"Really? That's good, that's good." Nothing is more gratifying than hearing that your sickly son is much better.
The emperor returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and Dugu Pingting was forced to leave the palace, looking back every few steps.
As soon as she left, Dugu Ling pulled Chu Yuan into the inner room, dismissed everyone around, and hurriedly asked, "Ji Yun, tell me the truth, was the dish Dugu Pingting's fault, or yours?"
Chu Yuan looked at him intently, as if she were studying something complicated.
Dugu Ling felt uncomfortable under his gaze. She turned her head slightly and said irritably, "I, the Crown Prince, asked you a question, but you didn't answer and just stared at me. Why is the answer written all over my face?"
"madness!"
Chu Yuan suddenly uttered something startling.
Dugu Ling's face darkened, but she laughed again, "Some people keep using the word 'always on their lips,' and seeing Your Highness now, I truly understand how wonderful that is. As for me or Dugu Pingting, didn't she already give the answer just now? Is it necessary for Your Highness to keep harping on this?"
"Answer? When was it given?" Dugu Ling was still confused.
Chu Yuan pointed to her head, "A brain is a good thing, it's just a pity that Your Highness doesn't seem to have one."
If it weren't for the ingredients that Dugu Pingting added, like pumpkin powder and ginger powder, why would she admit it?
It was an accident, but it was also a coincidence that two ingredients that were accidentally added ended up causing the Empress Dowager to fall ill.
Others might be able to offer some convincing explanations, but who is Dugu Pingting?
A master of medical theory!
"A person who can casually memorize the properties of hundreds of thousands of foods!"
Chu Yuan didn't have time to investigate how much truth there was in this exaggerated claim, but it was truly terrifying if someone used such a mindset for scheming.
"Do you think she's lying?"
Chu Yuan shrugged. "I don't think it matters. It's up to you to decide."
However, that night, the Empress Dowager suddenly developed a high fever and showed no signs of waking up.
Another chaotic scene unfolded in the Shou Kang Palace.
Chu Yuan couldn't sleep because of the noise from next door. She had just sat up in bed when she felt a cool breeze invade her room. In no time, there was someone else in her bed.
The man was very dissatisfied with Chu Yuan's immediate expression of disdain. "You got along quite well with Dugu Ling during the day, but now you don't even welcome me."
It's Dugu Jue!
It was already completely dark outside, so it wasn't surprising that the two of them had changed their identities.
However, Dugu Jue's tone gave people a sense of innocence, like a kitten or puppy that had been abandoned.
Chu Yuan smiled, carefree: "Something happened to the Empress Dowager, why aren't you going to see her? What are you doing climbing out the window to come here?"
"I've come to find you to go together." Dugu Jue suddenly leaned close to Chu Yuan's neck and sniffed, then his mood brightened considerably. "That's right, although you held hands with him, your relationship is still platonic."
Chu Yuan, “!”
Is he a dog? And why bother investigating that!
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