"Ouch!"
The two collided unexpectedly. Yu Shi was sent flying by the copper basin in Shuangxi's hand. Before she could utter a scolding, she clearly saw Shuangxi's appearance and was immediately stunned.
"Who are you?"
When had a new face appeared in Feng Yinwan's embroidered pavilion?
Although Shuangxi had accompanied her once before, she didn't quite recognize Yu Shi. She subtly scanned her from head to toe, a hint of disdain flashing across her face.
Judging by her attire, she was merely a concubine.
She weighed the copper basin in her hand and said haughtily, "Your servant was sent by Prince Mo's mansion to care for the Princess Consort's pregnancy. It is understandable that Madam does not recognize me."
Yu Shi's eyes narrowed upon hearing this. Just as she was about to retaliate, she heard her continue.
"The Princess Consort is unwell and is currently resting inside. Madam should not disturb her."
With that, she carried the copper basin and left directly. Yu Shi stood frozen, her expression shifting a few times, her brows furrowed suspiciously.
Sent by Prince Mo's mansion specifically to care for Feng Yinwan's pregnancy?
She had hit that little vixen's belly with a stick, and her complexion had been so poor these past two days. Could it be that the child had truly encountered a problem?
Her eyes flickered, and as she was about to sneak in for a look, a maidservant ran quickly from behind.
"Madam!"
"Fool, keep your voice down!"
Scolded, the maidservant immediately quieted down, pursed her lips, and handed over the letter in her hand.
"Madam, the Fourth Prince's carriage passed by the mansion gate just now and sent someone to deliver this letter to you."
"Fourth Prince?"
Yu Shi's brows immediately furrowed.
Previously, she had strongly supported Feng Yiyi in seducing Ye Tingyu to secure her position as Princess Consort. However, after so many events had occurred recently, she hadn't even seen Ye Tingyu's shadow.
Now that he had finally arrived, Yu Shi had some reservations in her heart.
Frowning, she quickly opened the letter. After a brief scan, her expression softened.
The maidservant looked surprised and asked cautiously, "Madam, did the Fourth Prince send any good news?"
Yu Shi clutched the letter tightly, tears streaming down her face.
"Yiyi, Yiyi is saved!"
...
With the sudden appearance of the Purple Ginseng, Feng Yinwan spent the morning in the embroidered pavilion preparing the antidote, not even stepping outside her door.
As lunchtime approached, the door was knocked on again by Shuangxi.
"Princess Consort, it's time for lunch. Shall I take the bird's nest to the kitchen to have it stewed?"
The Emperor had bestowed a generous gift of ten whole blood bird's nests. Since this item was useless for preparing medicine, Feng Yinwan had asked Yu Ping to set it aside for the time being.
Unexpectedly, the newcomer had taken a liking to it.
Feng Yinwan's beautiful eyes lifted. Yu Ping understood and immediately called out to the outside.
"The Princess Consort does not wish to have bird's nest today, so there is no need to stew it."
Unexpectedly, Shuangxi became noticeably anxious upon hearing this. "Princess Consort, these tonics were bestowed by the Emperor for your pregnancy. If you don't want bird's nest today, I can stew something else."
In any case, she wanted to see Feng Yinwan consume the item.
Yu Ping became somewhat impatient with her persistent demeanor and was about to speak again when Feng Yinwan quietly stopped her.
"Give her a bird's nest and see what she wants to do."
Qin Rulian had been sending tonics against her usual behavior recently. Now she was making such a fuss to send someone over. Feng Yinwan didn't believe there wasn't a hidden agenda.
Yu Ping was slightly taken aback but nodded immediately. "Yes, Miss."
Coincidentally, when Shuangxi took the bird's nest to the kitchen, she encountered Yu Shi again.
The sudden appearance of a new face in the mansion was quite conspicuous. Yu Shi looked at the item in her hand from a distance, her brows furrowed in suspicion.
Thinking she was questioning Shuangxi's identity, the maidservant beside her immediately spoke.
"Madam, you may not know, but this maid is a servant of Miss Qin from Prince Mo's mansion. This morning, I heard the guards in the front courtyard say that the Emperor bestowed pregnancy tonics, and that Miss Qin specifically brought her over. Somehow, she ended up leaving the maid in the mansion."
"Miss Qin?"
There was only one Miss Qin in Prince Mo's mansion, and that was naturally Qin Rulian.
Having met her a few times before, Yu Shi frowned, clearly not having a good impression.
"Yes, I heard that before the eldest miss married, that Miss Qin was the 'white moonlight' of Prince Mo's childhood sweetheart!"
Yu Shi's eyes widened even further upon hearing this.
Whether she was a childhood sweetheart or not, she didn't know. But from their previous encounters, this Qin Rulian and Feng Yinwan didn't seem to get along well.
Now that she had inserted her own maid here, she truly didn't know what her intentions were.
Her eyes flickered, and she subtly urged the maidservant forward.
"Go and see what this maid is doing in the kitchen."
"Yes."
The maidservant immediately stepped into the kitchen. After a moment, she returned.
"Madam, she is stewing bird's nest. I saw that it was top-grade blood bird's nest, which is most nourishing for qi and blood!"
Yu Shi's ears only registered "nourishing for qi and blood." Her eyebrows subtly rose, and she immediately led her people away.
Feng Yinwan had just finished lunch when Shuangxi quickly returned with a bowl of stewed blood bird's nest.
"Princess Consort, please have this."
Her face showed no abnormality as she said this. Feng Yinwan glanced at her and, without any hesitation, picked up a silver spoon and stirred it in.
The silver spoon stirred in the broth without any unusual reaction. Shuangxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then Yu Ping handed her a spoon.
"You taste the broth for the Princess Consort."
Not daring to disobey, she nodded, took it, drank it in front of them, and respectfully placed the spoon back.
"Your servant has let it cool in the kitchen after cooking. The temperature is just right now. Princess Consort, please have it."
Seeing that her complexion was normal, Feng Yinwan's brow lifted slightly, and she picked it up and drank it.
The task completed, Shuangxi didn't say any more. She picked up the empty bowl and took it to the kitchen.
As soon as her figure disappeared, Yu Ping asked with concern, "Miss, do you feel any discomfort in your body?"
Feng Yinwan shook her head and said something to reassure her.
"There is no problem with this blood bird's nest."
Yu Ping was immediately relieved. "That's good."
As soon as she said that, her brow furrowed in confusion.
"Miss, is Miss Qin really keeping her here to care for your health?"
Feng Yinwan's beautiful eyes stared in the direction of the doorway, her gaze darkening.
To care for her health?
Qin Rulian wouldn't be so kind.
The absence of a problem was the biggest problem.
"As long as she doesn't do anything outrageous, give her what she wants. I want to see what they are up to."
"Yes."
Apart from urging her to eat tonics at every meal, Shuangxi was otherwise well-behaved when Yu Ping was watching.
And Yu Shi, surprisingly, hadn't bothered her again, which gave Feng Yinwan time to focus on preparing her medicine.
As the sun began to set, Feng Yinwan carefully placed the prepared pills into medicine boxes one by one and slowly stood up.
Just as she was about to call out to Yu Ping, she didn't expect Yu Ping to rush back from outside before she could even speak.
"Miss, the Prince is here!"
Feng Yinwan's stretching motion paused, and the corners of her lips immediately drooped.
Had this person smelled something?
He hadn't come before, but as soon as she had prepared the antidote, he had arrived immediately.