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Yaner shuddered, and her legs gave way, causing her to collapse on the ground. The young lady had developed a rash? The young lady had developed a rash!

Su Tianyou’s eyes darkened with intent to enter, but ultimately he stopped himself. Even though his heart ached for his younger sister, he couldn’t just barge into her boudoir.

"Mother, the doctor has arrived!"

It was Su Tianrui!

Following his voice, they saw Su Tianrui holding a middle-aged man by the collar of his neck.

The man was dressed in a dark blue robe, clutching a large medicine chest in his arms. It might have been because Su Tianrui was holding him by the collar so tightly that it caused him great pain, for as soon as he was set down on the ground, he began to retch, his face pale.

Su Tianrui, drenched in sweat, didn’t give the doctor any time to rest and pushed him toward the room’s entrance, preparing to enter together.

Su Tianyou quickly stopped him, "Second brother, just let the doctor go in."

Su Tianrui turned back, his eyes also turning red with urgency. It seemed he was so worried that he almost lost track of propriety and nearly entered his younger sister’s boudoir.

"Yaner, lead the way."

Having been named, Yaner quickly nodded haphazardly, and after struggling to stand up from the ground twice, she took the doctor by the sleeve and entered the room.

Listening to the clamor inside the room, Su Tianrui felt as if his heart was being wrenched. He had cherished his younger sister since she was little, bestowing upon her endless affection. How could he allow her to suffer like this?

Seeing his older brother in neat attire, Su Tianrui silently moved aside, straightened his clothes, and tidied his hair. His sister mustn’t see him in such a state when she woke up.

Early the next morning, Lin Yuan was still in bed when Shui Xian woke her, saying that Tian Xuan had come over early in the morning.

Lin Yuan was puzzled, wondering what Tian Xuan could want by coming so early.

By the time she had dressed and arrived at the front courtyard, Tian Xuan was already talking to Lin Wei and Xiao He. Lady Liu, due to taking care of Xiao Yongyan, hadn’t come over.

Seeing Lin Yuan, Tian Xuan visibly relaxed, hurriedly waving her over and urgently said, "Sister Yuan, there’s almost a riot in the Capital city, how can you still sleep?"

Lin Yuan was stunned, not knowing what had happened in the Capital city that could even prevent people from sleeping.

However, seeing the expressions on Lin Wei and Xiao He’s faces, she became even more curious, "What happened? What’s the matter?"

Tian Xuan shook her head, pulled her to a chair, and sat her down before speaking earnestly yet mysteriously, "You don’t know, last night, Miss Su suddenly developed a high fever and rashes!"

Lin Yuan was slightly stunned, somewhat surprised. She had seen Su Qiuyu yesterday, and she had seemed perfectly fine then, showing no signs of illness. How could she fall ill so severely as soon as she returned to her residence? It was really abnormal!

"Did you call for a doctor? What did he say?"

Tian Xuan’s eyes widened, "More than just calling a doctor! Prime Minister Su cherishes his daughter like life itself. Early this morning, as soon as the palace gates opened, he rushed to the Palace to summon an Imperial Physician! Otherwise, how could the whole Capital know about it?"

Lin Yuan frowned. The Imperial Physician was not only for treating the Emperor, Empress, and Concubines etc.

in the palace but also for officials of the court.

It shouldn’t have caused such a fuss just to see Su Qiuyu.

Why was it said that the whole Capital city knew about it? Perhaps there was more to the story?

Indeed, Tian Xuan twisted her mouth, adding, "Do you know what happened?

When Prime Minister Su saw his daughter ill, he was both anxious and angry.

He said that before she went to a banquet last night, she was fine, but after the banquet, her demeanor was off.

He insisted that there must have been something wrong with the food at Yao Mansion.

Right after leaving the Palace, he went to question the Yao Mansion.

Guess what happened when he questioned them? "

Lin Wei and Xiao He, having arrived a little earlier, hadn’t heard Tian Xuan get to this part of the story, and both stretched their necks curious to hear more.

Lin Yuan skeptically asked, "Could it be that Miss Yao also..."

"Yes!" Tian Xuan exclaimed, clapping her hands, "Exactly! Miss Yao developed a high fever and broke out in a rash in the middle of the night too!"

If even Yao Hanai was affected, could this not be a coincidence?

Tian Xuan continued, "I heard that Prime Minister Su later thought of something and had people check if the young ladies who attended the banquet last night had encountered the same issue, and the result..."

"The result was that none of us had any issues!" Lin Wei took over, feeling that the situation was very strange, sensing that something was off.

Tian Xuan nodded and said, "Exactly, so sister hurried me here early in the morning to see if anything had happened to you all."

No wonder Tian Xuan had sighed in relief when she first saw Lin Yuan; she was afraid that she had developed a high fever and rashes just like Su Qiuyu and Yao Hanai.

Lin Yuan gratefully thanked Tian Xuan and asked her to convey her thanks to Tian Hui when she returned.

While they were talking, Xiao Linshuang, who had gotten up the latest, ran over cheerfully. Seeing everyone’s uncertain expressions, she couldn’t help but wonder.

Xiao He then repeated what Tian Xuan had told them to Xiao Linshuang, verbatim. Unlike everyone else’s reaction, Xiao Linshuang didn’t show any signs of surprise, nor did she take pleasure in others’ misfortune, even though she really disliked Su Qiuyu.

Lin Yuan squinted her eyes, sensing that something was amiss with the situation.

After hearing Xiao He’s words, Xiao Linshuang casually stuffed a piece of cake into her mouth and asked, "So, it’s only the two of them who are sick? Is Miss Cheng alright?"

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and gave Xiao Linshuang a sidelong glance.

Tian Xuan, not understanding Xiao Linshuang, thought she was hoping for Miss Cheng to fall ill because Cheng Yuexiu had framed her, so she covered her lips and chuckled, "Not sure yet, I’ve sent the maid to find out, any moment now she will return with the news and report..."

Before she could finish, a pretty little figure in orange dashed through the door; it was Tian Xuan’s maid, Chenger.

Chenger rushed in the door, barely catching her breath before hurriedly saying to Tian Xuan, "Miss, you must go see, Prime Minister Su, Prime Minister Su has run off to Cheng Mansion to settle accounts!"

What?!

Everyone stood up in surprise, Tian Xuan quickly taking a few steps forward and asking, "Cheng Mansion? Which Cheng Mansion?"

"It’s Miss Cheng’s home, Sir Cheng Zhixing who just moved to the Capital city a couple of years ago, the one who works at the Hanlin Academy!"

Tian Xuan was even more puzzled, "Isn’t that Cheng Yuexiu’s home? She’s just a follower of Miss Su, why would he go to settle accounts with them?"

At this, Lin Yuan and the others also crowded around, not out of concern for Prime Minister Su confronting Cheng Yuexiu over accounts, but purely out of curiosity.

Xiao Linshuang’s lips curled into a smirk, the first to lean in closer, "Yeah, why settle accounts? Could it be that Miss Cheng also fell ill? Could it be that she, too, is covered in rashes?"

Lin Yuan’s face darkened, and she quickly pulled Xiao Linshuang aside, signaling her to keep her mouth shut.

Xiao Linshuang clicked her tongue and stuck out her tongue, falling silent. However, her eyes remained bright, eagerly watching Chenger.