With Yunyi's care, Su Peisheng and Physician Zhang were both surprised to find that Prince Yong's health was recovering better and better.
Yinzhen woke up that night. Perhaps the recovery pill that Yunyi had given him during the day had taken effect, allowing him to finally wake up after being unconscious for two days.
After regaining his senses, Yinzhen groggily lifted his heavy eyelids, opened his eyes, looked at the bed curtains above his head, and it took him a while to remember that he had contracted an epidemic and was now recuperating in the imperial palace.
After being unconscious for two days, Yinzhen felt dizzy and confused, as if his head was a mess and he couldn't think clearly about many things.
After sorting out what had happened in the past few days, Yinzhen looked outside and immediately saw a figure lying by the bed.
Yinzhen initially thought it was Su Peisheng, but as he looked closer, he realized something was amiss. In the moonlight streaming through the window, he could vaguely make out that the figure was a woman.
She had some doubts in her mind. Could it be that news of her illness had reached the Prince's mansion in the capital, and the Princess Consort had sent one of the concubines to take care of her?
Thinking this, a tickling sensation rose in his throat, and Yinzhen couldn't help but cough twice, waking up the woman beside the bed, whose identity he didn't know.
Yunyi kept an eye on Yinzhen's condition for the first half of the night, worried that he might suffocate from vomiting while unconscious. She stayed up for a long time, but couldn't stay awake any longer in the second half of the night, so she rested by the bedside for a while.
Hearing the voice beside her, Yunyi looked up and saw that Yinzhen had actually woken up. She quickly got up and lit the candles on the table.
She said to Yinzhen with concern, "Your Highness is awake. Are you feeling better? Are you hungry? There's porridge cooking on the stove. If you're hungry, I'll have them serve you some."
As soon as the candles were lit, the room became much brighter. Yinzhen closed his eyes for a while to adjust before opening them, only to find his wife standing before him.
"Madam, why are you here? There are so many things to do at the manor. Shouldn't you be staying in the capital to look after the Prince's residence?"
Yinzhen considered many possibilities: who would be called to take care of him.
The first candidate for the position of Fujin was rejected. After he collapsed, Fujin, as the mistress of the household, had to stay in the capital to take care of the whole family and couldn't leave.
The princesses who have children and Consort Zhong will not come either, as they need to stay and take care of their children and it is not appropriate for them to come.
The most likely candidates to come are the princesses who have no children and are not favored. They are usually kept in the Prince's mansion, and now it's time for them to come and put their talents to use.
Among these people, Yinzhen speculated that it was Niohuru who was chosen.
Uya has a relationship with Consort De. Although she has been very cautious and discreet in recent years, the Fujin (consort) will not choose her.
As for Lady Sakda, it was rather strange. When Yinzhen left, he specifically instructed his wife to keep an eye on Lady Sakda, so she wouldn't come over.
After considering all the options, Niohuru is the most likely candidate. She has kept a low profile and received some favor in recent years, and she is currently relatively free without any children, making her the most suitable.
To Yinzhen's utter surprise, he would see his wife here.
He was a little surprised and forgot that he was still sick. After he came to his senses, Yinzhen quickly waved for Yunyi to leave.
"I'm still sick, and I have a contagious disease. You should leave the room immediately, or you might infect me."
After saying that, Yinzhen became a little angry again: "Where is Su Peisheng? Where did he go to slack off? Why did he let you in alone?"
Yunyi found it somewhat amusing. She pointed to the cloth covering her face and explained to Yinzhen, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I've protected you. Physician Zhang brews preventative medicine every day. I drank the medicine before coming in, so I won't get infected. You can rest assured."
She patted Yinzhen's hand to comfort him. Yunyi defended Su Peisheng for a few days, saying that he had been taking care of Yinzhen for several days and had been unable to eat or sleep. He had also lost a lot of weight from exhaustion. So Yunyi told him to go back and rest first, while she stayed to take care of Yinzhen.
“Your Highness has misunderstood Eunuch Su. He had been taking care of you for several days when I came here, and he was exhausted. Now that I am here, I have asked him to go back and rest first, so that he can come back to take care of you during the day tomorrow.”
Only with Yunyi's explanation was Yinzhen satisfied; otherwise, he would have really thought that Su Peisheng had gone off somewhere to slack off.
Although Yunyi had just said that she had protected her mouth and nose and taken preventative medicine, Yinzhen was still very worried about her safety.
Yinzhen pulled his hand away and covered his mouth and nose, telling Yunyi to stay away from him and not get too close.
Yinzhen, who was usually quite obedient, refused to listen to her today. No matter what Ren Yunyi said, Yinzhen wouldn't let her get close and insisted on keeping his distance.
Left with no other choice, Yunyi could only agree to his request, keeping a distance of three steps each time she came over.
Where there's a policy, there's a countermeasure. Yinzhen was still ill, spending more time in a coma than conscious.
When he was awake, Yunyi did as he asked. If he was asleep or unconscious, Yunyi would still come over to feed him medicine and perform acupuncture.
With Yunyi's care and the help of the Recovery Pill, Yinzhen's recovery progressed much faster.
Physician Zhang felt it was miraculous. When he examined Prince Yong's pulse before, the pulse seemed to be getting worse day by day. But now, the pulse was getting better day by day, completely different from before.
Su Peisheng felt that the Fujin was indeed a lucky star. Before the Fujin came, his master's condition was getting worse and worse, but after the Fujin came to take care of him for two days, his master's health improved.
Five days later, Yinzhen stopped vomiting and was able to eat and sleep. His ability to eat proved that his condition had improved.
If you can eat, your body will have nutrients and energy, and you will recover faster.
With such good news, Yinzhen's health improved visibly as quickly as possible.
Yunyi prepared delicious meals for Yinzhen every day, and in just ten days, Physician Zhang announced that Yinzhen's illness had completely disappeared and that he would be fine as long as he took good care of himself.
The day Yinzhen recovered, everyone in the palace was very happy, not only because the Prince Yong was cured, but also because they were happy for themselves.
If Prince Yong had really encountered an accident at the palace, all the eunuchs and palace maids serving there would have suffered. Now that Prince Yong has recovered safely, they have not only escaped a disaster, but may even be rewarded.
Kangxi did not reward them, but Yunyi did give five taels of silver to each servant in the palace on the day Yinzhen recovered.
These people have it tough too. Being sent to take care of Yinzhen under these circumstances is like gambling with their lives.
Yunyi rewarded them, firstly to show consideration for their hardships, and secondly to maintain her image as a kind person.
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