[Haha, it's my brother's sketchbook again! Hu Nuan'er saw a scene in the sketchbook where the female lead takes flower petal baths since childhood, giving her a unique fragrance that attracts butterflies and even the male lead's attention. Hu Nuan'er thought of this trick to attract attention. Once she becomes famous, it won't be hard for someone to take her out of the cold palace. If she's lucky, she might even marry a prince! Hahaha!]
【Don't you want your Third Prince brother anymore? Why are you thinking about other men? You're so heartless, shameless, boring, and unreasonable!】
The emperor and his officials were instantly disgusted by the affected and pretentious way the messenger spoke. Where did she learn such elaborate and eloquent language? They wanted nothing more than to gag her!
Suddenly, they realized that silencing the messengers was useless, because what they heard was her true feelings! It was so torturous!
"She let the snake in to play with me, and the snake obediently swam in..."
[Hahaha! Actually, Hu Nuan'er saw the snake chasing her and threw away the sachet she used to attract butterflies. It landed right in the well, and the snake swam towards it. Hu Nuan'er immediately shouted, "Go find him!" Hahaha, anyway, she was annoyed by that babbling idiot!]
The emperor recalled that there was indeed a sachet among the things that had fallen from Ah Feng's arms. He glanced at the snake bite holes on Ah Feng's arm and was speechless.
"My lord! She is the saintess we have been searching for!"
Ah Feng excitedly grabbed the old man's arm, but the old man really wanted to slap Ah Feng away. However, after hesitating for a while, he cautiously glanced at Hu Nuan'er and asked her, "Besides being able to control snakes, can this young lady also communicate with other animals?"
The old man had been spitting at her just moments before, but now he was speaking to her politely. Hu Nuan'er still didn't want to give him a friendly look. But she suddenly realized that her identity as a saintess might help her escape the cold palace.
However, the snakes were attracted by her after she had taken flower petal baths for several days and carried sachets. How could she possibly communicate with other animals?
Hu Nuan'er didn't want to miss this opportunity to leave the Cold Palace, so she rolled her eyes and pretended to faint.
This sudden turn of events startled everyone, especially Ah Feng, who was convinced that Hu Nuan'er was the Holy Maiden. He disregarded his own injuries and rushed over to help her.
The emperor quickly summoned the imperial physician to take a look. After taking Hu Nuan'er's pulse and examining her eyelids, the physician breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "It's probably just qi and blood deficiency; there's nothing wrong."
The imperial physician pinched Hu Nuan'er's philtrum and her thumb, thinking she would wake up, but she kept her eyes tightly closed. This made the imperial physician sweat profusely. He probably realized that she was faking it, so he pinched her even harder. "Wake up quickly, or the emperor will think my medical skills are no good!"
After all, he just said there was no problem.
Hu Nuan'er dug her nails into the ground under her skirt until they were almost cracked, cursing the imperial physician's ancestors for eighteen generations in her heart.
The emperor and his officials, observing the situation, had their own guesses, but they weren't certain. After all, even a horse can stumble; what if the imperial physician had truly misdiagnosed? Until they heard Chuanwen's inward laughter:
[Should I tell the imperial physician that you can never wake someone who's pretending to be asleep? Otherwise, Hu Nuan'er is suffering too much; her philtrum is practically being cut off, hahaha! I wonder if Hu Nuan'er can still be a saint without her philtrum?]
Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately ordered the imperial physician to stop, as he still wanted Hu Nuan'er to go to the Little Liang Kingdom to become a holy maiden!
Although Hu Nuan'er has been a bit unreliable lately, she is still raised in a noble family and was once favored by Consort Shu to be the wife of the Third Prince, so she can't be too stupid.
However, just in case, the emperor clearly felt that sending Lin Jinjun alone to Xiao Liang Kingdom was not enough. To stir up trouble in Xiao Liang Kingdom and then take the opportunity to integrate it, he had to send someone with more courage and wisdom.
The Emperor was about to return to Xiao Liang Kingdom, so he didn't delay and sent Hu Nuan'er back to rest before quickly summoning his ministers to discuss matters.
The envoy from Xiao Liang was settled back first, but the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies was kept behind. The people of the Court of State Ceremonies were quite skilled in diplomatic matters and had a good understanding of Xiao Liang. Staying behind could provide supplementary explanations for their decisions.
Of course, correspondence was also essential, as the emperor wanted to obtain more information about the Little Liang Kingdom from her.
Inside the Ganlu Hall, separated from the emperor and his ministers who were discussing important matters by a screen, Chuanwen held the little princess again after half a month. The two glared at each other.
Babies' memories are updated very quickly. After only half a month apart, the little princess no longer recognized Chuanwen. Her big, dark eyes curiously looked at the person holding her.
Chuanwen weighed the little one in his arms and exclaimed, "What delicious food has this kid been eating behind my back? He's gained so much weight!"
The emperor, who was giving his opening remarks to his ministers, twitched the corner of his mouth, hoping that the next message would not only focus on food, but also talk more about the Little Liang Kingdom.
The ministers who had just been summoned were unaware of what had happened before and lacked the tension that the emperor and his men felt. They thought Chuanwen was truly multifaceted. Looking at her carefree and playful demeanor, who would have guessed that she was actually a professor with a doctorate?
After putting the little princess back in her cradle, Chuanwen sighed again, "How long will this emperor's meeting go on? I'm waiting to see the fruits of my labor!"
The emperor completely ignored Chuanwen's words because he felt that Chuanwen's work was likely unreliable as well. At worst, he might compose a few amazing poems, but how could that compare to the important development plan of the Great Jin Dynasty!
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