Tang Zhuyun called Xiu'er in and whispered to her to find two pairs of thick hand warmers.
Xiu'er was about to speak—the house had underfloor heating, so it was warm as spring; why would she need a thick hand warmer?—but seeing Tang Zhuyun's furrowed brows, she obediently went out to find one.
When she returned with hand warmers, she found that Tang Zhuyun had already taken off Madam Wang's clothes and was giving her acupuncture.
Although she didn't want to cause trouble, Xiu'er couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when she saw Madam Wang's skin, "This..."
"Shut up!" Tang Zhuyun snapped. "Don't talk nonsense!"
She wouldn't let Xiu'er come in and see unless she needed someone's help later.
Xiu'er was so frightened that she dared not say anything, only whispering, "Your Majesty, please be careful."
Tang Zhuyun was indeed very careful, throwing the used silver needles directly into the bubbling boiling water on the small stove.
A little while later, the medicine was decocted and brought over. Tang Zhuyun and Xiu'er each wrapped their hands in thick hand warmers and then fed the medicine to Madam Wang.
Soon, Madam Wang began to vomit violently.
"I threw up, I threw up..."
"Xiu'er, stand back," Tang Zhuyun said. "Don't touch those dirty things."
"This won't work either?" Xiu'er's face turned pale with fright.
She didn't want to end up like Madam Wang.
"It's best to be careful."
Madam Wang had been through a lot, and after Xiu'er finished cleaning, she woke up.
Opening her eyes to the unfamiliar surroundings, she panicked and struggled to get up.
After carefully washing her hands, Tang Zhuyun, who was sitting in a chair, said, "Madam Wang, don't be afraid. You are now in the Prince's Mansion, in my home."
When Madam Wang saw her, she was stunned for a moment before murmuring, "Your Highness, have we met in the underworld? You... you committed suicide for love?"
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
She pointed to the door gods pasted on the door and said, "Demons and monsters can't get in; we're still in the mortal realm."
Madam Wang suddenly burst into tears. "Why didn't I die! I can't do anything right, I can't even die properly, I'm just a burden to others..."
She cried very hard, tears and snot streaming down her face. She hugged the blanket, head down, her shoulders shaking.
Hearing the commotion inside, Wang Fu outside became very excited and instinctively wanted to rush in.
However, Xiu'er had already received Tang Zhuyun's instructions, and she reached out to stop him, saying, "No, no, Her Highness the Princess said that no matter what noise we hear, no one is allowed to go in unless she calls for them to go in."
Song Jingyang tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Eunuch Wang is really anxious, perhaps..."
"What if he dies? Will you take responsibility?" Xiu'er said aggressively. "The Princess Consort went through so much trouble to save him. Now that he's almost dead, what's the use of regretting it?"
Given Wang Fu's current status, even princes and dukes would have to speak to him with utmost respect. Yet now, he was being scolded by Xiu'er and was nodding repeatedly, "Miss is right, wait, I'll wait a little longer. Miss, Her Highness the Princess said that the person can be saved, right?"
"If you hadn't caused trouble, then of course you could have," Xiu'er said. "Listen up. If you had been this attentive earlier, you wouldn't have let someone eat poison. Now you're rushing in so eagerly. What, you can't rest easy until someone dies?"
Song Jingyang stopped her from continuing.
You can be as unreasonable as you want with him, but eunuchs are a group that holds grudges the most, and you can't afford to offend them.
However, Wang Fu said dejectedly, "The young lady is right."
He just wants someone to give him a good scolding right now. He was so negligent; he didn't even know what had happened and almost lost the person he loved most.
If his inability to provide her with sexual pleasure was out of necessity, then his failure to even offer her care and concern demonstrates his incompetence as a husband.
He still can't understand why Madam Wang chose this path.
Did someone say something to her?
She's incredibly naive; she believes everything people say...
After the initial panic of losing her subsided, Wang Fu was finally able to calmly reflect on the cause and effect of the situation.
Xiu'er said, "Alright, stop blocking the way here. Song Jingyang, take Eunuch Wang to sit over there and have someone help him wash up and have some hot tea to calm him down. It would be unpleasant for Madam Wang to see him looking disheveled."
She just can't stand people not being neat and tidy!
Wang Fu didn't want to leave, his eyes lingering on the inside.
"Her Highness will definitely ask about her condition," Xiu'er said knowingly. "You should hurry back. Madam Wang is in such a state, she definitely won't want to talk about it. We'll have to wait a while to get the information out of her."
Song Jingyang was extremely proud, holding his head high—look, this is the wife he has chosen, she's perfect in every way, and when his mother sees her, she'll surely praise him for his good taste.
How exciting it would be to have another little girl as amazing as her in the future!
"Song Jingyang, what are you standing there for! Why aren't you taking Eunuch Wang to rest and freshen up?" Xiu'er stomped her foot and scolded.
Song Jingyang chuckled twice, then invited Wang Fu over. The latter glanced worriedly into the room before following him.
Inside the room, after Madam Wang had finished crying, Tang Zhuyun slowly spoke, "Madam, you came to see me today, but left without waiting for me to come out to greet you. Is it because of this matter?"
With tears in her eyes, Madam Wang pleaded desperately, "Your Highness, please don't save me! Let me die! I can't live any longer! Please, have mercy... I have no friends in the capital, only you have been kind to me, so I wanted to come and thank you before I died; but then I thought, I'm so unlucky, I shouldn't drag you down with me, so I ran away..."
Tang Zhuyun felt heartbroken listening to this.
She only exchanged a few words with Madam Wang at the banquet; how could they possibly have developed a close relationship?
Didn't Eunuch Wang later "repay" that favor?
Moreover, after the Prince of Jin "died," Madam Wang came to offer her condolences. Although she didn't say anything, she held her hand and shed more tears than her... In the end, she could only say "Please accept my condolences," but Tang Zhuyun understood her feelings.
"Madam Wang," Tang Zhuyun said in a low voice, "I know, I'm a doctor, you can't hide it from me. How did you get this illness? Aren't you and Eunuch Wang getting along very well?"
Madam Wang was terrified, then covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face even more. She then collapsed onto the bed and began to sob uncontrollably. "I... I don't know, I didn't, I clearly didn't do anything... I don't know why I got that kind of disease, I didn't, I didn't do anything to betray you, sir. I can't prove my innocence even if I die, I..."
She's been feeling unwell lately, but being from the countryside, she doesn't pay much attention to minor illnesses.
Finally, she couldn't bear it any longer and went to see a doctor.
Her doctors were all excellent, of course.
The doctor was terrified. She thought she had a terminal illness. But the doctor told her that she had a sexually transmitted disease, which could only be contracted through having an affair with a man who had the disease!
She didn't, she didn't do it!