Doctor Sun didn't think much of it, but he found it very strange. "Strange, this prescription looks like it's from a long time ago. How could Prince Duan have this prescription?"
However, Dr. Sun has never been one to dwell on such issues. As long as something doesn't implicate him, he's willing to take it and use it. As long as it's usable, doesn't cause him trouble, and meets his requirements, he won't worry about anything.
He carefully examined the prescription, then said to Hu Mingmei and Bai Nuo, "Second Master, we should send people to get the antidote as soon as possible, and then start refining it." After all, medicinal herbs don't wait for anyone; they grow and mature according to certain rules. Knowing the rules doesn't guarantee you'll get your hands on the herbs. After all, like everything else, every plant has its natural enemies, and it takes a considerable amount of time to compete with them for medicinal herbs.
Moreover, not all medicinal herbs grow in one place. It might take a few days to collect everything, but it could take three to five years. So, what they need to do now is to start preparing right now.
"Alright!" Hu Mingmei nodded. This concerned his life, so Hu Mingmei didn't hesitate. "I'll have Hu Yi, Hu Er, and Hu San set off to prepare. The rest is up to you!"
Doctor Sun's mission was also this: to cure Hu Mingmei. That's why he had stayed by Hu Mingmei's side for so long. He immediately nodded, "Okay, you go collect the materials. Leave the refining to me. Don't worry, I'll start practicing when I get back. I'll definitely find the most successful method!" In fact, with this prescription and the method on it, anyone who wasn't completely ignorant of medicine and couldn't even distinguish the herbs wouldn't make a mistake. However, to give Hu Mingmei a guarantee and put her at ease, Doctor Sun still spoke cautiously.
Hu Mingmei was quite confident in Dr. Sun's abilities. "Don't worry about me all the time. Your wife is pregnant, so you'll have to work harder during this time."
Doctor Sun nodded. Bai Nuo was in good condition and not difficult to take care of. Hu Mingmei asked him to keep an eye on Bai Nuo, which was just to check Bai Nuo's pulse every now and then to make sure that Bai Nuo was alright. For him, it was a small matter and there was nothing hard about it.
After discussing it with the couple, Dr. Sun took the prescription and left impatiently. As soon as Dr. Sun left, Bai Nuo laughed and said, "This old Sun is really a fanatic obsessed with medicine!" When she saw the fanaticism in Dr. Sun's eyes, she felt a little scared. Dr. Sun looked like he wanted to eat people.
"That's exactly what attracted me to him back then!" Hu Mingmei walked over, closed the door, and turned back to ask, "What happened at home today?"
So Bai Nuo recounted how Princess Cheng and Princess Duan had visited their home together, emphasizing that they had come one after the other on behalf of their respective husbands, and relayed their words to Hu Mingmei verbatim.
Seeing the worry on Bai Nuo's face as he spoke, Hu Mingmei reached out and pulled Bai Nuo over, then sat him on his lap. "It's okay, I'll handle it!"
“Prince Duan is even more difficult to deal with than Prince Cheng!” Bai Nuo was gloomy. If Princess Duan hadn’t come unexpectedly today, she would have thought that Prince Duan was as kind and gentle as the legends said.
Actually, there's nothing wrong with following such a monarch. A kind person will surely treat his advisors well, so they won't end up in a situation where everything falls apart. But this person's kindness is just an act.
Prince Cheng is indeed ambitious, but that ambition is only on the surface, so it can be avoided to some extent. But what's truly frightening is someone like Prince Duan, who could easily trick them with a few words, and no one would believe it if word got out.
After all, given Prince Duan's reputation, who would believe that he would do such a thing?
"I won't let them have their way!" Hu Mingmei's tone was slightly cold. "Didn't they drag the Zheng family into this? Let them fight it out. Besides, if things really come to this, we can just leave and find a place where nobody knows us!"
"Hmm!" Bai Nuo nodded, agreeing with Hu Mingmei's statement. The life they originally envisioned was not one of life-or-death struggles and open and covert battles.
Their ultimate goal is to face the sea, where spring is warm and flowers bloom.
"Once we find the antidote, we'll leave!" Hu Mingmei's fingertips caressed Bai Nuo's eyebrows and eyes. "Don't frown, you won't look good if you frown!"
Hu Mingmei's hands were no longer cold. He looked at her with focused and gentle eyes, which had a calming effect. Bai Nuo smiled at him and said, "My mother told the nanny today that our family will close the door to guests from today onwards. We won't see anyone. You can stay in this mansion with me and be a homebody."
"A shut-in?" Hu Mingmei raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"It means a handsome man!"
In the days that followed, Hu Mingmei and Bai Nuo truly stayed indoors and never came out. No matter who came, they could not see them. Not only business partners, but also Prince Cheng and Prince Duan, they could not see them. Even if they spent money to ask the servants in the mansion, the servants would say, "The Second Master and the Young Madam are seriously ill and rarely come out. Occasionally, when they see them from afar, they can be seen to be in very poor health."
King Cheng was very puzzled by this and couldn't help but ask his wife, "Your Highness, what did they say when you went to the Hu family?"
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