A mother and child share a deep bond. The queen's expression changed drastically at once. Without even bothering to put on her shoes, she hurriedly got out of the couch and ordered in a succession of urgent voices, "Quick! Bring the young prince to me!"
The bedroom instantly descended into chaos. Li Ying didn't dare to make any rash moves. She knelt obediently in the corner, looking meek and submissive.
The queen took the bright-yellow swaddled baby from the wet nurse's arms and gently held him in her embrace, cooing softly to comfort him. But for some unknown reason, the young prince just kept wailing loudly without stopping.
The princess asked with concern, "Is the young prince perhaps hungry?"
The wet nurse knelt on the ground in panic, kowtowing continuously.
"Your Majesty the Queen, Your Highness the Princess, I just fed the young prince to fullness half an hour ago. This..."
Who would dare to be negligent towards the legitimate son of the queen? All the palace servants in the entire palace were extremely cautious, fearing that this precious young prince might get cold or hungry. There was not the slightest bit of carelessness!
The queen hugged the young prince and tried to soothe him again and again, but the little one in the swaddle cried even more fiercely.
However, after all, he was just a baby. After crying himself exhausted, his voice gradually grew weaker. His little face was flushed red, looking like a pitiful little kitten.
Li Ying stole a glance at the palace servants kneeling all over the place in the queen's bedroom, their faces dripping with cold sweat.
She had raised her own precious daughter with Granny Sun. For some reason, this young prince who was crying so hard that he seemed about to faint reminded her of the time when Mianmian was just born. Her heart softened immediately.
Li Ying, Li Ying, you just can't stop meddling in other people's business!
She cursed herself silently in her heart, but in the end, she couldn't bear it. Taking a deep breath, she raised her bright eyes and said softly, "Your Majesty the Queen, I also have a daughter. The young prince's crying is rather strange. May I take a look at him?"
All the palace servants widened their eyes in shock.
What a bold and reckless commoner who didn't know her place!
The queen's skeptical gaze, like a sharp sword, parted the crowd of kneeling servants on the ground and landed directly on Li Ying.
The imperial physicians hadn't arrived yet. The cries of the flesh and blood in her arms were tearing her heart apart. Helplessly, she had no choice but to let Li Ying take a look.
Li Ying gently unwrapped the swaddle on the young prince. This little one was so red all over from crying and struggling that he looked like a boiled shrimp. His tender skin was wrinkled, looking extremely lovable.
Since he had just been fed, it was unlikely that his crying was due to hunger.
Li Ying gently rubbed his little hands and feet. They were warm, so it wasn't that he was too cold to sleep peacefully.
She rubbed the young prince's soft little belly and then carefully supported the baby's head and neck before gently turning him over.
Thanks to the fact that she had taken care of Mianmian personally and meticulously after her birth, otherwise, she really wouldn't have known how to deal with such a tiny baby.
Seeing her skillful movements, the queen finally felt a little relieved.
Li Ying immediately noticed the round little buttocks of the young prince, which were slightly red. Her eyes lit up.
She quickly and gently lifted the young prince's restless little hands and feet. Sure enough, the folds of his limbs were also flushed.
"Your Majesty the Queen, this is the reason why the young prince has been crying non-stop!"
It was the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the weather was getting hotter day by day.
As a first-time mother, the queen was afraid that this little one might get cold or hungry. So she specially chose the side hall with the best sunlight and the warmest temperature for this precious prince to live in.
The young prince was wrapped tightly in the swaddle and couldn't move. The sweat he produced was salty, and how could his tender skin bear it?
Moreover, the palace servants who served the young prince personally were all extremely cautious. Seeing that the young prince was uncomfortable, they would immediately serve him to wash up.
The thin skin of a newborn baby had to go through such a process several times a day. Naturally, it couldn't stand it, and that was how the red marks appeared.
"Your Majesty the Queen, please rest assured. The young prince's restlessness is not because he has contracted any serious illness. It's just that his skin is too tender and has become sensitive due to the daily sweat."
Before she could finish her words, several palace servants who served the young prince rushed to defend themselves.
"Your Majesty the Queen, please investigate clearly! We have been extremely careful in everything and have never been the slightest bit negligent!"
The queen raised her willow eyebrows slightly, and Li Ying quickly explained.
"Your Majesty the Queen, please calm your anger! They are all loyal servants! It's precisely because they have taken such good care of the young prince that they have instead overdone it. Excessive cleaning has led to the current situation."
The expression on the queen's face finally softened a little. She suppressed the faint anger between her eyebrows and then asked rather politely, "Since that's the case, in your opinion, Boss Li, how should we treat my child?"
Just as they were talking, several imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau rushed in in a hurry. After a diagnosis, their conclusion was exactly the same as what Li Ying had said.
Seeing that the queen asked this question, the leading senior imperial physician pondered for a moment and then confidently picked up his pen and wrote out a prescription.
"Your Majesty the Queen, please don't be impatient. I have a good prescription for removing decay and promoting tissue regeneration. As long as it is used for ten days, the young prince will surely recover completely!"
The queen instructed the wet nurse to take the prescription. Then she casually grabbed a handful of silver coins and rewarded the imperial physicians. Then she ordered the palace servants to quickly go and get the medicine.
Hearing the words "removing decay and promoting tissue regeneration", Li Ying couldn't help but subconsciously frown.
"Your Majesty the Queen, I'm afraid this prescription for removing decay and promoting tissue regeneration is not appropriate."
She didn't want to meddle in other people's business at first, but in the end, she couldn't bear to watch the little one in the swaddle suffer again. So she finally hesitated and spoke up.
Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, all the imperial physicians and palace servants in the room fixed their eyes on her.
Li Ying composed herself and carefully weighed her words before saying in a low voice, "The ointment from the Imperial Medical Bureau is, of course, good."
"However, Your Majesty, have you ever thought that all medicines are somewhat toxic? The young prince is only a few days old. If this ointment seeps into his skin, we don't know if it will make the young prince unable to eat or sleep peacefully."
"Moreover, how can removing decay and promoting tissue regeneration not be painful? I'm really worried that the young prince won't be able to bear it."
Her words were well - reasoned. The queen and the princess were also hesitating in their hearts. Usually, when the prince in the swaddle was ill, the wet nurse would take the medicine, and after the medicine's effect seeped into the milk, it would be fed to the young prince. Applying this ointment directly, they didn't know if there would be any problems.
The senior imperial physician who had written the prescription sized Li Ying up and down. Seeing that she was just a commoner woman, he immediately felt a bit of contempt in his heart.
Didn't he understand the risks of using medicine rashly?
But now the young prince was crying non - stop. Apart from prescribing an ointment, there was no other reliable solution!
He had heard that it was this woman and that Lu salt merchant who had come up with something called "nine - roasted bamboo salt" and caused a lot of trouble for no reason!
Among scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants were the lowest - ranked people.
She should have been respectful to them, these literate physicians. But instead, she had caused trouble several times. Now she even dared to interfere in the affairs of the Imperial Medical Bureau and try to point out flaws in his medical skills?
The senior imperial physician snorted and said, "This young lady seems to have some extraordinary insights. Why don't you share them with us? It will also broaden our horizons."