Everyone knew that this excuse was far-fetched and she must be hiding something.
Li Xue didn't want to talk about the poisoning. The royal secret medicine had no antidote at all, so why bother with all that? She didn't want to trouble anyone and just wanted to live quietly for a year.
"Ahem, my mother was born prematurely, so I haven't been in good health since I was a child. It's okay, you don't have to worry. I just need to rest and I'll be fine."
Jiang Sheng glanced at his eldest brother and saw him nod. After a few words of comfort, the two brothers walked out.
In the corner, Jiang Ling asked in a low voice: "Have you noticed anything? The princess seems to be getting weaker and weaker. She looked energetic in the palace before. Why is she like this?"
"The body could be in this state in such a short period of time. One possibility is that it was caused by the journey, and the other possibility is poisoning. I prefer the latter. The emperor will not let my sister-in-law leave the palace so easily."
"Also, the eldest princess has always been infatuated with my brother. Since she couldn't marry you this time, I'm afraid she will bear a grudge. It's impossible for her to deal with you, but she will take her anger out on my sister-in-law."
Jiang Sheng thought for a moment and whispered, "Brother, I'll give you some more of that spiritual spring water when the time comes. You can give it to my sister-in-law to drink. At least she can keep her life hanging on."
"When we get to the Northern Wasteland, I'll take a closer look to see if I can develop an antidote. Even if I can't, at least it can provide some relief."
Jiang Ling: "...Well, you should go back and rest first."
Two days later, the team continued on their journey. Xiao Zhu looked at her princess eagerly and begged, "Princess, please let me stay and serve you. There are some things that are inconvenient for the young general."
Li Xue also felt it was inconvenient and opened her mouth to say something.
Jiang Ling asked gently, "Can you ride a horse?"
"...Slave, this slave doesn't know how to do it."
Xiao Zhutou slowly lowered her head, feeling a little annoyed. Why couldn't she ride a horse? Not only could she not ride a horse, but neither could the princess. How could the young general ride a horse with both of them?
Her voice was a little low: "Princess, that servant is waiting in front. Please take care of yourself before following."
Li Xue glanced at Jiang Ling, a little afraid that he would be angry, and said cautiously: "Okay, I feel much better now. I will catch up with you in two days."
Xiao Zhu looked back every few steps, her eyes as red as a rabbit's as she stared at her. Woo woo, if the princess was not around, she would definitely not be able to sleep.
The two watched the team walk away. Li Xue glanced at the people around her and felt a little depressed.
I heard a voice beside me: "Want to go out for a walk?"
"Hmm? I, I can go out for a walk."
Jiang Ling raised the corner of his mouth when he heard this, and said jokingly: "The princess is not a prisoner, why can't she go out for a walk? Since you are in town, why not go out and take a look."
"Perhaps reading more will improve your mood and your body will get better faster."
"Well, thank you, Major General."
Li Xue changed into men's clothes and followed him like a little tail, looking at this and that with curiosity.
I don’t know what I saw, but I stopped moving.
Seeing this, the old man said enthusiastically: "Young Master, you want to eat candied haws. I made these yesterday and they are delicious. They are sour and sweet and very appetizing."
"Give me a bunch."
Jiang Ling took out ten cents and handed it over.
Li Xue looked at the red balls and felt a little greedy. Seeing that they only bought one string, she asked in a low voice: "Major General, why don't you try it? I heard it's delicious."
"No, I can't eat sour things."
"Oh, I see."
Taking small bites, the crispy sugar shell and the sour hawthorn inside balanced the taste perfectly. She liked this taste. No wonder the storybooks all said that they yearned for the folk life.
It turned out to be a fun folk food with lots of delicious food. She liked the candied haws. Well, it was delicious, really delicious.
The two of them walked along the street, and Jiang Ling bought anything interesting he saw. When they finished shopping, Li Xue saw that his hands were full of things.
Reaching out to help with some, he apologized quietly, "Sorry, I think I bought too much."
"It's okay. It's a rare opportunity to go shopping. If you like it, buy it."
Li Xue felt sweet in her heart when she heard this. It was so good to leave the palace. He... was really good. When the two of them returned, an enticing aroma of braised food wafted over.
My nose moved slightly and I followed the smell. I saw several people surrounding a stall. I couldn't see clearly what they were selling, but I knew it couldn't be bad just by the smell.
I heard a gentle voice beside my ear: "Want to eat this?"
"Yeah, I want to eat."
Jiang Ling hummed and stood in line behind them. It wasn't long before they arrived. The stall owner smiled and said, "I have pig's trotters, pig's tails, and pig's heads. Take a look and see what you want."
Li Xue asked curiously, "You can eat pig tails. What does it taste like? Can you chew it?"
"Haha, of course you can. Many people like to come to me to buy pig tails. Why don't you buy one and try it? It's not expensive anyway."
"I only braise ten pig tails a day, and this is the last one left. If you don't buy it, it will be gone."
Seeing her staring at him, Jiang Ling said, "I want a pig's tail, two pig's trotters, and half a pig's head, cut up and wrapped in oil."
"Okay, please wait a moment, gentlemen."
The stall owner cut the dumplings neatly, wrapped them separately in oil paper, strung them together with a string and handed them over: "Here, hold it like this so your hands won't get burned. You can eat it hot or cold when you get home."
Li Xue reached out to take it. The aroma of meat became stronger and a hint of greed flashed in her eyes.
Jiang Ling smiled unconsciously when she saw her like this. This third princess really doesn't look like a tyrant emperor. She is innocent and naive at times, a little greedy and a little cute.
The two returned to the inn lobby and opened the oil-paper package. The fragrance wafted out, and many people turned around to look at them: "Hey, you are so lucky, this smell is Zhang's braised food."
"It smells so good! It would be delicious if I eat it with steamed bun."
Li Xue's eyes widened a little. Yes, why didn't she think of it.
Jiang Ling glanced at him and called the waiter over: "Please run an errand for me, brother, and buy four steamed buns. The extra money will be your errand fee."
"Okay, sir, wait a moment."
Li Xue picked up the chopsticks and said, "Little..."
Thinking of what he had said before, he quickly changed his words: "Brother Jiang, come and try this braised meat. How does it taste? I have never eaten meat like this before. It turns out it can be cooked so fragrantly."
He took a bite of the soft and fragrant meat, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Hmm, delicious, this meat is really delicious."
I couldn't stop eating one bite after another.
Seeing that she liked it, Jiang Ling also picked up his chopsticks and ate a little, then hummed, "It tastes really good, no wonder the business is so good. If you like it, buy some more to take with you when we leave."
Li Xue agreed immediately: "Okay."
"Well, eat it while it's hot."
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