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Chapter 324: Ointment Ties

"What's the matter?" Zhou Chang had a feeling that it was not a good thing.

Aunt Jing pursed her lips and began to narrate: "When I entered the palace to express my gratitude the day before yesterday, didn't I accompany the princess to the harem to pay respects to Concubine Yi and the concubines of the various palace masters?"

Zhou Chang suddenly became nervous: "What's going on? Did someone in the palace say something about Miss Yuan?"

"No, it's not about the princess." Aunt Jing quickly denied, "Why can't the title of prince be changed?"

"Oh, I see." Zhou Chang agreed indifferently and asked hurriedly, "What's that?"

"Knowing that I would go to the palace that day, I brought two boxes of plasters for Li Zhi. His leg joints have always been in bad condition, especially in the cold winter when he has difficulty moving and needs more medicine. Unfortunately, I forgot to give the ointment to Skinny Monkey and let him pass it on to Li Zhi..." Aunt Jing paused here.

"So what? Who is different?" Zhou Chang didn't take it seriously.

"How can they be the same?" Aunt Jing shook her head and continued, "When I accompanied the princess out of Jianing Palace, I happened to meet Li Zhi. At that time, the skinny monkey was serving the prince to the Imperial Garden, so I gave the ointment to Li Zhi."

Li Zhi is now the third in command of the inner palace, and he has helped them many times before.

"That's nothing." Zhou Chang didn't realize what was going on. "Aunt Jing is worried that giving the ointment will cause misunderstandings?"

The imperial palace has always had its own rules, prohibiting people inside the palace from making private transactions with people outside the palace.

Aunt Jing frowned even more tightly: "That scene happened to be seen by Liu Dexia who was passing by. At that time, I went to the corner to chat with Li Zhi, and the princess was waiting a few steps away. Liu Dexia has always been a sly person and does not do good things. I was talking to Li Zhi alone..."

Zhou Chang understood what Aunt Jing meant. Everyone felt uncomfortable when Liu Dexia was mentioned. "So what if Liu Dexia saw it? Aunt Jing, don't worry about it."

"From the look in Liu Dexia's eyes, I'm sure he's not at ease. I'm afraid he's going to do something bad." Aunt Jing wanted to crush the silk handkerchief in her hand. "If only the skinny monkey had come earlier, it would have been great. Unfortunately, the skinny monkey arrived after Liu Dexia left. Otherwise, if the skinny monkey was there and handed it over to Li Zhi, I guess Liu Dexia wouldn't have had any bad thoughts even if he saw it."

"It's normal that he has bad intentions." Zhou Chang did not hide his disgust for Liu Dexia, but he had to comfort Aunt Jing, "However, Aunt Jing, you don't have to be so sure. He may not do anything."

Aunt Jing shook her head and said with certainty: "I knew it the moment I saw the look in his eyes. Liu Dexia and Li Zhi didn't get along well. If he had any bad intentions to deal with Li Zhi and then implicated the prince, it would all be my fault."

"How can it implicate me?" Zhou Chang disagreed and did not take Liu Dexia seriously.

Aunt Jing had obviously thought about it for a long time. "The palace rules state that people in the inner palace are not allowed to exchange things with outsiders privately. I have been a palace servant for many years. I have always been cautious. Whenever I have something, I ask Skinny Monkey to send it to the palace through the post in the name of my hometown. If it is discovered, I am afraid that Liu Dexia will make a fuss about it and accuse the prince of having ulterior motives and not governing strictly. That would be very bad."

"Aunt Jing, you have been used to being cautious all your life, so don't worry." Zhou Chang smiled and comforted Aunt Jing, "Even if he really wants to do something weird, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Aunt Jing didn't believe it at all. In her eyes, Prince Yi would always be the little boy who lost his mother when he was less than ten years old.

"Aunt Jing, believe me. Even if the sky falls, I will be the first to hold it up." Zhou Chang had already fought with Liu Dexia and was not afraid at all.

Afterwards, Zhou Chang comforted Aunt Jing and persuaded her to leave.

As a result, at night, Yuan Qi suddenly developed a fever, just as Aunt Jing had said.

Zhou Chang asked someone to invite Doctor Meng to come.

Doctor Meng had just returned to Jindu the day before yesterday. He did not catch up with Prince Yi's wedding, but did catch up with Yuan Qi's illness.

Zhou Chang didn't want to ask the doctor from Yuan's clinic for help, for fear that Yuan Yu would know and worry.

Doctor Meng took the patient's pulse and prescribed some medicine. The final diagnosis was that there was nothing serious, but it was just caused by worry and depression.

No matter how good the medicine is, it is only auxiliary. You still need to focus more on calming your mood.

"How are you? Where do you feel uncomfortable? What do you want? What do you want to eat? Just tell me." Zhou Chang stayed by Yuan Qi's bed.

Yuan Qi seemed to be in good spirits, but his cheeks were flushed red. He shook his head gently: "It's nothing, Your Highness, don't worry. Maybe I didn't get enough rest these days. I'll be fine after a night's rest."

These past few days have been very stressful, and it's the same for everyone.

But Zhou Chang was the guilty party, so how could he leave at this time? "Just lie down and rest, don't worry about me."

Yuan Qi shook his head and smiled faintly: "Your Highness, please go away. Even if we are here..." Yuan Qi shook his head and smiled faintly, swallowing his words halfway through.

At this time, Lu Ju brought in the boiled medicine.

Lu Ping came over and helped Yuan Qi drink the medicine.

After the two men had packed up and left, Yuan Qi still persuaded Zhou Chang to go back.

However, Zhou Chang insisted on helping Yuan Qi lie down and talked to him for a while.

Perhaps the medicine took effect, and after a while, Yuan Qi gradually closed his eyes.

Zhou Chang did not leave either. He tucked the quilt in for her and went to sleep on the chaise longue for another night.

I didn't know how long I slept in a daze. When I woke up, I heard Yuan Qi seemed to be saying something?

Zhou Chang couldn't hear clearly, so he got up from the bed and walked to the bedside, asking softly, "Are you awake? Do you want some water?"

"It's not that I don't want to see you, it's just that I have to make a decisive move..." Yuan Qi was still mumbling in his sleep.

Is this a dream about Wen Qingyan?

Yuan Qi and Wen Fei have been childhood sweethearts and have been together for more than twenty years. How can they just let go?

Yuan Qi has been pretending to be fine these days, but how could he not be feeling depressed?

Zhou Chang felt even more apologetic.

"Yuan Family, without the Yuan Family, what am I?"

"Don't worry, Dad..."

"His Royal Highness Prince Yi is a good man."

"Mom, mom, don't worry, I can take care of myself."

……

Yuan Qi kept talking in his sleep.

It didn't stop until dawn the next day.

Zhou Chang sat beside Yuan Qi's bed all night until he heard Yuan Qi's breathing become steady again. Then he got up, returned to the chaise longue and closed his eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, it was already bright daylight.

Yuan Qi has also woken up, and he looks better.

Zhou Chang finally felt relieved and wanted to say a few more words of comfort, but when the words came to his lips he didn't know where to start. He was afraid that if he was not careful he would make Yuan Qi sad.

Yuan Qi smiled faintly: "Perhaps I got drunk the day before yesterday and caught a cold. Your Highness, I am really worried about you all night. It's really hard."

"It's nothing, as long as you recover from your illness." Zhou Chang could not say anything else, turned around and left in a hurry.

There is still a long way to go, and divorce cannot be resolved overnight.