Chapter 155

Hearing that Ji Yunkai was going to try again, Little Doctor Zhuge was terrified. Shaking his head like a rattle drum, Little Doctor Zhuge cried out, "No, no, you can't try again! Princess, what if you ate another poisonous herb?"

"Don't worry, I won't try it myself. You can catch a few rats and rabbits and have them try it out first." Even if she did not die, she was still afraid of pain. If she did not have any other way, she would not have eaten the poisonous herb herself in the first place.

Little Doctor Zhuge was startled for a moment and then said carelessly, "Esteemed Consort, you don't have to say sorry. I know you had to."

Earlier, the Princess Consort had purposely used her body to test the medicine. She intentionally poisoned herself and deliberately made the poison on her face worsen.

The Princess Consort wanted to use this method to leave Prince Yanbei's Mansion and go to Sky Doctor Valley, but...

His Highness did not agree after discovered her intention.

At this time, no matter what she would do, it would be useless.

"Esteemed Consort, it's alright." Little Doctor Zhuge was shocked by Ji Yunkai and quickly shook his head.

He did not care whether the Princess Consort hurt him or not. Instead, the Princess Consort had hurt herself...

Although Ji Yunkai was poisoned, she had an abnormal physique that could handle the poison. So, in less than two days, she was fine.

She could get off the bed now, and so, Ji Yunkai decided to go to the pharmacy to help Little Doctor Zhuge to concoct the antidote ad to mature the medicinal herbs.

Baoqin knew the severity of the matter, and although she felt pity for Ji Yunkai, who had yet to recuperate and was about to be very busy, she did not try to dissuade her.

When Ji Yunkai stepped out of the door, she saw the pile of dead plants in the corner. The corner of her mouth slightly twitched, and she inadvertently asked, "Has His Highness come here in the past two days?"

If Xiao Jiu'an did not come, these plants would not have died so quickly.

It had only been two days, and they were all dead. Just thinking about it made her heart ache.

"His Highness? His Highness has never been here." When the Princess Consort asked about the Prince Baoqin was overjoyed, at first. However, when she saw the dead plants in the corner, she immediately suspected that Ji Yunkai knew something.

"So, he didn't come!" Ji Yunkai let out a low sigh and had a lonely look.

Baoqin immediately dispelled the suspicions in her heart and hurriedly consoled her, "Princess, don't be sad. The Prince was so busy recently with the thirty-thousand soldiers and warhorses and has only slept for only four hours every single day. It's not that he is not coming to see you; it's just that he's extremely busy."

"This is indeed a headache. I hope that Doctor Zhuge can create the antidote as soon as possible." Ji Yunkai said indifferently. Seeing that Baoqin did not think any further, she did not say anymore and slowly walked out of the courtyard. At the same time, she secretly warned herself, next time she spoke, she had to be careful not to let Baoqin discover anything.

As for Baoqin's repeated actions of wanting to obtain her trust?

Heh... She could not trust such a person.

Little Doctor Zhuge's pharmacy was a forbidden area to the rest of the people in Prince Yanbei's Mansion, but Ji Yunkai could come and go as she pleased. Not only did Little Doctor Zhuge not object, but he was also very pleased.

Seeing Ji Yunkai come in, Little Doctor Zhuge acted as if he was looking at a loved one. "Esteemed Consort, you're finally here! The herbs... It's almost not enough."

"Soon." Ji Yunkai did not act like an outsider and immediately started to familiarize herself with the seedlings on the ground.

Just like last time, Ji Yunkai had kept a few of them, scattered the rest on the ground, and waited for them to grow.

According to the plant's natural growth, it would not sprout tomorrow no matter what. But with Ji Yunkai, there was nothing impossible.

In the blink of an eye, the medicinal herbs matured. Even though he had already seen it once, Little Doctor Zhuge was still deeply jealous.

Wu... Wu... He also wanted to be like the Princess Consort and be able to mature medicinal herbs the moment he closed his eyes.

Seeing Little Doctor Zhuge's envious look, Ji Yunkai smiled, "If you lack any more medicinal herbs in the future, just tell me and I will help you grow them."

"Thank you, Princess!" Little Doctor Zhuge was not polite and immediately thanked her. On the other hand, Ji Yunkai respected his directness and candor, so she naturally did not mind it.

With enough medicinal herbs, Little Doctor Zhuge continued to concoct the antidote as Ji Yunkai helped by the side.

She did not know much about medicine, but with her advanced knowledge, she could at least provide some assistance. The two of them worked together, and although they had yet to concoct the antidote, they had made some progress — they had discovered an important medicinal ingredient.

With this discovery, Ji Yunkai believed that it would take them, at the most, two days, and they would be able to concoct the antidote. As for whether or not they had enough medicinal herbs to use after creating the antidote, that was not something she needed to worry about.

Just as the sky was about to turn dark, Ji Yunkai walked out of the pharmacy and was about to return to her courtyard for dinner until the Steward reported, "Esteemed Consort, the Prince summons you."

"The Prince?" Now that he had come looking for trouble, Ji Yunkai smiled and said indifferently, "Let's go." What was to come would always come. There was no way to avoid it.

Ji Yunkai was not the least bit nervous, nor was she the least bit uneasy. Her expression was calm, so calm that even the Steward could not help but raise his eyebrows when he saw her expression. He was stunned; it seemed like the Princess Consort had become more beautiful. Even though her face still had black spots, it did not seem ugly at all.

After realizing what he was thinking, the Steward quickly retracted his gaze and lowered his head to look in front of him.

Ji Yunkai's expression did not change, as though she did not realize anything. She walked calmly and casually into Xiao Jiu'an's study.

"Your Highness, are you looking for me?" Ji Yunkai stood in front of the desk and greeted Xiao Jiu'an. She stood up without waiting for Xiao Jiu'an to speak and waited for him to speak, but he did not.

Xiao Jiu'an's gaze was glued to the document in his hand and it did not even shift, as though he did not know that Ji Yunkai had entered.

It did not die?

The vitality of this potted plant was truly tenacious. At the very least, it was stronger than the plants in her courtyard. Most of the things in her courtyard were already dead. The rest of them would soon die if they have not already.

All the plants in her courtyard were dead. What was she going to plant next?

Ji Yunkai started to recall the variety of flowers and herbs that she wanted to grow. After recollecting, she realized that Xiao Jiu'an had not bothered with her. After thinking about the various ways to raise her plants again, Xiao Jiu'an still did not care about her.

At this time, Ji Yunkai had already been standing there for an entire hour. Her legs were starting to hurt and her waist was starting to ache.