Miao Nanyan quickly explained, "According to medical records, drinking water at Shen Shi (3-5 PM) is best for the body."
“Mingwen was worried about you, so I came to see Your Majesty.”
Baili Yingfeng took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. He was indeed a little thirsty after reading for a while, but he figured she wouldn't dare to poison him.
After Baili Yingfeng finished drinking the tea, Miao Nanyan bowed and prepared to leave the main hall.
"Wait, help me to the toilet!"
Miao Nanyan stared in surprise.
How could you make such a request? Aren't there guards outside?!
[Alright, help him go, and then leave.]
Miao Nanyan helped Baili Yingfeng to the place where the king relieved himself, and Baili Yingfeng gestured with his eyes for her to go in with him.
Miao Nanyan panicked immediately. "Ah?!"
Should she help him take off his pants? Although there is no distinction between men and women in front of a doctor, she still felt a little uncomfortable and struggled internally.
"What, you don't want to?"
"Weren't I quite pleased to see you a few days ago?"
A few days ago, Miao Nanyan would pull down his pants at the drop of a hat, and her calm demeanor made him feel very uncomfortable.
"No, Your Majesty..." Miao Nanyan supported Baili Yingfeng, unsure of what to say.
If I had known, I wouldn't have come today.
Just as I was struggling with this decision, a cheeky voice came from beside me.
"Oh, Your Majesty, need to relieve yourself? Where is Lord Chen Yuan?"
Gongsun Jing looked around. "Shall we have the weaker Consort Nan serve our esteemed king?"
Miao Nanyan looked at Gongsun Jing, who was the garrison commander of the capital and a good friend of Baili Yingfeng.
Gongsun Jing was very charming and handsome, but lacked some heroic spirit. He wore black armor, a tiger-striped belt around his waist, a silver longsword with the word "guard" engraved on the tip, and black satin boots.
"Gongsun Jing, aren't you too idle?" Baili Yingfeng said coldly.
Gongsun Jing looked Miao Nanyan, who was dressed in a white dress, up and down.
"Bai Li Yingfeng, you've got such a beauty by your side, yet you're sickly all day and have her take care of you. You've got a good plan!"
"If you don't leave, I'll have the soldiers take you away." Baili Yingfeng glanced at Gongsun Jing with displeasure.
Baili Yingfeng glanced at Miao Nanyan. She was Achen's sister, so how could she be unattractive?
"Hey, Baili Yingfeng, I'm here to deliver the Rejuvenation Pill. I'm a dignified garrison commander of the capital. I heard you were injured, so I came all this way to bring you medicine. And you're trying to drive me away?"
"How heartless! My heart aches so much!" Gongsun Jing clutched his chest, his face contorted in pain.
"I am not injured. As for Chen Yuan, he has been healed and does not need your Rejuvenation Pill."
"If I take one of your Rejuvenation Pills, I'll have to return one to you later. It's not worth it."
"Bai Li Yingfeng, how can you bite the hand that feeds you? You don't appreciate kindness at all! How am I as despicable as you make me out to be?"
Miao Nanyan gripped Baili Yingfeng's hand tighter and tighter, listening quietly without saying a word.
If he leaves, am I really going to have to serve Baili Yingfeng every time he needs to relieve himself?
Baili Yingfeng felt a slight pain in his hand. He glanced at Miao Nanyan and saw that her face was slightly flushed. Suddenly, he felt less hatred for her. "Since Lord Gongsun is here, please have Lord Gongsun serve me in the toilet."
Baili Yingfeng said softly, a slight smile seemingly appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Me, me?" Gongsun Jing looked at Baili Yingfeng and then at Miao Nanyan in shock.
"Bai Li Ying Feng, didn't you just tell me to leave?!"
He looked utterly rejected.
"How come this person has two faces?"
"What, do you intend to disobey the king's decree?" Baili Yingfeng retorted.
"You, you abused your power!" Gongsun Jing said defiantly, but still obediently helped himself into the outhouse.
"Alright, I don't have anything else to do here, you can go back now."
"Oh, by the way, if I have some free time these next few days, I'll go check on Chen Yuan's injury."
Baili Yingfeng looked at Miao Nanyan and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
...
Sunlight spilled across the earth, casting a golden glow. The blue sky was dotted with white clouds, and the weather in the Shu Kingdom was gradually getting warmer.
In the pavilion beside the lotus pond in the palace, several little girls are playing chess.
"Big sister, have you heard? Father Emperor wants to make a marriage alliance with Northern Liang!" Lianrong held a white chess piece in her hand. She frowned as she looked at the chessboard, completely unsure of her next move. So she casually tossed the piece aside and began to recount the news she had heard that day.
"Focus on the game of chess, and don't talk while you're playing." Princess Lianxiang glanced at Lianrong with displeasure and sternly reprimanded her younger sister.
"Big sister, the situation is urgent, how can you still be in the mood to play chess?!" The fifth princess, Lianrong, is eight years old this year. She is wearing a pea-green dress, and her two long braids are casually combed beside her ears. Her bright and watery eyes blink playfully.
"Among the princesses, the eldest sister is the oldest. If she really gets married, she will definitely be the first to go!" Lianrong looked at Lianxiang with dissatisfaction. Whenever Lianxiang was around, she would always lecture her.
The sixth princess, Lianqiao, who is seven years old this year, took a bite of the cool mung bean cake and chimed in, "Yes, yes, we have nothing to worry about, but you, eldest sister, have to think about it carefully!"
Lianrong glanced at Lianqiao, then she and Lianqiao raised their hands and clapped each other. If their eldest sister Lianxiang really left, they would be free, and no one would force them to memorize "Rules for Women" and "The Analects" anymore!
Lianxiang is 11 years old this year. She looks at her two younger sisters quietly, with a gaze as if she were looking at two fools, filled with pity and sympathy.
"Little Five, Little Six, I have said that you should call me Imperial Sister."
"Stop calling her 'elder sister' all the time. You are members of the royal family. If you behave like this, your husbands' families will only think that your elder sisters didn't raise you well!"
"This is truly beneath the dignity of the royal family," Lianxiang said solemnly.
Lianrong and Lianqiao stuck out their tongues, looking at Lianxiang's expressionless face, feeling a chill run down their spines. They just wanted to escape this place as quickly as possible. [Oh no, oh no, Big Sister's started again!]
“Do you know that if it’s really a marriage alliance with Beiliang, the King of Beiliang only has one son, and the little prince is only six or seven years old this year? Who do you think would be more suitable to marry into the royal family?” Lianxiang raised her eyebrows.
"This princess is not very talented, and she is over eleven years old this year. Do you think Father Emperor will marry her off to Northern Liang?"
[Waaaaah, oh no, she got me!]
Lianrong gaped in surprise. They hadn't thought that far ahead; they'd only heard that a princess was to be sent for a political marriage, and naturally, it would be suitable for a princess of marriageable age to go. Who would have thought that a childhood betrothal could be arranged?!
Lianqiao's hands trembled slightly, and the mung bean cake in her mouth suddenly lost its flavor.
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