stepped forward. When he looked up, he was shocked to see that the Prince of Huan's brows were furrowed, his expression was tense, and his eyes were fixed on the front, as if the incident had happened in the Prince of Huan's mansion.
"Jianshan, go to the Imperial Hospital and inquire whether any imperial physicians went to the Eastern Palace today."
Jiang Yu gave an order to his personal eunuch. The Prince of Zhao noticed the unusual tone in his voice and only approached after Eunuch Jian Shan had left. "Brother, you—"
His words abruptly stopped, his gaze falling on Huan Wang's trembling arm, which he was trying to hold back. He reached out his hand with concern, only to find it ice-cold.
"Make way!" Jiang Chen shouted at the eunuchs who were bowing to him as soon as he dismounted. The eunuchs heard this and quickly made way for him, watching as the Crown Prince ran towards the East Palace.
Jiang Chen's mind was filled with Zhu Yu's words, "The Crown Princess fainted for no reason." Something seemed to be falling inside him, and he walked faster and faster until he entered the bedchamber.
"Your Highness!" Upon seeing the Crown Prince return, Liu Mama hurriedly went up to pay her respects. Jiang Chen waved his hand irritably and was about to walk around him to go inside.
"Your Highness, please wait!" Liu Mama knelt down with a thud and grabbed the hem of Jiang Chen's court robe. She didn't care whether the Crown Prince would punish him or not, and hurriedly said, "The Imperial Physician Wang is administering acupuncture inside. Your Highness, why don't you wait a moment?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen stopped in his tracks. He examined the surroundings, considering that the environment was likely a factor in the treatment. He took a deep breath and asked Liu Mama, who was kneeling on the ground, "What exactly happened to the Crown Princess this morning?"
When Madam Liu stopped the Crown Prince earlier, it was out of concern for the Crown Princess that she acted impulsively. But now, facing the Crown Prince's question, she felt a little flustered: "Your Highness the Crown Princess... this morning, I don't know why, the carriage was traveling perfectly fine when she suddenly fainted. Mu Jin accompanied the Crown Princess the whole way and didn't see anything wrong with her..."
Jiang Chen tried his best to calm himself down: "Have there been any problems with the Crown Princess's daily life, including her sitting, lying down, eating, and utensils these days?"
"Your Highness's belongings are thoroughly inspected by this old servant and Mu Jin, and we have found no faults."
"There were no mistakes, yet the person fainted?" Jiang Chen sensed something was wrong and asked again, "Were there any incompatible ingredients in the food?"
Madam Liu shook her head painfully: "His Highness accidentally ate something that clashed with his food when he was young, so we servants are always extra careful about this."
"Has the Crown Princess ever experienced anything like this before?"
“No,” Madam Liu quickly replied, “His Highness has never been in this situation before.”
Her denial was so swift that it aroused Jiang Chen's suspicion: "Aunt Liu, as far as I know, before the Crown Princess got married, you weren't in her room, but rather by Old Madam Shen's side, right?"
"Yes," Liu's mother replied respectfully. Although she maintained a composed facade, her heart was pounding. The Crown Prince's power far exceeded her expectations.
Fortunately, the door to the bedchamber was opened from the inside at that moment. Jiang Chen could no longer pay attention to her and hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "Imperial Physician Wang, how is the Crown Princess?"
Physician Wang's face was deathly pale, and his forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat. He forced a bow to the Crown Prince and then said, "The Crown Princess's fainting is rather strange, and her pulse is very erratic. I can't figure it out at the moment, so I can only temporarily use acupuncture to stabilize her heart. I need to go and brew some medicine now to see if the Crown Princess can calm down after taking it."
"You mean, Crown Princess, your heart and blood are unstable?" Jiang Chen's voice trembled as he spoke. The heart and blood are as important as the foundation and pillars of the human body. He dared not think that Shen Yujiao's body might have some hidden heart disease.
"It's hard to say right now." Upon hearing Physician Wang's reply, Jiang Chen could no longer stand still and stepped into the inner hall.
The bedchamber was quiet. Jiang Chen unconsciously slowed his pace after entering the room. When he reached the bedside and saw the person lying on it, he couldn't even open his mouth to call her name softly.
Shen Yujiao's eyes were closed, her face was pale and bloodless, even her lips were slightly white, but she looked peaceful and didn't seem to have fainted, but rather like she was asleep.
"Jiaojiao..."
Jiang Chen's voice trembled slightly. He had never felt so helpless before. Shen Yujiao was lying right in front of him, but she seemed to be far away from him. He tried to wake her, but the sleeping girl kept her eyes tightly closed, as if she were fast asleep.
He called softly several more times, but Shen Yujiao still didn't respond to his calls at all. Jiang Chen supported himself on the edge of the bed with one hand and slowly slumped down on the footstool. Boundless fear swept over every pore of his body inch by inch. That intense sense of unease penetrated his skin and seeped into his bones. The man who was usually calm in the face of danger seemed to have his soul ripped out at this moment.
“Mother Liu,” Jiang Chen sat at the head of the table, his eyes deep and unfathomable as he stared intently at the person kneeling on the ground, “I will ask you one more time, has the Crown Princess ever experienced anything like this in Jiangnan before?”
"Your Highness, really, really not..."
The person at the head of the table waved his hand, and the teacup shattered in front of her. "Once, twice, but no third time. I'll ask you one last time, are you sure you don't?"
"Old servant, old servant..."
Seeing her hesitation, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to Mu Jin, who was kneeling beside him, and asked, "Tell me, is it true or not?"
"No...no..." Mu Jin was trembling uncontrollably.
Seeing that the two of them were still hiding it even at this point, Jiang Chen felt a surge of anger. He gripped the armrest tightly, forcing himself to remain rational. Suddenly, he heard Zhu Yu's voice outside: "Your Highness, General He requests an audience."
Hearing this, he looked at the two of them again: "Since you know nothing, it seems I should ask General He."
Upon hearing this, Liu Mama abruptly raised her head, her eyes filled with fear, "Your Highness..."
"You're still hiding this from me? Do you want her dead?"
Jiang Chen could no longer hold back and roared out his question, while Liu's mother collapsed to the ground in an instant. Mu Jin caught a glimpse of this out of the corner of her eye and closed her eyes in despair.
"Your Highness, when Your Highness was in Jiangnan, you were seriously ill. That time it was like this... After being sick for more than half a month, you suddenly fell into a coma one day. The Duke invited famous doctors from all over Jiangnan, but none of them could diagnose the cause. However, although Your Highness fell into a coma at that time, you woke up in a few days."
"What is the cause of this serious illness?"
"this……"
"It's related to King Huan, isn't it?"
The prince's tone was devoid of any emotion, but to Liu Mama and Mu Jin, it sounded like a death sentence.
"Do you think I don't know?" Jiang Chen looked coldly at the two people in front of him. "You should be glad that you are the Crown Princess's dowry. Otherwise, you would have been dead a thousand times over by now."
It wasn't until the Crown Prince had completely returned to the inner palace that the two kneeling outside recovered somewhat from their earlier shock. Mu Jin's breathing was still unsteady. She looked at Liu Mama and saw that Liu Mama was still in the same position as before, unaware that Liu Mama's inner shirt was now soaked with cold sweat.
In the outer courtyard, He Zhiju was unable to see the Crown Prince and was also worried about the Crown Princess. Zhu Yu tried to persuade him to leave several times, but he refused. It was not until the Crown Prince sent someone out to deliver a message that it was already late at night: "His Highness said that the general should go back first, and the Crown Princess's condition must not be revealed to the outside world."
"Your humble servant obeys." On his way back to the residence, He Zhiju was filled with mixed feelings. That night, because he was worried about the Crown Princess who was still unconscious, he barely slept a wink.
The following day, at the morning court session, the Ministry of Personnel reported to the emperor that the Crown Prince had requested leave.
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