Chapter 1292 - 968: Medicine

Shang Ruyi said, "That’s exactly the problem."

"Why?"

"Because if Aunt Hui is taking care of him, regardless of any ailment Yuan Qian might have, the responsibility rests on her. Even though she’s a long-standing servant left by Mrs. Dong, Father cannot tolerate someone who harms the Imperial Grandson. She herself has to weigh her actions carefully."

Tushere thought for a moment and said, "Princess means she’s afraid to act recklessly."

Shang Ruyi nodded and said, "Exactly. Moreover, by Father’s side, even if she wants to risk it all, it’s not easy for her to succeed."

Tushere, coming to a realization, looked anxiously at Shang Ruyi, "Princess means that Lady Chu bringing Young Master to her side means they dare to truly make a move, and if anything really happens to Young Master, all the responsibility falls on Lady Chu!"

"Precisely,"

Shang Ruyi nodded heavily, gritting her teeth, "No wonder they’ve used so many methods but only kept me confined during this period. They intend to act against Yuan Qian during this time and drag Lady Chu into it."

This time, Tushere was thoroughly panicked. If she cared most about Shang Ruyi’s safety, Yuan Qian was certainly second. After all, he was Shang Ruyi’s first child and His Majesty the Emperor’s most cherished Imperial Grandson. If anything happened to Yuan Qian, aside from her own distress, the repercussions on them would be immense. Shang Ruyi would be utterly devastated!

Shang Ruyi said, "If they truly succeed, it would harm not only Yuan Qian but also Lady Chu!"

"What should we do then? Should we quickly warn Lady Chu?"

Tushere said this and wanted to rush out, but after taking a couple of steps, she stopped. In her impulsiveness, she almost forgot that they were confined here and couldn’t leave Chengqian Hall.

Tushere was so anxious that she felt lost, "Princess, what should we do? How can we warn Lady Chu?"

"..."

Although Shang Ruyi was initially shocked when she heard the news, she had calmed down by this point, focusing on her feet—though she had regained composure, she noticed when looking down that the lichen born from the previous day’s rain had been crushed to powder. Shang Ruyi exhaled deeply, slowly saying, "Lady Chu bringing Yuan Qian to her side is not entirely wrong. If she can truly take good care of him, it is indeed safer than leaving him with Aunt Hui, and I do not wish Yuan Qian to suffer any grievance."

"..."

"What we need to do now is not to warn her. She is no fool and naturally knows how dangerous it is to have Yuan Qian by her side now. Her decision to do so was made after careful consideration, so there’s no need for us to remind her."

"..."

"What we must do is to quickly clear my name and leave Chengqian Hall as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Tushere got even more anxious. Although Shang Ruyi had figured out the trap set by Han Yuhui yesterday, they were now confined in Chengqian Hall without any evidence, only suspicions. That’s absolutely insufficient to clear their names.

So she said, "But we have no evidence at all."

Shang Ruyi remained silent with her head down for a long time, finally taking a deep breath and saying gravely, "Not necessarily..."

While the two master and servant gradually calmed down, chaos had broken out on the other side in Jinyu Garden.

Since Jiang Chong’en’s incident, Chu Ruoyan hadn’t been sleeping well at night, even requesting calming medicine from the Imperial Medical Bureau to manage. This time, with another such event coupled with yesterday’s fright, she drank half a bowl of medicine before sleep and finally managed to fall asleep slowly in tranquility.

Even so, her sleep was not peaceful.

Yet, when she was groggily sleeping till the next morning, she was suddenly startled awake by a surge of unexplained palpitation. Upon opening her eyes, she heard a weak crying sound coming from the backyard.

It was Yuan Qian crying.

Chu Ruoyan felt dizzy, initially assuming the child cried every morning but would stop once the nanny fed him, yet after a while, the crying not only didn’t stop but grew more desperate, and he was crying till almost breathless. Chu Ruoyan finally sensed something wrong, hurriedly got out of bed, and was about to leave when Panqing came over hurriedly, saying to her, "Madam, the Young Master’s condition doesn’t seem right."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ruoyan immediately said, "Quickly bring the child over, let me see what’s happening."

Soon, Nanny Feng brought Yuan Qian over, and indeed saw that Yuan Qian, crying in the swaddle, had a flushed face, but his lips were slightly pale, as if he couldn’t catch his breath.

Chang Wan and Wo Xue, standing nearby, were also deeply worried.

Chu Ruoyan asked, "What’s going on? Why is he crying continuously? Wasn’t he fine last night?"

Nanny Feng said, "After drinking medicine last night, the Young Master was indeed better, but around midnight, I noticed he was sleeping uneasily. However, it’s common for children to wake at night, so I thought nothing of it. But at dawn, he suddenly became like this—"

"..."

Chu Ruoyan frowned while taking Yuan Qian into her arms; the child kept crying incessantly, starting to gag and convulse. Chu Ruoyan was terrified and urgently said, "Quickly go to the Imperial Medical Bureau, ask someone to come check on Yuan Qian!"

Wo Xue promptly said, "I will go immediately!"

Soon, she returned with someone, once again Doctor Ding from yesterday.

After Yuan Qian took medicine yesterday, he was supposed to come for a follow-up today, yet unexpectedly, people from Jinyu Garden came so early, startling him as well. He rushed over hurriedly, seeing Young Master crying this way, he hastily came forward to massage and soothe. Yuan Qian, after crying for half the day, finally quieted down, tears streaming down his face as he slowly closed his eyes, but his limbs were still convulsing slightly, evidently without any improvement.

Those around broke out in cold sweat.

Doctor Ding touched the child’s forehead and checked his nose and mouth, his brows wrinkling tightly.

Chu Ruoyan asked anxiously, "Doctor Ding, what exactly is wrong with Yuan Qian? He has never been like this before."

Doctor Ding pondered for a moment and cautiously asked Chu Ruoyan, "Madam, are you sure Young Master drank all the medicine I prescribed yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, Panqing became anxious, "Of course he did! What do you mean by this?"

Beside them, Chang Wan and Wo Xue exchanged a glance and also said, "Doctor Ding, apart from Madam taking a sip herself, Young Master spat out a mouthful because he found it bitter, but the rest was fed to him by our care."

"Yes, we can vouch for that."

Doctor Ding’s brows furrowed even more tightly as he murmured, "Then that’s odd."