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Chapter 56 - 56 56 The Ex-Lovers Visit

?Chapter 56: Chapter 56: The Ex-Lover’s Visit Chapter 56: Chapter 56: The Ex-Lover’s Visit Late at night, outside the Princess’ Mansion, a green-tasseled horse carriage came to a halt.

A middle-aged man alighted from the carriage, his face pale and beardless, clad in a soy-sauce purple robe with a round neckline and narrow sleeves.

He looked up at the Princess’ Mansion and couldn’t help feeling sentimental.

The last time he visited the Princess’ Mansion, he was just an ordinary eunuch, sent by the late Emperor to escort the Princess to her wedding.

Over the years, he had risen through the ranks, while Princess Yong’an had fallen ill.

The news of his arrival had stirred the entire household of the Princess’ Mansion.

Except for the elderly Lady who had already gone to bed and the Feng Zhanlian father-daughter duo who could not meet with others, Princess Dongfang Lianhua, along with Feng Bailing and her daughter, and the members of the second house, as well as Aunt Xue, all came out to welcome the visitor.

This was a distinguished guest—indeed it was Eunuch Chief Li Qing, one of Emperor Yongye’s closest aides.

“This humble one pays his respects to the Princess, Commandery Princess.”

Upon seeing Dongfang Lianhua, Li Qing quickly advanced in three steps to perform a bow, but Dongfang Lianhua promptly helped him up and asked him to dispense with the formalities.

“Eunuch Li, it’s been several years.”

Ever since Dongfang Lianhua had fallen ill, she hadn’t seen Li Qing for several years. In her childhood at the palace, Li Qing had been very kind to her, almost like a brother.

“Princess, how is your illness?”

Li Qing noticed that although Dongfang Lianhua’s eyes sparkled vividly and she was still somewhat slender, she appeared quite healthy.

“I owe it to Ah Ling; she found some effective medicine for me. I’m almost fully recovered and am preparing to bring Ah Ling to the palace in a few days to pay respects to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.”

Dongfang Lianhua led Li Qing to the seat, her eyes brimming with joy.

“The Commandery Princess’s medicine is indeed effective. I won’t lie to everyone; the reason I am here tonight is also to seek out a remedy.”

After using the herbal medicine recommended by Feng Bailing, Li Qing’s sty had subsided within a few days, and he had come to believe that Feng Bailing truly possessed some medical knowledge.

“Chief Li, Ah Ling’s medical knowledge is indeed remarkable. Previously, when the old Lady lost consciousness, it was she who revived her, far more effective than the former palace Physician Yang.”

Aunt Xue hastily chimed in with agreement.

“Aunt is jesting. I dare not compare myself to the Imperial Physician.”

Feng Bailing sensed something amiss with Aunt Xue offering her eager compliments for no reason.

A chief eunuch like Li Qing would not visit so late at night without serious business. If his visit was indeed to seek a remedy…

“Commandery Princess, you are too modest. My eye problem, which none of the Imperial Physicians could fix, has been troubling me. There’s an elder I know who has recently contracted a strange illness. She’s been suffering from daily abdominal pain and headaches, continuous vomiting, and diarrhea for many days now, and has tried many remedies to no avail. Remembering the Commandery Princess’s spiritual medicine, I came to ask for a prescription.”

Li Qing was direct in stating his purpose.

“Chief Li, you might as well take me to see this elder.”

Feng Bailing had an inkling of who the other party might be.

“It’s late at night; I’m afraid it would inconvenience the Commandery Princess. I’m only here to ask for a prescription. If the remedy proves effective, we can always visit later.”

Chief Li shook his head.

This elder must hold a noble status. Feng Bailing was not a doctor, and according to the laws, she was not permitted to prescribe medication rashly.

Although the Crown Princess Consort had mentioned her before to the Empress, the idea was immediately dismissed.

It was Li Qing who, seeing the suffering of that person in the palace, took the risk to come and request a remedy—an act still kept secret even from the Emperor himself.

Li Qing smiled at Feng Bailing, who was in a quandary.

This medicine, if used well, might not necessarily be rewarded.

But if used improperly, it could constitute a grave crime.

Moreover, having not seen the patient for herself, administering medication directly was something even an Imperial Physician would not dare to do.

To give the medicine, or not to give it?

“Chief Li, please trouble yourself to tell me everything that the elder has eaten and drunk these past few days. Also, inform me of any medicine she takes,” Nalan Yan’er mused for a moment before deciding to prescribe the medicine.

Chief Li repeated everything, and Nalan Yan’er personally went to the storeroom, secretly crushed a few pills she had taken from the emergency box, and mixed them into the medicinal herbs before handing them back to Chief Li.

Upon receiving the medicine, Li Qing couldn’t help but be overjoyed.

For some reason, he was very confident in Nalan Yan’er’s medicine; it would surely cure the Empress Dowager.

“Life and death ignorant fools, really thinking that just because they cured Dongfang Lianhua, they have superior medical skills. The Empress Dowager’s illness is very serious; if it weren’t life-threatening, why would Chief Li sneak out to search for medicine?”

Aunt Xue watched from the side, secretly delighted, Nalan Yan’er was going to fall into trouble this time.

But thinking about her beloved daughter inside the room, beaten up, and Feng Zhanlian, a pang of pain went through her heart.

It should be Nalan Yan’er who was beaten!

“Much obliged to the Princess and Commandery Princess.”

Chief Li mounted the horse carriage.

Watching the carriage leave, Dongfang Lianhua rubbed her temple, showing a worried expression.

“Ah Ling, are you confident?”

She initially wanted to stop Nalan Yan’er from prescribing the medicine, but then she realized that the patient was no ordinary person and was very likely the Empress or the Empress Dowager.

Ah Ling’s medicine was useful, but she was young, and the medicine bought from a traveling merchant might not cure all diseases.

“Mother, the elder’s illness is…”

Nalan Yan’er had just begun speaking when she suddenly felt a premonition, hearing the sound of a carriage wheel approaching.

On the street, another horse carriage was coming. Different from Li Qing’s carriage, it was a vermilion-wheeled carriage with golden curtains and a nanmu body, with two glass palace lanterns hanging from it; even in the night, the vehicle moved at an unhurried pace.

Under the warm yellow light, a beautiful woman in a white fox fur court dress alighted from the carriage with the help of a nanny.

Even in a heavy coat, Nalan Yan’er’s slender figure was indistinct.

Pinned to her hair was a plum blossom hairpin, her delicate nose tinged slightly red from the cold, and with the mark of a dark indigo between her eyebrows, Nalan Yan’er looked even more captivating.

“Crown Princess Consort, you must seek justice for Xiangxue. She was such a fine girl…”

Seeing Nalan Yan’er, Aunt Xue was both shocked and overjoyed, and tears streamed down her face.

She sent someone to ask for Noble Princess Consort Xiao but Nalan Yan’er arrived instead.

With Nalan Yan’er here, how could they worry about not dealing with Nalan Yan’er?

Dongfang Lianhua was also somewhat surprised, while Nalan Yan’er only glanced sideways, exchanging a glance with Nalan Yan’er in the air, both smiling and nodding slightly.

“Noble Princess Consort Xiao learned of the Seventh Prince’s terrible disaster. She resides in the palace and, with the night deepening, it was not convenient for her to leave. She had no choice but to entrust me to fetch the person. Princess, Commandery Princess, please forgive us.”

Nalan Yan’er was a unique presence in the harem.

The Empress Dowager, the Empress, and various Noble Princess Consorts all adored her, and even the usually critical Noble Princess Consort Xiao was no exception.

Nalan Yan’er interrupted Aunt Xue, who and her daughter were too impatient. They could easily ruin her careful plans.

“The Seventh Prince is behaving abnormally and has been locked up in the firewood room. Perhaps it would be better for Crown Princess Consort to be cautious and have the house servants bind him to avoid injuring yourself.”

Dongfang Lianhua also heard about what happened and was both alarmed and angry, realizing even more that if she did not become more vigilant, tonight it was the Seventh Prince causing trouble, and it could be other Princes and Princesses the next night.

“The Princess need not worry. I have my own methods,” Nalan Yan’er said with a smile.