Chapter 8 — Retired on the same day, I turned around and married the Regent

Those words were like a heavy rock falling into the lake in my heart. Those are not love words. But it weighs a thousand pounds more than any love words. That was the strongest promise a powerful man could ever make to a recognized associate.

“My dear... understand.”

I lowered my head again, hiding the emotions rolling in the bottom of my eyes. Besides that transaction. It seems like there's something more between us. A very magical binding rope. Bearing the name... And responsibility. The following days suddenly became very busy. Every morning, regardless of rain or shine, we arrive at Vo Cuu Cu on time. Ta Vo Cuu's wound is much more difficult to treat than I imagined. The remaining piece of the arrowhead lying close to the heart of the meridian is like a "pain book", not only allowing cold and poison to penetrate, but also due to friction over many years, causing the surrounding meridians to become extremely weak and blocked. Every time I change medicine, every time I do acupuncture, it's like dancing on a knife's edge. We must carefully apply a specially prepared herbal medicine around the wound, then use silver needles, with the most precise force and angle, to inject our little energy, little by little opening up the blocked meridians, carefully avoiding debris, dispelling the cold poison that is rooted inside. After each acupuncture session ends, it's like I've just gone through a fierce battle and my whole body is exhausted. Ta Vo Cuu also went from being in unbearable pain at first to gradually being able to grit his teeth and endure. Just the cold sweat on his forehead and his tightly pursed lips revealed his pain. We rarely talk. Usually just quietly completes the treatment. However, a strange chemistry silently arose in silence. Every time I lower the needle, he can clearly feel my concentration and caution. Every time he tries to be patient, we can also feel that resilience and trust. In addition to treating him, all my thoughts were focused on preparing medicinal herbs for the Queen Mother. With Ta Vo Cuu's promise, the medicinal herb warehouse in the Royal Palace is completely open to me. All kinds of rare medicinal herbs, even some we have never heard of, are constantly brought to Tinh Ngo Uyen. I almost immersed myself in the pharmacy, testing and adjusting the medicine over and over again, ensuring that the medicinal effect was strong enough to dispel the cold and evil accumulated on the top of my head, while also adjusting the overbearing medicinal properties to become more gentle, avoiding harming the Queen Mother's phoenix body. I failed countless times. The smell of medicinal herbs in the pharmacy is so mixed that even birds don't want to come near it. Just when we were about to be filled with the smell of medicine. The Queen Mother's headache, without warning, suddenly flared up violently. The news was delivered by Duke Wang himself.

"Princess! Princess saves lives!"

Duke Wang ran until his hat was tilted to one side, his face turned pale.

"The Queen Mother was enjoying apricot blossoms in Ngu Hoa Garden. For some reason, the headache suddenly... suddenly started! Her body was in so much pain that she rolled over on the phoenix tureen! Several old doctors were present, acupuncture was applied, medicine was also used, but... but it was completely useless! Even the Emperor was startled! Vuong Vuong The king... The king orders you to go to the palace immediately!”

My heart suddenly sank. I didn't have time to think too much, I immediately picked up the small jade bottle containing the amber-colored medicinal herb with the final remedy I had determined, and quickly wrapped the silver needle. This is my first time stepping foot into the royal palace. Magnificent palace wall. Guards keep a strict watch. The atmosphere was so heavy that it made people suffocate. But right now, I don't have the heart to pay attention. Following the Vuong Cong Cong, he hurriedly walked through each layer of palace gates, finally arriving at Tu Ninh Palace, where the Queen Mother was staying. As soon as I arrived outside the palace, I heard suppressed groans of pain from inside, along with the faint cries of panic from the palace maids and eunuchs. The atmosphere in the palace was as heavy as freezing. The young Emperor frowned tightly, impatiently pacing back and forth in the palace. Several old doctors with white hair knelt on the ground, their faces as gray as ashes, their whole bodies trembling. On the large and splendid phoenix bed, the brocade blanket was tangled. The most noble woman in the court... the Queen Mother. At this moment, he was convulsing in pain, his hands tightly clutching his temples. His normally well-maintained face was distorted by pain, cold sweat wet his forehead hair, and intermittent, weak moans were continuously emitted from his throat, like the cry of a wounded young animal.

“Mother! Mother, please try to hold back a little longer!”