Chapter 118: What's in it for you?

  Han Caiwei smiled faintly after hearing this. She knew that Ji Zhaohui would have to let her in, and the words she had just spoken were all intentional.

  As soon as she entered the house, Han Caiwei felt that even the medicinal smell in the room was faintly bitter amidst the simple and elegant atmosphere.

  Ji Zhaohui was indeed lying on the couch, and hadn't even put on makeup. Her complexion was indeed a bit pale, with dark circles under her eyes, which were also slightly black. It seemed like she hadn't slept well last night. When Han Caiwei came in, Ji Zhaohui hastily asked a maid to bring over a pillow, sat up against it, and smiled at Han Caiwei: "Sister Han is here, please sit down. Chunhua, serve tea."

  Han Caiwei blocked 'Spring' Hua, pursed her lips and smiled: "I'll just have a cup of warm water, no need for strong tea. If it's floral tea, that's fine too, I can make do with a little."

  Ji Zhaohui smiled faintly: "I know your taste, last time I saw you didn't even drink strong tea, the ones I brewed for you were all light 'flower' teas, which were rewarded in the palace, I don't like to drink it, try a little bit."

  After she finished speaking, she coughed twice. When Han Caiwei was about to take the tea from 'Spring' Hua, she heard her cough and put down the teacup again, pointing at the medicine jar she had brought: "I made this medicine for you, I didn't give you a pulse diagnosis, this medicine can only make you feel better in your heart. From the sound of your cough, it seems like an old illness, if you want to recover, it will take about one or two years."

  Spring Hua got the hint from Ji Zhaoxi, went to that medicine pot, scooped out a small bowl and drank it. Only after finishing did she laugh: "This medicine is really bitter."

  Han Caiwei smiled and said: "Good medicine is bitter in the mouth but effective for the disease."

  Ji Zhaohui wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, pursed her lips and smiled: "Your 'medicine' is naturally good, I went to see Wang Shi last night and she has improved a lot. However, this illness of mine is indeed an old one, in the past Lang Zhong also said that if you want to fully recover, you must take care of it for four or five years. Now your medical skills are so good, saying that it will only take one or two years, I'm too lazy to bother with it anymore. Fortunately, these few years have been uneventful, the affairs of the Wang estate have been handled according to routine, and I've become quite skilled at being idle. This illness only flares up in autumn, as long as I can get through that, I'll be fine."

  The taste of this 'flower' tea is too light, she still prefers the fragrance of thick and flavorful 'flower' tea, such as rose and so on. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any rose here. Han Chae-yi put away her thoughts, put down the teacup, and looked at Ji Soo-hee: "If Your Highness doesn't mind, I'll take your pulse."

  Ji Zhaohui smiled slightly and pulled up her sleeve, revealing a wrist as white as jade: "What you seek is not to be found."

  Han Caiwei stepped forward and carefully felt her pulse. After a while, she said: "Stick out your tongue and let me take a look."

  Ji Zhaohui did as she was told, and then Han Caiwei sat back down. Ji Zhaohui's face still had a faint smile: "How is it?"

  Han Caiwei took a deep breath and stared at her: "I don't understand why you sent someone to deliver a message to me six years ago, telling me to kneel in the ancestral hall for four hours every day."

  Ji Zhaohui didn't seem surprised that she asked such a question, and smiled lightly: "You remembered?"

  Han Caiwei shook her head, speaking bluntly: "No, for those six years in the past I am still a blank slate. It's just that after I fainted and woke up again, I was still kneeling, but I didn't understand why I was kneeling until someone told me it was you who made me kneel. Why?"

  Ji Zhaohui listened and smiled with a lowered gaze: "Was it the lady from the Pan family who told you, or was it the lady from the Wang family?" She knew clearly in her heart that such things, no matter how secretly done, couldn't be hidden from these 'women'.

  Han Caiwei sighed: "Whoever it is, I already know. If you want to know, just go check, anyway, I'm too lazy to say."

  Ji Zhaohui knew her taboos, so she pursed her lips and said: "Yes, it was I who secretly sent someone to deliver a message to you. At the time, I also told you why, but unfortunately, you forgot. That person has come to tell you now, presumably because they see how close we are and want to stir up discord between us. But fortunately, your straightforward nature didn't fall for it." Ji Zhaohui paused before continuing in a gentle tone: "Just because the prince doesn't know or ask about it doesn't mean that the people in the mansion don't know either. You're still a woman of the Wang estate after all, and I naturally couldn't ignore you. Originally, I was just quietly helping you without letting you know, but later when you had a child, if I hadn't secretly helped you cover it up, do you think you could have kept it hidden? If I hadn't shielded you, would you have been able to keep it under wraps for so long? When the truth comes out, it will be a huge scandal! As for why I wanted to help you hide it, it's simple: I knew you didn't want to return to the Wang estate or get entangled with the prince. Seeing that you're weak and timid by nature, I pitied you and was willing to quietly lend a hand."

  "Making you kneel in the ancestral hall was my borrowing of the prince's name, and it was also to protect you. Do you think people from other courtyards are so easy to deceive? I racked my brains to make them think that the prince dislikes you and doesn't want you, so I made you kneel, and you understood the pros and cons yourself, willingly accepting my proposal. It's also for the sake of protecting Xuer growing up safely; otherwise, do you think the Wang and Pang families are easy to deal with? Six years have passed, but you've lost your memory, things have changed, and you know what happened afterwards. From start to finish, I was doing it all for your own good, not intentionally plotting against you. Moreover, everything I did before was to take care of your feelings; now that your feelings have changed, I still like your 'nature', so I want to help you."

  Ji Zhaohui said with sincerity and kindness, in such a situation, she could only do so.

  Han Caiwei believed her, because in such a situation, only the princess could keep 'Han Caiwei' safe. She just didn't understand one thing: "What's in it for you to treat me like this?"

  Han Caiwei asked, and Ji Zhaoxi smiled slightly: "I'm doing all this for the sake of the Wang Fu too. You're too young and stubborn, many things you can't see through, stuck in your own thoughts, determined to draw a line with the master, but after all, you are the master's 'woman', and have borne his child, it's inevitable that one day you'll return, just like today's situation. The master has no children, Xu'er will definitely win his favor, and you are also the only 'daughter' I trust in this Wang Fu, in your heart, wealth and honor are all fleeting clouds, so I'm willing to help you. After you lost your memory and returned to the Wang Fu, I once tested you, observing you, although your temperament has changed, your nature is still the same as before, so I put my mind at ease. More importantly, the master accepted you, recognized you, so I have nothing to worry about. My body is not good, if something happens to me later, there will be no one in the Wang Fu who can take charge, I've been worried about this day and night, now with you, I can also put my mind at ease."

  Han Caiwei sighed inwardly, unexpectedly Season Zhaoxi had such a long-term plan, and her heart was so broad-minded! Previously, she had misjudged this gentle and elegant girl!

  "Hasn't the doctor told you? They've told you how much longer you have left?"