In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
Zilan Garden, inner room.
Xie Jinyu sat in front of the dressing table looking at her face.
Seven or eight Imperial Physicians and doctors had co, countless dicine pots were consud, her face no longer itched, but the redness and swelling had not subsided much.
Her skin was fair, and at this mont her face resembled two buns.
In the morning, the main kitchen sent buns and stead buns over, which irritated Xie Jinyu’s nerves, not only did she throw away her breakfast, she was convinced the kitchen was mocking her, so Princess Nanzhang dismissed the cook who made the buns and stead buns to the village to calm her.
It was truly a disaster that ca out of nowhere.
The more she looked, the more she found her face unsightly. Xie Jinyu raised her hand and swept all the rouge and powders on the dressing table to the floor.
Only destruction could bring her a slight sense of relief.
The maids were trembling with fear, worried they might make a small mistake and beco the young lady’s punching bag.
The maids have been heartbroken these past two days.
Xie Jinyu is the apple of Princess Nanzhang’s eye, with the best of everything, and with a flick of her hand, dozens of taels of silver would be wasted. Keep in mind, these maids were worth at most that much.
They only hoped the Commandery Princess could bring back so good news from the palace, to cheer the young lady up, and reduce her temper.
But ever since the Duke Mansion wed the Eldest Young Madam, the young lady has had no good fortune.
All she faced were misfortunes.
It seed as though all her good luck had been absorbed by the Eldest Young Madam, leaving only ill fate behind.
The maids were deeply worried.
Yongning Palace.
Princess Nanzhang was helped inside by a maid.
The Empress Dowager saw and asked, "What happened?"
Princess Nanzhang said nothing.
The maid indignant replied, "The Commandery Princess was bitten by the Eldest Young Madam’s dog a couple of days ago and has not healed fully."
Hmm.
The dog bite was almost completely healed.
However, upon hearing that the Emperor had changed his mind about not bestowing Xie Jinyu with the title of County Princess, Princess Nanzhang felt anxious and hurried to the palace to ask the Empress Dowager.
In her haste, she sprained her ankle even before leaving the Duke Mansion’s gates.
The Empress Dowager’s face turned grim.
"Your ankle hasn’t healed, why did you still co to the palace?" the Empress Dowager inquired.
Nanny Li quickly helped Princess Nanzhang sit down.
Princess Nanzhang looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "The Emperor promised to grant Yuyu the title of County Princess, yet it’s been three days, and no decree has been issued. This is unprecedented, I feared sothing might have happened, so I ca to ask."
The Empress Dowager frowned, "Did the Empress not send soone to tell you, that the Emperor won’t be bestowing Yuyu the County Princess title?"
Princess Nanzhang had hoped the news was wrong, but didn’t expect it to be true.
She shook her head, "No one was sent to inform ."
The Empress Dowager assud the Empress would have soone inform Princess Nanzhang.
The Empress thought the Empress Dowager would say sothing.
In the end, both relied on the other, and neither said a word.
After all, it wasn’t good news; Princess Nanzhang wouldn’t want to hear it, and everyone had low enthusiasm.
Princess Nanzhang looked at the Empress Dowager, "How could the Emperor go back on a promise he made to you?"
ntioning this, the Empress Dowager grew angry, "The Emperor didn’t want to bestow the title of County Princess on Yuyu at first. It was I who put pressure on him, and he had no choice but to agree."
"But then, at this critical mont, sothing happened to Yuyu, giving the Emperor an excuse to dismiss , even if my heart is willing, I am powerless."
Princess Nanzhang insisted, "But it was not Yuyu’s intention to be poisoned and embarrassed in public."
The Empress Dowager looked at Princess Nanzhang, "Do you really think Yuyu’s actions at Prince Yu Mansion can be concealed from the Emperor?!"
The Princess of Nanzhang was taken aback, "Yuyu was wrong, but that female bandit wasn’t hard, instead, Yuyu was severely affected."
"Empress Dowager, no matter what, you must help preserve Yuyu’s County Princess title," Princess Nanzhang knelt to plead with the Empress Dowager.
As she moved, her ankle hurt so much that she gasped.
After all, the Empress Dowager had doted on her since she was little, viewing Princess Nanzhang almost as her own daughter. She said, "Get up quickly."
But Princess Nanzhang remained kneeling.
The Empress Dowager sighed, "The Emperor is adamant about not bestowing Yuyu the title of County Princess, he even agreed to marry Shouning to Chuanchuan, and I am powerless."
"Unless..."
"Unless what?" Princess Nanzhang hurriedly asked.
"Unless evidence can be found proving that female bandit hard Yuyu," the Empress Dowager said.
If evidence could be found, she wouldn’t need to plead with the Empress Dowager.
That female bandit was ticulous, and she couldn’t catch her in the act.
But for the sake of Yuyu’s County Princess title, and to stand up for Yuyu, she had to catch her.
The only suspicious point was that after Xie Jinyu’s incident, Su Jin hurried back to Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, yet there was apparently no issue there.
After leaving the palace, Princess Nanzhang went to find Duke Chong.
Although the Emperor had soone keep an eye on Old Duke Chong, Duke Chong, by nature, was suspicious, and Old Duke Chong was surely under his watchful eye.
Only a wall separated them; any issue at Dongxiang Marquis Mansion wouldn’t escape Duke Chong’s notice.
Before long after Princess Nanzhang left Duke Chong’s Mansion, a maid entered the mansion.
In the study room.
The maid bowed to greet Duke Chong.
Duke Chong frowned slightly, considering the maid’s quick return from the ancestral residence was sowhat fast.
"Did sothing happen to Old Duke?" Duke Chong asked.
The maid looked at him and replied, "Old Duke is fine, but the servant discovered the Eldest Lady secretly feeding pills to Old Duke."
The maid pulled out an embroidered handkerchief from her bosom.
Inside the handkerchief was a pill.
Earlier, she had noticed the Eldest Lady’s behavior was odd, often finding excuses to send them away.
This morning, she abruptly entered the room, and the Eldest Lady was startled, dropping a pill beneath the bed.
After the Eldest Lady left, she retrieved the pill from under the bed.
Given the seriousness of the matter, the maid didn’t dare delay and seized the opportunity to report to Duke Chong.
Upon finishing, the maid was about to leave when Duke Chong asked, "Did sothing happen at Dongxiang Marquis Mansion?"
The maid looked at Duke Chong. "I have not heard of any issues at Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, but if you wish, I can inquire."
This maid, although appearing ordinary, was quite skilled in martial arts.
"If you discover anything suspicious, report back promptly," Duke Chong instructed.
"I will rember."
After the maid left, Duke Chong stared at the dicine bottle, his eyes cold and deep.
He handed the dicine to a man, "Have a doctor examine it."
The man took the pill and left.
A half-hour later, a servant returned with the pill, "Duke, I found out."
"What is this pill for?" Duke Chong asked.
The servant replied, "This pill is ant for regulating the internal organs, long-term use can prolong life; it’s a rare good dicine."
"Regulating the internal organs?" Duke Chong frowned.
"If it’s for regulating internal organs, why would the Eldest Lady be so secretive?" the man beside Duke Chong asked.
The man doubted the pill’s sole purpose was body regulation.
The servant said, "It’s true, I first went to Doctor Feng, who regularly treats illnesses at the mansion. He was out making house calls, so I went to Zhou’s Pharmacy."
"Doctor Zhou praised this pill, and while examining it, coincidentally, another doctor showed up, and the two of them examined the pill and praised it greatly, remarking it was an excellent dicine for nourishing the five viscera and six bowel organs and was good for longevity if taken over ti."
"Nourishing the five viscera and six bowel organs?" Duke Chong furrowed his brows.
"It’s true, I first went to the regular doctor at the mansion, Doctor Feng, but he was out on a call, so I went to Zhou’s Pharmacy and Doctor Zhou happened to be there."
As Doctor Zhou sang high praises of this pill, another doctor happened to stop by, and the two of them studied the pill together.
But the more secretive the Eldest Lady’s behavior, the more it indicates sothing wrong with this dicine.
Originally, with the Old Duke kept under the Emperor’s watchful eyes, he was already on edge.
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