jdhmnovel Chapter 254 Fang Nanxi's Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty 8
Chapter 254 Fang Nanxi's Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty 8
After returning to Qinglan Garden, Fang Nanxi was still concerned about Li Shi's situation, so she instructed Xiao Lengzi to find out the news and specifically told him not to be too conspicuous.
Soon after, Xiao Lengzi brought news that Ruixiang Courtyard had invited the imperial physician. Upon learning this, Fang Nanxi stopped asking Xiao Lengzi to continue monitoring the matter.
According to the imperial physician, Consort Li had eaten something bad and would continue to have diarrhea. Fang Nanxi thought to herself, "Who told that Consort Li to be so unreasonable and make me kneel right away? I was just retaliating a little."
As soon as the Fourth Prince returned to the manor, he was informed by a servant that Lady Li was ill. At this time, the Fourth Prince was not yet as ruthless as he would become later, and upon hearing the news, he immediately went to Ruixiang Courtyard.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at Ruixiang Courtyard, Chuntao hurriedly came out and stopped the Fourth Master.
"Greetings to the Fourth Prince." Chun Tao said timidly, her voice filled with fear.
Consort Li, not wanting the Fourth Prince to see her disheveled state, had Chun Tao come out to stop him. After all, even with the physician's prescription, her condition hadn't improved much, and she had to change her clothes every so often.
"How is Li Shi?" Fourth Master asked, frowning as he looked at the timid Chun Tao.
“Consort… Consort has already seen the physician, but… she is still not better.” Chun Tao’s voice trembled slightly.
"Su Peisheng, take my token and go fetch the imperial physician." The Fourth Prince's face immediately darkened.
Su Peisheng quickly left the mansion and headed to the palace. The Fourth Prince, worried about Lady Li, ignored Chun Tao's attempts to stop him and went straight into the inner chamber.
However, as soon as he stepped into the inner room, a pungent stench hit him, almost making the Fourth Master, who had never suffered much hardship, vomit. Fortunately, the Fourth Master had a strong tolerance, but his brows furrowed even more.
"My lord, I am not feeling well. Please go out first," Li said weakly, secretly resenting Chun Tao for being useless and unable to stop even the Fourth Prince.
Moreover, she knew very well that she must never let the Fourth Prince see her like this, otherwise her status in his heart would definitely be greatly diminished.
The Fourth Prince was originally worried about Madam Li, but the scene was too unbearable, so he said, "Well, I have already asked Su Peisheng to invite the imperial physician. You should rest well."
After saying this, Fourth Master left the room in less than fifteen minutes. Once outside, he took several deep breaths to dispel the stench from his nose.
But the stench was unbearable, so the Fourth Master went straight back to the front yard and ordered the servants to prepare a bath.
The Fourth Prince's departure without any hesitation deeply wounded Li's heart. In the past, no matter what illness she suffered, the Fourth Prince would always stay by her side, but now he had changed after all.
Li silently shed tears. Seeing this, Chun Tao quickly comforted her, "Fujin, you should take good care of yourself first. We can't let those little sluts steal Fourth Master away from you."
Upon seeing Chun Tao, Li's anger intensified, and she ordered her to stop the Fourth Master, but she failed to do so, and the Fourth Master still saw his own disgraceful state.
"Go, kneel down," Li said coldly.
Half an hour later, Su Peisheng brought Physician Wang over. Physician Wang prescribed medicine and instructed Li to take it carefully, saying that her condition would improve in a couple of days.
Meanwhile, Fang Nanxi was leisurely painting in Qinglan Garden, depicting a view of the garden, completely unaffected by the Li family's affairs.
Fang Nanxi had other plans for Li Shi and didn't want her to die like this for the time being, because Li Shi was still of some use to her.
Xingluo stayed quietly beside Fang Nanxi, intently grinding ink and watching Fang Nanxi paint.
Suddenly, a noise came from outside. Qiu Zhu ran into the study and said, "Princess, Eunuch Su is here."
Fang Nanxi put down her pen, wondering to herself: Why did Su Peisheng suddenly come? Could it be that Li Shi complained to the Fourth Master? But upon closer thought, she felt that shouldn't be the case. She had done a very discreet job of drugging him, and wouldn't have left any evidence.
"Please let him in." Although Fang Nanxi had some doubts, she still showed a happy expression on her face.
"Greetings, Princess Fang. Your Highness will be having dinner at Qinglan Garden later," Su Peisheng said with a smile, after all, Princess Fang was now the Fourth Prince's most beloved woman.
"Thank you, Eunuch Su." Fang Nanxi's eyes were full of smiles.
Xingluo was very perceptive. He immediately took out a purse and handed it to Su Peisheng, saying with a smile, "Eunuch Su, please have some tea."
Su Peisheng took the purse, his face beaming with joy, and said, "My lord cannot do without his servant."
"The matters concerning the master are of utmost importance. Xingluo, see Eunuch Su out." After Su Peisheng left, the smile on Fang Nanxi's face gradually faded. She thought to herself, "It seems that Fourth Master knows about the incident where he was forced to kneel by Madam Li, which is why he came to Qinglan Garden tonight."
Time flies. After being neglected by the Fourth Prince, Li Shi no longer dared to resort to any tricks. In addition, Li Shi's mind was focused on vying for the Emperor's favor, and she couldn't care less about others.
Today is the sixteenth, the day for paying respects. When Fang Nanxi arrived at the main courtyard, Song Gege and An Gege were already waiting there, and the three of them exchanged polite greetings.
Not long after, Wu Gege also arrived at the main courtyard. She looked at Fang Nanxi with jealousy. Fang Nanxi had been favored recently, and Wu Gege was very resentful, so she kept trying to compete for favor and even wanted to steal the limelight from Fang Nanxi.
However, the Fourth Prince didn't like Princess Wu at all, and even confined her to her quarters for half a month because of it.
A quarter of an hour later, Consort Li also arrived at the main courtyard. Today, Consort Li was dressed elegantly and dignifiedly, as if she had changed her personality and no longer competed for favor as before.
"Greetings to the Consort." Everyone bowed in greeting.
"Alright, get up." Madam Li sat at the head of the left.
After everyone in the backyard had arrived, the Fujin (principal wife) came out of the inner room with Lanxin, and everyone hurriedly greeted her.
The princess first inquired about the children's situation in the mansion, and then everyone chatted for a few more minutes.
At this moment, Song Gege suddenly spoke up, "My lady, I have been feeling unwell lately, and I often feel nauseous, which seems to be similar to the symptoms I had when I was pregnant before."
Upon hearing this, everyone's attention was drawn to Song Gege's belly.
Li's expression instantly turned serious. Back then, she and Song Gege entered the manor together, and she had gone to great lengths to suppress Song Gege. Unexpectedly, Song was pregnant again.
"Did Sister Song invite the royal physician to come and see her?" Wu Gege asked, her jealousy barely concealed. She thought to herself, "Sister Song is so much older than me, and I've even heard she's a year older than the Fourth Prince. I never expected she could get pregnant."
"Not yet, but I feel some signs of pregnancy, so I'd like to ask the lady to help me invite the royal physician to come and take a look," Song Gege said gently.
"In that case, Lanxin, go and invite the physician from the manor to come and check the pulses of all the younger sisters." The Fujin was also somewhat moved upon hearing this, not expecting that Song Shi could become pregnant again.
"Thank you, Madam." Consort Song quickly stood up to express her gratitude. Normally, the household physician would examine their pulses every month, but this month's pulse check would not be until the latter half of the month, and Consort Song couldn't wait that long.
The physician in charge of the prefecture was surnamed Chen. He was an elderly doctor who was over sixty years old and had been working in the prefecture for almost six years.
The physician from the Chen family first took the princess's pulse and said, "Princess's health is not bad, but you should not think too much and should try to relax."
The Fujin knew in her heart that since Honghui's death, she often missed her son and had to worry about the affairs of the Ulanara family, which had indeed had some impact on her health.
Next, the physician of the Chen family took the pulse of Consort Li and said, "Consort Li is in good health and does not need any recuperation."
Fang Nanxi stared at Li Shi, thinking to herself that none of the children Li Shi gave birth to lived long lives, but she herself lived longer than the Fourth Master.
Could it be that the Li family really has some secret method for conceiving children, and that this secret method is the reason why several children are not healthy?
After all, the Fourth Prince's physical condition was not bad. Although he was not very strong, he was not too weak either. He was about the same as those modern office workers who do not exercise much.
"Congratulations, Madam! Congratulations, Princess! You're almost two months pregnant!" Physician Chen congratulated Princess Song with a joyful expression.
A smile appeared in the eyes of the Fujin. After all, no one in the manor had gotten pregnant for almost a year. If outsiders knew, they would think that she, the Fujin, was not virtuous.
"Very well, a generous reward awaits," the Princess Consort said cheerfully.
When Physician Chen took Fang Nanxi's pulse, he first frowned slightly, his expression becoming serious. He examined her carefully several times before saying with a joyful expression, "Congratulations, Madam! Congratulations, Princess! You are one month pregnant."
These words immediately drew the attention of everyone in the backyard. No one had expected that Fang Gege, who usually seemed so quiet, was actually pregnant.
Fang Nanxi saw everyone's expressions and knew, of course, that she was pregnant.
It would be perfectly reasonable for her to get pregnant while she was still favored by the emperor, and it would also be beneficial for her to have Song Shi attract some attention ahead of her.
"Good, good. It's been a long time since we've had such good news in the manor. When the master returns, he will be very happy." The Fujin said to Fang Nanxi, thinking to herself that this Fang was quite lucky, as she became pregnant in less than half a year after serving the emperor.
"Song and Fang, take good care of yourselves during your pregnancies. Come and pay your respects again after you have been pregnant for three months," the Fujin continued.
Fang Nanxi and Song Gege stood up to express their gratitude. Of course, Fang Nanxi also noticed the intense jealousy in Wu Gege's eyes. It seemed that Wu Gege had completely come to hate her.