Chapter 343 (1/2)

Huang Quan was fast and managed to stop her, preventing her from crashing into Feng Yu Heng. But the palace maid was also given a fright, as she quickly kneeled and said: “I don’t know which noble you are, but this servant did not do it on purpose. Would this noble please spare my life!”

Feng Yu Heng looked at her for a while. Seeing that she had a very anxious expression, she asked: “Which palace do you belong to? Why are you in such a rush?”

The palace maid said: “This servant is from Qing An Palace. Concubine An has fallen ill once more. This servant was in a rush to invite an imperial physician.”

“Concubine An?” Feng Yu Heng blinked a few times. Taking the initiative to visit could not be compared to providing some compassion at a time of need, thus she said: “This county princess was planning to go pay respects to imperial concubine Yun. Since I have heard about this matter, it would not be good to just watch from the side. I will go with you to take a look at concubine An’s illness!”

Da Shun only had one county princess. How could the palace maid not know who was standing in front of her. Although inviting a county princess to see a patient was inappropriate, this county princess was a divine doctor. This was something that everyone in the capital knew about. She wanted to have someone take a look at concubine An’s mental illness, but she felt that the imperial physician’s hall was too far. Not only that, but it was not guaranteed that they would be willing to visit Qing An Palace. Thus she could only grit her teeth and kowtow to Feng Yu Heng and say: “This servant thanks county princess for the grand grace! Would county princess please follow this servant to Qing An Palace!”

Like this, Feng Yu Heng was “invited” to Qing An Palace. Just after entering the palace, she heard someone screaming as though they had lost their minds: “Kill that beast! Kill him!” The sound of falling bottles and jars immediately followed this. Following this came the sound of someone on the verge of mental collapse- “How could This one give birth to a son like that? This one did not give birth to him! Definitely not!”

The palace maid that had invited Feng Yu Heng helplessly said: “Concubine An will go crazy after a period of time. Normally, she will just start singing or crying. After a while, she would get better. But this time, starting from last night up until now, she has not gotten better. Concubine is even raising her hand to hit people. A eunuch and a palace maid have already been beaten to death.”

“That serious?” Feng Yu Heng was a little suspicious. At first, she thought that concubine An was just suppressing herself that led to trouble. At most, her temper was just poor; however, she did not think that she would be crazy to this degree.

She increased her pace and walked into the courtyard. Upon entering concubine An’s bedroom, she saw a woman in a court dress with her hair in disarray sitting on the ground. The fabric of the court dress was quite good, but the color had faded, and it looked a little too big.

Feng Yu Heng knew that this had to be concubine An, and at this very moment, she was holding onto a palace maid. While pulling her hair, she shouted: “What use was there in me raising you? Why can you not kill him? Why is he still living so happily? It must be because you did a poor job of teaching, and she did not dance like her!”

The palace maid had a slight build and had a beautiful face. Her thin willowy waist was so thin that a man’s large hand could grab it. Even if she was wearing a standard servant’s uniform, one could see that she was outstanding.

Unfortunately, no matter how beautiful a person was, they would lose their beauty from being tugged at by concubine An. She kneeled on the ground, unable to break free or dodge. She also could not begin to retaliate against concubine An. She could only grit her teeth and endure. Despite having been pulled on so forcefully, she did not cry out.

Feng Yu Heng recognized her, as it was Hong Yun. Of course, she did not believe that was her real name, thus she asked the palace maid at her side: “Who is the one being pulled on by concubine An?”

The palace maid replied: “That is Yin Lan. Normally, concubine favors her the most, but every time she falls ill, she is also the one that suffers the most.”

Feng Yu Heng nodded then quickly walked forward. Grabbing concubine An’s wrist, she heard her loudly shout: “Don’t touch me! Scram! Everyone scram!” But just as she shouted this, her eyelids drooped, as she fell asleep.

Yin Lan finally broke free and could not help but let out a sigh of relief. When she raised her head and saw Feng Yu Heng, the calm that she had felt immediately disappeared. “County princess.” She kneeled and lowered her head. After saying county princess, she did not say another word.

Feng Yu Heng ignored her, as she had one of Qing An Palace’s servants bring concubine An onto the bed. She then pulled out some silver needles from her sleeve and began to stick them in concubine An’s head.

Upon seeing this, the servants of Qing An Palace finally felt at ease. If they had not run into county princess Ji An, perhaps there would have been even more people that would have been beaten to death. The imperial physicians would mostly prescribe a medicine after seeing her. Concubine An could be considered a concubine that had been abandoned. The Emperor giving her a palace and not lowering her rank was already pretty good. How could he possibly put forth any effort into taking care of her.

Yin Lan continued to kneel in the middle of the room without standing up. The palace maid that had brought Feng Yu Heng to Qing An Palace felt that this was a little strange. She wanted to go and ask; however, she felt that county princess Ji An had a bit of a gloomy expression despite coming to treat concubine An. She did not dare ask too much, thus she could only stand to the side.

After an hour, Feng Yu Heng finally removed all of the silver needles from concubine An’s head. She then pulled out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve and poured out a few pills, which were stuffed into concubine An’s mouth. Only then did she speak up and order: “Go fetch some water to help concubine An swallow the pills. She needs to sleep a little longer. After a while, she should wake up.”

The palace maid complied and went to fetch some water. Feng Yu Heng stood up and glanced at Yin Lan then began to walk out while saying: “This county princess has some questions for you. Come with me for a while.”

Yin Lan stood up, as she carefully followed behind Feng Yu Heng. The other servants only thought that Feng Yu Heng wanted to ask some questions about concubine An’s illness, so nobody put too much thought into it as they all dispersed.

Feng Yu Heng did not go very far, as she sat down in a corridor nearby. Yin Lan stood in front of her without the pride of when she was Hong Yun. Looking at her now, she still had a bit of a frosty appearance.

Huang Quan had recognized her long ago. Before Feng Yu Heng could speak, she hurriedly spoke up, angrily saying: “With a change of clothes, you managed to sneak into the Feng manor. What exactly is your intention?”