The Double-Chapter 529 - 160 Pregnancy_2

Jiang Li was now most anxious and concerned about Princess Yongning.

According to what Ji Heng had said, Princess Yongning was already showing signs of pregnancy, but it was unclear if she had realized it herself. Once Princess Yongning discovered she was pregnant, the next thing she would likely do was to discuss it with Shen Yurong, which would not be a good thing for Shen Yurong. As for how things would develop after that, Jiang Li was very much looking forward to it.

She could barely wait to see the unsightly expressions on their faces.

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In the Princess’s Mansion, the rooms were filled with a light fragrance. The thin incense stick burned slowly, and the wispy smoke that rose was also slender, giving off a scent like jasmine, which was very pleasant.

Princess Yongning had always favored strong and intense fragrances. Light incense was almost unseen in the Princess’s Mansion. But in recent days, Princess Yongning had been easily tired, lacking in energy, especially had no appetite, and always felt a sense of suffocation in her chest and the urge to vomit. The strong scents made her uncomfortable, so all the incense in the Princess’s Mansion had been replaced with this lighter kind.

But even with the light fragrance, Princess Yongning did not feel much better. She leaned on the soft couch, listless, and the usually delicate and exquisite makeup was left unattended, revealing a somewhat haggard appearance. Her skin was not as fair as usual, rather a little waxen.

"Princess, Doctor Zhang will arrive shortly," Mei Xiang said gently as she massaged Princess Yongning’s shoulders, smiling, "Once Doctor Zhang is here and prescribes two doses of medicine for you, this servant will prepare it, and after you take it, you will not feel so uncomfortable."

Princess Yongning gave a weak "Mhm" in response. She did not know when she had begun to feel so uncomfortable—come to think of it, it was probably after Shen Ruyun’s celebratory banquet. But she had done nothing special that day, just clung to Shen Yurong as usual, and nothing else noteworthy had occurred. Yet, upon returning to the Princess’s Mansion, she had been feeling very uncomfortable, and it had been several days with no signs of improvement. With no other options, she had asked Mei Xiang to take her token to invite Doctor Zhang to see her.

At this thought, a trace of resentment towards Shen Yurong surfaced in her heart. She had made it clear to the people around her earlier that she had been feeling unwell these past few days, but Shen Yurong hadn’t even come to see her. Although she knew that he was busy with affairs at court, she felt he did not regard her highly. Perhaps there was no place for her in Shen Yurong’s heart.

These grievances accumulated in her heart, making Princess Yongning feel even more uncomfortable. She felt her head ache, her hands hurt, her legs ached, and even her toes throbbed with pain.

As evening approached, the sky darkened quickly. Before long, it was completely dark in Yanjing City, and a strong wind picked up at night. The maids, fearing that Princess Yongning might feel stuffy, opened the windows of the Princess’s Mansion. As soon as they did, the fierce wind rushed in, immediately extinguishing half of the candles in the hall, blowing about the paper and brushes on the table, and causing the vases to tilt and sway.

Princess Yongning felt even more irritable as she watched this chaos, just about to reprimand the servants when Mei Xiang hurried in, followed by an old man in a loose green cotton robe, saying, "Your Highness, Doctor Zhang has arrived."

Doctor Zhang was a physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau who was familiar with Princess Yongning. For minor ailments like headaches and fevers, she often preferred having Doctor Zhang come directly to the mansion to treat her. Now that Doctor Zhang was finally here, she forced a bit of energy, sat upright, and extended her hand, saying, "Doctor Zhang, I have been very uncomfortable lately, but I cannot say exactly what’s wrong. I feel incredibly weak and tired, I have lost my appetite, and I often feel nauseous. Sometimes I’ll sleep in the afternoon and wake up only in the middle of the night. Have a look, what could be the problem?"

Upon hearing this, Doctor Zhang was startled and a look of surprise and suspicion appeared on his face. Seeing him just standing there, not checking her pulse, Princess Yongning grew impatient and said, "Doctor Zhang, what are you waiting for? Take my pulse quickly!"

Doctor Zhang then snapped out of it, managed a weak smile, and said, "Your Highness, don’t panic, I will take your pulse right away."

He reached out to take Princess Yongning’s wrist and carefully felt her pulse.

The time was actually not long, but in a certain moment, Doctor Zhang’s face turned deathly pale. Moreover, his forehead began to bead with sweat, and even his hands started to tremble.

Seeing the unusually long time Doctor Zhang was taking to check her pulse, Princess Yongning could not help but frown and reprimand, "Doctor Zhang, what’s the matter? Why are you not saying anything?"