Soon, the doctor was summoned. He took Wanyan's pulse through a handkerchief, squinting and frowning, shaking his head left and right, unable to give a diagnosis. Wanyan's anxious maid asked, "Doctor, what illness has befallen our mistress? She was perfectly fine yesterday, how did she become so ill today?"
The doctor put away the handkerchief, and the maid quickly put Wanyan's arm under the quilt and covered her with the corner of the quilt.
The doctor bowed to the Fourteenth Prince and replied, "Fourteenth Prince, although the Princess Consort's illness is strange, it is not serious. It's just that we don't know if she was frightened or encountered a sad event, which caused her to fall ill suddenly due to anger..."
Upon hearing this, Shi Si felt that Wanyan was upset because of Zhu Wanqing's matter, so he turned to the doctor and asked, "How should the lady's illness be treated?"
"I'll prescribe some calming herbal decoctions for Madam. She should rest for a few more days. Remember not to upset her or cause her any more distress..." As he spoke, he walked to the table and wrote down the prescription.
Just then, Zhu Wanqing entered with her personal maid, Yinxiang. She had heard that Lady Wanyan was ill and naturally wanted to come and see her.
When Wanyan's maid saw her, she said to the Fourteenth Prince, "Your Highness, the Princess Consort was in a daze for a long time yesterday. She fell ill because she was upset by her..."
Zhu Wanqing glared at Wanyan's maid, then walked to the Fourteenth Prince's side: "Your Highness, I heard that the Princess Consort has suddenly fallen ill, so I came to see her. May I help?"
After saying that, she glanced at Wanyan Shi on the bed and said in a low voice, "The doctor said that the princess is fine, it's just a common illness! She was fine yesterday, how come she suddenly fell ill now?"
Upon hearing this, Wanyan, who was lying on the bed, hurriedly tried to sit up, coughing weakly as she said, "You...you wretch...cough cough cough...get out of here..."
The maidservant quickly helped Wanyan up, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and loudly said to Zhu Wanqing, "Did you hear that? Our mistress wants you to leave..."
Zhu Wanqing was about to say something when the Fourteenth Prince angrily slammed his hand on the table, startling everyone so they dared not utter a word.
"Have you made enough of a scene?" Fourteenth Master shouted irritably, his voice unusually louder than usual.
"Go back now, I'll handle this personally," Fourteenth Prince said to Zhu Wanqing. Only then did Lady Wanyan calm down somewhat. Seeing Fourteenth Prince's resolute attitude, Zhu Wanqing had no choice but to leave.
For several days in a row, Wanyan's illness showed no improvement. Doctors came and went, and various medicinal soups and pills were sent to her every day. Zhu Wanqing had not seen the prince come to see her for days and did not want to get angry, so she had to send Yinxiang to invite him.
Yinxiang returned dejectedly and replied, "Master, the Fourteenth Prince said he's busy. His wife has been ill and hasn't recovered. The Prince has been personally taking care of her these past few days..."
Zhu Wanqing looked in the mirror, angrily pulled out the hair ornament she had just put on, threw it on the dressing table, and lost all interest in dressing up: "I think it was obviously done on purpose... Even the doctor couldn't find the cause of the illness, which means she wasn't sick at all. She and the maid were faking illness to gain the prince's pity... How despicable..."
Yinxiang said indignantly, "Yes, Master, haven't we been too lenient with her? We haven't even settled the score with her yet, and now she's refusing to leave."
Yinxiang suddenly stopped talking, walked over to Zhu Wanqing, bent down and whispered in Zhu Wanqing's ear: "Master, I have thought of a way... Since everyone knows that the Fourteenth Princess is so ill, it wouldn't be strange if she died from illness..."
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