Upon hearing this, Liu Xu, who was standing by, immediately looked hesitant. Finally, she silently looked at the Fourth Master, clearly waiting for him to speak.
Fourth Master stood up and gestured to Li Chenjiao, saying, "Let's go take a look together."
Li Chenjiao stood up with Fourth Master's hand in hers. Before leaving, she asked Qiu Ci to stay and take the dinner to the kitchen to heat it up.
On the way, Fulu and Xiaoluzi carried palace lanterns for illumination.
Li Chenjiao asked Liu Xu seemingly casually, "It's only dinnertime now. What did the eldest princess eat today? Why did she spit up milk?"
Liu Xu had no idea; she only heard from Madam Wang that the eldest princess had vomited milk, so she informed her own princess, who then hurriedly sent her to Xinlutang to invite the Fourth Master.
At this moment, Liu Xu hesitated a bit: "When this servant came to invite Fourth Master, the imperial physician had not yet arrived. I suppose the eldest princess is a little unaccustomed to the climate and water after arriving at the estate."
Li Chenjiao slowly uttered an "oh," as if it were just a casual question.
Upon arriving at Qiaoyun Courtyard, Li Chenjiao could hear the faint sobs of the eldest princess as she walked along the corridor, but she could hear Song Gege's sobbing even more loudly.
Li Chenjiao suddenly remembered what Song Gege looked like when she first entered the manor.
The Song family of that time and the Song family of today are quite different.
Li Chenjiao sighed inwardly and followed the Fourth Master into the room.
Li Chenjiao took a step back, but she clearly saw Song Gege rush towards the Fourth Master when he entered the room.
Li Chenjiao paused, a mocking expression on her face, and slowly looked at Song Gege.
She wore a simple magnolia-colored cheongsam, with silver threads on the fabric faintly visible in the night. There was no jewelry in her hair. Song's face was covered in tears, and her almond-shaped eyes were slightly swollen from crying. When she rushed towards the Fourth Master, she cleverly revealed her delicate and fair neck, making her look pitiful no matter how you looked at her.
"Master has finally arrived—if Master hadn't come, this servant wouldn't have known what to do, the eldest princess—she's truly had a terrible life—"
Coupled with Song Gege's panting and sobbing posture as she spoke, Li Chenjiao was completely stunned.
Li Chenjiao realized at this moment that her previous opinion that Wu Gege and Song Gege were of the same kind of beauty was biased.
Wu Gege's beauty lies more in her demeanor and interpersonal skills; she is gentle and composed.
The Song Gege before me truly embodies the beauty of a woman from the Jiangnan water towns.
But at this moment, the Fourth Prince's mind was not on Consort Song at all. He subtly pushed Consort Song away, avoiding her approach, and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the First Consort? Has the imperial physician arrived?"
Song Gege barely managed to stand up and covered her face with her handkerchief: "The eldest princess is inside. The imperial physician has been here for a while and is examining the eldest princess."
Li Chenjiao stepped into the room at this moment: "Don't stand here, Fourth Master, it's more important to go in and see the eldest princess."
Song Gege's crying suddenly stopped, like a theatrical performance abruptly ending; the sudden silence was quite strange.
Fourth Master turned and glanced at Li Chenjiao, indicating that he wanted her to come in with him.
Li Chenjiao met Song Shi's particularly surprised gaze, slowly nodded, and entered the inner room.
Liu Xu, who was a little behind Li Chenjiao, hesitated for a while before finally speaking after Li Chenjiao went inside.
“When I went to Xinlutang, Consort Li said that she felt sorry for the eldest princess after hearing this, so she came with the fourth master to see the eldest princess.”
Song Gege was furious and secretly resented Li Chenjiao for meddling, clearly indicating that she was not allowed to steal the prize.
When Li Chenjiao entered the inner room, she saw the eldest princess's wet nurse holding the eldest princess in her arms, and the blankets covering the eldest princess looked quite thick.
While the imperial physician was taking the eldest princess's pulse, he asked Wang something in a low voice.
Li Chenjiao frowned slightly.
Although she had no children, she had seen married women from the neighborhood bring their children home to visit their families when she was still a young woman, and she had also seen some babies in swaddling clothes.
Moreover, the eldest princess is almost eight months old, but she still seems to be constantly being held by her nanny.
There's an old saying among the people: "Seven months to sit, eight months to crawl."
This means that most babies can sit up at seven months old and crawl at eight months old.
It's understandable that princes and princesses were pampered, especially since the eldest princess was born with a deficiency in her health.
But it seemed to her that the nanny didn't intend for the eldest princess to sit or crawl around.
The Fourth Prince waited until the imperial physician finished taking her pulse before asking in a low voice, "Why is the eldest princess spitting up milk?"
"Your Highness, a baby who is eight months old should be able to eat some complementary foods. However, I just asked the nanny, and it seems that the eldest princess is still mainly breastfeeding. In the long run, this will not be beneficial."
"As for spitting up milk, it's normal for the eldest princess to have an upset stomach after the bumpy ride today. I will prescribe a few prescriptions later, all of which are good for her appetite and won't harm her body. I think she will be fine after feeding her these for the next few days."
The Fourth Prince couldn't help but frown when he heard the first half of the sentence. He waved his hand and told the imperial physician to write a prescription first.
At this moment, Li Chenjiao slowly spoke up: "Imperial Physician, please wait. Does the eldest princess need to be covered up so tightly at this time of year?"
The imperial physician did not recognize Li Chenjiao. He turned around and looked at the eldest princess who was being held in Wang Shi's arms: "What Your Highness says is true. At this time of year, if she is wrapped up too tightly, she may sweat and catch a cold. It would be beneficial for the eldest princess to move around more."
The Fourth Prince scolded, "Didn't you hear what the imperial physician said?"
Wang hurriedly stood up, had her maid find a thin blanket, and did not forget to plead her innocence.
"I've been a wet nurse for so many years. How many times have I tried to persuade the princess? But the princess always feels that it's more appropriate to keep the eldest princess under control, and I can't persuade her otherwise."
Song Gege had just followed in when she heard this and her voice was shrill: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
She never said anything like that!
Wang was startled and trembled. The eldest princess in her arms cried even louder, clearly also frightened.
Li Chenjiao walked up to Wang Shi and looked at the eldest princess, noticing Wang Shi's subtle evasive movements.
She didn't take it to heart, and just went to see the eldest princess.
Her little face was flushed red from being suffocated, but she did look healthier than when she was in the front yard last year; you could even see some flesh on her face.
Li Chenjiao didn't get too close, just glanced at him before retreating back to the Fourth Prince's side: "It's more important to wait for the imperial physician to write the prescription for the eldest princess."
The Fourth Prince pressed his temples and directly instructed, "From now on, Wang Shi, you will make your own decisions regarding the eldest princess. Su Peisheng, take my token to the Imperial Household Department and invite the two wet nurses prepared for Princess Wu to come and take care of the eldest princess together."
Previously, the eldest princess also had three or four maids by her side, but Song Gege dismissed two of them. Besides Wang Shi, there was also Yang Shi, who was now with the imperial physician to prepare medicine.
This time, Song Gege's cries were truly heart-wrenching.
Li Chenjiao found the sound jarring and moved a few steps away from Song Shi.
She observed coldly, realizing that there was more to this whole affair than met the eye.
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