The Empress Dowager's eyes swept across Xiao Tang's face with a hint of deep meaning, and then settled on her tattered clothes, understanding her perfectly.
"Let him in."
At the Empress Dowager's command, Xiao Tang's fingers holding the brush paused.
She glanced at the Empress Dowager without revealing her intentions, but tried her best to remain calm.
Footsteps could be heard outside the hall.
Xiao Wuchen led Xiao Rourou into the hall. After the two paid their respects to the Empress Dowager, Xiao Wuchen immediately looked at Xiao Tang.
Those eyes narrowed coldly and sinisterly.
He then bowed respectfully to the Empress Dowager and said, "Your Majesty, my niece knows nothing about medicine. Please don't let her fool you."
After saying that, he strode towards Xiao Tang.
Without saying a word, he snatched the prescription from Xiao Tang's hand.
The man originally wanted to see what kind of writing Xiao Tang, this uneducated country bumpkin, could produce, but he never expected that the handwriting on the prescription—or rather, the handwriting at all—could not be called handwriting.
So he smiled with relief.
I knew this country bumpkin couldn't possibly write any prescriptions, after all, she's illiterate.
He simply tore the prescription apart right in front of Xiao Tang.
"Xiao Tang, the Empress Dowager's illness is not something to be joked about. It's one thing for you to act recklessly, but how dare you make such a fuss about the Empress Dowager's condition?"
Seeing this, Xiao Rourou lowered her head slightly, but couldn't hide the smug smile on her lips.
Xiao Tang glared coldly at the uncle and nephew, then shouted, "Insolence!"
Two words, somewhat sharp.
This startled Xiao Wuchen as well.
After all, Xiao Tang was very close to him, and her sharp shout was jarring to his eardrums.
He frowned and asked in a cold voice, "What did you say?"
"You not only refuse to kneel and pay your respects to me, but you also dare to speak rudely to me?" Xiao Tang sneered.
Her current state probably fits the description of "a fox borrowing the tiger's power".
Xiao Wuchen was momentarily speechless at her haughty, princess-like demeanor.
Such a good thing was never supposed to be Xiao Tang's turn!
Now this brat is yelling at him?
"You little brat...!" Xiao Wuchen glared at her through gritted teeth, about to reach out and pinch her, but ultimately held back.
After all, they were in the Empress Dowager's palace, so they dared not act rashly.
Just as Xiao Tang picked up her pen to write a second time, Xiao Wuchen made another move, intending to grab Xiao Tang's wrist to stop her from acting recklessly.
How could he not understand Xiao Tang, this country bumpkin?
The Empress Dowager must have been suffering from a chronic illness for a long time, and now she is desperately seeking any treatment.
He couldn't let Xiao Tang ruin their Xiao family.
If anything were to happen to the Empress Dowager, the entire Xiao family would be doomed!
But, the instant his fingers touched Xiao Tang's wrist, Xiao Tang suddenly heard the system's cold, robotic notification:
[Host, please note: Electric Shock Version 1.0 attack activated]
Sizzle!
Caught off guard, Xiao Wuchen was struck by lightning. His fingers trembled, and he stood in the hall convulsing violently, as if struck by lightning.
Because the electric shock was too severe, his hair was turned into a bird's nest and his clothes were charred black.
Xiao Tang immediately stepped aside.
The electric shock only stopped afterward.
Xiao Wuchen, who had been electrocuted, fell straight down, and gray smoke rose from his body.
If he had been any later, he might have been electrocuted and turned into a charred corpse.
The whole process didn't last long, but it still frightened Xiao Rourou and the Empress Dowager.
"You... what kind of sorcery is this?" Xiao Rourou stepped forward, checked on her third uncle's condition, and immediately felt a pang of heartache.
Xiao Tang shrugged and explained only one sentence: "You can't understand the magical power of nature with your pedantic mind."
Xiao Rourou glared with her watery eyes, anger swirling in them for a moment, until she heard a familiar male voice coming from outside the door.
"It's really lively here, Mother."
The moment the Regent's low, cold, and authoritative voice rang out, Xiao Rourou's anger instantly turned into grievance.
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