Yun Yuan limped back with the medicine from Doctor Zhou. As soon as she reached the door, she saw Chun Tao and Zhui'er standing anxiously at the entrance of the main house. When they saw her return, their eyes were full of anxiety, but they also seemed to be afraid of something. They winked at Yun Yuan.
"Yun Yuan, come in! The princess has something to ask you!" Fang Yun suddenly came out from inside, glared at the two little maids, and said to Yun Yuan.
Seeing Fangyun's arrogant demeanor, Yunyuan felt a surge of resistance, but she dared not disobey Yanyu's wishes, so she limped towards the main room.
Upon entering, they saw Yan Yu sitting on a chaise longue, her belly protruding. Liu Shi and the midwives and wet nurses she had brought were nowhere to be seen; they were probably housed in the opposite room.
Yun Yuan couldn't help but recall the sound she heard when she got up to drink water in the middle of the night yesterday.
"You lowly servant, can't you even perform proper etiquette when you see your master?" Yan Yuyuan opened her almond-shaped eyes wide, feeling even more that this girl was useless.
"This servant greets Your Highness." Yun Yuan had no choice but to half-squat, bending her knees and enduring the pain, to bow to Yan Yu.
"What are you holding in your hand?" Yan Yu asked without urging her to get up.
"Replying to Your Highness, it was Doctor Zhou who prescribed medicine for my knees," Yun Yuan said, enduring the pain.
"I only asked you to go and get some medicine from Doctor Zhou, but you shamelessly went and did something improper with him. Yun Yuan, how can I tolerate you?" After hearing Fang Yun's report, Yan Yu's eyes flashed several times, and she had a vague idea in her mind—to drive Doctor Zhou away.
These words exploded in Yun Yuan's ears like thunder.
What?! This is utterly ridiculous!
*Smack!*
Just as Yun Yuan was half-squatting in a daze, Fang Yun, at Yan Yu's prompting, walked up to her and suddenly slapped her hard on the left cheek.
Because Yun Yuan was half-squatting, the sudden slap caused her injured knee to buckle under her weight.
She stumbled and fell suddenly to the ground. The medicine packet in her hand fell to the ground, and she crashed heavily to the floor.
"Tell me quickly, when did you get involved with Doctor Zhou? Did he do something inappropriate to you?" Fangyun's lips curled into a smile. She had only intended to gossip about Yan Yu in front of her, to make Yan Yu dislike her even more. But to her surprise, Yan Yu actually wanted to use Yun Yuan to get rid of Doctor Zhou, at least not wanting him to be in the delivery room during her own childbirth. The reason was self-evident.
"You're talking nonsense! I, I didn't! When did I have anything to do with Doctor Zhou?!" Yun Yuan was so anxious that she could barely speak, and she even forgot how to be humble.
"I saw it with my own eyes. You were in that Doctor Zhou's room. He even rolled up your legs and saw your calves," Fangyun said with disgust, as if Yun Yuan had committed an unforgivable crime, while she herself had long since fallen into Ninth Master's arms, yet she could still righteously condemn Yun Yuan for being shameless.
"You, you're talking nonsense. He was just checking my knee, and the area below was wrapped in cloth." Yun Yuan understood what they meant and thought she had been misunderstood, so she quickly explained.
"You think it's an inspection just because you say so? It looks to me like he's taking liberties with you!" Fangyun had already understood Yan Yu's meaning, so she began to entice him step by step.
"No, don't talk nonsense in front of the princess. Fangyun, what are you up to?" Yun Yuan wanted to scratch that extremely annoying face to pieces.
"Yun Yuan, what if I need you to admit that Doctor Zhou flirted with you?" Yan Yu slowly sat up from the couch and said.
What, do I need to admit it?
Hearing Yan Yu say this, Yun Yuan asked, puzzled, "Princess, do you want me to admit that Doctor Zhou harassed me?"
Yan Yu ignored her question and stood up with Fang Yun's help. She then slowly walked up to Yun Yuan and said, word by word, "Yuan'er, how many years have you been with this princess?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Yuan burst into tears. She finally heard that Yan Yu still cherished the affection they had shared over the years.
"I have been serving you, Princess, for eight years. I came to serve you when I was seven years old," Yun Yuan said, tears streaming down her face.
"If I asked you now to admit that Doctor Zhou had mistreated you, would you be willing?" Yan Yu asked, staring at the tear-streaked face.
Yun Yuan looked at Yan Yu's painted face with confusion. She understood less and less about this princess she had served for eight years. The Yan Yu of the past was willful and proud, but she had treated Yun Yuan relatively well, after all, they had grown up together. Their bond naturally went beyond that of a typical mistress and servant. Yun Yuan had once thought she would serve Yan Yu for the rest of her life.
"Princess, this servant doesn't understand~"
"You don't need to understand, just do as I say. Don't worry, if he harasses you, the Princess will kick him out of the mansion, and it won't harm you. Moreover, I will compensate you and find you a good family to marry into in a grand manner." Yan Yu looked at Yun Yuan. She knew that this maid had always been kind-hearted, so she avoided talking to her about those things.
"Gege~~" Countless thoughts flashed through Yun Yuan's mind, and finally she seemed to understand why Yan Yu wanted her to do this.
"Get out. I have something to say to the princess alone," Yun Yuan said resentfully to Fang Yun, turning her head away. Ever since Fang Yun arrived, the princess's kindness had gradually changed.
Fangyun was naturally unconvinced and was about to say something when Yanyu stopped her, saying, "Get out and don't let anyone in."
After she left, Yun Yuan wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve and whispered, "Princess, are you afraid that Doctor Zhou will find out something, so you have to send him away?"
Yan Yu's expression changed, and she said coldly, "You know?"
Yun Yuan smiled calmly: "Last night, when I got up in the middle of the night, I heard the sound of a baby crying. May I ask, Your Highness, is that baby in our courtyard?"
Yan Yu's pupils contracted slightly as she stared at Yun Yuan and said, "You misheard."
Yun Yuan had already realized from the several changes in Yan Yu's face that she had not misheard or guessed: the princess wanted to divert Doctor Zhou away so that she could switch the baby with the baby.
"Princess, please don't do such a thing. If the master finds out, no one in this courtyard will survive." Yun Yuan suddenly threw herself at Yan Yu's feet, hugging her legs and crying. Actually, she was more worried about Yan Yu. If this matter were exposed, the consequences were self-evident. However, she was not like Fang Yun, who didn't know how to coax people and only knew how to tell the truth.
"Shut up! What do you know? If you don't shut up, I'll tear your mouth off!" Yan Yu grabbed Yun Yuan's hair and yanked at her.
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