"Where's your lord?" Jing Xunce didn't see Yuan Yuhan in the main hall, so he had to ask a young servant.
"Your Excellency, the princess has had a poor appetite recently. The lord is accompanying her." Their princess had been eating much less than usual lately, and she'd also been experiencing morning sickness.
Their lord had summoned every imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau, but none of them had come up with a useful solution. Watching the princess getting thinner day by day, the lord was extremely anxious and had declared that if the physicians didn't come up with a way, he'd take action.
Everyone knew exactly what the lord meant by "taking action." It could mean dismissal from office at best and loss of life at worst. Everyone in the Imperial Medical Bureau was on tenterhooks all day long.
This Prince Regent was truly a tyrant. Fortunately, such a person hadn't ascended to the throne. Otherwise, the whole world would've been ruined by this despot.
After hearing this, Mu Fengqie asked someone to lead her to the backyard. Jing Xunce didn't follow. After all, it was the backyard, and as an outsider, he had to be discreet. He could just wait here for Yuan Yuhan to come.
"A bunch of useless fools! You can't even cure such a minor illness. What's the use of keeping you in the palace?" A bunch of good-for-nothings! Idiots!
When Mu Fengqie arrived, she heard Yuan Yuhan's angry roar. She looked at the trembling imperial physicians in the yard and sighed helplessly.
"My lord." When Mu Fengqie walked in, she saw Yuan Yuhan glaring at a middle - aged man.
"Fengqie? Why are you here? Right, go in quickly and check on Aru. She's been vomiting badly lately and can't eat anything." She'd lost a lot of weight, and he felt so heart - broken.
She'd been fine a few days ago. No one knew what had happened in the past two days. She just couldn't stop vomiting. The physicians said it was morning sickness, but they had no solution.
"Don't be anxious. It's a normal reaction. Most pregnant women go through this. I'll go in and check on Aru first." Mu Fengqie stepped over the kneeling physicians and went straight into the room.
When Mu Fengqie entered, Aru had just finished vomiting. She'd felt a bit hungry and wanted to eat something, but she'd thrown up after just two bites.
Aru looked at the food on the table in despair and hated it to the core. She swore she'd never get pregnant again. It was just too painful. She couldn't eat anything. Wasn't this killing her?
"A - jie..." Aru ignored Yuan Yuhan. When she saw Mu Fengqie, her eyes immediately welled up with tears, as if she'd found a pillar of support.
Mu Fengqie walked over, patted her on the back, and felt her pulse. Finding that there was no major problem, she felt relieved.
"Don't worry. I'm here. I'll write you a prescription later. Just take good care of yourself, and you'll be fine." Mu Fengqie was a bit surprised. Aru had always seemed to have a good appetite. She'd thought Aru wouldn't have morning sickness, but it had still come, and the reaction was so severe.
"Do I have to take medicine again?" Aru looked at Mu Fengqie in despair. "A - jie, can I not take it?" Aru looked at her hopefully.
But Mu Fengqie's words shattered her illusion. "No. Three times a day, without fail." Mu Fengqie tapped the naughty girl on the head.
She was already an adult, yet still so afraid of taking medicine.
"By the way, my lord, Ache is waiting for you in the main hall. He has something to talk to you about." Mu Fengqie didn't forget to remind Yuan Yuhan. After all, this was the main reason they'd come. She could take care of Aru.
Yuan Yuhan nodded, told someone to take good care of Aru, and then left. After all, Jing Xunce wouldn't come to him if it wasn't something important. So he'd better go and check quickly.
But when he went out, he saw the group of people kneeling outside the yard. He was furious and really wanted to chop off their heads. They were good for nothing but eating and waiting to die.
"What are you still kneeling here for? Do you want me to invite you to dinner?" Yuan Yuhan looked at them menacingly.
The physicians didn't hesitate at all. They immediately got up from the ground and rushed out. They looked as if there was a monster chasing them for their lives.
Yuan Yuhan snorted at their spineless appearance and then went to find Jing Xunce. The important matter came first. He couldn't let these useless people delay it.
"Zhanzhi, why are you here?" Yuan Yuhan saw Jing Xunce sipping tea in the main hall. He didn't look like he was in a hurry.
"My men got the news that the King of the Grassland has entered the capital." As he spoke, Jing Xunce gave Yuan Yuhan a fleeting glance, as if saying that his men's work efficiency was too low. The man had already entered, but they still hadn't received the news.
Yuan Yuhan touched his nose guiltily. Someone had told him a few days ago that the King of the Grassland was about to arrive in the capital. But he'd been so worried about Aru that he hadn't taken it to heart. He'd planned to deal with it the next day, but he'd forgotten.
So now Yuan Yuhan felt really guilty under Jing Xunce's gaze.
"Don't tell me you knew the news a long time ago but didn't tell me?" Jing Xunce noticed Yuan Yuhan's uneasiness and looked at him suspiciously.
"Cough... It was just an accident. I didn't do it on purpose." Yuan Yuhan looked at Jing Xunce awkwardly, not knowing how to explain. Fortunately, Jing Xunce didn't care too much.
"We'll talk about this later. Let's focus on the King of the Grassland now. My men have found out that he's staying at the First Inn. There are five of them in total." Jing Xunce told Yuan Yuhan everything he knew and then stared at him intently.
After hearing this, Yuan Yuhan fell into deep thought. When he came to his senses, he saw Jing Xunce staring at him motionlessly, which gave him quite a scare.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Yuan Yuhan patted his chest. Didn't he know that scaring people could be fatal?
"Have you come up with a solution?" Jing Xunce ignored Yuan Yuhan's complaint.
"I haven't thought of one yet." Yuan Yuhan looked at Jing Xunce uncomfortably.
"Then what were you thinking about for so long? You weren't just daydreaming, were you?" Jing Xunce hit the nail on the head.
"Of course not. Do you think I'm that kind of person? I just haven't come up with a solution yet." Yuan Yuhan retorted loudly. But in Jing Xunce's eyes, his attitude was clearly that of a guilty man trying to hide his guilt.
"The area around his residence is full of ordinary civilians."
Yuan Yuhan also remembered that the First Inn was opened for ordinary people.