The princess consort has fainted again!
Now everyone in the backyard knew. Last time, they only vaguely knew that the imperial physician had been invited to the main courtyard. However, it was not uncommon for the imperial physician to be invited to the main courtyard. After all, the Second Prince's health was often not good, and the imperial physician would be invited several times a month.
This time, it was because it could no longer be kept secret. It was a rare cool day after noon, so the Fujin (Prince Consort) took the Second Prince for a stroll in the garden. The mother and son were talking, but the Fujin was somewhat absent-minded. She was thinking about the message that the Fourth Prince had sent someone to tell her that they would be going to Changchun Garden for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The princess suddenly collapsed while the second prince was speaking.
Without warning, the princess consort, his mother, collapsed right before the Second Prince's eyes.
The Second Prince even heard the sound of flesh and clothes hitting the ground. For a moment, all he could hear was a buzzing sound. He was still somewhat dazed when his wet nurse held him in her arms.
The second prince blinked, and after the buzzing sound disappeared, it was immediately followed by shouts throughout the garden.
Without any warning, the princess collapsed.
When Li Chenjiao received the news, she was just about to take a nap. She ate lunch a little later today, and after eating, she hugged Shizi for a while. Shizi nestled in her arms, feeling warm and comfortable.
Even after the Fujin fainted, Li Chenjiao was still stroking the persimmon: "Do you know what happened? Let's tidy it up and go to the main courtyard to see..."
Since the princess fainted in the garden, it would be inexcusable not to visit her. Fortunately, there was not much sun today, just a bit stuffy.
When Li Chenjiao arrived at the East Courtyard, most of the people had already arrived. After she sat down, she asked, "How did it go?"
Madam Song glanced at her and said, "The imperial physician has only been inside for a short while, so we don't know what the situation is yet."
Li Chenjiao hummed in agreement, "Then let's wait." And she didn't say anything more after that.
Seeing that she had no intention of continuing to speak, Madam Song also shut up. Madam Wu was like a block of wood now, only her eyes would move slightly when she heard the words "Fujin" (a title for a high-ranking official), but she was still wooden.
Bai Jia and Niu Hulu exchanged a glance, both remaining silent. Liu was somewhat curious, but seeing that the concubine and Song were also silent, she wisely kept quiet as well.
Xu and Lu stood at the very end, one on the left and one on the right, neither of them speaking.
About fifteen minutes later, Yu Ru came out. Her expression was somewhat wooden. She curtsied and respectfully greeted them.
"Greetings to Consort Li and all the ladies. The imperial physician just examined Consort Li and said that she was weak and fainted due to heatstroke, which has worried Consort Li and all the ladies. Consort Li has now woken up, but it is inconvenient for her to receive guests. Consort Li appreciates everyone's concern. This servant will have someone escort Consort Li and the ladies out."
It was a perfectly airtight statement, yet it revealed the reason for the princess's fainting and that she had already woken up, effectively extinguishing any speculation in everyone's minds.
Yu Ru looked at Consort Li first.
Li Chenjiao stood up unhurriedly: "In that case, we should stay by the Fujin's side and serve her. There's no need to see her off. We'll come to pay our respects to her when she's feeling better."
This refers to the fifteenth of the lunar month, which is a few days away.
At this moment, Li Chenjiao was unaware that the Fourth Prince was going to Changchun Garden with His Majesty before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Yu Ru's expression stiffened slightly, but she still politely escorted Li Chenjiao to the main courtyard gate.
Then Song and the others got up one after another. Song walked with Wu, or rather, she took the initiative to walk with Wu. She twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "What heatstroke? Do they really think we're fools..."
If it were just heatstroke, would Yu Ru have that expression? Besides, there wasn't a single second-class maid in the room; all the maids waiting were third-class maids.
It's obvious they're all serving the Princess Consort. Would this be the situation if it were really heatstroke?
The Song family doesn't believe it.
Not only did Mrs. Song not believe it, but everyone in the room was a smart person; anyone with eyes could see the oddity in it.
If it's not heatstroke, then what could it be?
For a moment, Madam Song couldn't think of any serious illness. But no matter what the illness was, as long as the Princess Consort was sick and couldn't get out of bed, Madam Song was happy.
Wu didn't speak, but a glimmer of light would occasionally flash in her dull eyes.
While the two were talking, Li Chenjiao was already almost at the main courtyard.
Li Chenjiao drank a bowl of sweet soup to soothe her throat, and spoke more casually in her own courtyard: "It seems that the Fujin is quite ill this time..."
Qiu Hu added half a bowl to the side, thought for a moment, and then agreed.
Li Chenjiao sniffed: "I think I smelled cassia seeds on Yu Ru just now..."
Cassia seeds are used to calm the nerves, and some are often kept in the East Courtyard. Sometimes when Fourth Master has trouble sleeping, Li Chenjiao will have Qiu Hu and the others make tea with cassia seeds.
She had just smelled the scent of cassia seeds on Yu Ru in the main courtyard, along with the scents of several other spices.
Has the Princess Consort not been sleeping well lately?
Li Chenjiao always felt that something was strange. When she saw the Fujin in the first year of junior high school, her complexion did not look like that of someone who was weak.
"We'll know when Fourth Master returns." Li Chenjiao didn't think too much about it.
The Fourth Prince returned to his residence in the evening; preparations for the renovation of Changchun Garden were almost complete.
Upon returning to the manor, he had no time to spare. As soon as the Fourth Master received the news, he went to the main courtyard.
"What did the imperial physician say? Didn't Physician Xia say three days ago that the Princess Consort's health had improved?" the Fourth Prince asked on the way.
Su Peisheng replied, "Doctor Xia means that it seems there has been some over-nourishment..."
"absurd!"
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