Reborn Young Lady's Peerless Grace

After seeing Du Zhijie off, Shen Wanqing patted Shen Wanru. Seeing that she was sleeping like a dead pig, she sat back in her old place, intending to spend the night like that.

There was nothing to keep warm in the ancestral hall, and Shen Wanqing was shivering from the cold. She hugged herself with her arms and curled up into a ball.

In her dream, she felt as if she had fallen into ice, unable to stand up no matter how hard she struggled. The coldness around her made her shiver.

The morning seemed to come very late. When the first ray of sunlight came in, the door of the ancestral hall was pushed open. She and Shen Wanru were both sleeping soundly. The maid came forward and called her master.

Su also came and saw that both daughters were sleeping soundly. The first person she looked at was Shen Wanru. Seeing that she was fine, she felt relieved.

Jing'er stepped forward and pushed Shen Wanqing, calling softly, "Miss, wake up."

But no matter how Jing'er called her, Shen Wanqing didn't respond.

Shen Wanqing's face was abnormally flushed and her expression was confused. When she heard someone calling her, she wanted to open her eyes, but she tried very hard and couldn't wake up.

Jing'er put her hand on Shen Wanqing's forehead to test her temperature. As soon as her hand touched Shen Wanqing's forehead, she exclaimed, "It's so hot!"

"What's wrong?" Su reacted and hurried to Shen Wanqing's side to check her temperature. "It's really hot. It seems that you caught a cold last night. Go to the doctor quickly."

Su touched Shen Wanru's forehead again and was relieved to see that her temperature was normal. Fortunately, Ru'er was fine, otherwise she would have been worried.

She stood up and waved to the servants beside her, "Why don't you go and send the two young ladies back to their rooms and take good care of them."

Her eldest daughter was very delicate and had never suffered such hardship since she was a child. Lord Hou was really a jerk. Why did he take his anger out on his two daughters? Now one is sick and the other has suffered a lot. It makes me sad just thinking about it.

The doctor arrived quickly. Su took Shen Wanru's pulse first. After the doctor confirmed that she was fine, he went to Shen Wanqing's yard.

But after the doctor took the pulse, he frowned tightly and couldn't help muttering in his heart, "Ladies, this one is the most seriously ill, what about the lady?"

The doctor couldn't help but shake his head, a look of worry on his face. "This young lady caught a cold when she was young, and she didn't take good care of herself back then. This has left a root of illness in her body. Now she has a high fever caused by the cold. Is this a bit tricky?"

"You are a doctor. It's just a minor cold. What's so difficult about it? Just use whatever medicine is good. I have enough money for medicine in such a big mansion." After hearing what the doctor said, Su's face was full of disbelief. She didn't believe that a minor cold would be difficult to treat.

Seeing that Su didn't trust him, the doctor was a little angry. "Since Madam doesn't believe in my medical skills, please seek help from someone else. I am not talented enough to treat this young lady."

The doctor knew in his heart that he really couldn't treat Shen Wanqing's illness. This was the Marquis's mansion, and if he wasn't careful, he might even lose his head. It would be better for him to get away as soon as possible.

Su just thought that this doctor was a charlatan, so she asked someone to invite several other doctors, and they all came to the same conclusion.

Nanny Zhu looked at the unconscious Shen Wanqing and felt a trace of pity, so she suggested to Su: "Madam, I have a way, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

Su's face was filled with melancholy, and she was also having a headache. She waved her hand and said, "Well, as long as you can find a doctor to cure Qing'er, I will give you any reward you want."

"We've invited so many doctors, but none of them can cure her. Why not post a notice? If anyone can cure the fourth young lady of the Hou Mansion, we will reward her generously!"

After Nanny Zhu finished speaking, she stood obediently beside Su.

"That's all we can do now."

Su immediately sent people to the city to post notices.

"Isn't it just a fever? Why can't the doctor cure it?"

Su's face was gloomy: "My Lord, have you found out? Ask him to go to the palace and ask an imperial physician to come and see Qing'er."

"The servant informed the marquis early in the morning. He hasn't left the court yet, so we probably have to wait a while." Nanny Zhu comforted Su.

The court had already been dismissed, but the emperor was furious about the Huainan flood relief funds and directly dismissed several officials who were in charge. The evidence was placed before the emperor, and the officials had no chance to argue and were directly sent to jail.

The prince was not much better off, as most of the affairs in the court went through his hands. Now this official was his subordinate, and the prince was also in charge of the disaster relief, so it was difficult for him to escape.

When the Empress learned of this, fearing the Emperor's anger would rage against the Crown Prince, she took the blame. The Emperor, mindful of his inexperience in government affairs and his inadequate supervision, fined him 3-9 years and confined him to the Eastern Palace for two months.

This time, the corrupt officials involved a wide range of people, and someone needed to be sent to Huainan to investigate. The emperor summoned several ministers to the imperial study to discuss the specific matters.

Du Zhijie was a military general, so these things had nothing to do with him, and he left the court early.

The servant of the Hou Mansion was pacing back and forth at the palace gate with an anxious look on his face. He saw that it was Du Zhijie. Although he was not familiar with him, there was a rumor in the mansion that the fourth young lady would not marry anyone else. He could not wait for the Marquis, but the fourth young lady was seriously ill and could not wait any longer.

The servant made up his mind and stepped forward. "Young General, has the Lord left the court?"

Seeing the servant's anxious face, Du Zhijie reminded him, "Your master is still early for the court. The emperor has summoned him to discuss something, so he probably won't be back for a while."

"What should we do then?" The servant looked tearful when he heard this.

"What's the matter that makes you so anxious to find Lord Hou?"

The servant also looked helpless, so he told Shen Wanqing about her urgent request for the imperial physician.

"Have you seen a doctor?"

When Du Zhijie heard that it was about Shen Wanqing, his face became nervous.

"I've consulted many doctors, but none of them could help. That's why I came to ask the Marquis for the imperial physician."

"Go back home first, the imperial physician will be here soon!"

Du Zhijie was anxious and turned around and walked towards the palace.

He was completely flustered about Shen Wanqing's matter. He didn't even bother to ask the emperor for instructions. He asked the eunuch who served the emperor to pass on a message, and without waiting for a reply, he hurried to the Imperial Hospital.

"Major General, please walk slower. I'm old and my legs aren't as flexible as before." Doctor Li, who was being pulled by Du Zhijie, looked helpless.

He had just returned to the Imperial Hospital after checking the pulse of the Empress in the harem and had not even sat down when he was dragged away by this young general.

He still didn't understand at this point which noble person he was being taken to see for treatment.

"Doctor Li, this is urgent. My apologies." Du Zhijie grabbed hold of him, his footsteps light. The only sound he could hear was the whirring of wind. By the time he realized what was happening, he was already in mid-air. Doctor Li's face turned pale with fear, and he cursed Du Zhijie's ancestors. He held onto Du Zhijie tightly, fearing that if he fell, his old bones would shatter into pieces.