Youlan Palace.
"Your Highness has been gone for several days in a row?" A wicked scheme gradually took shape in Su Yun's mind.
Cui'er nodded, "The Crown Princess goes to the small garden for half an hour every afternoon, and the young prince goes to the side hall to play with the cats for a while, and she even brings them food."
Su Yun's eyes darkened. "Food?"
"That cat is really lovable."
Cui'er added, "The food was all prepared in Madam Wan's small kitchen and personally packed for His Highness by Qiu Hong. There's also Guard Shen guarding the main house, so it's too difficult to go in and do anything."
Su Yun rubbed her temples. "Don't take any risks. The matter of the jade teacup hasn't been resolved yet."
"The Crown Prince leaving Guard Shen to her is truly... infuriating."
Su Yun harbored resentment towards Lin Qingwan and Tang Yun for a single day. She had initially thought that the two would be irreconcilable after entering the palace, and that she would have no trouble enjoying the spectacle. However, almost a month had passed, and the silence on both sides was making her restless.
Cui'er was troubled. "Consort, what should we do?"
"Since they are guarding it so tightly, let's create some trouble to make them anxious. Once they are anxious, chaos will break out, and then we will have an opportunity to intervene."
Su Yun gave a sinister smile.
*
Main house.
Lin Qingwan also knew that Feng'er would secretly go to the side hall to pet the cat every day.
"Madam, the eunuch's shoulders are almost crushed by the young prince." Mu Xue couldn't help but laugh when she thought of the eunuch's gritted teeth and endurance.
Besides reading and practicing calligraphy every day, Lin Qingwan also had to listen to the steward's reports on the allocation of various expenses in the Eastern Palace, and approve various allowances and rewards when the seasons changed and festivals came around.
At this moment, she was actually grateful for the rules she had learned at the Prime Minister's residence.
This was something the Crown Princess should have done, but Tang Yun had a falling out with the Crown Prince, and she also had a strange temper, so the servants didn't dare to provoke her. The steward mustered up his courage and went to her, but unsurprisingly, he was kicked out.
They could only seek advice from Lin Qingwan, but she declined because she didn't want to make decisions on her own.
Su Yun was waiting for this matter to fall back on her head, but she never expected that Shen Xu would send an urgent message to the Crown Prince, only to receive a reply with just five words: "Madam Wan, please handle this."
Lin Qingwan had no choice but to do it, even if she didn't want to.
Now she didn't have as much time to read storybooks with Feng'er.
"Let him be," Lin Qingwan said. "It's been so many days, Tang Yun must know that Feng'er goes there every day, so he goes out to stroll in the garden."
"Since she didn't object, let's just pretend we don't know anything."
Mu Xue was surprised, "The Crown Princess knows?"
Qiu Hong chuckled, "Otherwise, do you think the storybooks the Crown Princess deliberately left in the courtyard were for the cats to read?"
Mu Xue suddenly realized, "Then what is her purpose? Is she trying to win the young prince's favor so as to get closer to the crown prince?"
Lin Qingwan and Qiu Hong exchanged a glance. Xiao Muxue had finally become a little more shrewd, but not really.
Qiu Hong bluntly said, "Look at the Crown Princess, ever since she entered the Eastern Palace, she only cares about comfort when it comes to her makeup and hair, and she won't even wear an extra hairpin. There's no one in the Eastern Palace that she cares about, let alone getting close to the Crown Prince."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xue frowned. "Then what is she after?"
Lin Qingwan sighed softly, "Because of the Tang family, she has no choice but to stay in the East Palace."
He was a pitiful person too.
The three, master and servant, chatted idly for a while when they suddenly heard the eunuch beside Feng'er panting outside the door, "Madam, save me!"
"Your Highness, Your Highness..."
"What's wrong with Feng'er?" Lin Qingwan suddenly stood up, her whole body tense for no reason.
The eunuch was terrified and stammered, "His Highness came back from playing with the cat in the side hall, and suddenly... suddenly his face turned purple and he had difficulty breathing..."
Lin Qingwan's legs went weak. "Quickly, summon Physician Zhu!"
"Guard Shen has already gone."
Lin Qingwan rushed into Feng'er Palace without even putting on her outer robe. In all these years, nothing and no one had ever frightened her so much. Even when she was forced to take poison and knew she was going to die, even when she knew her blood relatives never wanted her to return, her emotions were never on the verge of spiraling out of control like this.
Lin Qingwan walked quickly, her breathing became even more rapid, and tears welled up involuntarily.
Even if something happens to her, nothing can be done to Feng'er.
Fortunately, Shen Xu was quick on his feet, and Zhu An dared not delay for a moment upon learning of the young prince's accident.
When Lin Qingwan arrived, Feng'er's breathing had become even, and the purple discoloration caused by her previous difficulty breathing was also dissipating. At this moment, her small face was pale and weak, and her hands and feet would twitch from time to time.
"Feng'er".
Lin Qingwan's legs went weak and she knelt before Feng'er's bedside, her fingers trembling so much she dared not touch him. Tears welled in her eyes as she looked at Zhu An, "What happened?"
Zhu An was stunned by her broken gaze. She herself had never cried when she was on the verge of life and death, and was so calm that it seemed as if she could chat with death at any time. But now her eyes and nose were red.
The four words were spoken haltingly, which was heartbreaking.
It seems that... when Tong Di lost her, she almost cried herself blind in the same way.
“His Highness has caught a rash. It’s been windy these past few days, especially in the mornings and evenings, and it’s also the peak season for flowers and plants.” Zhu An paused for a moment, “But normally the flowers and plants grown in the Eastern Palace shouldn’t pose a risk of causing allergies.”
"What is sensitization?" Lin Qingwan asked, her voice choked with emotion.
"Simply put, it is caused by external wind-evil, which causes symptoms such as skin redness, itching, and difficulty breathing."
"Luckily, it was discovered early, otherwise it would have been really tough."
Even Zhu An said so, and Lin Qingwan's heart trembled again. "I have never heard of His Highness having this problem before."
Zhu An nodded. "Indeed. Then it's not because of the flowers and plants."
A eunuch outside said, "Could it be because His Highness has been playing with the cat every day lately..."
Lin Qingwan lowered her brows, waiting for Zhu An's reply.
Zhu An could only reply cautiously, "It's possible, but not necessarily. It's difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of these symptoms. The best we can do is try to avoid exposing His Highness to environments and things that might trigger the illness."
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