Reborn Spoiled Girl Tames the Regent

Chapter 95 Pretending to be sick

The next day, Jiang Mian woke up early, the bitterness in her mouth still lingering.

Feeling disgusted, she had some sweet cakes brought over, and while eating them, she asked the maid, "What kind of tea does the prince usually drink? Is it very bitter?"

The maid thought for a moment and replied, "It is a tribute tea bestowed by the Emperor. I heard it is a specialty of Qingzhou. It is fragrant and mellow without being astringent, and it should not be bitter."

"Has Your Highness been eating anything particularly bitter lately?" Jiang Mian asked again.

The maid shook her head: "This servant does not know, but if you want to know, this servant can ask the old nanny."

Jiang Wan waved her hand: "No need."

After she finished washing up, she opened the door and found the courtyard bustling with activity as servants were busy moving saplings.

Upon closer inspection, they are jacaranda seedlings.

"It's past the season for jacaranda trees, so why are so many jacaranda trees suddenly being transported here?" Jiang Mian asked curiously.

The servant replied cheerfully, "It was specially ordered by the Prince some time ago and was only delivered today."

"The prince said these should all be planted in your courtyard!"

"I wonder how beautiful this yard will be when it blooms next year!"

The maids and servants all knew that Jiang Mian was going to be a princess, and they all liked this kind mistress very much, so they all rushed to answer her questions.

But Jiang Wan smiled faintly and muttered to herself, "I might not even be here next year..."

Then a maid pointed to the largest sapling and excitedly added, "His Highness said this one is the best-growing and he wants to plant it with you, Miss Jiang. However, His Highness is not feeling well today and plans to plant it another day."

"Is Your Highness unwell?" Jiang Mian asked.

"Yes, I heard from the sister in the front yard this morning that the prince is not feeling well, he has closed the door and has not even eaten breakfast."

Has the doctor come to see you?

"The prince said there's no need for a doctor."

Jiang Mian frowned and walked towards Xiao Hengzhi's room.

She had never seen that person sick before, could it be some kind of acute illness?

She walked straight to Xiao Hengzhi's courtyard and knocked on the door: "Your Highness, may I come in?"

It was quiet inside; there was no response.

She pushed open the door and entered; the room was empty.

A maidservant passing by saw this and stepped forward to bow: "Miss Jiang, are you looking for the Prince?"

"Yes, where is the prince?"

"The prince said he has been feeling unwell these past few days and asked Miss Jiang not to come to see him, lest he pass on his illness to you."

"Do you know what illness the prince has? Is it serious?"

The servants in the front yard were not like those in her own courtyard; they were very respectful and polite: "This servant does not know, but please, Miss Jiang, go back."

Jiang Wan walked to the door, paused, and vaguely felt that this was a good opportunity to offer her concern. Then she insisted, "No, I can't rest easy until I see the Prince with my own eyes. Tell me where he is?"

"This..." The maid was at a loss.

Just then, the head housekeeper came over and said, "Miss Jiang, please don't make things difficult for the little girl. The prince did indeed tell you not to go looking for him."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, but not wanting to give up, Jiang Mian tried a different approach: "Alright, I'll make some food for Your Highness, that should be fine, right?"

“Miss Jiang, you don’t need to do it yourself; the servants will take care of it.”

"Granny, stop trying to persuade me. You won't let me see the prince, nor will you let me work for him. You want me to stay in this mansion and make me feel guilty?"

"Well... if you insist on doing so, then please do so."

The nanny stopped interfering, after all, she was the future princess, and it was best not to offend her.

Jiang Mian walked towards the kitchen, and the servants dutifully cleared a space for her to use the stove.

Looking at the dazzling array of fruits and vegetables, she thought about what Xiao Hengzhi liked to eat...

But after thinking for a while, she realized she didn't know what he liked to eat.

Well, anyway, her cooking skills are terrible; she can't make anything good. Since he's sick, making some congee shouldn't be a problem.

Rinse the rice, add water, put it in an earthenware pot, fan a strong flame, cover the pot, and simmer until the water boils.

It was completed in one go, and it turned out to be quite presentable.

While waiting for the porridge, she suddenly remembered something and began searching the kitchen, turning it upside down inside and out.

The servants outside saw this and asked, "Miss Jiang, what are you looking for? This kitchen is a mess. If you're looking for something, please tell me."

"It's nothing, I was just looking at the kitchen. There's so much food, but not even a single peanut..."

"Miss Jiang, would you like some peanuts?"

"No need, I know Your Highness doesn't like peanuts, I was just asking casually."

As Jiang Mian spoke, she stirred the increasingly thick porridge with a spoon, thinking to herself, "This Xiao Hengzhi is really cautious."

But then, a servant came over with a large bowl, which was full of peanuts in their shells.

She was somewhat surprised: "Didn't the prince not eat? Why is so much prepared in the manor?"

"Yes, His Highness had previously explicitly forbidden such items from being kept in the residence. However, after Miss Jiang arrived, His Highness said that since you enjoy pastries, he could prepare some peanuts for you to make shortbread. If you would like..."

The servants explained it to her in detail, but Jiang Wan didn't listen.

When Xiao Hengzhi is good to her, he is truly this considerate.

But when things are bad, he's capable of all sorts of despicable acts...

She shook her head slightly and said, "Take it. It was just a casual question."

She ladled a bowl of porridge into the food box and packed some ready-made side dishes.

"Take this to the prince and tell him to make sure he eats something so he doesn't go hungry."

"Yes." The servant respectfully took the food box and walked out.

Jiang Mian took off her apron, looked at the half-eaten porridge in the earthenware pot, and ladled herself a bowl. She tasted it and found it to be very fragrant with rice.

She thought to herself, "Not bad."

But before she could leave the kitchen, the food box was returned untouched.

“Miss Jiang, the Prince said he is not hungry and that you do not need to do these things.”

"Is there anything else, Your Highness?"

The little man shook his head and stepped aside.

Jiang Mian frowned slightly. Even if she didn't want to eat it, she shouldn't have sent it back untouched.

Such ungratefulness makes it seem like she's deliberately avoiding him.

For the next two days, she did not see Xiao Heng, and there was not even a light on in his room.

According to the nanny, the Empress Dowager is also looking for him, but he has been making excuses to avoid it.

The more she thought about it, the stranger it seemed; something just didn't feel right.

So on the third night, after she returned to her room, she started holding her forehead, lay on the bed and kept saying that she had a headache and looked like she couldn't breathe.

The maids were extremely anxious and called the head maid over to come and try to find a solution. They kept chattering in her room—

"It was fine during the day, but somehow it suddenly turned out like this."

"Did you catch a chill?"

"I don't know, I think we should go find a doctor."

Jiang Wan said softly, "There's no need to see a doctor, I'm fine..."

"You don't look fine at all! You should go see a doctor."

"No need. I'm just worried about His Highness... He's avoiding people like this, I don't know how sick he is..." Jiang Wan leaned against the headboard, her voice soft.

The maids looked at each other in bewilderment.

Miss Jiang is lovesick.

"Granny, why don't you go and send a message to the Prince?"

"Yes, we can't afford to take responsibility if anything happens to Miss Jiang."

The old woman looked troubled, and Jiang Mian pretended to gag again, looking very weak.

"Miss Jiang, don't worry, I'll go and tell the Prince right away."

"Thank you for your trouble... Granny." After saying that, Jiang Wan collapsed, closed her eyes, and gasped for breath.

The maid thought she was so worried that she couldn't breathe and was pacing around anxiously, not knowing that she was just pretending to be tired.