She thought everyone would treat her with the same tenderness and compassion as Lu Ziqian.
The Princess Consort might not understand the meaning of this sentence, but the Prince of Cheng would certainly understand it.
Finally, the prince, who had been sitting silently to the side, spoke up: "Guards, escort Princess Fu'an back to her residence."
"We will definitely send the person back safely."
Chen Yunniang gave a smug snort and even glanced at the Princess and Su Yujiao provocatively.
She refused to believe that they would dare to make things difficult for her if she brought up the Crown Prince!
Even the city lord had to obediently send her back, not daring to utter a single word!
"No one is allowed to spread what was said tonight, or they will be killed without exception."
The city king warned everyone in the house.
"Your Highness, the medicine is ready."
"Quickly give it to the princess."
About half an hour after the young princess finished drinking the medicine, her fever clearly subsided.
"Imperial Physician Zhou, you stay and watch over the princess. Report back immediately if anything happens."
"Madam Lu, please come with me."
Princess Consort of the City pulled her to a side hall and described her symptoms. Su Yujiao immediately prescribed medicine.
"This is for decocting and taking as medicine."
"This is for boiling water to clean the bottom."
"The symptoms will subside after three days, and the patient will be fully recovered after seven days."
Seeing Su Yujiao's confident demeanor, the Princess Consort immediately placed her trust in her completely.
"Thank you, Madam Lu."
"How come I've never heard of you having medical skills before?"
Su Yujiao smiled and said, "I've loved reading medical books since I was a child. I know a little bit about medicine, but I don't dare to be arrogant for fear of being laughed at."
"It's just a coincidence that we're here today."
Hearing her say that, the Princess Consort became curious: "Yes, how did you know the Princess was ill, and how did you arrive so promptly?"
"I have come to find my husband."
“I heard that the Emperor has sent the Prince of Cheng and my husband to go on the expedition together.”
"He said he was going to see the prince to discuss military affairs in the afternoon, but he didn't go back until very late, so I came to look for him."
"As soon as I got to the door, I saw the steward of the Prince’s mansion instructing his servants to fetch the imperial physician, saying that the young princess was ill and that her condition was very serious. That’s when I volunteered."
Princess Consort nodded: "General Lu did come this afternoon, but he left long ago."
"He probably went to the military camp."
"Maybe."
The two became acquainted as they chatted. The Princess Consort of the City was not cunning and was a straightforward person who wore her heart on her sleeve.
Before long, he took Su Yujiao's hand and they were as close as sisters.
It wasn't until the maid came to fetch her, saying that the little princess's fever had subsided and she was now awake, crying and looking for her mother, that she was reluctant to let her leave.
Su Yujiao left the Prince of Cheng's mansion with Physician Zhou.
"Young Madam, what should we do?"
"If this matter reaches the Emperor, how will I explain it to the Crown Prince?"
Su Yujiao thought for a moment and said, "Go to the Crown Prince now, confess your sins to him, and explain everything that happened tonight."
"The Crown Prince will certainly not make things difficult for you."
"Will this... will this work?"
Seeing that he still looked flustered, Su Yujiao explained a few more words.
"The Crown Prince is not a fool; he naturally understands that secrets cannot be kept forever."
"He should have thought of the consequences when he let someone who knew no medicine pretend to be a miracle doctor."
"If Chen Yunniang were smart, she should hide away to the ends of the earth and live her life of luxury while still holding the title of county princess."
"But she just doesn't know how to be low-key and likes to show off. When something happens, she even uses the Crown Prince to intimidate people. Who can she blame for that?"
“This matter was wrong from the beginning, and the Crown Prince cannot blame you.”
The more Physician Zhou listened, the more reasonable it seemed. It was utterly foolish to let someone who knew no medicine pretend to be a divine doctor!
"Alright, I will go to the Eastern Palace to apologize right away!"
Physician Zhou went to the East Palace overnight. Upon arrival, he knelt down and began to wail, a gesture that was incredibly smooth.
After she had cried enough, she told the Crown Prince everything that had happened at the Prince's mansion that day.
The crown prince was so angry that his face turned ashen, and he cursed the idiot several times!
Fortunately, the City King was not one of the Third Prince's men, otherwise he wouldn't have even had a chance to react.
The next morning at court, the Crown Prince knelt down in front of all the civil and military officials to confess his crimes and recount what had happened at the Prince of Cheng's residence.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor immediately named the Prince of Wencheng.
Seeing that the Crown Prince had spoken up, the Prince of Cheng felt no need to hide anything and answered truthfully.
"This matter was due to my oversight, and I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
The emperor remained expressionless, sitting firmly on his throne; no one knew what he was thinking.
"Eunuch Lu, go and summon the Lady of Fu'an County."
"yes."
Inside the Orchid Garden, Chen Yunniang saw people from the palace arrive and learned that her impersonation had been exposed and that they were going to drag her to the Golden Palace for a confrontation. She was nearly scared to death.
Why did the crown prince voluntarily confess his guilt?
Why didn't the Crown Prince protect her?
Why isn't Lu Ziqian speaking up for her?
On the way to the palace, she sat in the carriage. After all, until the matter was investigated, she was still the noble county princess.
Suddenly a note was thrown in through the car window and landed at her feet.
After reading it, Chen Yunniang gradually calmed herself down and tried to think about how to deal with the situation next.
When she arrived at the imperial court, she took the initiative to admit that the two prescriptions were not developed by her, but rather that she had found them.
She knelt on the ground, trembling as she explained that she had met an old doctor on her way to Qicheng.
At that time, the old doctor was killed by thieves and was barely clinging to life.
She had saved the old doctor's life, so the old doctor gave her the prescription but refused to reveal his name.
He said that his medical skills led to his assassination attempt, which in turn implicated his entire family.
There was a high-ranking official in their town who sent him to treat his wife's illness, but the wife had a terminal illness that was incurable.
The high-ranking official then arrested his entire family, killing one person a day, until he cured his wife's illness and the killings stopped.
The old doctor's wife, son, daughter-in-law, and all the servants in his household were murdered. He fled with his young grandson.
He settled his grandson in a safe place and even handed over the family's medical books to him.
As a result, the old doctor had just settled his grandson when he encountered his pursuers...
“Your Majesty, it was the old physician who asked me to impersonate him. As long as someone claims the credit, no one will investigate him, and naturally, they won’t be able to trace it back to his grandson.”
"Otherwise, that high-ranking official would continue to investigate his grandson and try to seize the ancestral medical book."
"At first, I didn't want to agree, but the old doctor passed away right after he finished speaking."
"I know the importance of these two prescriptions and dare not disobey the old doctor's last wish. His only wish was to protect his grandson."
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, I know I was wrong." Chen Yunniang prostrated herself on the ground, trembling.
The Emperor, still with an air of authority, asked: "What do you all think, my beloved ministers?"
After some whispering and discussion, the officials finally decided to revoke all her honors and titles, and restore her to her commoner status.
Although she impersonated someone else, it's understandable, since it was the old doctor's last wish.
Moreover, she traveled thousands of miles to successfully deliver the prescription to the Crown Prince, saving the lives of millions of people.
Merit will offset demerit; neither punishment nor reward will be given!
In the end, Chen Yunniang was stripped of her county princess uniform in public, dressed in coarse cloth, and driven out of the palace.
The county magistrate's residence, servants, gold, and silver were all returned in full.
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