TFWYH – Chapter 739 The Arrival of the Princess

At the clinic!

Doctor Li had summoned Tang Wan in great haste, making her think some extraordinary patient had arrived.

Who would have guessed…

The person seeking her out was none other than the legendary Grand Princess!

Today, the Grand Princess had come in disguise, dressed only in a simple lake-green gown like that of an ordinary woman.

When she removed her hood, her slightly weathered face bore a trace of sorrow. One look was enough to tell that she carried heavy burdens in her heart.

As for this Grand Princess, there weren’t many stories about her circulating among the common people.

Tang Wan only knew that she was the only daughter of the current Empress.

Born of the legitimate wife, she should have enjoyed a life of supreme status and endless glory.

But she had been spoiled and headstrong since childhood. In order to vent the Empress’s grievances, she frequently targeted the Emperor’s concubines.

Over time, the Emperor grew weary of her.

After she caused the death of one of the Emperor’s favored consorts, he flew into a rage. Believing her to be cruel and vicious, he ordered her into seclusion to spend the rest of her life serving the Buddha in atonement.

Since then, the Grand Princess had vanished from public view.

While Tang Wan was sizing up the Grand Princess, the Grand Princess was also studying Tang Wan.

With a gentle smile, she said,

“So you are County Lady Wengnai. Truly, hearing about you is nothing compared to meeting you in person. You are indeed a beauty.”

Tang Wan held no affection for this Grand Princess.

Not because of her poor reputation.

Tang Wan had never witnessed those events herself and had no intention of judging them.

Rather, it was simply because the Grand Princess was the Empress’s daughter.

And the Empress was one of those responsible for Su Qing’s disfigurement and for the deaths of Su Qing’s two children.

Keeping her expression neutral, Tang Wan replied,

“If Your Highness wishes to seek medical treatment, you can summon the imperial physicians. Why come to me, this humble woman?”

What if you’re helping the Empress frame me?

Wouldn’t I be the one at a loss then?

Every inch of Tang Wan practically screamed:

I don’t want to treat you. Please leave.

The Grand Princess was not blind to her reluctance.

But after painstakingly avoiding the Empress’s spies to slip out for this brief opportunity, if Tang Wan sent her away now, who knew when she might next have the chance to come?

Clenching her teeth, determined to dispel Tang Wan’s suspicions, the Grand Princess suddenly dropped to her knees.

Tang Wan had never expected such a thing and hurriedly jumped aside.

“Your Highness, what are you doing?”

“Wengnai, I know your medical skills are extraordinary. Please save me. I cannot die—at the very least, I cannot die like this.”

Tears shimmered in the Grand Princess’s eyes as she looked at Tang Wan with desperate pleading.

Tang Wan quickly stepped forward and helped her up.

“Your Highness, if you have something to say, then say it. Please don’t kneel so casually—I truly can’t bear such a thing.”

The Grand Princess replied,

“As long as you can save me, not to mention kneeling before you—even if you wanted my life someday, I would not utter a single complaint.”

“Get up first.”

Tang Wan made no promises about whether she would treat her or not. Instead, she simply pulled her to her feet while discreetly taking her pulse.

Hm?

This pulse…

Something was strange.

Tang Wan frowned.

It resembled poisoning, yet not quite.

No…

It was poison, wasn’t it?

She distinctly remembered reading about these symptoms in her mother’s medical texts.

Seeing that Tang Wan had begun examining her, the Grand Princess finally rose to her feet and looked at her expectantly.

Yet Tang Wan remained silent.

Her brows only furrowed more deeply.

At last, she had the Grand Princess lie down and conducted a thorough examination.

After some time, Tang Wan reached a conclusion.

“You’ve been poisoned by… Seven Insects, Seven Flowers?”

The Grand Princess’s eyes immediately brightened.

“You recognized it! I came to the right person. You truly recognized it, Wengnai! That means you can cure this poison, can’t you?”

The despair in her eyes instantly transformed into hope.

It wasn’t as though she had never sought help from trusted imperial physicians.

But none of them had even been able to determine that she was poisoned, much less cure her.

Tang Wan was different.

She had seen through it.

The Grand Princess’s hopes soared.

However…