"Princess, are you alright?" Hong'er helped Fucha up, thinking to herself: This is really strange, how could she fall down like that!
"My ankle hurts! Help me to sit over there!" said Lady Fucha.
Hong'er helped Fucha Shi walk slowly to a small garden by the roadside, where there was a pavilion where they could rest.
Fucha helped Hong'er walk forward little by little, but the pain in her feet gradually intensified. As a result, Fucha's entire weight became increasingly dependent on Hong'er.
The two finally made it to the pavilion, where Hong'er helped Fucha Shi sit down.
"Princess, why don't I go and call someone for help? You won't be able to walk back like this." Hong'er was covered in a fine sweat from exhaustion.
"Yes, go and call someone quickly. My feet hurt terribly, and I can't put any weight on them at all," said Lady Fucha.
Hong'er immediately ran out of the pavilion; she had to go back and find Ping'er and Yan'er for help.
Lady Fucha sat in the pavilion and crossed her injured leg over her other leg. She took off the flowerpot-shaped sole of her dress and touched the spot where she had sprained her ankle; it was already swollen.
"How unlucky I am!" Lady Fucha muttered to herself in annoyance. In her current state, she probably couldn't serve the Fourth Prince. And yet, she had somehow managed to injure herself.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Ping'er, Yan'er, and the others followed Hong'er to the pavilion.
“Princess, it’s really not convenient for us to ask others for help. How about we carry you on our backs? We can each carry you for a while, and we’ll be there soon,” Yan’er said.
Lady Fucha had no choice but to nod; she couldn't very well have a male servant carry her.
So, the three maids took turns carrying her, and finally managed to carry Lady Fucha back. Just as they entered Chunhui Courtyard, Qiuyan was airing out the quilts for Lady Liu when she saw the maids across from her helping Lady Fucha limp towards their room.
After Lady Fucha finally returned to her room and sat down, she had no choice but to say, "Go and inform the concubine to have a doctor come and take a look. This princess feels pain in her foot."
Hong'er nodded and immediately turned to leave. Yan'er immediately said to Fucha, "Princess, I'll go to the kitchen and get some ice. I'll put it on your face."
Empress Fucha nodded, leaving only Ping'er to serve her. Seeing Empress Fucha's silence, Ping'er didn't dare approach her to ask anything, and silently went to pour her tea. She knew Empress Fucha was thirsty, as her head was covered in sweat.
Empress Fucha felt so hot that she was almost fainting, and the only maidservant serving her was oblivious to her feelings, so she said angrily, "Can't you see that I'm about to faint from the heat? Bring a fan to fan me."
Ping'er was pouring tea when she heard Fucha say that, so she had no choice but to put down her teacup and immediately go to find her a fan.
When Lady Fucha came out of Lanqin's place, she felt quite comfortable because there was ice in her room, so it wasn't as hot. But after all that commotion, she was already unbearably hot, and now she was even hotter. The room wasn't filled with ice, so it felt like a sauna.
Ping'er fanned Fucha, but it didn't relieve much of the heat.
"Are you trying to kill me with thirst? Get me some tea right now!" Lady Fucha was extremely annoyed. She was eager to escape this living environment, but she couldn't find a way to get the Fourth Prince's attention.
After she had Ping'er running around in circles, Yan'er returned with ice and applied it to Fucha's feet. Then, Hong'er returned with Doctor Lin.
"Your Highness, you've twisted a tendon. It's not just a simple muscle strain. We need to apply medicine first, and then you should rest in bed for a while," Doctor Lin said to Fucha after examining her foot.
"Dr. Lin, how long will it take to recover?" Fucha was stunned. She was incredibly unlucky. It was obvious that she couldn't go near the Fourth Prince again.
"It depends on the princess's recovery; it's hard to say right now. It could take as little as seven days to half a month, or even more than half a month," said Doctor Lin.
"Alright, I understand. Ping'er, go with Doctor Lin to get the medicine," said Madam Fucha.
Meanwhile, Liu's maidservant was keeping a close eye on the situation across the street. She saw Doctor Lin go and then come out again. Qiuyan went back to report to Liu.
"Princess, the person across the street has called a doctor to take a look; it seems to be a foot injury," Qiu Yan said.
"Should I go and see her? We live in the same courtyard. She injured her foot. It seems inappropriate for me not to go and check on her." Liu had finished her afternoon rest and was carefully preparing her beauty and skin care cream.
“Master, you’re right. If the master asks, you’ll have an answer, won’t you?” Hongqiao said.
“Alright then, take out some of the whitening cream made with pearl powder and honey that my sister just cured a few days ago. When we go to visit her, we should bring her something, right?” Liu said.
After Green Branch brought out what she had mentioned, Liu Shi took Hong Qiao's hand and walked out.
The mistress and servant walked to the door and, seeing no one outside, had no choice but to stand at the door and shout loudly, "Is anyone home?"
Fucha was already sitting on the bed with Yan'er and Hong'er serving her. When she heard Liu's voice, she felt that Liu must have come to mock her, so she was not very willing to receive her.
"Reporting to Lady Liu, our mistress has already retired for the night." Yan'er had no choice but to come out and deal with the situation.
"What a coincidence, it's already past lunch break!" Liu said deliberately, as if she knew perfectly well.
“Our master went out this afternoon. Our son must have been tired. He fell asleep as soon as we helped him to bed,” Yan’er said.
Seeing that she had gone this far, Liu had no choice but to say, "Then you should take good care of Sister Fucha as she recovers. Here is a box of pearl honey powder, which is very good for whitening. Why don't you let the princess try it?"
"Thank you, Princess Liu. I will definitely pass it on to our master." Yan'er had no choice but to accept the gift from Lanqin.
After Liu left, Yan'er took the box that Liu had given her and turned to go inside.
Seeing that Lady Fucha was leaning against a very soft and large garden mat with her eyes closed, she saw what Yan'er was holding and couldn't help but shout, "Don't give her anything. Tell her that I, this princess, will not lose to her."
Yan'er had no time to say anything else, and could only say, "The Lady Liu across the way insisted on putting it in. I wanted to refuse, but I couldn't. She said this face cream smells really good."
After saying that, Yan'er opened the box containing the things Liu had given her and moved closer to Liu.
"Take it away, take it away! What is this? It's disgusting!" Fucha said with a look of disgust.
“Princess, she said this is pearl powder and honey, which can whiten and nourish the skin,” Yan’er said.
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