Chapter 184: The Vicious Eldest Daughter (49)
Wen Wan wanted to find out about Gu Xi's situation, but these people were all tight-lipped and she couldn't get anything out of them. They even sent a maid to monitor her. The maid was mute and could do nothing but take care of her.
Wen Wan discussed it with the system and finally decided to go secretly. So, at night, she first drugged the maid, then changed into the maid's clothes and slipped out. With the system's guidance, she finally managed to sneak into Gu Xi's place after a lot of effort.
"Who are you?"
Wen Wan: "Doctor Chen asked me to deliver medicine to the Prince. This medicine needs to be drunk while it's hot to be effective."
The guard was about to ask something, but suddenly his eyes went blank as Wen Wan carried the medicine into the room.
"Thanks, system."
[You only have five minutes, so you'd better hurry.]
Wen Wan put down what she was holding, then took out the medicine the system had given her, mixed it with tea, and went to the bedside. A strong smell of medicine and blood lingered, and the person on the bed lay there quietly, seemingly unable to even feel their breath.
"Your Highness?"
Wen Wan reached out and checked Gu Xi's breath. She was relieved at that moment. "How did you manage to get yourself into this state?" There was a knife wound on his face. He didn't look well. His face was pale and his cheeks were slightly sunken. He looked very haggard.
[Quickly give him the medicine.]
Wen Wan first tried to feed him with a spoon, but he couldn't get it in at all. Just as the system was about to say something, it saw its host take a sip of the medicine and then fed it to her mouth-to-mouth.
Wen Wan tried to get the medicine out of the other person's mouth, but she couldn't even pry open their teeth. They were even subtly resisting her. In the end, she drank the whole mouthful of bitter medicine herself.
Wen Yan: "..."
[Host, you don't intend to feed him like this later, do you? This has no scientific basis whatsoever. You'd be better off helping him up and then force-feeding him through his mouth.] The host is indeed a novelist; this kind of plot is a common occurrence in most male and female protagonists' drug-feeding scenes.
Wen Wan's face flushed slightly.
Then, following the system's instructions, she helped Gu Xi sit up and lean against something, then pinched Gu Xi's mouth with one hand, trying to force the medicine down his throat.
However, the other party remained extremely resistant, and the medicine could not be forced down her throat, leaving Wen Wan at a loss.
"System, please help me quickly."
I can't do anything to the male lead, why don't you think of another way yourself?
Wen Yan: "..."
"Chu Huang is still waiting for you. You can't die, you know? She's still at home waiting for you to come back."
“If you die, she will become a widow, and she will remarry with your two children. Your son will then call someone else ‘Dad’.”
System: [? ? ?] Host, what strange thing are you talking about?
However, these strange words actually made Gu Xi relax his teeth and subconsciously start swallowing.
System: [...] This actually works? This is simply too unreasonable.
Wen Wan forced Gu Xi to drink all the medicine, wiped the medicine off his face and neck, and made him lie back down on the bed.
Seeing that Gu Xi's complexion had visibly improved, Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief.
Let's go, the guard needs to wake up.
Wen Wan was somewhat reluctant, but she also knew that if she stayed here, she would probably be beaten to death as a traitor. So she turned around and left the room. Gu Xi opened his eyes slightly and just happened to see a figure from behind before quickly falling back asleep.
...
Gu Xi's health improved significantly, much to the astonishment of the doctor who treated him.
Most of the wounds on his body had healed, the scars on his face had faded a lot, and he no longer had a fever. The inflammation of the wound on his heart had been greatly relieved.
The lieutenant rushed over. "So, Your Highness is really alright?"
Yesterday, the doctor told him to be prepared. He was almost going crazy. He had barely managed to hold off the enemy. If anything happened to the commander at this time, it would prove that Mingzhou was really finished and there was no one who could take over the position of Prince Xi.
"Yes, General. If I prescribe a little more medicine, the prince will definitely be completely cured after taking it for half a month."
"That's good, that's good."
In the afternoon, Gu Xi woke up and opened his eyes.
"Your Highness, you're awake? This servant will go and fetch the doctor." The maid ran out, and soon the doctor came in, along with the deputy general. The deputy general exclaimed, "Your Highness, you're really awake! That's wonderful!"
It can be said that I was extremely excited.
Gu Xi nodded. "How is the situation now?"
The doctor said, "Your Highness, rest assured, as long as you take your medicine on time, you will be fully recovered in just half a month."
Gu Xi didn't want to believe it, but he knew his own body best. He was almost completely recovered, but that was absolutely impossible. He was so badly injured; without some miraculous medicine, he could never have recovered so quickly.
"Besides you, is there anyone else who can heal me?"
The doctor shook his head. "No, I have always treated the prince. It's just strange. Yesterday the prince's injuries were clearly worse, but this morning he was almost completely healed. It's like a miracle. I have been practicing medicine for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I have ever seen such a strange thing."
Gu Xi: "..."
"Did no one enter my room last night?"
The lieutenant frowned. He knew the prince wouldn't ask this question casually, so he called in the guards who were standing outside to inquire. However, the guards were quite certain that no one had been allowed in.
“Except for a maid who tried to come in last night with medicine, saying it was a new prescription from the doctor and needed to be drunk while it was hot, but then she—” The guard frowned slightly at this point, “and probably left.”
"should?"
The doctor also said, "I didn't send any medicine over."
The deputy general also found it strange, and Gu Xi asked, "Have any strange people entered the manor recently?"
The lieutenant thought for a moment, "Yes, there is a girl who said she was the princess's maid. She even gave me a token, and I arranged for her to stay in the mansion."
"What token?"
The lieutenant handed the jade hairpin to Gu Xi, saying, "This is it. Tell the prince he will know."
Gu Xi looked at the jade hairpin, which was indeed an accessory that the princess often wore. The corner of the hairpin had been chipped by the princess once when she accidentally dropped it.
"Let her come over."
The deputy general sent someone to fetch people.
After a while, the person was brought over. Gu Xi looked at the unfamiliar girl in front of him. He had never seen this girl before in the Prince Xi's mansion, nor had he seen her by his own princess's side.
"You are the princess's maid? Why have I never seen you before?"
Wen Wan first looked at Gu Xi's improved complexion, and realized that he wouldn't die. She breathed a sigh of relief, as she hadn't slept well all night.
What are you staring at me for?
Wen Yan: "..."
This was the first time Wen Wan had heard Gu Xi speak to her like this. Gu Xi hadn't liked her before, but because she was a princess and he had to put on an act with her, his attitude was still relatively gentle. Later, he doted on her even more and would never be harsh to her.
But now Gu Xi was looking at her coldly, and his powerful aura made Wen Wan's heart stop for a moment.
"I, I... I'm Peach Blossom, the maid who was recently transferred to serve the Princess." Wen Wan instinctively wanted to lie. If she said she was his Princess now, Gu Xi would probably throw her out on the spot as if she were crazy.
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