A palace maid quietly walked into the inner hall and whispered a few words in Ye Nǚguān’s ear.

Ye Nǚguān nodded and stepped forward to report: “To inform the Crown Princess, Imperial Doctor Wei has finished administering the acupuncture to Ling Gongzi and left. The Ling family came to express their gratitude and are waiting outside. I wonder if the Crown Princess wants to see them?”

If you don’t want to see them, just find an excuse to send the Ling family away.

The Crown Princess frowned at first: “No.”

Before Ye Nǚguān could take the order, the Crown Princess suddenly changed her words: “Forget it, let them come in!” 

The Crown Prince went to the guest room especially before, and his attitude towards Ling Jingshu was quite good and kind. Naturally, someone reported the situation at that time to the Crown Princess.

Ye Nǚguān took the order and left, and soon led Ling Jingshu and others in.

The Crown Princess’ eyes fell on Ling Jingshu’s delicate and beautiful face, and she snorted secretly in her heart.

But she was just prettier, apart from that, there weren’t really any other advantages. How could she compare to Second Miss Su, who was filled with poetry and scholarly elegance? Nor could she surpass Third Miss Jiang’s innate nobility.

Unfortunately, the budding affectionate feelings of Ah Yao were captivated by this face…

Everyone stepped forward to salute.

Jiang Shi respectfully spoke up, “We apologize for the intrusion today. Physician Wei has already treated Ah Xiao with acupuncture. We have come specifically to express our gratitude for the grace of the Crown Princess.”

The Crown Princess smiled gracefully and reservedly, “It’s just a small matter, not worth mentioning. You are being too polite.”

“To the Crown Princess, it is a trivial matter. To us siblings, it is the most important matter.” Ling Jingshu stepped forward. step. She thanked her sincerely: “Thank you, Crown Princess.”

It was this pretense that deceived Ah Yao. Now even the Crown Prince was almost confused.

The Crown Princess continued to snort in her heart, but her face looked kind and friendly: “That’s all. Don’t pay attention to these false etiquettes, get up quickly! You have to visit every few days. If it happens like this every time, don’t you feel tired? I still feel tired. You can just leave after the injection. There is no need to come to thank me.”

 This was what she was waiting for.

Ling Jingshu agreed with a grateful expression.

The Crown Princess still had no intention of asking them to stay for any refreshments, so everyone was naturally very understanding. They bowed immediately and left.

…

When we returned to Ling’s house, it was just noon.

Lunch had already been prepared. Sun Shi was not in a hurry to ask about the trip and first invited Ling Jingshu and others to sit down and have lunch together. After lunch, they moved to the inner hall together and then she asked in detail: “Ah Shu, did your trip to the Prince’s Mansion go well this time? Have you met Imperial Physician Wei?”

“Yes!” Ling Jingyan rushed to answer: “Imperial Physician Wei is so beautiful, I was almost stunned by him today.”

Sun Shi rolled her eyes at Ling Jingyan: “You are a girl who has never left the boudoir. You don’t know how to speak politely.” She looked at Ling Jingshu again: “Ah Shu. Doctor Wei gave Ah Xiao acupuncture treatment?”

“Of course, it took half an hour. The needles were getting longer and thinner. Pricked up like a hedgehog…”

No doubt, the person rushing to answer was Ling Jingyan.

Ling Jingshu chuckled silently, opting not to speak further. She allowed Ling Jingyan to lively recount today’s events in detail.

When it came to the fact that the Crown Prince also came to the guest room in person, Sun Shi’s face suddenly lit up: “Is everything you said true? His Royal Highness came to visit you in person?”

Her voice rose and was filled with surprise.

Ling Jingshu frowned slightly and quickly answered: “His Royal Highness, he probably heard Dr. Wei mention Ah Xiao’s eye disease. He was curious for a moment, so he stopped by to take a look.”

Where was it on the way? It was clearly a deliberate visit.

Ling Jingyan was about to argue, but Ling Jingshu had already winked over.

Okay, let’s not talk about it if you don’t want to! Ling Jingyan stopped talking angrily.

However, Sun Shi was smart and worldly and was not that easy to fool. She immediately looked at Jiang Shi with a smile: “Yu Niang, you are a few years older than Ah Yan and Ah Shu, so you can see more clearly than they do. Did His Highness the Prince drop by today, or did he come to visit on purpose?”

After a brief weighing, Jiang Shi cast an apologetic look at Ling Jingshu and replied honestly: “In my opinion, His Highness should have gone there on purpose. Moreover, His Highness paid great attention to Ah Shu and his attitude was very gentle.”

After hearing these words, Sun Shi had her own concerns, so she stopped asking questions and instead ordered: “You have been running around all morning. Now go back to your room and rest! Especially Ah Xiao, who is currently treating an eye disease and cannot delay taking medicine.”

Everyone responded in unison and took their leave.

…

After returning to the house, Jing Yu prepared the medicine and brought it over. Ling Jingshu took the medicine bowl and fed Ling Xiao the medicine.

After Ling Xiao finished drinking the medicine, he looked tired but refused to lie down and rest. He took Ling Jingshu’s hand and said, “Ah Shu, I have something to tell you.”

“You have been running around for a long time today and just drank the medicine again. You must be tired. Take a nap first!” Ling Jingshu held Ling Xiao’s hand and coaxed softly: “If you have anything to say, we can wait until you wake up.”

Ling Xiao was very insistent: “No, I will do it now. I want to tell you something.”

It was rare to see Ling Xiao so stubborn.

Ling Jingshu smiled gently, sat down at the edge of the bed, and said softly, “Alright, alright, I’ll listen to you! Whatever you want to say, I’m all ears!”

Ling Xiao didn’t know where to start again, and after a while, squeezed out a few words: “Ah Shu, His Highness the Imperial Grandson clearly has a good impression of you. Why don’t you appreciate it today?”

The Imperial Grandson had a distinguished status. It would be a good thing if Ah Shu could marry into the Crown Prince’s Mansion in the future.

Ling Jingshu suppressed the smile on her face and asked instead: “Ah Xiao, do you really think that the Imperial Grandson can provide me with a good home?”

Before Lingxiao could say anything, she continued calmly: “As you said, the Imperial Grandson has a distinguished status, and his marriage is related to the future of the Eastern Palace. Even if he has some affection for me, he cannot marry me as his main wife but as just a concubine. I don’t want to share my husband with other women, and I don’t want to compromise. Even if I am willing to compromise, the Crown Princess may not be satisfied with me.”

“You should have seen something about the Crown Princess’s attitude today. On the surface, she seems quite friendly, but in fact, she is always wary of me. It is obvious that she doesn’t like me. If I really marry the Imperial Grandson, I don’t know how much hardship I will suffer in the future. “

“Do you still think I should accept the favor from His Highness the Imperial Grandson?”

Actually, there was another important reason that had not been revealed.

She suffered from a strange disease that prevented her from getting close to men. She couldn’t and wouldn’t marry and have children in this life. She didn’t want to mess with any men.

Whether the Imperial Grandson was good or bad had nothing to do with her. 

(To be continued.)