Chapter 68 Kissing her can make her sick
Early in the morning, Physician Mei rushed into Prince Heng's residence. After examining him, Physician Mei said, "Your Highness has been overworked and is physically weak. He had symptoms ten days ago, and now he has been caught in the rain, which has triggered a sudden and severe attack of his illness. Fortunately, the Princess Consort helped to reduce his fever last night. If the fever had accumulated in his body, and Your Highness had fallen into a coma and lost consciousness, his life would have been in danger!"
Xie Shang was speechless. He hadn't expected it to be so serious. His gratitude towards Jiang Fenghua grew even stronger. He wrote on the paper, "Why is the Princess also unable to speak? How could her condition be so serious?"
She has such a beautiful singing voice, she will be sad if she can't sing in the future. He also wrote, "Imperial Physician Mei must cure the princess's throat."
"Your Highness, rest assured, I will give the Princess acupuncture, and she will be able to speak soon."
"The princess was also exposed to the cold from the rain, which caused her throat to swell and her vocal cords to become blocked, making it difficult for her to speak." Imperial Physician Mei hesitated for a moment, then added, "To be precise, the princess's illness was transmitted from the prince, and being exposed to the rain was just a trigger."
Even if you get caught in the rain in this hot weather, you won't get such a serious illness.
Xie Shang glanced at Jiang Fenghua and wrote again, "Some time ago, when I was on official business outside, I only felt tired and had no physical abnormalities. Does Physician Mei mean that I carried illness and infected the Princess?"
Physician Mei nodded, "Yes."
Xie Shang wrote anxiously, "How can the princess recover? How can this be avoided in the future?" He knew that Jiang Fenghua had gotten up to take care of him again last night, which was why the cold had entered her body.
Physician Mei said, "Rest for a while longer. I will prepare medicine for the Prince and Princess. As long as you take the medicine on time, your condition will gradually improve."
"As for how to avoid it," Physician Mei said in a loud voice, feigning composure, "Your Highness and Princess should minimize contact, reduce sexual intercourse during the recovery period, or avoid it altogether if possible. It would be best to avoid eating at the same table, especially since mouth and nose contact is the most direct. To prevent reinfection, avoiding contact is the most effective way."
He's made it so obvious, surely His Highness Prince Heng can understand!
Upon hearing Physician Mei's words, Jiang Fenghua's cheeks flushed, and her eyes drooped. She had always taken good care of herself and was in good health; it turned out that Xie Shang had infected her.
Xie Shang was a little embarrassed; he hadn't expected that kissing her could make her sick.
The room was filled with servants, who surrounded it in two layers. Everyone found it unbelievable that the prince and princess must have been so loving in private to be so ill that they couldn't even speak.
Su Tingwan knew that Lan Yue Pavilion had invited the imperial physician to the mansion, so she came over to see what was going on. Hearing what the imperial physician said, she felt very uncomfortable, thinking about all the things she had done with Xie Shang in the past.
They had known each other for three years and been together for two. During those two years, he would pamper himself, kiss her, and tease her, but he also respected her and never did anything she didn't want to do.
She even felt like the happiest woman in the world. She thought he would always pamper her, love her, and even tolerate her. She believed that he would only love her and never change his heart.
She hadn't realized that his relationship with Jiang Fenghua had become so deep; they made love every night...
After Physician Mei left, Granny Xu and her maids hurriedly went to prepare the medicine, while Steward Cheng dismissed the servants outside the door and rushed to the yamen to ask for leave on behalf of Prince Heng.
Inside the room, Xie Shang saw Jiang Fenghua sitting demurely and politely. She had her head down, her eyes full of shyness, and her fair face was flushed. He wanted to go over and show her some concern, but he didn't dare to get close.
So he wrote a note and handed it over: "I'm going to my study to handle official business. You should take good care of yourself."
Jiang Fenghua looked up at him and took out a pen and paper to write: Your Highness also needs to rest. Official business can be put aside for now.
Xie Shang said helplessly: "The Princess Consort has set up several tables outside the door. Steward Cheng has already received many cases. It's pointless to just collect them without processing them. I must deal with them as soon as possible and give the people an explanation."
Jiang Fenghua could have said something, but her throat was sore and her voice was unpleasant, so she wrote again: "It is I who have caused trouble for Your Highness."
Xie Shang wanted to go over, but restrained himself: No, it should be me thanking you, thanking the princess for considering me in everything. I am happy to handle the case and listen to the voice of the people.
Jiang Fenghua said no more. She dared not take credit. Xie Shang was a capable person, and besides, her goal was to get him to do practical things for the people so that he could improve his reputation among them. She was paving the way for Xie Shang.
Xie Shang glanced at her every few steps before heading to the study.
A moment later, Lin Feng brought the medicine to him. "Your Highness, the medicine is ready."
Xie Shang was reviewing a case file. It was a murder case where the daughter-in-law killed her mother-in-law. The daughter-in-law was now imprisoned and had confessed to the crime. It was a clear-cut case of murder for a life, and the case could be closed by beheading the daughter-in-law.
However, the wife's family wrote a petition to plead her innocence and asked the government to retry the case. The government not only refused to accept the petition, but also beat the wife's family. Seeing that the wife was about to be beheaded, the wife's family was still unwilling to accept it, so they submitted the petition to the Prince Heng's mansion.
After Xie Shang read it, he learned the whole story. It turned out that since the woman married into her husband's family, she had been abused and beaten by her mother-in-law for a long time. For more than ten years, her mother-in-law had not treated her like a human being. Her husband also beat her, drank alcohol, gambled, and did everything else. Every time the woman tried to escape, she was caught and brought back, and she was beaten severely until she dared not run away again.
One day, her husband came home drunk and beat her again. Unable to endure the torment, she fought back, but she was no match for him and was beaten severely. Afterward, she was locked in the woodshed. Her mother-in-law came and gloated, insulting her and even slapping her several times. She arrogantly threatened to kill her daughter-in-law. Under the cover of night, the woman picked up a wood-chopping knife and slashed at her mother-in-law.
These neighbors can all testify.
Upon seeing this, Xie Shang's brows furrowed deeply. How could there be such a husband and mother-in-law in the world? Although the woman had committed murder and was in the wrong, there were reasons for it. She had been subjected to long-term beatings, which led her to fight back and kill.
The authorities sentenced her to immediate execution.
"Your Highness, it's time to take your medicine," Lin Feng urged again.
Xie Shang raised his head and took a sip. It was so bitter that he questioned his existence. He spat it out and stared wide-eyed, asking: What is this thing?
Lin Feng's face contorted in shock, not knowing why he was staring so wide-eyed. "Your Highness, what's wrong with you? The maids work very hard brewing the medicine."
Xie Shang slammed his fist on the table and mouthed angrily at him, "What is this thing?" His throat hurt terribly, and his ears were also throbbing. He vowed never to use his body to spite someone again.
Lin Feng finally understood, "The medicine, isn't that obvious enough?"
"Why is it so bitter?" he wrote on the paper.
"What medicine isn't bitter? Good medicine tastes bitter. Your Highness's illness is so serious this time, you won't get better without strong medicine. Physician Mei said that after drinking this bowl of medicine, you should drink it again in two hours. You have to drink it four times today. Your Highness vomited the first time." Lin Feng rattled off a whole bunch of things.
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