C17

By the time Zhan Xiaolou left the Qu Family, it was already close to evening. After lunch, she was summoned by the empress.

The empress had not actually sought out Lou Lan for any major reason, but she had wanted to ask the First Prince if what he had said was true.

Zhan Xiaolou wasn't used to interacting with the empress at first, but after seeing how concerned the empress was for the First Prince's health, he understood that no matter how powerful she was, she was still just a mother.

It was not easy to explain the First Prince's situation to Zhan Xiaolou, but Zhan Xiaolou hinted at the Empress.

Thinking back to the empress's expression, Zhan Xiaolou could only sigh.

After checking the First Prince's pulse, Zhan Xiaolou gave the prescription to the First Prince. In their royal family, one prescription required many people to confirm.

Finally, Zhan Xiaolou made an agreement with the First Prince that after the First Prince had confirmed the medicinal formula and made the medicine, he would first consume the medicine that she had given him before taking the soup.

Zhan Xiaolou used the same excuse that he had used to explain the results of the pregnancy. She had picked this up deep in the mountains. There weren't many of them, so she still needed the First Prince to keep it a secret.

Every genius doctor had a secret formula that they did not impart to others. From the First Prince's point of view, this strange color of the fruit was the secret formula for Battling Towers.

On the way back from the Qu Clan, the Qu Clan had sent their housekeeper to send them off again. However, this time, when the carriage had just reached the street corner of the Southern City, Zhan Xiaolou asked to get off the carriage.

"Ma'am, what do you have to do?"

The steward was very careful. After all, Zhan Xiaolou had already arranged a marriage with him. If Zhan Xiaolou wasn't satisfied with her, she, as a steward, would do the job.

The carriage got off and stopped in front of the butler, shaking his head slightly. "It has nothing to do with you. I'm the one waiting for you."

Zhan Xiaolou then continued, "You should go back first. Remember to tell General Qu that I will visit her in a few days."

The housekeeper wanted to say something, but Zhan Xiaolou's attitude was firm. Facing Zhan Xiaolou, she could only pull the reins of the carriage and turn around.

As soon as the housekeeper left, Zhan Xiaolou turned to look at the big tree behind her. She really wanted to tell Auntie Hua that with her fat body, that narrow and slender tree wouldn't be able to hide her!

Zhan Xiaolou watched as the Qu Family carriage disappeared from sight, while Aunty Hua continued to hide behind the big tree. He could only walk up to the big tree and whisper, "Auntie Hua, come out."

Just as Zhan Xiaolou finished speaking, the figure behind the tree flickered. Zhan Xiaolou thought she saw the tree tremble slightly. She really felt sorry for the tree.

As soon as Aunt Hua spoke, she stuck her head out, grinned, and said to Lou Cheng, "Lou, you're back."

Auntie Hua seemed to be in a good mood today. She was wearing a yellow chrysanthemum dress and was licking her face as she looked at Zhan Xiaolou in a flattering manner.

Zhan Xiaolou felt his scalp go numb when he saw Aunty Hua's expression. She was originally fat, but she still liked to wear bright colored clothes. Furthermore … No matter how he looked at it, it was strange!

Seeing Zhan Xiaolou staring at her own clothes, Aunt Hua thought Zhan Xiaolou liked her clothes. She proudly raised her head. "I made this new dress. It's pretty, but it's my favorite chrysanthemum."

"…"

Zhan Xiaolou felt that she really couldn't understand Auntie Hua's taste. Although chrysanthemums were noble and pure in the ancient times, it was fine if a chrysanthemum was on one's head all day. Today, it had become a chrysanthemum.

Auntie Hua, are you sure your son, Hua Ruo, is not beautiful like you?