This Kim Min-jung is really pushing her luck! Hongli initially wanted to refuse, but remembering that Su Yushan was still outside, he changed his mind and said:
"We'll talk about it tonight, we'll see how it goes."
He neither agreed nor refused. Kim Min-jung still had a glimmer of hope. For her, having a thought was enough.
Delighted, she wisely turned and left.
After she left, Li Yu came in to refill the tea. Logically, he should have reported and asked for instructions, but he stood there without saying a word, so Hongli had no idea what was going on outside or why he didn't mention Su Yushan's request to see him.
This Li Yu, who is usually very quick-witted, did not take the initiative to explain today. Hongli, out of consideration for his reputation, was unwilling to ask, and was inevitably anxious.
Seeing that Li Yu was about to go out to change the tea, Hongli finally couldn't help but ask, "Where is she?"
"Huh?" Li Yu stopped and turned around, stunned for a moment before realizing what was happening. He then reported, "Master, Consort Su has already returned to Huatang Pavilion."
She actually left? He was deliberately stalling, but she shouldn't have left! "Didn't I tell her to wait? What right did she have to leave?"
Li Yu thought to herself: Don't you know how stubborn Su Gege is? Knowing that Jin Gege is inside, why would she be willing to wait outside? Just then, after Li Yu finished speaking, Su Yushan turned around and left without the slightest hesitation.
But if he directly revealed the situation at the time, his master would definitely be angry. After weighing the options carefully, Li Yu did not tell the truth and made an excuse:
"At that time, Su Gege looked pale and said she was not feeling well. After waiting for a while, she couldn't wait for you any longer, so she went back to her room."
Feeling unwell? Hongli's expression immediately turned serious. "What's wrong with her?"
"Uh... I asked, but Consort Su wouldn't go into details." Li Yuwei raised her eyes and seized the opportunity to suggest, "Why don't you go and take a look, Your Highness?"
If he went like this, wouldn't that be the same as bowing down to her again? After hesitating for a long time, Hongli finally did not agree, and said indifferently, "I am not a doctor and I don't know how to treat illnesses. Just get her a doctor."
This statement alone is enough to prove that Fourth Master still cares about Princess Su. Li Yu responded crisply and then immediately went out to find a servant to fetch a doctor.
At that time, Su Yushan was drinking soup inside! Since the chicken soup hadn't been sent out, she simply shared it with Chang Yue; such good soup shouldn't be wasted.
Chang Yue grew angrier the more she thought about it. "That Princess Jin really went at the worst possible time. If it weren't for her, we would have been able to see the Fourth Master."
Su Yushan, however, believed that Jin Minjing was not to blame for this matter; the key lay with Hongli. "That's not necessarily true. Even if Princess Jin wasn't here, he might not have seen me."
"And that Pear Blossom, so smug! Her words are so sarcastic, she's really annoying." Chang Yue had meticulously prepared for so long, only to have her plans ruined; she was naturally very frustrated. Su Yushan, however, didn't care at all.
"Ignorant people will suffer sooner or later. As long as you are sensible, I will be at ease."
Her rivals were vying for the emperor's favor! But her mistress didn't seem to care, which made Chang Yue even more anxious. "Princess, you're too carefree. Aren't you even thinking about how to please the Fourth Prince? Aren't you afraid of really losing his favor? What if the Fourth Prince stops coming? Then your meals will get worse and worse, and you care about your meals the most!"
Su Yushan remained so calm because she had known all along that Hongli was a fickle person.
"That's why I need to earn money. Favor comes quickly and goes quickly. If he stops favoring me, I still have the ability to earn money and manage the kitchen. Then the days ahead won't be so hard. Don't worry! Things will work themselves out."
After drinking the chicken soup, Su Yushan was satisfied. She rinsed her mouth and then lay down on the couch, feeling carefree and relaxed.
Chang Yue was about to return the soup bowl when she saw a doctor carrying a medicine box walking towards her. Intrigued, Chang Yue went closer to ask, and the doctor simply said he was there to take Su Gege's pulse.
That's strange, she didn't call a doctor! "May I ask, Doctor Yao, who sent you?"
"The message sent by Eunuch Li, I heard, was from the Fourth Master, saying that the Fourth Princess was unwell and asked me to come and examine her."
Chang Yue didn't understand Li Yu's meaning, but she could vaguely guess that Li Yu must have said something to the Fourth Master. Judging from the situation, Li Yu was probably trying to bring the two masters together!
Chang Yue immediately understood and stopped bringing the soup bowl. She quickly asked the doctor to wait outside the door, and then she turned around and went inside to deliver the message.
"Princess, Princess, Doctor Yao is here, and Eunuch Li is helping us! You must pretend to be sickly and put on an act for the doctor."
Su Yushan was lying down, dozing off! Upon hearing this, she sat up, looking completely bewildered. "What are you talking about? Why would I pretend to be sick?"
Chang Yue covered her lips with her finger, signaling her to speak softly, "I don't have time to explain to you. Just pretend to be sick, otherwise Li Yu will be punished."
Su Yushan still didn't understand. Chang Yue pulled her into the tent, and then Chang Yue lowered the tent curtain, revealing only a section of her wrist.
After making the arrangements, Chang Yue went out to fetch a doctor.
When the doctor arrived, he first inquired about her symptoms, asking what was wrong. Su Yushan had no idea how to answer, but Chang Yue, afraid of giving herself away, preemptively said:
"Gege has been having a poor appetite lately, and she often has nightmares at night, waking up in fright. She's in very bad shape, looks pale, and has lost a lot of weight!"
Having just finished two bowls of chicken soup, Su Yushan was speechless, thinking to herself that she looked perfectly fine! She really didn't understand why Chang Yue would lie.
Chang Yue had just said that if she didn't cooperate, Li Yu would suffer. Li Yu had always been good to her, and she didn't want to implicate him. After thinking it over, she decided to cooperate against her will and pretended to be unwell, sighing in the tent.
Doctor Yao sat to the side, taking Su Gege's pulse. He felt that her pulse was very steady and there was nothing wrong with it. However, he often treated the women in the backyard and knew that they often pretended to be sick to gain their husbands' attention.
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