Prince Huai remembered those days as a child when his stomach growled with hunger, yet his imperial father kept holding forth, leaving him and his elder brother staring helplessly at the roast chicken before them.
Now it was exactly the same, if not worse.
Prince Huai desperately wanted to ask her, When are you going to give me the pill? I'm waiting!
Huahua: [Oh, right, host, how are you planning to give Prince Huai the Medicinal Pill?]
Prince Huai was beside himself with excitement. They had finally gotten to the point.
Giving it to him openly would be too conspicuous, and Prince Huai had no idea how to explain it away.
Giving it to him in secret did not seem like Jiang Shuyue's style. Mainly, her mind was not devious enough; she probably would not think of something like that.
Just as Prince Huai was considering how to coax Jiang Shuyue into it, she took a candy box from her sleeve.
"Your Highness, Little Peach bought me a box of candy. I thought it tasted good, so I bought a box especially for you. Do you like candy?"
Huahua: [Heavens, host, you're so clever! You actually disguised the Medicinal Pill as candy. Prince Huai has only ordinary mortal eyes. He'll never notice!]
Jiang Shuyue: [Of course! I've lived all these years, after all. I do have some brains!]
Prince Huai accepted the candy box, his heart racing and his hands trembling.
He completely ignored the fact that there was only a single pill inside the candy box.
She had probably finished the candy, forgotten about it, and simply used the empty box to hold the Medicinal Pill.
Prince Huai repeatedly said he liked it, unerringly picked up the sole Medicinal Pill, and popped it into his mouth.
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