"Then I'll have to trouble you, Xiao Jin. Someone, come here."
A palace maid brought over a pulse pillow, and Su Ruojin placed her hand on the princess's wrist.
Just then, a young girl who looked like a maidservant was running towards the pavilion from not far away.
Before she could get close to the pavilion, she was caught by the guards who caught up with her, gagged her, and dragged away.
The eldest princess, looking displeased, said to Wenxin beside her, "Wenxin, go and see who is so inconsiderate as to disturb my banquet."
"Yes!" Wenxin bowed and withdrew, then quickly walked over there.
The eldest princess turned her head, suppressing her anger, and said to Su Ruojin with a smile, "Little Jin, the servants in the manor are ignorant and have made you laugh."
"It's alright," Su Ruojin replied, lowering her eyes and focusing on taking the princess's pulse.
Seeing Su Ruojin's focused expression, the Princess breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this Princess Chang Le was quite capable.
"Royal sister, switch hands."
The princess obeyed and switched hands so Su Ruojin could take her pulse.
After a cup of tea, Su Ruojin withdrew her hand.
"How is it?" The eldest princess asked, her eyes filled with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.
“I once heard the prince say that when he was five years old, he fell into the lake, and it was you, my elder sister, who disregarded the thin ice on the lake surface and jumped into the water to save him.” Su Ruojin did not answer her, but instead asked about the events of that year.
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess's eyes flickered, and then she gave a bitter smile. "Seventh brother suffered so much in those years, but he is still my brother. I can't just stand by and watch him die."
Su Ruojin also marveled at Xiao Yanchu's good fortune; he fell into the lake once when he was four years old and once when he was five, and each time he was rescued by someone.
A prince falling into the lake so frequently—nobody believes there's no one behind it.
Su Ruojin sighed, "Your Highness caught a chill when you entered the lake years ago. The chill didn't dissipate and accumulated in your uterus, making it difficult for you to conceive."
Upon hearing Su Ruojin's words, the expectant light in the Princess's eyes dimmed.
Over the years, every doctor has said the same thing, so it seems that Su Ruojin's medical skills are just so-so, and the previous rumors were probably all just hype.
"Princess, is there any way to cure her?" Wenxin asked as she returned.
"I can only prescribe some recuperative medicine for now. Your Highness can try it first. Whether it will work or not depends on how things go," Su Ruojin said.
Yanluo, who was serving nearby, was surprised when she heard Su Ruojin say this, but she quickly returned to normal.
It's the same old story again.
Wenxin and the Princess exchanged a glance, both seeing disappointment and disdain for Su Ruojin in each other's eyes.
Su Ruojin saw everything but said nothing, continuing to write the prescription with her head down.
Wenxin took the prescription from Su Ruojin. The princess's face no longer showed the enthusiasm she had before. "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaojin."
"You're too kind, Your Majesty."
Now that things had come to this, Su Ruojin knew that the Princess had achieved her purpose in inviting her, so she got up to take her leave.
The eldest princess also decided not to keep her any longer.
Wenxin escorted Su Ruojin out of the mansion. As they passed through the long corridor in the mansion, Su Ruojin seemed to see two people carrying a stretcher through the gaps in the flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard. The stretcher was covered with a white cloth.
Wenxin followed Su Ruojin's gaze, her expression changed slightly, and she stepped forward to block Su Ruojin's view. "Princess, this way please."
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