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Steward Cui: "Huang Ying, don't rush, I haven't finished speaking yet... Consort Liu has been flogged, she must see a doctor before taking any medicine, lest it delay her recovery."
"But where can we find a doctor? Time is of the essence, our mistress can't wait any longer!!"
"It seems Consort Liu was destined to survive. The Prince is having knee problems and has summoned the imperial physician, who should be out by now. You may take him to see Consort Liu."
"Is this... alright? What if...?"
"What are you afraid of at this point? As long as the imperial physician is willing to go with you, you and Consort Liu should be burning incense in gratitude, shouldn't you?"
"Huang Ying thanks Steward Cui for his great kindness." Huang Ying knelt at Steward Cui's feet.
"Sigh, after this matter, tell Consort Liu, your mistress, to think carefully before you act!!!"
"Yes, I understand."
Sure enough, the imperial physician soon came out carrying his medicine chest.
"Fortunately, no one is seeing us off, so it's the perfect time," said Steward Cui, as he went to greet him and whispered something in his ear. Huang Ying frowned, glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.
Huang Ying burst into tears of joy, ran up quickly, snatched the medicine box from his right shoulder and carried it on her own shoulder.
"Please come this way."
The imperial physician, his expression unreadable, glanced at Steward Cui and followed her toward Pear Blossom Residence.
On the way back, Huang Ying almost ran, afraid of delaying Jiang Yan's recovery.
The imperial physician was a middle-aged man in his fifties, tall and large, with naturally long strides, so they returned to Pear Blossom Residence in a very short time.
"Please come this way." As soon as Huang Ying opened the door, she pointed to the direction by the bed and led the imperial physician over.
Jiang Yan's face turned four or five shades paler than before, as if all the blood in her body was about to drain away.
"Doctor, what's wrong with my mistress? Why is her face so pale?" Huang Ying was so frightened that tears streamed down her face.
The imperial physician's face immediately turned pale, as if he had been greatly frightened, and he hurriedly checked Jiang Yan's pulse and breathing.
"Quickly, open the first-aid kit!!"
Huang Ying paused for a moment, then quickly opened the medicine box slung over her right shoulder.
The imperial physician quickly selected five silver needles and inserted three into Jiang Yan's forehead and one into the inside of each of his left and right wrists.
The oriole was so nervous and scared that she couldn't even speak.
The imperial physician then selected a small but sharp knife and gently sliced open the pad of Jiang Yan's right index finger, from which dark red blood flowed out instantly.
The imperial physician squeezed the wound vigorously for a while until the blood turned bright red before stopping. He sighed with relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Is my mistress alright?"
"We managed to save her, but she's too weak. She has bruises and a fever, so I'm afraid her wound is infected."
"That......"
"Here are some pills for treating internal injuries. Give her one first. I'll write the prescription. Go get the medicine early tomorrow morning and boil it for her to drink immediately. Three times a day, make sure the amount is sufficient and the heat is just right."
"My mistress must be alright now, right? As long as she takes her medicine on time, she'll get better, right?" Huang Ying asked, suppressing her excitement.
"That makes sense, but we need to take good care of her, especially the wound on her back. We must make sure it doesn't get infected."
"Yes, I understand."
The imperial physician wrote out a prescription, gave some instructions, and then left.
Huang Ying held Jiang Yan's head on her lap, broke the pill into rice-grain-sized pieces, and painstakingly stuffed it into Jiang Yan's mouth.
She was afraid that something might happen to Jiang Yan again, so she stayed by his bedside, feeling anxious and fearful. Every few seconds, she would touch Jiang Yan's forehead and check his breathing. She did this until dawn.
Jiang Yan did not have a high fever, but her body temperature was still a bit higher than normal.
Her face had regained a slight blush, and although her lips were still completely colorless, she at least looked like a living person.
Huang Ying tucked the blanket around Jiang Yan, then took the prescription from the imperial physician and went to get the medicine.
Inside the study of Yunxiao Pavilion.
"...You mean she almost died?" Shangguan Zeyu was so shocked that he dripped ink from his brush onto the new Xuan paper, staining a large area.
"It's Your Highness. This is what Imperial Physician Wang told Steward Cui last night."
"And the result?" Shangguan Zeyu asked, his eyes deep, as he put down his pen.
"Butler Cui gave me a heart-protecting pill and wrote a prescription... but..."
"So you've learned to stammer too?" Shangguan Zeyu's expression turned even colder.
"Your Highness, Imperial Physician Wang said that Consort Liu has poison in her body, and it is a sign of poisoning. He suspects that Consort Liu has been poisoned all along."
"Poisoning? Poisoning?" Shangguan Zeyu sneered in surprise. "Are the servants of the Prince Duan's mansion that capable?"
"Your Highness, shall we ask Imperial Physician Wang to come to the residence again?"
Shangguan Zeyu did not answer immediately, but slowly stroked his chin with his right hand, seemingly lost in thought. After a while, he said, "Don't let the news leak out."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Huang Ying had difficulty getting the medicinal herbs from Steward Cui last night, but this morning, as soon as she appeared, Steward Cui rushed to ask her what herbs she needed.
Without much thought, Huang Ying gave the prescription to Steward Cui.
Steward Cui handed the medicine to a servant boy and told him to fetch it, while he asked Huang Ying himself.
"How is Consort Liu? Has she woken up?"
"My mistress's condition has improved, but she has not yet woken up... This servant thanks Steward Cui on behalf of my mistress. If it weren't for Steward Cui, the imperial physician would not have come to treat my mistress. My mistress would probably be..." She was about to kneel down to Steward Cui again.
Butler Cui looked guilty and quickly pulled Huang Ying up.
"Don't thank me, thank His Highness." As if realizing she had misspoke, she quickly took a breath and explained, "I am His Highness's servant, and His Highness is his master. What a servant does is his master's order. Don't thank me."
Huang Ying was initially a little suspicious, but after hearing what he said, she understood.
The servant who dispensed the medicine came out.
"Take this medicine and go brew it quickly." Butler Cui took the medicine from the servant and handed it to Huang Ying. "Do you know how to brew medicine?"
"This servant knows how to brew medicine."
"Then you should go back quickly, don't delay. Come find me if you need anything."
Huang Ying quickly took the medicine and ran back.
Watching her hurried departure, Butler Cui took another deep breath and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
Xiao Yiqing felt relieved after dealing with Jiang Yan, and invited Wang Qianqian and Wu Lanyu to enjoy the flowers in the back garden.
Wang Qianqian: "Princess, I heard that you dismissed Minglan, Haoyue, and Qingshuang. Is that true?"
"You think it's fake? Hmph, is it a problem that I'm going to deal with a few useless people?" Xiao Yiqing curled her lips contemptuously.
"I wouldn't dare. I just think..." Wang Qianqian realized she had spoken too quickly and stopped herself, turning her gaze away from the distance to the green agate bracelet she was wearing.
"You think I am 'kind-hearted' and 'forgiving' and wouldn't do such a thing, right?" She glanced at Wang Qianqian lightly and smiled, "I wouldn't do this to you, nor would I do this to Sister Wu."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Wang Qianqian and Wu Lanyu quickly stopped what they were doing and bowed respectfully to her.
Xiao Yiqing picked a pale blue hydrangea and gently sniffed it.
"I am also a human being, a woman!" These were words laced with deeper meaning.
Wang Qianqian and Wu Lanyu exchanged a knowing glance, lowered their eyes, and continued admiring the flowers with her.
Shangguan Zeyu had been staying at his Yunxiao Pavilion for the past few days, saying he was too busy with official duties to be disturbed. Xiao Yiqing, Wang Qianqian, and Wu Lanyu didn't dare to go to him.
That day, after 9 PM, Shangguan Zeyu suddenly led Zhang Qin towards Peach Blossom Village.
Peach Blossom Village was bustling with activity at this time.
"Go and call for help! What are you standing there for?" Xiao Yiqing hid tightly behind Chunhua, looking at the fat man who was approaching her step by step with fear.
The man was bloated and fat; it was unclear how he ended up in the Prince's mansion and even came to Peach Blossom Village.
Upon hearing Xiao Yiqing's order, the two maids hurriedly ran out to find reinforcements.
The fat man leered at Xiao Yiqing: "Beauty, what are you afraid of? What are you hiding from? I've been looking for you everywhere! Come here, let me hug you and give you a kiss." He pouted his thick, purplish-red lips.
Xiao Yiqing was so disgusted that she couldn't bear to look at him.
Chunhua forced herself to remain calm and shouted, "How dare you! Do you know where you are? How dare you disrespect the Princess?! Just wait until the Prince skins you alive and bleeds you dry!!"
"Oh ho, brother is so scared! Hahaha, brother is a romantic, I'd rather die under a peony than be a gentleman!! Come on, beauty, let brother give you a kiss!!!" The fat man laughed lewdly and pounced on Chunhua and the others.
Chunhua was so frightened that her eyes almost popped out of their sockets. She quickly grabbed Xiao Yiqing and pulled her to the left.
The fat man lunged at them again.
Seeing that there was nowhere to hide, Chunhua tried to pull Xiao Yiqing inside, but the fat man blocked the doorway, spreading his arms wide and deliberately making his belly sway back and forth.
Xiao Yiqing was so frightened that she didn't know what to do, and could only hold on tightly to the back of Chunhua's clothes.
Chunhua glanced in the direction of the main gate, preparing to pull Xiao Yiqing out, but at this moment, the fat man saw through her intention and suddenly grabbed Xiao Yiqing's arm from her left side.
Xiao Yiqing screamed in fright, as if she had stepped on a snake.
Chunhua quickly tried to push the fat man, but he was like a mountain, and she couldn't budge him no matter how hard she tried.
"Ah, let me go, you damned man, you filthy man, let me go right now!!!"
Shangguan Zeyu and Zhang Qin hurriedly walked in, only to be met with this appalling scene.
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