Tao Wanxin's expression was awkward. She hadn't expected such a private and delicate question, and for a moment, she didn't know whether to answer.
Ji Qingwu was not surprised by her reaction.
Her gaze was clear as she assured her, "Princess Consort, you can rest assured. I am a physician, and everything I ask is for the sake of your condition. Please, you must tell me the truth. Our conversation today will absolutely not be known by any third party."
Tao Wanxin's voice was soft. "There was bleeding, about half a year ago. But it only happened that once. What exactly is my illness?"
Ji Qingwu stated her diagnosis: "It is a flux sickness."
'Flux sickness?'
Tao Wanxin had heard of such things. It wasn't a respectable ailment; only "unclean" women contracted it.
Her face paled further as she asked, "Is this the kind of foul disease that those prostitutes from the Qin Lou Chu Guan contract?"
