"Your Majesty, was he poisoned by eating mushrooms? What happened after that?" Madam Yao asked.
"This effect is only temporary," Tang Zhuyun said. "It will be alright."
Madam Yao breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. If he continued like this, I would have had to take care of him, and I wouldn't be able to rest in peace even after I died, and his father would still be nagging me in the afterlife..."
Tang Zhuyun: You think of so many things.
Huaishang, I've checked for you, she's your biological mother.
Outsiders would be too embarrassed to openly express their disdain.
The disdain from my own mother was like a sudden storm.
At this moment, the Prince of Jin asked a thought-provoking question.
He said, "After Huaishang regains consciousness, will she still remember what happened?"
Tang Zhuyun said that this question was a bit beyond the scope of the curriculum.
"Perhaps you remember, perhaps you don't. It's best if you don't remember," she said. "We'd better forget it too."
This is from a student who once tripped and fell in the cafeteria, expressing heartfelt sympathy for another student who is also a "corporate failure".
Some people are so stupid that they sometimes want to bury their heads in the ground.
The Huaishang is already pretty bad...
Madam Yao: "It's alright, I'll tell him when he wakes up!"
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
"I never imagined," Madam Yao, touching Huaishang's face, "That my son would be so innocent."
All he thinks about is making good deeds and saving money. What a simple pursuit! What a silly kid!
"I'm not thinking about finding a wife," Madam Yao, then looked at Mianmian. "Look, he hasn't even considered matters of the heart."
That's not like a man at all.
Aren't men's minds filled with nothing but lewd thoughts?
They talk about lewd things when others are around, and entertain themselves when no one is around...
What about the Huaishang?
He might not really be a man.
Aaaaaaah!
Madam Yao is going crazy.
"I didn't lie to you, did I?" Hearing that her son was alright, Madam Yao was completely relieved and started to feel a little overconfident. "Mianmian, you should stay with him. He can't find another woman in the future! Who would be blind enough to follow him!"
Tang Zhuyun was dumbfounded.
Is it really that casual?
She didn't have a bad impression of Mianmian, but was marriage really something to be taken so casually?
Unexpectedly, Mianmian said softly, "Madam, my eyes aren't blind..."
No one else wanted it, and she didn't want it either.
Xiu'er laughed heartily, "Those who follow the Prince are indeed all miserable!"
Song Jingyang married a maid, but things were even worse in Huaishang, where even the maid didn't want him.
Madam Yao enthusiastically promoted her son. "Mianmian, look at him, he's at least a third-rank official now, isn't he?"
Mianmian: "I can spend money... Fifth Master won't like me."
Tang Zhuyun: That's a very strong reason!
Xiu'er thought to herself, "This Mianmian must be a new maid that the Huai family bought. She hasn't been taught proper manners yet, and she's forgotten how to refer to herself as 'this servant.'"
Madam Yao: "Then go and change him! You can do it!"
Mianmian: "Madam, I can't."
The Prince of Jin was speechless as he listened to the women getting increasingly off-topic.
Even if nothing happened on the Huaishang, you don't need to start gossiping so quickly.
He's pitiful himself; he's still detained in Huaishang and doesn't know what to do!
The Prince of Jin cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "What should we do about the Huaishang now?"
Tang Zhuyun: "We can only wait until the effects of the medicine wear off. It's best to have a trusted person keep an eye on him and prevent him from saying anything inappropriate!"
If he were to reveal his and the Prince of Jin of Jin's scheme, all their efforts would be in vain.
Madam Yao was also worried, saying, "When we get back, Mianmian and I will have to keep him under control, but we're afraid we won't be able to endure it. Your Highness, when will Gouzi get better?"
Tang Zhuyun said, "It might take one or two days, or it might take two or three days."
Xiu'er's eyes darted around. "I have an idea. Shall we try it?"
"What?" Everyone looked at her.
Xiu'er called in a maid, "Go, scoop a ladle of soybeans from the kitchen."
When the soybeans were delivered, Xiu'er scattered them on the couch, some of which rolled onto the floor.
Then Huaishang's eyes widened, "Golden beans!"
The Prince of Jin tried to release him, and Huaishang immediately rushed onto the couch to pick up beans.
Like an idiot...
Only Madam Yao suddenly realized. "I knew this boy was stingy; there were signs all along! He's loved picking up beans since he was little!"
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
"Alright." Having grasped the "code" to control Huaishang, Madam Yao immediately and swiftly declared that she would take Huaishang away.
Important matters must be addressed.
Mianmian stepped forward to help, but was pushed by Huaishang and stumbled.
Huaishang: "Who are you? Trying to steal my money? Don't think I'll let my guard down just because you're pretty! You can't fool me with your looks or your money!"
Don't even think about using your beauty to seduce him!
He's perfectly lucid!
Tang Zhuyun and Xiu'er both laughed like idiots.
Only Madam Yao sighed, supporting Mianmian: "Look, this way no one will follow him. If you follow him, you won't have the trouble of having multiple wives and concubines, isn't that great?"
Mianmian: "I don't have that kind of worry now. Fifth Master is so good, he'll always meet someone who likes him in the future. I really can't..."
She spent money like water, but ended up penniless and had no choice but to sell herself...
"Forget it, we'll deal with it later, whether it works or not. Let's get him back first!"
But Huaishang refused to leave.
Xiu'er: "Let's wait until we finish picking the beans before we leave."
Sure enough, after picking up the "golden beans" on the Huaishang, Xiu'er told him it was best to go home and hide them, and he would have to leave on his own without being forced by anyone.
After seeing them off, Tang Zhuyun was so happy that she couldn't sleep at all.
Xiu'er too.
"Your Highness, you said Mianmian was a maid given to you by the Huai family?"
If that's the case, then the rules definitely need to be taught properly.
Despite her lack of manners, Xiu'er is extremely knowledgeable about the ins and outs of these powerful families.
Tang Zhuyun said, "I also find it a bit strange. Could it be a distant relative of the Huai Family who has fallen on hard times?"
Because of Madam Huai, I felt quite close to her.
It's not surprising that they couldn't guess; how could they have imagined that Madam Huai would actually go and buy a wife for Huaishang?
The Prince of Jin had something to say to Tang Zhuyun, so he told Xiu'er to go back and rest before explaining his thoughts.
Tang Zhuyun asked in surprise, "You mean, we're going to use this method to test Xiao Pang?"
"Perhaps it will be useful," said the Prince of Jin. "Even if it isn't, with you by his side, Xiao Pang will be safe."
Tang Zhuyun: Do you trust me that much?
She had originally intended to say that the dosage was difficult to control, and the effects would be hard to manage...
But since the Prince of Jin had this idea, there was nothing wrong with her giving it a try.
"Let me try."
"It's alright if it doesn't work out," said the Prince of Jin. "I already know most of what I need to know."
This is just confirming it once again from Xiao Pang's words.
However, Tang Zhuyun knew that he was not as calm as he appeared.
Until his origins are revealed, the Prince of Prince of Jin's inner conflict will not be resolved.