Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 988: Clash (1)

Chapter 988: Chapter 988: Clash (1)

Cui Pingan’s body was already fragile, and even though he was rescued from the icy lake water in time, he still fell critically ill and nearly died.

At that time, Old Lady Cui was furious. She sent her card to the palace to request an audience with the Empress Dowager, asking her to see justice done and punish the murderer who plotted against her grandson severely.

The murderer was related to the Imperial Family, but the fact that she attacked an innocent child of only four years old is indisputable. Such a ruthless person would not be let go by the Cui family, and any person with a bit of conscience condemned the act in private.

In the past, Princess Fuyun had come between Old Master Cui San and his wife, causing the legitimate wife to become a concubine, and then she died in a difficult childbirth. These two matters had also caused a stir among the public, putting the Imperial Family in a rather unflattering light.

Just as these two incidents had been forgotten by the public, Old Master Cui San’s only heir nearly died at the hands of someone from the Imperial Family. Emperor Huian knew that the Cui family would not let the matter rest. He did not want the issue to escalate to the court and tarnish the Imperial Family’s reputation any further. Unable to tolerate such a reputation-damaging criminal, it wasn’t long before he personally issued an imperial edict to severely punish the murderer.

Princess Fuyun was implicated and received a severe warning from the Empress Dowager, quelling the rage of the Cui family, and thus the matter came to a close.

After Cui Pingan had recovered a little, Old Lady Cui sent him to a villa in Southern Yuan City. Firstly, because the climate there was pleasant and conducive to his recuperation, and secondly, it kept him away from Princess Fuyun, who could no longer find excuses to harass him.

If Cui Pingan weren’t already eighteen and of marriageable age, Old Lady Cui wouldn’t have called him back to Jing City. Little did anyone expect, what was supposed to be a happy occasion turned into the situation they faced now.

Princess Fuyun would have been glad if Cui Pingan, the Concubine’s son, never appeared before her again. Having been sick for several days without a word of inquiry from her, her personal visit now was truly baffling.

Although the Cui family’s mother and daughter were on high alert, fearing Princess Fuyun might cause trouble again, they could not prevent her from entering.

Before long, Princess Fuyun strode into Cui Pingan’s bedroom, her face full of dignity, surrounded by a bevy of maids and nannies.

"This humble woman greets Your Highness!" The Cui family’s mother and daughter stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Princess Fuyun.

Although Old Lady Cui was Princess Fuyun’s mother-in-law, she still had to pay her respects to the Senior Princess, whom she disliked.

"Rise, dispense with the formalities!" Princess Fuyun, accustomed to this, allowed the Cui family’s mother and daughter to stand up with an indifferent expression, and did not return the courtesy to Old Lady Cui.

Old Lady Cui had never received a courtesy from Princess Fuyun, and this time was no different. She stood up with her usual expression, retreating to the bedside with Cui Qingrou, without further conversation with Princess Fuyun.

Princess Fuyun did not care at all. She gracefully walked to the bed and, looking at Cui Pingan lying there unaware and seemingly never to wake again, a glint of coldness flashed in her eyes. She then asked Old Lady Cui, "The palace has heard that you have invited a female Doctor from outside and even allowed her to enter through the front door. Given the importance you’ve placed on her, her medical skills must be exceptional. Has this female Doctor mentioned when Ping An might wake up?"

Old Lady Cui’s heart tightened, finally understanding that Princess Fuyun’s intentions were not so straightforward; she claimed to visit her grandson but was actually inquiring about the real identity of the female Doctor.

"In my desperation, I commanded someone to invite that female Doctor. Her medical skills are mediocre, and she has not mentioned when Ping An will wake up," said Old Lady Cui, who was well aware of Princess Fuyun’s vindictive nature. She did not want to involve Mo Yan, speaking half truthfully, "The female Doctor being admitted through the main gate must have been due to the servants slacking off. I shall reprimand them later and make sure that such disorderly conduct does not disrupt the rules of our household."

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