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"Peerless Perrin! Let's go!"

Ling Xi suddenly stood up, still holding back some weight on her right leg, but her eyes were full of joy.

"Where are you going, Princess?"

Pei Lan rushed over and steadied her, afraid that her princess might stumble or fall again.

"Let's go somewhere else, to the pavilion across the street."

Ling Xi pointed with her chin, her eyes bright and cunning.

"What are you going to do across the street?"

Perrin expressed her confusion, and Wushuang was even more puzzled, but they still helped her up.

"Since the young master has invited the imperial physician, let him take a look at me as well."

"Huh? This..."

Pei Lan felt it was somewhat inappropriate, after all, the Crown Prince had specifically requested it for Consort Mu.

"Let's just wait there. It won't take up more than a quarter of an hour of his time. My hand has such a big wound. What if it leaves a scar? I'll ask Academician Lu if he has any good medicine to remove scars. If he does, we won't have to make another trip to the black market."

"The princess is right."

No matter what Ling Xi said, Pei Lan always thought it was right.

Ling Xi felt that her injury was ultimately due to Xiao Ce, so it wasn't unreasonable for her to ask for medicine. After all, this time, she wasn't going to Mu Wanning's courtyard to snatch a doctor.

Half an hour later, the sun had long since set in the west, and Ling Xi had long since lost her patience. She had already picked almost all the camellias by the pavilion.

"Princess, shall we continue waiting?"

Perrin and Wushuang sat opposite each other, equally losing their patience.

"Wait one last quarter of an hour."

Looking at the bright red petals scattered on the ground, Ling Xi felt only boredom. It seemed that this doctor was not hired for her, and she really shouldn't have seen him.

At this moment, at the end of the corridor, Xiao Ce and Lu Baixu stood still, each with a solemn expression.

"Are you sure it's less than three years?"

Xiao Ce's voice was very low, as if it were muffled in his chest.

"Yes. In the past, there was a noble concubine in the Chu palace who was poisoned by the Frostless Poison and died in less than two years."

Lu Baixu's voice fell steadily and calmly, without any ripples, as if he had said similar things to countless people before.

"Don't tell anyone about this yet."

Xiao Ce's eyes were deep in thought, his expression heavy with melancholy.

"Let's go! We can't wait any longer."

Ling Xi's patience had long since run out. Just as she was about to get up and leave, she looked up and saw Xiao Ce and Lu Baixu walking side by side at the end of the corridor. Both of them looked heavy-hearted, and their faces were even more somber than the other.

Judging from their appearance, could it be that Mu Wanning is terminally ill?

She limped forward, a faint smile still on her face.

"Your Highness, Vice Minister Lu."

The two looked up at the sound, both paused for a moment, then quickly concealed the heaviness in their eyes, replacing it with a calm expression.

"I wonder... if Imperial Physician Lu has any good medicine for removing scars?"

Ling Xi raised her left hand, the gauze wrapped tightly around it, and it was slightly stiff as she turned it.

Lu Baixu first glanced at Xiao Ce, who had a gloomy face beside him, then looked at the person in front of him who was completely unaware of this. His throat moved slightly, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke softly.

"Please have a seat, Your Highness. I'll change your dressing at the same time."

Ling Xi sat on the veranda chair, raised her hand and gently pulled open her sleeve, revealing layers of gauze wrapped crookedly, the edges loose and sloppy, which could be considered sloppy for a doctor.

Lu Baixu glanced down and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

"Princess Consort...didn't you have the royal physician come to change your dressing?"

As soon as he said that, Ling Xi immediately understood that he was complaining about Pei Lan's poor cooking skills.

"It's just a minor injury, a simple change of dressing, so I couldn't be bothered to call the royal physician."

Her eyes were curved in a smile, and her tone was very casual.

Lu Baixu glanced at her quickly, surprised. This noble princess of Chu had no trace of spoiled pampering. Her casual and unrestrained nature was completely different from the noble ladies in Jinling City, which was somewhat different from his previous understanding.

He didn't say anything more, his fingertips gently and steadily unwrapping the gauze, his movements focused and efficient.

Xiao Ce frowned slightly, his gaze falling on the messy gauze. He suddenly remembered the incident when she first entered the manor, when a maid named Wushuang went to Yunqi Courtyard to snatch the Du family physician.

Looking back now, she must have been really seriously ill at the time, which is why she first consulted a doctor outside the mansion and then went to the Du family physician.

When the gauze on Ling Xi's arm was completely removed, a large patch of bruises with alternating blue and purple marks was clearly visible on the outside. The skin was red and the edges were still swollen, making it look hideous and glaring.

Xiao Ce's face darkened instantly, his eyes growing even darker. He hadn't expected her injuries to be so severe.

Ling Xi, however, was completely unaware of the injury, staring at her wound and frowning as she looked at Lu Baixu.

"In your opinion, Vice Minister Lu, will this injury leave a scar in the future?"

Lu Baixu carefully applied the medicine, then suddenly noticed something amiss, raised his eyes and asked calmly:

"Has the Crown Princess's wound gotten wet?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Xi's eyes flashed with a hint of guilt, and she subconsciously pursed her lips, not daring to respond.

"Our princess needs to bathe every day, and perhaps she accidentally got water on herself while bathing."

Pei Lan, being outspoken, quickly tried to smooth things over for her princess, but as soon as she finished speaking, she received a reproachful look from Ling Xi.

"If the Crown Princess does not follow the doctor's advice, I cannot guarantee that your arm will not be scarred."

Lu Baixu's hands didn't stop moving, his tone was calm but with a hint of solemnity, and he quickly and conveniently applied the medicine and re-bandaged her neatly.

Ling Xi twisted her bandaged arm and raised her chin nonchalantly.

"If Imperial Physician Lu cannot guarantee it, this princess is not afraid. There is a clinic in the black market of Jinling where you can buy a scar-removing medicine."

Lu Baixu's eyes flickered slightly, his fingertips tracing the edge of the medicine box, as if he was pondering something.

A moment later, he gently curved the corners of his lips, a faint warmth flashing in his eyes. He opened his medicine box, took out a small, lustrous white jade porcelain bottle, and handed it to her.

"This is a scar removal cream. Use it after the wound has completely scabbed over and fallen off. Use it once every night."

Ling Xi's eyes lit up instantly, and she reached out with a smile to take it. Her fingertips touched the cool and delicate porcelain bottle, and she was overjoyed.

"I knew it! With Dr. Lu's amazing medical skills, how could he not have a good medicine for removing scars!"

She was so engrossed in playing with the medicine bottle in her hand that she didn't notice the changing expressions on the faces of the two men beside her.

"Now that the medicine has been changed, you should return to Yuehua Courtyard."

The sudden cold words startled Ling Xi, who then remembered that Xiao Ce was still standing beside her.

She wasn't annoyed; she held the white jade medicine bottle and nodded with a gentle smile.

"Thank you very much, Imperial Physician Lu, for changing my dressing today. I won't disturb you any longer, Your Highness and Imperial Physician Lu."

After saying that, she turned and left with a limp, her steps light and cheerful, completely unaware of the two pairs of eyes watching her from behind.

"Did you prepare this scar removal medicine especially for her?"

Xiao Ce naturally understood that it was impossible for an ordinary doctor to always have scar removal medicine, which was rarely used, in his medicine box.