No one answered.
He Qing took two quick steps to the door, opened it and looked out. The familiar courtyard was completely silent, with no sign of anyone.
This situation wasn't surprising. Although He Qing was a princess, she was in such a situation after all, and it was hard to say how devoted the people around her were. The maids had her under their control, and they seemed more like the masters of this Fangchen Palace than she was.
So she only paused for a moment before leaving the house and heading towards the side hall. Sure enough, just after passing the Moon Gate, she heard voices.
He Qing had just been desperate to see a living person, but she hadn't thought about what to do after meeting them. So, upon hearing the voice, her steps faltered. She had never been one for assertiveness, and she didn't know how to interact with others in this situation.
But she is different now after all.
After dying once, even though she did not undergo a complete transformation or be reborn in nirvana, everything in her eyes seemed to have undergone some subtle changes, which gave her some courage to take the most difficult step.
She walked forward step by step, feeling the strange emotions surging in her heart, and the uneasiness in her heart gradually subsided.
It wasn't until she reached the side hall door that someone noticed her. The maids who were huddled together and talking cried out in surprise. One of them said, "Oh, Your Highness? Why did you come out? You haven't recovered yet. What if you catch a cold? We won't be able to explain to Madam Lu then."
As the palace maid spoke, she came over, held her arm, and forcefully tried to send her back to the previous room.
He Qing's body froze, her mind blank. However, at the same time, her body seemed to be controlled by another person. She shook the palace maid's hand away and shouted, "How dare you!"
The palace maid was startled by the sudden shout, her body trembled, and a look of shock appeared on her face. She looked at her blankly.
After all, their statuses were different, and these palace maids were not the maids who usually disciplined her. Once she really got angry, they would inevitably have some concerns and would not know what to do for a while.
In silence, control of her body returned to her. He Qing felt a layer of white sweat rising on her back. She felt as if she had lost all strength, her hands and feet limp. But she instinctively knew that she couldn't show her weakness in front of these people, so she forced herself to straighten her back and opened her mouth twice before she uttered, "Where's Yuping?"
Sadly, these people were all servants in her palace, but apart from the two Momos, she only recognized Yuping. The others looked familiar but she couldn't even call out their names. Therefore, at this time, she subconsciously looked for the one she was most familiar with.
"Sister Yuping has gone to invite the imperial physician for His Highness." said the palace maid.
"Call the doctor?" He Qing repeated subconsciously. Her mind was swirling with thoughts, and she couldn't process them all. She had no idea what time or situation she was in. To avoid making any mistakes, this was the safest option.
As expected, the maid replied, "Yes, Your Highness has been ill for a few days and hasn't gotten better. Sister Yuping said she wants to ask the imperial physician to come back and prescribe a new prescription."
He Qing vaguely remembered that this seemed to have happened.
Because of her situation, she had been a very worry-free person since she was a child, and she even dared not get sick. Therefore, in her short life, there were only a few times when she was too sick to get out of bed and had to consult a doctor.
The most recent time was when I was sixteen...
Because she had been ill for several days with no improvement, and the two maids in the palace had gone somewhere, Yuping had no choice but to go out and ask for the imperial physician herself, and then... then she brought back a piece of news.
He Qing's eyes suddenly widened, and he grabbed the maid's hand in panic, his voice so sharp that it almost broke, "How long has she been gone?!"
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