A person fainted at the Prince of Changshan's residence, with a rash all over their face. Instead of seeing the imperial physician who was readily available, they insisted on returning to their residence. It's no wonder that people became suspicious.
As soon as the maid said this, the people around began to murmur in their hearts, wondering if Miss Chen had some hidden illness. The maid was afraid that the imperial physician would find out by taking her pulse, since everyone ate and drank the same things and no one else was fine, but Miss Chen had fainted.
Princess Danyang also found it strange and looked at the maid, saying, "Your mistress fainted in our Changshan Prince's Mansion and returned home without seeing the imperial physician. If something happens, can a mere maid like you bear the responsibility?"
The maidservant cried anxiously, "My young lady will be alright, she'll definitely be alright..."
Although that's what she said, the maid's voice was clearly urgent. She wanted to help her mistress up, but as a maid, she really couldn't lift her up. There were too many onlookers, and no one was willing to lend a hand.
If the imperial physician were to examine her pulse, her daughter's reputation would be ruined.
Princess Danyang was just saying it casually; she couldn't possibly listen to a maid and actually send Miss Chen, who had fainted from a rash, directly back to the manor. The peony banquet was in such a bad mood because of this incident.
Soon the imperial physician arrived with his medicine chest, accompanied by Princess Changshan and several noble ladies.
At that time, Miss Chen had already been helped into the pavilion, but no matter how the maid shook her or pinched her philtrum, Miss Chen showed no signs of waking up. The maid was really anxious this time. If it weren't for the fact that Miss Chen's palms were warm, she would have suspected that the young lady had died suddenly.
Princess Changshan said to the imperial physician, "Quickly examine Miss Chen."
The imperial physician stepped forward to take Miss Chen's pulse, but the maid shook her even more violently, crying, "Miss, wake up! Wake up!"
One of the jade hairpins in Miss Chen's hair fell off and landed on the bluestone ground with a crisp, melodious sound.
The imperial physician said, "Give me your hand."
The maid's face turned pale. "No need to take her pulse, we want to go back to the manor..."
Princess Changshan's face darkened with displeasure. "Is this maid trying to harm her mistress? Pull her away!"
Two maids stepped forward and pulled the other maid away, and the imperial physician sat down to take Miss Chen's pulse.
The moment the imperial physician took the pulse, his expression changed.
After taking her pulse for a while, the imperial physician finally let go. Princess Changshan asked, "Why did Miss Chen faint and why is her face covered with red rashes?"
The imperial physician said, "Miss Chen has been poisoned. She ingested some poison that causes rashes, as well as a little bit of sleeping potion."
Princess Danyang said, "How could she be poisoned? The tea and snacks she drank were provided by my Changshan Prince's Mansion. Everyone else was fine, so why was she the only one poisoned?"
Princess Changshan said, "Check the tea she drank."
The maidservant brought the tea that Miss Chen had been drinking to the imperial physician for examination. The physician said, "Someone has poisoned this tea."
Princess Changshan's face was cold and stern. "My Changshan Prince's Mansion has no grudge against her and no one would harm her. Someone is trying to cause trouble by taking advantage of my Changshan Prince's Mansion's peony banquet!"
Princess Danyang looked at Miss Chen's maid and said, "Mother, I find this maid very suspicious. When her mistress was in trouble, instead of rushing to save her, she wanted to take Miss Chen back to the manor. Is she afraid that the imperial physician will find something wrong?"
As soon as Princess Danyang spoke, all eyes turned to the maid. The maid shook her head repeatedly and hurriedly protested, "I didn't! I am loyal to my mistress and would never poison her."
Princess Changshan asked the imperial physician, "Is Miss Chen alright?"
The imperial physician replied, "The poison is mild; there's nothing to worry about. Just take one dose of medicine."
Princess Changshan said, "Prescribe some medicine so that she can take it and be detoxified before returning to the manor."
The imperial physician looked troubled. Princess Changshan asked, "What's wrong?"
The imperial physician stood up, invited Princess Changshan aside, and whispered, "Miss Chen is two months pregnant. There is a drug in the antidote that may harm the fetus in her womb, so she should not take the medicine. It would be best to have her bloodletted to expel the poison."
Princess Changshan frowned deeply. Her Changshan Prince's banquet for peonies only invited unmarried young ladies from prominent families and young masters from aristocratic households. To avoid making it too obvious, she extended the invitation to those who were engaged or not yet married. As far as she knew, the daughter of the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy was not yet engaged, so how could she be pregnant? The Chancellor of the Imperial Academy, Chen, was a family that valued poetry and propriety. How could the young lady of the family do such a scandalous thing?
Judging from the maid's attitude in trying to stop her, even her maid knew that Miss Chen was pregnant. This shows how popular the peony banquet at the Changshan Prince's Mansion was, that she would attend even while pregnant.
Princess Changshan felt a bit unlucky and turned around to order, "Send them, mistress and servant, back."
The two old women then helped carry Miss Chen out of the pavilion.
Shen Wan made Miss Chen faint in public to make a big scene and reveal that she was pregnant. However, Shen Wan did not expect that the imperial physician and the Prince of Changshan's mansion would consider the reputation of the Imperial Academy Chancellor's mansion and keep the matter a secret.
Having come this far, Shen Wan couldn't let herself fail at the last minute.
She ruined her cousin's reputation so badly in her past life, so today she's determined to make them utterly disgraced!
Before Miss Chen was even carried out of the garden, news of her premarital pregnancy spread like wildfire.
The news was so explosive that it spread like wildfire throughout the entire Changshan Prince's Mansion. Some young ladies from prominent families questioned, "Is that really true?"
The young lady whispered to her, "It's all over the news, and neither the imperial physician nor the Princess of Changshan has said a word to clarify it. You should know whether it's true or not. I just don't know whose child it is..."
The ladies from respectable families both scorned and couldn't suppress their gossip.
Don't worry, Shen Wan will satisfy their curiosity.
When news of Miss Chen's pregnancy spread throughout the Changshan Prince's Mansion, and when the imperial physician suspected that the Princess of Changshan had leaked the information, while the Princess of Changshan suspected that the imperial physician was unreliable, the news that Miss Chen was pregnant with the child of the top scholar in this year's imperial examination became a hot topic.
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