The object of her dissatisfaction was not only the Queen, but also the Lady Dowager.

The Queen openly sent people to Prince Chen's Mansion, and kept saying that she would make the maid she bestowed a concubine. However, the Lady Dowager, as Chu Qianchen's grandmother, did not say a word for her granddaughter and even used her status as an elder to suppress her.

Of course Shen knew the lady's intention.

As a daughter of the Chu family, it was only natural for her to marry into a family of equal status and make contributions to the family.

The mansions of the royal family and nobles in the capital were also like this, so Shen agreed to marry into the Yongding Marquis' Mansion for her father's sake. Therefore, when necessary, the princess had to marry into a foreign country.

While enjoying the protection of his family, a person must also contribute something to his family.

But Chu Qianchen is different.

Chu Qianchen was swapped out by Chu Lingxiao when she was born, causing her to be tortured by Jiang Minshan since she was a child. Over the years, not only has the Chu family not done anything for Chu Qianchen, but they also owe her something.

But even so, the lady still took it for granted that Chu Qianchen should dedicate herself to the Chu family! Shen closed her eyes, suppressed her anger, held Chu Qianchen's hand and praised: "Sister Chen, you did the right thing, don't pay attention to your grandmother!"

Although my daughter is young, she thinks much more clearly than some people who have lived for most of their lives.

"That's right." Chu Qianchen boasted, took the teacup handed over by Dongmei, and served tea to Shen personally.

Shen raised her hand and gently stroked Chu Qianchen's cheek, saying seriously: "Sister Chen, I'm afraid the Queen won't give up just like that..."

Behind the Queen is the Emperor. The Emperor is too wary of the Prince of Chen and will never give up just because of one or two failures.

Now that Prince Chen is not in the capital, this is the best opportunity for the Emperor to suppress Prince Chen's Mansion.

Chu Qianchen naturally understood this as well.

To the emperor, the Prince Chen's Mansion was like an iron barrel, but her existence now was like a crack in the iron barrel. She became the weakness of the Prince Chen's Mansion and also a breakthrough in the emperor's eyes.

However, Chu Qianchen was not worried at all. In the previous life, she might have been the weakness of Prince Chen's Mansion, but that was definitely not the case now.

"It's okay." Chu Qianchen said confidently, his phoenix eyes shining like gems.

Shen just reminded Chu Qianchen and didn't continue to persuade her. She knew that this girl knew what was going on.

Thinking that Chu Qianchen had just come out of the palace, she asked, "You haven't had lunch yet, right?"

Without waiting for Chu Qianchen to answer, Shen gave Dongmei instructions and listed a series of dishes, all of which were Chu Qianchen's favorites.

Chu Qianchen felt warm in his heart and said, "I used it in the palace with my mother. Mother, please don't always remember me. I will be fine. You should be nicer to yourself."

Chu Qianchen just deliberately filed a complaint against Madam Chu again. She had made up her mind to file a complaint against the mother and son from time to time, and then take the opportunity to persuade Shen Zhi to divorce.

Shen understood, but she avoided the question: "I'm feeling much better now. If you don't believe me, take my pulse."

Chu Qianchen really took Shen's pulse and nodded slightly: "Not bad, I haven't stayed up late recently."

Nanny Wang couldn't help laughing as she watched on. The positions of the mother and daughter seemed to have been reversed.

Under Chu Qianchen's half-smiley eyes, Shen changed the subject abruptly and turned the conversation to Gu Zhiyan, "I went to see Qi Niang a few days ago. Your third aunt said that after she took the magic water that day, she slept for a while and her fever went away. She is fine now, but she doesn't like to go out these days."

"Your aunt felt sorry for her and gave her two kittens that were just one month old. One of them looks exactly like your Yueying."

The sisters Shen and Shen Wan have always been close and can talk about anything. In private, the two sisters also talked about some intimate things. Shen Wan sighed and said a few words:

"Big sister, hey, I see how cautious Sister Huang is now. She no longer has the generosity of the eldest daughter of the Chu family. The fact that she can run around for Qi Niang shows that she is not a bad person."

"After all, she is the child you raised with your own hands, how could she be bad by nature... Maybe she was just stunned by this incident, that's also possible."

Shen Wan didn't say much, just sighed three or four times casually.

But it still had some impact on Shen, making her feel more complicated every time she thought of Chu Qianhuang.

Shen took a sip of tea and continued, "After Qi Niang was frightened, I asked your grandmother to find someone to investigate the matter. That day, Sister Huang happened to run into this incident on the street. Her appearance was too coincidental..."

What's more, the timing of the talisman water was even more coincidental, as if it had been prepared in advance. All these coincidences combined made Shen have to think more.

If it were in the past, Shen would never have doubted Chu Qianhuang, but now, she had to speculate about this child with the greatest malice.

People from the Duke's Mansion went out of the capital to Manchunlou to investigate the matter, and they investigated it more thoroughly than Shen Wan.

The results of the investigation were similar to those found by Rong Mama.

Furong did have syphilis, but she was not driven away from Manchunlou. Instead, she ran away on her own. The madam originally planned to sell Furong to a brothel at a low price.

The madam also said that after Furong escaped, she sent people to look for her in the town, but when she didn't find her, she gave up. Anyway, Furong was sick and couldn't be sold for much money.

When people from Prince Jing's mansion went to investigate, the madam said that they were the ones who drove Furong away because she was afraid of causing trouble.

Chu Qianhuang happened to pass by there that day. She went to Duke Mu's Mansion but did not enter. She went back and stopped at a teahouse on the way back. She happened to see Qi Niang running over there alone.

Shen told Chu Qianchen all these things in general.

Ever since Qiniang fell ill, Shen Wan has been believing in these supernatural things. She has bought all kinds of talismans and performed many rituals. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. Shen has long been used to it.

Originally, Shen wanted to tell Chu Qianchen as soon as Qi Niang got into trouble, but Chu Qianchen was busy learning how to cook and manage household affairs in those days. She had just married and it was not easy for her to gain a foothold in her husband's family. Later, Qi Niang's fever subsided and everything was fine, so Shen didn't say anything more.

Chu Qianchen pondered and asked, "What about the talisman water?"

Shen also looked into the matter of the talisman water and gave Dongmei a look, asking her to speak.

Dongmei replied, "Princess, I personally went to Wuwei Temple to inquire, and it is true that the eldest girl asked for the talisman water from there. The young Taoist priest there said that it was Taoist Zhixuan who cured the third princess's illness, but the temple master sealed their mouths and forbade them to tell anyone in private. It should be that the Queen Mother had given instructions."

For a Taoist temple, curing the third princess's illness is a great merit worth bragging about. If it weren't for the fear of the emperor and empress, Wuwei Temple would not be so low-key.

When the young Taoist priest told Dongmei about this, he felt quite aggrieved. He felt that their Taoist Priest Zhixuan was much more capable than Taoist Priest Xuanjing, but Wuwei Temple was not as famous or popular as Yuanqing Temple.

Chu Qianchen thought for a moment and said, "Mom, I want to go see Qi Niang."

She also wanted to see the so-called talisman water. Qinnan's illness was not ordinary, it was a heart disease. She believed that there were gods and Buddhas above the nine heavens, but there were many people in this world who pretended to be gods and were mysterious. She had lived for two lifetimes and had seen countless diseases and prescriptions, but she had never seen such an "effective" talisman water.

Chu Qianchen said it was all up to him and wanted to go to Prince Jing's Mansion immediately, but was stopped by Shen in a funny way.

"No hurry, let's go after lunch. Qi Niang's illness is not an emergency."

As a result, under Shen's persuasion, Chu Qianchen took off her heavy makeup, changed into new clothes, and combed her hair into a light bun.

This was not the first time that Shen had given Chu Qianchen clothes. Chu Qianchen did not take it seriously at first, until the mother and daughter got on the red-wheeled carriage, when she accidentally noticed that there were several needle marks on Shen's left fingers, and something suddenly occurred to her.

She originally thought that the clothes she was wearing were those that Shen had never worn before, but now she noticed that the clothes should be newly made and did not have the camphor wood smell of being stored in a camphor wood box for many years, so the material was brand new.

This was made for her by Shen herself.

This was the first time she had clothes sewn by her mother.

"Mother," she leaned on Shen's shoulder with a smile, "You have such skillful hands! I am not good at needlework anymore..."

As she spoke, she touched her head again. Her hair bun was also combed by Shen herself. It was just a bun, but it was much more delicate than hers.

Shen straightened the pink velvet flower on her temples and said, "If you want to learn, I'll teach you next time."

"But the palace has a sewing room, so you don't have to do everything yourself. Just do some sewing for the prince occasionally."

Chu Qianchen responded obediently, but Amber was speechless. She really couldn't bear to tell Shen that there was actually no sewing room in their palace.

Amid the whispers of mother and daughter, they arrived at Prince Jing's mansion.

Shen came at the last minute, which was strictly speaking a bit rude, but she was the princess's elder sister, and no one in the Prince's Mansion would care about this, so the servants immediately went to report to Shen Wan happily.

Shen and Chu Qianchen were led to the main courtyard of the palace.

"Sister Chen, you are so thoughtful." Shen Wan took one of Chu Qianchen's hands and smiled affectionately.

She just thought that Chu Qianchen accidentally learned about Gu Zhiyan from Shen, so he came to the Prince's Mansion to visit Gu Zhiyan.

Chu Qianchen smiled slightly and said, "Qiniang is my cousin."

Shen Wan has always acted according to her subjective preferences. She used to think Chu Qianchen was serious and disliked everything about her. But now it is different. The more she looks at Chu Qianchen, the more she likes him.

"Qiniang will definitely be happy to know that you came to see her. She is inside." Shen Wan's smile deepened, and she took Chu Qianchen and Shen to the green gauze cabinet at the back.

There was incense burning in the corner, and the green shade outside the window shone into the room, making it cool and comfortable.

Gu Zhiyan, wearing a pink silk shirt, was curled up on the couch. She had lost weight, which made her big eyes look bigger and darker, but they looked a little dull and lifeless.

Shen was very distressed, "Qiniang looks thinner than when I last came here."

Shen Wan frowned and said, "She has had a poor appetite these days and didn't eat much for lunch."

"Aunt, sister." Gu Zhiyan called out to Shen and Chu Qianchen obediently.

The little girl looked obviously listless and listless, like a flower that lacked water, which made the adults feel even more pity for her.

If Furong was still alive, Shen Wan would really want to kill her with her own hands. It would be too easy for her to die so easily! Shen pulled Shen Wan to sit by the window, intentionally diverting her sister's attention: "Awan, have you not slept well these days? Look at you, there are dark spots under your eyes..."

Shen Wan touched her face and sighed, "I was worried about Qi Niang and couldn't sleep well at night."

She really hadn't rested well these past few days and was always worried about her daughter. Although her daughter was taken care of by a wet nurse and maids, she was still worried and got up at least twice in the middle of the night to check on her daughter.

Shen said, "Qiniang is ill, so you should take better care of yourself."

In fact, everyone understands these principles, but when things happen to themselves or people they care about, no one can be so rational.

Chu Qianchen glanced at the sisters and then silently looked away.

She knew that Shen had not told Shen Wan that she was the miracle doctor of Jishidiang, and she had not even told Duke Mu and his wife, although she vaguely felt that Duke Mu and his wife seemed to have already guessed it.

Since the other party didn't ask, Chu Qianchen didn't say anything, so now, she wouldn't take the initiative to say it.

The emperor was too wary of the prince. To him, marrying a concubine's daughter who was difficult to control to the prince was just a small matter, but marrying a miracle doctor to the prince was a completely different matter. The latter might irritate the emperor, making him suspicious and even doing something unreasonable.

When it comes to the prince, Chu Qianchen would rather have less trouble than more.

Chu Qianchen walked to Gu Zhiyan's couch and sat down. She first touched Gu Zhiyan's forehead, then took her pulse inconspicuously and frowned slightly.

She carefully observed Gu Zhiyan's complexion, rubbed her head, and asked with a smile: "Qiniang, do you miss me?"

Gu Zhiyan blinked first, then slowly answered: "Yes!"

Gu Zhiyan lowered his eyes, his gaze wandered for a moment, and his expression was a little dull.

Chu Qianchen did not urge her, and complained with a smile: "I didn't get enough sleep last night, and now I still want to yawn."

Gu Zhiyan waited until she finished speaking before she said in a low voice: "Sister, I had a nightmare..." Her body shrank.

Chu Qianchen took off a sachet from his waist and stuffed it into Gu Zhiyan's hand.

Gu Zhiyan held Chu Qianchen's hand with one hand and tightly squeezed the sachet with the other hand, as if she had found something to rely on.

Watching the interaction between the two cousins, Shen Wan's expression relaxed a little, and she thought: Qi Niang really likes her cousin Chen.

Shen was also paying attention to Chu Qianchen and Gu Zhiyan's movements, and asked, "Awan, how is Qi Niang these past two days?"

She asked this question on behalf of Chu Qianchen.

Shen Wan smiled a bit bitterly. "Her fever has subsided and it hasn't come back again, but I've noticed that Qi Niang has become less lively these past few days. She can't even utter a single word when I ask her. She's very quiet. Like yesterday, she didn't say a word except for calling me."

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"I'm thinking about taking Qi Niang to Wuwei Temple to ask about it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Shen Wan was sure that the talisman water was useful. The day before yesterday, Chu Qianhuang brought the talisman water again and fed it to Gu Zhiyan. After she drank it, Gu Zhiyan slept much more soundly the night before and looked more energetic during the day.

Shen frowned slightly and glanced at Chu Qianchen, feeling that her sister was desperate and was trying all kinds of methods to find a cure.

However, Chu Qianchen did not take the initiative to say that she was the miracle doctor of Jishidiang, and Shen could not say it either.

Prince Jing is a member of the royal family. Although royal family members have noble blood, their stance is also determined. Most royal family members in the Great Qi Dynasty seek comfort and are royalists. Even if she believes in her own sister, she can't trust her brother-in-law as much as she trusts her own sister.

Everyone has his or her own selfish desires, and the identity of Prince Jing’s Mansion is too embarrassing.

Chu Qianchen suddenly interrupted and asked, "Aunt, I heard from mother that my elder sister asked for talisman water for Qi Niang..."

Shen Wan quickly explained, "Yes, that day I asked a pediatrician to see Qi Niang. Not only did the medicine not help, but her fever got even worse. Fortunately, Sister Huang came. She asked for some talisman water from Wuwei Temple. After taking it, Qi Niang's fever went away. She was afraid that Qi Niang's illness would relapse, so she sent some more talisman water the day before yesterday."

Shen Wan was worried that Chu Qianchen had some grudges against Chu Qianhuang, and was also afraid that Chu Qianchen would misunderstand that she was biased towards Chu Qianhuang, so she only said a few words hastily.

Chu Qianchen's eyes flashed and he winked at Shen.

Shen immediately understood what she meant and made up an excuse: "Awan, I have something to tell you. Let the cousins ​​play here."

Things are different now. Shen Wan is now very confident about Chu Qianchen.

Shen Wan followed Shen out without saying a word.

Shen Wan is gone, but the wet nurse is still there.

Chu Qianchen smiled and said, "Qiniang, I'm hungry. Are you hungry?"

She pinched Gu Zhiyan's little hand, as if she was acting coquettishly to her.

Gu Zhiyan nodded obediently.

The nurse's eyes lit up, and she suggested, "Princess, county lady, I'll go get some preserved eggs, shredded chicken, green stem rice porridge, and steamed dumplings, okay?"

Chu Qianchen just wanted to get rid of the wet nurse, so he added two more dishes: "Two more bowls of wontons and some sweet-scented osmanthus millet cake."

The wet nurse responded with a smile, thinking that Princess Chen was the most capable one and could coax the county princess to eat.

The wet nurse quickly retreated. Amber saw Chu Qianchen's intention and went to guard outside the green gauze cabinet.

When they were the only two left in the green gauze cupboard, Chu Qianchen took out her needle bag and fire stick, used the fire stick to warm the silver needles, and said with a smile: "Qiniang, can I give you acupuncture?"

Gu Zhiyan nodded obediently.

Chu Qianchen said: "Close your eyes."

Gu Zhiyan nodded first, then closed her eyes.

Chu Qianchen inserted needles into several major acupuncture points on Gu Zhiyan's head with swift movements. After inserting the last needle, he flicked the end of the needle, and the silver needle trembled and hummed.

Gu Zhiyan seemed to sense something, and her eyeballs rolled slightly under her closed eyelids.

She still remembered Chu Qianchen's instructions and did not open her eyes.

Chu Qianchen noticed it and said with a smile: "Open your eyes."

Gu Zhiyan opened her eyes and called out again, "Sister."

This call of "sister" was obviously much clearer and softer than before. Her black and white eyes became clearer and there was a little more liveliness in them.

It was like a veil covering her eyes was suddenly lifted.

Soon, the needles on Gu Zhiyan's head stopped vibrating.

Chu Qianchen said again: "Don't move, I will remove the needle for you."

Gu Zhiyan had seen Chu Qianchen giving acupuncture to others several times in Jishidiang, but this was the first time he saw her giving acupuncture to herself. He watched her pull out the needle without blinking. Her curious look made Chu Qianchen think of his own Yueying.

After Chu Qianchen pulled out the needle, he rubbed the top of the little girl's head and praised her, "Good girl!"

Gu Zhiyan touched his head curiously and found it very interesting.

It doesn't hurt at all.

"Sister, you are so awesome!" Gu Zhiyan praised sincerely.

At this time, the wet nurse came back with the food box and entered the room with Amber. She happened to hear these words and was stunned.

The wet nurse looked at Gu Zhiyan carefully and felt that the county lady seemed to be much more energetic than before she left.

The county lady really likes Princess Chen! The nurse sighed again in her heart and said with a smile: "Princess, county lady, the porridge and snacks are here."

The table was covered with porridge, wontons and dim sum. The chef of this Prince's Mansion was very skilled in cooking. The food was delicious and tasty, making people salivate at the sight of it.

When Shen Wan heard that her daughter wanted to eat something, she was overjoyed and came over also because of the smell.

Gu Zhiyan loves sweets, and she ate several extra pieces of sweet candied lotus root and osmanthus millet cake. Shen Wan was very happy to see this, and she personally picked up several pieces of candied lotus root for her daughter.

The little girl still didn't talk much. She just pointed with her fingers at what she wanted to eat and refused to make a sound. However, she looked much more lively than before.

After the meal, Shen Wan coaxed her daughter to rinse her mouth and wipe her face, and then tentatively suggested: "Qiniang, do you want to play cat's tuck with your cousin?"

"want!"

Gu Zhiyan nodded immediately.

The two cousins ​​played game after game impatiently until the sun went down. When Chu Qianchen had to leave, Gu Zhiyan was still reluctant to leave.

She reluctantly pulled Chu Qianchen's skirt, almost becoming her little tail, and walked her all the way to the red-wheeled carriage.

Chu Qianchen smiled and said, "I'll come to see you again in a few days, okay?"

Gu Zhiyan lowered her eyes and nodded, but her hand was still clutching Chu Qianchen's skirt.

"..." Shen Wan believed that if she carried her daughter onto Chu Qianchen's red-wheeled carriage, her daughter would not resist at all.

Chu Qianchen said again: "I'll bring Yueying to see you next time, okay?"

Gu Zhiyan hesitated and pinched the pendant on Chu Qianchen's waist again, and finally let go of her hand with a sense of grievance.

Seeing her daughter like this, Shen Wan felt her heart melt, and she really wanted to keep Chu Qianchen, but she still remembered Chu Qianchen's current identity, so she just comforted her daughter and said, "Don't worry, your cousin keeps her word."

After Chu Qianchen and Gu Zhiyan made a pinky promise, he followed Shen onto the red-wheeled carriage.

The carriage drove out of the Prince Jing's mansion. Only when there were no more people and the Prince Jing's mansion in sight did Shen carefully ask the question that had been hidden in her heart for a while: "Sister Chen, is there something wrong with the talisman water?"

She asked this question with great difficulty, because deep down she didn't want anything to go wrong with the talisman water.

Chu Qianchen shook his head.

Shen heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this.

After all, she had raised Chu Qianhuang for so many years, and the relationship between mother and daughter could not be severed easily. She hoped that the daughter she raised would not be so bad.

The red-wheeled carriage drove forward steadily, first going to the Duke Mu's Mansion to send Shen back, and then setting out on the journey back to Prince Chen's Mansion.

The carriage was silent for a while, and Chu Qianchen instructed Jiang Yuan, "Jiang Yuan, have someone disguise themselves and go to Wuwei Temple to ask for some talisman water. Remember not to let anyone know anything."

Jiang Yuan accepted the order without hesitation and decided to go there in person.

Chu Qianchen didn't say anything else. She knew in her heart that there must be something wrong with the talisman water that Chu Qianhuang gave to Gu Zhiyan, but it was not the kind of poison that would harm people.

This talisman water is really strange and magical.

It should be said that it is a bit "too" magical.

The carriage was completely quiet, without any sound.

Amber was confused. She felt that Chu Qianchen should not lie to the Shen family, but she would not do anything useless. Since Chu Qianchen gave such an order, she must have her reasons. It seemed that there was probably something fishy in the talisman water that Gu Zhiyan drank.

Before the night fell completely, Jiang Yuan rushed back to Prince Chen's Mansion from Wuwei Temple and brought back the talisman water that Chu Qianchen wanted.

Chu Qianchen tasted the talisman water himself, savored it for a moment, and suddenly asked: "The day after tomorrow is August 22, right?"

Amber nodded, and immediately guessed what Chu Qianchen was thinking, and said, "According to the date, the eldest lady should be on leave the day after tomorrow."

Just as Amber guessed, she followed Chu Qianchen out early the day after tomorrow.

Then, they "accidentally" met Chu Qianhuang in Yunting Pavilion.

"Big sister."

This time, Chu Qianchen took the initiative to call out to Chu Qianhuang.

(End of this chapter)