The Regent Princess has run away again

Because she was too tired last night, Xiaoqiu called her several times before she reluctantly sat up. She stared at Xiaoqiu with sleepy eyes and said weakly, "Xiaoqiu, please let me sleep a little longer. I'm so sleepy."

"Miss, no, Madam Li has something urgent to discuss with you, please get up quickly."

Xue Zhiyu opened her eyes slightly, gritted her teeth, and sat up from the bed.

When Xiaoqiu saw Xue Zhiyu got up, she quickly took the washbasin and helped her wash up.

After dressing up simply, Xue Zhiyu walked quickly to the front hall. Before she could speak, Madam Li came forward and held her hand. Xue Zhiyu could clearly feel the slight trembling of her hands. She patted the back of her hands and comforted her, "Madam, please take your time and tell me what happened?"

"It's hard to explain...Zhiyu, can you come with me first?" Mrs. Li opened her mouth and tried her best to control her trembling voice, not wanting others to notice anything unusual.

"Okay," Xue Zhiyu responded, and asked Xiaoqiu to go to the market to get the medicine box, while she asked Madam Li to explain in detail what happened.

"She is a close friend of mine. I don't know why her whole body suddenly became swollen. Now she can only lie in bed and needs help to get up. She was fine before. I don't know why she suddenly became like that."

Xue Zhiyu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, as she thought it was just another strange disease.

After Xiaoqiu brought the medicine box, the group quickly walked out of the mansion, got on the carriage, and drove away.

......

After getting off the carriage, Xue Zhiyu just stood firm and followed Madam Li inside without taking any more time to look.

After passing a small garden in front, we soon arrived at the bedroom.

The middle-aged man standing outside was so anxious that he kept stamping his feet at the door and took a few steps back and forth from time to time, "Oh...what should I do..."

"Don't worry, Master Zhongshu. I brought a little genius doctor to help Ruiyun treat her."

The middle-aged man called Zhongshu Da Ren raised his head when he heard it. Before he could say anything, he saw the woman next to Madam Li. His expression froze and he laughed, "Madam General, are you kidding me? I have invited doctors from all over the city to see her, but there is no result. It may be a bit difficult for this young lady."

Madam Li couldn't help but retort, "Master Zhongshu, I don't think now is the time to discuss this. You might as well let her go and take a look. Maybe she can really see something. Why waste your breath here?"

The middle-aged man didn't say anything else. He looked at Xue Zhiyu, and thinking of his wife who was still bedridden, he gritted his teeth and turned to open the door, "That's troublesome."

Madam Li glanced at Xue Zhiyu out of the corner of her eye and saw that she looked normal and not at all unhappy about what had just happened. She breathed a sigh of relief, for she was afraid that she would turn around and leave in anger.

In fact, Xue Zhiyu was already used to this. After all, in modern times, she was immune to this kind of phenomenon. She nodded and walked in.

In the sleeping hall.

A pungent smell of traditional Chinese medicine wafted over, accompanied by a few faint sounds that were almost inaudible.

When I walked to the bed, I saw that the woman's whole body was severely swollen, especially her lower limbs.

Xue Zhiyu lifted the thick quilts covering her body and saw that her body was shaking. She then reached out and pressed on her arms. Sure enough, there were indentations where she pressed. She also touched her limbs and found that the temperature was a little low. She looked tired and her face was dull and blue.

"Ma'am, please stick out your tongue so I can see it."

The woman lying on the bed raised her eyelids with some difficulty. She didn't have much strength to speak anymore. She opened her mouth and slowly stuck out her tongue.

The tongue is pale, the body is fat, there are teeth marks, and the tongue coating is thin white. It seems that my guess is almost right.

After looking at the maid next to her, Xue Zhiyu covered her with the quilt, then squatted down and whispered, "Madam, I want to ask you something more private. You have to answer me truthfully, okay?"

".....good......"

"Madam, how long has it been since you last had your period?"

The woman's originally dull face was slightly flushed. "I haven't been here for almost four years."

Xue Zhiyu nodded in understanding, looked at the maidservant beside her and said, "Please prepare a piece of paper and pen for me. I need a prescription."

The maid glanced at the woman lying on the bed, and when she nodded, she bowed and walked out.

After a while, the maid came in with the rice paper and the brush with ink, and placed them on the desk at the side. Then she walked over and said, "The paper and brush are ready."

"By the way, does your wife have a loss of appetite?" Xue Zhiyu nodded, as if she had thought of something, and asked.

"Yes, Madam has not had a good appetite recently and always likes to lie in bed."

"okay, I get it."

After saying that, he stood up, walked over, picked up a pen and started writing down the recipe according to his memory.

"30g of Poria, 15g of Codonopsis, 30g of Roasted Licorice, 60g of Dry Ginger, 120g of Prepared Aconite, 12g of Cinnamon Twig, 12g of Stir-fried Atractylodes..."

After writing, he handed the house to the maid, and walked out to see that the middle-aged man was still very anxious. After seeing Xue Zhiyu coming out, although he did not hold any hope, he still couldn't help but ask, "How is my wife?"

"Madam, you are not seriously ill. I have already written a prescription for the maid. When taking the third dose, replace the dried ginger with roasted ginger and add 60 grams of Xueyu charcoal. I have written down the details on paper."

When the middle-aged man was about to say something, Madam Li coughed a few times and interrupted him, "In that case, I'll come to see Ruiyun another day."

"Okay, I want to see my wife again, so I won't see you off."

"We can go out on our own," Madam Li gave a few more instructions before she and Xue Zhiyu left the Zhongshu Mansion.

After going out, Madam Li pretended to be casual and said, "Alas, Ms. Chen is just straightforward. I have told her many times but she still won't change. In addition, her wife is sick this time, so her attitude is not very good. You..."

"Ma'am, I'm fine. After all, I understand Mr. Chen's feelings," Xue Zhiyu stopped and turned around and said seriously.

"Is Ruiyun's illness really not serious?"

"Madam, Mrs. Chen's illness just now is really not a serious illness. I am not telling lies just to comfort people. If it is serious, I will definitely tell you."

Madam Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, as if she had thought of something, she took her hand and said, "A new batch of hairpins has arrived at the Jade Pavilion. Let me take you to have a look. After all, women dress up to please themselves."

Xue Zhiyu couldn't resist Madam Li's enthusiasm, so she asked Xiaoqiu to take the medicine box back and she would just follow Madam Li.

Although Xiaoqiu was a little worried, she still took the medicine box and returned home with Mrs. Li's assurance.

After getting on the carriage, Xue Zhiyu saw Xiaoqiu walking away through the window, and then she looked away.

Madam Li smiled and said jokingly, "Your maid is very loyal to you. Are you afraid that I will sell you out?"

Xue Zhiyu was stunned for a moment, and when she met Madam Li's gaze, she suddenly felt a little amused, "Madam, you are teasing me again."

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha, you are really interesting girl. I wonder if you are married yet?"

When the topic of marriage came up, Xue Zhiyu remembered that she had already reached the age of marriage and would be engaged soon. She couldn't help but rub her brows, thinking that she had to find a way to fool the guy.

"That's not true."

When Mrs. Li heard this, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

When they arrived at the Cuiyu Pavilion, Madam Li selected several top-quality blood-jade and white-jade hairpins, which were also the latest styles. No matter how Xue Zhiyu tried to refuse, she forced them into her hands.

"Just consider it as a thank you gift. I woke you up early this morning. Oh, and judging from my poor memory, you must have skipped breakfast. There happens to be a teahouse next door, so we can go there and fill our stomach."

Xue Zhiyu then remembered that she had not had breakfast. After all, she didn't feel hungry at that time, so she forgot about it. Only now did she feel a little hungry.

The two of them went up to the teahouse, and Mrs. Li came to the private room on the second floor with ease.

"Xiaoer, it's still the same."

"Hey, okay!"

After the waiter left, Xue Zhiyu took the lead and said, "Madam, it seems that you come here often. I thought you rarely come here for breakfast."

Mrs. Li turned to the window, a hint of pride flashing in her eyes for a moment, "I don't come here very often, but my eldest son brought me here this time, and I found that the products of this inconspicuous teahouse are actually quite good."

"He must be very good."

"That's right. He is my son after all, and he is still unmarried." After saying this, Mrs. Li glanced at Xue Zhiyu vaguely, and she was so scared that she almost choked on the tea she was about to drink.

"Ahem, I don't know which girl is worthy of him. Madam, can you recommend some delicious snacks to me? I want to bring some back for my mother."

Knowing that Xue Zhiyu was deliberately changing the subject, Madam Li did not expose her and continued, "The osmanthus cake here is good, and there are also meat buns and juice..."

.........

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, they rode in Madam Li's carriage back to the Xue Mansion.

Just a few steps into Xue Zhi's door, Xiao Qiu ran over from nowhere and said excitedly, "Miss, you don't know, when I returned home, I don't know how many families came to visit me, and some even invited matchmakers to propose marriage, and..." At this point, Xiao Qiu looked around furtively, came over and said, "I heard that Mr. Zhao also invited a matchmaker to visit us."

Xue Zhiyu frowned. Wasn't this Young Master Zhao the one that the original owner loved to death? She wanted to see how charming this man was that the original owner liked him.

Seeing Xue Zhiyu's cold expression, Xiao Qiu didn't say anything more. Instead, she continued to talk about the scene she saw. It was so lively that she danced and made Xue Zhiyu laugh.

"Okay, okay, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? I brought some food back, I'll go visit mom in a bit."

Xiao Qiu pouted. Although she still had a lot to say, she still managed to answer with a "yes" and followed Xue Zhiyu. The master and servant walked away one after the other.

Yanan Court.

Xue Yumei tightly grasped the cup, staring at the trembling maid kneeling on the ground, gritting her teeth and said, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong? Young Master Zhao sent a matchmaker to your house?!"

The maid shuddered when she heard this, "Yes, Miss, I heard with my own ears that the matchmaker was sent by Mr. Zhao, and he wanted to marry... Miss Three... Ah! Miss, your hand..."

As soon as the maid finished speaking, the cup she had been holding tightly was broken into pieces, and the fragments pierced her palm. Xue Yumei seemed unaware of it, and the viciousness in her eyes was like a poisonous tongue glaring at prey, which made people tremble with fear. However, she soon returned to her usual self, chuckled a few times, and said, "It's a good thing that Master Zhao likes her. By the way, take my invitation letter and ask her to come tomorrow."

"Yes, I will definitely deliver it," the maid took the letter from Xue Yumei, got up and walked out quickly.

Not long after the maid left, a figure quickly walked in and whispered, "Everything is ready."

Xue Yumei waved her hand and the man went out, as if he had never been in.

Raising her hand and looking at her bloody palm, Xue Yumei's lips curled up slightly. It didn't matter who Brother Hengfeng married, she just didn't want to let that bitch get her wish. Soon, she would let Brother Hengfeng see the true face of this bitch.

As soon as Xue Zhiyu entered the courtyard, Xue Yumei's maid arrived and handed the letter to her, saying, "Miss San, this is the invitation letter from my young lady. She asked you to be there. After all, it is your first event as a 15-year-old."

Xiaoqiu took the letter, but Xue Zhiyu didn't even look at it. She looked at the maid with a hint of amusement, and after a while she said, "Okay, I got it."

The maid didn't expect Xue Zhiyu to react so calmly. She was stunned for a while before she bowed and walked out.

Xue Zhiyu took the letter and opened it. Tomorrow at noon, a boat with poems hanging on it will be the place for our gathering by the lake. I will be waiting for you there and look forward to your joining us.

These few short lines seem extremely sincere on the surface, but in fact the intention is really obvious. It seems that this elder sister must have heard that the eldest son of Zhao was going to marry her, and she couldn't hold it back any longer. But it was better this way, a quick resolution. She didn't want to waste her precious time playing house fights with these women.

"Miss, why did you agree to go? Isn't this obviously bullying?" Xiao Qiu stood aside, confused and anxious.

"Oh, our Xiaoqiu is so smart. You figured this out. Very good, very good. You are worthy of being my maid," Xue Zhiyu nodded with satisfaction, looking like a teachable child, which made Xiaoqiu blush with anger.

"Miss, stop kidding me!"

"Hahahahahahahahaha okay okay, I'll listen to you."

"Miss!!!"