This old man takes his leave.
I whispered in the maid's ear, "Is your mistress here to see if she has an heir?"
"You..." The maid looked at me in disbelief: "How did you know?"
“I could tell! I am a person outside the secular world, a proper cultivator.”
The maid looked me up and down, seemingly unconvinced. I patted her on the shoulder: "Why don't you hurry and inform your mistress? Otherwise, she'll miss out on me, and that would be her loss..."
The maid hesitated for a moment, but finally got into the carriage and went to inform the lady.
A moment later, I saw a maid beckoning to me, inviting me to get into the carriage.
I smiled and boarded the carriage on my own. When the maid saw me get on, she got off, leaving only the Crown Princess and me in the carriage.
I got straight to the point: "If you want to have a baby, you need to accumulate more good karma, and also, take my medicine."
"How did you know, young lady?"
“I am a cultivator, born with the ability to cultivate eyesight, so I can see many things that mortals cannot. You and your husband have been together for many years but have no children, and recently, your husband's sexual performance has also declined, is that right?”
"This..." The Crown Princess blushed, "You can even see that, Miss?"
"You don't have enough of your husband's aura on you, so of course you know..."
"Does that girl have a solution?"
"There is nothing wrong with your health, Madam. The problem lies with your husband. You should accumulate more good deeds and do more good deeds, and then cooperate with the medicine I prescribed. There will naturally be improvement. However, I cannot guarantee that Madam will definitely get pregnant, but as for the effect, Madam will definitely see it."
"Really?"
"Madam, you are welcome to try it! My prescription has only benefits and no drawbacks."
At this point, I picked up the paper and pen next to me and started writing quickly. After I finished writing, I handed it to her: "Madam, you can take this medicine and ask around to confirm that it is non-toxic and harmless before taking it."
After saying that, I got off the carriage without any hesitation.
The carriage curtain behind them was lifted, and the Crown Princess instructed the maid who had been there earlier: "Give this young lady ten taels of gold."
Ten taels of gold, wow, the Crown Princess is so generous! I quickly thanked her, "Then, thank you very much, Madam."
After the carriage left, I returned to Muli's side. Muli tapped my forehead and asked, "What did you give her?"
"A prescription! Thanks to Chef Deng's book, I was able to learn how to write a prescription that seems harmless but is harmful to ghosts."
"How can you be sure she'll eat it?"
"She and the Crown Prince have never had children, which must have been a source of pain for her. Otherwise, why would she have gone to a folk pharmacy? Even if she didn't really believe in it, she would still have made the Crown Prince take it."
"Will the Crown Prince... eat it?"
“Since the Crown Prince wants to play the role of a Crown Prince well, it’s normal for him to cooperate with his wife. Moreover, once the ghost of the Third Prince inside him is weakened by the medicine and loses its power, it will naturally make the Crown Prince’s soulless body more instinctive and powerful… The Crown Princess will then think the prescription is effective and will naturally make the Crown Prince take it again…”
"You're so naughty, Little Thirteen..."
That address immediately pulled me back into bed. I glared at him and said, "You're not allowed to call me that in public."
“Okay,” he nodded readily, “Of course there will be many more times when I call you that…”
I glared at him and took the pastries I had bought to wait for Ah Shi at the entrance of the examination hall.
People left the examination hall in batches, but Ah Shi was nowhere to be seen. Even after the prime minister had finished his court session and rushed over, Ah Shi still hadn't come out.
I was getting a little anxious: "Why hasn't it come out yet?"
I checked on the shadow's condition with some unease, only to see the prince leading a cultivator wielding a writing brush towards it. I quickly shouted, "Shadow!"
The next second, the gray-black shadow flew out at lightning speed and into the pouch. I guarded the pouch and calmly waited for the Crown Prince to come out with his men.
The crown prince and his men caught up in no time, and when they saw me standing perfectly still without moving, his face turned ashen...
I greeted the Crown Prince with a smile: "Nephew, why are you still inspecting the examination hall? You weren't taking that person with you to pull strings, were you?"
The crown prince rolled his eyes at me, said nothing, and left with his men.
Thank goodness I was able to summon the ghost back immediately. Otherwise, if the Crown Prince had caught me in the act, he might have accused me of using the ghost to help Ah Shi cheat, which would have been difficult to explain...
After everyone in the examination hall had come out, Ah Shi finally arrived late, looking exhausted as he stepped out of the gate.
I went up to him and asked, "How is it, Ah Shi?"
“It’s alright,” he smiled at me, then walked up to the prime minister and bowed, “Teacher.”
"Um."
I quickly put the delicious food I had found that afternoon into his arms: "I bought these because I thought they were delicious, here you go!"
"Thank you, Auntie." He opened the food box and began to eat heartily.
The prime minister asked Ah Shi, "What happened? Why did it take you so long to come out?"
"I got caught in an illusion halfway through, which delayed me a lot, and I was a bit tired from rushing to catch up... so I came out late."
How are you feeling?
Ah Shi nodded: "It's alright."
"That's good, let's go back to the mansion first." The prime minister led the way into the carriage.
When Muli and I got into the carriage, it became quite crowded.
Helpless, I could only stick close to Muli.
Ah Shi was eating and drinking non-stop across from him, and then he fell asleep.
The prime minister on the other side was also resting with his eyes closed, I don't know if he was asleep or not, it was just me and Muli staring at each other.
Muli came closer, kissed my cheek, and then reached out and pulled me into his arms.
I was leaning on Muli's shoulder, wondering if I should rest too, when the carriage was stopped.
The sudden stop of the carriage startled everyone inside, waking them up. We heard the coachman say, "Sir, it's General Mu."
Mu Qi? He's here to take Mu Li?
Muli breathed a sigh of relief, then gently kissed my forehead before opening the carriage curtain and getting out. I wanted to go with him, but he immediately pushed me back into the carriage.
I heard Muli's voice; he called out, "Grandfather."
"Hmph, so you know I'm your grandfather? Why don't you come home every day?"
"My grandson is staying at a friend's house temporarily. I sent a message back home before."
"Friend? Which friend? The woman you're with?"
"Hanging out"? What kind of word is that?
Mu Li's voice grew louder: "Grandfather, I am currently staying at the Prime Minister's uncle's house. As for the woman you mentioned, she is the wife I will marry in the future. I hope you will be careful with your words."
"Hmph, a man of unknown origin, and he calls himself a wife?"
Hey, with my fiery temper, I instantly lifted the carriage curtain and stood on the carriage, staring directly at Mu Qi: "Mu Qi, don't go too far."
His eyes widened instantly, somewhat incredulous, but he calmed down after a moment: "Young lady, although you and my grandson are in love, we still need to reach an agreement with both your parents before we dare to discuss marriage. You are currently spending every day with my grandson, which is not a good reputation."
"Oh? General Mu, you are mistaken. Everyone has a youthful time, doesn't he? I remember that General Mu also met the love of his life on the battlefield when he was young, didn't he?"
His eyes widened with each word I spoke, and he murmured, "You are..."
I smiled and said, "I remember that woman—her name was Yue'er?"
His eyes widened instantly, his face turned deathly pale, and he cried out, "You are...you are..."
"I wonder if that Yue'er... has a good reputation?"
He dismounted in disbelief and walked a few steps to the carriage: "Impossible, impossible...you are..."
I leaned closer to him and asked, "What's wrong? Don't you recognize General Mu?"
He unconsciously took two steps back, but Mu Li caught him. He looked at Mu Li and said, "Do you know... do you know..."
"I know." Muli nodded indifferently.
I chuckled in the carriage: "Speaking of which, General Mu's descendants are... more spirited than you."
He didn't reply. Instead, he grabbed Mu Li's collar with both hands and yelled, "Are you crazy? Are you crazy?"
“I’m not crazy, Grandfather. I like Xu Yi as a person, regardless of her identity.”
I stood at the front of the carriage, turned around, and looked at Mu Li: "General Mu said back then that I wasn't princess-like enough. I wonder how much of a royal air I have now?"
His eyes instantly reddened, and he rushed a few steps closer to me: "Are you trying to get revenge on me?"
"Heh..." I sneered, "What do you have that makes you worth my revenge? The only person I like is Mu Li."
I then bent down, grabbed his collar, and said sternly, "If you hadn't come to force Mu Li today, I wouldn't have shown myself to you and subjected you to this humiliation."
After saying that, I pushed him away, looked down at him, and shouted, "Get out!"
He took a few steps back and muttered, "No wonder, no wonder you were in the Imperial Observatory... No wonder, no wonder His Majesty treated you differently..."
At this point, he grabbed Muli's arm and urged, "Come on, come back with me. You're never allowed to enter the palace again!"
He pulled several times but couldn't budge Muli. He turned around and saw the determination on Muli's face. He was furious and kicked Muli, who fell to the ground, clutching his chest in pain.
I quickly dismounted and went over to help Muli up, asking with concern, "Are you alright?"
At this moment, Mu Qi actually tried to pull Mu Li away, so I directly pulled out my bone whip and lashed it at his outstretched hand.
I used great force, and the undulating bone whip left a deep wound on his arm, from which blood flowed out instantly. I even saw the life force within him being drawn out.
He instinctively touched his injured hand, looked at me standing in front of Mu Li holding the whip, then at the bone whip on the ground, and actually smiled: "Princess, this whip is not bad."
I took another step forward and said sarcastically, "Is it just the right amount to slap you?"
"Heh..." He gave a bitter laugh: "Now I know why Mu Li likes you. If it were me back then..."
“No need for further words,” I interrupted him loudly, “this is the moment, not the past.”
“Very well,” he nodded and bowed respectfully to me, “This old man takes his leave.”
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