she has golden eyes

Chapter 48 The Crown Princess

At night, the gates of the huge mansion were closed tightly, without a trace of light, and there was not even a gatekeeper.

An old servant opened the door and led Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi to the backyard.

Along the way, only the lantern in the old servant's hand exuded a dim yellow halo, making him look extraordinarily lonely in the night wind.

There was a faint light in the water pavilion in the middle of the lake, but the old servant didn't speak, handed the lantern to Li Jinzhi, and disappeared into the dark night again.

Walking along the wooden bridge into the water pavilion, he saw Shen Qingyang sitting by the window drinking alone. Apart from the wine jar and a wine glass, there were only two plates of untouched fruits on the table.

Dressed in black, with the neckline parted, Shen Qingyang leaned against the window sill, only pointed to the chair opposite, then lowered his head to drink again, not intending to talk to Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi.

The two sat down side by side, Li Jinzhi moved the wine jar from the table, and pushed the fruit plate in front of Shen Qingyang.

Shen Qingyang glanced at him without saying a word, picked up his glass and continued to drink.

Mei Xue sighed in her heart, and explained Li Mingze's situation as carefully as possible.

The empty wine glass in Shen Qingyang's hand stopped in mid-empty. After a long time, he put down the wine glass, looked at Li Jinzhi with a half-smile and said:

"My lord, you must be aware of your situation, so you should know that being involved in this matter will do you harm but no benefit."

Li Jinzhi still smiled gently, looked at Shen Qingyang and said calmly:
"I am Mingze's uncle, I hope he can live as well as possible."

Shen Qingyang just laughed, but the sadness in his heart was getting thicker and thicker.

Fighting with such a person, he felt more and more powerless.

But he was still not reconciled, that's why his heart ached, and the pain made him sleepless all night.

Only when he is drunk can he fall asleep.

The dream was a bamboo building in Taiping Town. He saw Mei Xue for the first time, saw her standing among the green bamboo bushes at the corner of the street, and saw her hug Ping An and turn away.

Li Jinzhi stood up, looked at Mei Xue with a smile and said:
"I'll wait for you outside."

Mei Xue nodded and watched as Li Jinzhi walked to the corner in the middle of the wooden bridge and stopped.

Shen Qingyang moved his body, pulled the wine jar back in front of him and poured another glass of wine to drink.

Mei Xue didn't stop him either, she just said lightly:

"Your spinal injury will take at least half a year to heal. It's better to drink less alcohol."

Shen Qingyang snorted softly, drank the wine in the glass before saying:
"You two really look alike, both of you don't know how to live or die."

Mei Xue curled up the corner of her mouth, and said lightly:

"I believe that even if the crown prince is not the child's uncle, he will lend a helping hand in this situation.

As far as I am concerned, I am a healer. Whether the child is the grandson of the emperor or a poor child like Ping An, since I helped them come to this world, I hope they can live well.

Me, I don't want to have a bad conscience because I'm ashamed of anyone. "

A faint light of water flashed across Mei Xue's eyes, and she thought of her mother and what her mother told her when she first taught her medical skills:
The world despises doctors, especially female doctors.But in the hearts of doctors, there should be no distinction between high and low life.

After being silent for a while, seeing that Shen Qingyang still refused to make a statement, Mei Xue pursed her lips and got up to leave.

Shen Qingyang suddenly stopped her, his voice was hoarse, and he said with almost imperceptible sobs:

"I will take care of Mingze's affairs as soon as possible. When you are free, go and see the princess. She is not well right now."

Mei Xue turned her head, looked at Shen Qingyang and nodded.

She pretended not to see the tears in Shen Qingyang's eyes, turned around and walked out indifferently.

She knew from the very beginning that she would not walk with him, and she had clearly rejected him, so she should not give him any hope.

Li Jinzhi had been standing on the wooden bridge, waiting for Mei Xue to come to him, and the two of them walked forward side by side.

In the autumn night, even the moonlight exudes coolness.

The two figures, one white and one blue, gradually faded away in the night, they matched each other very well, and they hit Shen Qingyang's heart very lightly.

Until he was smashed to tears.

Mei Xue entered the palace again the next day, instead of visiting the Empress Dowager Jing'an, she went to the East Palace first.

After waiting at the door for a while, Mother Jiang greeted her in person.

The first time she saw Mother Jiang, Mei Xue let out a long and silent sigh.

Jiang Nanny in front of her was very haggard, much more embarrassed than when Mei Xue saw her last time.

As soon as she saw Mei Xue, Mother Jiang's eyes turned red.

Instead of going directly to the Crown Princess' bedroom, Jiang Nanny invited Mei Xue to the side hall and told her about the Crown Princess' recent situation.

"The spirit of the empress is getting worse day by day, and she can't sleep all night and night. She has to cry several times a day, and she can't eat much. She has lost a lot of weight."

Obviously, there is something that worries Mother Jiang even more:

"The empress and His Royal Highness have always been very loving, but now, the empress is angry when she sees His Highness, yesterday, yesterday..."

Mother Jiang almost broke down in tears:
"Your Majesty made a hoarse noise yesterday, and even smashed His Highness's face with a teacup. Your Highness was afraid that the Empress would blame our Majesty if she found out, and was so frightened that she didn't even dare to leave the door of the Eastern Palace."

Mei Xue was silent, but didn't know what to say.

The princess is obviously suffering from postpartum depression, which is very dangerous.

However, Mother Jiang knelt down to Mei Xue as if she had grabbed her savior, grabbed her hand and begged:
"Miss Mei, please save our mother, she still has three children, if there is no mother, children, children..."

The white-haired old man was crying in despair.

Mei Xue's eyes were red, she helped Mother Jiang up and said:
"Mommy, I can only say that I will do my best, but if the mother's illness is to be alleviated, it is mainly you and the crown prince who need to come down to help her."

Li Jinyu soon came to the side hall, and Mei Xue began to tell them how to take care of the princess.

Li Jinyu listened patiently, and wrote down the main points one by one with a pen.

In fact, like Nanny Jiang, Li Jinyu didn't understand many of Mei Xue's instructions, but he chose to believe in Mei Xue.

In the end, Mei Xue pursed her lips with difficulty and said:
"The most important thing now is that someone must watch the princess day and night to prevent her from harming herself or committing suicide.

As for the two little princesses, they must not be allowed to be alone with the empress to prevent the empress from hurting them. "

Li Jinyu was so surprised that she stopped the pen in her hand, and Mother Jiang was speechless with trembling lips.

Only she knew how complicated the princess's eyes were when she looked at the child.

When Mei Xue walked into the bedroom, the princess was sitting on the bed in a daze. She hugged her knees, stared at the window dully, and did not respond to Mei Xue's appearance.

Mei Xue quietly walked to the side of the bed and sat down, gently shook the princess's hand and said:
"Your Majesty, the little emperor's grandson is well taken care of and he is in good health. The minister and the empress dowager can see him from time to time. Just rest assured."

Only then did the Crown Princess' eyes move slightly, but she still didn't say a word when she looked at Mei Xue, her eyes were empty and dazed.

Mei Xue stretched out her hands, gently hugged the princess in her arms, stroked her back and said softly:
"Your Majesty, you are sick, but don't be afraid, you still have His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Empress Dowager, Mother Jiang and the three children, as well as the humble officials, we will accompany you.

You have to believe in yourself, get through this difficult period, and you will be fine. "

The concubine finally cried aloud, she hid in Mei Xue's arms, and did not fall asleep until she was tired from crying.

Li Jinyu and Mother Jiang stood outside the bedroom door all the time, not daring to make the slightest movement, for fear of disturbing them.

When leaving the East Palace, Li Jinyu kept sending Mei Xue to the gate of the palace, and Mei Xue told him again:

"Be sure to take your mother out as much as possible. It's best to let her sweat a lot. If she wants to cry, let her cry and vent it."

Li Jinyu nodded repeatedly and thanked Mei Xue repeatedly.

On the way to the Compassionate Palace, Mei Xue was still thinking about how to prepare medicine for the princess.

It is impossible to produce specific medicines for depression in this era, and she can only settle for the next best thing.

Empress Dowager Jing'an was obviously also affected, when she saw Mei Xue, she first smiled wryly.

Mei Xue could see the tears in her eyes.

Unable to protect Li Jinzhi at first, and now unable to do anything to his great-grandson, the most honorable old man in the world probably suffers no less than ordinary people.

Mei Xue accompanied Empress Dowager Jing'an to the imperial garden, and Empress Dowager Jing'an seemed to be in a much better mood, and said to her:

"Chen Yang from the Ai family will arrive in the capital in two days. In the past two years, her health has not been good. When she arrives, you can show her."

Mei Xue nodded in response, but she did not expect that Princess Chenyang's illness would cause a bloodbath in Beijing and Qingzhou at the same time.

(End of this chapter)