Zhang Tie's body recovered remarkably quickly. Aside from the two strange energies of Thunder of Annihilation in his Sea of Consciousness and the void of his qi sea, which had yet to dissipate, under the combined treatment of the Pill Immortal Du Zhongling, the Medical Saint Fei Zhengtao, and the Medicine King Sun Tiancheng—three master physicians of Great Xia—his bodily functions had flourished anew and returned to normal just four days after he woke for the second time.
Although His Highness the Crown Prince had not visited Thousand Mechanism Manor again these past two days, every day he sent his personal attendants or female officials from the imperial palace, bearing all manner of items from the imperial treasury, to inquire after Zhang Tie's health at Thousand Mechanism Manor. The officials of the Imperial Household Department came in an endless stream as well, visiting the manor almost daily. Some brought property deeds, land deeds, account books, and other such items for Thousand Mechanism Manor; some brought chefs from the imperial kitchens to regulate Zhang Tie's diet. Tailors, brewers, gardeners, stable hands, and others under the Imperial Household Department were also sent to Thousand Mechanism Manor batch after batch.
The Imperial Household Department was an institution dedicated to serving the imperial family. The people it sent to Thousand Mechanism Manor had originally served the royal family in the palace, as well as the Crown Prince and others. Their skills and craftsmanship ranked among the best in Great Xia. Under the Crown Prince's attention and orders, all these skilled artisans had been sent to Thousand Mechanism Manor, allowing Zhang Tie to experience from head to toe what royal life was truly like without ever entering the imperial palace.
Having grown up in a princely residence, Bai Suxian had absorbed the management of all