“Physician Sun, I only have these priceless treasures to give. But if there is something this one can do anything to help Physician Sun then I will surely not hesitate even once.”

Yi Huiqing said as her maid Daiyu gave a few gifts to Imperial Physician Chao.

Sun Chao bowed his head as he took those gifts from the hands of the maid. After that, he took his leave and stepped out of the room. Just as he was outside the room, he turned to look behind again slowly turning his head, and found Yi Huiqing painting with a small frown on her forehead.

A very gentle smile surfaced on his lips.

When had he thought that she could also laugh out loud and freely like that?

Never.

He wondered if he should tell her that the Second Prince called him every day to his study and asked about her health.

‘If my Wangfei does not get well soon then I will think that the Imperial Palace is not suitable for Physician Sun.’

That was what His Highness, the Second Prince had said to him on the first day when he entered the study. The Prince had a gentle smile on his lips but the threat in his words was very visible.

After that, he would tell something made by his own mind to the Second Prince when he was taken to the study room by Eunuch Zhang.

The prince would listen to him very carefully and also ask questions.

‘What can be the reason behind her lack of sleep?’ Once he was asked

Sun Chao didn’t know what came to his mind and said

‘The loss of the child.’

The study room went silent with his words. He had instantly regretted his words but he also felt a little satisfaction seeing how silent the prince was.

He didn’t know the prince’s reasons but according to him, Yi Huiqing had full right to know that she was poisoned during her pregnancy but the prince hid it from her.

However, in the past few days, Sun Chao came to know that the prince cared for his Wangfei. But then his own thoughts contradicted that one.

Then why was she so sad and empty during her miscarriage? He never saw the second prince by her side.

Now she was happy. He felt a different joy seeing this.

‘When do you feel warm inside your heart seeing someone else happy?’

Sun Chao does not want to answer the question inside his heart. He doesn’t have that much courage. So he turned around and walked out of the Lantai Courtyard with the gifts in his hands.

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Xi Manor

It was spring. The beautiful plum trees outside the plum courtyard were started blooming. Outside in the garden, Li Rui was currently strolling with Yi Ju. The sky was a bit cloudy.

Xi Ying who was walking by her side stopped suddenly. Even Yi Ju who was behind Li Rui started looking around the garden.

She could feel someone that there was someone inside the garden. Li Rui saw her expressions and her hand unconsciously went to the dagger hidden inside her sleeves.

  A faint sound was heard in the silence of the garden. Both Yi Ju and Li Rui stepped forward with very silent steps in that direction.

The sound was clear now. Ignoring Yi Ju who was trying to stop her, Li Rui went forward behind the trees.

There she saw a curled figure of a girl with her back leaning against the tree. Her shoulders were trembling from time to time. Her clothes were plain and it seemed that she was a maid from Xi Manor.

Li Rui’s expression didn’t change even a bit. Seeing that there was no danger, Li Rui was about to turn around but the maid raised her head at that moment. She looked startled when she saw her. Her tear-filled eyes were now full of fear as she looked towards Li Rui and said stuttering.

“This servant apo…apologizes if I disturbed Wangfei. I didn’t do it intentionally.”

Different from the maid’s expectation, Li Rui just said calmly.

“That’s alright.”

But the maid only felt more afraid seeing her calm. When Li Rui was about to turn around again she heard the maid saying

“I really didn’t do it deliberately. I was just sad thinking about my mother’s health. Really, I didn’t know that Wangfei would be here.”

Tears streamed down her eyes continuously.

“Please don’t kill me.”

Yi Ju felt a little funny seeing the maid’s behavior.

Li Rui sighed and she didn’t even know why she asked the maid

“What happened to your mother?”

Hearing her question, a new row of tears streamed down through the maid’s eyes. With quivering lips, she started

“My mother is unwell. Very unwell. I don’t have any money to take her to the physician or to buy any medicine. I asked the steward Xui if I could borrow some money but he didn’t agree, saying that I was new and hence could not be given any money.”

The maid sobbed and wiped her snot with the sleeves of her dress.

Li Rui looked at the maid for a few seconds and then glanced at Yi Ju. Realizing what her mistress meant, Yi Ju ran inside the courtyard and came back soon.

The maid was still crying with her head lowered when a small pouch was thrown in her lap. She raised her head and saw the maid accompanying Wangfei in front of her.

“You can take this and get your mother treated.”

Saying this, Yi Ju turned around and followed her mistress as the duo left the garden.

While the maid was still in a daze. She lowered her head and picked the small pouch from her lap. Inside it, there were at least ten silver coins.

Her lips parted in shock. She had never seen this much money in her whole life. The money was enough to get her mother treated.

Raising her head, she looked towards the direction Li Rui went.

She thought that Lady Li was not as bad as the servants of the manor talked about her.