I insist

Chapter 170: Bad Feng Shui

She reached out to get up, but the Crown Prince forcefully pressed her down, saying, "You're not fully recovered yet. You've only just woken up. What's the point of getting up? You should rest first!"

The sickly beauty was helpless. Perhaps because there were outsiders present, the Crown Prince's behavior made her blush. She clenched her fists coquettishly and punched the Crown Prince's chest a few times. "Your Highness, there are still people here!"

A rosy glow rose to her face, completely masking her otherwise pale complexion.

Song Miqiu and Ming Taicheng strode forward. Looking at the sickly beauty's appearance, Song Miqiu tentatively asked, "Does Your Majesty feel any discomfort?"

"Discomfort?" The sickly beauty paused for a moment, then slowly shook her head. "No."

"Could it help you regain your strength?" Mingtai asked in agreement.

Seeing the sick beauty nod, Song Miqiu and Ming Taicheng instantly understood her current condition, fortunately, it wasn't the worst kind.

The two of them exchanged a glance and exhaled a heavy breath.

It's good that it's not as bad as they think.

"Your Highness, Her Majesty only needs to rest more now and take good care of the baby. She also needs to drink more of the pregnancy-preserving medicine on a regular basis, otherwise Her Majesty's body may not be able to withstand it."

Ming Taicheng glanced at Song Miqiu and continued, "The illness has been treated. I still need to take Physician Song to do some things, so I will take my leave now."

"Go then." The crown prince nodded gently, unlike his earlier impatience and irritability.

Facing the Crown Prince, the two men retreated towards the door until they were almost there. Then, in perfect unison, Ming Taicheng and Song Miqiu turned around and walked outside.

"My God, let's go!" Song Miqiu called out to Ming Taicheng, as the two were in the same boat about this matter.

They walked quickly out of the East Palace with their heads down, and only stopped when they were some distance away from the palace.

Song Miqiu glanced back at the East Palace gate, and she and Ming Taicheng wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads at the same time. She looked at Ming Taicheng and muttered, "I didn't expect the East Palace to be so terrifying!"

Thinking of the scene of the Crown Prince scolding her just now, Song Miqiu couldn't help but rub her arms.

"It's a good thing I've been traveling with you, otherwise you probably wouldn't be able to handle the Eastern Palace!" Ming Taicheng glanced at Song Miqiu and said earnestly.

That's true, and Song Miqiu knew it too.

Not to mention the Crown Princess's strange behavior when she first saw the two of them arrive at the East Palace, and also the fact that the concubine already had asthma, yet the Crown Prince risked getting her pregnant.

It seems that the sickly beauty is the Crown Prince's recent favorite, and because of her health, she is not suitable to drink too much contraceptive soup.

Thinking of this, Song Miqiu sighed and nodded in agreement with Ming Taicheng's words.

However, Song Miqiu was still curious about one thing and asked in confusion, "We are just going to see a doctor, why is the Crown Princess being so sarcastic? After all, we are not in her presence, nor have we affected her interests."

In Song Miqiu's view, everything in the palace was about interests, and the Crown Princess's desire to gain love and affection from the Crown Prince was also a form of interest.

But right now it's just a medical appointment, and the Crown Princess is acting so strangely in front of the two of them. She just can't understand it.

"How could there be no benefit?" Ming Taicheng said in surprise as he walked forward. "The benefits are huge. Have you heard anything about the Crown Prince's affairs?"

"Never."

Song Miqiu shook her head, looking at Ming Taicheng with a puzzled expression.

The other person whispered to Song Miqiu about the affairs of the Eastern Palace, "There have never been many concubines in the Eastern Palace, and most of them have not conceived children. However, only the Crown Princess has given birth to a grandson of the Emperor, who is already five years old. Do you know why?"

Just as Song Miqiu was about to answer, he was called away.

She then realized that she and Ming Taicheng had arrived at the Imperial Hospital. She told Ming Taicheng to wait for her in the room, while she strode over to the imperial physician.

"What do you want with me?"

"This prescription looks extremely strange. Why don't you take a look at it for me?" the imperial physician said in a low voice.

He handed the prescription that had puzzled him for a long time to Song Miqiu, asking her to take a closer look, and also expressed his opinion: "I am extremely confused by this prescription. I feel that there must be a few things missing."

"But I've been studying it for a long time. Look, I've made a lot of these medicines."

As he spoke, the imperial physician pushed a bunch of herbs he was pounding in front of Song Miqiu.

He had practically churned the medicinal herbs together, making them look completely mushy. The smells of the herbs were all mixed together, and she couldn't tell how much of the medicine she had put in.

"Do you still remember how many ounces you put in each dose of medicine?"

Seeing this, the imperial physician nodded and recited the exact number he had placed. He then whispered, "Do you think we're missing one ingredient?"

“It’s not that there’s too little,” Song Miqiu said with a hint of helplessness. She pushed the prescription given by the imperial physician and the prepared medicinal herbs in front of the other person. “There is too much, two extra items!”

Song Miqiu's tone became much more serious. The medicinal properties of the herbs themselves are extremely wide-ranging. Adding even one more herb could change the final treatment effect. Adding two more herbs would surely cause a complete upheaval.

She found Ming Taicheng, frowned, and rubbed her brow bone.

Ming Taicheng noticed that the other party looked a little tired and couldn't help but tease, "This imperial physician is quite capable, able to help you with something so difficult. Why didn't you come to me?"

“I also want him to come looking for you. Do you know that he added two more herbs to the prescription?” Song Miqiu emphasized the last two herbs.

Ming Taicheng's expression changed instantly. "How could I make such a basic mistake!"

“I’ve thought it through too.” Song Miqiu spread her hands. If she remembered correctly, that person was Lin Yecheng’s subordinate before. Now it seems that Lin Yecheng didn’t teach them very well before.

Now that Lin Yecheng has left and Ming Taicheng has been promoted to acting dean, his heart is with Lin Yecheng, and with his mind preoccupied, it is obviously unlikely that he will ask Ming Taicheng for advice.

"Oh right, you haven't answered my question yet," Ming Taicheng said with a straight face, remembering something.

Song Miqiu blinked, then remembered the question Ming Taicheng had asked. She paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Is it perhaps because the Crown Prince is incompetent? Or is it because the feng shui of the Eastern Palace is bad?"

"Neither!" Ming Taicheng rolled his eyes in disdain. He hadn't expected Song Miqiu to be so dense at such a crucial moment!

"Anyway, just wait a few days. The news of the concubine's pregnancy has already been spread, and you'll know in a few days."

As Ming Taicheng spoke, he asked again, "Then do you know why the Crown Prince specifically asked you to come?"

This time it was much simpler. Song Miqiu only pondered for a moment before giving the answer: "It's probably because I just arrived and have no ties with anyone else. In the Crown Prince's eyes, I'm one of the most innocent, honest, and trustworthy people."

"clever!"