"You’re talking nonsense, your own father is the Hospital Director; if your body had a problem, wouldn’t he notice? You, you’ve just been raised with too big of an appetite since you were little. Rest assured, being able to eat is a blessing. If you’re tired, just lie down; don’t overexert yourself or your mother will worry."
Worry? She’d probably be glad if I died, right?
At first, she was only probing, but now it seemed that the original owner’s relationship with the Yuan Family was indeed worth scrutinizing.
No matter how Mrs. Wen insisted on her sitting down, she refused to sit and instead insisted on taking her to her own garden to see the flowers that had been dug up.
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As she took her to her own little kitchen that was being renovated and told Mrs. Wen about how the Empress Dowager had found many masters for her, intending to teach her farming and cooking, she even caught a glimpse of the hatred and scoff that flickered through Mrs. Wen’s eyes.
Even more peculiar was the fact that within just an hour of Mrs. Wen’s visit to Yikun Palace, a palace maid from the Empress Dowager’s side had invited her to Cining Palace, advising her to rest well and mentioned that the Empress Dowager herself would personally escort Mrs. Wen out of the palace, so she needn’t worry about anything.
Mrs. Wen clearly hadn’t achieved her goal and was reluctant to go. She looked at Yuan Yuan with pleading eyes, but Yuan Yuan pretended not to understand and tearfully saw Mrs. Wen out of the grand gates of Yikun Palace.
The moment the door closed, the smile on Yuan Yuan’s face sharply diminished, and she immediately returned to her sleeping chamber. Her mind was a bit chaotic right now; she needed time to sort through the messy relationships, and as for why the Empress Dowager had intervened at this moment, she couldn’t be bothered to think about it.
Taking into account the above conversations and details, she could feel that both Yuan Shoucheng and Mrs. Wen were not fond of her, even disgusted.
He could sense the changes in her body simply by feeling her pulse, which proved that his medical skills were not low. If there really was a drug in the world that made a person constantly hungry, she was now sure that it was without a doubt these two who had poisoned her.
Just after her "Wash Essence and Marrow" process, he had sensed a different kind of change, showing he was very familiar with her constitution. That day she hadn’t recognized him, nor had she spoken to him, which might have made him feel uneasy, hence Mrs. Yuan Wen mentioning today,
"Are you angry with your father? Why didn’t you pay attention to him last time?"
"Last time" naturally referred to the time he took her pulse, which was the day she had just arrived in this world.
"Mother, how could I be angry with father? That day my head was all muddled, and I was totally out of it; I didn’t even realize it was my father taking my pulse. Would you believe me if I said I didn’t notice at all?"
Mrs. Yuan Wen looked at her in astonishment, "You... how could that be?"
Yuan Yuan shook her head, "I don’t know. They said I disappeared for three days, but I slept in my bedroom and woke up there too. I’m clueless about what happened. As for father, he didn’t call for me; how could I be possibly angry with him?"
Mrs. Wen was at a loss for how to respond to her retort and could only say sheepishly,
"It’s good that you’re not angry. How about now? Do you feel any discomfort anywhere?"
"It’s still the same, I get winded after walking a few steps, and I don’t know the people around me, which makes me feel so isolated. If only Doudou (my personal maid) could enter the palace to be with me,"
Mrs. Wen sighed, indicating something, "I don’t have the authority to decide that. The Empress Dowager herself ordered that no one is allowed to bring any person into the palace. If you want Doudou to enter the palace, you’ll have to go and speak well to the Empress Dowager."