The prince is sick: the doctor waits for the prince

Chapter 220 Clues

Since Cheng Zijiang came back, Shuxiang's injury has not fully healed.Those things that are applied externally can be hidden for a while, but the decoctions that are taken internally will still be brought into the Eastern Palace bowl by bowl.

Fortunately, the amount of decoction is not much, just drink it once a day, after dinner in the afternoon.

Cheng Zijiang was not by Shuxiang's side during this period of time. He usually stayed alone in the study to deal with government affairs, while Shuxiang stayed in the hall, waiting for Pauline to go to the pharmacy to get the medicine.

Originally, it was carried out according to the plan, without the slightest loophole, but it seemed that it was a little miscalculation. The prince would not stay in the study all the time, and would occasionally come out to get some air.

During this short moment of occasional breathing, by coincidence, I met Pauline who was holding medicine, and the air was filled with the fragrance of medicine.

Cheng Zijiang felt suspicious when he smelled the medicine, no one in the palace was sick recently, not to mention Baolin was the palace servant who served Shuxiang, unless Shuxiang was sick, she wouldn't be able to get the medicine.

Cheng Zijiang became more and more suspicious of the thoughts in his heart, and stood on the veranda and beckoned Pauline to come over.

"Pauleen, wait a minute, I have something to ask you."

Baolin knew that something was wrong, but she had no choice but to do it. After all, she was the crown prince, and she was guilty of disobedience if she couldn't get past it.

Now I can only see the tricks, pretend to be stupid if I can.

Holding the medicine on a tray in her hand, Pauline walked over with her head bowed, and made a small salute stiffly, and said softly, "Your Highness, please tell me."

Cheng Zijiang looked at the bowl of decoction, he had already figured out the medicine in the palace, it was undoubtedly a bowl of medicine to heal hand injuries.

Thinking of this day, Shuxiang was often in a daze, and she seldom did things with her hands. An idea came up in her heart but she never confirmed it.

He frowned and asked, "This medicine bowl belongs to the Crown Princess, right?"

Pauline was taken aback, but her face remained calm.Thinking in her heart, she couldn't say no, because she was the princess's servant, and the medicine she brought was not from the princess, so she was obviously lying.But if it's the prince, it's easy to guess. After thinking about it, Baolin closed her eyes, nodded and said: "Yes."

Cheng Zijiang was silent in his heart, and looked at Baolin with burning eyes, as if he wanted to see through her: "Has the Crown Princess seen the Empress recently?"

The more Baolin listened to the prince's question, the more she felt that he already knew everything, and the more anxious she was running around.

But he still maintained the calmness he should have: "Uh...except for the daily greetings, I have never seen the rest."

What she said was also true, and she did not lie, but she covered up part of the real situation.

If the prince asks her when he knows the truth, she can justify herself and say that what she said is true, but she didn't ask in detail, and she dare not say so in detail.

But he didn't expect Cheng Zijiang to ask the most important question directly: "Did something happen when I asked you to be safe?"

Pauline shook her head and said, "I don't know."

She actually knew, she not only knew but also clearly understood how weak the princess was in the scene at that time, watching the queen bullying too much.

But she can only watch.

"Go down." Cheng Zijiang knew that he couldn't ask anything, so he waved her to leave.

Pauline breathed a sigh of relief, pretending to smile and replied, "Thank you, Prince."

Cheng Zijiang looked at Baolin's leaving back and narrowed his eyes dangerously.The queen must have done something, Shuxiang didn't want him to be caught in the middle, so she chose to hide it.

He must figure it out, it's time to go to Zijin's place.

(End of this chapter)