"I don't want to spend every day idly waiting for you in the palace," Yuan Dan wrote on the paper at the end.
This also explains why she agreed to leave the egg.
Looking at the poorly written character "等" on the paper, a ripple seemed to appear in Xiao Changqi's calm and unwavering eyes.
Since his mother's death, no one has ever said they were waiting for him.
Then, facing the little bird's round, beady eyes, Xiao Changqi could only pat its head and say in a hoarse voice, "I'll be back soon."
Yuandan didn't believe him at all.
War is never that easy, nor is it ever that quick.
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
I didn't mean to stop you or forbid you from going.
But you must come back safe and sound.
Otherwise, I'll eat your entire palace dry.
After the man and the bird talked things out, they were able to put their differences to rest.
On New Year's Day, he was finally able to get into Gan Wang's bed, sleeping on Xiao Changqi's hair as usual.
The next day, Gan Wang went to the military camp to muster troops and make preparations for the trip to Tongzhou. This time, Yuan Dan did not go with the men, but instead had Sparrow take her to the mountains.
In modern times, herbs are expensive because they are rare, but ancient herbs were often regarded as weeds by villagers who did not know their value.
Unable to accompany Xiao Changqi to Tongzhou on New Year's Day, she could only use her knowledge to prepare some medicine for him to take with him.
There are medicines for treating knife wounds, antidotes, and even anesthetics.
Almost every medicine that could be thought of for New Year's Day was found.
"Master, why are you picking so many herbs?" Sparrow, carrying a small bundle across its back, followed behind Yuandan, picking herbs as it asked curiously.
"Silly sparrow, these aren't weeds, they're herbs." Yuan Dan lowered his head, sniffed the herbs, and then looked at the serrated edges of the leaves. He recognized what kind of herbs they were, then used his beak to pull them up by the roots, shook off the dirt, and put them into his small bundle.
"But what is the purpose of gathering herbs?"
"Make it into pills and send it to Xiao Changqi in Tongzhou as a precaution."
On New Year's Day, she learned that Xiao Changqi had a legendary healer named Sun Jianchou by his side. Even if she was injured, Sun Jianchou would be there to treat her, so she might not need her medicine. But she still couldn't help but want to do something for the man.
I didn't think much about it on New Year's Day, just that I was doing it to repay a debt of gratitude.
After all, since she came into this world, the man who initially said he would roast her has been the one who treats her the best.
Having received a good education from her parents since childhood, Yuan Dan is actually a kind-hearted girl. While she wouldn't repay a small favor tenfold, she's not an ungrateful little bird either.
So she did all this simply to repay Xiao Changqi for providing her with food and lodging.
After mentally preparing myself, my lingering feelings for the man on New Year's Day vanished instantly.
After collecting the herbs, the two birds flew back to the palace and began to tinker with them. First, they washed the herbs clean. When the servants saw that the prince's beloved birds were playing with some new "toys," they came over to help the two birds wash the herbs.
After washing the herbs, Yuandan instructed her servants to crush them, and then, after a series of processes including boiling, rolling, and forming into pills, dark brown pills were formed.
The servants were surprised that the prince's beloved bird could also cure medicine. Instead of demonizing the bird, they just felt that the prince's bird was far too clever.
"Little Yuanyuan, you're not really some kind of fairy descended to earth, are you?" a servant teased.
"Chirp chirp".
Those who descend to earth are all fairies, not demons.
The servants couldn't understand what the little bird was saying, so they could only suppress their doubts and continue working.
So when Xiao Changqi returned from the military camp and retrieved the little bird, he suddenly smelled a strong medicinal odor.
Did the naughty little bird fall into the medicine?
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