Chapter 258 Taking Medicine When Sick, Clearing Up the Misunderstanding
"Your Highness?"
When Ji Qingwu saw Yuan Heng, he was first pleasantly surprised, and then he was astonished.
"Aren't you going to the ancestral worship ceremony with us?"
So many people went to the palace, but the prince who should have gone was not among them.
Yuan Heng, dressed in a mustard yellow robe with gold and red brocade trim, said, "Unfortunately, I caught a cold last night and am feeling unwell, so I asked my father for permission to stay in the palace to rest."
Upon hearing him say this, Ji Qingwu immediately squatted down, cupped his face in her hands, and examined his complexion.
Yuan Heng had gotten used to her sudden tendency to get physical.
Her lips, which were originally pink, were now a little pale.
Ji Qingwu said, "Stick out your tongue, let me see."
There were still guards at the door, so Yuan Heng pulled her aside.
She tilted her head back and patted her chest, saying, "I'm fine. I just caught a slight cold, and I'm all better today."
Ji Qingwu remained silent, touched his small wrist, and listened carefully to his heart.
Seeing her nervous expression, Yuan Heng said, "I'm really fine."
Ji Qingwu glanced at him casually, and Yuan Heng immediately felt uneasy, lowering his head and remaining silent.
Xiao Shunzi stepped forward, intending to complain: "Miss Ji, His Highness wasn't behaving well yesterday..."
Ji Qingwu replied directly, "I understand."
Yuan Heng secretly glanced up at her. She knew everything? How did she know?
Ji Qingwu released his wrist and said, "Did you soak in cold water and then get exposed to cold wind?"
The tone is not questioning, but stating.
Yuan Heng's dark eyes widened, and he took a small step back. His expression clearly showed that she had hit the nail on the head.
Ji Qingwu said coldly, "You are covered in cold air right now. It's only because you have a good constitution that you're safe. If it were an ordinary child, they would have developed a high fever long ago."
Yuan Heng deliberately made himself sick in order to stay in the palace with her.
Ji Qingwu, with a somber expression, asked Xiao Shunzi, "Are there any imperial physicians on duty at the Imperial Hospital?"
Having never seen Miss Ji so serious, Xiao Shunzi nodded hurriedly.
Yes, yes.
Ji Qingwu said, "I will write down a prescription later, and I will trouble you, Father-in-law, to get the medicine."
Upon hearing that he had to take medicine, Yuan Heng dared not look at Ji Qingwu's face, but instead stared at the hem of her clothes.
"I...I'm all better now."
Ji Qingwu said, "What you say doesn't count."
Yuan Heng argued forcefully, "This is His Highness's body; why can't I make the decision?"
Ji Qingwu pointed to himself and said, "Because I'm the one who calls the shots."
Xiao Shunzi chuckled, and Yuan Heng frowned upon seeing this.
Because neither the emperor nor the empress dowager were in the palace, nor were the high-ranking concubines.
In the past few days, Ji Qingwu has also made a name for herself in the palace, and no one dares to stop her wherever she goes.
Ji Qingwu returned to the Qianyuan Palace with Yuan Heng.
She stripped the little guy of his outer robe, pressed him onto the bed, and tucked him into the blankets. Yuan Heng pouted, as if he wanted to say something.
Ji Qingwu pinched his little mouth, blinked, and said, "Protest denied."
When the Imperial Hospital delivered the prepared medicine, Ji Qingwu picked up the bowl, and Yuan Heng, who was under the covers, shrank back, trying to hide himself.
Ji Qingwu lifted him out with one hand and, without giving him a chance to react, poured the liquid down his throat.
Xiao Shunzi was stunned. Was this still his young master who drank medicine that was like poison that would kill him?
Ji Qingwu was already very familiar with this process. In martial arts, speed is the ultimate weapon, and the same applies to feeding medicine to children.
After giving him the medicine, she picked up a handkerchief and gently wiped the remaining medicine from the corner of his mouth.
She said softly, "Your Highness is too amazing."
Yuan Heng felt bitter inside, but sweet inside.
He clenched his little fist: "Even if you give me another bowl, I can still drink it."
After wiping his mouth, Ji Qingwu tucked the blanket around him and said, "Three meals a day, and there will be more this afternoon, no rush."
Yuan Heng's fair face immediately lost its energy, and he lay dejectedly on the bed.
Ji Qingwu suppressed a laugh, lowered her head, and placed a gentle kiss on his forehead.
Yuan Heng's dark eyes regained their brilliance.
At night, after Ji Qingwu finished his meal with the little guy.
Under Xiao Shunzi's expectant gaze, she swiftly and decisively fed Yuan Heng a bowl of dark, medicinal soup.
Ji Qingwu said, "Some illnesses should be treated as early as possible. Don't be fooled by your current lack of reaction. If you wait until it fully develops, you will suffer greatly."
Yuan Heng's eyebrows furrowed, but his complexion was much rosier than before.
Ji Qingwu put down the medicine bowl, picked up a dried peach from the small plate next to him, fed one to the little guy, and ate one himself.
Yuan Heng's mouth was stuffed with dried peach. He chewed it and found it to be sweet and sour, even better than anything he had ever eaten before.
He mumbled, "You and Father are the same."
The sweet and sour taste on Ji Qingwu's lips hadn't faded yet, and she asked in confusion, "What?"
Yuan Heng swallowed the dried fruit and said seriously, "Some misunderstandings should be resolved while they are still young."
Now it was Ji Qingwu's turn to be conflicted. She frowned, then relaxed her eyebrows after a while.
"There is no misunderstanding between me and your father."
Yuan Heng pressed on, "What is that?"
Even if so many people in the palace say that the emperor is tired of her, even if the empress dowager says that he doesn't like her.
Even Emperor Wusu himself said that he was tired and weary of it.
But Ji Qingwu never believed it.
Because love is never spoken, it resides in the heart and overflows from the eyes.
When Emperor Wusu said those words, he avoided her gaze and did not look at her.
Ji Qingwu could sense his struggle at that time; there must be something hidden behind Emperor Wusu's abnormal behavior.
She remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "The biggest problem between you and your father is not anything else, but trust."
Yuan Heng said expectantly, "Father will return to the palace tomorrow night to perform the ancestral rites."
Ji Qingwu looked at him with gentle eyes.
"Take your medicine and get some sleep. You'll be all better by tomorrow morning, and then you can go see your father."
Yuan Heng reached out and tugged at her sleeve, saying, "Shall we go see Father together?"
Looking at the little guy's pleading eyes.
Ji Qingwu shook his head decisively: "No."
Yuan Heng asked, "Why don't you go?"
Ji Qingwu said, "I didn't say I wouldn't go."
Yuan Heng asked, puzzled, "What does that mean?"
Ji Qingwu picked up the medicine bowl, stood up, and said with bright eyes, "I don't need you to come with me, I'll go by myself."
She wanted to find an answer herself.
The next day, Emperor Wusu would return to the palace from the Temple of Emperors later that evening.
Last night, Ji Qingwu lay in bed and rehearsed what she would say when she saw him all night long before finally falling asleep in the early morning.
I successfully missed breakfast and woke up at noon.
She quickly tidied herself up and came to Qian Yuan Palace, where she agreed to dine with Yuan Heng.
The herbal medicine was already laid out on the table.
Yuan Heng's eyes lit up when he saw her enter.
Ji Qingwu wore a wide-sleeved robe made of plain silk with a pattern of twin lotus flowers in a dark blue-green color. The wide sleeves were loose, and she wore a pink jade belt. Her black hair was tied up with a light silver hairband and a jade hairpin was inserted diagonally into her hair.
Seeing her dressed like this, Yuan Heng was delighted and took the medicine bowl himself.
Ji Qingwu hadn't even sat down when he sensed something was wrong.
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