"Your Highness, the sweet cakes made by the new cook yesterday were delicious. Please ask him to make them again when we get back to the manor today, okay?" Despite the Empress Dowager's resentful gaze, Ji Fengyao simply leaned close to Shang Xiye's ear and whispered something.
She had the adorable, greedy look of a young girl, and with her chubby, pink and white face, she was incredibly cute.
Listening to her soft voice, looking at her cute and innocent expression, and her clear, bright, and warm eyes;
Shang Xiye's anxious heart softened suddenly, and he had a strong urge to pull her into his arms.
"Alright, as long as the princess likes to eat it, I will have him make it every day." Shang Xiye forcibly suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, deliberately making his voice extremely low and unresponsive, sounding even somewhat cold and hard.
Shang Xiche: "..."
This child is clearly still a greedy and mischievous one.
Empress Dowager: "!"
Damn it, I really want to have someone kick this crude, blind, and stupid bandit out!
Aunt Sun received a displeased look from the Empress Dowager, and pretended to just remember, humbly asking Ji Fengyao, "Ninth Princess Consort, the Empress Dowager has been suffering from leg ailments recently, making it difficult for her to eat or sleep. This old servant is truly distressed by this; so I dare to ask, is there any progress on the prescription you promised to give the Empress Dowager in Tongyou?"
"Oh, this matter? I was just about to ask the Empress Dowager and the Emperor about it," Ji Fengyao blinked her big, bright eyes, as if she had just remembered it.
"What, the Ninth Princess Consort also knows medicine?" This doesn't seem like a good idea.
Shang Xiche looked at Ji Fengyao warily, his eyes probing.
"Yes, yes, Doctor Xiao's master taught me several prescriptions, including one for treating the Empress Dowager's leg ailment," Ji Fengyao said proudly, shaking her head and smiling with her eyes crinkling.
Seeing her beaming with joy and not knowing how to hide her true abilities, Shang Xiche breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out that he was given a casual remark by a wise person, and thus he was destined for mediocrity.
"That's good. The Ninth Prince's wife will have to take good care of the Empress Dowager's leg ailment. If there are any medicines needed or any difficulties, please report to me in time, and I will help you solve them." Shang Xiche was extremely gentle and loving.
"Your Majesty, I thank you so much!" Ji Fengyao jumped up with joy, bowed to Shang Xiche in a swaying manner, and skipped over to him, saying happily, "Then I'll go to the national treasury in a little while to see if there are any medicinal herbs that the Empress Dowager needs. Some of these herbs are extremely precious and may not be sold in pharmacies in the capital, but Your Majesty's national treasury might have them!"
Shang Xiche suddenly remembered that the Ji family father and son had also volunteered for war in court, and the condition for their reward was to visit the national treasury.
Now even this little bandit wants to go to the national treasury to find medicinal herbs...
Shang Xiche had a bad feeling.
But she was looking for medicinal herbs for the Empress Dowager. If he refused, wouldn't he be branded as unfilial and disgraced by the world?
But if she goes to find a few medicinal herbs, how could she possibly empty the national treasury?
After mentally reassuring himself, Shang Xiche pretended to be magnanimous and said, "Alright, I'll have Eunuch De take you to open the national treasury in a bit."
"Thank you, Your Majesty! You are the best!" Ji Fengyao was so happy that she danced with joy, and this time she was really smiling.
Shang Xiye silently clutched the sheepskin blanket on her lap, plucked a large tuft of pure white wool, and rubbed and played with it in her hands.
In the Ji family, when it comes to scheming and acting skills, the youngest daughter-in-law is still the best.
His father-in-law and brother-in-law pulled so many tricks but couldn't get their hands on the national treasury, but his young wife got it all sorted out in one go!
No wonder he, the Ninth Prince, cherishes her so much; she's truly outstanding!
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