Chapter 528 - Chapter 528: I Like You
Chapter 528: I Like You
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“You’ve already done it, haven’t you?” Zhao Chuchu smiled and said. “I think no other woman in the Imperial City is stronger than you, princess.”
“Why are you complimenting me like this… Can I assume that you’re trying to get something from me?” Princess Jianan asked. “Tell me, what do you need from me?”
“l would like to take your pulse. Is that alright?” asked Zhao Chuchu, looking at Princess Jianan.
After hearing about what happened to Princess Jianan in her previous life, Zhao Chuchu wanted to help her. A woman like her deserves respect. Not to mention that Zhao Chuchu was a military doctor in her previous life. Princess Jianan frowned and said, “Mrs. Xie, I wasn’t joking.”
“I wasn’t joking either. Unfortunately. health and diseases aren’t trivial matters. Sometimes, people lose their lives just because of delayed treatment. However, I feel that you are a good person, so I want to do this for you.”
“l am a good person?”
Princess Jianan covered her mouth and laughed.
“Mrs. Xie, you are the first person to say that to me. In the mouths of all the citizens in the Imperial City, 1 am an evil, wicked witch of a widow.”
“Princess, don’t you want to escape the torment of your illness?”
Princess Jianan’s healthy complexion was built on top of her thick makeup.
While she looked rather full-bodied, much of it was unhealthy weight. Princess Jianan was actually not in good health.
Princess Jianan remained silent this time. She simply stared at Zhao Chuchu for quite a while.
Zhao Chuchu looked back at her and had no intention of backing down.
A while later, Princess Jianan asked, “When did you start to investigate me? How did you know about this?”
“Princess, I’m a doctor. There’s no need to investigate anything. I just need to look at you to know if you’re sick.”
“Really? Is it that magical? Then tell me, what am I sick with?”
Zhao Chuchu thought for a while, then walked over and whispered into her ear, “It’s a woman’s disease.’
Princess Jianan was shocked.
No one else knew about her illness besides her closest personal maid. However, she was very sure that her lead maid wouldn’t betray her.
“Princess, some illnesses are very difficult to tell male doctors about. But I am also a woman, so allow me to talk about it directly.”
Zhao Chuchu listed all of Princess Jianan’s symptoms.
Princess Jianan was dismayed. Zhao Chuchu was absolutely right!
“You can cure me?”
“Okay, I will believe you once. If you can really cure me, I promise to reward you generously, and I will remember what you’ve done for me.”
“There’s no need for that. Princess, please give me your hand so I can make a better diagnosis.”
Princess Jianan sat down and signaled Zhao Chuchu to sit down as well.
Zhao Chuchu held her wrist and felt the princess’s pulse carefully. She confirmed that her judgment was correct.
“Princess, your condition is still not very serious. You just need to use and eat medication regularly, and you should be able to recover quite soon,” Zhao
Chuchu said to Princess Jianan.
Princess Jianan looked at her and said, “Mrs. Xie, I will take your word for it. However, I won’t hold back if you dare to scam me. You should know that with my position, I can easily make life a nightmare for you and your husband.” Zhao Chuchu laughed and said, “You won’t get a chance to do that.”
Princess Jianan laughed as well. “l like you. You are so much more interesting than those wealthy girls. Is it okay if I call you Chuchu?”
“Sure thing, if you prefer that.”
“When are you going to start treating my illness?”
“Tomorrow. I need to go back and make some medicine for external use. After
I’m done, I will bring them over to your palace.”
“Okay, I won’t go anywhere tomorrow except wait here for you.”
No wonder she dared to enter the battlefield in Xie Hengs past life. Princess Jianan was very direct and would say whatever was on her mind. Combined with her intentionally odd behavior, it’s no wonder people kept smearing her.
Although this was the first time that Zhao Chuchu had met Princess Jianan, she knew that this lady would be her first friend in the Imperial City.
Princess Jianan didn’t insist on Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng staying in the palace to eat with her. Instead, she ordered her men to send them back home in a carriage.
“She told you to cure her illness?” Xie Heng asked after returning home.
Zhao Chuchu shook her head and said, “No, I offered to do it. She’s an interesting woman. She is worth befriending.”
“But the disrespectful way she talks… doesn’t that make you angry?”
Zhao Chuchu hugged Xie Hengs waist upon hearing that. She realized that Xie Heng had grown taller again!
She looked up at Xie Heng and said, “Da Lang, she means well. Can we not get mad at her for that? But whatever happens, 1 will always believe you. She probably just wanted to play a prank on us to see if our relationship was really so strong.”
Xie Heng looked at her and asked, ‘You’re not angry at all?”
“To be honest, a little. But I could sense that she had no bad intentions. She was just joking with us. That’s why I was no longer mad.”
“But I’m mad. Then what?”
Zhao Chuchu tiptoed and kissed him on the lips. ‘Are you feeling less angry now?”
“Yeah, I don’t feel angry anymore.”
After saying that, Xie Heng lowered his head and occupied her supple lips. His long, passionate kisses expressed his strong feelings for Zhao Chuchu.
Zhao Chuchu felt like all the strength in her body was slipping away. She had to lean against him in order to remain standing. For a moment, it felt like they were the only two people in the world.
The next day.
Zhao Chuchu woke up early and started to make Princess Jianan’s medicine.
Last night, Xie Hengs kisses made her legs turn into jelly. After dinner, they talked about other stuff and didn’t have time to make the medicine.
“I’ll go with you later,” Xie Heng said as he helped her with the medicine.
“What’s this for?”
Zhao Chuchu glanced at him.
Xie Heng immediately changed the topic.
“During today’s morning meeting, the emperor would probably announce Junjun’s presence. After that, he’ll probably bring Junjun to pay respects to their ancestors. It would probably be quite difficult for us to meet Junjun in the future.’
“Wouldn’t that make us enemies with a lot of people?’
“Are you afraid?”
“I’m not afraid. I’m just worried about the Third Prince. After all this, will we still be able to survive until the day the Junjun grows up?”
Xie Heng went silent upon hearing that.
“Da Lang, because of the assassination this time, the worst possible outcome is that the Third Prince might only have two years to live. But, if he’s lucky, he might have three years, provided he takes good care of his body.”
“In my previous life, he passed not long after Junjun returned. So it had only been two years since I entered the royal courts.”
Zhao Chuchu calculated. Based on what happened in Xie Hengs previous life, he should have been in the royal court for three years by now, which meant that Xie Yan would have died last year.
“You know his personality. What you said is unlikely to happen. He knows that he will die soon, so he will do everything he can to pave the way for Junjun. He will do everything in his power.”
“If he had met me earlier, this wouldn’t have happened. But this is his destiny.”
“Yes.
Xie Heng knew that if Zhao Chuchu said he couldn’t be saved, that meant there was no way to save him.
But Xie Yan lived much longer this time and experienced far more things. So he should feel quite satisfied.
As they spoke, Zhao Chuchu finished preparing the external ointment. She packed it up and got ready to leave. Just then, someone knocked on their door..