Jing Xinche looked tenderly at Mu Fengqie in his arms, from time to time stroking her belly with his hand. His eyes were full of tenderness and anticipation.
Yuan Yerui stamped his foot hard and walked out upon seeing their loving display. Humph! One day he would surely snatch Master away from that man!
"Do you think it's really okay to provoke him like this? He's just a kid. Is it really necessary?" Mu Fengqie said helplessly, looking at Jing Xinche.
"How can you say I'm deliberately provoking him? Besides, he's not a little kid anymore. He should understand the propriety between men and women. Even if you're his master, it's not appropriate," Jing Xinche said indifferently.
Mu Fengqie shook her head helplessly. She always felt that Jing Xinche was becoming more and more childish.
"I think I'd better go back to the capital after helping you sort out things here. I'm afraid the prince may not be well - informed about many things there," Mu Fengqie said. This was the result she had thought about all day yesterday.
"Okay. I also hope you can go back. Although I can protect you and the baby well here, I'm afraid of any negligence. If anything happens, I'll never forgive myself," Jing Xinche said, sniffing the hair beside Mu Fengqie's ear.
Mu Fengqie slapped him. Maybe because she was pregnant, she was becoming increasingly emotional. As soon as she heard the word "die", her heart skipped a beat. "What are you talking about? Don't say such things in the future. It's so inauspicious!" Mu Fengqie glared at Jing Xinche.
"Okay, okay, okay. I won't say it again. It's my fault," Jing Xinche quickly admitted his mistake.
"How are your men? Will they be back soon?"
"Soon. Their trip this time has been very smooth." It was so smooth that he even had some doubts. Logically speaking, this kind of poison was unique to the Snow Feather Kingdom, so there must be a connection between it and Prince Wen and the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom. It was very likely that the Grassland King was also involved. But why did no one stop them from collecting the herbs? This was the only thing that puzzled Jing Xinche.
"Good. I've almost prepared everything. Once their things arrive, I can start making the antidote," Mu Fengqie said. The toxins of the soldiers in the military camp had almost been controlled, and the morale of the army had been stabilized. Mu Fengqie's image in the hearts of the soldiers had been greatly elevated.
Princess Tianlin came to treat them personally regardless of the danger even when she was pregnant. They would remember this kindness for a lifetime.
Three days later, the men Jing Xinche sent out came back. One of them was seriously injured, but fortunately, there was no life - threatening danger. He just needed to recuperate well in the future.
"Did you notice anything unusual during this operation?" Jing Xinche asked.
"On our way, we met Prince Wen's men. But during the fight between us, another group of people intervened to help us. They led us to another place where the herbs grew. I've investigated, and only the emperors of all generations knew about that place," the secret guard reported.
Obviously, it was the queen of the Snow Feather Kingdom who had helped them. Jing Xinche looked at the teacup in his hand with a deep gaze. "Are you sure the herbs there are real? Could they just look similar?" Jing Xinche asked suspiciously.
"I also thought of this problem. Later, I took the brothers to the cliff that Madam mentioned and carefully compared the two herbs. They look exactly the same. But just to be safe, I also brought back the ones from the cliff. The ones Madam has are from the cliff, and these are the ones they led us to collect," said the secret guard as he took out the herbs from his bosom and placed them on the table in front of Jing Xinche.
Jing Xinche waved his hand. "You can go down first." He'd wait for Qie'er to come back and confirm these herbs.
Now Mu Fengqie was boiling medicine in the tent specially set up for her by Jing Xinche. However, the smell wafting out of the tent made the surrounding soldiers keep their distance. Although they admired and respected Princess Tianlin very much, the smell of this medicine soup was really indescribable.
It wasn't a stinky smell, nor a bitter taste. If it weren't for the fact that she was the master of the Medicine Master Valley, they would really doubt the effectiveness of this medicine.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and go on patrol! When the medicine soup is ready, none of you will be left out," Mu Nan said when he saw a group of people outside Mu Fengqie's tent with strange expressions on their faces.
The surrounding soldiers immediately dispersed after hearing Mu Nan's voice. They'd better go on patrol obediently and stay as far away from the princess's tent as possible.
After everyone left, Mu Nan let out a long sigh of relief. Then he immediately held his breath. What kind of medicine was Madam boiling? It smelled so bad! Even the medicine for Tule Haojia didn't smell this bad back then.
Mu Fengqie was completely unaware of what was going on outside. She was completely focused on boiling the medicine. Looking at the gradually completed medicine soup, Mu Fengqie showed a relieved smile. Finally, it was a success.
In the evening, Mu Fengqie asked someone to carry out the medicine in the tent bowl by bowl. Each person got a bowl, and there were even some extra.
"Qie'er, have you drunk the medicine?" Jing Xinche asked, looking at Mu Fengqie. She had been here for a long time, and he wondered if she had been poisoned.
"I'm fine. I'm immune to all poisons." She had developed this constitution when she was in the Medicine Master Valley. As she thought about it, Mu Fengqie stroked her belly. She wondered if her child would inherit this constitution.
After hearing Mu Fengqie's words, Jing Xinche felt relieved. Fortunately, Qie'er was okay.
"I'll be leaving in a couple of days. Do you have anything else to say?" Mu Fengqie looked at Jing Xinche and said. In fact, she was quite reluctant to leave. After all, she wouldn't be able to see Jing Xinche in the capital, and she would worry about him all day long.
"Nothing to say. When you go back this time, I'll assign some secret guards to you. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease letting you go back alone," Jing Xinche said, automatically ignoring Zhu Fei and the others. Their martial arts skills were not good enough, and there were too few of them.
"Okay." Mu Fengqie didn't decline Jing Xinche's offer. Suddenly, as if remembering something, Mu Fengqie suddenly stood up. "I forgot to tell you that the grains and forage I asked them to prepare are on the way. But the time was too short, so we didn't buy much.
I was worried that if we made too much of a fuss, people in the court would find out. So I just asked them to buy as much as they could. But don't worry. As soon as I get back to the capital, I'll try my best to ask the prince to send some to you.
The grains prepared this time can last you for a month. Although I don't know when you'll be going back, it's better to have more than less."