Hongli knew that the little princess had caught a cold. He had even visited the child the day before yesterday. At that time, the princess said that the child hadn't been coughing much, but was still having a runny nose. He thought the child was getting better, but he didn't expect that it would get worse again.
After all, it was his child, and Hongli couldn't just ignore him. So he handed Yan Yan over to the nanny, went inside to tell Yu Shan, and then went to Lan Zhao Courtyard.
Upon arriving at the destination, Hongli went directly to his daughter's room, where he saw the nanny holding the child and gently coaxing her. He approached and touched the child's forehead, finding it unusually hot.
According to the nanny, the child had been crying for a long time and was now probably tired from crying and had just fallen asleep, but they couldn't put him down. He would wake up as soon as they were put in the tent, so the nannies had to take turns holding him.
At this moment, she seemed to be having difficulty breathing, and could only breathe through her mouth with her small mouth slightly open.
Seeing this, Hongli felt sorry for him and asked the doctor what was wrong. The doctor said that he had changed the medicine twice, but the fever still hadn't subsided. Such a situation was rare, and he couldn't figure out what the problem was.
Yu Ying felt sorry for her daughter's suffering and couldn't help but tear up. "It's hard for adults to suffer when they're sick, so it must be really tough for such a young child to have a high fever. Fourth Master, if the fever doesn't break soon, I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it!"
Since the doctor couldn't give a clear diagnosis, Hongli had no choice but to send someone to the palace to invite an imperial physician to treat the child.
Half an hour later, two imperial physicians hurriedly entered the mansion to take the young princess's pulse.
The imperial physician examined the previous prescription and said that the little princess's body was weaker than that of ordinary children. The dosage of the medicine was acceptable to ordinary children, but the little princess could not bear it, which was why her condition did not improve.
So the imperial physician changed the prescription and rewrote the medicine for the little princess, saying that the medicine might take longer to take effect and asking the fourth prince and his wife to wait patiently.
With his daughter seriously ill, Hongli could not go to Huatang Pavilion at this time. That night, he made an exception and stayed at Lanzhao Courtyard to wait with his wife.
It wasn't until 9 PM that the little princess's fever finally subsided. However, Hongli had already rested in his wife's room, and it would seem too deliberate for him to get up and leave. So he didn't make any more trouble and stayed overnight.
The wife was preoccupied with her daughter's illness and could not possibly bring up the matter of sleeping together. Hongli did not need to force himself to be intimate with her, so he gently comforted her and advised her to rest early.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Hongli got up early to go to court. When he returned, he wanted to visit Yushan and the child at Huatang Pavilion, but his daughter was still ill. If he didn't go, people would talk about him.
In the end, Hongli still went to Lanzhao Courtyard. At this time, the little princess was relatively normal. Her forehead was not hot. The nanny fed her some milk, which she reluctantly ate. When she was feeling unwell earlier, she refused to open her mouth at all.
With the child's condition slightly improved, Yu Ying felt a little more at ease. Hongli stayed with her for breakfast before leaving.
After working in the study for an hour, around noon, Hongli went to Huatang Pavilion to have lunch with Su Yushan. However, just as the food was served, he had only taken a few bites when someone from Lanzhao Courtyard came to report that the little princess had a fever again, vomited up all the milk she had eaten, was in poor spirits, refused to eat or sleep, and kept crying until her voice was hoarse!
Hongli frowned and immediately put down his chopsticks. "Didn't your fever break last night? You were fine this morning, how come it's gotten worse again?"
The maid was also confused about this, saying, "This servant doesn't know either. The little princess has been in the room the whole time and hasn't been exposed to any drafts. I don't know why she has a fever again."
"Where is the imperial physician? What did he say?"
"The imperial physician said that the fever would indeed recur, and advised to continue taking the medicine and observe the situation. However, the little princess vomited as soon as she ate, which meant she hadn't eaten for a day and a night. With such a high fever for so long, the princess's wife was worried that she couldn't handle it. She was so worried that she refused to eat, and I really couldn't persuade her to stop!"
The situation there was not optimistic, but he had only just arrived at Huatang Pavilion and was about to be called away again. Hongli was worried that Yushan would be unhappy, but Yushan was not angry.
As a mother herself, Su Yushan could easily imagine the heartache a mother feels when her child is sick. Given the current situation, she certainly wouldn't stop her.
"Fourth Prince, why don't you go and see the young princess? With you by her side, the princess won't panic."
Nodding, Hongli instructed, "You eat first, don't wait for me."
After finishing his conversation, Hongli went to Lanzhao Courtyard to inquire about the situation. The imperial physician suggested waiting a little longer. He said that if the little princess wasn't drinking milk, it was fine; he could just give her some water first, and there was no need to rush to change her medicine.
Hongli then advised Yuying not to be too nervous, "Imperial Physician Song is very experienced in treating infants. Let's follow his advice and wait patiently."
Three doctors have already been consulted, and there are no other good options at the moment. Yu Ying can only continue to wait. She is anxious and irritable, and refuses to eat. Hong Li patiently tries to persuade her from the side.
“Your child’s illness won’t get better in a short time. I know you’re very worried about her, but if you want to be with her, you have to take care of your own health first. If you don’t eat or drink and you get sick, how will you have the energy to take care of your daughter?”
Yu Ying's dark eyebrows turned into a thick fog, never able to relax. "I understand what you're saying, but I'm anxious and can't eat."
"Even if you can't eat, you have to force yourself to have some food. Even if it's not for yourself, you have to maintain your strength for the sake of your child."
Hongli persuaded her for a long time before Yuying reluctantly went out with him. She ate a small bowl of rice and drank a few sips of soup, and then went back to stay by her daughter's side. It seemed that only by seeing her child with her own eyes could she feel a little better.
There was a Buddhist hall in the mansion, and Yu Ying went there and knelt for an hour, praying to the Bodhisattva to bless her daughter so that she could get better soon. However, two more days passed and the child's illness did not get better. She would often have a fever that would break at night and then return in the morning. This cycle repeated itself, and even the imperial physicians became anxious, but they could not find the cause of the illness.
Seeing the Princess Consort's deep worry, Granny Cui couldn't help but suggest, "This situation is really strange. Perhaps the little princess has been infected with something unclean. Why don't we invite a shaman to take a look?"
The imperial physicians were at a loss, and Yu Ying had no other choice but to discuss with Hongli about trying this method.
Hongli didn't have a good impression of those sorcerers, but considering her eagerness to save her daughter, he didn't stop her and allowed her to invite a sorcerer.
Yu Ying didn't dare to delay and sent someone to invite a shaman to perform a ritual for the little princess that very night.
The wizard set up a grand display in the little princess's room. He held a Wenwang drum and a god-beating whip, his eyes half-closed, shaking his head and chanting something in a fervent tone.
Hongli felt a headache coming on, but he couldn't leave, so he could only endure the discomfort and continue sitting there.
Two quarters of an hour later, the shaman stopped and told the Fourth Prince and his wife in Manchu that he had communicated with the gods, who said that someone in the mansion had a birth chart that clashed with the little princess's, which was why the little princess was not possessed by her soul.
When the sorcerer wrote down the conflicting birth charts and sent someone to find them, Granny Cui took a look at them, her eyes darted around, and she let out a soft exclamation.
"This...this is the young prince's birth chart! So it was he who brought misfortune upon the young princess!"
Upon hearing this, Hongli glanced at Cui Mama with a sharp, piercing gaze, as if a blade were slicing across her face!
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