Chapter 121 The most obedient child when taking medicine
Based on his previous memories, the Seventh Prince found a small box in the corner and placed it on the table next to him.
Xie Mianmian puffed out her cheeks and blew, sending up a cloud of white smoke as the dust was blown away.
Four hands waved wildly in the air, trying to drive away the annoying smoke and dust.
The seventh prince unscrewed the small lock on the box and gently opened it. Inside lay a silvery-white plant covered in downy hairs; it must be Dragon Stop Grass.
The Seventh Prince breathed a heavy sigh of relief. The two most important missing medicinal ingredients had been found. His hand, which was resting on the box, trembled slightly. Xie Mianmian wouldn't die.
“Seventh Prince, this is strange,” the child said.
"What?" The Seventh Prince's heart tightened. Could this not be Dragon Stop Grass?
"How come you have items belonging to the Western royal family in your private treasury?"
How strange, it's like having sweet pastries next to the bathtub. Hmm, it's not impossible, eating pastries while taking a bath, what a wonderful thing that would be!
On second thought, Xie Mianmian shuddered. If she dared to do that, she would definitely get a good spanking.
The Seventh Prince pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know either. This plant has been in the storeroom since I can remember. Could it be... my birth mother?"
"It's the person in the painting!" Xie Mianmian said confidently in a flash of inspiration, without any basis, it was all a child's intuition.
The Seventh Prince gently stroked the fine downy grass and murmured, "Who exactly is she?"
Xie Mianmian keenly sensed the Seventh Prince's low spirits. She understood; she had never met her own mother, and she knew this kind of confusion.
A soft little hand covered the back of her best friend's hand. "Don't worry, Your Highness, Mianmian will help you find out who the person in the painting is. Don't be afraid."
Hearing Xie Mianmian's clumsy words of comfort, the Seventh Prince felt as if a feather had gently brushed against his heart, leaving him feeling ticklish and warm.
"Hmm." He casually closed the box. "Let's go." It's time to have the head physician brew the medicine.
As the Seventh Prince left the storeroom, he handed the box to the Imperial Physician. The Imperial Physician opened it and, even though he was mentally prepared, he still found it unbelievable when he saw the actual item.
The Imperial Censor had only seen portraits of these Western royal items in books; they weren't even in the Great Zhou Emperor's private treasury. Yet, they were found in the young prince's storeroom.
The abbot remembered a woman who had come from the Western barbarians through a marriage alliance ten years ago. But hadn't her child died young? Could it be...?
Suddenly realizing that he seemed to know a secret of the royal family, the academy head steadied himself and said seriously, "This is indeed Dragon Stop Grass."
Upon hearing this, the Xie family became agitated. Xie's father bowed to him and said, "Please, Your Excellency, save my son's life."
The Imperial Physician hurriedly said, "Governor Xie, there's no need for such formalities. This is my duty. The princess is blessed with good fortune, having managed to gather such rare medicinal herbs. It's clear that the princess is not destined to die. I will now begin to prepare the antidote."
He turned to Xie Mianmian and said kindly, "Princess, please give the scales to this old man."
The child scratched his head and hesitated before asking, "Is the headmaster going to give the whole scale to Mianmian to eat? Can we leave just a little bit?"
That was a treasure given to her by the mermaid, and Xie Mianmian loved it very much.
"It's only needed as a medicinal guide; scraping off some powder is enough."
Xie Mianmian was still worried, so she followed the academy director to the pharmacy. The academy director sat at the wooden table, picked up a sharp knife, and began to scrape skillfully.
The little head was almost touching the academy master's hand, and the little mouth kept muttering, "Slow down, slow down, academy master, don't scrape anymore, that's enough, there's too much, um, is this fine, shimmering scale powder delicious?"
The abbot chuckled and returned the scale to her; his craftsmanship was excellent, and the scale appeared completely unharmed.
Xie Mianmian accepted it with a smile, clearly delighted, and sweetly thanked the academy director.
An hour later, a small bowl of bitter antidote was finally brewed. The abbot carefully held the small bowl, as if he were holding a precious jade seal.
He slowly placed the small bowl on the table, and everyone gathered around. The head of the academy said, "Princess, please take the antidote."
Before she even drank it, the bitterness in the air coalesced into a monstrous hand, fiercely attacking Xie Mianmian's nose, and even trying to poke her eyes.
The Xie family members looked at her encouragingly, "Come on, Mianmian, drink up."
On the tray in Eunuch Li's hands was a dish filled with various kinds of candied fruit, which were smilingly tempting Xie Mianmian.
The child whimpered, then bravely pouted and gulped down the almost blackened medicine.
Her little face scrunched up, her tongue twitched and fell out, and she gagged slightly—a complete mask of pain.
The sweet candied fruit was gently placed into her little mouth. Xie Mianmian squinted her eyes and chewed and chewed, finally calming down her exploding taste buds.
The academy head stroked his long beard and said with a smile, "The princess is truly the most obedient child I've ever seen when it comes to taking medicine."
Xie Mianmian proudly puffed out her chest, "Of course."
The Xie family members also praised the child enthusiastically, calling him the best-behaved, the bravest, and the smartest...
Hearing this, Xie Mianmian was secretly pleased. Of course, that's just Mianmian!
The strange poison that stole people's luck, as recorded in the ancient book, has finally been cured, and the Xie family can finally leave with the child.
They thanked the academy director and the seventh prince, saying, "Thank you for saving us, Your Highness. The Dragon-Stopping Grass is too precious. The Xie family owes Your Highness a huge favor. If you ever need anything from the Xie family in the future, just ask, and we will do our best to help."
The Seventh Prince said, "There's no need for that. I don't want anything to happen to her either."
The Xie family bowed and then led Xie Mianmian home.
The Seventh Prince watched Xie Mianmian's departing figure until they became a tiny black dot. Even with the strong wind, the laughter and cheerful voices never reached them again.
The vast palace suddenly fell silent, without a sound of human voices, only the chirping of insects and birds.
It's both noisy and quiet.
Strange, Xie Mianmian only stayed here for less than a day, so why does the Seventh Prince feel uncomfortable after she left?
He had never thought the palace was so empty and quiet before.
"Your Highness, shall we serve the meal? A particularly delicious sea fish arrived at the kitchen today..." Eunuch Li scurried over, beaming with delight.
The seventh prince stepped into the hall and said, "Summon him."
Sea fish? Xie Mianmian seems to really like it. That day at Yueya Garden, she ate almost half of one by herself...
The study was dark and gloomy, with the windows closed.
"Thump." The exquisite porcelain cup smashed on a servant's head. He knelt upright, letting the blood splatter and flow down his forehead into his eyes, not daring to wipe it away.
"Useless! You can't even catch a five-year-old child, yet you say it's haunted? Ha! Why don't you turn yourself into a ghost and go catch that female ghost!"
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