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Chapter 162: I overestimated her.
Dr. Zhong stared at the girl's puzzled and innocent eyes for a long time, then sighed and rubbed his forehead, "What did Old Kui tell you?"

Who is Lao Kui? Tang Zhao was even more puzzled.

"He was an old man with messy hair, wearing tattered clothes that looked like they hadn't been washed in years, and smelling of alcohol mixed with the bitter smell of medicine."

Tang Zhao's expression hardened: I knew it when you said that.

"Yes, he sent me to Renxintang."

"That's all?" Dr. Zhong's eyes widened.

Tang Zhao shook his head firmly.

The old man is unreliable, and the young man is brainless. Dr. Zhong sighed deeply, feeling that finding the real culprit from back then was a long way off.

Tang Zhao looked at him innocently.

Well, at least he's back, and at least he's a responsible young man. After consoling himself, Mr. Zhong said, "We'll meet at the backyard of Renxin Hall at midnight on the fifteenth."

Before Tang Zhao could even voice his many questions, he was kicked out by Doctor Zhong, who also forced him to buy ten catties of Coptis chinensis.

Holding the coptis chinensis in her hands, Dongmei asked breathlessly, "Miss, do you really want to eat this?"

What do you think? Tang Zhao turned around and silently looked at Dongmei.

Just as Dongmei was about to throw away the Coptis chinensis, she heard the girl say, "Of course I have to eat it. How can my illness get better if I don't eat it?"

Dongmei silently hugged Huanglian even tighter.

Seeing that her young lady looked unwell, Qiu Yu instructed Chao Yi to hire a carriage, and the group returned to the Xuan Prince's residence.

In Bidan Courtyard, Xia Mo prepared a large bowl of ice cream early in the morning, and Qiu Yu, Dong Mei, and others ate it to their hearts' content.

Tang Zhao, who was pretending to be sick, could only watch and swallow hard amidst the collective protests of the crowd. "Chaoyi, when we go out these days, will anyone accompany us?"

“Yes, there were a lot of them the past two days, at least three groups, but there have been fewer these past two days,” Chao Yi said, swallowing the ice in her mouth. “Today there was only one group, which has been following us the whole time.”

"Do you know who it is?"

"Flying Dragon Guard".

With Tang Zhao reclining on the couch, things became complicated. Without a proper reason, she really couldn't go to Renxin Hall in the middle of the night.

What reason could he give? Tang Zhao rested his chin on his right hand, his eyes darting around. After a while, his gaze fell on the Coptis chinensis that occupied half the table.

"Go, brew some Coptis chinensis for me," Tang Zhao said, changing from sitting to lying down. "Then take my invitation and invite the imperial physician to examine my pulse."

"Yes!"

Ten catties of Coptis chinensis were put into the pot, and the strong bitter smell spread from the small kitchen of Bidan Courtyard to the entire Xuanwang Mansion. Even the Flying Dragon Guards who were monitoring outside the mansion could not help but gag.

"Princess Zhaoshan, do you really want to drink?"

Why cook it if you're not going to drink it?

"Ugh, this smell is too strong!" The Flying Dragon Guard asked, his face contorted in pain. "Chief, can we move away from here?"

The leader of the Flying Dragon Guard silently retreated ten steps, and the other Flying Dragon Guards who had been hiding also covered their noses and retreated.

In the Biyuan Courtyard, the imperial physician, who had been invited to take Tang Zhao's pulse, examined her through a curtain. After a long while, he said, "In my humble opinion, Your Highness only has a slight case of heatstroke. She only needs to rest indoors and drink some herbal tea to alleviate the symptoms."

"What!" Tang Zhao, who had been listless, suddenly pulled back the curtain and pointed at the empty medicine bowl, angrily saying, "Then what about the ten catties of Coptis chinensis that I drank?"

"You're so stupid," the imperial physician thought to himself.

"Fine! A mere Renxin Hall dares to deceive this princess!" Tang Zhao slammed her hand on the bed. "Guards, come with this princess and storm their door!"

Tang Zhao was about to put on her shoes and get out of bed. "Your Highness, you mustn't!" the imperial physician hurriedly stopped her. "The sun is blazing right now, and your liver fire is already high. This could easily worsen your condition. Please rest quietly in your inner room, Your Highness."

"If I don't vent my anger, it will only harm my health!"

"If Your Highness wants to vent your anger, you must wait until you recover and the summer heat has passed. Otherwise, it will only make things worse and harm Your Highness's health even more," the imperial physician said when he could not persuade her otherwise. "Why don't Your Highness rest quietly for a couple of days and recover before you go to their door?"

"Alright," Tang Zhao conceded, "then let's rest for two days."

Imperial Physician: Perhaps we should let her rest for a few more days.

Judging from the princess's demeanor, she is clearly in a very bad mood. If she doesn't rest for a few more days, she might suffer from heatstroke again.

Tang Zhao pressed on, dissatisfied, "How many days exactly?"

The imperial physician gritted his teeth, "Four days, he should be fully recovered in four days."

"Okay, four days it is then."

Tang Zhao obediently rested for four days, and on the first day after his rest ended, he led the guards of the Prince's Palace to storm Renxin Hall.

Dongmei dragged over a chair, and Tang Zhao sat down, crossed his legs, and said arrogantly, "Dr. Zhong, how have you been?"

"This old man pays his respects to Princess Zhaoshan," said Doctor Zhong expressionlessly. "May I ask, Princess, what is the meaning behind this?"

Didn't we agree to come at midnight on the fifteenth? What's going on here?!

"A few days ago, I suffered from heatstroke, and Doctor Zhong prescribed ten catties of Coptis chinensis for me to drink. Does Doctor Zhong still remember that?"

"I remember," Doctor Zhong said in surprise, "The princess drank it?"

"I drank it!" Tang Zhao slammed her hand on the chair. "The more I think about it, the more uneasy I feel. I summoned the imperial physician, and sure enough, there's a problem!"

"I clearly don't need to drink bitter medicine, but you insisted on giving it to me, making me unable to eat for days!" Tang Zhao pointed to her sunken face. "You dare to mock me, I'll make you pay!"

"Guards, smash this for me, the princess!"

"Yes!" The guards of the Prince's mansion, like hungry wolves and tigers, smashed Renxin Hall to pieces.

"Shameless!" Doctor Zhong was so angry that his hands trembled uncontrollably. "Boy, go and report to the authorities."

"I refuse to believe that there is no law or justice in Luoyang!"

The little boy took off running outside.

Tang Zhao stood up, stepped over the scattered medicinal herbs, and walked to Doctor Zhong. "National law? Heavenly justice? You mocked this princess first, so this princess teaching you a lesson is national law and heavenly justice!"

"Go ahead and sue me! Go ahead and sue me right now! Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Outside Renxin Hall, the Flying Dragon Guards stared dumbfounded at the chaotic scene before them. "Leader, what do we do?"

"You all stay here and watch over things. I'll go back to the palace and report to His Majesty."

In the imperial study, after listening to the report from the Flying Dragon Guards, Emperor Sheng'an took a sip of tea before saying, "Tell Yin Wei that as long as Princess Zhaoshan doesn't commit murder or arson, let her do as she pleases."

The leader of the Flying Dragon Guard accepted the order and left.

“I originally thought that Zhaoshan would be the next Yingde,” Emperor Sheng’an shook his head and sighed, “but I overestimated her.”

Seeing the smile on Emperor Sheng'an's lips, Grand Eunuch Lü chimed in, "What virtue or ability does Princess Zhaoshan possess to be compared with Princess Yingde? Their status, position, intelligence, strategies, popular support, and power are not even in the same league."

"Yes, no matter how capable Zhao Shan is, he's only good at business. As for anything else," Emperor Sheng'an smiled and said no more.

Grand Eunuch Lü served another cup of hot tea and was about to leave when the Emperor's voice said, "Withdraw the Flying Dragon Guard and replace them with the Imperial Guard to continue the surveillance."

Supervisor Lü accepted the order and went to make arrangements.