Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1091 - 1088_1

Chapter 1091: Chapter 1088_1

Du Yijin had previously suffered from colds within the palace, which made her monthly cycles a painful ordeal. As a result, when she’s having one of those days, her temper was usually somewhat irritable, which she fully acknowledged.

"Yijin, come help your mother-in-law," called Prince An’s wife at this moment.

Having lost three hands of cards in a row, Prince An’s wife was quick to call for reinforcements. At home, Yijin is typically the card game winner, as she had good luck. Thus, Prince An’s wife was hoping her daughter-in-law could help her turn the game around.

Hearing this, Du Yijin excused herself to Fifth Princess and Xiao’er before going over.

Remembering Fu Ranhui’s gloomy demeanor earlier, Xiao’er realized she had not paid much attention to Ranhui since she got pregnant. Additionally, she felt as though Ranhui had been purposefully avoiding her. Xiao’er was one to address issues head-on, so she stated, "I’m going to check up on the princess."

After hearing this, the Fifth Princess said, "My loving sister-in-law, look at yourself. You’re as round as a ball and you still want to wander around. Are you trying to scare people? Just stay seated. I’ll go."

The Fifth Princess had grown up with Fu Ranhui and was naturally aware of Ranhui’s past affections for Shangguan Ruixi. Seeing Ranhui showing her displeasure to Du Yijin earlier, the Fifth Princess, like Xiao’er, believed that Ranhui had not moved on.

This needed addressing. After all, Du Yijin was already the Crown Princess and Fu Ranhui was a county princess. Each year there would be countless grand and small palace banquets, and the tension between them would only make those around them uncomfortable. Plus, since Fu Ranhui was already married, it was time for her to let go of the past and focus on her own happiness.

Regardless, Xiao’er got up, "Let’s go together. There’s something I want to talk to the princess about."

The Fifth Princess also wanted to speak with Xiao’er, so she agreed.

The pair did not find Fu Ranhui in sight. After asking around, they learned that she had gone off towards the plum garden.

"Let’s go over there too. The plum blossoms this year are extraordinarily brilliant. It would be a shame not to see them," suggested Fifth Princess, leading Xiao’er towards the plum grove.

Just as Yang Mei was about to voice her concerns, a stern glare from Xiao’er silenced her. Knowing her place, she just kept close to Xiao’er. After all, the snow in the Imperial Garden had been meticulously cleaned up.

They reached the plum grove within the Imperial Garden, spotting Fu Ranhui along with a man that Xiao’er and the Fifth Princess both recognized as Zhao Youwei.

The two of them were standing under a plum tree, engaged in some conversation.

"Let’s not interrupt them. Let’s go that way," suggested Xiao’er, pointing in the opposite direction.

The Fifth Princess nodded in agreement.

They had not walked far when they encountered a maid from the Cining Palace running in haste.

The Fifth Princess quickly stopped her, "What happened?"

The maids in the palace were all well-trained; they would not be in such a state unless there was an emergency.

"Fifth Princess, the Empress Dowager has suddenly begun vomiting non-stop. I was rushing to fetch the imperial doctor!"

Hearing this, Xiao’er told Yang Mei, "Yang Mei, you run faster, hurry up and bring the imperial doctor."

"But what about you, Your Highness?"

"Go quickly! If anything happened to the Empress Dowager, no one would be able to bear the responsibility! Moreover, I still have this maid and the Fifth Princess!"

The Fifth Princess also said, "Yes, go quickly. I’ll look after Xiao’er."

Hearing this, Yang Mei turned and hurried towards the Imperial Hospital.

"We should also hurry and see what’s happened to the Empress Dowager!" Worried that the Empress Dowager might have had a stroke, Xiao’er headed towards Cining Palace.

"Alright, just walk carefully and don’t rush!"

"I do know."

Zhao Youwei and Fu Ranhui heard the commotion and came over.

"What happened to the Empress Dowager?"

"I am not certain, the maid said the Empress Dowager can’t stop vomiting, we were just about to go and see." Fifth Princess pitifully replied, she wished she could run over but she couldn’t leave Xiao’er, who was heavily pregnant, behind.

Fu Ranhui had always been in good favor with the Empress Dowager, so upon hearing this, she immediately rushed towards the Cining Palace.

Seeing this, Zhao Youwei quickly cautioned her, "Princess, slow down. Be careful not to slip."

Upon recalling the morning encounter with the Empress Dowager who seemed ill, Fu Ranhui grew even more concerned and picked up her pace even more.

Zhao Youwei had no choice but to keep up closely behind her.

Both the Fifth Princess and the little maid from the Cining Palace supported Xiao’er on either side as they hurried to keep up.

Just as Xiao’er was lamenting about feeling like a criminal being marched to execution, the little maid from the Cining Palace suddenly cried out: "Princess, be careful of the slippery ground!"

But is was too late. Fu Ranhui, who was at the front, suddenly slipped and fell backward.

Zhao Youwei, who was behind her, quickly caught her.

Both the Fifth Princess and Xiao’er were startled but quickly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that Zhao Youwei had caught her.

Once Zhao Youwei had steadied Fu Ranhui, he couldn’t help but rebuke her, "Didn’t I tell you to walk slowly? What if you had fallen? Princess Rui is behind us, what if you had accidentally knocked into her stomach?"

Fu Ranhui was initially moved by his concern, but after hearing his words, she felt a chill in her heart. So, he was mainly concerned about her knocking into Xiao’er!

Fu Ranhui broke away from Zhao Youwei’s embrace and pronounced angrily: "Mind your own business!"

After finishing her words, she hurriedly moved around the icy ground and ran off.

"I apologize. I must go after Princess." Zhao Youwei awkwardly glanced at Xiao’er and the Fifth Princess, muttered this sentence and then chased after her.

The Fifth Princess, after nearly observing Fu Ranhui’s slip, no longer dared to walk quickly while supporting Xiao’er. In case Xiao’er were to fall, she and the little maid would have no chance of catching her!

"I was just trying to warn Princess about the ice here, but it seems I was too late." The little maid from Cining Palace said.

Xiao’er looked at the ground and saw a thin layer of ice mixed with some residue of medicine. It seemed that someone had carelessly spilled a bowl of medicine here, and without cleaning it up thoroughly, the liquid had frozen, resulting in Fu Ranhui’s fall.

Whoever spilled the liquid had intentionally broken a tree branch and placed it with some leaves on top, as a warning for people to be careful while passing by.

However, Fu Ranhui’s mind was preoccupied and she didn’t notice it.

At that moment, a maid came running over with cleaning supplies. Upon seeing Xiao’er, who was heavily pregnant, and the Fifth Princess, she was taken aback.

The maid quickly bowed and carefully said: "Princess Rui, Fifth Princess, I accidentally knocked over a bowl of medicine here just now, I wiped it but it isn’t completely clean. I was worried that the leftover liquid could freeze, so I had placed a tree branch and leaves as a warning. I hope you didn’t accidentally step on it?"

"No, we did not. But in the future, be more careful and if such an incident occurs again, let someone who comes by stand guard and caution passersby, while you leave to fetch cleaning supplies. If the masters don’t notice the branches and leaves, they could still fall." The Fifth Princess ordered.

"Yes, I understand." The little maid said with her head bowed.

The two of them didn’t say anything further and continued towards the Cining Palace.

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