Concubine Xie, who was reinstated by the emperor, and Concubine Feng, who gave birth to the third princess, also paid their respects to her.
In the end, Zhou Changzai reluctantly bowed to her. Originally, she and Ning Yuxi entered the palace together and were both Changzai. Now, less than a year later, Ning Yuxi became the mistress of a palace, while she was still a Changzai. Naturally, she was unhappy.
After Zhou Chang finished his ceremony, only Zheng agreed. Ning Yuxi did not urge her and pretended not to see the reluctance on her face.
Zheng agreed and hesitated for a long time, and finally stood up reluctantly and bowed to her hastily. Ning Yuxi didn't care and let her stand up directly.
Soon the Queen arrived. Ning Yuxi stood up and bowed with everyone else. The Queen showed concern for her third prince and then asked about Feng Changzai's third princess.
Feng Changzai was a little surprised, as if she had not expected the Queen to ask her so suddenly. She quickly responded:
"Reply, reply to the Queen, the Third Princess is doing well recently. The wet nurse arranged by the Queen is taking good care of her."
The Queen: "That's good. You've lost so much weight. While taking care of the princess is important, you should also take good care of yourself."
Feng Changzai was thin and pale, and it was obvious that she had not taken good care of herself during the confinement period, and her qi and blood were deficient.
Feng Changzai was somewhat flattered and said timidly, "Yes, yes, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Soon, a eunuch shouted, "The Imperial Concubine has arrived."
Ning Yuxi stood up with everyone else and saluted Concubine Liu.
Concubine Liu bent her knees slightly to salute the Queen, sat down slowly, and then raised her hand to signal them to stand up.
"Why aren't you talking? It sounded quite lively outside just now."
No one responded, and Concubine Liu suddenly looked at Ning Yuxi: "This is the new Concubine Ning, right?
You look so proud, why don't you bring the Third Prince here so I can have a good look at him, born amidst auspicious signs."
Ning Yuxi quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are joking. What auspicious sign? It's just the morning glow.
The weather has been hot and sunny lately, with morning and evening glows appearing frequently. The Third Prince simply happened to catch the morning glow."
Concubine Liu took a sip of tea and smiled coolly: "Really?"
Before Ning Yuxi could speak, the Queen's slightly majestic voice rang out: "Alright, whether it's the morning glow or the auspicious sign, it's not your business to worry about it!"
"In a few days it will be Mid-Autumn Festival, which is also the Emperor's birthday. Why not think carefully about the birthday gift you will prepare for the Emperor when you have some free time?"
After saying this, the Queen asked everyone to disperse.
After leaving Fengluan Palace, Ning Yuxi was walking with Concubine Chen and Li Changzai. At this time, Hua Shen, the chief eunuch beside Concubine Liu, called her and said, "Lady Ning, please stay. The Concubine Liu invites you to Changle Palace for a chat."
There was nothing good about Concubine Liu inviting her, but she had no choice but to go.
Concubine Chen and Concubine Li both looked at her with concern.
Ning Yuxi smiled and said, "Sisters, please go back first. I'll be back soon."
As Hua Shen arrived outside the main hall of Changle Palace, he smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, Concubine Ning. I will go in and inform you."
Ning Yuxi smiled and nodded.
After a while, Hua Shen came out with an apologetic look on his face. "It's really unfortunate. The Imperial Concubine got up early today and felt sleepy when she returned to the palace. She's resting right now. Please excuse me, Imperial Concubine Ning, for waiting here for a moment."
Here it comes, here it comes. Ning Yuxi smiled inwardly, "Since Your Majesty is taking a rest, it's okay for me to wait for a while."
It’s okay, it’s August now and the weather is still very hot. The sun has already risen.
Hua Shen retreated after he finished speaking. At this moment, only two palace maids were standing at the entrance of the main hall in the courtyard.
Luoying looked at Ning Yuxi anxiously. Ning Yuxi raised her eyebrows, signaling her not to be anxious.
After more than half an hour, Ning Yuxi's face turned pale and her body began to shake. The moment the door of the main hall opened, Ning Yuxi fell down softly.
Luoying was startled, her face full of anxiety: "Master, Master, wake up, Master..."
Hua Shen, who had just opened the door, was also shocked when he saw this. The Queen originally wanted to punish Concubine Ning a little, and it was not noon now, so it would be okay to stand for more than an hour.
He was just about to invite someone in when Concubine Ning fainted.
Hua Shen hurried in to report to Concubine Liu and had the body carried to a side hall.
Concubine Liu frowned slightly, looking at Ning Yuxi in the side hall with impatience: "What's going on? She fainted after only half an hour? I think she was just pretending."
"Hua Shen, there's no need to make this public. Go ask Imperial Physician Wang to come and see her first. If she's faking it, I won't let her off!"
Doctor Wang is Concubine Liu's man, so naturally he would not lie to her.
Hua Shen retreated in response.
Not long after, Doctor Wang came with a medicine box. On the way, he naturally listened to Hua Shen's explanation of the whole story.
Doctor Wang also thought that Concubine Ning was probably pretending to faint. After all, she had only been standing for half an hour, and it was not noon yet.
After taking Concubine Ning's pulse, Doctor Wang frowned unconsciously. Does it look like she is really fainted?
After confirming again and again that Doctor Wang had put away the handkerchief, Luo Ying anxiously asked, "Doctor, how is my master?"
Doctor Wang didn't know how to answer. After all, Concubine Ning's condition was still determined by Concubine Liu. So he packed up his medicine box without saying anything, but just said that he would go and report to Concubine Liu first.
After Doctor Wang left, only Ning Yuxi and her servant were left in the room. Just when Luoying was feeling anxious,
Ning Yuxi, who was pale on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes quietly, winked at Luoying playfully, and silently told her not to worry, she was just pretending.
Luoying was happy at first, but then she thought that if she pretended to faint, the imperial physician should be able to find out the cause. If Concubine Liu knew about this, wouldn't she be even more angry?
Then I became worried again.
On the other side, Doctor Wang had just entered the main hall, and before he had time to greet Concubine Liu, he asked, "How is it? Are you pretending?"
"Replying to the Imperial Concubine, Concubine Ning has indeed fainted. Her pulse is disordered at the moment due to insufficient Qi and blood after childbirth."
Concubine Liu was slightly startled, but she felt relieved when she thought of the emperor's love and respect for her. "In that case, you should give her a good treatment."
Doctor Wang took his leave.
Hua Shen's face was slightly worried: "My Lady, this..."
"Why are you panicking? You're just a disfavored woman who relied on giving birth to a prince to gain the emperor's favor. How can you compare with me?"
"When Concubine Ning wakes up, just send her back to the palace. There's no need to alert the Emperor."
Hua Shen agreed, then hesitated and said, "What if Concubine Ning tells the Emperor?"
Concubine Liu narrowed her eyes slightly: "When she wakes up, tell her that if she doesn't want to be my enemy, she should know what to do!"
More than half an hour later, Ning Yuxi slowly woke up. Luoying brought the medicine prescribed by Doctor Wang. Ning Yuxi smelled it and knew it was just a medicine to replenish qi and blood, so she drank it.
After all, you have to do the whole show.
Just after she finished drinking the medicine, Hua Shen came over and said, "Ningpin Niang, you are finally awake. You were not feeling well. You fainted after waiting for such a short while. It made the Imperial Concubine worried."
Ning Yuxi looked weak as if she had just fainted, but she wanted to curse in her heart. She fainted while being punished to stand, and she blamed herself for her poor health, and made Concubine Liu worry?
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