This woman is beautiful, but her voice is utterly repulsive.
However, Su Xiaoning was so dazzled by the beauty that she didn't take the beauty's words to heart. She clicked her tongue in amazement at the existence of such a beauty in the world, and smiled as she gestured for the beauty to enter.
"Miss Meng, please. The Drunken Physician is inside."
The beauty snorted coldly, feeling uncomfortable with Su Xiaoning staring at her so intently. Without saying anything more, she lifted the curtain and went into the inner room.
Just as Su Xiaoning was about to follow her inside, a servant tugged at her sleeve and whispered a reminder: "Miss Su, you must be careful in serving her. This young lady is Meng Ruqiao, the daughter of the current Prime Minister. Even the Emperor has to give her family some face!"
Wow, so she's the daughter of the current prime minister. No wonder she's making such a grand entrance.
Su Xiaoning nodded to the servant to indicate that she understood, and then lifted the curtain and followed him in, wanting to see what illness this beauty had.
Inside the room, Bai Hua stared at Meng Ruqiao for a long time, then carefully took her pulse before saying, "Miss Meng, you are not sick at all."
"How could that be?" Meng Ruqiao frowned, clearly not believing Bai Hua's words. "I've been restless and short of breath these past few days. How could I not be sick? If the imperial physicians in the palace weren't so busy lately and unable to go out to treat patients, why would I be here to see you? You'd better examine me more carefully!"
"Miss Meng doesn't believe in my medical skills?" Bai Hua's voice suddenly turned cold. His greatest pride in his life was his medical skills, and being doubted by this young lady for no reason made him furious. He immediately stood up and pulled Su Xiaoning over.
“This is my apprentice, who is also skilled in medicine. You can have her take a look at you.”
"Me?" Su Xiaoning hesitated, afraid that this beauty might have misjudged her. Bai Hua, however, pushed her away without any politeness and directly grabbed Meng Ruqiao's wrist to take her pulse.
After going through all the procedures, Su Xiaoning said the same thing as Bai Hua, "Miss Meng, you're not sick!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Ruqiao immediately slammed her hand on the table.
"I already said it's impossible! You quacks are just lying through your teeth!"
Su Xiaoning glanced at Meng Ruqiao with a bit of a speechlessness. This beauty wasted her good looks, and seemed to have a bit of a brain problem. "Miss Meng, don't overthink it. You just didn't eat enough. In our terms, you have low blood sugar."
"What nonsense are you talking about..." Meng Ruqiao was about to retort when she suddenly remembered something and listlessly shut her mouth.
Although she didn't know what "hypoglycemia" meant, she had indeed eaten a lot less these past few days in order to maintain her perfect figure, and the discomfort started after she lost weight.
"Miss Meng, go back and eat properly. Since you're in the Prime Minister's household, you won't go hungry," Su Xiaoning kindly advised, but her concerned expression seemed to Meng Ruqiao as a mocking glance.
Meng Ruqiao was both ashamed and angry. She immediately pointed at Su Xiaoning's nose and scolded, "I am the daughter of the Prime Minister. I have more delicacies than I can eat every day. Who gives you the right to talk nonsense, you country bumpkin who never gets enough to eat!"
Su Xiaoning's eye twitched, and she innocently spread her hands. "Miss Meng, are you mistaken? Although I am indeed a country bumpkin, our village is rich in resources, so we won't go hungry."
"Stop lying, you country bumpkin! I bet you shamelessly followed the Ninth Prince back to the capital, clinging to the Prince's mansion hoping to enjoy a life of luxury. The Ninth Prince is kind-hearted and didn't kick you out, but you've gotten so smug, thinking you've risen from a sparrow to a phoenix!"
"Miss Meng, aren't you going a bit too far with those words..."
Su Xiaoning frowned, about to retort, when suddenly a clear, cold voice entered everyone's ears.
"She was originally a phoenix, so what's wrong with her living where she belongs now?"
Upon hearing that familiar voice, Su Xiaoning instinctively turned around. She saw Su Qingcai's well-defined hands part the curtain, and he, who had rushed back to the palace from the palace, walked in, bathed in the sunlight outside, and immediately pulled Su Xiaoning into his arms.
"She is a distinguished guest invited by the king, and no one can look down on her, not even the prime minister. Although Miss Meng comes from a high family, she is not polite and has not learned proper manners. It seems that I should find a day to talk to the prime minister and ask him to discipline Miss Meng properly."
Su Qingcai only cared about protecting Su Xiaoning, and was completely ruthless towards Meng Ruqiao.
Since it was in front of the Ninth Prince, Meng Ruqiao didn't dare to act rashly. She just felt extremely wronged. Why was this country bumpkin being protected by the prince like this?
Her eyes were filled with tears, making her look pitiful, like a delicate peony under the spring rain.
Su Xiaoning hissed. How could she bear to see a beauty weep? She pushed Su Qingcai away and then affectionately took Meng Ruqiao's arm.
"These trivial matters aren't serious enough to warrant reporting to the Prime Minister. Miss Meng, don't be sad. I didn't mean any harm when I said that. Here's what I'll do: I'll prescribe you a whitening and beautifying medicine. Take it home and take good care of yourself. I guarantee you'll be even more radiant and beautiful than a flower!"
Su Xiaoning was quite decisive. She casually grabbed a prescription that she and Bai Hua had just finished developing a couple of days ago and stuffed it into Meng Ruqiao's hand. While Meng Ruqiao looked completely bewildered, she took her arm and escorted her out of the mansion. Su Xiaoning was afraid that if she stayed any longer, Su Qingcai would really not let Meng Ruqiao go.
This action fully considered Meng Ruqiao's feelings, but Su Xiaoning completely ignored Su Qingcai.
Su Qingcai's face darkened, as if a storm cloud was pressing down on him. "I was thinking of protecting you, but you just repay evil with kindness. It seems like I was the one who was presumptuous?"
"What? She's a beauty, so what if she has a temper! And you know what, Miss Meng's figure after losing weight by not eating is really beautiful..." Su Xiaoning clicked her tongue in admiration. She was an ultimate beauty enthusiast, and she really couldn't bring herself to have any thoughts of revenge against a beauty like Meng Ruqiao.
Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoning was simply judging by looks. But was he not good-looking? Su Qingcai's anger flared up, and his jealous gaze almost pierced through Su Xiaoning.
Su Xiaoning shivered, realizing she had misspoke, and left with a "I'll go cook for you" before disappearing without daring to look at the varied expressions on Su Qingcai's face behind her.
She ran straight into the kitchen. Although she had just made up an excuse to escape, she knew that the meal couldn't be taken lightly, so she started cooking.
Shen Jun was ordered to investigate Su Xiaoning. He had been following Su Xiaoning around, and when he saw her suddenly start cooking, many thoughts immediately popped into his head.
Is it because she drugged the Ninth Prince that he was so infatuated with her?
This is incredible!
Shen Jun felt a surge of nervousness and quietly moved closer to Su Xiaoning, wanting to see her movements more clearly.
Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoning suddenly turned around and splashed a pot of hot water over his head!
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