Feng'er was displeased. "I won't see her! Tell her to go back."
"Why would she come here on such a fine day?"
Mu Xue looked at Lin Qingwan, thinking she couldn't very well just say that the young prince wouldn't let anyone in.
Lin Qingwan finished tying Feng'er's hair up, saying, "Consort Su is concerned about His Highness."
Feng'er's lips twitched. She was about to say something, but then she had a sudden idea and said to Mu Xue, "Then let her in."
However, he said to Lin Qingwan, "Just listen to what kind of sarcastic and nice things she can say."
"If I didn't let you see it with your own eyes, you would think I was bullying her."
Lin Qingwan knew what was going on, but she couldn't speak ill of the Crown Prince's concubine in front of the child. "I'll just deal with it casually."
Feng'er's big eyes darted around, and she couldn't suppress the corners of her mouth as she thought to herself, "Look, she's trying to be cute with me again."
As soon as Su Yun entered, she saw Feng'er clinging to Lin Qingwan, letting her tidy her clothes.
The prince's eyes were brighter than Su Yun had ever seen before.
She was clearly the first person to become close to the young prince, so why did he drift further and further away from her as they grew up?
"Seeing how well the young prince is being taken care of by Madam, I am relieved." She bowed respectfully and looked at Feng'er with a loving expression.
It's as if she is Feng'er's biological mother, forced to let the child be raised by the legal wife, and the restrained intimacy is portrayed just right.
"It was my oversight. I will apologize when the Crown Prince returns," Lin Qingwan said slowly.
Su Yun's eyes were filled with trepidation. "I didn't mean to blame you, Madam. You've misunderstood."
Lin Qingwan said, "That's true."
Su Yun added, "Madam is the young prince's birth mother and is very familiar with everything about him, but things are unpredictable, so Madam doesn't need to blame herself too much."
Feng'er pressed her face against Lin Qingwan's and whispered, "Listen to this, it's both a veiled criticism that you, as my birth mother, don't understand me, and a reminder that you should take responsibility for my illness."
"Even a storyteller's tongue isn't as eloquent as hers."
Lin Qingwan agreed, her expression remaining impassive, "Consort Su truly cares about Feng'er."
Su Yun smiled and said, "Your Highness grew up by my side when you were young. I am grateful for your companionship during those long years. Although I am not qualified to be Your Highness's mother, I have indeed loved Your Highness as if he were my own child."
Feng'er couldn't bear to listen anymore. "Consort Su loves me dearly. Every year, the new clothes she sends over are either too long or too short, and the shoes don't fit either. I'm too embarrassed to say anything."
Cracks appeared on Lin Qingwan's usually cold and aloof face.
Su Yun froze on the spot, unable to make a suitable expression for a long time.
Feng'er played with a tangram in her hand and said absentmindedly, "I had a nightmare and cried in the middle of the night. Father was not angry, but Consort Su blamed me for disturbing Father's rest."
"Later, they put something in my calming incense. Luckily, the imperial physician discovered it, otherwise I might have grown into an idiot."
At this point, his expression hardened. "Perhaps this is why I don't like studying now."
Lin Qingwan pursed her lips. This kid certainly knows how to find someone to take the blame.
Su Yun couldn't even manage a forced smile. She thought these things were kept secret, but Feng'er knew everything!
So, the Crown Prince...
"This, this..." Su Yun hurriedly explained, "How could I be in the young prince's incense..."
"Alright, alright, it's all in the past. Father and I didn't blame you." Feng'er didn't want to hear her excuses, but she was still unhappy when these things were mentioned, and her face drooped. "I just want to say, don't bother me if you don't have anything to say."
"I'm perfectly fine here with Mother. You can go back to your room and stay there."
The way he spoke to people was remarkably similar to that of the Crown Prince.
Su Yun's gains on this trip were truly beyond her expectations.
As she emerged from the main house, the way the palace maids and eunuchs looked at her changed. Su Yun gritted her teeth, wiping away tears as she recounted how someone had tried to harm her and sow discord between her and the young prince.
Back in the Youlan Palace, she smashed things on the table, her face contorted in a terrifying grimace.
Cui'er dared not utter a sound, "Your Majesty, please don't upset yourself."
Su Yun's chest heaved, and she closed her eyes in anger. "How did things go?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured, it's done."
Su Yun opened her eyes, her gaze dark and cold, her fingers clenching so tightly they cracked.
*
Feng'er rested for two more days, but Lin Qingwan felt that she couldn't delay any longer and urged him to go to the Imperial Academy.
Feng'er knew this day would come sooner or later. Although she was listless, she didn't pretend to be sick like she had a few days ago.
Lin Qingwan felt sorry for him seeing him like this. "I asked Guard Shen to buy some new storybooks. Your Highness, please catch up on your studies these next few days. How about we read them together tonight?"
Feng'er's eyes lit up immediately, "Okay!"
"Wait until I finish school!"
Seeing him take off running, Lin Qingwan chased after him to comfort him, "Slow down, don't fall."
After Feng'er left, Shen Xu came in to report, "Madam, I secretly checked the Crown Princess's courtyard and found nothing suspicious. The cat is also taken to be bathed and checked every two days, and no one else has developed hives."
Lin Qingwan's heart sank. "That means the chances of Feng'er getting rubella from petting the cat are very small."
Shen Xu nodded. "If this condition exists, it should be noticed the first time you touch a cat."
She thought for a moment, "I'll try to ask the maid who bathed the cat if she was a servant brought by the Tang family or a palace maid."
Shen Xu immediately understood what she meant.
If it's a member of the Tang family, there's no doubt about it, since the Crown Princess spends her days cuddling cats. If it's a palace maid, then there's a lot to investigate.
"I'll go right away."
Shen Xu turned and walked to the door, but was called back, "Guard Shen."
"What are your orders, Madam?"
Lin Qingwan pursed her lips, her palms slightly sweaty. "Is everything going smoothly for the Crown Prince?"
Shen Xu smiled and said, "Everything went smoothly. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll be back in the capital soon."
"Really?" Her eyes lit up; she couldn't express how excited she was.
"Were the clothes and boots I sent last time suitable?"
Shen Xu replied, "This... I don't know. These past two days have been the final touches, and I imagine His Highness has been extremely busy and hasn't given me any instructions."
"Why don't we wait for the Crown Prince to return, and then the lady can ask him herself?"
Lin Qingwan's cheeks flushed slightly, and she gave a barely perceptible "Mmm," saying, "Guard Chen, go ahead and get busy."
As the sun set and Feng'er had just finished school, news spread from the palace that His Majesty was seriously ill.
According to custom, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess should go to attend to the sick.
Tang Yun was quicker to respond than Lin Qingwan had expected. Upon learning of the matter, she had no reaction and simply had her nanny dress her up.
Lin Qingwan came to see her off, saying, "Your Highness, I'll have Qiu Hong go with you. Let me know immediately if anything happens."
Tang Yun's indifferent gaze flickered for a moment, but his words remained icy, "I don't know how long I'll be staying. Take my cat to your room first. If you don't take good care of it, I won't let you off the hook when I get back!"
A kind smile appeared in Lin Qingwan's eyes. "Okay."
Seeing her smile at him, Tang Yun suddenly lowered his eyes and coughed lightly, "If the little prince is not used to cat fur, he can be kept in my courtyard. You will have someone to take care of him every day, but he will get bored."
The implication is that my cat enjoys playing with you.
“His Highness has no history of rubella, so we need to investigate that matter more carefully,” Lin Qingwan said in a low voice.
Tang Yun was somewhat surprised, and finally only said, "I'm leaving."
Lin Qingwan said to Qiu Hong, "Take good care of the Crown Princess."
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