My Lady Always Lacks Ambition
Chapter 92 - 94 You Are Quite Unlucky

Chapter 92: Chapter 94 You Are Quite Unlucky

Taisu Pulse, it can predict and discern a person’s life status, good or bad fortune, and other eventualities. Qin Liuxi has been practicing medicine for many years, but she does not use this pulse diagnosis method on everyone—after all, life is as intricate as a tapestry, endlessly variable.

The Old Princess Consort before her merely piqued Qin Liuxi’s curiosity.

Just as her facial features indicated, she was doomed to solitude and misfortune, orphaned at birth with the death of her grandparents, and then during her childhood, her parents followed them in death. In her prime years, she lost her husband, and by mid-life, her children as well. A person with a weaker disposition would have been overwhelmed by these tragedies long ago.

Yet the Old Princess Consort maintained an extremely steady demeanor, no, it should be said that her heart was like withered wood, undisturbed by ripples, conforming to the natural will of heaven, including life and death.

Poor woman, to endure the agony of cold poison for so many years. No, perhaps compared to the numbness resulting from the severance from all kin, the numbness brought about by this extreme cold poison was hardly worth mentioning?

"Doctor Qin, what is the matter?" Qi Qian was somewhat anxious.

Qin Liuxi glanced at him, changed hands, and continued the pulse diagnosis. This time, she focused entirely on examining the Old Princess Consort’s physical condition.

Little did she know, her actions made Qi Qian more anxious. The pulse taking was so prolonged; could his grandmother’s health be beyond the help of medicine?

On the contrary, the Old Princess Consort was the calmest one there. She merely stared at Qin Liuxi, and upon closer inspection, felt more and more that this child had an excellent bone structure, beautiful in birth, truly embodying the saying ’beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin.’

"Did the Princess Consort suffer from severe cold in her youth? Did you fall into icy caves or cold ponds?" Qin Liuxi asked casually as she withdrew her hand.

The Old Princess Consort was momentarily startled and nodded her head: "Just by feeling the pulse, you know this? I was born into a peasant family. Those years were marred by wars and famine. One winter was particularly cold, with snow up to a person’s chest. It was during that year that I met Qian’er’s grandfather."

Qin Liuxi’s expression did not change; she could guess as much. The Old Princess Consort wasn’t of noble birth. Her prestigious status came from her husband and her son.

"His grandfather was injured and fell into a cold pond. If I had not saved him, he would have certainly died, so I jumped in after him," the Old Princess Consort reminisced about her youth, her mind drifting for a rare moment.

"After that incident, you must have been afflicted with the cold, but since you were young, despite having cold limbs and a cold uterus, it wasn’t too severe. However, once cold energy enters the body, it’s not so easy to eliminate. Thus, due to the cold uterus, it was difficult for you to conceive; having a son was fortuitous. And it was after childbirth that you really acquired the cold poison in your body," said Qin Liuxi. The cold poison had deeply penetrated the bone marrow; to bear it for so many years, she was indeed extraordinary.

The Old Princess Consort nodded and said, "Indeed, Nanny Zhao is also aware. Right after I gave birth to Prince Ning, the rebel army made a comeback. At that time, Prince Ning Mansion was besieged, and to hide from the rebel army, I, along with Qian’er’s father, took refuge in a snow cellar. During that time, my Chief Maid and her child sacrificed themselves to protect us, and we’re killed by the rebel army in our stead..."

Her voice became choked up. Even Nanny Zhao seemed pained, wiping the corner of her eyes, obviously recalling those difficult days.

Qi Qian clenched his fists; therefore, his royal father was also weak from a young age and did not live to enjoy his prime years.

For some people, misfortunes come without end. Even Qin Liuxi, upon hearing the Old Princess Consort’s experiences, couldn’t help feeling that she was plagued by misfortune, and blurted out a thought, "Your life, it’s really quite unlucky!"

Just as the Old Princess Consort and Nanny Zhao were grieving for the past, they paused: "..."

Qi Qian’s face darkened.

Chen Pi, who had been standing silently to the side, lifted his eyelids slightly. ’If words are not startling, they are not worth speaking,’ his Family Head was truly fearless!