Chapter 580 - Second Consort Mos Invitation (1/2)

After a long while, the Sixth Princess put down Mo Xuetong’s wrist and put on a look of slight apology on her face. “Eighth Sister-in-law, I… didn’t find anything. I just feel that you’re a little weak. Other than that, I didn’t find anything else!”

She meant that she was not good at medicine. No one demanded a princess’s level of medical skill. It was not a big deal whether she was good at it or not. Especially in such a situation, she still reached out to examine Mo Xuetong. The Sixth Princess was more respected. It seemed that she was a really kind person.

Mo Xuetong retracted her wrist as if she did not care. With a smile playing on her lips, she said sincerely, “You’re too polite, Sixth Princess. Thank you for seeing me. His Highness has to thank you heavily later.”

It sounded as if the Sixth Princess had come specially to examine Consort Xuan. Then some people thought that maybe the Sixth Princess was a medical expert as Consort Xuan had immediately reached out to accept her examine and refused the other imperial physicians in the hall as soon as she arrived. Someone could not help but remember that Bai Yihao, the Crown Prince of Yan Kingdom, used to be close to the Sixth Princess when he was in the palace. They wondered if the Sixth Princess had learned medical skills from Sir Bai.

The conjecture seemed reasonable. Although all the imperial physicians of the Imperial Inst.i.tute of Medicine had brilliant medical skills, they obviously could not compare to Sir Bai. He was the one who could bring a patient back to life. One could tell that through the fact that when Empress Dowager was ill, those imperial physicians could do nothing about it and only Sir Bai could treat her. If the Sixth Princess really learned medical skills from Sir Bai, she should be good at it.

However, when these people thought about it, they felt that there was something wrong. It was no longer a secret that the Fifth Princess liked Sir Bai back then. She had chased after Sir Bai all day and did not even care about her reputation as a girl. Fortunately, she was the Emperor’s daughter and did not worry about her marriage. As such, no one blamed the Empress or the Emperor for this. But no matter what, everyone thought that the Fifth Princess had lost the decency of a woman while the Sixth Young Master was the model of a woman.

However, if the Sixth Princess was truly learned medicine from Sir Bai, then it would be arguable!

As soon as Sir Bai entered the palace, the Fifth Princess followed him. When did the Sixth Princess learn such excellent medical skills? Everyone in the palace didn’t know about it. Did it mean that Sir Bai had taught her medical skills secretly? If so, was it a private connection?

Everyone’s eyes were full of suspicion. Although some of them still talked to each other, they all p.r.i.c.ked up their ears, hoping to get the latest news. This would be the most sensational news. When the Fifth Princess chased after Sir Bai, Sir Bai sneaked into the palace to teach the Sixth Princess, or the Sixth Princess secretly went out of the palace to learn medicine from him.

And it was obvious that the Fifth Princess didn’t know about these things. Otherwise, with her overbearing personality, she would definitely interfere with the Sixth Princess!

Now that she was able to keep it from the Fifth Princess and the Empress in the palace, the Sixth Princess and Imperial n.o.ble Consort Wen seemed to have to be reckoned with…

If you dug into these questions one by one, you would find it kind of weird, and there were more and more things involved.

The Sixth Princess seemed to have sensed this as well and her face froze slightly. However, she then smiled gently and shyly and answered, “Eighth Sister-in-law, you must be joking. I can just make prescriptions to treat headaches and fever. I just have read a few prescriptions at the Imperial Inst.i.tute of Medicine. Prolonged illness makes a doctor of a patient. I used to be in poor health, and gradually I could make a few prescriptions myself. Since you’re my Eighth Sister-in-law, even if I were wrong, you wouldn’t blame me, would you?”

“I can’t thank you enough, Sixth Princess. How could I blame you? Sixth Princess, when you’re free in the future, come to King Xuan’s Manor to chat with me.” As if she did not understand what the Sixth Princess had said, Mo Xuetong invited her enthusiastically.

“Alright, I will definitely come to bother you then, Eighth Sister-in-law!” Sixth Princess agreed readily, and there was even a joyful smile on her face. It was obvious that the two of them were congenial.

Mo Yarui’s expression relaxed. She had felt that something was wrong between the two earlier, but she could not tell what it was. She was even afraid that something was really wrong with the two of them, and if something were to happen, it would be troublesome. She was representing the back yard of King Chu’s Manor today, and if anything were to happen between Mo Xuetong and the Sixth Princess, King Chu would definitely be unhappy.

Now, when she saw that the two of them were talking smilingly and looking intimate, she thought that she had thought too much. How could there be something wrong between them? Both of them had very good characters. Even if they did not like each other, they would not make a fuss like Consort Chu, who not only made people angry, but also made others feel that she was not decent.

Sure enough, when she had just finished thinking, Consort Chu grew unhappy again. “Second Consort Mo, has the banquet start? How’s everything going inside? Make sure to avoid some unpleasant things; otherwise His Highness’ banquet has to be delayed. Do you want to go out and have a look?”

Mo Yarui sighed secretly as she put on a smile on her face. “My Lady, I’ve already checked. There shouldn’t be anything wrong. The banquet will start once His Highness sends his orders. My Lady, please don’t worry.”

“You have never held such a big banquet before. It is better to check it more carefully. If I had not been in poor health recently, I would have done it myself.” Ling Rui’er’s expression looked not bad, and there was even a rare hint of a smile on her face. However, the implications in her words were too much that others could not compliment her.

What did she mean by saying that she was in poor health? Even though people were not allowed to spread the matter in the palace, many people knew what had happened. Everyone knew that Consort Chu was not really ill but had been locked up by King Chu. She was not even allowed to hold King Chu’s banquet, but she was still trying to save her face.

“Yes, I will go and take a look.” Now that Ling Rui’er said that, if Mo Yarui did not go and take a look, it would seem a little cheesy. She then went out with her maidservant Mei Yu to check if it was really prepared. Actually, she did not have much confidence. She used to help her mother manage the household affairs when she was at home. However, how could the a.s.sistant Minister’s Manor compare to King Chu’s Manor?

After having chatted for a while with the Sixth Princess, Mo Xuetong brought Mo Lan and Mo Ye out to walk around the garden. It was still early for banquet and most of the madams and ladies only sat for a while before they brought their maidservants out to walk around the garden. The garden in King Xuan’s Manor was one of the most famous landscapes in the capital. It was said that it was built with the expertise of different craftsmen and took a lot of effort in the past.