The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 339

"Sir, have I caused you any trouble?"

Zhong Xiuxiu recounted everything that had happened at the Grand Tutor's mansion to Chunnuan, expressing her deep concern.

"No."

Xiao Chunnuan didn't take the matter to heart. If there was any trouble, it would be if she agreed.

No one can make her break the rule.

"What the princess said..."

"Don't worry, the Chu Prince's Mansion is too busy taking care of itself right now."

To the outside world, the King and Queen of Chu appeared to be a loving and devoted couple.

In fact, what was the reason behind the sudden serious illness of the Princess Consort of Chu?
It was because someone with ulterior motives exposed the fact that the King of Chu was keeping a mistress, and in her excitement, she fell ill with a very serious illness.

At this moment, the King of Chu panicked a little, because the Queen Consort of Chu was a princess from a foreign country who had married into the country, and it was a marriage alliance between the two countries. If the foreign country found out the reason why the Queen Consort of Chu was seriously ill, wouldn't it cause trouble?

The emperor was asking him about the situation.

"Uncle King of Chu, how is your wife's illness?"

"Your Majesty, the Princess Consort's illness is caused by the accumulation of longing over time."

Is longing turning into an illness?

"The princess misses her homeland and her parents back home. With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, she misses her family even more during festivals, so she is even more anxious and worried. The imperial physician said that she needs to rest and not to overwork herself. He did not even tell her about Qing'er's childbirth."

"Qing'er gave birth?"

"Yes, speaking of this matter, I urge Your Majesty to make the decision: On the day Qing'er had a difficult childbirth, I specially sent someone to Chunshan Women's Medical College to invite Xiao Chunnuan, but she was not there. She said she was at the Zhuangyuan Mansion delivering the baby for the Zhuangyuan's wife. So my people went to the Zhuangyuan Mansion to look for her. However, the people at the Zhuangyuan Mansion made my people wait for more than an hour. Then Xiao Chunnuan did not go to deliver Qing'er's baby, but said that she did not make house calls."

"Your Majesty, you must do me justice! When did we become so powerless to even summon a mere physician?"

If it weren't for the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he would have liked to kill that woman with a single blow.

"Prince Chu, how can I possibly seek justice for you?" The Emperor had taken a special note of the matter when he heard it concerned Xiao Chunnuan. What, did Prince Chu intend to hold Xiao Chunnuan accountable?

"Xiao Chunnuan is not a doctor, just a teacher. It's right that she doesn't make house calls," the Emperor said. "The Empress Dowager and the Empress asked her to establish the Chunshan Women's Medical College so that more women could learn medicine and make medicine to treat the sick and save lives. I've heard that the female doctors at the Women's Medical College have alleviated the suffering of many women in the capital and delivered babies for many women, earning unanimous praise. Yet, Prince Chu asked me to make the decision. What's going on?"

King Chu...Is the Emperor favoring her?

"The Empress Dowager and the Empress both enjoy chatting with her. They heard that the pills she makes are quite good, and they have even relieved the Empress Dowager's long-standing problem of restless sleep. The Empress Dowager is very happy about it."

"Very well, King Chu understands. Xiao Chunnuan's biggest backer is actually the Empress Dowager."

No wonder she didn't take the Chu Prince's Mansion seriously.

The King of Chu was greatly disappointed when he returned from the palace.

What a load of bull! He's the emperor's uncle! He's not even as good as a small-time Xiao family.

"Your Majesty..."

"Just say what you have to say, or whatever you want to say. Why are you beating around the bush?"

The King of Chu had lost all patience with Chief Steward He.

"Your Highness, Ms. Xiao is the granddaughter of Physician Xiao. It is said that she has inherited Physician Xiao's true skills. Your Highness, what about the Princess's illness?"

"Yes, how come I didn't think of that?"

The King of Chu slapped his thigh and said, "Let's go, let's go to the palace now and beg the Emperor."

Xiao Chunnuan couldn't be summoned to give birth to her daughter, but she could be summoned to treat the princess's illness.

Because the princess is a foreign princess, it involves the peace of the border, and the emperor will surely agree. Inside the palace, the emperor is discussing the Chu princess's illness with the empress dowager.

"The national treasury is currently empty, and it is not advisable to wage war on the borders," the emperor said. "Your Majesty, I will strive to replenish the national treasury and strengthen our national power within five years, but we must be cautious in all matters within these five years."

"Let Granny Wan go to the Zhao residence and take Chunnuan to see Princess Chu."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

The emperor had just come out of Cining Palace when a palace attendant came to report: the Prince of Chu requests an audience.

"Uncle Chu has arrived at just the right time. The Empress Dowager heard that Princess Chu was ill, so she specially sent Granny Wan out of the mansion to invite Mr. Xiao to the Chu mansion to take a look at Princess Chu."

"Your Majesty, I thank you. Your Majesty."

King Chu...didn't you say before that Xiao Chunnuan wouldn't be making house calls?
So what do we say now?
Xiao Chunnuan never expected that she would still have to go to the Chu Prince's Mansion after all this time. The difference was that this time she was there to see the Chu Princess.

Accompanied by Granny Wan, Xiao Chunnuan arrived at the bedside of the Princess of Chu.

"Your Highness, Mr. Xiao has come to examine you."

The Queen Consort of Chu did not open her eyes.

Looking into the dark inner room, Chunnuan felt a pang of sadness. Was the legendary love between King Chu and Queen Chu really true?
The room smelled strongly of medicine.

"Granny Wan, tell them to open the windows."

"No, the princess is afraid of the cold."

An old woman immediately stepped forward to stop her: "The princess has always been afraid of the cold and cannot open the windows."

“Open the windows and put a screen in front of the bed,” Chun Nuan said. “The princess needs to go out more often to get some fresh air. The air in the room is too stuffy; even a healthy person can get sick from it.”

"Open the window."

The King of Chu quickly replied, "I will listen to Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Chunnuan glanced at the King of Chu and felt that he and the Queen were indeed very much in love.

Xiao Chunnuan sat in front of the bed and then took her pulse: "Heart is troubled, and anger is trapped in the chest."

It seems that the Chu princess's illness did not develop overnight, but rather was caused by depression, excessive worry, and emotional imbalance, which can easily lead to internal damage and dysfunction of the body's organs. This could result in weakness of the spleen and stomach, stagnation of liver qi, depression, and other conditions, ultimately causing her to collapse completely.

To put it simply: the Chu princess's illness is a mental one.

"Mr. Xiao, how is it? Is it possible to cure him? What kind of medicinal herbs are needed? No matter how expensive or hard to find, I will definitely find them."

“It can be cured.” Chun Nuan said calmly, “The princess’s illness requires the prince’s true feelings as the medicine.”

It's ironic that he genuinely wanted to use it as a medicinal ingredient!
A man who keeps a mistress can't possibly have genuine feelings for her!
The King of Chu was clearly not prepared for such a response and was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Your Highness, I need to speak with the Princess Consort privately to inquire about the cause of her illness. Please dismiss all attendants."

The King of Chu waved to his servants, signaling them to leave, but he himself remained standing there.

"Your Highness, please excuse us."

"My wife and I are husband and wife, why can't I listen to you?"

"This concerns a woman's privacy, and it is indeed inconvenient to tell Your Highness. Your Highness, please."

Chunnuan insisted that he leave.

What a load of rubbish about husband and wife being one! The princess's illness was all caused by him!

Now that the cause of the illness has been found, and he intends to administer a strong medicine to the Queen Consort of Chu, he must not let the King of Chu hear about it.