Chapter 112: Xu Nian wakes up from the drunken stupor and Luo Jin searches for the cause of his illness

Yanfu and Yanrong heard the noise from inside and walked in quickly. Unexpectedly, they saw Xu Nian who wrapped himself tightly.

"Miss, what's wrong with you? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Xu Nian freed himself from the quilt and said, "Yan Fu, Yan Rong, you are so good at martial arts, do you have the confidence to kill me with one palm?"

"Ah?" Yanfu thought that the young lady might not be sober yet, and she was still talking nonsense.

Yanren smiled and rolled up the bed curtains, then asked, "Miss, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

Xu Nian took Yanrong's hand and placed it on her head, and said with tears in her eyes: "Yanrong, my brain seems to be broken."

Just when Yanrong was twitching his lips, not knowing what to do, he heard a low, faint laugh from outside.

"What happened to Nian Nian? Yesterday—"

"Luo Jin'an!" Xu Nian shouted, stopping Luo Jin'an from saying anything else. "Wait a moment, I'll just wash up and go out."

Xu Nian got up in a hurry and let Yan Fu and Yan Rong do what they wanted to her body and face. Her mind was now filled with only one thought: should she pretend nothing had happened when she saw Luo Jinan later?

No matter how much Xu Nian procrastinated, she still had to face it when the time came. She patted her face to cheer herself up, and walked out with a faint smile. Little did she know that in the eyes of Yan Fu and Yan Rong, her demeanor at this moment was like that of a warrior who was about to die heroically.

Although Luo Jinan had been guarding outside the courtyard all night, he did not look tired at all after washing and changing his clothes. When he saw Xu Nian coming out, he loudly instructed the maid to serve the meal.

"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?"

Xu Nian shook her head. Seeing that Luo Jin'an was no different from before, she breathed a sigh of relief. The two of them ate a sweet and sticky meal, completely forgetting what happened in Danhuaiyuan yesterday.

As for Luo Jinhuai, after Luo Jinan took Xu Nian away, he still went to Shi Nuan Pavilion. No matter what, Chen Yang was his eldest son, and he couldn't let anything happen to Chen Yang.

But when he arrived at Shi Nuan Pavilion, he saw Lingzhi holding Luo Chenyang and crying. Poor little child Chenyang still had to comfort his mother.

"Where is the court doctor? How serious is Chen Yang's illness?"

Seeing that Luo Jinhuai had really come, Lingzhi suppressed her excitement and said sadly, "I saw that Chenyang was ill and lost my composure for a moment. Nanny Li said that she would go to ask the palace doctor and inform the prince at the same time. I don't know why Nanny took so long."

Luo Jinhuai frowned. If Nanny Li had gone to call the court physician, the physician would not have taken so long to arrive. He suppressed his anger and called the guards, "Go and call the court physician."

Luo Jinhuai was already dissatisfied with Shi Nuan Ge because of Luo Jinan's words today, and now he was even more upset when he saw Lingzhi just crying without any opinions.

"Okay, Chen Yang is still sick, stop crying here and disturb Chen Yang's rest."

Lingzhi stopped crying, glanced at the prince's face, knew it would be better for her to leave, and quietly left the room.

She quietly called the maid beside her and ordered, "Go and find out what happened in Danhuai Courtyard that made the prince unhappy."

"yes"

Lingzhi stood quietly in the courtyard, thinking about what to do next. She had already received news from Shujingyuan that the prince intended to register Chenyang under the name of the Crown Prince's Consort and recognize him as his legitimate son.

Therefore, for the sake of Chen Yang, she could not let the Crown Prince's wife get pregnant again. It was a pity that she was of low status and did not have that much power, otherwise she would have plenty of ways to prevent that woman from getting pregnant again.

At this moment, Lingzhi, who was standing in the shadows in the yard, had a ferocious expression on her face. There was no trace of the weak demeanor she had just had. If Luo Jinhuai saw this, he would definitely be horrified.

After the court doctor checked Luo Chenyang's pulse, he bowed his head and said, "Young Master, there is nothing wrong with your health. I will prescribe two doses of medicine and I think the fever will go away. But—"

Luo Jinhuai waved his hand and said, "Just say whatever you want to say."

"But the young master is still young, so he shouldn't overwork himself, or it might affect his longevity."

Luo Jinhuai's face was shocked. He didn't expect it to be so serious. He nodded to show that he understood. The court doctor then bowed and left.

Only after watching Luo Chenyang take the medicine and staying with him until he fell asleep did Luo Jinhuai leave the room. Looking at Lingzhi who was leaning on her side with her head down and her shoulders still trembling slightly, he swallowed the words he wanted to question.

"I have ordered Madam Li to be caned to death. I will send another madam to Shi Nuan Pavilion tomorrow."

"Young Master—" Lingzhi raised her head in pretended shock. In fact, she had already known that Nanny Li had been beaten to death with a stick, but the person who gave the order was not the Young Master but the one from the Yicao Courtyard.

"Take good care of Chen Yang. I'm going back first."

After leaving Shi Nuan Pavilion, Luo Jinhuai did not leave immediately, but ordered the guards: "Bring Chen Yang's nanny here quietly."

"yes"

Luo Jinhuai looked at Shi Nuan Ge leisurely, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Prince, the nurse has brought him here."

"Greetings, Prince." The wet nurse kowtowed and greeted him tremblingly. She didn't know why the prince was looking for her. Thinking of the sick young master, she felt even more uneasy.

"The court doctor said that Chen Yang's illness was caused by overwork. I have never enlightened them, so I don't know where this overwork comes from."

The nurse listened to the prince's chilly voice and dared not hide anything. She kowtowed and apologized, "I am guilty, I am guilty, prince, this is what Master Ling meant. Master Ling said that the young master is the prince's eldest son, and will...will also be the prince's legitimate son in the future, so you can't fall behind in literature and martial arts, so...so..."

Luo Jinhuai didn't listen to the wet nurse's next words and returned to Danhuaiyuan with a sullen face.

"My Lord, how is Chen Yang? Did the court doctor say anything?"

Luo Jinhuai felt even more dissatisfied with Lingzhi when he saw Guo Yi's anxious face. Then he thought of the wet nurse's words and began to reflect whether he was too cold to the Crown Prince's Consort, which led the people in Shi Nuan Pavilion to have the wrong impression.

"Don't worry, I feel much better after taking the medicine."

Guo Yi said with a sense of relief: "That's good. I wanted to go and see her, but I was afraid Lingzhi would be suspicious." Guo Yi whispered: "My Lord, even though I may be childless, I really have never thought of snatching Chen Yang and the others away. I know the pain of leaving my mother, so how could I-"

Before Guo Yi could finish, Luo Jinhuai had already embraced her and said softly, "I know what kind of person you are. There is no need to explain more. Moreover, you are their stepmother. It is your responsibility to educate the illegitimate children. No one has the right to criticize you."

Guo Yi sobbed twice, Luo Jinhuai patted her and continued: "Don't always belittle yourself, we are still young and we will have our own legitimate son."

"It is because I am useless."

Luo Jinan wiped the tears from Guo Yi's face and said with a smile: "Let me see that our Crown Prince's Consort is really useless, haha..."

As he spoke, he picked up Guo Yi and walked towards the bed. Guo Yi shyly fell into Luo Jinhuai's arms, but her eyes were clear as she lowered her head.