It was still early when Shen Xihe came out of Princess Yangling's bedroom. On her way back to the East Palace, she met the third princess, Princess Anling, and the fifth princess, Princess Pingling. Princess Anling's eyes were obviously red and swollen, and Princess Pingling was trying to comfort her.
They greeted each other but did not talk. After the incident with Princess Changling, the princesses were afraid of her. Whenever they held a banquet, they would just send her a symbolic invitation and did not expect her to attend.
Except for Xue Jinqiao, there was no noble lady in Kyoto who did not avoid her.
After returning to the East Palace, Shen Xihe admired the palace. There were many flowers and plants planted in the palace. Xiao Huayong was a leisurely and carefree person. He took good care of the East Palace with exotic flowers and plants, which was particularly pleasing to the eye. Shen Xihe liked it very much.
She was also a person who liked to grow flowers and plants. Because she was in a hurry to go to Beijing, the Princess's Mansion could not find many treasures at once even if it had money. And thinking that she would get married in just one or two years, she simply decorated it casually.
"In the summer, the yard is full of blooming flowers and colorful butterflies flying, which is also a beautiful sight." Xiao Huayong came behind Shen Xihe without knowing when.
Shen Xihe turned his head and couldn't help but see some black spots around his eyes. Even though he had seen it once, Shen Xihe still felt that Xiao Huayong looked particularly happy. "Your Highness, do you feel that your eye disease has improved?"
"I've had occasional eyelid tingling since I lost my ability to distinguish five colors. It has eased after the last acupuncture treatment," Xiao Huayong answered truthfully.
It seems to be effective, and Shen Xihe is relieved: "With time, it will be cured."
"I'm sorry to have worried you." Xiao Huayong said with a gentle smile.
Shen Xihe: "Do you have any clues about the strange poison in your Highness' body?"
When this matter was mentioned, Xiao Huayong looked at Shen Xihe calmly without saying a word.
Shen Xihe was not trying to urge him, thinking that Xiao Huayong was considering whether to tell her about such an important matter. Shen Xihe was not testing him, she was just asking casually. Whether Xiao Huayong answered or not, she would not take it seriously.
Xiao Huayong just thought of his short life, and didn't know what to say for a moment. After a moment of silence, Xiao Huayong said, "I have a folk master by my side. I think the princess has heard of him. He is Mr. Linghu Zheng. Mr. Linghu has taken care of my body all these years. Mr. Linghu has traveled all over the world to find the source of the strange poison in my body, but he still hasn't found the source of the poison."
Shen Xihe had naturally heard of Linghu Zheng, because Shen Yueshan and Shen Yun'an had also visited many famous doctors for Shen Xihe, but the old man was hiding. Linghu Zheng said that he had a patient on his hands, and it turned out to be Xiao Huayong.
All powerful people have their own rules. Linghu Zheng's rule is that if he has an uncured patient, he will never accept a second patient who needs to spend a lot of energy. He will only treat patients who can be cured at hand. This is for the Linghu family's golden signboard and also for the responsibility of the patients.
Although Shen Yueshan was eager to save his daughter, he could not be so forceful as to break other people's rules.
"Ah Xi is good at poison and will do his best to treat Your Highness." Shen Xihe was not good at comforting people, so he could only say it sincerely.
Xiao Huayong suddenly raised his eyes, his eyes were bright and dazzling, like the scorching sun in the sky: "Yoyo, do you want Ah Xi to cure the poison for me?"
Shen Xihe didn't know why he was so excited and nodded slightly.
She did choose Xiao Huayong because he would die young and he was the legitimate son. Even if it was someone else who would die young, Shen Xihe would not make the choice, because only the legitimate grandson was qualified to compete with the uncles born out of wedlock in terms of etiquette and law, and could gain the support of ministers, especially the aristocratic families.