"My leg injury was from falling down the stairs last time. Mother, your son is not even thirty yet, even if... how could he have convulsions so soon?" He was furious, trying to convince his mother and himself that he couldn't have had convulsions so soon. Those who get this ugly disease are all old men!
Lady Yong'an felt she should believe her son's words, and immediately retorted angrily, "Then what is the Princess's intention in leaving you in this servants' quarters?!"
Jiang Mingyi was taken aback, then smiled wryly, "The princess is frail and has to take care of Yun'er. I'm afraid that my illness might pass on to them. Mother, don't worry, it doesn't matter where I recuperate."
Lady Yong'an recalled the maid's words about "unclean illness," and felt a surge of anger, but she didn't say it in front of her son. Instead, she said with heartache, "Why don't I take you to the Earl's mansion to recuperate?"
Before Jiang Mingyi could say anything more, the family physician entered.
He quickly said, "Doctor Zheng, please take a look. Just now I felt that I had no feeling in my left leg, and my left hand was also very clumsy. What's wrong?"
The physician from the Zheng family remained calm. "Most patients who survive convulsions will suffer from sequelae, such as total paralysis, hemiplegia, or facial paralysis. Your son-in-law's condition is already considered good."
Jiang Mingyi was furious, "You didn't even take a pulse before spouting nonsense!"
The physician stroked his beard, sat down, and prepared to take your pulse. "In that case, I will examine you."
Jiang Mingyi no longer believed him. He shook his head and looked up at Madam Yong'an. "Mother, let's go back to the Marquis's residence now and ask Physician Sun to come and see me."
Lady Yong'an nodded immediately, "Yes! My son, please get up slowly, let's go back to the manor."
The physician was not annoyed. He stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "My medical skills are not good enough. Please make yourself at home, Your Highness."
Jiang Mingyi struggled to put on his clothes, lifted his numb left leg off the bed, and then called a servant to carry him out of the courtyard.
Hearing the commotion, the princess arrived immediately. "Oh dear, does the prince consort not trust the physician of my princess's residence? Fine, then go back to your marquis's residence and invite the imperial physician and the most famous doctors in the land to examine you and see if you've done anything shameful!"
Lady Yong'an, thinking of her son in Dali Temple prison, swallowed her anger and stepped forward to give a slight curtsy. "Princess, I know Mingyi's character well. He would never do anything to betray you. Besides, he is, after all, the Prince Consort. If this matter is confirmed, it will only make outsiders laugh at us. Why don't you just let it go?"
The princess looked up and scornfully at the mother and son. "You're speaking for your son, not just for your second son, but also for your eldest son, right? I'll make this clear today: until Yun Ni is handed over, don't expect Jiang Mingli to leave Dali Temple! My father can help him rise to the top, but he can also make him lose his official position and title! Your Earl's Mansion is a good dog when it obeys, and a rotten rat when it doesn't!"
Lady Yong'an was so angry that she trembled all over.
Madam Gao quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, "Princess, please calm down. We've already been searching for that little slut Yun Ni. Once we catch her, we'll bring her to you immediately for you to decide her fate!"
Princess Qingping snorted coldly and stepped aside, "If you want to get lost, then get lost!"
Jiang Mingyi glared at his wife, patted the servant's shoulder, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Let's go!"
Lady Yong'an concealed the hatred in her eyes, lowered her head, and quickly followed him out.
Upon returning to the Earl's residence, Lady Yong'an immediately arranged two things: first, to invite the family physician and a renowned doctor from the capital to consult on her son's case; and second, to send someone to find Jiang Mingwei and Yun Ni.
For several days in a row, renowned doctors were invited to the Earl's residence to examine Jiang Mingyi, and the conclusions were all the same: hemiplegia caused by infantile convulsions.
As for how the infantile convulsion occurred, none of the doctors dared to say or ask.
The rumors circulating in the capital are never entirely unfounded.
Moreover, Gao was also extremely anxious. She sent people to look for Jiang Mingwei and Yun Ni, but they only found Jiang Mingwei, while Yun Ni was nowhere to be found.
She almost begged Jiang Mingwei to tell her where Yun Ni was, but Jiang Mingwei only asked her one question, "Sister-in-law, did you find Yun Ni to give the princess an explanation?"
Gao said matter-of-factly, "Of course we should. If the princess isn't appeased, your elder brother won't be able to come back! Is your elder brother more important, or that actor?"
Jiang Mingwei's face showed an expression of "I knew it," and she left without saying a word.
Where did Yunni go?
That day, Jiang Mingwei had taken Yun Ni out of the Earl's residence, intending to go directly to the Princess's residence to find Jiang Mingyi. However, Yun Ni stopped her, saying, "Miss Mingwei, I know you are a kind person, but if we go to the Princess's residence like this, she will definitely have me beaten to death. You haven't been in the capital for long, so you may not know, but this Princess Qingping is notorious in the capital for... cruelty... Miss Mingwei, please don't be angry. I've only heard that she started beating and scolding servants when she was eight years old, and every year she beats more than a dozen servants to death... I'm really scared..."
Jiang Mingwei was half-believing and half-doubting, but still pulled her into the carriage. "Don't be afraid. When we get to the Princess's mansion, I won't let you in. I'll go ask my second brother first."
Yun Ni reluctantly boarded the carriage, but halfway there, she suddenly clutched her lower abdomen, "Miss Mingwei, I... I have a stomachache..."
Seeing the fine sweat on her forehead, Jiang Mingwei dared not doubt it and quickly sent the carriage to the nearest clinic.
Coincidentally, it was the newly opened Tongrentang pharmacy owned by the renowned doctor Gu.
After taking Yun Ni's pulse and asking her a few questions, Doctor Gu said with a serious expression, "Miss, I'm afraid you are pregnant. But it's still early, maybe only half a month or so. An ordinary doctor probably wouldn't be able to detect this pregnancy. I suggest you don't take any medicine indiscriminately. Going home and resting is the right thing to do. Also, make sure to keep warm."
Yun Ni was stunned, staring at Jiang Mingwei in shock.
Jiang Mingwei's face also showed surprise, "Yun, Yun Ni..."
After thanking Doctor Gu, she stood up, helped Yun Ni up, and walked outside. "Yun Ni, if you dare not go to the Princess's Mansion, then let's go back to the Earl's Mansion first, and I will settle you in."
Yunni lowered her head and covered her face with her hair, not daring to let anyone see her.
After boarding the carriage, Yun Ni immediately knelt down, shaking her head with tears in her eyes, and said, "Miss Mingwei, I really didn't know that I would have such an unexpected joy. Now that I have a child, I have to think more about the child. I definitely can't go to the Princess's Mansion, but I can't go back to the Earl's Mansion either."
Jiang Mingwei asked, "Why?"
"Madam Bo has never liked me. Now that she knows I'm pregnant, she might force me to abort the child, or she might directly hand me over to the Princess for her to decide. I've heard that the eldest son of the Bo family is still imprisoned in the Dali Temple. The Princess's anger was caused by me, and the Bo family must be hoping that the Princess can vent her anger on me to calm down..."
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