Chapter 1290 - 966: Whatever He Eats, I Eat!

Although she had previously vowed confidently before Yu Wenquan, she really had never been a mother. Apart from playing with her younger brother as a child, she hardly had any experience taking care of children. Thus, after bringing Yuan Qian to her side, Chu Ruoyan was still somewhat at a loss.

Whenever the child cried, she would panic and ask, "What should I do?"

On the contrary, Nanny Feng, who had followed her to the almost entirely unfamiliar Jinyu Garden, cautiously approached with a smile and said, "The Young Master is probably hungry. May the lady arrange a room for this servant. I need to—"

"Oh, okay, alright."

Chu Ruoyan hurriedly turned her head to ask Panqing, "Is the room ready?"

Panqing immediately replied, "It’s already prepared in the backyard. Nanny Feng, please follow me."

Nanny Feng paid her respects to Chu Ruoyan before standing up, holding the endlessly crying Little Yuan Qian, and followed Panqing out. After taking two steps, she stopped again and looked back at Chu Ruoyan, seeming a bit dazed, and whispered, "Madam."

Chu Ruoyan immediately looked up at her, "What is it?"

Nanny Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "Since last night’s fright, the Young Master seems to have a slight fever, though it’s not obvious, and he’s breathing heavily. This servant worries it might be whooping cough in children."

"Whooping cough?"

"Yes, my child had it once..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ruoyan recalled that Chu Chengfei seemingly had this illness as a child. But since she was very young at that time, she did not remember how it was handled, thus asked, "What should be done?"

Nanny Feng said with a rueful smile, "We probably need to call someone from the Imperial Medical Bureau for a consultation."

"Oh, right!"

Chu Ruoyan quickly nodded, finding it somewhat amusing that she truly panicked, realizing she brought back a hot potato, unsure how to handle proper matters. She immediately said, "Alright, you go feed Yuan Qian first, and I’ll have someone visit the Imperial Medical Bureau to summon an Imperial Physician shortly."

Nanny Feng replied, "Thank you, madam."

Finishing her words, she turned and went out.

Just as she left, Chang Wan and Wo Xue came in from outside. They had received the news that Chu Ruoyan brought Yuan Qian to Jinyu Garden and instructed them to come along to help. Once they arrived at Jinyu Garden’s main room, they respectfully said to Chu Ruoyan, "Thank you, madam."

Chu Ruoyan shook her head, then said, "I’m just concerned that Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, inevitably unable to focus. Yuan Qian staying there might suffer grievance, so I brought him here. However, you two are familiar with looking after him, so you must be vigilant in these days."

The two immediately replied, "We promise to take meticulous care."

Chu Ruoyan nodded her head, then said, "Wo Xue, just now Nanny Feng mentioned Yuan Qian’s symptoms seemingly like whooping cough in children. You go to the Imperial Medical Bureau to invite an Imperial Physician for an examination shortly, do not delay."

Wo Xue said, "I’ll go right now!"

Saying this, she ran out the door. After merely a cup of tea’s time, they saw her lead an Imperial Physician over.

Chu Ruoyan stood to greet, "This is—"

The Imperial Physician, approximately fifty, with graying hair, entered and respectfully saluted Chu Ruoyan: "Minister Ding Yao greets the madam, hearing the Young Master is unwell, I’ve come for an examination."

Chang Wan, seeing this, immediately pulled Wo Xue aside and asked, "What’s going on? Typically it’s Doctor Su we call upon?"

Wo Xue whispered, "I intended to invite Doctor Su, but upon arriving at the Imperial Medical Bureau, I found out Doctor Su caught a cold days ago, has been recuperating at home, so I could only ask him along."

"But—"

Wo Xue whispered again, "It’s not him, there’s another on duty, which is previously Doctor Du."

Chang Wan, upon hearing this, gave up reluctantly. Just at this moment, Nanny Feng had finished feeding Yuan Qian, patting his back as she walked out. The child was dazed after his meal, staring with wide dark eyes silently in Nanny Feng’s arms.

Chu Ruoyan said, "Nanny Feng, bring Yuan Qian over to Doctor Ding for examination."

Nanny Feng, perceiving Ding Yao as unfamiliar, hesitated before still carrying Yuan Qian over. The Doctor Ding stepped forward, touched Yuan Qian’s forehead, checked his tongue, and looked into his nostrils, finally tracing from his earlobe to his round chin. His movements were gentle and soft, yet Little Yuan Qian suddenly burst into tears.

Nanny Feng hurriedly carried him aside to gently coax, but Little Yuan Qian cried increasingly louder, his small face flushed red, suddenly with a "wah," he spew out all the milk he had just consumed.

Everyone panicked, hastily stepping forward to tidy up.

Chu Ruoyan also grew anxious, immediately asking, "What is happening?"

Doctor Ding furrowed his brow, looked at Little Yuan Qian’s flushed face, and said, "To report to madam, though the Young Master does not exhibit cough or wheezing symptoms, I observed he has slight nasal bleeding, warm palms, possibly initial symptoms of whooping cough in children. Furthermore, he likely was indeed frightened last night, causing such symptoms."

"How should he be treated?"

"The Young Master is not yet a year old, so adult prescriptions can’t be used; minister needs to prepare a new prescription and will bring it to madam for approval later. If permitted, minister will have someone brew the medicine and deliver it."

Chu Ruoyan thought for a moment and said, "Alright, go ahead."

Doctor Ding nodded, took his medicine chest, and left. Chu Ruoyan looked at Yuan Qian on the other side and softly said, "Take Yuan Qian down for a wash, then feed him some food. If he needs medicine later, his stomach shouldn’t be empty."

Nanny Feng nodded, carrying the child and went down, followed by Chang Wan and Wo Xue.

Only Chu Ruoyan and Panqing remained inside the hall, at this time Panqing’s forehead was already covered with cold sweat. Watching everyone leave, she worriedly brought a cup of tea to Chu Ruoyan, whispering: "Madam..."

Chu Ruoyan looked up at her, "You still disagree with me taking care of Yuan Qian?"

Panqing hurriedly replied, "How dare this servant."

Chu Ruoyan picked up the teacup gently blowing it, "Then, are you worried I might get implicated?"

Panqing hesitated before finally saying, "Madam already brought the Young Master over, it’s too late to say anything now. This servant merely worries, seeking medical help for such a young child is already challenging, madam doesn’t understand medical principles; even if truly someone tampers with prescriptions or decoctions, madam and this servant wouldn’t notice."

"..."

"If something truly happens—"

Chu Ruoyan did not speak, just took a sip of tea.

Whether it was the bitterness of the tea or the soothing effect of the tea itself, after drinking a sip, she lifted her head, appearing more composed, and said, "No problem, henceforth whatever medicine Yuan Qian takes, I will take as well!"