Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

Doctor Sun listened to my story quietly, and promised me that he would have his apprentice bring it to me when his medicine was ready. He said nothing more and made an excuse to leave. I stood up and saw him to the door.

After everyone left, Xi Que came in from the small kitchen, carrying the sweet soup she had prepared for me. "Princess, have you... cried? What happened? Did Doctor Sun say something? Are you feeling unwell in any other way?"

She asked a series of anxious questions, and her worry didn't seem to be fake.

I smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm well again, but..."

I caught a glimpse of a figure outside who seemed to be eavesdropping on the conversation behind the screen, so I deliberately lowered my voice and said to Xi Que, "It's just that my previous illness may cause difficulties in having children in the future. Doctor Sun said that I need to take good care of myself. I feel uncomfortable when I think about taking medicine all the time."

"Ah? This...Princess, you must take your medicine well! Take good care of yourself!" On the one hand, Xi Que was worried about me, and on the other hand, she was probably surprised that I told her such a big secret so directly. The resentment that she had been giving her the cold shoulder for several days disappeared all of a sudden, and she grabbed my hands excitedly.

But soon, she felt that she had lost her sense of proportion and quickly let go of her hand in embarrassment. "Princess, please try this sweet soup. It has been stewed in the small kitchen for several hours. There are many good things added to it, all of which are nutritious..."

"Take the medicine first and then eat it." I replied calmly, not hiding my dislike for taking medicine.

During the time when I was "recuperating", Situ Jue, contrary to his usual behavior, began to pay attention to Suxin Pavilion, and sent people to deliver some things from time to time. At first, he came behind the concubine's people, as if he had been instructed by the concubine and had to deal with the situation, but later his people came more frequently than the concubine's people.

On several occasions, he was there in person.

When the servants in the yard saw Situ Jue coming, they were as happy as if it were New Year's Day and their joy was beyond words.

Especially Xi Que, who asked the kitchen to prepare some food, and then took the initiative to ask Zhao Ma to open the storeroom to get the zither, clearly asking me to play music for the prince. This girl's behavior really made me feel uncomfortable, not to mention that I didn't know how to play the zither at all, so I replied listlessly, "Put it there for now."

"Princess, before you got married, you often practiced in the mansion, saying that you wanted to play for the prince..." She did not follow my arrangements. Instead, she boldly walked to Situ Jue, lowered her eyes and secretly looked at Situ Jue, which made me understand something else.

The look in her eyes was not like a maid sizing up the prince, but more like a girl peeking at her beloved man.

I have to say that Situ Jue is indeed a good-looking guy, no wonder the original body is so devoted to him. As long as he doesn't speak, I can still praise him for his good looks.

I didn't respond to Xi Que's words, but Situ Jue spoke up, "I'm here to visit the patient, not to listen to music. Those who are not involved should leave first."

Xi Que was embarrassed now, and with a bit of disappointment, he asked Xueyan to pick up the guqin and leave.

"A few days ago, the mansion bought some new slaves. You should add a few to your yard as well. It would be embarrassing if a princess doesn't have many capable people under her command." Situ Jue seemed to have deliberately spoken loudly to me before Xi Que walked out of the door.

I guess Doctor Sun gave him some information and hinted at something, so he was willing to arrange these trivial matters for me.

It seems that the last poisoning incident was really an accident, and I did save his life by accident.

The whole story of this incident was pieced together by myself not long ago.

The poisoned snack was originally sent by the Concubine to Situ Jue as breakfast. When Situ Jue went out, his servants took it with them for emergency use, which also fulfilled the Concubine's good intentions. He didn't really want to go out, he just changed places to do something he didn't want others to know.

As a result, those reserved snacks happened to end up in my stomach, and I happened to eat the poisonous one among them.

I don’t know whether the target of the poisoner was the concubine or Situ Jue.

Situ Jue would definitely investigate these things himself and would definitely not tell me. The reason why he mentioned the matter of adding people to the mansion was probably because he had found some spies and was looking for an excuse to carry out a major purge in the mansion.

Anyway, in the original book, Situ Jue survived to the end and was not poisoned to death, which means that he was capable of dealing with those potential threats. It also strengthened my determination to escape from the suffering of the palace as soon as possible. I would die faster if I stayed with the main characters of the plot. They had the halo of the protagonist and the blessing of the plot setting. I was just a cannon fodder in the story who was destined to die early, so I had to stay away from the plot to stay safe.

Situ Jue's overtures were not the silent kind. He probably didn't expect that I would be so stubborn. It really doesn't feel good to be rejected.

I just don't understand, if he is grateful to me because I ate a poisoned snack for him and saved his life, I think it's enough after giving him a few gifts. What's more, I have repeatedly told him that I am no longer the original Shen Xingye, and he didn't show any obvious doubt.

Even if our marriage was granted by the Emperor and he can't change anything unilaterally, he doesn't have to go to this extent.

"Your Highness, if you have nothing else to do, please go back. I'm a little sleepy and want to take a nap." I simply sent him away.

Situ Jue slowly put the cup back on the table. His expression remained unchanged, but the shock in his eyes was real. He was silent for a long time before he stood up. "Then... take a good rest. I will come to see you when I am free."

I gritted my teeth and held back, not saying "no need" out loud.

Without waiting for him to walk out the door, I went straight into the inner room and really planned to take a nap.

But before I could make the bed, Xi Que rushed in, "Princess! How could you let the prince leave like this? It's a rare day off for the prince today, why don't you keep him here? The small kitchen has already prepared many dishes that the prince likes..."

"Oh? The prince has never eaten in Suxin Pavilion. How do you know what he likes to eat?" I continued what I was doing with a smile.

"That... that's just for you, Princess. I asked about it when I was preparing medicinal food for the prince. You've been ill recently, and you haven't prepared medicinal food for the prince. You can't just ignore the prince's affairs."

Although my back was facing away from Magpie, I could already imagine her expression from her voice.

Originally, I told her that my body was damaged and it might be difficult to have children. I thought she was genuinely worried about me, but now it seems that she was thinking about herself and set her sights on Situ Jue.

Situ Jue came unexpectedly today, Xi Que didn't know, but she changed her clothes to look brighter. My original body and I have similar aesthetic tastes, I like plain colors, and the maids usually follow my preferences and rarely wear bright and fancy clothes.

It seems that this girl really has her own thoughts, so why not just fulfill her wish.