"That's good." Wen Nongnong was relieved, took the bottle, and said to Gu Linchao, "Your Highness, please take the antidote now."
Gu Linchao nodded. "Alright."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong poured out the pills from the bottle.
"By the way, Physician Lin, how many times should His Highness take it, and how many pills each time?" she asked cautiously.
"This one dose is enough, but you need to take two pills," Physician Lin said hurriedly.
"Okay." Wen Nongnong took two pills and fed them to Gu Linchao, then brought him water to help him swallow them.
After Gu Linchao swallowed the antidote, she held her breath and stared at him intently.
Gu Linchao will soon regain his sight.
She was both excited and overjoyed.
Thinking of something, she quickly looked down at her clothes to check if they were appropriate.
Then she raised her hand and touched her sideburns to check if they were messed up.
Seeing this, Imperial Physician Lin coughed lightly and reminded him, "Your Highness, this old minister forgot to mention that although His Highness has taken the antidote, it is impossible for it to take effect immediately."
After taking the antidote, it will take a week for the body to neutralize the poison; at the latest, it won't take effect until tomorrow morning.
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong paused, somewhat disappointed. She had thought that Gu Linchao would regain his sight immediately after taking the antidote, but it turned out that it wouldn't work as she had imagined, causing her to get excited for nothing.
However, she quickly regained her optimism and said gently to Physician Lin, "It's alright, one more night won't make a difference."
"You've worked so hard these past few days, Physician Lin. It's very late, so you should go back and rest. We'll have you examine the Prince again tomorrow morning."
"Very well, then this old minister shall take his leave." Imperial Physician Lin was indeed exhausted, his face revealing his fatigue.
During this time, he had been busy with the antidote, hardly daring to relax for a moment. Now that the antidote has finally been made, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Thinking about it, he said happily, "It would be great to see the healthy prince again when I wake up tomorrow morning."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong sincerely said, "During this period, the one who has worked the hardest is Physician Lin. The Prince and I are very grateful. Thank you, Physician Lin."
Imperial Physician Lin waved his hand, "Your Highness, please don't say that. It's all what this old minister should do."
Gu Linchao said in a gentle voice, "Imperial Physician Lin, remember to rest early when you get back. Houde, see Imperial Physician Lin off for me."
"Yes," Wang Houde replied respectfully.
Physician Lin said with a smile, "Then this old minister will take his leave."
"Okay." Gu Linchao nodded.
As soon as the others left, Wen Nongnong's gaze fell on Gu Linchao, and she said excitedly, "Congratulations, Your Highness, you will be able to see again soon."
Gu Linchao's lips curled up slightly. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, patting her back as he said, "It's getting late, we should get settled."
Wen Nongnong nodded, "Alright, tomorrow morning, I want the first thing Your Highness sees when you open your eyes is me." With that, she got up from his arms and pulled him toward the bed.
"By the way, you just took the antidote, are you feeling alright?" she asked with concern.
"No." Gu Linchao shook his head.
"Alright, let me help you undress," Wen Nongnong said with a smile.
Gu Linchao was taken aback. "Why today?" Ever since she was diagnosed with pregnancy, he hadn't let her serve him anymore.
As Wen Nongnong untied his belt, she said matter-of-factly, "Because Your Highness will be able to see it starting tomorrow, this is the last time I'm undressing you, and then it will be Your Highness's turn to take care of me."
Gu Linchao chuckled, "So that's what you were planning. But even if you don't serve me now, I'll still take care of you in the future, so you don't need to do this."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong unceremoniously let go of his hand. "This is what the prince said himself, so you can do it yourself. I'm going to sleep now." As she spoke, she yawned and climbed into bed.
Gu Linchao was both amused and exasperated. Was this girl being too perfunctory?
Wen Nongnong lay in bed, looking forward to tomorrow, then closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep.
When Gu Linchao arrived, she was already asleep.
Gu Linchao chuckled and shook his head.
However, with such a girl beside him, he was easily influenced to lower his gaze as well, and he soon found himself lowering his gaze as well.
The next day.
Because she was constantly thinking about Gu Linchao's eyes, Wen Nongnong woke up as soon as it was light.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and hurriedly turned her head to look, only to find that Gu Linchao was not in bed.
She immediately became a little anxious.
He promised to see her first thing after his eyesight returned, so why did he leave before she woke up?
She was a little annoyed, but still hurriedly got out of bed.
She had just put on her shoes and was about to leave when she suddenly heard a noise coming from the washroom. She paused for a moment, then quickly went over.
The door was ajar, and she pushed it open and went in, "Your Highness..."
Gu Linchao was startled by the sound, quickly fastened his pants, and turned around. "What's wrong?"
Wen Nongnong blinked; she thought she had just seen…
She shook her head, banishing the inappropriate thoughts from her mind, and her gaze fell on his face. "Can your eyes...see now?" she asked, waving her hand in front of him.
Gu Linchao paused for a moment, then walked towards her. "Imperial Physician Lin said the antidote will only take effect this morning, so there might not be enough time. Let's see again later."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong was somewhat discouraged, "Your eyes haven't recovered yet?"
Gu Linchao patted her shoulder, "It's still early, go back and get some more sleep."
Wen Nongnong shook her head. "I can't sleep." She was preoccupied with his eyes; how could she possibly fall asleep at a time like this?
"I'll wait with Your Highness a little longer. If we still can't see it after a while, we'll have to ask Physician Lin to come and examine you as soon as possible, in case there's a problem with the antidote."
Gu Linchao paused for a moment, then said gently, "Alright." After saying that, he helped her out.
Wen Nongnong was so focused on his eyes that she didn't notice he was walking much more nimbly than usual.
Back in her room, she changed into her nightgown in front of Gu Linchao, as always.
In her view, Gu Linchao couldn't see it, so it didn't matter what she did in front of him.
Because she was pregnant, she was very sensitive to heat, so she didn't wear an undershirt to bed at night.
At this point, once the nightgown was removed, there was nothing underneath to cover up.
She picked up her underwear to put it on, completely unaware that Gu Linchao's aura had changed, until he hugged her tightly from behind.
She paused, turned her head to look at the man behind her, and asked with some confusion, "What's wrong, Your Highness?" She couldn't help but feel relieved that his eyes hadn't recovered yet, otherwise, her current state would have been truly embarrassing.
What she didn't notice was that Gu Linchao's previously empty eyes were now completely dark.
He pursed his lips and didn't speak, then suddenly picked her up and placed her on the couch.
Looking at the man with his arms supporting him on either side of her body, Wen Nongnong was a little confused.
It wasn't until the man lowered his head to kiss her that she reacted, placing her hand on his chest and whispering a reminder, "Your Highness, we still need to ask Physician Lin to come and examine you later, you... um!"
She gasped in surprise, her peach-blossom eyes widening in shock.
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