"They’re here, my dear will feel shy. I’ve sent them all away, how about that? Touched, aren’t you?" Long Rui said flatteringly, peeling a prawn, carefully dipping it in sauce, and placing it in Xuexue’s bowl.

"My dear, eat up. These are all your favorites."

"But I can’t eat right now."

"What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

"No."

"Then why can’t you eat? These are all your favorites, especially prawns. You love them the most."

Long Rui remembered that Xuexue had a special fondness for prawns when she was in the Mo Family Village.

Xuexue pouted and said, "I had a good appetite, but for some reason, I suddenly lost it."

"Did I upset you?" Long Rui looked puzzled. He didn’t seem to have done anything wrong, did he?

"No."

Xuexue shook her head. She couldn’t possibly say that his flirtatious behavior just now made her feel embarrassed by the servants’ laughter, making her lose her appetite.

"Then why did you lose your appetite? No way, I’ll have the steward bring a doctor over to check on you, or else I won’t be at ease." Long Rui stood up, ready to walk out.

"Prince, Prince, someone from the palace is here." At that moment, the steward hurriedly walked in.

Long Rui was delighted to see the steward: "Steward, you came just in time. I was just about to look for you. Quickly, go fetch a doctor. The Princess Consort is unwell."

"Ah!"

The steward was taken aback. What was the Prince saying? Hadn’t he heard that someone from the Imperial Palace had arrived?

"Prince, the emperor...!"

The steward was about to repeat himself, but Long Rui interrupted him before he could finish.

Long Rui’s sharp gaze swept over him, and he said coldly: "Why are you still standing there? I’m talking to you. Can’t you hear?"

"Prince... the emper...!"

"Hurry up and fetch the doctor!" Long Rui shouted impatiently.

"Yes, servant going right away."

The steward, not daring to delay when the Prince was angry, turned around and ran out to get a doctor.

Xuexue looked at Long Rui helplessly: "Prince, I’m really fine. Why are you calling a doctor?"

Long Rui said with concern: "Sweetheart, you can’t even eat. And you say you’re fine?"

Xuexue felt like crying with no tears. How could she not eat? She was just saying it casually, not expecting the usually astute War Prince to actually believe it.

After about Half a Cup of Tea’s time, the steward finally brought the doctor back.

"Prince, the doctor is here."

Behind the steward was an old man with a white beard, carrying a medicine box and dressed in a teal robe, hurriedly walking in.

"This humble servant pays respects to the Prince and Princess Consort." The doctor first knelt to greet them.

Long Rui: "Rise."

Doctor: "Thank you, Prince."

Long Rui: "The Princess Consort is not feeling well. Quickly examine her to see what’s wrong."

"As you command!"

After speaking, the doctor approached Xuexue and placed two fingers on her wrist to take her pulse.

Xuexue said helplessly: "Doctor, I’m really fine."

The doctor took her pulse on both wrists, looking serious.

Long Rui became anxious and asked: "Doctor, what’s wrong with my wife?"

Xuexue smiled to reassure him: "Prince, don’t be so tense. I’m really fine. I was just joking with you earlier. It’s not that I have no appetite, my appetite is just fine."

Long Rui looked at her doubtfully: "Really? My dear, don’t deceive me."

Xuexue laughed and said: "Really, I’m not joking."

Long Rui breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as you’re not unwell, I was so worried."

Just then, unexpectedly, the doctor solemnly said: "Who said nothing’s wrong? There’s big trouble."