The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 71: Encounter with the Princess Consort of Min

Chapter 71: Encounter with the Princess Consort of Min

Ye Chengyan’s expression turned grave as he nodded, "Indeed, no one dares to harbor ill intentions towards the Sixth Miss anymore."

Xie Beihan’s eyes lit up as he rummaged through the boxes and found the one-thousand-liang silver note. "I remember now!"

Just as Ye Chengyan was about to ask what he remembered, Xie Beihan had already walked away, paying no attention to his cousin, the Crown Prince.

Xie Beihan ordered his men to prepare a carriage and immediately set off for the Marquis of Anyang’s residence.

It was late at night, and suddenly, a mother and child rushed out, blocking the path of the carriage.

The woman, holding her child in her arms, trembled on the ground.

"What happened?" Xie Beihan lifted the curtain and leaned out.

The coachman replied, "Your Highness, I didn’t hit this woman. She fell on her own."

Xie Beihan got off the carriage and walked over. "Madam, are you alright?"

The woman, dressed decently and not appearing to be a swindler, raised her head.

Her eyes glistened with tears, and when she saw Xie Beihan, she hesitated for a moment before quickly regaining her composure.

She hurriedly said, "Prince Xie, I beg you to take us to see a doctor."

She called him Prince Xie, indicating that they were acquainted?

Xie Beihan took a closer look and, aided by the moonlight, recognized her as the Princess Consort of Min.

Prince Min, the eighth son of the former emperor.

"Princess Consort of Min?" Xie Beihan saw that the child in her arms had a flushed face, seemingly running a high fever.

He disregarded etiquette and immediately helped her up into the carriage. "Is this the little princess?" Xie Beihan asked.

The Princess Consort of Min paused for a moment before nodding slightly.

Xie Beihan couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

The Eighth Prince had always been weak and would become short of breath after walking a few steps. After marrying the princess consort for many years, they had no children. Later, he heard that the Princess Consort of Min had sought the help of the Guanyin Bodhisattva and finally gave birth to a daughter.

According to reason, this should be the Eighth Prince’s most cherished treasure. Why was she running a fever now? Instead of summoning the imperial physician, the Princess Consort of Min had taken her child to seek medical help herself?

However, since he had come to believe in karma and reincarnation after studying the Dao, he believed that doing good deeds every day was never wrong. He immediately instructed the coachman to head to the nearest medical clinic.

The nearest clinic was Chunhe Clinic.

The Princess Consort of Min was extremely nervous throughout the journey, frequently peering out of the carriage.

When she saw several people loitering outside Chunhe Clinic, she anxiously said, "Don’t stop the carriage, keep going."

The coachman naturally obeyed her words.

Xie Beihan was confused and asked, "Princess Consort of Min, what’s going on? If the little princess continues to run a high fever and we don’t seek medical help, it might become a problem, right?"

The Princess Consort of Min didn’t explain the reason. Her face still showed traces of fear, and she whispered, "Prince Xie, I beg you to let us stay with you for a few days and then invite a familiar doctor to our residence."

Xie Beihan hesitated for a while. His stepmother had already passed away, and now there were only two grown men in the residence. It would be inconvenient to accommodate the Princess Consort of Min. Moreover, it seemed that she had done something wrong, which was why she had fled in the middle of the night. He didn’t dare to casually offer her shelter.

"How about I take you to an inn?" Xie Beihan finally suggested.

The Princess Consort of Min, grateful for the assistance, didn’t insist and said, "But I don’t have any money..."

"It’s not a problem."

Xie Beihan pondered for a moment. Judging from the situation, the Eighth Prince must have sent people to investigate various medical clinics. He didn’t dare to take the risk of inviting another doctor.

He immediately used a messaging talisman to send a message to Nanli.

The Princess Consort of Min looked astonished. "This is..."

"This is a messaging talisman given to me by my sixth sister. I’m asking her for help," Xie Beihan said. "Rest assured, my sixth sister is also skilled in medicine."

"The sixth sister you mentioned, could it be the Sixth Miss of the Marquis of Anyang’s residence?" the Princess Consort of Min asked eagerly.

"Yes," Xie Beihan nodded.

Her eyes flickered with a hint of curiosity, but the dim light inside the carriage prevented Xie Beihan from seeing clearly.

Once they arrived at the Yun-lai Inn, Xie Beihan paid for a room on the upper floor.

The Princess Consort of Min continued to hold the little princess in her arms. Observing this, Xie Beihan poured a cup of hot tea for the countess and suggested, "Perhaps it would be better for the countess to lay the little princess on the bed. Sixth sister is likely to arrive soon."

Glancing at the cup of hot tea, the Princess Consort of Min pursed her lips and said, "Do you have a messaging talisman? Please don’t let Miss Chu not to come, or rather, to refrain from leaving the mansion recently."

Xie Beihan was puzzled, "Not leave the mansion? Why?"

As soon as the words left the Princess Consort of Min’s mouth, she felt regretful and shook her head, indicating that she didn’t want to say anymore.

Xie Beihan grew even more curious.

They didn’t have to wait long before someone knocked on the door.

Xie Beihan hurriedly opened it, revealing Nanli standing outside. She still carried a cloth bag and had a simple appearance.

"Younger Sister, why have you come so quickly?" Xie Beihan was surprised.

Nanli replied, "I used a teleportation talisman. It was getting late, and I didn’t want to trouble the servants with preparing a carriage."

She walked in and saw the Princess Consort of Min holding her daughter.

Without hesitation, Nanli went straight to the point, "How is the child? Put her down, let me take a look."

The Princess Consort of Min rarely ventured outside, so naturally, she had never seen Nanli before.

Could such a young girl truly possess medical skills?

However, she had no other choice now but to place her daughter on the bed and step aside.

The child was about a little over a year old, with delicate features.

However, her face was flushed red from the fever, and her consciousness seemed hazy.

Nanli gently touched the child’s head and furrowed her brows, "If the fever continues like this, it could damage her brain."

Having prepared in advance, Nanli crushed a pill and placed it in a cup, slowly feeding it to the child.

Upon hearing those words, the Princess Consort of Min’s heart trembled, and she couldn’t help but wipe away her tears.

Nanli swiftly attended to the child, having her drink the medicine and then instructing a servant to bring a basin of water for physical cooling.

After half an hour passed like this, the little princess’s body temperature finally began to drop.

Nanli breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We’ll administer the medicine again later. The fever should gradually subside."

The countess of Min quickly expressed her gratitude, "Thank you, Sixth Miss."

Seizing the opportunity, Xie Beihan interjected, "My younger sister’s pills are truly remarkable. Each one is worth hundreds of taels. The little princess will surely be fine."

The Princess Consort of Min pursed her lips.

She had no silver on her, except for a hairpin in her hair that was worth some money. Without hesitation, she plucked it out and said, "This is your reward, Miss Chu. Please accept it."

"No need," Nanli declined, "You must have your own difficulties. Keep the hairpin with you."

As the noble Princess Consort of Min, hiding in an inn with her child, there was no need for much thought to realize that something had gone wrong.

Tears welled up in the Princess Consort of Min’s eyes.

As a royal consort, she was well aware of the attack that had occurred in the palace earlier.

The prince had claimed that Nanli was a greedy person, but now that she had seen her in person, she realized that what the prince said is nonsense.

Nanli left the medicine and gave detailed instructions on the dosage.

Xie Beihan then suggested, "Younger Sister, shall I accompany you back? I have something to discuss with you."

Unexpectedly, the Princess Consort of Min immediately intervened, "Miss Chu, please return in the way you came."

She knew of Nanli’s abilities. It seemed like she had used some kind of talisman to arrive quickly.

"Why?" Nanli narrowed her eyes.

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