The search lasted three days. The envoy was indeed tired, but he still asked people to persevere.
The emperor had only searched most of the palace and was heading towards the harem.
However, the eunuchs who stayed with the envoys were replaced one after another.
The news spread and became a topic of discussion among many palace people. Ni Yueshan was still sitting in the imperial garden. When she heard these discussions, she looked up, her lips slightly raised, and her hand stroked her abdomen from time to time.
The maid standing behind Ni Yueshan said, "Crown Princess, are you feeling cold? Let me get you a coat."
Ni Yueshan waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. I'll be back soon."
In the evening, Ni Yueshan sneezed continuously and called the imperial physician to visit him. After taking his pulse, the imperial physician learned that Ni Yueshan had caught a cold and needed to rest.
Miao Qinghua stood outside, sitting on the couch without moving, and asked, "What's going on?"
"Her Majesty, the Crown Princess has caught a cold. She needs to stay warm and rest. Take some medicine, and she'll be fine!"
Miao Qinghua warned, "Treat the Crown Princess well. Don't let the illness worsen, or you'll have a hard time explaining it later!"
"yes!"
The imperial physician went to prepare the medicine. Miao Qinghua went inside to check on Ni Yueshan. Seeing Ni Yueshan lying on the bed, seemingly in a state of distress, she said, "Take good care of yourself. Tomorrow I'll send a palace maid to invite the crown prince to come and see you!"
Ni Yueshan responded in a trance: "Thank you, mother!"
"You should have a good rest!"
Then the queen walked out.
When he reached the outside of the palace, he warned the palace attendants behind him, "Keep a close eye on this Crown Princess. Don't try to feign illness or play any other tricks!"
"yes!"
The palace maid stayed and walked towards the inner hall to monitor Ni Yueshan.
The next day, after Jing Yuchen finished his morning court session, he heard that Ni Yueshan was ill, so he went to visit her. His words to Ni Yueshan were full of accusations: "What's wrong with you? Why did you make yourself sick? You should have taken extra precautions against illnesses during your pregnancy!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at the two maids standing by and said, "I picked you two out from the mansion because the housekeeper said you were smart but not valued! Go down and receive fifty lashes each!"
The maid quietly retreated to receive her punishment. Ni Yueshan looked at Jing Yuchen helplessly and said, "Now that you've dealt with everyone, who will serve me?"
"There are plenty of servants in the palace. Are you afraid that no one will take good care of you? If they don't even take good care of you when you're cold, what's the point of having them?"
Ni Yueshan was a little tired, her eyes slightly closed, and she didn't say anything. Jing Yuchen had no choice but to get up and leave.
The palace maid relayed what Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen had said to Miao Qinghua. She looked at the maid in surprise and asked, "They simply punished the two maids, nothing else?"
"This servant was here the whole time? There's nothing else!"
Miao Qinghua was still a little worried: "Go and see if these two maids have really been punished? And see if they are really recovering from their injuries honestly. Don't wait for an opportunity to play tricks! The emperor asked me to keep a close eye on them, and nothing can go wrong!"
"I understand! I'll go and keep an eye on it right away!"
After the palace maid left, she placed Ni Yueshan's two maids under surveillance, but found nothing unusual.
The envoy searched the palaces and had already reached the harem. He sighed deeply, and the eunuch standing beside him looked helpless. "Sir, if you are tired, why don't you take a rest over there? We can search again after some time."
The envoy gritted his teeth and insisted: "Only the harem is left, so let's search it thoroughly! Eunuch, you must accompany me and search all the palaces!"
"Do you want to finish the search tonight?" The eunuch looked at the envoy in surprise.
The envoy nodded solemnly, "Of course, there is no time to delay. I will return to report within the time limit given by the king!"
He sighed and continued to move forward. However, he had walked too much and searched too many places in the past few days. Not only did he feel dizzy, but he also had blisters on the soles of his feet. It was extremely painful when he walked!
The eunuch followed behind, shaking his head and sighing helplessly, thinking that the envoy was a stubborn person!
The palace servants saluted the envoy and eunuch, then spoke up, "My lord, eunuch, the Crown Princess resides in this palace. She has caught a cold and has just taken medicine and is resting. Could you please be gentle when searching so as not to disturb her?"
The envoy ignored him and made a gesture to the people behind him, who immediately dispersed and searched.
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