Chapter 224: Careful Calculation
The couple got in the car, and Li Jing asked with a smile, "How about in the back?"
Mo Yi smiled, "Where there are many women, there are always verbal disputes. It's the same for both wealthy and small families. The Fourth Princess, the Ninth Princess, and Princess Yu'an are all here. Oh, Madam Liu is here too. She came to our house yesterday and came to the Crown Prince's Mansion today. She's quite busy."
And she is dressed up very fancy.
Li Jing's face darkened slightly. He snorted in his heart but said nothing.
When they got home, Li Jing stayed in the front study, and Mo Yi returned to her own courtyard. As soon as she entered the door, Mo Yuan came in and asked anxiously, "How is it?"
"What?"
"The Prince's Mansion?"
"It's very big and luxurious. I didn't take a close look. I just sat for a while and then came back." Mo Yi said lightly, and the maid took off her coat and removed her jewelry.
Mo Yi wanted to gossip, so she said, "Don't mention it. There is a concubine named Zhang in the prince's mansion who gave birth to two sons for the prince. As soon as I entered, she came at me for no reason. I've seen her act flamboyantly before, but I've never said anything. She came at me for no reason! I had to say a few words to her in front of everyone... Haha, I lost face. I guess I must have offended her."
"Hey, she's just a concubine. If you offend her, then so be it. Are there many concubines in the Crown Prince's Mansion?"
"More than the prince's..." Mo Yi smiled bitterly, "The concubine who welcomed me in was Concubine Zhang, several wives, and those without rank. To be honest, they are all good-looking, whether they are fat or thin."
Mo Yuan heard: There are so many people, I'm afraid all the seats are occupied? She felt a little discouraged...
She is thinking about the prince, but she can't have no identity at all, right?
There are so many people here, it must be hard to make it out of this crowd, right? If you can't make it out... then it's no fun.
For a moment, she was a little hesitant.
"See if anyone has asked you about me these days..."
Mo Yi said unhappily, "Don't be too ambitious. No matter how good-looking you are or how smart you are, without the support of family background and dowry, you are nothing. Concubine Zhang is beautiful, her father and brother are the crown prince's confidants, her dowry is generous, and she has given birth to two sons, but even so, she is only a concubine. When the crown princess speaks, she has to listen no matter how loud she is. Compare yourself...how high can you climb?"
Mo Yuan disagreed, but she didn't refute it.
Mo Yi looked angry, "Zhang Debao...Mrs. Zhang loves her son very much. Judging from the way he looked yesterday, maybe it will work out. You are a smart person. Think carefully about what you will say if Mrs. Zhang asks you. If you refuse, she won't ask you again!"
"Okay, I get it." Mo Yuan didn't want to talk anymore, "Hey, Concubine Feng is sick."
"Ah? Really?" Mo Yi was stunned. "What's wrong? Wasn't he fine yesterday... Did you call a doctor?"
"No, I haven't invited you yet, but how can you hide this from me?" Mo Yuan was very proud.
Mo Yi was speechless. "Just stay calm... Really, how can you not have the slightest sense of being a dependent?"
Mo Yuan looked at Mo Yi with her pretty eyes and shook her head gently.
"If people knew that you were asking about this in your mansion..." Mo Yi was so frightened that she broke out in a sweat. She had forgotten that she had this problem. If the prince knew about this... "You didn't do anything in the mansion, did you?"
"No?! I'm very honest. Even Xiangxiang, who was disgusted with me at first, now likes talking to me. Don't worry, I won't let anyone else know!"
"Mo Yuan, I called you here before I could even stand firmly in the mansion. I am doing you justice! If you cause me trouble..." Mo Yi's face turned cold.
"My queen, I know these things better than you! I'm not asking about them on purpose, I'm just good at observation and speculation..."
"How did you guess that?"
Mo Yuan squinted at her: "I don't ask you a lot of things, so don't ask me. Don't worry, I will never make the prince angry..."
"When do you plan to go back?" Mo Yi asked.
"Let's wait until the 15th! Then, I will come back..."
"Don't even think about it!" Mo Yi glared at her hatefully, but Mo Yuan was laughing so hard that her body was shaking.
Concubine Feng was indeed ill.
I've been busy these days, I haven't been sleeping well, I'm depressed, anxious and angry.
After taking a hot bath yesterday, I took a while to go to bed and I felt hot in the middle of the night.
I felt sore all over, cold, and couldn't sleep. Thinking about it, I felt even more lonely and helpless.
The fever did not subside in the morning, but at first she was reluctant to see a doctor. After a while, blisters appeared on her mouth.
I felt dizzy and worried that I wouldn't be able to recover for a while...so I just went and asked someone to invite the imperial physician with great fanfare.
With such a big commotion, the news reached Mo Yi. Mo Yuan winked at him like a rat stealing oil, "Am I right?"
"Does the prince know?" Mo Yi asked the girl.
As a result, Li Jing sent someone to call her and asked the two of them to go see Concubine Feng together.
Mo Yi tidied her clothes a little and said, "Go back to your own yard!" After giving instructions to Mo Yuan, she went out.
At the intersection of the garden, Li Jing was waiting for her. Seeing her coming, he didn't say anything and walked ahead with one hand behind his back.
When they arrived at Concubine Feng's courtyard, a maid greeted them at the door, "Your Majesty, Princess."
Li Jing didn't say anything, so Mo Yi asked, "What happened?"
"I've invited the imperial physician, and he's checking it out now!"
The couple walked into the main room and sat down. A maid went into the inner room to report something, and they could faintly hear voices.
After a while, Mother Song and another maid came out accompanied by an old doctor.
Seeing Li Jing, several people hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty. Princess."
Li Jing asked: "How is she?"
"In reply to your Highness..." the old doctor said respectfully, "The Concubine is fine, but she is a little tired and has a fever. The temperature inside and outside is hot and cold, and the wind and cold have invaded. Take two doses of medicine, sweat, drink more water, eat something light, and rest in bed. She will be fine in a few days."
"Then please prescribe a prescription."
The imperial physician wrote a prescription and Mother Song took it to get the medicine.
Li Jing said to the maid, "Tell her and we'll go in and take a look."
The maid took the order and went in. After a while, she came out and said, "My Lord, Princess. The Concubine said that she was unkempt and disheveled, and she was afraid that she would be disrespectful in front of the Queen..."
The following words are left unsaid.
Afraid of being disrespectful in front of me...but not afraid of being disrespectful in front of the prince.
Mo Yi nodded, "Then... let her have a good rest and take the medicine carefully. You guys should be more careful. If there is anything, send someone to call her." She turned to Li Jing and said, "Your Majesty, please go in and check on her. I will go back to my room first."
Li Jing nodded and waited until Mo Yi left before he went in.
On the way back to her room, Mo Yi felt a little empty. It was almost a month since she entered the mansion. What should she do next?
Although she has been deliberately avoiding it, there is always a time when she cannot avoid it.
At first, she was not used to having someone beside her when she slept. Later, she felt that furnace-like body and even breathing. She could feel his heartbeat when she was close to him, and she could touch him when she turned over... Now, it has become natural.
Just like last night: the two of them didn't do anything, his arm was naturally on her, and that kind of peace made her sleep very soundly.
If one day, he was no longer around, empty... and he went to Concubine Feng's room, Concubine Tian's room, and several concubines' rooms, and was intimate with them...
My heart suddenly felt like it was being cut by a knife and tears started to flow. But I was afraid that others would see them, so I wiped them away quickly.
Li Jing walked into the inner room. Concubine Feng was lying on the bed, covered with thick clothes, with her black hair scattered on her head.
His face was a little yellow, his lips had lost their color, and blisters appeared.
"Your Highness..." Concubine Feng called him softly, with tears in her eyes, looking weak and helpless.
Li Jing sat down beside her bed. "How are you?" he asked in a low voice.
Concubine Feng looked at him steadily, stretched out her hand from the quilt, and held Li Jing's arm, a little excited, "Master... I don't know what's wrong, Li Niang is so sad. Master... please don't leave Li Niang..."
"What are you talking about?" Li Jing asked.
"I have been very anxious these days. You have been back for more than a year, but you have only been to the backyard a few times. Now that you have a princess, I rarely talk to you. I know you are busy, but I feel really bad..."
After that, she wept helplessly...
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