A piece of Japanese incense

"Why isn't it bandaged? Have you applied ice?"

Zhi Siqi withdrew his hand, shook his head and said, "No."

I curled my lips, turned around and carefully instructed the eunuch beside me: "After you go back, apply a hot towel to it to speed up blood circulation and help reduce swelling."

Zhi Siqi still stared at me blankly with his eyes wide open.

"Stop looking and go back." I waved at him and turned away.

Yuyi took two quick steps to catch up with me, her lips moving.

“It’s true, it’s true.”

Yuyi leaned close to my ear and whispered, "I just feel very strange, what exactly is this prince consort busy with. Previously, we all thought that he had a home in the palace, so he didn't come to visit the young lady often. Now, after listening to what Master Siqi said, could it be that this prince consort has a private residence that we don't know about?"

After hearing Yuyi's words, I was also confused and said, "And the eldest princess, shouldn't she be proud and independent, and shine? Why is she so submissive to my father? Does she have something on my father?"

"It's really weird."

After chatting with Yuyi, he returned to the girls' school.

The next two days were peaceful and calm, but Princess Tingzhu never came to class.

He submitted a visiting card to the Eastern Palace, saying only that the princess was not feeling well and it was inconvenient for them to meet.

It was not until the third day that Princess Tingzhu appeared safely in the study hall.

When he greeted her, he just nodded faintly and returned to his usual indifference.

After class, when I tried to call her, she frowned, glanced at me, and left.

I quietly glanced around, made sure no one noticed me, and then went into the grove with Yuyi.

"Miss Zhi, our princess has been badly harmed by you!" Before we even got close, Zhiyuan questioned us harshly.

"What? How could the girl harm the princess?" Yu Yi responded seriously.

I walked quickly towards the princess and held her wrist. Although her pulse was rapid and strong, it was also dry and sluggish. I gently pinched the princess's chin and motioned her to open her mouth. Her tongue was red and thinly coated.

Princess Tingzhu couldn't help but frown, looking a little impatient.

"This shouldn't be the case... Did the princess drink the medicine I prescribed?"

Zhiyuan said sarcastically, "Miss Zhi, you dare to boast of your medical skills! Fortunately, I believed you, so I went to the imperial physician to review the prescription that afternoon. The imperial physician Xu said that the prescription was suitable for the symptoms, and the princess did get better after drinking it for two consecutive days. She didn't even get up at night on the second day. The Crown Princess praised the princess's improved complexion and increased appetite. However! At noon that day, after the princess took the medicine, she suddenly vomited and couldn't stop. The pain in her heart was unbearable!"

"How could it be...what did the imperial physician say?"

"The imperial physician said that although your prescription is targeted at the disease, it does not match the princess's constitution, causing rejection. The Crown Princess punished Feng Yuan and I to kneel for a whole night! If the princess had not pleaded for us, I'm afraid Miss Zhi would have been reprimanded as well!"

"That's impossible. Our girl has never..." Yu Yi said hesitantly.

The princess said, "Miss Zhi, thank you for keeping my matter a secret. It was my own poor health that made you so kind. But in the future, please don't treat other people's illnesses casually, especially the royal family. If you are not careful, you may be killed." After saying this, the princess left without waiting for my response.

"Miss, what's going on... Is there really something wrong with the princess's body and the prescription?" Yu Yi asked cautiously.

"I don't know either. Why would she vomit non-stop? Could it be that the princess has other illnesses?" I was filled with doubts.

(Is it because my medical skills are not good enough? Or am I just talking nonsense?)

Full of doubts and lack of confidence in myself, I returned to the classroom and the girls' school.

"Girl!" Yu Tuan waved his hand in front of me, "Girl?"

"Hey! The girl has gone insane." Yuyi shook her head and picked up a piece of beef and put it in my bowl. "Don't think about it anymore, girl. Her Highness is a princess and a descendant of the emperor. Does she still need us to treat her?"

"Yes, girl, I heard from Yuyi that this has nothing to do with you at all. It's just that the little princess is too delicate and can't stand the slightest hardship. I heard that her brother and sister are weaker than each other! The little prince gets cramps in his hands when he plays chess, hahaha!"

“Puff!” Yuyi laughed so hard that rice grains spat out, “Hahaha… cough cough cough…”

"Ouch! You must have choked. Drink some water!"

"Yutuan, ahem! You are exaggerating too much, hahaha."

Yu Tuan patted Yu Yi's back and said, "It's true! Girl, the crown prince has a very weak constitution. Guess what happened to the bow that Prince Yan used when he was eight years old! Young Master Si Qi could pull it, but the crown prince can't!"

"Ah? Didn't everyone say that Young Master Siqi was in poor health? How come the Crown Prince is also...?"

"You don't know, right? Hehe! This is all what Duorou told me! It is said that this grandson eats Lingzhi porridge and Cordyceps as his meals all day long, and even eats hundred-year-old ginseng as a meal!"

"In this case...won't you be too weak to be nourished?" Yu Yi looked at me puzzled.

I thought to myself, "It's really too much for him to eat these at such a young age. But if he is born with a deficiency, maybe these supplements can prolong his life."

"Hey! Yu Tuan, if even the little disciple Shang Shan knows about this, then doesn't that mean everyone in the palace knows about it?"

"This...should be it."

"Princess Tingzhu is very frail. I initially thought that her brother absorbed her nutrients in the womb, so she is in poor health. But from what you said, both her brother and sister have poor physical constitutions. Why did you hide the princess's illness alone?"

Yu Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Miss, I have heard a folk rumor that if the twins are of the same sex, it is a bad omen, and one of them must be killed, leaving one and returning the other. But if they are of opposite sexes, one strong and one weak, it is a good omen, and the ancestors will bless you, and the dragon and the phoenix will appear. The Crown Princess loves the princess so much that everyone thinks that the princess is the healthy one. She deliberately concealed the truth in order to find a good family and a lucky person for the princess so that she can get married smoothly in the future."

"Hmm~ That makes sense! Yuyi is really well-informed~"

Yu Yi said embarrassedly: "No, I just heard the old people in the courtyard mention it."

"Oh! Forget about it, you two! It's Qingming Festival in two days! We can go home! Aren't you happy?!"

Yu Tuan smiled foolishly, and I also started to think about Yu Nian’s birthday gift in my mind.

(I don’t know if I can see him again this time when I leave the palace. The imperial examination is coming soon, and my father should be keeping a close eye on him. Oh! What gift should I give him?)

Thinking secretly in his mind, Yutuan had already started to clear the dishes from the table.

"No! I haven't finished eating yet!"

"Girl, just think about it yourself, why do you need this meal?"

I looked at Yutuan angrily and took away the dishes and chopsticks with a clang.

"Hey! Yutuan! Leave a pair of chopsticks for the girl!"

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