The next day, Yin Qingyi got up early, which was unusual for her. Thinking about the snow yesterday, she couldn't help but put on her fox fur coat and open the window. Everything outside was white. If Yin Qingyi hadn't still had her senses, she probably would have rushed out and rolled around in the snow.
"Princess, put it down quickly. You just woke up, you can't be exposed to the cold wind." Qiuju quickly closed the window.
"I'll just take a look, sigh." Yin Qingyi muttered, sighing. If only it were a glass window, then she could see the snow scene like this anytime. However, glass does exist now, but it is a precious thing. Only the nobles in the palace have it. Yinzhen also has it. It is installed in his room and study. In the mansion, only Yinzhen has it. Even the main courtyard of the Fujin does not have it. As a mere princess, she can forget about it.
"Princess, please have your meal first. Aren't you hungry?" Seeing this, Qiuju had no choice but to bring up food.
"Hmm, I didn't feel anything until you said it, but now that you've mentioned it, I feel really hungry. Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Yin Qingyi's attention was immediately diverted.
After Qiuju helped Yin Qingyi get dressed, Yin Qingyi felt so hungry she could eat a whole cow.
She sat down and began to eat eagerly, wolfing down her food. At the end, she planned to have a bowl of soup. But as soon as the soup entered her mouth, Yin Qingyi spat it out.
"There's something wrong with this soup." Yin Qingyi's face looked unwell because her head was starting to spin again.
"Your Highness means it! This servant will go and fetch the physician right away." Qiu Ju's face immediately turned panicked, and she hurriedly went out.
"Qiuju, come back. Xiaojinzi, go to the front yard and find the master. Just say I'm not feeling well, nothing else." Yin Qingyi stopped Qiuju.
"Yes, this servant will go right away." Without asking any questions, Xiao Jinzi immediately withdrew.
In the front courtyard, Yinzhen had just returned from court. The court was in chaos today, and Yinzhen was also affected. Fortunately, he had always stood on the side of the Crown Prince, so his father did not do anything to him.
Just as he took off his court robes and changed into his everyday clothes, Zhao Baolai hurriedly walked in.
"What is it?" Yinzhen's heart tightened. Zhao Baolai was the person he had arranged to take care of Luoxuexuan. Why was he rushing over now? Could it be that something had happened to that little woman?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Consort Yin is unwell and sent Xiao Jinzi to report this," Zhao Baolai said hurriedly, not daring to delay for a moment.
"Su Peisheng, go and bring the imperial physician along." After saying this, Yinzhen rushed out the door like a gust of wind.
"Go quickly and put a cloak on the master." Su Peisheng was furious when he saw Zhao Baolai standing there dumbfounded, but at the moment, the master's health was more important. He would go find the family physician, but someone had to bring the master a cloak.
Yinzhen arrived at Luoxue Pavilion at breakneck speed, but the scene of the interconnected palace he had imagined was nowhere to be seen. Every servant was doing their job in an orderly manner.
"..." Yinzhen stopped in his tracks. If he hadn't seen that these servants were all from Luoxuexuan, he would have wondered if he had come to the wrong place. Wasn't he supposed to be feeling unwell? Shouldn't things be in complete chaos?
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Qiu Ju, with her sharp eyes, spotted Yinzhen at the courtyard gate and quickly bowed.
"How is your princess?" Yinzhen asked slowly.
"Your Highness, the Princess is waiting for you inside." Qiu Ju did not answer Yinzhen's question, but only glanced into the room, her eyes filled with obvious worry.
Yinzhen naturally saw it too, and the steps he had stopped took him out again. He walked only a few steps to the door, and when he lifted the curtain, he saw the little woman sitting at the table with a somewhat pale face.
"Master~" Yin Qingyi knew that Yinzhen had arrived, and when she saw Yinzhen lift the curtain, she immediately called out in a wronged tone.
"Your servant says you're not feeling well? Where are you feeling unwell?" Yinzhen's ears turned slightly red from the gentle way he was addressed as "Master."
“Someone tried to harm me, but luckily I’m discerning, otherwise I might not have seen you again, Master.” Yin Qingyi stood up, but because she was still a little dizzy, she staggered. Fortunately, Yinzhen caught her quickly.
"Slow down, what's going on? You said I'd stand up for you." Yinzhen, his face dark, helped Yin Qingyi sit down.
"This concubine wanted to drink soup during the meal, but as soon as I tasted it, I realized something was wrong. This concubine was terrified, so I sent Xiao Jinzi to find you, Your Highness. You won't be angry, will you?" Yin Qingyi's eyes were slightly moist, as if she would burst into tears immediately if Yinzhen said yes.
"Of course not, this is the right thing to do. If there's anything, just come to me, and I'll handle it for you. Since there's something wrong with this soup, I suppose your master hasn't eaten enough? Have the kitchen prepare another serving for you." Yinzhen patted Yin Qingyi's back reassuringly, but a sinister glint flashed in his eyes. He had already ordered the news of Yin's pregnancy to be kept secret, but someone still tried to harm her. It seemed that, just as Yin had said, if her pregnancy had been announced earlier, someone would have already taken action against her. How could Yin have been allowed to have peace for more than a month?
"No need, I have no appetite anymore. Now I just want to know what's in this soup." Yin Qingyi shook her head. She was already full, but she wanted to drink some soup because she hadn't drunk any. She didn't expect this to cause such a problem.
"Mm." Yinzhen didn't press the matter and nodded.
"Master, the physician has arrived." Su Peisheng arrived late with the physician.
"Greetings, Your Highness." The physician bowed, having grown accustomed to frequently visiting Consort Yin over the past two or three months.
"Come and see, is there anything different about this bowl of soup?" Yinzhen pointed to the soup on the table.
The physician stepped forward, picked up the bowl of soup, smelled it, and took a small sip. His expression changed drastically.
"Did the princess drink the soup?" the physician asked seriously.
“No.” Yin Qingyi shook her head.
"That's good. This soup contains aconite. Although it's cooked, aconite is harmful to pregnant women. In severe cases, it can even cause miscarriage. It's truly fortunate that Princess didn't drink it." The physician's expression softened. It was good that she didn't drink it; otherwise, the princess's child might have been lost. This soup contained a large amount of aconite, which meant that Princess Yin's child was not going to survive.
"Su Peisheng, who in the kitchen made this soup? Take them away and question them." After hearing this, Yinzhen's face was beyond ugly. He looked at Su Peisheng with an unprecedentedly cold and stern tone.
"Yes, this servant will go right away." Su Peisheng knew that his master was really angry this time, so he quickly withdrew to the kitchen.
"Your Majesty." Yin Qingyi looked at Yinzhen with worry, her eyes filled with lingering fear.
"I'm here, but there are still too few people in your courtyard. I'll send two people over for you later. Also, there are no older nannies in your courtyard, only young girls who don't understand pregnancy. I'll arrange another nanny for you." Looking at this delicate and soft-spoken woman, Yinzhen felt a sense of lingering fear for the first time. If this woman had drunk that harmful soup, wouldn't he be seeing her lying pale on the bed now, perhaps even without the child?
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