"Nian Nian—"
Suddenly remembering that she hadn't brought her things, Qing'er turned around to go back, but then she heard a violent cough coming from inside. She instinctively stopped, held her breath, and looked at the scene inside through the screen.
Looking at the bloodstains on the handkerchief, she couldn't help but speak up.
"Qing...Qing'er..."
Upon hearing Qing'er's voice, Chen Nian looked up and saw Qing'er's anxious, worried, and slightly red eyes due to anger. He instinctively tried to hide the handkerchief, but Qing'er grabbed his hand and stopped him.
"Qing'er—"
...
"Princess Qing, Princess Shen is fine. She's just weak and caught a cold. Plus, she had a persistent cough and hadn't taken any medicine, relying instead on food therapy, so her condition is a bit more serious this time."
Meeting Shen Nian's pleading eyes, Chang Shou suppressed his anger and spoke to Qing'er in a forcedly calm tone.
He hadn't expected that Shen Nian had kept it from him as well.
If it weren't for Qinggege's insistence that he treat Chen Nian, he wouldn't have known.
Heart disease.
A disease that even he couldn't cure.
However, Chen Nian kept it a secret, and now it's too late to turn back; there's no way to even extend his lifespan.
They could only watch helplessly as the situation worsened.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't have been unable to diagnose it, but he examined Shen Nian so many times and still couldn't figure it out even once.
Only one person could have completely concealed something so serious.
"Princess Qing, this is the prescription."
Chang Shou wrote the prescription on the side and then handed it to Qing'er, who had been watching him anxiously and worriedly.
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away, I'll go right away."
Upon receiving the prescription, Qing'er immediately rushed out in a panic.
They all forgot that they could have asked someone else to go instead of her going herself.
Seeing Qing'er run out, Chen Nian looked at Chang Shou, who was standing in front of him with anger in his eyes.
"Xuan'er, Ying'er, Shuang'er, and all of you, you may all leave."
He sensed that Changshou had something to say to him, so he whispered it to the person in the room.
"Yes, Princess."
Having received Chen Nian's words, they all responded and withdrew.
After everyone has left.
"Thank you very much, Physician Chang."
Chen Nian stood up, bowed, and showed gratitude in his eyes.
She thanked Changshou for helping her keep it a secret from Qing'er.
"Do you know what's wrong with your body?"
Chang Shou did not answer Chen Nian's question, but looked at Chen Nian with a solemn expression.
"Know."
Chen Nian nodded with a faint smile.
"You...you know your physical condition and you still mess around with them!"
Seeing that Chen Nian knew, Chang Shou was even more furious, his eyes practically spitting fire.
He couldn't save Shen Huairou back then, but now he can't even save Shen Nian.
What use is all that medical skill he has learned?
If it weren't for Shen Huairou, he might still be a lowly servant in the Imperial Hospital, with no background or connections, and it would be difficult for him to get ahead.
She was the one who allowed his medical skills to shine, but he couldn't save her when she was heartbroken, and now he can't save Shen Nian, who is suffering from a heart ailment.
Thinking back to when Chen Nian played Cuju with Xiao Yanzi and the others, and even went on a long journey, facing numerous members of the White Lotus Sect alone, and not long ago preparing for the Mongolian princess's wedding with Xiao Yanzi and the others.
Just thinking about it made Chang Shou feel suffocated, and he even felt his heart palpitating.
The child is incredibly lucky to be alive.
"I'm lucky, I'm not afraid."
Chen Nian still smiled and shook his head, his eyes calm.
If she hadn't been lucky, she would have left long ago.
But this time...
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