Ah, no, there's one. Chen Nian's gaze stopped when she saw the person sitting to her left and behind her. It was him...
Ertai.
He was one of the people who cushioned her fall today.
He was also the character she felt most heartbroken about while watching the show. However, why did she feel that Ertai looked vaguely familiar? As if she had seen him somewhere before?
It's not the feeling you get from watching a drama, it's the feeling of actually seeing it.
But then she thought it was impossible. She had lived in Wutai Mountain, far from the capital, since she was a child. How could she possibly recognize a young master from the capital?
Clear your mind of cluttered thoughts.
Shen Nian noticed that only his brows furrowed slightly, as if he sensed something was wrong and wanted to say something but held back for some reason.
Unexpectedly, one member of the main group was sensible; not everyone was confused.
Thinking back to the videos I'd seen before, Ertai seemed to like Xiao Yanzi? In the end, his love was unrequited, and he married Saiya, who had a similar personality to Xiao Yanzi, and "married" far away to Mongolia.
Thinking about Xiao Yanzi's personality and the clips she had seen, she realized that Ertai seemed to be the most suitable person for Xiao Yanzi among the main characters.
Unfortunately, in the end, he went to Mongolia and could only come back once in a long while.
He didn't participate in the Great Escape and logged off early.
Ertai had been paying attention to Chen Nian, and when he saw Chen Nian's "surprised" look and glanced at Ziwei standing in the center of the hall, he also realized that something was wrong.
Neither Yongqi nor Xiaoyanzi spoke, but Ziwei stole the show.
However, none of them noticed anything amiss, and even if I sensed something was wrong, I couldn't speak up.
Thinking about it, this Ziwei doesn't seem as clever as she's portrayed in the drama, she's even a bit...
Neither Prince Yongqi nor Princess Xiaoyanzi spoke; it was this palace maid who spoke first.
Even though she is the real princess, who in this house, besides the main characters, knows that?
...
"Princess, don't worry, this medicine isn't bitter, it really isn't bitter."
Ying'er could tell what Chen Nian was thinking just by looking at his expression, but Doctor Chang had specifically said that the medicine wouldn't be bitter today.
She knew her princess had a bit of an image complex, and thinking of how disheveled Chen Nian always looked when taking medicine, she felt sorry for her. But today, the imperial physician had specifically instructed her to take the medicine during this time, so it couldn't be delayed.
"No medicine is ever truly without bitterness, Ying'er, don't lie to me."
Over the years, she had been deceived by Ying'er too many times, and she no longer believed Ying'er's claim that the medicine was not bitter.
In her opinion, she's just a complete idiot.
Every time she takes medicine, she can't swallow it. Either she vomits just from the smell, or she feels nauseous and vomits up stomach acid halfway through.
"Really, Princess, this time it won't be bitter. Imperial Physician Chang specially prescribed it for you."
Seeing Chen Nian's disbelief, Ying'er had no choice but to turn to Qing'er, "Princess Qing—"
"Put it down, just leave the medicine to me, I'll make sure your princess drinks it."
"Yes, thank you for your trouble, Princess Qing."
Ying'er knew Qing'er's plan and was filled with gratitude for Qing'er's words.
The others, hearing the immense gratitude in Ying'er's voice, were puzzled but tacitly remained silent.
Little Swallow was now filled with guilt towards Chen Nian, and she became unusually quiet, standing aside and watching.
Simply persuading someone to take medicine wouldn't warrant such gratitude; they'll understand why once they see Qing'er's plan.
"Shuang'er—"
Qing'er called out to her maid.
Shuang'er understood immediately and quickly withdrew.
"Qing'er—"
Seeing Qing'er's actions, Shen Nian guessed her plan and wanted to stop her, but Shuang'er had already left.
Qing'er knew that Shen Nian was sensitive to the medicine. Although she felt sorry for her, she was helpless. She couldn't drink it for her, but she could suffer with her.
"Princess—"
Shuang'er quickly brought the medicine.
Qing'er took the medicine bowl from Shuang'er, stirred it with a spoon to cool it down, and then slowly began to drink it. Her expression did not change at all despite the bitter medicine.
She didn't look at Chen Nian or remind him; she just drank quietly.
She didn't care about the surprised and shocked looks from the group of people below; Niannian was the most important person to her.
Shuang'er, Xuan'er, and Ying'er all remained calm. Except for Ying'er and Xuan'er, who looked at Qing'er with nothing but gratitude in their eyes, only Qing'er could cure the princess by giving her medicine.
From the moment she learned that Chen Nian needed to take her medicine, she was prepared to take it with him, and she had prepared the medicine well in advance.
Chen Nian was drinking medicine to heal her injuries, while she was drinking medicine to replenish her qi and blood.
Seeing that Qing'er was ignoring him, Chen Nian knew that he had no choice but to drink.
If I delay any longer, Qing'er will have to drink a second bowl.
With a look of grim determination, he glanced at the steaming medicine bowl beside him, reached out his uninjured hand, picked up the bowl, and prepared to gulp it down.
She and Qing'er subconsciously ignored the group of people below.
One of them wanted the other to take the medicine, while the other wanted the other not to take the medicine at all.
"Princess Qing, don't you think the medicine is very bitter?"
Little Swallow, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't help but ask in surprise as she watched Qing'er drink the medicine spoonful by spoonful without changing her expression.
"fine"
Xiao Yanzi asked at just the right time. Qing'er had just finished drinking the last spoonful of medicine in her bowl and remembered that there was a group of people below, so she answered without thinking.
She's often accompanied Niannian for drinks over the years, and she's gotten used to it.
She was also in poor health when she was young and often got sick. She needed to take medicine constantly. They would often get together to drink the medicine. With her by her side, she could drink it intermittently, but she would vomit more.
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