The Pie She Painted Was So Big, She Almost Believed It Herself

Zhou Wanwan laughed upon hearing the Old Scholar Tree's report:

"They're going to a jade mine? How interesting!"

We didn't know how to settle them down before, but now they've taken good care of themselves.

The Old Scholar Tree chuckled, "Yes! That's great. It saves us the trouble of mining the jade ourselves; it's killing two birds with one stone."

Even for a tree-man, mining such a large jade mine would be an extremely strenuous task.

Although Zhou Wanwan's Tree Man can also go, the Tree Man has been quite busy lately.

The main problem is that there are too many things happening at the border; they're currently digging up underground palaces on a large scale.

Because Zhou Wanwan discovered that the grains in the underground palace were growing no worse than those on the surface.

Even the food in the underground palace had far fewer insects, resulting in higher yields and better quality.

Moreover, it has a relatively higher moisture content.

This is a very strange thing.

Zhou Wanwan ate the watermelon grown in the underground palace and said, "Sweet."

Lingbao, who was standing next to her, rubbed her eyes and said, "Wanwan, are you eating watermelon? I want some too."

Zhou Wanwan handed Lingbao a piece of sleep and said, "Why do you sleep all the time? How can you sleep so much?"

Lingbao sighed and said:

I don't know why, I'm just really sleepy.

Look, as soon as I fall asleep, the roots on my body start growing like crazy, they just won't stop."

Zhou Wanwan took out a pair of scissors and carefully cut off the roots from Lingbao's body, saying, "These roots are all treasures; most of the medicinal herbs in our family contain them."

There's no way around it; who can mass-produce ginseng?

Hers is amazing; it grows to the size of a radish in just one year.

Lingbao grumbled, "I want to soak medicinal herbs, the very best of the best."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take you to the field to pick some later."

Lingbao was overjoyed. Zhou Wanwan went to the field and picked dozens of kinds of medicinal herbs, then brewed a pot of dark medicinal soup for Lingbao.

Lingbao lay in the bathtub, humming comfortably, "This feels so good! Wanwan, you're so wonderful."

After he soaked for an hour, Zhou Wanwan finally pulled him out and exclaimed, "Good heavens, this is huge! It must be over a thousand years old!"

Lingbao waved his hand and said:

"What do you mean by thousands of years? My grandfather said it's only been a few hundred years, but that's all fabricated."

It's extremely difficult to evolve into human form.

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "You can really evolve into human form?"

"Yes, you can! But it requires a lot of hard work."

Zhou Wanwan, carrying Lingbao, said, "Let's go! We need to go back to the Zhao Family."

Lingbao frowned and said, "Isn't it fine in the underground palace? Why do we have to go to the Zhao Family?"

Zhou Wanwan explained:

"I went to the Zhao Family for the sake of Great Qi. There are too many Great Qi, making them even more difficult to deal with than those in Great Xia."

Those powerful and influential families have such deep-rooted connections, I have to familiarize myself with them beforehand!

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.

Zhou Wanwan currently only has eight cities; it would be far too difficult for her to conquer both Great Xia and Great Qi.

They could only secretly accumulate strength for themselves.

When Zhou Wanwan returned to the Zhao Family, she saw the Second Princess waiting for her. The Second Princess looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "You said that Xu Changqing is not bad, are you sure?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at the princess and said:

"I have professional ethics. Since I've taken your money, I'll help you."

Xu Changqing may not be the richest, but he's definitely the most suitable for you, and he likes you very much.

The second princess was stunned. "What does he like about me? I'm so ugly, how could anyone like me?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said:

He knows you; he's known you for a long time.

He still liked you even when you weren't considered attractive, which is why I said he was the most suitable person for you!

The second princess was even more confused. "Does he know me? Does he like me?"

"Right."

Zhou Wanwan didn't want to go into the specifics, but Xu Changqing truly loved the Second Princess.

It's just a matter of personal taste.

When the second princess returned to her residence, she saw the crown prince waiting for her. The crown prince looked at the second princess and asked, "Second sister, where have you been?"

The second princess said, "I'm going to find Zhou Wanwan."

The Crown Prince looked at the Second Princess and said, "Second Sister, do you still believe Zhou Wanwan's words? What else can her mouth do besides lie?"

The second princess looked at the crown prince and said:

"I think you have a problem with her. Actually, Zhou Wanwan is a pretty good person. She really did heal my face."

I felt we couldn't afford to offend her, so this time I paid her to choose a husband for me.

She said Xu Changqing was good.

The Crown Prince laughed heartily:

"You mean that dimwit? Xu Changqing? The Xu Family is down on their luck now, they're not good enough for you at all."

Second sister, don't overthink it. I've already spoken to the Cui Family. Cui Erlang a handsome and talented man, a perfect match for you."

The second princess looked at the crown prince and said, "That Cui Erlang won't do; he's too much of a womanizer..."

The Crown Prince frowned and said:

"The Cui Family is much more reliable than the Xu Family, Second Sister. We need the Cui Family's support right now, do you understand?"

The Cui Family is currently at the height of its power, with several important officials in the court. As long as you are willing to marry into the Cui Family, Cui Family will definitely support me.

As for Zhou Wanwan, whom you mentioned, she's in dire straits herself.

The Cui Family family is already looking for her.

The second princess looked at the crown prince and asked, "What do you want with her?"

The Crown Prince sneered:

"Who let Zhou Wanwan show her sharp edge and make such outrageous remarks?"

She offended the Cui Family, Xu Family, Chen Family, Ye Family, and Bai Family.

Do you think she'll have any good days ahead of her?

At the banquet, Zhou Wanwan bluntly stated that even if these five families begged her to treat their illnesses, she would not see them.

These five powerful families had lost face; how could they possibly swallow this insult?

Zhou Wanwan was writing when she saw more than a dozen experts walk in.

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

The Cui Family member said, "Of course we've invited you to see a doctor. I'm from the Cui Family, and now, please come with us immediately."

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "You think I'll just go because you tell me to? I really don't understand what the Cui Family is trying to do."

"Not only the Cui Family, but our Bai Family also wishes to invite Miss Zhou to our residence."

"And my Chen Family too."

"I am a member of the Ye Family."

"I am a member of the Xu Family."

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "You mean you want me to see a doctor? But you should at least show some sincerity before asking me to see a doctor, right?"

The Cui Family family snorted coldly, too lazy to pay her any attention. Two old women came in, grabbed Zhou Wanwan, and dragged her away.

Soon, Zhou Wanwan was dragged to the Cui Family.

Looking at the Cui Family's mansion, she said, "Not bad, what a huge mansion! I didn't expect your Cui Family to be so rich."

The steward of the Cui Family looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"Miss Zhou, we invited you here today to treat our second master's illness."

He... he was too weak and never had any children.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "I understand."

Steward Cui led her directly to the room of the second master of the Cui Family and said, "Miss Zhou, the second master is inside."

Zhou Wanwan twitched her lips and said, "You mean you're going to give me nothing but medical treatment?"

That's incredibly stingy!

The steward smiled faintly and said:

"Miss Zhou probably hasn't heard the saying, 'When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.'"

Since we were able to invite you here, we naturally have ways to keep you here.

"As long as you cure Second Master Cui's illness, you will naturally receive plenty of benefits."

She almost believed the empty promises they made.

The Old Scholar Tree beside it sighed and said:

"Second Master Cui, weren't you planning to get engaged to the Second Princess?"

I never expected him to have this problem. This second master usually does things without any restraint, which is quite troublesome.

Even if we were to treat it, we would need a lot of medicinal herbs.

A century-old ginseng is indispensable, and many other precious medicinal herbs are also needed.

"The Cui Family is disgusting; they want us to treat their illness without paying a single cent."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Second Master Cui and said, "It can't be cured."

Steward Cui's face immediately fell. "Aren't you known as a miracle doctor? Can't you even cure this little ailment?"