Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, the Princess Consort rose and said, "I heard that the First Prince has a high fever, and I was worried, so I came to see him. The First Prince has hardly ever been sick since he was born, so it is really worrying that he has fallen ill so suddenly."
The princess consort's words were full of concern for the eldest prince.
However, after saying these words, the Fujin looked behind the Fourth Prince and asked, "Isn't Sister Li with you?"
The princess consort clearly meant to say that Li Chenjiao was unruly.
However, upon hearing his wife's words, the Fourth Prince frowned deeply: "Has Your Highness forgotten? Lady Li also caught a cold and developed a high fever..."
Fourth Master's words were quite blunt.
The orange scent behind her lowered its head again, trying to make its presence less noticeable.
Upon hearing this, the Princess Consort couldn't help but look embarrassed: "I had forgotten."
The Fourth Prince merely glanced at his wife indifferently before striding towards the South Courtyard.
When the Fourth Prince arrived at the South Courtyard, Wu's eyes were red. Outside the courtyard, the servants knelt on the ground, and they were all trembling with fear upon seeing the arrival of the Fourth Prince and his wife.
Fourth Master didn't even look at it and went straight inside.
The princess glanced at it, then left her maid, Granny Qian, to watch outside.
When Wu Shi rose to pay her respects in the inner room, her eyes were still red. She wasn't particularly beautiful, and even with tears in her eyes, she didn't evoke much pity.
The princess consort stepped forward and looked at the sleeping eldest prince, sighing softly, "Poor thing... how are the people around the eldest prince being served?"
After offering her greetings, she began to launch her attack.
Madam Wu made all the maids and servants kneel in the courtyard, seemingly to punish them severely. But with so many people in the courtyard, how could she possibly punish them all?
Judging from her appearance, could she not have guessed that this was Wu's idea to give her a lighter punishment?
The Princess Consort would not allow Wu's plan to succeed.
The Fourth Prince didn't speak, but stepped forward to look at the First Prince. The First Prince's face was flushed, and when the Fourth Prince touched it, it was frighteningly hot.
"Handkerchief," Fourth Master said.
Wu wiped away her tears and personally handed over a wrung-out handkerchief.
She pretended not to hear the princess's question.
Seeing this, the Princess Consort was naturally furious. She took two slow breaths and asked, "Where is the imperial physician?"
Wu knelt before the bed and only answered after hearing this: "The imperial physician said that if the high fever subsides tonight, there will be no problem..." Her voice was still trembling with sobs.
Clearly, the eldest prince's illness caught Wu Zetian completely off guard.
She naturally resented the wet nurses for not serving her well enough, but she was even more unwilling to let the Fujin (principal wife) deal with the people. Who knew how many of the people coming to her South Courtyard later would be the Fujin's spies?
Sobbing, Madam Wu said, "The eldest prince can't be without someone to serve him for a while. I beg you, sir, to be lenient with the servants who serve him, so that they can atone for their mistakes..."
What she said made sense, but it made the Fujin (principal wife) resentful.
She cleared her throat and was about to speak.
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