At this moment, Wang Houde stepped forward and took the food box. "Your Highness, let me do it. Please sit with your mistress."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Eunuch Wang." Wen Nongnong readily let go of his hand, then walked to Gu Linchao's side. She was about to sit down, but then she remembered that Gu Linchao would probably scold her now that they were back at the Prince's residence, so she slowed down and sat down politely.
Seeing her like this, Gu Linchao's eyes twitched, feeling quite uncomfortable. He remained silent for a moment, then said gently, "How you are in Juezhou is no different from how you are back in the Prince's Mansion. You don't need to be so reserved." He had already seen what she was like, so she didn't need to pretend so hard anymore.
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong looked at him in astonishment, "Is Your Highness really telling the truth?"
"Mm." Gu Linchao nodded.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Wen Nongnong's movements became more casual.
"By the way, how is the bone-dispersing incense on you? Are you alright?" she asked with concern. She remembered what the old man at the clinic had said: if the bone-dispersing incense was not eventually removed, it would harm Gu Linchao's body.
She was counting on Gu Linchao to protect her and the Wen family, so how could anything happen to him?
Thinking it over, she bit her lip and mustered up immense courage to say, "Your Highness, I think that tonight, I should..."
Before he could utter the words "stay behind," Physician Lin walked in from outside carrying a bowl of medicine.
"Your Highness, the antidote for the Bone-Dissolving Incense has been prepared. Please take it as soon as possible, otherwise it will harm your health."
Wen Nongnong stared wide-eyed at the medicine bowl in Physician Lin's hand. "Is this the antidote for the Bone-Dissolving Incense?"
Physician Lin had already placed the bowl of medicine in front of Gu Linchao. Upon hearing her question, he quickly replied, "Yes, Your Highness."
Wen Nongnong looked at Gu Linchao in surprise, "So there's an antidote for the Bone-Dissolving Incense? Your Highness knew all along?"
"Hmm." Gu Linchao nodded, then asked, "What were you trying to say just now?"
Wen Nongnong scratched her temple to hide her embarrassment. "No, I didn't mean to say anything. Your Highness, please drink the antidote while it's still hot."
Gu Linchao glanced at her, and seeing that she really had nothing else to say, he reached out and took the medicine bowl that Physician Lin brought, and drank the medicine.
Wen Nongnong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, she hadn't said "stay overnight" aloud, otherwise she would have lost face completely.
Feeling too guilty, she couldn't sit still and stood up, saying, "Since Your Highness is alright, I'll head back now. Remember to drink your porridge and get some rest."
Gu Linchao felt a slight sense of loss when he saw that she was leaving so soon.
"Wang Houde, escort the princess back," he ordered calmly.
"Yes." Wang Houde quickly saw Wen Nongnong out.
Physician Lin looked at Gu Linchao and said, "Since Your Highness is alright, I shall take my leave."
"Alright, thank you for your trouble, Physician Lin." Gu Linchao was still thinking about Wen Nongnong and replied absentmindedly.
After leaving the West Garden, Wen Nongnong breathed a sigh of relief. She hadn't expected that Physician Lin would have an antidote for the Bone-Dissolving Incense. She was once again glad that she hadn't said those words, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing.
Remembering something, she turned to look at Wang Houde, "Eunuch Wang, why does Physician Lin have the antidote for the Bone-Dissolving Incense?" She felt that something was amiss about this matter.
Judging from the old man in the clinic, the aphrodisiac that San Gu Xiang is not common, so he doesn't know how to cure it. But Physician Lin has a ready-made antidote, which is very strange. Could it be that someone has been poisoned by this drug before?
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