Sikong Zhan frowned, looking at her struggling belly, then at her slender waist. He thought of the feeling of her arms every night, soft and fragrant, yet a little rough, adding a small flaw to the otherwise wonderful experience. He took the mountain of bowls, took out half of the food, and placed it in front of her again. "You're too thin. After eating this, you can't have any less."
She was about to complain, but a look from him stopped her. Biting her lip, she silently picked up her bowl and chopsticks and slowly continued eating, cursing him in her mind: "Dictator, despot, tyrant!" "I've lost some weight, but I've been growing, okay?" "I've gained a lot of weight, okay?" "Does obesity come from eating so much in one day?! Is it necessary to eat so much for dinner?"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He was so angry that he poked the bowl with his chopsticks, making a very discordant sound and successfully interrupting Sikong Zhan's eating rhythm.
Looking at her wonderful face, he felt inexplicably funny. He shook his head and continued eating, pretending not to notice her resentment.
At this time, the results of the medical space came out. The analysis of the poisonous blood was completed, and the data of the antidote ingredients were clear. However, because there were no herbs, it was impossible to determine what medicine was needed.
She put down her bowl and chopsticks, not even looking at the food in the bowl that had barely been touched, and quickly stood up. "I thought of something about the antidote, and I need to discuss it with Doctor Ran."
Without waiting for Sikong Zhan to say anything, he ran out as if being left there to eat was a very painful thing.
He did not stop her from leaving. He put down his bowl and chopsticks, went out, and told the servant to prepare a midnight snack for the princess. Then he strode in the direction where Lin Jinghan had left - she didn't have much flesh to begin with, and if she skipped a meal, she would lose weight again, so she had to make up for it!
When Lin Jinghan arrived at Doctor Ran's tent, he was pondering over the dinner on the table, looking as if he had no appetite at all.
She waved her hand in front of his eyes. He looked at her, still lost in his own thoughts. "Princess?"
"I have some ideas about the antidote. Hurry up and prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone." She picked him up and pushed him to the desk, rolled up her sleeves and began to grind ink.
Seeing his master's rough hands grinding ink, Doctor Ran felt distressed. However, when he thought about the antidote, he was so happy that he didn't care about the details. He spread out the paper, held the pen, and said expectantly: "Princess, please speak quickly. I'm ready."
This was not the first time that Doctor Ran had written for Lin Jinghan. He skillfully recorded all the medicinal properties that Lin Jinghan had orally described.
"Have you ever seen herbs with these medicinal properties?" Lin Jinghan asked.
Doctor Ran held the paper he had just written and fell into deep thought.
The door curtain was lifted, and Sikong Zhan walked in. Seeing Lin Jinghan and Doctor Ran gathered together, he walked straight over to them.
Before he could ask, Doctor Ran suddenly looked up and said in surprise, "Princess, you haven't even seen Nanzhao's herbs. How can you deduce that these herbs can detoxify? This is incredible!"
Sikong Zhan, standing by, was no easier to fool than Doctor Ran. Lin Jinghan pretended to be profound: "The principles of this world are universal. No matter where the herbs are from, they are inseparable from the principle of mutual growth and mutual restraint of all things. Even if I haven't seen it, it won't stop me from finding the medicinal properties of the herbs that can detoxify."
Doctor Ran nodded, not quite understanding, "The princess is so amazing!" Whatever the master said must be right!
After thinking for a moment, he picked up a piece of paper and wrote down a few herbs, "These are the herbs."
Sikong Zhan was the first to take the paper over. He frowned as he looked at the herbs written on it. "These are all herbs from Nanzhao. I got some seeds earlier and asked people to plant them. However, there are almost no surviving herbs. I just asked people to pick them. They should be delivered soon."
Sure enough, not long after, a medicine boy brought two baskets of herbs and opened them. "Your Highness, these seeds have been planted three times. The first two times they failed, and only these survived the third time."
There were more than a dozen kinds of herbs scattered in the medicine basket, which did not look very good. It seemed that they were indeed difficult to grow.
Doctor Ran picked and chose among them, took out a few plants, and handed them to Lin Jinghan, "Princess, look, these are what we need."
Lin Jinghan took the herbs in her hand and opened the medical space to analyze them one by one. "These are the herbs, but they are too poorly grown. The medicinal properties are not enough. I have to rely on quantity. These are enough to develop an antidote. Your Majesty, can you get enough herbs to detoxify everyone?"
"Develop the antidote first, and leave the rest to me." Sikong Zhan left with the medicine boy.
Donglin and Nanzhao have been at war for many years. It is difficult to get the medicinal herbs from Nanzhao, especially in such large quantities... Lin Jinghan sighed softly, watched Sikong Zhan leave, and returned to her tent with the necessary herbs.
After putting the herbs into the medical space, the antidote was indeed produced. However, there were not many herbs and their medicinal properties were low, so they could only produce three antidotes.
The secretary came in and asked, "Princess, would you like to have a midnight snack now?"
"Midnight snack?" Lin Jinghan was surprised. "When did I ever say I wanted to have a midnight snack?"
"The prince has instructed that the princess eat more. Don't worry, princess, I guarantee that the midnight snack I prepared will please you." The secretary smiled, "The princess has indeed lost some weight, and she should take good care of herself."
"Thin?" Lin Jinghan looked at her small body: she was indeed a little thin. Compared with her proud figure in her previous life, this body was simply a bean sprout. It was time to take good care of herself. Not to mention catching up with the figure of her previous life, at least she had to be satisfied with it.
"Come here." Lin Jinghan beckoned the maid to come closer and verbally described a recipe for a medicinal meal. After confirming that the maid understood, she patted her shoulder and said, "Do it well. If you do it well, this princess will reward you."
Not long after, Lin Jinghan had her first midnight snack since arriving in this world. Shishu was a great cook, and the snack tasted quite good. Even though she wasn't particularly hungry, she ate it all. She then instructed Shiqi to prepare a bath for her, adding the herbs she had just prepared to the tub—a combination of medicinal food and bath. In just a few months, she'd become a queen. Who would dare call her skinny?
"Where is the prince?" The antidote has been made, so she should tell Sikong Zhan. As for what he does with the three antidotes and who he gives them to, it is none of her business.
The three maids all shook their heads, "We don't know the prince's whereabouts."
Lin Jinghan wasn't surprised by this. How could someone like Sikong Zhan reveal his whereabouts to a mere maid? She then asked, "Where's the prince?"
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