Chapter 504 No need to call the imperial physician, just let her die!
Shen Wantang was naturally at ease. When Liu Xu was in Xiao Qingyuan's courtyard, she suffered a lot at Huayi's hands, and now was the perfect time for her to get her revenge.
She turned and left the picturesque courtyard.
The air outside was incredibly fresh, much better than the unpleasant smell inside the painting room.
Shen Wantang couldn't help but take a deep breath, a smile appearing on her lips. Her life seemed to be getting better and better. One by one, those who opposed her fell, but she remained standing.
In this life, she will probably live to the end, right?
Qin Xin could tell that she was in a good mood, so she asked her in a cheerful voice, "Princess Consort, the weather is nice today. Would you like to go out for a stroll? I heard from Du Juan that your shops have all received new fabrics. Would you like to have some new clothes made?"
Shen Wantang shook her head: "I've only been grieving the loss of my husband for less than a month, and I'm already going out to get new clothes made. What will people outside say about me?"
"Yes, yes, you're right. When we get back to our courtyard, we'll ask the cooks to make you some glutinous rice cakes."
"No rush. Let's go to Mother's courtyard again first. She personally carried the concubine, and now she's half-dead. We should tell her so she won't accuse me of mistreating my subordinates later."
"That's true!"
"Also, send someone to the Huo family again. Mother is ill again. Our eldest daughter is Mother's own daughter. What kind of behavior would it be if she didn't come back to take care of her? Whenever there's trouble at the Prince's Mansion, she runs back to the Huo family. She only comes back when everything is alright at the Prince's Mansion. This won't do."
Qin Xin blinked: "Huh? You're letting Miss come back? Aren't you afraid she'll cause trouble when she gets back?"
Shen Wantang said nonchalantly, "What's there to be afraid of? I have ways to deal with her when she makes a fuss. I'm more afraid she won't make a fuss!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Xin immediately nodded: "Yes, this servant will send someone to invite the young lady back right away!"
Shen Wantang nodded and took Dujuan to her mother-in-law's courtyard.
The imperial physician has arrived and is taking the princess's pulse.
After Shen Wantang went in, she stood aside and watched. Only after the imperial physician finished taking her pulse did she step forward and ask a few questions about her mother-in-law's condition and how to administer the medicine.
After the imperial physician wrote the prescription, she gave it directly to Granny Quan: "Please keep an eye on the people below to prepare and decoct the medicine for Mother. Do not be careless."
Granny Quan accepted the prescription but hesitated and did not immediately have someone prepare the medicine according to the prescription.
Compared to the imperial physicians, she actually trusted Shen Wantang's medical skills more. No one else could treat the princess as well as Shen Wantang.
Shen Wantang naturally knew why Granny Quan hesitated, but she pretended not to see it; she was only there to go through the motions anyway.
She spoke respectfully and gently: "Mother, I have personally visited the concubine. She has just given birth and seems to be a little weak, so I have come to ask for your advice on which imperial physician should be appointed to treat her."
Princess Ning had a terrible headache; her temples felt like they were about to explode. She was covered in a cold sweat and tried to wipe it away, but she was too weak to even lift her hand.
She herself was so ill that she was half-dead, how could she have the mood to care about painting?
Moreover, the painting gave her hope, but then turned that hope into despair, and she hated the painting.
The child, born prematurely, was a boy!
Unfortunately, the child did not survive.
She was just a maidservant, and her health was so poor that even the child she gave birth to was born with congenital deficiencies.
The intense headache made Princess Ning's mood extremely bad: "I'm about to die, and instead of taking care of me, you're bothering with Huayi? That good-for-nothing, why did you call the imperial physician for her? No need, let her die!"
Does she mean she can just decide not to invite us?
Shen Wantang chuckled inwardly and said, "She is, after all, a concubine of the Prince's mansion. She should still have the proper dignity. Moreover, she is the only one who has conceived the heir's child. Even if she has not made any great contributions, she has still put in a lot of effort. We should still invite the imperial physician."
Princess Ning was so angry she nearly fell over, and her head throbbed even more: "You kept saying you came to ask for my instructions, but when I did, you didn't listen at all. So what are you doing here?"
They're just here to put on a show.
Shen Wantang said to herself, then added, “Mother, please calm down. The imperial physician just said that you need to calm down and rest well. I know you don’t want to see me these days, so I specially sent someone to the Huo family to invite my sister back. I’m sure that having my sister at home with you will comfort you and make you feel much more at ease.”
Princess Ning opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a word.
She has indeed been disliking Shen Wantang these days, and doesn't want to see her at all.
However, she didn't really want her daughter to come back.
After all, the daughter bears undeniable responsibility for her son's death.
If she hadn't pushed Liu Nanshi into the river, Liu Nanshi wouldn't have died, and if Liu Nanshi hadn't died, Xiao Qingyuan wouldn't have jumped into the river to die for her.
In fact, Xiao Qingyuan might not have committed suicide in the first place. It was Xiao Qingxi who argued with him every day, said a lot of hurtful things without thinking, and even threw away the memorial tablet that he had brought back as a treasure, which drove him to lose his mind.
Xiao Qingxi knew in her heart that she had caused the death of her own brother, so she had no face to stay in the Prince's mansion. After Xiao Qingyuan's seven-day mourning period, she returned to the Huo family.
It's been more than half a month, and there's still no sign of her.
Seeing that her mother-in-law was silent, Shen Wantang curtsied, took her leave, and departed.
No sooner had she left than Princess Ning said to Granny Quan, "Go and fetch another imperial physician for me. That one was useless! He only knew how to prescribe a bunch of medicines, but he didn't know how to do acupuncture. My headache can only be relieved by acupuncture!"
Granny Quan sighed, "Then we don't need this prescription?"
"No! These medicines are so bitter, drinking one bowl will make me feel nauseous for ages, and they don't work at all, I'm not drinking them!"
“But, Your Highness, the prescriptions given by other imperial physicians are not much different from this one.”
"Then let's find a royal physician who can cure me without prescribing any medicine!"
Granny Quan was in a dilemma. What kind of imperial physician was this? All the imperial physicians liked to prescribe medicine, and they liked to prescribe very complicated prescriptions, and they liked to use all kinds of expensive and complicated medicinal materials. She had never seen an imperial physician treat noble people without prescribing medicine.
There is someone in the family who can cure her headaches with acupuncture alone without needing a prescription, but unfortunately, that person suffered a lot of grievances recently and refuses to treat her anymore.
All the nannies thought that the princess was getting more and more confused as she got older. Why would she promote a maid to the position of concubine? Wasn't this a blatant slap in the face to the crown prince's wife?
Even if the maid is pregnant with the prince's child, she can't possibly bypass the prince's wife!
When the child is born, raising him under the Crown Princess's name will at least make him a legitimate child, which will improve his reputation and win over the Crown Princess's heart. It's all beneficial.
Seeing that Granny Quan was standing still, Princess Ning could no longer contain her anger: "What are you standing there for? Can't I even order you around anymore? Go and fetch the imperial physicians for me! Bring several of them and have them treat me together! I refuse to believe that so many imperial physicians are no match for Shen Wantang!"
Granny Quan quickly responded and turned to leave.
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