At this moment, the Crown Prince was beaming with pride, looking smug, which left Song Xibai speechless.
Why does this person become more and more childish the more you spend time with them?
Song Xibai couldn't help but roll her eyes and called out to the outside.
"Eunuch Feng, fetch a basin of cold water to help His Highness calm down."
Eunuch Feng agreed and actually went.
The Crown Prince grabbed Song Xibai's hand and brought it to his lips, rubbing it against his skin.
"Qingqing, you have no idea how happy I am."
"I know, I know."
Song Xibai stroked his face.
Song Xibai's hand slowly moved upwards, touching his brow bone from the bridge of his nose.
His brow bone was prominent, his eyebrows were thick and sharp, and his eyes, which were usually piercing, looked silly at this moment.
"But Your Highness, the person who poisoned you has not yet been found. We must be careful."
Song Xibai said calmly.
The prince's ever-present upturned lips immediately fell down.
“You’re right. That person poisoned me, wanting me to have no heir. Now that you’re pregnant, if the news gets out, it might be bad for you.”
At this point, the crown prince frowned, and his eyes instantly turned sharp.
This is how Song Xibai usually sees the Crown Prince.
"I will send ten more bodyguards to protect your safety at all times. You also need to be careful about the things you come into contact with and the food you eat... By the way, I will have someone build a small kitchen for you to prevent anyone from tampering with it."
"And the Crown Princess doesn't need to pay her respects every day anymore. It's cold and the ground is slippery, making it very easy to fall. The plum trees outside are almost finished blooming, so we need to have people on guard day and night on the way to the Imperial Garden."
The prince became increasingly nervous as he spoke, and suddenly stood up, pacing back and forth in the room.
After hearing that, he felt unsafe everywhere.
This was the first time Song Xibai had ever seen him so nervous.
Is this considered a flare-up of anxiety?
Song Xibai tilted her head, wanting to laugh, but also feeling a little touched.
"Your Highness, there's no rush. I've always been careful with the food. Besides, with Dingxiang watching over things, nothing unclean will be brought to me. As for the rest, it's better to guide than to block. I've come up with a good idea."
The prince suddenly stopped and turned to look at her.
"What idea?"
"Lure the snake out of its hole, then catch them all in one fell swoop."
Song Xibai made a swinging motion with a stick.
The prince paused for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Qingqing is indeed exceptionally intelligent! How come I didn't think of that? If this matter is arranged properly, it might kill two birds with one stone... no, three birds with one stone!"
He was greatly encouraged and no longer anxious.
"I will go and discuss this with someone right away!"
As he spoke, he turned and walked out.
Just then, Eunuch Feng walked into the hall carrying a basin of cold water and almost bumped into him.
Although they didn't bump into each other, some water spilled from the basin, accidentally wetting the hem of the prince's clothes.
Eunuch Feng was so frightened that he knelt down.
The crown prince waved his hand dismissively and wiped it off.
Eunuch Feng breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly put the basin down, took a small glass bottle from the basin stand, dripped two drops of water into it, soaked a handkerchief, wrung it out, and handed it to the Crown Prince.
The prince took it and casually wiped his face, then shivered from the cold water.
He calmed down instantly.
The prince threw the handkerchief back into the basin, changed into dry clothes, and then returned to his bedroom.
In the short time that followed, Song Xibai yawned several times, her eyes half-closed, almost falling asleep.
In her hazy state, she suddenly smelled a faint floral fragrance.
However, the fragrance of the flowers carried a subtle, almost imperceptible, pungent odor.
Song Xibai suddenly opened her eyes and frowned as she looked at the Crown Prince approaching her.
"Your Highness, where is that fragrance coming from?"
The prince was taken aback, looked down at himself, and realized that he had just changed his clothes and hadn't brought a sachet with him!
A thought flashed through his mind, and he touched his face.
"Could it be the flower dew?"
"Floral dew? What floral dew?"
Song Xibai straightened up, got off the bed, walked to the Crown Prince's side, and carefully sniffed his face.
It was the same floral scent she had just smelled, but without that slightly pungent smell.
Song Xibai was very confident in her sense of smell; she couldn't possibly be wrong.
The prince pointed back: "It's the floral dew on the shelf, isn't that your stuff?"
Song Xibai peeked over and, sure enough, saw a colorful glass bottle on the washstand.
But she didn't see him yesterday.
"I never use any floral water to wash my face."
Thanks to the great god of time travel, her current body is naturally beautiful. She doesn't need any skincare products; her face is as white and tender as a peeled egg, without the slightest blemish.
Although her appearance wasn't stunning, her skin was more than enough to satisfy Song Xibai.
Aside from having a slight fragrance, floral dew had no practical use, so Song Xibai never used it.
As the thought crossed his mind, a strange feeling arose in Song Xibai's heart.
"Where's Wei Hong? Tell her to come over right away."
Upon seeing the expressions on his two masters' faces, Eunuch Feng knew something was wrong. He hurriedly ran outside, kicked one of the eunuchs, and told him to go and call for help.
Soon, Wei Hong rushed in, looking nervous.
"Master? What happened?"
Song Xibai pointed to the bottle of floral dew and asked her, "Did you put this here?"
Wei Hong picked up the glass bottle, examined it carefully, and then shook her head.
"No, this servant has never seen such a thing before."
"I haven't seen it either. It wasn't on this shelf yesterday!"
Song Xibai touched the bracelet, a hint of interest appearing on her face.
“Call Fuliu and the others over and ask them. I want to see whose hand is reaching so far.”
"Master, could this thing be poisonous?"
Wei Hong's face turned pale.
Song Xibai raised an eyebrow: "I don't know yet! Give it to me, let me smell it and see what's been added."
"Farewell, my love! Danger!"
The Crown Prince grew anxious, grabbed her hand, pulled her close, and then glared angrily at Wei Hong.
"What are you standing there for? How can such a dangerous object be allowed near your master? Take it away now!"
Wei Hong also realized what was happening and ran to the corridor with the glass bottle in her hand.
"This servant will go and take a look at Miss Dingxiang."
Song Xibai didn't even have time to stop it.
"It's not that dangerous. It's such a small bottle, and it can't hold much. Besides, in order not to overpower the original scent of the floral water, the amount of added ingredients must be very small. I'll just smell it; nothing will happen."
"That won't work either. Better safe than sorry."
The prince held her tightly in his arms.
Afterwards, Eunuch Feng secretly interrogated all the palace servants in the east hall, but they couldn't get anything out of them.
After dark, Dingxiang brought good news.
"This floral dew contains some juice from daffodil roots and stems."
Dingxiang poured the flower dew into a small black teacup. The originally colorless flower dew appeared faintly milky white against the black background.
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