The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

Gu Nianzhi actually didn't have any tonic prescriptions.

She only knew the reasons for Sima Yao's symptoms, and all she had to do was go to the herbal medicine shop and ask the doctor there to prescribe some blood-replenishing medicine according to the symptoms of anemia.

The next morning, she sneaked out of the palace and came to Tongjitang, the largest pharmacy in the capital.

"He was seriously stabbed and bled a lot. The wound has healed now, but he feels weak all over, sleepless at night, and exhausted every day..."

"This is a serious blood deficiency and blood must be replenished in time."

The silver-haired old man picked up the pen and began to write a prescription. As he wrote, he reminded him, "I'll prescribe some blood-replenishing herbs for him. Take it twice a day. He will definitely get better after seven days. At that time, it's best to bring the patient in for a follow-up visit so that I can adjust the dosage accurately."

"Danggui, Huangqi..." Gu Nianzhi tilted his head and recited the prescription written by the old man softly.

"They are all great herbs for replenishing blood. As for how to boil them, the counter chef will tell you in detail when you dispense the medicine."

The old man handed the prescription to Gu Nianzhi. Although Gu Nianzhi was not proficient in Chinese medicine, the herbs listed above were indeed well-known blood-replenishing products.

Gu Nianzhi handed the bill to the cashier, who took a look at it and said, "Oh, this must be a serious knife wound, right?"

"Indeed. I am just waiting to take this herb home to save my life."

The counter clerk moved very quickly, grabbing the herbs in the prescription from each drawer, packing them one by one, tying them up with ropes, and after explaining the boiling method, he handed all the herbs to Gu Nianzhi.

"so much?"

"It takes seven days."

After returning to the palace and giving instructions on how to cook the medicine, Gu Nianzhi stayed in the kitchen, watching the maids boil the medicine. When it was almost lunchtime, seven bowls of water were finally boiled into one bowl of water. Gu Nianzhi was very happy and went to find the third prince with the medicine in her hand.

Sima Yao was reading in the study when a head popped out of the window: "Third Prince, can I come in?"

Sima Yao looked up and saw Gu Nianzhi standing by the window, holding a tray in both hands, smiling at him with his head tilted.

Sima Yao quickly put down the book and opened the door for her.

"This is the tonic soup I mentioned to you yesterday. I've been cooking it all morning and it's finally ready." Gu Nianzhi said as he scooped two spoonfuls of the soup from the medicine bowl into the small bowl next to it.

She picked up the small bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

"I have already drunk it, please drink it without worry, Third Prince."

Sima Yao raised his bowl and asked, "Is it bitter?"

"It's bitter, but if you drink it in one gulp, it won't be bitter anymore. If you hesitate, it will only make it more bitter."

Sima Yao smiled and said, "That makes sense."

Then he picked up the medicine bowl and drank it in big gulps.

This medicine is really bitter.

After drinking the medicine, Sima Yao's whole face wrinkled.

As soon as he put down the bowl, Gu Nianzhi handed the candied fruit to his mouth.

"Open your mouth."

Gu Nian pushed the candied fruit into Sima Yao's mouth.

The sweetness and fragrance of honey filled the entire mouth, driving away the initial bitterness of the medicine.

"Now, it's not bitter at all, right?"

Gu Nianzhi smiled and fed himself one as well.

Although Gu Nianzhi in front of him was obviously a man, Sima Yao always felt that he was with a woman.

"I always thought that only women like to eat candied fruits, but I didn't expect Mr. Gu also likes it."

Gu Nianzhi was slightly stunned, and then answered naturally: "Whether it is a man or a woman, as long as you are a human, you will feel bitter when taking medicine and sweet when eating candied fruit. Life is already bitter and short, why do you have to use gender to confine yourself and endure this bitterness?"

"Sir, you are very wise. It is I who am narrow-minded."

As he spoke, Sima Yao took out an object from his waist. Gu Nianzhi took a closer look and found that it was the Phoenix Kingfisher Hairpin that he had been searching for in vain!

"Sir, your words remind me of my mother, who also said something similar."

"Oh?"

"Before leaving the palace, she said that life is short and she doesn't want to be confined within the palace walls for the rest of her life. The world is vast and both men and women have the right to freedom."

Sima Yao spoke emotionally, but Gu Nianzhi's attention was entirely on the hairpin.

"Does the Third Prince carry Consort De's hairpin with him every day?"

"That's right. In the cave where I was hiding, I didn't know whether it was a dream or an illusion, but I kept seeing this hairpin. I felt that it was this hairpin that blessed me and allowed me to escape. So since I came back from Qiangyi, I have been carrying it with me to seek peace of mind."

Gu Nianzhi thought it was not good.

If Sima Yao carried the hairpin with him every day, Gu Nianzhi would not have a chance to get the hairpin and the spear together.

In other words, I can’t go back…

"This is a woman's item after all. It might be inappropriate for the Third Prince to carry it with him..."

"My mother said that this was a gift for the woman I like. Now that I don't have a woman I like, I regard it as a lucky charm from my mother. There is nothing wrong with keeping it for myself."

Sima Yao put the hairpin back to his waist.

"That's true, that's true."

Gu Nianzhi smiled awkwardly.

There was a sudden silence.

The two experienced life and death in Qiangyi, but strangely, after returning to the capital, although their trust in each other increased, they became more and more unnatural when they were alone.

After all, Gu Nianzhi knew that there was a gender difference between her and the Third Prince. After having shared a bed in Qiangyi and experienced life and death in the cave, it was inevitable that she had some special feelings for Sima Yao.

She knew very well that she could not live in the book for her entire life, and could not get entangled in love there, so she subconsciously kept some distance from the Third Prince.

And Sima Yao is even more pitiful.

The woman who appeared in the dream and looked very similar to Gu Nianzhi was like a tight hoop, making him mistakenly believe that he had unacceptable feelings for a man like Gu Nianzhi.

After experiencing life and death together in Qiangyi, he found that he always seemed to have an uncontrollable throbbing in front of Gu Nianzhi.

Therefore, I always restrain myself and ask myself to keep a distance from Gu Nianzhi.

On the one hand, letting Gu Nianzhi take the position of the Crown Prince's Groom was indeed to allow Gu Nianzhi to assist the Crown Prince wholeheartedly, and to some extent, it also fulfilled his promise to Gu Nianzhi when he was on the run to promote him to a higher position and make him rich. But on the other hand, out of selfish motives, he also hoped to reduce the opportunities for himself and Gu Nianzhi to be alone together.

After Gu Nianzhi left, Sima Yao went to the kitchen.

Gu Nianzhi handed the herbs directly to the maid without any concealment, which made it easy for Sima Yao to get the uncooked Chinese herbs from the maid.

"Go into the palace and let Dean Liu see for himself what these herbs are." Sima Yao handed a bag of herbs to Lin Heng, and before leaving, he reminded him, "Don't let Mr. Gu know."