The day after Chang Zhong left, Zhulan didn't get up in the morning, feeling groggy and heavy-headed, and Zhou Shuren even skipped the morning court session.
When Zhulan woke up feeling a bit thirsty, after drinking several sips of water, her voice was very hoarse, "What's wrong with me?"
Zhou Shuren put down the teacup he was holding and carefully helped his wife to lie back down, "You had a fever this morning, the Imperial Physician came to see you and said it was caused by excessive internal heat. He has prescribed some medicine for you."
Zhulan, "How could I be overheated?"
"How could you not be? You've been worrying about our son getting injured outside, you've been fretting over it these days, and spring is the season when it's easiest to suffer from excessive internal heat. The 'fire' in your body has flared up into illness."
Zhulan wanted to speak but felt pain in her throat, surprised by the extent of her internal 'fire'.
