Chapter 859: 859 Was Bullied
Liu Nanny’s loyalty is beyond doubt. Back then, she was forced by Duke Jing to reveal those secrets using his own son, and she had always felt guilty towards Princess Consort Jin. Now, seeing the Jin Princess Consort she raised so pitiful, she wished she could bear all the consequences herself in exchange for the Princess Consort’s happiness in the latter half of her life.
The Buddhist saying goes, you reap what you sow.
Liu Nanny once had a master like Princess Consort Jin, who brought her boundless honor. Yet, when the Princess Consort fell into despair, everyone left her, except Liu Nanny, who steadfastly remained by her side, constantly planning for her.
From the moment Princess Consort Jin arrived at Songye Temple, she never intended to leave it alive.
However, the mistakes she made should not implicate Liu Nanny.
So, hearing Liu Nanny speak thus, Princess Consort Jin immediately panicked.
She wanted to speak, but her throat itched intensely, preventing her from uttering a word. Her lungs felt painfully uncomfortable, and uncontrollable, violent coughing escaped from her throat.
"Cough cough cough cough..."
Her throat dry and itchy, Princess Consort Jin coughed and suddenly vomited, frightening Liu Nanny.
"Princess Consort, are you okay..." Liu Nanny called out anxiously, but since the Princess Consort couldn’t respond due to her discomfort, Liu Nanny hurriedly ran outside, "Help, someone come quickly..."
Ye Jiu, following Duke Jing, had just reached the courtyard gate when she heard the cries coming from inside.
Duke Jing didn’t hesitate, not even managing to say a word before he rushed inside.
By the time Ye Jiu entered, Duke Jing had already come out of a side room carrying a very frail woman and then swiftly moved into another room.
Ye Jiu followed him in, and Duke Jing had already placed the woman on the bed.
Though the weather outside wasn’t very good today, the room lacked any charcoal, making it extremely chilly and carrying a damp smell upon entering.
After placing the Princess Consort on the bed, Duke Jing turned and reprimanded Liu Nanny, "Why haven’t you called a doctor for the Princess Consort’s illness?"
Liu Nanny, ignoring her fear, with reddened eyes nearly tearing up, felt aggrieved for the Princess Consort, "The back hall of this temple is occupied by womenfolk from various families, and the masters from the temple’s front hall do not come this way. With no one to assist the Princess Consort, it is the fault of this old servant, who lacks even the capability to go down the mountain and summon a doctor for the Princess Consort."
Despite the natural complaints in Liu Nanny’s tone, Duke Jing was in no mood to tackle these issues now, "Go, say it was my command to have Songye Temple find someone versed in medicine to come."
"Yes." Liu Nanny, feeling even more urgent than Duke Jing, while turning away, did not forget to remind, "The Princess Consort’s health has worsened lately, please do take care of her a while, my Lord."
Duke Jing impatiently waved her off, prompting Liu Nanny to leave urgently.
On the bed, Princess Consort Jin began to recover a bit, but her tearful eyes merely fixed tightly on Ye Jiu, making her very uncomfortable.
"It’s so cold in this room, and you don’t even think to start a charcoal fire. How can you not get sick?" Even Duke Jing, a man of a robust constitution, felt the room’s chill, let alone Princess Consort Jin, whose health had been poor all along.
Ye Jiu, feeling uneasy under the gaze of the Princess Consort, took the opportunity to say, "I’ll go light the charcoal."
Under the pitiful gaze of Princess Consort Jin, Ye Jiu turned and went out to find charcoal.