Yun Shi tried to discern something from Qi Mingzhu’s face, but her expression was calm, revealing nothing.
“If you feel unwell, please have the household physician examine you. Your health is paramount; you cannot afford to be careless just because you are young. Fusu, tell me, has the eldest young lady felt unwell recently?” Yun Shi’s sharp gaze fell upon Fusu. If the young lady were truly pregnant before her marriage, those who served her would not escape a grim fate.
Although the young lady had repeatedly assured her that everything was fine and that no one could harm her with her protection, Fusu was still fearful.
She instinctively glanced at Qi Mingzhu. Seeing that she was not flustered at all, Fusu gradually calmed down.
“Replying to Madam Yun, the young lady has not mentioned feeling unwell to me, nor have I noticed anything amiss while attending to her. As for why her menses are delayed, I am also unaware.”
Was she determined to press the issue?
“Eldest young lady, you must understand that if an illness is left untreated, it may never fully recover. You are still young and have a bright future ahead of you!” Yun Shi said meaningfully.
“Thank you for your kind admonition, Madam Yun, but I am perfectly well,” Qi Mingzhu replied with a smile.
Yun Shi found it difficult to directly summon the household physician for a pulse diagnosis, as it would likely escalate the matter.
In the end, she could only indirectly mention it to Qi Tianming.
Qi Tianming naturally did not believe it; he thought Qi Mingzhu would not do such a thing.
Even if she were to, among those in the household, besides himself as the male master, the rest were young servants. Could Qi Mingzhu possibly fancy a servant?
“In any case, I have told the Marquis that if anything happens in the future, he should not blame me,” Yun Shi said indifferently.
Even if some scandal were to occur, since it was not her own child, even if it affected Zhenzhen and Yi Ge’er, the impact would not be unacceptably severe.
Therefore, she was too lazy to worry about it.
Seeing her attitude, Qi Tianming felt a hint of doubt.
Since Yun Shi took charge of the household affairs, everything had been orderly. He had initially thought she might use this opportunity to install her own people or seek revenge on Xiao Qin Shi and Mingzhu, but none of that had happened. The same people remained, the provisions for Xiao Qin Shi and Mingzhu were not meager, and whenever they had any issues, she would inform him immediately to make a decision.
Yun Shi was forthright in her dealings.
She would not fabricate anything that did not exist.
Qi Tianming pondered for a moment and instructed his attendant to have the household physician examine Qi Mingzhu’s pulse.
“You will accompany me as well,” Qi Tianming called out to Yun Shi.
If it turned out to be true, it would be awkward for him, a man, to handle, and it would fall to Yun Shi to manage.
“I knew Madam Yun would speak to Father about this. Does Father rush over immediately because he trusts Madam Yun implicitly? Or is he so concerned about his daughter’s health?” Qi Mingzhu’s words were laced with deep sarcasm.
Qi Tianming concerned about her?
What a joke.
Qi Tianming remained calm. “You are my daughter, how could I not be concerned? Knowing you are unwell, how could I not attend to it?”
The household physician was somewhat puzzled. He had taken the pulse of the masters and madams at the beginning of each month and the fifteenth, and he had found no issues with the eldest young lady.
At Qi Tianming’s signal, the physician produced a wrist rest. “Eldest young lady, please.”
Qi Mingzhu calmly placed her hand on it, staring at the physician with a half-smile. “You must be accurate in your diagnosis, otherwise, I will have my father dismiss you.”
The physician had been at the Marquis’s residence for over ten years. While his medical skills were not top-tier, they were considered good. He felt that while he might not be able to treat certain illnesses, he was capable of diagnosis, so what was there to be inaccurate about?