Hua Rong probably regretted it too, having unleashed her true energy again inadvertently.
But she was simply too angry.
"It's Chu Qianli again! Does this woman have to pester my two sons like this?"
She still couldn't get over it and struck the table with a palm.
The table immediately caved in from her blow.
Nanny Cui sighed, knowing she was angry, but this was not the time to vent.
"Esteemed Master, in the Prince's eyes, you are gravely ill, close to death, not like this!"
She wasn't trying to blame her, just to remind her.
"Esteemed Master, tonight, in front of the Second Young Master, you made a move. The Second Young Master is already suspicious."
"So what? Does he dare to speak of my affairs?" Hua Rong didn't believe Feng Jinrui would betray her.
Nanny Cui whispered, "The Second Young Master dares not betray the Esteemed Master, but he is loyal to the Prince. Others may not dare to speak, but what if he tells the Prince..."
"He wouldn't dare!" Hua Rong, though angry, her tone clearly lacked half its usual force.
The fact that she wasn't ill could not be known by Xuan'er.
Absolutely not.
Nanny Cui's voice lowered further, "The Esteemed Master should also know very well that the main reason the Prince is making things difficult everywhere is because the Esteemed Master is 'running out of time'."
"The Prince's temper is not so easy to control. If he didn't care about the Esteemed Master, it would be impossible for the Esteemed Master to make him leave Chu Qianli."
Hearing this, Hua Rong became even more furious.
But she knew Nanny Cui was telling the truth.
Both angry and uneasy, her rage eventually subsided significantly, and her voice lowered, "No, my actions tonight were indeed a bit excessive."
"Nanny, that medicine... go and get me a bowl."
After taking the medicine, she would look like she was dying. Only then, when Xuan'er woke up, would he not be suspicious.
Nanny Cui, however, looked troubled. "Esteemed Master, that medicine... its properties are too potent and absolutely detrimental to the Esteemed Master's health. If you drink too much, you will truly be poisoned."
If it weren't for this, even Liujin wouldn't have been deceived into thinking she had been poisoned for years, with no cure.
Everything has its price, and that medicine was indeed not good.
"Esteemed Master, since Prince Xuan has not yet woken up, you don't need to be too anxious. Perhaps we should wait until he wakes up."
"What if he wakes up and finds me not right..."
After much thought, Hua Rong still felt it wasn't safe.
"The only reason Xuan'er is willing to listen to me now is because I am 'about to die'."
Although she was proud, she was not without self-awareness.
She knew her son's temper better than anyone.
This son, Feng Yexuan, responded to gentleness, not force. Only by making him feel guilty and sympathetic towards her would he obey.
"With my current condition, the medicine's effects have mostly worn off. If Liujin suddenly comes to check my pulse, it might be easy to detect something."
Hua Rong looked at Nanny Cui. She didn't cherish her body, but now, she truly had no choice.
"Hurry, get me another bowl of medicine."
"Esteemed Master!" Nanny Cui was truly unwilling. "Esteemed Master, you know yourself, if you drink a few more bowls of this medicine, you might truly..."
Suddenly, both their expressions changed.
Hua Rong wanted to go out, but Nanny Cui quickly pulled her back and shook her head.
There was someone in the courtyard!
Nanny Cui pushed the door open with a palm and rushed out quickly.
She thought it was an intruder guard and was about to kill them to silence them.
But to her surprise, the person she saw was him!
"Second Young Master?"