Quickly wear a life of peace

The imperial physician took the patient's pulse, prescribed a tranquilizer, and then left.

Lu Guiqing asked hurriedly, "Doctor Zhang, how is the eldest princess? Is she seriously injured?"

Imperial Physician Zhang bowed his head and saluted before replying, "Don't worry, Noble Lu, the eldest princess is fine. She will drink the tranquilizing soup and have a good sleep later."

With the imperial physician's words, Lu Guiqing finally felt relieved and had time to argue with everyone.

It was also at this time that the emperor, who was supposed to be here, finally arrived.

Everyone knew that he had gone to deal with his brother's affairs, but they would not help him to get away with it.

Everyone pointed their fingers at the emperor's husband, mocking him for his incompetence and for causing such a big mess by organizing a banquet.

Although Duoduo wanted to watch the fun here, he was sent out by Wu Guiqing.

Fortunately, Dongfang Yunzheng also came out, and Duoduo took her hand, and the two of them returned to Dongfang Yunzheng's Yongshou Palace under the protection of many attendants and guards.

After returning to Yongshou Palace, Duoduo felt sleepy. Children sleep a lot, and she had done more exercise than allowed today, so she was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping.

Looking at Duoduo sleeping soundly, Dongfang Yunzheng's heart was filled with tenderness and love.

This is the only person who will truly protect her and make her feel that she is no longer alone.

That night, the emperor went to the emperor's husband's Yongchun Palace and scolded him without any mercy.

In the end, the palace maids brought the fifth prince to the emperor, and the emperor let the husband go and left angrily.

The news spread throughout the palace like wildfire.

The next day, the Hu family did not make any comment, so the emperor issued an edict to marry Hu Kexin to the eldest princess as a maid.

It was obvious that the emperor was really unhappy, and the Hu family was likely to be in trouble next. Unfortunately, the Hu family was still immersed in the joy of their son marrying the princess and could not see the situation clearly.

What they didn't understand yet was that no one in the palace wanted this to happen.

If Hu Kexin really became the eldest princess's maid, then the two brothers would be serving the mother and daughter, which would be bad for the royal family's reputation.

It was so humiliating that the younger brother of the emperor's legal husband became a servant of his nominal daughter. The emperor lost all his face.

But the worst person was Hu Kexin, who returned home happily and waited to marry the eldest princess.

Although he was just a servant and could not be considered married, and he was five or six years older than the eldest princess, all these were ignored by the Hu family.

After all, she is the emperor's eldest daughter and the most likely person to inherit the throne.

As long as Hu Kexin works hard and wins over the eldest princess, if the eldest princess ascends the throne, he will be another imperial husband.

The family has produced two emperors in succession. If Hu Kexin can have a daughter who ascends the throne, then the Hu family will be the most powerful family besides the royal family.

The Hu family was dreaming of such a beautiful dream and ignored everything else.

But the fact is, when Hu Kexin returned home, she caught a cold and fell ill.

When the imperial edict arrived, he still forced himself to come out and receive it.

After being exposed to the wind for a while, his condition worsened when he returned to his yard.

Hu Kexin lay on the bed with a pale face, coughing constantly. His father stayed by his bedside and took care of him.

Hu Youzhi, the Shaoqing of Taichang City, also came to visit him with concern. "How is Xin'er? Is he feeling better?"

Hu Kexin was coughing and couldn't speak. His father Zhao replied to Hu Youzhi with a worried look on his face, "Not yet. It seems to be a little worse than yesterday. Why don't we go and ask the imperial physician in the palace? How can the doctors outside compare with the imperial physician in the palace? Xin'er is going to marry the eldest princess. Asking the imperial physician to see him is in line with his status."

Hu Youzhi nodded in agreement, "I'll go and submit a petition to invite the imperial physician. You take good care of Xin'er."

"Yes, thank you, mother." Zhao bowed to Hu Youzhi, and Hu Kexin finally stopped coughing and said, "Thank you, grandmother."

After saying that, he continued to cough. Hu Youzhi returned to the study with a worried look on his face and asked someone to call the imperial physician.

But when the imperial physician came, he said the same thing as the doctor, that the patient had fallen into the water and caught a cold, and was frightened, which made his condition more serious. The prescription he prescribed was almost the same.

However, in just three days, Hu Kexin, who originally had a rosy complexion, became visibly thinner and her cheeks began to become sunken.

When the palace heard the news that Hu Kexin was seriously ill, there was no response at all, as if nothing had happened.

Hu Kexin's illness dragged on for another month, but she finally succumbed to the disease and passed away.

The Hu family was extremely sad. They were not sad about Hu Kexin's death, but that their dream of becoming a princess was shattered.

Finally, there was some movement in the palace, and some gifts were given. The father of the eldest princess also sent gifts to express his grief for losing his son-in-law.

Just from the reward, you can tell how perfunctory the royal family is.

Everyone in the capital was speculating about who was responsible for Hu Kexin's death, whether it was the emperor, the eldest princess, or the emperor's husband.

Of course, it's just speculation and no one dares to investigate.

No matter who did it, everyone thought that the eldest princess had escaped.

If Hu Kexin was really allowed into her backyard, she would most likely have no chance of becoming an emperor.

The eldest princess was also discussing this matter with her father, Lu Guiqing, in her father's palace.

Lu Guiqing looked relieved, "Fortunately, that shameless guy is dead, otherwise it would be too disgusting if he had entered your backyard."

The eldest princess Dongfang Yunzhen had the same expression and agreed, "It's a good thing she died quickly, otherwise I would have made her live a life worse than death."

As if to prove how angry he was, he slammed his palm on the table and hissed in pain.

Lu Guiqing quickly took her hand to check it, blew it gently, and then scolded, "Why are you in such a hurry? Be careful not to hurt your hand."

The eldest princess shook her head and said, "Don't worry, father. I have thick skin and flesh. I will be fine."

Seeing that she was fine except for a little redness on her palm, Lu Guiqing felt relieved.

She changed the subject and said, "Although this matter has passed, it also reminded me that you are not young anymore and can choose your husband. Have you thought about what kind of man you want to find?"

The eldest princess shook her head. "I would like to choose a family that can provide me with assistance, but my mother is in her prime, and doing so will do more harm than good. Wait a little longer, and let me investigate to see if there are any low-level officials with potential who are suitable for winning over."

Lu Guiqing sighed quietly. His nephew from his mother's side was just the right age, and his mother's side wanted to be closer to their daughter.

But from what my daughter said, she wanted to look for someone outside. The Lu family is our family, so there is no need for an alliance, and the relationship is also very stable.

If the two younger children get married, they can also win over more forces.

Lu Guiqing was hesitant, as she wanted her parents' family to make further progress, but she also wanted her daughter to have a better chance of success.