She had thought that she would definitely win by comparing her best elixir to Xiao Qingran, but she didn't expect Xiao Qingran to not fall for her trick at all.
As for the painkilling pill Xiao Qingran mentioned, the Third Princess had never heard of it. She had heard of painkillers before, but they only temporarily relieved pain. If Xiao Qingran had made this kind of medicine, it would be truly embarrassing.
However, the Third Princess was worried that Xiao Qingran would really be able to create that kind of effective painkilling pill. If that happened, Xiao Qingran would truly surpass her in popularity. She would no longer be the royal family's most sought-after princess.
Thinking of this, she began to feel uneasy.
Wang Quan came back quickly, and the young eunuchs around him brought a lot of medicinal herbs.
These medicinal herbs are common, and there are only seven or eight kinds in total.
When everyone saw these ordinary yet extremely ordinary medicinal herbs, their eyes changed subtly.
Even the anxious Third Princess was a bit bewildered. She thought to herself, "Is this Xiao Qingran just trying to fool Father with these things? Is she treating us all like fools? Oh, if she can't create an effective painkiller, she'll be ridiculed by everyone, despised by Father, and abandoned by the Great Xiao Nation! And she still wants to be crowned a princess? Haha...
The Third Princess watched Xiao Qingran accept the herbs one by one and suddenly felt that she had overestimated Xiao Qingran. Xiao Qingran was indeed not as powerful as the rumors said. Now she didn't have to worry about him surpassing her.
Just when she was secretly proud of herself and other people were not optimistic about Xiao Qingran.
Xiao Qingran quickly activated the Yin-Yang Bagua Furnace, and the Yin Fire and Yang Fire in his palms appeared at the same time below the Yin-Yang Bagua Furnace. He then set up a barrier at an extremely fast speed to ensure that the size of the fire within the barrier would not be affected by the outside world.
Then, Xiao Qingran threw the eight medicinal herbs into the Yin-Yang Bagua furnace one by one in order.
Her casual look made everyone frown.
Even Xiao Jiyuan, who had great confidence in Xiao Qingran when he saw her making the elixir for the first time, felt like he was struck by lightning.
He was very suspicious whether Xiao Qingran was making medicine or boiling soup.
But out of trust in Xiao Qingran, he said nothing. Although his mind was full of thoughts, he appeared calm and natural on the surface.
Until Xiao Qingran threw all the medicinal herbs that Wang Quan had sent into the Yin-Yang Bagua furnace. Everyone was stunned with shock.
"This? Is this alchemy?"
A young official could no longer hold back his excitement and cried out in surprise.
As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone in the hall lost their restraints and began to whisper to the people around them.
Xiao Zun saw this scene and did not ask anyone to stop it.
But the look in his eyes when he looked at Xiao Qingran dimmed slightly.
About half an hour later, Xiao Qingran suddenly opened the Yin-Yang Bagua furnace. The aroma of elixir filled the entire hall.
"It smells so good." Someone couldn't help but take a deep breath into the air.
Many people breathed deeply subconsciously.
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted, "The pill is done. It's actually done. I saw it. Lots of pills."
As he spoke, everyone's eyes turned to the Yin-Yang Bagua Furnace.
When everyone saw the elixir in the Yin-Yang Bagua furnace, they were all stunned and couldn't believe it.
Even Xiao Zun suspected that he had seen it wrong, so he personally stepped down from the dragon throne and came to the Yin-Yang Bagua furnace.
When his eyes fell on the brown pills in the Yin-Yang Bagua furnace, his pupils shrank sharply, and then he praised with great joy: "Eighteenth Imperial Sister, you are truly an unprecedented talent, without a doubt."
Xiao Qingran humbly bowed to him. He placed thirty pills in a larger jade bottle and handed it directly to Xiao Zun: "Royal brother, can you take one first to see how effective it is?"
Xiao Zun held the jade bottle in his hand, feeling a myriad of emotions in his heart, which finally turned into a determination.
He poured a pill from the jade bottle and put it into his mouth.
The pill melted in his mouth, and in just a moment, the unbearable pain disappeared. A hint of ecstasy appeared on his face, and his spirit was shaken. He turned back to the dragon throne and looked at everyone with dignity.
"I now announce that in three days, my eighteenth sister will be canonized as a first-rank princess, with the title Shiran. I will grant her the five-story mansion on the east side of Zhengyang Street as the Princess's Residence, and the fiefdom of Nanyang."
Everyone in the hall looked at Xiao Zun in shock.
Although everyone knew that the emperor conferred the title on Xiao Qingran in advance because of the elixir.
But many people couldn't accept that Xiao Zun gave Nanyang to Xiao Qingran as a fiefdom.
Nanyang, not only in the Great Xiao Kingdom, but also across the entire continent, was a city rich in resources. Countless princes and princesses coveted it but were unable to enter. Unexpectedly, Xiao Zun would so easily give such a good place to Xiao Qingran.
Everyone smelled a different scent. Their eyes changed when they looked at Xiao Qingran.
"Thank you for your kindness, my royal brother."
From the reactions of the people in the hall, Xiao Qingran guessed that the Nanyang fiefdom must be something special. Although Xiao Qingran didn't want to be too involved with the royal family, she knew that this fiefdom would be a great help to Xiao Jiyuan in the future. Naturally, she wouldn't be so foolish as to refuse.
The third princess and the eldest prince could no longer pretend and their faces looked extremely ugly.
Even the queen, who was always so high and dignified, could barely maintain her image. Although she remained calm on the surface, the coldness in her eyes was almost tangible.
The happiest person was Xiao Jiyuan.
He observed everyone's expressions calmly, memorizing their reactions one by one.
Some of the people from the eldest prince's faction who were originally ready to make things difficult for Xiao Qingran no longer dared to act rashly because the emperor took a liking to Xiao Qingran.
The following banquet seemed to be full of laughter and joy on the surface, but it was filled with intrigue and gunpowder inside.
The party ended around ten o'clock in the evening.
Not long after Xiao Jiyuan left the palace with Xiao Qingran and Doctor Heng, they were subjected to several waves of assassination attempts.
And every time the killer comes, his cultivation level is higher than the last.
When they were almost at the Fifth Prince's Mansion, four assassins at the early Nascent Soul stage, wearing masks, stopped the carriage of the three people.
Xiao Jiyuan himself was also in the early Nascent Soul stage, and his expression became even more solemn when facing four masters of the same level as him.
Even though his most trusted guard was of the same rank as him, he had no confidence at all in facing four enemies while also having to protect Xiao Qingran and Doctor Heng.
Just as he was thinking, a sword energy directly split the carriage in half from the top.
Xiao Qingran and the other two in the car quickly dodged, and although they avoided the attack, they looked a little embarrassed when they did so.
Xiao Jiyuan and his guards blocked Xiao Qingran and Doctor Heng behind them, and looked at the four killers with sharp eyes.
I thought I would have to go through a fierce battle.
Just as Xiao Jiyuan was about to fight his way out, one of the assassins suddenly turned around and ran, shouting, "Retreat! It's that woman."
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