The Marchioness of Yong'an hugged Qiuqiu tightly in her arms and asked in confusion, "Sleeping drugs? How could it be sleeping drugs? For no reason, who would give Qiuqiu sleeping drugs?"
Doctor Liu withdrew his hand, took out paper and a brush from his medicine chest, and wrote a prescription for tonifying the body. "When the young lady wakes up, she may have a headache. Just take a few doses of the sedative prescription."
Seeing the Marchioness of Yong'an take the prescription, Shen Heqing pulled Doctor Liu and followed Princess Jingning into the house. He shouted, "Doctor Liu, come quickly with me to see Ruxia. She was burned by the fire."
These words reminded the Marchioness of Yong'an. She had been so worried about Qiuqiu that she had forgotten to call a doctor for Chen Ruxia. She felt a bit ashamed.
Inside the house.
Suddenly, Chen Miaochun saw a beautiful woman walking in. She was wearing a red long dress, with a green silk scarf draped over her shoulders. Her hair was styled in a floating cloud bun, with a golden phoenix hairpin inlaid with pearls slanting in it, adorned with several pearls. It was simple yet elegant, looking even more precious.
"Mother!"
Shen Baozhu rushed over and was firmly caught by the woman. Chen Ruxia also walked up quickly and said aggrievedly, "Godmother!"
Princess Jingning's gaze fell on the injured side of Chen Ruxia's face. "Ruxia, your face..."
"Mother, there was a bad guy who set fire to Sister Ruxia and Qiuqiu. It was Baozhu who found the immortal and used the elixir to save Sister Ruxia. Am I great, Baozhu?" Shen Baozhu showed off to her mother, her little face blushing.
Before Princess Jingning could answer, she revealed her little thought. "Baozhu is so great. Can I have one more piece of pastry today? Half a piece will do!"
Doctor Liu was a bit surprised. "Oh, haven't seen you for a few days, Baozhu has become timid. You only dare to ask for half a piece of pastry. In the past, you always asked for a whole plate!"
Hearing Doctor Liu's voice, Shen Baozhu stretched her head and only then saw him.
The little girl got angry. She said unhappily, "Uncle Liu is bad! Sister Miaochun is still here, and you don't even save any face for Baozhu."
Doctor Liu was amused. "How old are you? You already know about face at such a young age?"
Shen Baozhu looked at him sympathetically. "Then Uncle Liu must be very stupid. Unlike me, I already know about face at such a young age."
These words left Doctor Liu stunned. It sounded a bit strange, but after careful consideration, there seemed to be nothing wrong.
[This person is quite interesting. Who is he?]
Both the True Man Qingyun and Lin Yu knew Doctor Liu. It was Lin Yu who kindly explained.
[This king seems to have a bit of an impression. It was also him who treated Shen Haiyan. He can treat everything!]
While Shen Baozhu was bickering with Doctor Liu, Chen Ruxia had already told Princess Jingning everything. They discussed and decided that Shen Heqing would take Chen Miaochun away on the pretext of teaching her.
Shen Heqing, who had been listening quietly at the back, was a bit dissatisfied. "Wait, why do I have to teach Chen Miaochun? This will greatly affect my studies."
Princess Jingning looked at Chen Miaochun and Chen Ruxia with tears in her eyes. She felt very guilty. Her friend had entrusted her children to her before she died, but she had not taken good care of Ruxia. Both Miaochun and Ruxia had suffered a lot.
Especially Chen Miaochun.
Shen Heqing emphasized, "Chen Miaochun is very stupid. I don't want to teach her."
Hearing Chen Miaochun casually talk about the Wang family's affairs, Princess Jingning suddenly connected all these things with what had happened back then. "Ruxia, your mother knew about the swap between Miaochun and Chen Linchun."
"She left all her trusted servants to you. She didn't leave a single one for Chen Linchun. The same goes for the dowry. She left her dowry in the yamen, only for you."
"Chen Linchun has the position of the heir apparent. Naturally, the Marquis of Yong'an and the old lady will plan for him. You only have your mother, so she left everything to you."
"Now that I think about it, she knew Linchun's background. The Wang family also deliberately took away Miaochun."
After being reminded by Princess Jingning, Chen Ruxia's thoughts became clearer. She just didn't understand why Chen Linchun would take the risk to bring Chen Miaochun back. Didn't Chen Linchun know the truth?
Princess Jingning took a deep breath. "Anyway, we should first find out how Miaochun and Chen Linchun were swapped. Heqing, you should first teach Miaochun to read. Don't be in a hurry. Take it slowly."
"......Okay." Shen Heqing reluctantly took on the task.
Finally, Princess Jingning looked at Chen Miaochun. "I'm your mother's good friend. You can call me godmother like Ruxia."
"Don't be afraid. Godmother will seek justice for you."
After arranging everything properly, Princess Jingning took Chen Miaochun and left the Marquis of Yong'an's Mansion.
Hearing the news, Chen Linchun was a bit stunned. "What did you say? Princess Jingning took away Chen Miaochun. Did she see Ruxia's injury?"
"Since she saw it, shouldn't she stand up for Chen Ruxia?"
Chen Linchun couldn't figure it out. It was Concubine Zhao who explained, "It's very simple. Princess Jingning protects Chen Ruxia because Chen Ruxia was born into a good family. She is the daughter of the former marchioness. Now that the daughter has changed, it's normal for Princess Jingning to protect someone else."
"The reason why she took away Chen Miaochun is also simple. You wrongly accused Chen Miaochun of setting the fire, which made everyone hate Chen Miaochun. Princess Jingning was afraid that Chen Miaochun would be wronged, so she took her away."
After hearing Concubine Zhao's words, Chen Linchun felt relieved. He told Concubine Zhao, "You should be more careful these days. Don't let Princess Jingning find any mistakes."
Concubine Zhao didn't care. "What are you afraid of? Princess Jingning doesn't even know my surname. Moreover, this matter has nothing to do with me. By the way, when the fire broke out, all the servants in Chen Ruxia's courtyard were not there. What excuse did you use to cover it up?"
"While the master was taking a nap, the servants sneaked out. They should be punished. There's no need to cover it up." Chen Linchun used the name of the Marquis of Yong'an to lead all the servants in the mansion to another place, which was why Chen Ruxia and Qiuqiu were left alone and helpless when the fire broke out.
Now that the plan had succeeded, Chen Linchun planned to sell the few people who knew about it to the mines. The mines were very hard, and mining was a life-and-death job. Without Chen Linchun's doing anything, these people would surely die.
Although she had been mentally prepared, Concubine Zhao still underestimated Chen Linchun's cruelty. She felt a chill run down her spine and planned to go to the yamen early tomorrow morning to rescue the Wang family, lest Chen Linchun think she was not doing her best.
......
The Princess Mansion.
Since there were quite a few people and one carriage couldn't hold them all, Doctor Liu and Shen Heqing took a separate carriage.
Doctor Liu was very touched. "Heqing is still the best. He was worried that I would be lonely by myself, so he came to accompany me specially."
Shen Heqing silently took out the little booklet from his bosom and began to review his lessons.
Even though he had watched Shen Heqing grow up, Doctor Liu was still shocked by Shen Heqing at this moment. "Carrying the booklet with you all the time. You're so hardworking."
"I'm also hardworking!"
A fluffy head suddenly stuck into the carriage, which startled Doctor Liu.
Doctor Liu held his pounding heart and said with lingering fear, "Baozhu, weren't you in the same carriage as the princess? Why did you come here?"
Shen Baozhu got into the carriage and sat next to Shen Heqing. She explained, "Mother is asking Sister Miaochun about her childhood."
Doctor Liu was puzzled. "Why?"
"Because Sister Miaochun had a very hard childhood. I felt so sad when I heard it. Mother asked me to come and find big brother." After Shen Baozhu explained clearly, she asked Doctor Liu again, "Uncle Liu, how is Qiuqiu?"
After learning that Qiuqiu was okay, Shen Baozhu felt relieved.