Chapter 143: Xiao Yichen Feeds the Master Medicine with His Mouth?

Xiao Yichen didn't think, just stepped forward, picked up Mu Yuanzhi and laid her on the platform, not caring whether it would be contagious.

Hearing the commotion, Linglong looked up and was instantly terrified: "Master!"

"What are you staring at? Go fetch the imperial physician!" Xiao Yichen rarely raised his voice.

Linglong was stunned by the shout, only reacting a moment later, she nodded repeatedly and rushed out.

Fortunately, Weiyang Palace had not yet forbidden leaving, so Linglong could go out smoothly.

Pei Yunxi, who had been hiding nearby without leaving, saw Linglong running like the wind and guessed something must have happened inside.

What on earth happened to Mu Yuanzhi?

Pei Yunxi really wanted to go in, but feared infection; still, curiosity won, and after wrapping her head tightly in three layers inside and three outside, she boldly entered.

No other palace servants were in Weiyang Palace, so Pei Yunxi could walk freely; she lightened her steps, trying not to let those inside notice.

Even after she cautiously entered the bedroom, she still didn't see Xiao Yichen and Mu Yuanzhi.

Could Mu Yuanzhi have fainted?

Pei Yunxi could only think of that possibility; she continued walking lightly, her whole face wrapped except for her eyes, which were covered by a thin gauze for seeing the way, while the rest was thickly wrapped.

This greatly impaired her vision, so she almost missed the prescription on the desk.

What is this…?

Pei Yunxi picked it up with her gloved hand and, delighted, discovered it was a prescription.

Could this be the prescription for this plague?!

It must be; Mu Yuanzhi has already solved it!

No one noticed.

Pei Yunxi, feeling guilty like a thief, craned her neck and could faintly see a familiar figure sitting on the couch behind the screen, and a person lying down.

That must be Xiao Yichen taking care of Mu Yuanzhi.

Pei Yunxi's heart instantly filled with resentment; she gripped the prescription tightly, and the sound of the xuan paper startled her into letting go.

She almost exposed herself!

Fortunately, Xiao Yichen only attended to Mu Yuanzhi and didn't notice this side.

This realization made Pei Yunxi feel even more uneasy.

She clutched the prescription and slipped away quietly.

Not long after Linglong returned, another imperial physician came with a bowl of decocted medicine.

"There's already medicine?!" Linglong exclaimed joyfully.

The imperial physician nodded: "It's the ancient prescription found by Princess Yunxi."

Pei Yunxi?!

She knows nothing about medicine!

Linglong immediately sensed something was wrong, but she kept her composure; first, she had to get the master to take the medicine.

After handing the medicine to Xiao Yichen, Linglong ran to the desk and found that the master's prescription was indeed gone!

It must have been Pei Yunxi who stole it!

She returned behind the screen to wait for the outcome.

Mu Yuanzhi lay in Xiao Yichen's arms, eyes tightly shut; even feeding her medicine was difficult, and the imperial physician watched anxiously.

Xiao Yichen looked at the bowl—no sip taken—and at the medicine stain on Mu Yuanzhi's clothes; he then took a mouthful of medicine and leaned forward.

The imperial physician stared, eyes wide!

How can this be allowed?!

One is a married woman, the other a married man!

Linglong shouted upon seeing it: "Stop!"

How can one watch Xiao Yichen feed the master medicine with his mouth? No!

Xiao Yichen naturally ignored Linglong, pinching Mu Yuanzhi's chin, his lips about to meet hers.

The imperial physician could only turn a blind eye and tell Linglong, "Miss Linglong, when saving a life, we can't be so particular."

"But..." Linglong was frantic.

But the imperial physician was right— not being able to feed the medicine really isn't an option.

"Cough!" Mu Yuanzhi coughed once, unconsciously reaching out to push.

"The master is waking up!" Linglong exclaimed delightedly.

Thank goodness—just a moment more and Xiao Yichen would have gotten away with it!

With medicine in his mouth, Xiao Yichen was neither feeding nor not feeding; if he didn't swallow that mouthful, wouldn't it be wasted?

Not sure if it was seeing Xiao Yichen's dilemma, the imperial physician said, "Just brew another bowl, Prime Minister Xiao—since you've touched Princess Yuanzhi, you should drink a bowl."

That makes sense, but Xiao Yichen just wasn't happy about it.

Mu Yuanzhi slowly woke, her eyes opening dazedly to see Xiao Yichen's concerned face; her brows furrowed involuntarily, her face full of disgust: "Get lost……"

Xiao Yichen's heart was a jumble of feelings; he gathered his thoughts and told Mu Yuanzhi, "Drink this bowl of medicine quickly, and you'll be fine."

His coaxing tone was obvious.

Mu Yuanzhi tightened her brows, staring blankly at the medicine bowl brought to her lips, and sniffed.

A reassuring scent.

"I'll do it myself." Mu Yuanzhi then felt relieved and tried to snatch the medicine bowl from Xiao Yichen's hand.

Xiao Yichen didn't give it to her, saying, "If you spill it, we'll have to brew another."

"Let Linglong feed me." Mu Yuanzhi refused to take medicine fed by Xiao Yichen.

When Linglong was called upon, she stepped forward; Xiao Yichen reluctantly handed her the bowl, watching as Linglong fed Mu Yuanzhi the medicine until she finished it.

The person who originally had a poor complexion, after taking the medicine, saw their complexion visibly improve a bit.

The Imperial Physician and Xiao Yichen exchanged a glance, and he said, "It seems this ancient prescription really works!"

"An ancient prescription?" Mu Yuanzhi doubted, "Isn't this the prescription I wrote?"

She will not be unable to drink it.

As soon as Mu Yuanzhi spoke, the Imperial Physician was stunned, "This, this is the ancient prescription found by Princess Yunxi."

Xiao Yichen's face immediately sank, and the Imperial Physician thought Xiao Yichen was angry about Mu Yuanzhi claiming credit, so he tried to smooth things over, saying, "Princess, you must be a bit muddle-headed."

Linglong gave Mu Yuanzhi a look, and Mu Yuanzhi immediately understood what was going on; she countered the Imperial Physician, "Does Pei Yunxi know medicine? From which ancient text did you find this prescription?"

The Imperial Physician couldn't answer, "This… I, your servant, just don't know."

"Wait until you recover, then go see His Majesty," Xiao Yichen said to Mu Yuanzhi.

Mu Yuanzhi: "I'm fine; one dose of my prescription lets me move, three doses cure it completely."

Pei Yunxi wanted to claim her achievement as her own—no way!

On another front, the Emperor's side frequently sent good news; all those who had taken the medicine and were infected could now get out of bed and walk, and the palace gates were filled with joy.

The Chief Eunuch laughed and flattered, saying, "This time it's all thanks to Princess Yunxi! The palace gate—no, the crisis in Jingcheng could be resolved so quickly!"

The Emperor nodded in satisfaction: "I didn't expect Xi'er to have made progress in medicine as well!"

Given time, could she become as skilled in both medicine and poison as Yuanzhi?

Before, he indeed hoped his Xi'er could learn these from Yuanzhi, but the two never seemed to get along, so he gradually grew more distant from Yuanzhi.

Now thinking about it, why can't both daughters be equally excellent? Why must one be singled out?

Pei Yunxi hadn't heard the Emperor praise her in a long time, and she was overjoyed.

She took Mu Yuanzhi's prescription, nonstop copied a copy and presented it to Father Emperor; the original had been burned to a crisp! She refused to believe Mu Yuanzhi could still do anything!