Chapter 104 The Consequences of Slipping

Yuqing Palace is located on the east side of the Forbidden City and has a very special meaning. However, in terms of actual area, it is indeed small. Yihuan measured it with her eyes and felt that it was not even as big as the Prince's Mansion.

It's really depressing to live here. I guess if the masters fart, the whole Yuqing Palace will know about it in no time.

Only the artificial lake in the garden is interesting. In the center of the lake, there are several rockery hills of different sizes placed in an orderly manner. On the hills, you can vaguely see some poultry and livestock, all of which are rare species and not easily seen outside.

Yihuan and the Ninth Lady were enjoying the scenery and playing with the peacock that was looking at itself in the water.

"My two sisters-in-law have found a good place, which makes it easier for me to find her." Wanyan's belly was slightly bulging, and next to her was the eldest princess who held her arm and walked slowly towards her.

Yihuan saw a hint of sweat on the eldest princess's head, and then she saw Wanyan slightly leaning to the side, as if she was putting all her strength on the child.

"Big Princess, come to the mother. Why didn't I see you just now? Liuliu couldn't sit still. Take her out to play." Pregnancy is indeed hard, but it's not to the point where you can't even walk. Yihuan doesn't like this kind of behavior where someone relies on the baby in her belly and wants the whole world to pamper her and give in to her.

Besides, if you want to find someone to bully, find another family. The ones from the Fourth Prince’s Mansion are no match for them!

The eldest princess responded and gently withdrew her hand. She was about to bend down to pull Liuliu, but who would have thought that Wanyan was stepping on the bottom of a flowerpot, and there seemed to be a stone under her shoe. She lost her balance and actually tilted towards the water surface.

As Wanyan screamed subconsciously, the maids and servants around her rushed forward and tried to hug Wanyan. She was dragged backwards again. Yihuan happened to be in the direction where she fell. She could have pulled away, but looking at her lower abdomen, she gritted her teeth and used her as a human cushion.

The eldest princess reacted quickly. She tried to push Yihuan away and take the place herself. The three of them fell to the edge of the lake like a pile of monks, causing the peacock to look back repeatedly and even have the urge to spread its tail feathers.

Sure enough, watching the fun does not discriminate between species.

Wanyan was lifted up by the maids and sent to Yonghe Palace immediately. Yihuan stood up and felt a burning pain in her right arm. She bent it slightly and it felt like a needle prick. It must be dislocated.

Yihuan crossed her arms and looked back at the eldest princess who was lowering her head: "Eldest princess, how are you? Did you fall anywhere?"

"...I'm fine."

Well, even though he was crying, he still said it was okay.

Yihuan squatted down, ignoring the pain in her arms and legs, and saw that the right side of the eldest princess' cheek was covered with blood.

Yihuan was startled, afraid that there was something wrong with her eyes, so she took out a handkerchief with her left hand and wiped it gently.

She breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then her heart tightened.

The good news is that the eye is fine, but the bad news is that there is a scratch on the lower right side of the face, which looks quite deep. Yihua looked down at the ground, and a piece of broken porcelain stained with blood was particularly eye-catching.

Yihuan calculated the distance in her mind. If the eldest princess had not pounced on her, she would have been the one with the face cut according to the posture she had just fallen.

She wrapped the porcelain pieces in a handkerchief and handed them to Yuling beside her. Yihuan took the eldest princess and went straight to Yonghe Palace.

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In Yonghe Palace, the prince was getting married. As a concubine mother, Defei was not qualified to attend, and she was too lazy to join in the fun.

Who would have thought that her daughter-in-law was carried back? She was shocked and hurried to call the imperial physician.

Fortunately, it was a false alarm. My daughter-in-law's pregnancy was stable. She only needed to rest for a few days and take some medicine to stabilize the pregnancy. Concubine De was comforting her: "Don't be afraid. It's not suitable to move today. You can stay here first. I will let Fourteenth take you back tomorrow."

Wanyan held her belly, her face was pale and she dared not speak. She looked frightened. Defei signaled Nanny Lu to bring her some calming soup and she would be fine after a good sleep.

As the imperial physician walked out of the gate of Yonghe Palace, he saw another daughter-in-law hurried back.

"What happened?" Defei asked puzzledly.

Yihua held on to the eldest princess and refused to let go. She asked Yuling to remove the handkerchief that had been covering her injured face all the way. "My queen, the imperial physician is still with you, right? Please take a look at the eldest princess. She was scratched on the face by the porcelain pieces on the ground just now because she was trying to hold me and my fourteenth brother's wife."

Defei was shocked by the amount of blood on the eldest princess' face. She immediately ordered someone to call back the imperial physician and then go to the Imperial Hospital to invite another imperial physician who specialized in skin care and beauty.

After examining the patient, the two doctors looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally said, "Your Highness, the wound on the eldest princess may not look big, but it is quite deep. It will most likely leave a scar."

"Is there any way to reduce it?" Defei asked with a frown.

"If you apply Yurong Cream every day, it may be able to fade the color. The eldest princess is still young, and it won't be easily noticeable when she puts on makeup in a few years." The imperial physician said while considering his words.

Yihuan understood that this meant that it basically could not be removed and could only be covered up.

A woman's appearance is extremely important not only in ancient times but also in modern times. People here would use the word "disfigured" to describe a woman with facial injuries, which would cause complications in her marriage.

She had watched the eldest princess grow up since she was a child. She was independent, strong, and tenacious, and was a good child. If she was depressed for the rest of her life because of the scar on her face, Yihuan would never be able to forgive herself.

The two imperial doctors quickly treated the eldest princess's wound and bandaged it with medicine: "Change this bottle of medicine every day, and the wound will heal after it is used up."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Imperial Physician. Yuling, please give me a reward." Yihuan stood beside the eldest princess, holding her hand all the time to give her strength.

Liuliu was particularly well-behaved today. She stayed close to Da Gege and even leaned out to blow on her: "Big sister, blow and it won't hurt anymore."

There were tears in the eldest princess' eyes, but she tried hard to hold them back.

"Big Princess, we can't cry. The wound is under the eye. It will be serious if it gets wet." Yihua said to her slowly, "When we return home, let your father find a doctor from the folks. There are some strange prescriptions that the imperial doctors in the palace dare not use. Mother promises you that we will work together to recover as before, how about that?"

The eldest princess nodded vigorously and forced a smile.

After comforting the eldest princess, Yihuan finally felt the pain from the abrasions on his body. Yuling looked at him with worry on her face. Yihuan shook her head. Her injury was the lightest and she just needed to go back home and let the court doctor take a look.

Seeing these people injured and in pain, Concubine De raised her eyebrows and said, "Why are you so careless?"

Yihuan motioned Yuling to take out the broken porcelain pieces: "Madam, I just took advantage of the chaos to look around. Because of the Crown Prince's wedding, the Yuqing Palace has been cleaned up from top to bottom, and the artificial lake is also cleaned up. There is not even a leaf on the ground. This broken porcelain piece is stuck in the crack of the stone. The angle is really hard to find. Please help me.

De Fei nodded. This daughter-in-law was always careful and attentive. "I will investigate carefully. You are also frightened. You don't need to eat this banquet. Go home."

Chapter 100 writes about the day when Honghui died. This chapter should have given a reversal, but I was reluctant to do so. I hope that Honghui in my writing can spend this day and every day thereafter in peace and joy. I hope you like it~