"Qiuju, I'm hungry, go get the meal." Yin Qingyi had been on tenterhooks and had no appetite for dinner, but now that she had confirmed the news, she was immediately relieved, and her appetite returned naturally.
"Yes, this servant will go right away!" Qiuju was also happy. She had seen the words on the note. To be honest, she was worried too. Now it's all right. This Physician Li is really amazing! He got it done so quickly!
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Before she knew it, the day for paying her respects arrived. Yin Qingyi arrived at the main courtyard right on time. At this moment, Yin Qingyi had no intention of giving the Fujin, who wanted her dead, any face. However, in this feudal dynasty where rules were paramount, she had no choice but to pay her respects properly, otherwise she would be the one at fault, and the Fujin would have the right to punish her.
Sitting quietly in the main hall, she was all alone. Yes, now the women in the mansion were either sick, confined to their quarters, or out with Yinzhen. Only she and the Fujin were left in the entire mansion.
"Consort, the First Prince was a bit unruly today. You are still trying to calm him down. Please have some tea first. I will be here in a while." A maidservant came over to pour tea for Consort Yin. She was very ordinary-looking, the kind of person you would easily lose in a crowd.
"Hmm." Yin Qingyi nodded, scoffing at this argument. The eldest prince had been receiving his early education in the front courtyard since he was three years old. Yinzhen was a very old-fashioned man, and he valued Honghui highly, so naturally he was very strict with him. From a young age, Honghui developed a habit of never making a fuss even when he was uncomfortable, and would just silently endure it. Now, the princess was just trying to ignore her by saying this.
After waiting for quite a while without the Fujin (princess) appearing, Yin Qingyi was truly bored. She picked up a teacup from the table and began to play with it. Watching the tea slosh around in the cup, a smile crept onto Yin Qingyi's lips. However, this smile did not last long.
Stopping her swaying motion, Yin Qingyi stared at the tea in her hand, glancing around the room out of the corner of her eye, but saw nothing unusual. However—Yin Qingyi looked at the tea in her hand; there was something wrong with it!
Did the Fujin do it? It doesn't seem likely; the Fujin couldn't possibly be doing that right now. It must be—Li Shi!
Thinking this, Yin Qingyi's lips curled into a smile again. It seemed she had instilled a great sense of crisis in Li Shi and the Fujin; they both wanted to get rid of her. What kind of poison could be in this tea? Yin Qingyi suppressed her dizziness and pounding heart, raised the teacup, took a small sip, then wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, spitting the tea onto the handkerchief.
"Someone come here!" Yin Qingyi suddenly said weakly.
"What's wrong, Master?" Chunlan came along this time, and she panicked when she saw Yin Qingyi's pale face.
"What's wrong with Consort Yin?" Granny Li suddenly appeared, her heart skipped a beat when she saw Yin Qingyi like this, and she quickly spoke up.
"Granny Li, please tell the Princess that my old ailment has flared up and I may not be able to pay my respects to her. I hope the Princess will not be angry," Yin Qingyi said weakly, supporting her chest.
"What are you saying, Consort? If you're not feeling well, you should go back quickly. This old servant will explain to you, Consort." Granny Li said hurriedly. Everyone in the inner courtyard knew about Consort Yin's old ailment, so they dared not keep her around. What if something happened to her in the main courtyard?
Chunlan was so anxious she was about to cry. She helped Yin Qingyi out of the main courtyard. Yin Qingyi leaned on Chunlan the whole way. The passing eunuchs and maids could see Yin Qingyi's pale face. Soon, the news that Yin Qingyi had been scolded by the Fujin for paying her respects spread quietly in the back courtyard. It spread very quickly, and within half an hour, it had spread everywhere. Even Su Xiaobao in the front courtyard knew about it.
"What did you say? How could you let Madam Yin walk back by herself?" The Princess Consort was surprised that her wet nurse would be so confused about this matter.
When Lady Yin suffered a heart attack, you not only didn't keep her in the courtyard to call the royal physician, but you actually made her walk back alone! You didn't even offer a word of remorse. Now everyone in the Prince's mansion knows that the First Lady is unkind! She deliberately made things difficult for the Second Lady, causing her to suffer a heart attack and walk back to Luoxue Pavilion alone!
"This... this old servant didn't realize it at the time either. This old servant will go and suppress these rumors right away!" Granny Li said in a panic, not expecting things to develop like this.
"Suppress it? How can we suppress it? Even the people in the front courtyard know about it now! The servants in the back courtyard can stop it, but what about the servants in the front courtyard?" The Fujin was so angry that her chest heaved, and her face turned ashen. She only wanted to put this Lady Yin on the sidelines, how could things have turned out like this! This Lady Yin is her nemesis!
"What should we do then?" Granny Li looked at the Fujin helplessly.
"Go to the storeroom and fetch that century-old ginseng. I, the Fujin, will personally go and see what's wrong with our Fujin here, that she's having this heart attack!" The Fujin gritted her teeth. If she went, she would be at a disadvantage, but if she didn't go, there was no way to quell the rumors! How hateful!
“This century-old ginseng was part of your dowry from your mother, Madam! It took many years to find. How can you give it to Madam Yin!” Granny Li said disapprovingly.
"Anyway, the Yin family won't need this ginseng, so it will still be ours in the future." A flash of malice crossed the Fujin's eyes.
“Well…” Granny Li wanted to say something more.
"Granny, go get it!" The princess consort didn't want to say anything more to Granny Li.
"Yes." Granny Li had no choice but to shut up.
Yin Qingyi was indeed feeling extremely unwell. This medicine seemed to be quite potent; she had only smelled it and tasted it once, yet it made her feel incredibly dizzy. If she had actually ingested it, she probably would have fallen into a coma immediately.
"Master, please hold on, we'll be there soon." Chunlan's face was covered in tears as she helped Yin Qingyi walk back step by step with difficulty. Looking at Luoxue Pavilion, which was so close at hand, Chunlan quickened her pace.
"Master! Chunlan, what's wrong with Master?" Xiao Jinzi spotted the two of them struggling to walk towards her from the doorway. Startled, Xiao Jinzi rushed over and took Yin Qingyi's other hand, placing it on her shoulder.
"Master's heart palpitations are acting up." Chunlan's voice was choked with sobs.
Xiao Jinzi supported Yin Qingyi on the other side, and the two of them helped each other, which made their pace much faster. Before long, they entered Luoxue Pavilion. As soon as they entered, there was a commotion in Luoxue Pavilion, but order was restored under the supervision of Granny Qi.
"Why did the mistress suddenly have a heart attack?" Granny Naqi looked at Yin Qingyi lying on the bed, her face very pale.
"This servant doesn't know either," Chunlan shook her head.
"The physician is here!" Mingyue carried the physician in quickly. Yes, Mingyue carried the physician in because she thought he was too slow.
Everyone quickly made way. The physician, who had been carried by Mingyue all the way, was still a little weak in the legs, but seeing Yin Qingyi's pale face, he did not dare to be negligent and scrambled to the bedside to take Yin Qingyi's pulse.
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