diskusbooks Chapter 90 9 Lady has a high fever
Chapter 90 9 Lady has a high fever
As soon as I walked out of the room, someone appeared out of nowhere in front of me. "Why are you here?"
Who else could that man in brocade clothes be but Prince Ling?
"I heard that you were assassinated on your way home. I was worried, so I came to check on you. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, but Jiu Niang is seriously injured. I'm just about to go see her."
"It seems that I need to send a few more people to you."
Mu Qingyan shook her head. "My Taoyuan is so small that they all have to squeeze together to live. If you send someone here, where will they live? No need. It was my own negligence today that I only brought Jiu Niang. I will be more careful in the future. There will be a palace banquet tomorrow, and I don't know what will happen. Have you and His Majesty made arrangements? I heard that the Yi Kingdom also sent envoys to the capital with the army?"
"Well, we will host them together at the palace banquet tomorrow. In fact, every time a foreign country visits, there will always be some trouble, and this time will be no exception. The King of Yong colluded with the Yi Kingdom. This time the Yi Kingdom was defeated and lost the city. They must be holding a grudge, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to resolve it peacefully."
The diplomatic relations between the two countries are sometimes so tense that they make one grit one's teeth.
It was clearly the Yi Kingdom that invaded first, but after being defeated he asked for peace and sent envoys to the capital, and the court had to receive them with full courtesy.
If there were any mistakes, they would be unforgiving. If any unreasonable demands were made, the court would have to worry about how to respond.
It's no wonder that Lady Fang panicked when she heard that the princess was going to marry a foreign prince. Since ancient times, few princesses who were married off to foreign princes had a good ending.
"King Yong would hate me to death if he knew I cured you. Could the assassin this time be sent by King Yong?"
"Even if it's not him, it must be related to him. He has many followers in the court and the relationships are complicated. He is good at deceiving people and even better at controlling people's hearts. Many officials have to be coerced and ordered around by him because he has the upper hand over them." Prince Ling felt complicated when talking about his brother who holds a large number of troops.
"How is the matter with Prince Chong going? When will Your Majesty release him from the imperial mausoleum?"
"General Gu's return to the capital, and the Yi Kingdom's envoys' visit to the capital, have given him a good opportunity. In fact, you are right. This nephew of mine is not as simple as he seems. He is impulsive, irritable, and afraid of death. These are all pretended, in order to make me and my brother not take him seriously. He likes to ask the Queen Mother for the decision on everything, and he does it for show. Just like last time, he knew that the Queen Mother would not agree to let him marry Mu Yingyu, but he still said that he wanted to ask for a marriage to appease Mu Yingyu."
"So it seems that he will also show up at the palace banquet tomorrow?"
Prince Ling nodded.
After all, the triumphant return of the army was a matter of national importance, and envoys were sent to the capital.
It's laughable that a prince was punished to guard the imperial mausoleum because of a mistake he made.
Besides, the punishment has lasted for such a long time, which is enough.
"Tomorrow, will you enter the palace with me?"
"No need. I have an appointment with Sang Bai and A-Yu. This girl has suffered a lot of grievances recently. She is in a vulnerable period. I have to accompany her more."
Prince Ling also felt a little aggrieved, "You really care about this sister. If she feels wronged, don't you feel wronged too?"
Tonight was the third time she was stopped outside the mansion gate. She was so angry that she smashed the gate with her palm.
But she always looks calm and never complains easily.
Although, now she already knows her life experience, but Duke Fu has been her nominal father for more than ten years... At least before, she would have some expectations of him, right?
"Your Highness is wrong. There are grievances only when there are expectations. I have no feelings for them, so how can I feel wronged? Mu Yingyu respects them and always goes along with their wishes. In order not to steal Mu Ruge's limelight, she never stands out. But what I got in return for this humiliation is the calculation of my relatives."
After a moment of silence, the atmosphere became a little weird.
"It's late, you should go back soon! I'm afraid there will be a tough battle tomorrow. I have to go see Jiu Niang."
"Yan'er——"
Mu Qingyan just turned around when he called her. The complex emotion in his voice made her heart beat wildly. "What's wrong?"
"Go to the palace tomorrow and bring everyone with you. They are all women, and can dress up as maids and go into the palace with you."
However, isn't it a bit too conspicuous to carry five or six at once?
However, Mu Yingyu has no maid, so it would be just right to let her take care of two and leave one with Qin Sangbai.
After all, when noble ladies from aristocratic families go out, they usually bring two maids with them.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Go away..."
Prince Ling wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't. He jumped onto the roof on tiptoe and disappeared into the night sky.
As she expected, Jiu Niang really had a high fever.
Yueban and the others were using a towel soaked in cold water to apply to her forehead to cool her down.
When they saw Mu Qingyan come in, they were all startled and stood up quickly.
Mu Qingyan didn't say anything, but Zu walked over and took the pulse of Jiu Niang, who was lying on the bed with a fever and her face was red and her lips were frighteningly white.
After taking the pulse, he said nothing and went to the hall to get the medicine.
Yuzhan was not asleep. She woke up as soon as Mu Qingyan came out, but she didn't dare to show up because Prince Ling had come.
At this moment, he had taken the medicine from Mu Qingyan's hand and hurried to the small kitchen.
The small stove was lit, and the prepared medicine and water were added into the medicine pot. Soon, hot steam was bubbling up and a strong smell of medicine wafted out.
After boiling, it was simmered for a cup of tea to allow the medicinal flavor to fully come out. Yuzhen turned off the fire, held the handle with a thick cotton cloth, picked up the medicine pot, and poured the medicine soup into the bowl.
Then she used two bowls to stir the food back and forth until the temperature was right, then she put it on a tray and brought it to Jiu Niang.
Jiu Niang was in a daze due to the fever and was still talking nonsense. She looked like she was trapped in some terrible scene and couldn't extricate herself.
Yueban helped the person up and let her lean on him so that it would be easier for Yuzhuan to feed her medicine.
Fortunately, although she was confused due to the fever, she still knew how to swallow.
Perhaps because he had eaten too many bitter things, the medicine tasted sweet, and soon, a bowl of medicine for dispelling heat and dissipating exterior symptoms was swallowed.
"You'll be fine after you drink the medicine and start sweating. Don't worry..."
Yueban knelt down, and the others followed suit.
Mu Qingyan hurriedly bent down and helped the man up, "What are you doing?"
Yueban's eyes turned red. "Thank you, Miss... In this world, except for you and the prince, no one treats us as human beings..."
"Get up quickly..."
Mu Qingyan pulled everyone up and said, "No matter what you've been through in the past, you should always look forward. You don't have to be so cautious here with me. Laugh when you want to laugh, and cry when you want to cry."
She looked at Jiu Niang lying on the bed, "Has Jiu Niang ever been stimulated in the past? Why did she lose control when fighting with others?"