Chapter 264: Pretending to be Sick (Part 1)
The next day, news suddenly came from the Prince of Yuzhang's Palace that Sima Jun fell ill.
The Queen Mother was shocked upon hearing this and immediately sent the imperial physician to visit the patient.
Sima Jun had made all the necessary preparations.
Sun Wei watched him swallow the pill and asked curiously, "Is this the prince's magic weapon for pretending to be sick?"
"Well, I've feigned illness more than once or twice," Sima Jun said. "But before, it was because I didn't want to go to Jiangzhou with my father, and the palace doctors were familiar with my symptoms."
Sun Wei thought to herself, in her previous life, she really didn't know her husband well enough. She had no idea he had such hidden abilities.
"Is there a time when the prince doesn't want to go to Jiangzhou?" she said.
Sima Jun lay down on the bed: "No one in the world is born to love fighting. I also wish I could have a few days of peaceful sleep."
"But you can't take this medicine carelessly." Sun Wei said, "I wonder what symptoms will occur after taking it?"
"But he's listless and a little sleepy."
"Could it be poisoning?"
Sima Jun was unconcerned: "Even medicine can be toxic. This medicine is not very strong and will be cured in half a day. It is enough to deal with the imperial physician. Madam, there is no need to worry."
But Sun Wei didn't think so.
She had gone to great lengths to save Sima Jun's life, yet he had ruined himself like this.
Without further ado, she put away the medicine bottle on the table and said, "I will take this medicine away. Your Highness is not allowed to take it again."
Sima Jun looked at her serious expression, and after a while, he said "hmm".
So obedient?
Sun Wei was a little surprised.
She handed the medicine bottle to Aju and took a small clam box from Aju.
"What is this?" Sima Jun asked.
"Put some makeup on the prince," Sun Wei said, "so he looks a little worse, and can get away with it."
Sima Jun immediately refused: "I am a man."
Sun Wei just opened the box, took out some powder, and mixed it on his hands.
"No matter if they are a man or a woman, as long as they are sick, their complexion will not be good," she said, "Your Highness should listen to me when it comes to makeup."
As she spoke, she smeared lead powder on Sima Jun's face without saying a word.
The hand was very soft and had a fragrance, I couldn't tell if it was natural or from makeup.
Sima Jun looked at her, motionless.
Sun Wei was an expert at this sort of thing. She didn't like using lead powder, but this one was superior in that it was delicate and pale, mixed with a hint of indigo. When applied evenly, it gave her a rather sickly look.
Sun Wei applied it carefully from forehead to neck.
Sima Jun looked impatient, but did not interrupt.
Finally, Sun Wei looked at his lips and was about to apply lead powder on them again.
Sima Jun could no longer bear it and tilted his head.
"That's not necessary here," he said.
"How can the patient's lips be as rosy as the prince's?" Sun Wei said, "If we don't make it look similar, the imperial physician will be able to tell when he arrives."
Seeing her reaching out again, Sima Jun hurriedly said, "I can do it myself."
Sun Wei had no choice but to give him the box.
Sima Jun took some and smeared it on his lips carelessly, as if he had eaten flour without wiping his mouth.
Sun Wei said helplessly: "Don't move, my lord."
After she said that, she picked up a silk handkerchief, wiped off the excess lead powder, and then dipped her finger in a little ointment.
"Smile, my lord," she said.
Sima Jun was stunned and didn't understand what was going on.
Sun Wei said, "Spread your lips like me." After saying that, she curved her lips.
Sima Jun looked at her for a while, then imitated her and gave a strange smile.
Sun Wei immediately used her fingers to evenly spread the lead powder on his lips.
She leaned in very close.
Sima Jun could feel her light breath.
The lips were more sensitive than other parts of the body. Her fingertips were warm, and it felt a little itchy when she touched them.
After a while, Sun Wei finished it.
She looked at it carefully and saw that there was no flaw anywhere, and it was impossible to tell that she had applied powder.
The skills she had acquired in her previous life had indeed not been lost. She felt proud.
She raised her eyes and suddenly found Sima Jun looking down at her.
His eyes were as dark as ink, and I didn't know what he was thinking.
She was stunned for a moment and was about to speak when someone came to report that the imperial physician had arrived at the palace.
"Does Minister Cao know about this?" Sun Wei asked hurriedly.
"Attendant Cao has gone to welcome him," the visitor said.
Sun Wei agreed and looked at Sima Jun again.
He was still looking at her.
"Is the medicine working?" she asked.
Sima Jun nodded.
Sun Wei was still a little unsure: "Can the prince really handle it?"
Sima Jun turned his gaze away and said calmly, "It's not the first time, why bother dealing with it?"
Sun Wei took a deep breath and had to stand up.
The imperial physician arrived soon.
The imperial physician looked quite old, and according to Cao Song, his eyesight was not very good. In the past, Sima Jun was the one who attended to him when he was ill.
Sure enough, he took Sima Jun's pulse, observed his face, and shook his head, saying, "It's this strange disease again."
Sun Wei stood aside, looking anxious.
"The prince's illness relapses every now and then, and I don't know how many times it has relapsed. I heard that the imperial physician specializes in this disease. I wonder if he has found the cause after all these years."
There was a hint of blame in her tone, and the imperial physician quickly said, "The reason why the prince's illness is so strange is that it came on so suddenly and there is no trace of it. Princess, don't worry. In my opinion, this symptom is no different from before. He will get better after taking a few doses of medicine."
Sun Wei shook his head. "If that's the case, we should find out the root cause. The New Year is almost here, and the prince is so busy with his affairs, how could he fall ill at this time of year?"
"Princess, don't worry. The prince will be well again before the New Year." said the imperial physician.
Sun Wei no longer made things difficult for him and asked him to write a prescription and give it to Cao Song.
After everyone left, the room instantly became quiet.
Looking at Sima Jun again, I saw that he had fallen asleep at some point.
The medicine actually worked.
Sun Wei stepped forward to take a closer look and saw sweat on his forehead.
She sat down on the bed and wiped his sweat with a towel.
In the candlelight, his eyes were closed and he slept peacefully.
Sun Wei looked at him and thought of her previous life.
As a couple, they were rarely together. Even when they were together, they slept together, but Sima Jun always woke up early. Before she woke up, he was gone. So she didn't have many opportunities to sit next to him and watch him sleep like this.
What Sun Wei remembers most is the way he died in her arms.
Of course, that was in the previous life.
Sun Wei looked at him and thought he was indeed very handsome. From his forehead, eyebrows, nose and mouth to his jaw, every part of him was perfect.
My heart seemed to be beating faster as if something was pulling at it.
It was as if it was the first time I was in the same room with him after I married him in my previous life.
As she was staring, Sima Jun suddenly moved, and Sun Wei was almost startled.
However, he did not wake up.
Perhaps because he felt hot, he put his arms outside the quilt.
Sun breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, took his coat from the rack, and covered his arms with it.
She did not linger any longer, gave a few instructions to the servant at the door, and went back to Wufengyuan.
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Sima Jun stayed at home to recuperate, so naturally there were many people visiting him.
Sun Wei politely declined all irrelevant people and only let Chu Yue's family in.
Sun Wei asked Chu Yue to find Sima Jun, while he talked with Xie Fu and her son in the garden.
Xie Fu is a cheerful woman, and Sun Wei feels particularly relaxed every time she meets her.
Her and Chu Yue's son's nickname is Abao. He has the same temperament as her. He will burst into laughter when teased, which is very funny.
"The princess loves Abao so much, I'll keep him here to entertain her."
Sun smiled and said, "If I agree right away, you'll probably regret it too late."
Xie Fu said, "That's too formal. The princess is our family's benefactor, so would she treat Abao harshly?"
After hearing this, Sun Wei remembered that Xie Fu in her previous life had died tragically, and A Bao had gone with his mother before he even got his nickname.
She touched Abao's tender face and asked, "How is Afu doing now?"
Xie Fu said, "Very good. But my husband is never home, and I can't go out with Abao, so I've missed a lot of fun."
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