Chapter 159: The Vicious Eldest Daughter (24)

Why didn't you say so sooner?

The system also felt wronged. "You didn't tell me your plan was like this, did you? How can you blame this on the system? Go back and think of another way."

On the other side, Little Peach was frantic when she couldn't find her princess. She and Cai Duo were calling out for her. Wen Wan had no choice but to give up and go back following the sound. All that climbing of the mountain had been for nothing.

Upon seeing her, Little Peach almost cried, "Your Highness, you scared us to death! Why did you suddenly go so far away?"

Wen Wan wiped away her tears. "I'm fine, go back."

Cai Duo: "But we haven't collected much morning dew yet, and the sun is about to come out, so we have to hurry."

"No need, let's go down the mountain."

Little Peach was the most obedient to the Princess, and Cai Duo would not disobey the Princess's orders either. So the group went down the mountain. Little Peach said, "What should we say if Chu Sisi asks?"

"Do you think I'm afraid of her?"

"Of course the princess is not afraid of her. When we get back, I will prepare hot water for the princess to take a good bath. It's cold and the dew is heavy on the mountain. It wouldn't be good if she got sick."

Wen Wan and the two of them went down the mountain, then casually filled a bottle with well water from an ordinary courtyard and handed it to Chu Sisi.

Chu Sisi examined it for a moment, then frowned. "Sister, you've worked so hard. There are impurities in this morning dew, which doesn't meet the raw material requirements for the spiritual spring. I heard that you went there personally. In the future, let others do these things. How can someone as precious as you do such a thing?"

"Are you saying this morning dew isn't pure? I collected this morning dew little by little, how could there be any impurities? Are you doing this on purpose?"

Chu Sisi looked aggrieved. "How could you say that, sister? The morning dew has already been exposed to the sun, so its medicinal effect has been greatly reduced. It's not suitable in the first place. If I used the morning dew, I would be playing with the patient's life. How could I do such a heinous thing?"

Wen Wan: "You mean this was originally morning dew that met the criteria, but it was ruined by sunlight?"

"nature."

Wen Wan sneered. Xiao Taozi and Cai Duo both looked at Chu Sisi as if she were a joke. Xiao Taozi had never thought that this concubine's daughter from the Prime Minister's mansion was anything good, while Cai Duo was simply disappointed. She originally thought that this Miss Chu, who could develop a solution to the plague, was some kind of peerless doctor or a great person. It turned out that she was just a liar.

"Do you know what? This isn't morning dew at all; it's well water I collected from an underground river. It can contain anything, but the sunlight can't reach it. My dear sister, it seems you're not all that great after all."

Chu Sisi: "!!!"

Little Peach: "Your Highness, I told you not to believe her, she's just lying to people."

"you--"

"Why are you calling me Princess Consort? And did the Prime Minister's Mansion fail to teach you manners? Don't point your finger at me and keep calling me 'little sister.' You've never called me 'elder sister' before. I've tolerated you for a long time now. You'd better not provoke me, or you wouldn't want to know what will happen to Aunt Xin."

"Chu Huang, are you threatening me? If you hurt my mother, I will never let you get away with it."

With a cold laugh, Wen Wan took Xiao Taozi and Cai Duo back to the house. She wasn't going to cut, dry, or grind any medicine for Chu Sisi; she was really giving her too much credit.

To put it bluntly, she's not the original Chu Huang, so she doesn't owe Chu Sisi anything.

Back at her place, Wen Wan took a hot shower and changed her clothes. Xiao Taozi prepared a hearty breakfast for her, saying that she needed to eat well to have the energy to think of a solution.

Seeing the host's reaction, the system thought for a moment and then said, "Actually, there's another way."

"What method?"

[Entering a dream.]

"Enter a dream? What does that mean? Enter whose dream?"

[This system allows the host to enter the male protagonist Gu Xi's dream, but only for five minutes.]

"I understand. You mean I can tell him in my dreams where the medicine to cure the plague is, and then I can deliver the medicine to the location I mentioned beforehand. He will definitely try it for the sake of the people, and then it will work? This is a good idea. Why didn't you say so sooner?"

system:【……】

Why didn't you say so sooner? Because every time its host enters the male lead's dream, it generates some uncontrollable emotions, which then add to the emotional connection between the host and the male lead. If it weren't necessary, it would have even wanted to keep this cheat ability a secret from its host.

However, the female lead is plotting something now. If the host doesn't solve this problem, he might not be able to concentrate on the mission. Moreover, he might suffer psychological trauma because of those who died, which wouldn't do.

However, you must conceal your identity well and not let Gu Xi discover that it is you.

"Of course."

...

So on this day, Wen Wan carefully avoided everyone and put the medicine given to her by the system in a hidden place. To increase the credibility of the metaphysics, she also put it behind the ancestral hall of the county magistrate's family.

She had no idea that shortly after she placed it, the item had been taken away by the suddenly appearing guards and placed on the prince's table. If she had known, she would have screamed for help.

After returning home, Wen Wan quickly washed up and went to bed.

Meanwhile, Gu Xi was examining the item that had been found when he suddenly felt sleepy and fell asleep.

Gu Xi doesn't like to dream, because every time he dreams, he never dreams of anything good. He killed countless people on the battlefield, and every time he dreams, he hears the roars of countless people who want to come and pay for his life.

On the battlefield, swords have no eyes; it's either you die or I live. So Gu Xi never regretted killing those enemy soldiers. However, he was a human being, not a weapon. Those people were living beings; once their heads were cut off, they could never go home again.

This time, however, it's very different.

He dreamt that he was in a paradise, surrounded by birdsong and fragrant flowers, and he could even smell the faint scent of peach blossom wine. He had thought that if none of this had happened, he would have found such a place to live in seclusion, not as a prince or a king, and not as a contender for the throne with his brother.

He might also have his own lover, have one or two children, and go out hunting every day while his wife stays at home embroidering.

A wooden house appeared in front of him. Gu Xi curiously pushed open the door and saw a woman sitting inside with her back to him.

Gu Xi: "..."

Could this really be his wife who has been living in seclusion?

What about the child? Since this is a dream, shouldn't it be more comprehensive?

Wen Wan was also numb.

"Your dreams are set up to be so realistic?"

System: [There's no way around it, every scene here is built according to the male protagonist's desires, so please don't complain, host, hurry up and get down to business, you only have five minutes.]

"Is Your Highness still troubled by the plague?"

Gu Xi: "..." What you think about during the day, you dream about at night. There's definitely some truth to that.

"Your Highness need not worry, I have medicine that can cure the plague."

"What medicine?" Gu Xi walked towards the woman, and Wen Wan quickly finished speaking, "The medicine is behind the ancestral hall of the county magistrate's family. That's the medicine that can cure the plague."

Gu Xi: "!!!"

This dream was actually true; his secret guards had just discovered that the princess had placed something behind the ancestral hall in the magistrate's residence when this dream occurred.

Why should I believe you?

"Once you find the medicine, one drop of the medicine in one bucket of water, then give each patient a bowl to drink. Remember not to waste it, because if you waste it, it will be gone."

Gu Xi: "..."

That's outrageous! How could he say something so absurd in his dream? How much does he want to cure the plague?

Gu Xi reached out and grabbed the woman in front of him. "Turn around so I can see if she looks like my beloved princess."

Wen Yan: "..."

Stiff! Absolutely stiff.

"How could he know my identity?"

System: [Maybe you're the only woman he can think of. It's okay, I'll just leave now.]

“I am not a princess, I am a fairy. Remember what I just said, you must do it, otherwise this plague will not be cured and many, many people will die.”

After saying that, he quickly had the system take him away.

Gu Xi wanted to turn the person around to see if it was his princess's face, but the person disappeared the next second, and he immediately woke up. In front of him was still the bottle.

"A fairy?" Gu Xi chuckled as he recalled his dream. He uncorked the bottle, and a delicate fragrance wafted out, instantly refreshing him. Curious about what it was, Gu Xi had his men find a royal physician and take a small amount for the physician to study.

I spent a whole day researching, but I didn't figure anything out.

"Do you think this can cure the plague?"

The imperial physician was shocked by the prince's words. "We can give it a try. Although I haven't figured out what this is yet, I've tried it and it's not poisonous. Moreover, the medicinal properties are very pure. I wonder where Your Highness obtained it?"

Gu Xi looked at the medicine bottle. Where did it come from? Of course, it was hidden by his mysterious princess.

Gu Xi felt she shouldn't believe a dream, but another voice kept saying: What if it is? What if Chu Huang, like her sister, also has some strange methods?

Why doesn't he give it a try? If he succeeds, it could save many lives.

"Take the medicine, then put a drop in a bucket of water and feed it to the most severely ill patients." Only those people on the verge of life and death would be worth a try for Gu Xi.

The imperial physician took the bottle and left.

In less than two hours, the imperial physician rushed over excitedly, "It's done, Your Highness, it's done!"

Gu Xi: "..."

"it works?"

The imperial physician's expression was almost out of control. "It's not just effective. Those people who drank the water mixed with this stuff visibly improved. In just one hour, they were no different from ordinary people. This is even faster and more thorough than the medicine given by Physician Chu. Moreover, at this dosage, it's enough to cure all the patients."

Gu Xi: "!!!"

Really?

Gu Xi rushed over to check, and then watched as the medicine took effect, seeing the patient, who was almost dead, gradually recover. The imperial physician treated him, and there were no side effects.

Gu Xi immediately ordered the imperial physician to administer the medicine.

And there should be no waste.

Wen Wan soon learned what had happened here, and she was finally able to get a good night's sleep without worrying about those people dying.