Hsieh Hyun-chen had only taken two steps before he fainted. Mu Mingtang was very frightened. Seeing that Hsieh Hyun-chen was about to fall to the ground, she used all her strength but still couldn't pull him back. Fortunately, there was no shortage of people around. With the help of Xie Xuanji and the guards, Mu Mingtang was able to safely put Hsieh Hyun-chen back on the bed.
Ever since Mu Mingtang had entered the wang fu, she had never seen so many people in Jade Qilin Hall. In her impression, Jade Qilin Hall was always quiet. Through the window, she could hear the sound of people walking outside. It wasn't like now. It was brightly lit. The imperial physicians, guards, and officials were all crowded together. Everywhere she looked, there were people.
After Mu Mingtang put Hsieh Hyun-chen down, she had originally stayed by Hsieh Hyun-chen's side. But as more and more people came, Mu Mingtang stood further and further back. Gradually, she was completely excluded. She wanted to hear what the imperial physicians had to say, but no one paid any attention to her. Mu Mingtang was blocked from doing anything.
Clearly, she was the proper wang fei. In the past, she had always taken care of Hsieh Hyun-chen. There was probably no one present who understood the condition of Hsieh Hyun-chen's body better than she did. But now, she was like an outsider, being completely pushed aside.
Mu Mingtang was secretly angry. These people clearly didn't take her seriously. In their eyes, she was probably just an empty wang fei that had been married in like playing house. She couldn't be considered a proper master, so they all ignored her. But the more they pushed aside, the more Mu Mingtang had to be on the front line. Who knew if these people were people or ghosts? If she left, what would Hsieh Hyun-chen do?
Compared to Hsieh Hyun-chen's safety, what was she suffering from?
Jade Qilin Hall was lively for an entire night. It wasn't until the middle of the night that the crowd slowly dispersed. When the old medical official from the Imperial Medical Bureau left, he saw the wang fei who had rushed over to chase away the good fortune lying on the table. She seemed to be asleep. It was said that she was the one who stopped Prince Qiyang at that time, so no one dared to approach her. She was the only one who walked in.
They had spent an unknown amount of time checking the pulse, discussing and deciding on a prescription. The eunuchs sent by the Palace could not wait to go back and rest. Only Mu Mingtang had stayed until now.
Looking at it this way, she didn't seem very old. At most, she was only fifteen or sixteen, right?
The old doctor couldn't help but sigh. A student behind him heard this and asked, "Teacher, why are you sighing?"
The old imperial physician stroked his beard and shook his head. Prince Jin had been in the palace for a long time. The old imperial physician often went in and out of the noble families, so he had some understanding of the style of the important people in the palace. He thought of the situation this young wang fei might face in a while and did not want to speak more. He shook his head and turned to leave.
However, they did not expect that these movements would wake up Mu Mingtang. Mu Mingtang didn't plan to sleep. She really couldn't stand it, so she took a nap on the table. Who knew that she would accidentally fall asleep.
However, she couldn't sleep peacefully because she was thinking about something. Mu Mingtang vaguely heard someone talking and was suddenly awakened. She rubbed her eyes in a daze and looked carefully. The old medical official from the Imperial Medical Bureau was standing not far away.
Mu Mingtang instantly woke up. She immediately stood up and chased after the old imperial physician, "Imperial physician, please wait. I have something to ask."
Mu Mingtang caught up and completely ignored the imperial physician's expression. She asked in detail, "Imperial physician, why did the prince suddenly go crazy? Did he suffer some kind of stimulation? How can he avoid it in the future? "
"How long will he be in a coma? Did the mania this time cause great harm to his body? When can he wake up? What should he pay attention to during this period of time? What about the decoction? "
Mu Mingtang's questions came one after another. There were too many people just now. Everyone surrounded the bedchamber. Mu Mingtang couldn't see or hear, so she could only worry. Now that she finally caught the imperial physician who was alone, Mu Mingtang was like a person who saw a river after a long drought. She grabbed the opportunity and asked quickly.
In fact, the old imperial physician didn't want to say much to Mu Mingtang. The Princess of Qiyang was different from the Emperor's legitimate daughter-in-law, the Princess of Jin. It wouldn't be a good thing to have a relationship with the Prince of Qiyang. However, shameless people were invincible. No matter how cold the old imperial physician was, Mu Mingtang didn't get angry at all. Instead, she asked in a good voice. A doctor had a parental heart. The old imperial physician finally softened and gave a few short words of advice, "Sitting and eating is not a long-term path. His body has been in deficit for too long. Every time he has an outburst, it will double the consumption of his body's foundation. "
Mu Mingtang understood. This time, the old imperial physician let her go. She moved closer to ask more details. Some things were inconvenient for the old imperial physician to say, so Mu Mingtang said what she thought. If the old imperial physician didn't scold her, then it was right.
Mu Mingtang asked a lot of ways to warm up and recuperate. In the end, Mu Mingtang respectfully bowed to the old imperial physician, "Many thanks to the imperial physician. Tonight, it's all thanks to the imperial physician. I've troubled you until late at night. I'll send you out now. "
Mu Mingtang understood the principle of fickleness of human nature. When outside, no one had the obligation to be good to you. It was natural for the imperial physicians, imperial bodyguards, and others to seek benefits and avoid harm. Mu Mingtang could understand their thoughts, but she also had her own position. The road was paved by people. They didn't want to say much, so Mu Mingtang threw away her face and asked again and again. Even if they only said one word at a time, after asking too many questions, she could always string them together into a prescription.
This old physician was willing to tell her this much, so Mu Mingtang was already very grateful to him. Mu Mingtang respectfully bowed and personally sent the imperial physician out. But when she walked to the door, a shiny sword was placed in front of her.
"Princess, please wait."
Mu Mingtang gave an awkward smile. She still respectfully said to the imperial physician, "I've let the imperial physician see a joke. I can't send you out today, so I can only let the bodyguards do it for me. I ask the imperial physician not to blame me. "
Of course, the old imperial physician wouldn't say anything else. He looked at Mu Mingtang one last time before gripping his medical box and quickly walking out.
Mu Mingtang stood at the door and didn't immediately go back. The bodyguards saw that she didn't move for a long time and couldn't help gripping their swords. They all stared at her without blinking. Mu Mingtang stood there for a while. When she couldn't see the imperial physician's figure anymore, she finally turned and walked back.
The bodyguards had been on high alert for her, but they never thought that Mu Mingtang would turn around and walk back. Her movements were so nimble that they couldn't react in time. The two bodyguards at the door had their eyes wide open. They looked at each other in dismay and didn't recover for a long time.
The old imperial physician was the last person to leave. After he left, there was no one else in the room. In the evening, the room was brightly lit, but in the middle of the night, it was terrifyingly silent. With such a stark contrast, Mu Mingtang didn't feel uncomfortable. Instead, she felt that this was the real Jade Qilin Hall.
The noise would eventually fade. The only ones left here were her and Hsieh Hyun-chen.
Hsieh Hyun-chen was unconscious and couldn't be fed water. Mu Mingtang dipped a cotton ball in water and wet his lips.
Hsieh Hyun-chen had been awake for a long time without anyone noticing. This time, Xie Xuanji had learned his lesson. No matter what time it was, there would always be people watching over Jade Qilin Hall. Mu Mingtang's every move was being watched, but she didn't care. After she fed Hsieh Hyun-chen a little bit of water, she tucked the quilt tightly. Only then did she hold a lamp and go out alone.
That's right, the fact that Mu Mingtang didn't sleep with Hsieh Hyun-chen was completely exposed.
When Mu Mingtang walked back to her small room, there were four maidservants following behind her. Two of them were maidservants from the Jiang Family and the other two were transferred over from the Jin Wangfu. Mu Mingtang pretended not to know and did what she should do. During this time, the maidservants offered to help Mu Mingtang change clothes several times, but they were all rejected by Mu Mingtang.
What a joke. Two of them were Madame Jiang's people and the other two were Xie Xuanji's people. Mu Mingtang didn't dare to use any of them. She thought that after she slept, they would stop. In the end, she really underestimated the servants trained in Dongjing. The two maidservants from the Jin Wangfu brought the bedding over and took turns. One of them made a mattress on the floor, while the other sat on a stool and watched Mu Mingtang.
In short, they had to keep an eye on her at all times.
Mu Mingtang was in despair when she closed her eyes. She even thought that she might as well sleep next to Hsieh Hyun-chen. At least, no one dared to stand so close to Hsieh Hyun-chen's side.
The next day, Mu Mingtang woke up. She was used to dressing herself and washing up, but a maidservant from the Jin Wangfu came over and took the handkerchief from her hand. One of the two maidservants brought water and the other twisted the handkerchief. Mu Mingtang had no choice but to enjoy the service of the maidservants.
After Mu Mingtang washed her face and rinsed her mouth, the maidservant brought over a mirror and helped her style her hair. Mu Mingtang's dressing table was in Hsieh Hyun-chen's bedroom. Now that there were guards outside, it wasn't convenient for Mu Mingtang to go out without styling her hair. The maidservant could only put up with it and helped Mu Mingtang comb her hair.
"This servant's skills are crude. Princess, please put up with it for the time being."
This was considered crude … … Mu Mingtang reached out to touch the hair by her ear and held back from speaking. She thought that she had already seen the luxury of Dongjing's wealthy families during her year in the Jiang Family. Now that she thought about it, an adopted daughter and a biological daughter were indeed different. An official and a Wangfu were indeed different.
Mu Mingtang thought that this was the end. She couldn't wait to stand up and say: "I'm already done. You can all go do your own things."
"Replying to Princess, serving you is this servant's duty."
Mu Mingtang frowned: "Could it be … … you want to follow me like this for a day?"
"Princess's body is precious and cannot be damaged in the slightest. Naturally, there must always be people around you."
Before, Mu Mingtang was a nominal Princess. Although she had the title of Princess, she walked freely. Except for the straight rise in the standard of food, there was no difference between her and the common people. When she was still in the Mu Family, she stayed in her room all day and did whatever she wanted. Marrying into the Prince Qiyang's Mansion, it seemed that there was one more person to accompany her.
Now that Mu Mingtang knew, it was not that there was no difference. It was just that no one cared about her before. A real Princess's ostentatious appearance was easily 20 to 30 people. There were at least a dozen people waiting around to serve the Princess. There were only four people around her. It was already impossible to transfer people from outside for a while, so she had to make do for the time being.
She didn't know what these important people outside were thinking. They suddenly saw her in their eyes. Mu Mingtang was suddenly served by people. Even getting a cup of tea for her made her feel uncomfortable.
Her small room was too small. She didn't feel it when she lived alone. Now that there were four more people, she didn't even have a place to stay. Mu Mingtang didn't want to stare at them, so she simply came to the bedchamber to look after Hsieh Hyun-chen.
Hsieh Hyun-chen's reputation was really useful. The maidservants never left her side. But when Mu Mingtang walked into the bedchamber, even the head maidservant from the Prince Jin's Mansion hesitated.
The soldiers sent by the imperial court to monitor Hsieh Hyun-chen only dared to stand behind the door, let alone a few maidservants. Mu Mingtang sat on the edge of the bed. Using the action of wiping Hsieh Hyun-chen's face, she quietly lowered her head to look at the movement at the door. The two maidservants from the Prince Jin's Mansion discussed for a long time. In the end, they stopped behind the door and didn't dare to come in.
Mu Mingtang quietly smiled and retracted her gaze. She calmly wiped Hsieh Hyun-chen's arms and hands with water. Sure enough, persimmons were soft to pinch. If it was Hsieh Hyun-chen, even the gods wouldn't dare to pinch her.
There were eyes everywhere outside. Only Hsieh Hyun-chen's side could be a bit more peaceful. Mu Mingtang didn't easily leave the bedchamber. She stayed by Hsieh Hyun-chen's side for the entire morning. During this time, she had to personally taste the medicine that was sent to her before she dared to feed it to Hsieh Hyun-chen. After lunch, the people in Jade Qilin Hall stood for a long time. At this moment, they were all a bit tired. Even the cicadas outside seemed to have quieted down.
Mu Mingtang dipped a cotton ball in water and moistened Hsieh Hyun-chen's lips. Suddenly, she felt that something was wrong behind her. She turned around and saw a few aunties dressed as palace servants standing at the door. The aunty in the lead was stern in speech and manner. She didn't look easy to get along with. She performed a palace salute to Mu Mingtang and said, "Princess Consort of Qiyang, this servant is waiting for an imperial decree. This servant has come to visit Prince Qiyang on the Empress Dowager's orders."
They were people from the Empress Dowager's palace. Mu Mingtang couldn't help but stand up and say, "So it's to wait for an imperial decree. Aunty, please come in. "
"Prince Qiyang is currently recuperating and can't make a scene. There's no need." Sun Zhuizhao's face was still cold as she said, "It's not convenient for the Empress Dowager to leave the palace. She had this servant pass on a few words to ask Princess Consort. Princess Consort, please come with this servant. "
Mu Mingtang's hands clenched before she released them. She calmly said, "Nobody dares to disobey the Empress Dowager's orders. Aunty, please wait a moment. I'll come after a few words. "
Mu Mingtang called the maidservant in and handed the wet cotton ball in her hand to the maidservant. She said, "Feed Prince Qiyang water every two hours. In between, whenever you see his lips dry, use the wet cotton to moisten his lips. He has a wound on his hand. Change the wound medicine three times a day, once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once in the evening. Carefully wash the area around the wound with wine. When washing, be careful not to touch the wound. Feed him at the beginning of the morning, half a quarter of the afternoon, and half a quarter of the evening. When he's unconscious, be very vigilant. Be patient. Slowly wait for his teeth to loosen before feeding him porridge. Decoct the medicine according to the imperial physician's instructions. The prescription is outside. Be quick when feeding the medicine. Don't let the medicine get cold. "
Mu Mingtang told the maidservant everything she could think of. The more she said, the more things she remembered. She was afraid that if she told too little, the maidservant wouldn't do a good job. If she told too much, the maidservant wouldn't remember. In short, she couldn't be at ease.
Sun Zhuizhao coughed a few times impatiently and urged her to hurry up. Mu Mingtang knew that she didn't have any more time. She could only shove everything she needed to know to the maidservant and follow Sun Zhuizhao. She took two steps outside and suddenly stopped. She turned around and looked deeply at Hsieh Hyun-chen.
Once she left, she didn't know if she would be able to come back.
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