"Let's go back to Luoxue Pavilion first. Today's full moon celebration is considered over for the young master, but the master's celebration is still a long way off." Granny Qi said with a smile. The full moon celebration was supposed to be for the young master, but the master would be the one to celebrate last.
"Mm." Yin Qingyi nodded. It was already June, and it was quite hot at midday. Yin Qingyi felt that she was soaked in sweat as she walked back to Luoxue Pavilion.
"Go fetch some water, I want to take a bath." Yin Qingyi couldn't stand it anymore. She was already out of confinement, and she didn't want to be covered in sweat and not take a bath. That would be too dirty.
"...Yes, is Your Highness planning to take all the baths you missed during your postpartum period in one day?" Granny Qi looked at Yin Qingyi with a helpless expression. Before giving birth, she had never seen her mistress take a bath so often after sweating a little. It was a problem that developed during her postpartum period.
"What are you saying, Granny? I just feel all sticky and uncomfortable. Now that I'm out of confinement, why should I torture myself? I should just do whatever makes me comfortable. Don't worry, I know my limits. I'll go back to bed after I shower and won't get up until it's time to eat!" Yin Qingyi would never admit that she had developed postpartum complications. She didn't want to recall that month when she couldn't shower!
“That’s exactly what you’re thinking, Consort! I was worried that you’d start to let loose after your confinement period.” Yin Hengyi’s voice rang out from the doorway. Today was the full moon celebration, and he had naturally been invited by Yinzhen. Since he was already here, he had to come and check on his sister’s pulse to put his mind at ease. For the past month, he had wanted to come but had no excuse, and now he could finally come and see her.
"Imperial Physician Li!" Yin Qingyi was overjoyed to see Yin Hengyi, but she quickly regained her composure, not wanting anyone to notice anything amiss.
However, all of this was observed by Granny Naqi, but she did not suspect anything. After all, it was Physician Li who saved her mistress from danger after childbirth, and it was normal for her mistress to thank Physician Li. As for the surprised expression on her face when she saw Physician Li, it was automatically transformed into the expression of seeing her savior, so she naturally did not think much of it.
"Please sit down, Consort. Let me take your pulse to see how your recovery is going." Yin Hengyi's eyes were smiling. He glanced at Consort Xiao and saw that she had recovered quite well. Her lips were red and her teeth were white, and her face was fair and rosy. However, she seemed to have lost some weight? She had given birth to three children and was still recovering from childbirth, yet she had lost weight? Was there something wrong?
"Okay." Yin Qingyi was no longer in a hurry to take a bath and obediently sat down to let Yin Hengyi see her.
The old woman was satisfied. The princess was actually afraid of Physician Li. As soon as Physician Li arrived, the princess immediately became obedient, even more so than the master. In front of the master, the princess would even argue a few words.
Yin Hengyi carefully examined Yin Qingyi's pulse for a long time before letting go.
"I have some questions for Consort Yin. Please dismiss everyone else." Yin Hengyi spoke frankly and openly.
Although Granny Naqi was somewhat puzzled, seeing the open and honest Physician Li and her mistress, she figured it shouldn't be a big problem. They would just stand guard outside, and nothing would happen. Besides, she figured Physician Li's question would be something her mistress found difficult to discuss, so dismissing everyone else was understandable. Therefore, after thinking for a moment, she led everyone away.
"Brother, is there something wrong with me?" Yin Qingyi asked immediately after everyone left.
"No, I don't know if your body has been modified, but you've recovered to be healthier than someone who hasn't had children. Tell me, do you have some kind of cheat code from a time-traveling god?" Yin Hengyi reached out and touched Yin Qingyi's head, his eyes filled with teasing.
“Brother, you know about cheat codes? Do you have one? To be honest, I do have one, but it’s kind of useless. I have a birthmark on my shoulder. This birthmark can help me identify harmful things, but apart from that, I haven’t found any other use for it.” Yin Qingyi didn’t hide anything from her brother.
"Since you can identify harmful things, how come you were tricked during childbirth?" Yin Hengyi wondered. He felt no jealousy whatsoever about his sister's extraordinary abilities; in fact, he was happy for her. In the inner quarters of the household, harmful things were abundant, and he was overjoyed that his sister possessed such a powerful ability. However, he also had his doubts.
"I think I was exhausted at the end of childbirth. I was already dizzy from the exertion, so I didn't notice it. My 'golden finger' causes dizziness and palpitations after contact with harmful substances. At the time, I was probably already in that state, so it wasn't obvious, which allowed the attacker to succeed." Yin Qingyi recalled the situation, frowning slightly. She had felt dizzy and had palpitations at the time, but she assumed it was due to the exertion of childbirth. Now, thinking about it, it didn't seem like that. She could understand dizziness, but palpitations...
At the time, she was in so much pain that she couldn't think of anything else; all she wanted was to give birth as quickly as possible. And since everyone around her was someone she could trust, she let her guard down. It seems she must never let her guard down again.
"Well, it seems that's the only explanation. But I think your 'golden finger' might also have the function of repairing your body. Otherwise, you would have suffered so much during your pregnancy, and you were even drugged when you gave birth. Even if you were taking tonics with every meal, it would be impossible for your body to recover so well." Yin Hengyi nodded and added.
“Really? It’s not so useless after all.” Yin Qingyi’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.
"That's not what I want to ask you now. You've just given birth, so it's best not to have any more children in the near future. Since this birthmark has the function of helping your body repair, it must have other functions as well, such as helping with fertility. You've only been in Yinzhen's residence for a short time, and you're already pregnant. It makes me suspicious." This was the very thing Yin Hengyi wanted to talk to the old nanny about.
"What can we do? I can't get my hands on contraceptives in this dynasty." Yin Qingyi's fox-like eyes widened. Another birth? She just gave birth! This is terrible!
"Since I said I have a way, I do have one, but I need your cooperation." Yin Hengyi smiled. It seemed his sister didn't want to get pregnant again so soon, which made things easier.
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely cooperate. I don't want to have any more children." Yin Qingyi nodded repeatedly.
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