Geng was indeed a fool, and his methods were very crude.
Now there are only two princes in the manor, including the fourth prince. The prince must be worried. Didn't you see that he found out the truth in such a short time?
Moreover, if Ulanara were to say that a real attack would be fatal, what is a mere cold that doesn't hurt or itch?
Anyway, since Lady Geng was pregnant, the prince couldn't really do anything to her.
Now, things are really messed up. The prince was already somewhat interested in Lady Qian, but she managed to distract him and suppress his interest. As a result, Lady Geng's actions have directly sent the prince to Lady Qian's place...
That was a miscalculation.
In Qiuyuezhai's bedroom, Yinzhen frowned slightly after checking Yuanshou's temperature and asked Qian Shengyan, "What did the imperial physician say?"
“They say it’s a cold…” Qian Shengyan was also anxious. Seeing Yuan Shou’s face burning red and him looking like he was about to faint, she looked at Yinzhen for help, her voice trembling slightly, “Your Highness…”
Her original intention was to urge Yinzhen to quickly find a way to save her son, but to her surprise, Yinzhen sighed, walked over, grabbed her hand, and patted it: "Are you scared?"
Qian Shengyan: ? ? ?
You bastard! Your son is still sick! Let go of my hand! Don't touch me!
Just then, the door was pushed open, and an unfamiliar eunuch stood in the doorway and said, "Your Highness, Physician Li has arrived."
"Please come in," Yinzhen said, pulling Qian Shengyan to stand to the side. He explained to her, "Imperial Physician Li specializes in pediatrics; let him take a look."
Immediately, Qian Shengyan became happy, forgetting that the dog man was holding her hand, and only focused on watching the imperial physician Li take Yuanshou's pulse and examine him.
After examining the prince, Physician Li said to Yinzhen, "Your Highness, the young prince has probably caught a cold. Let me give him a few acupuncture treatments."
Yinzhen responded, and Qian Shengyan watched nervously as Physician Li took out a silver needle longer than her finger and inserted it into Yuanshou's small body. She immediately exclaimed in worry, and the hand that Yinzhen was holding tightened involuntarily.
Yinzhen looked down at her and saw that her face was full of genuine worry. He felt comforted and reassured her, "Imperial Physician Li is a master of acupuncture. It's alright, don't worry."
"Hmm... With Your Highness here, this servant has no worries." Qian Shengyan gave a perfunctory compliment, her mind still entirely on Yuan Shou.
But Yinzhen seemed quite satisfied with what she said, and even squeezed her hand.
Qian Shengyan: ? ? ?
Qian Shengyan: ￣□￣｜｜
After finally waiting for Physician Li to remove the needles, Qian Shengyan wanted to go forward to see Yuanshou, but found that Yinzhen was still holding her hand.
Her face flushed instantly, and she twitched her fingers, trying to pull her hand away. She glanced at the man sheepishly, "Your Highness..."
"Um."
Yinzhen felt Qian Shengyan's soft gaze, and his heart stirred slightly. He was even more determined not to let go and pulled her to the bedside to see Yuanshou together.
The eunuch who brought Physician Li carefully dressed Yuan Shou, and Physician Li took his pulse again, then smiled slightly: "His meridians are clear, the cold has dissipated, Your Highness, rest assured, the little prince is fine."
"Thank you, Physician Li," Yinzhen nodded, and Qian Shengyan also gave a slight curtsy.
Physician Li quickly avoided her greeting, stood up, picked up his medicine box, and said, "Then I will come again this evening. The young prince does not need any medicine; just make sure to keep him warm."
"Alright, Li Bao, escort Physician Li out," Yinzhen said.
Physician Li took his leave, and the eunuch named Li Bao was exceptionally quick-witted; he closed the door behind him as he left.
The room fell silent for a moment. Qian Shengyan didn't know what to say. She was still a little confused, and her mind was still preoccupied with her child.
She reached out to touch Yuan Shou, only to realize that she was still holding hands with Yin Zhen...
Qian Shengyan: ...
She rolled her eyes inwardly, paused for a moment but couldn't help herself and quietly pulled her hand away.
This time, Yinzhen was quite uninhibited. He casually sat on the bed, glanced at Qian Shengyan unintentionally, and then turned to look at Yuan Shou.
After the acupuncture, Yuan Shou's face was indeed less red. Qian Shengyan leaned over to touch it from Yinzhen's side and felt that the temperature on the child's forehead had dropped, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Yuan Shou was the son of Prince Yong, so there were imperial physicians available to treat him.
Otherwise, in this era, a cold could be fatal to an infant.
Yinzhen seemed to chuckle, but his expression changed when Qian Shengyan looked over. He glanced around and said, "The rooms in this detached palace are a bit too small. Once we return to the capital, we can allocate you a courtyard, which will be much more spacious."
Qian Shengyan quickly understood what he meant.
In this era, even newborns cannot sleep in the same bed as their mothers.
Especially for a young princess like her in the royal palace, she had to be ready to have a man come at any time.
If a man gets aroused, but there's a child in bed, he might feel it spoils the mood...
Ha, you bastard! Your son is still sick, what on earth is he thinking?!
However, Qian Shengyan pretended not to understand and bowed to Yinzhen in a daze, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Summon someone to serve me; I have something to say to you."
Since Yinzhen had said that, Qian Shengyan had no choice but to call in her wet nurse and then follow Yinzhen to the front hall.
In the front hall, Su Peisheng had already returned, while the palace maids and eunuchs who served Qian Shengyan and the Fourth Prince knelt on the ground, all trembling.
Qian Shengyan immediately guessed what Yinzhen was going to do.
As expected, Yinzhen said, "The people serving you here are not doing their job well. I would like to replace them with a new batch, but they are still in a separate palace, which is inconvenient in many ways."
“Yes…” Qian Shengyan, being a modern soul, had never seen such a scene before. She felt a little scared and could only vaguely agree to see what Yinzhen would say.
Anyway, it's impossible for her to plead for him—after all, these people were indeed not careful enough, leaving the window open most of the night without them noticing, which caused Yuan Shou to fall ill, and she was also angry about it.
"The people the Princess Consort assigned to you are all experienced, but there's no one to lead them..."
As Yinzhen was speaking, someone brought him and Qian Shengyan tea. Qian Shengyan looked up and saw that it was Qingxue, the palace maid who had helped her out of the sedan chair.
Qian Shengyan immediately understood and whispered to Qingxue, "Thank you, Aunt Qingxue."
Qingxue smiled at her, and Yinzhen, who was standing beside her, didn't miss their conversation either, and asked with a frown, "Do you know each other?"
"When I first arrived, it was this aunt who led me to meet the prince, and she even helped me on the way. I am being disrespectful and didn't know how to address her, so I dared to ask her name," Qian Shengyan hurriedly explained.
Yinzhen nodded as if he understood something, then looked at Qingxue and said, "Aunt Qingxue is an old maid from the palace and has served by Her Majesty's side before. It is indeed a disservice for her to be a second-class palace maid."
Qingxue immediately knelt down: "It is a great blessing for this servant to be able to serve Master. I never feel wronged."
"You have some connection with Princess Qian. I intend to transfer you to serve her and also to take good care of the Fourth Prince. Are you willing?" Yinzhen asked.
Su Peisheng, who was standing to the side, looked up in surprise, quickly glanced at Qingxue and the two people in the seat of honor, and then quickly lowered his head again.
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