A beautiful daughter came to the Xiangfu

Little Prince An closed his eyes obediently. At this moment, he was too weak and after a short while, he fell asleep again.

The doctor was most relieved that the patient had woken up. Lin Qingyang was not sleepy at all now.

As soon as the sun rose, Doctor Jiang came to take over his shift.

The prince brought Zhuang Weining to find Lin Qingyang early in the morning and gave them instructions.

"You two should go to the palace today. It would be best if you could stay overnight." He looked around and then lowered his voice and said, "Get some information."

"Who should we ask?" The two girls were confused.

"There are spies outside the clinic, Prince An's Mansion, and the Duke's Mansion. Someone wants to know about Prince An. When you go to the palace to find the Empress Dowager, just pretend you know nothing."

"and then?"

"Let nature take its course."

Zhuang Weining and Lin Qingyang each took a bath in the morning, dressed up and went into the palace.

The two men first paid their respects to the Queen Mother, and then went to pay their respects to the Queen. They did it with great fanfare, and all they did was to announce to the world that they were in the palace.

Lin Qingyang and Zhuang Weining made the Queen Mother very happy.

"You two are close, but you are the same age. If Qing'er had grown up in the capital, you two might have been best friends since childhood."

Lin Qingyang and Zhuang Weining did not forget the purpose of their entering the palace. The two of them joked with each other and acted like two little children in front of the Queen Mother.

"Ning'er, go back and tell your brother to come to the palace if he has nothing to do. He won't come unless Jing Sui comes."

"Yes, tell him when you get back. Sister Qing and I will accompany you today, and we will let them accompany you in a few days."

As he spoke, Zhuang Weining ran coquettishly into the Queen Mother's arms.

Just as they were talking happily, a palace servant outside came to report, "The Crown Prince has arrived."

"I just mentioned Jing Sui and Yun Lin, but Jing Quan is here. Let him in!"

As he was speaking, the prince came in.

"Grandson pays his respects to the Empress Dowager." After saying this, he looked at Zhuang Weining and Lin Qingyang.

"My two younger sisters are here too."

"Why can you come but others can't?" The Queen Mother said in a reproachful tone but with a smiling expression.

"We are just planning to have dinner. You really know how to pick a time. Why don't you go back to your Prince's Mansion and go to your mother's place? Why do you come to my place?"

"My grandson just came back from my mother's visit. She told me that my two younger sisters came to the palace to see her today. She praised my two younger sisters and asked me to learn to be filial to them. So I came to my grandmother's place!"

After the prince finished speaking, the queen mother kept smiling with her lips pursed.

"The prince is usually busy, how can he take care of everything? Let's have dinner together!"

The Queen Mother waved her hand and ordered the nanny beside her to serve the meal.

After the meal, the prince remained with the Queen Mother.

"Ning'er, did your father say how long he would stay in Beijing this time? The dignified Duke of Qing is never at home, ah!"

The Queen Mother sighed after she finished speaking.

"In reply to the Queen Mother, father may stay for a while longer this time. After the spring hunt, he will arrange an engagement for my brother!"

The Queen Mother's eyes lit up after hearing this. "Oh, which girl do you like?"

"My father didn't say that. It's not convenient for me to ask."

"Yunlin and Jingsui are a few months older than Jingquan. When Jingsui finishes his business and returns to the capital in a few days, I will have to urge him. The prince will choose a concubine next year, and his Prince An's mansion doesn't even have a concubine." The empress dowager shook her head again and again when she spoke of the little Prince An.

The prince quickly asked, "When will Prince An come back? Didn't the prince tell you?"

"Brother Crown Prince, are you looking for my cousin for something? I'll go back and ask my brother. Maybe he'll be back soon." Zhuang Weining said, took a sip of tea, and then gently put the teacup down, looking at the crown prince with a pair of bright big eyes.

"Just asking casually." The prince took a sip of tea and turned to look at Lin Qingyang who had been silent.

"I heard Miss Lin also call Prince An cousin before. If we are talking about it, you and I are distant relatives. How about you call me cousin from now on?" Zhuang Weining raised his eyebrows slightly and said nothing. Lin Qingyang's expression did not change.

“Your Highness, Qingyang doesn’t usually call Prince Xiao An my cousin, let alone Your Highness.” Lin Qingyang said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"You can call me whatever you want, it's just a name." The prince continued, "It's late today, are you two sisters going to leave the palace tomorrow or stay a few more days?"

Zhuang Weining and Lin Qingyang looked at each other and said, "I'll leave the palace tomorrow."

"If you two sisters are not in a hurry, I will send you out of the palace after I leave the court tomorrow. There is a new restaurant opened on East Street, not far from the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion." The prince looked sideways at Lin Qingyang and Zhuang Weining.

Zhuang Weining pulled Lin Qingyang's hand and pretended to be very happy, "Okay, okay, then don't forget to wait for you at the Queen Mother's place after the Crown Prince leaves the court tomorrow."

The prince nodded, "Then it's settled. You two will wait for me in the Queen Mother's Palace tomorrow."

The nanny came to remind the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, it's getting late, it's time to rest."

"It's getting late. Grandma, you should go to bed. It's time for me to go back as well." With that, the prince left the Queen Mother's palace.

Lin Qingyang and Zhuang Weining stayed overnight in the palace. They talked with the Queen Mother for a while and then went to bed.

"Is the prince's visit today a coincidence or intentional?" Lin Qingyang and Zhuang Weining discussed in a low voice. Their voices were so low that it was hard to tell who was who, and from so far away they couldn't hear what they were saying.

"I don't usually see him here, why did he come today?"

"After all, he is a cousin. Could he really be the prince?"

"What can happen to brothers?"

"Go to bed. We're out all day today. The backyard over there might be busy."

Indeed, Lin Qingyang and Zhuang Weining went out for a day and each took a maid with them. Doctor Jiang in the clinic saw patients during the day and had to take care of Prince An at night. Although the person was awake, what was his condition now?