The Princess Of 100 Talents
Chapter #113

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The door of the room opened, prince Rong who had just come inside the room.

"Your Majesty, you're back." Said Empress An as she walked over to prince Rong.

"Right, I'll clean myself up first."

"Well, I've also made something for your majesty. You can enjoy it after that."

Prince Rong nodded, then walked into the side room.

Empress An sat down again and continued to embroider her which would soon be finished.

Feng Ying walked into Empress An's open room.

"Your majesty, the palace chef said that the food you made was ready." Said Feng Ying.

"Okay, ask the waiter to bring her here. It just so happens that his majesty has also returned."

"Okay, your honor."

Feng Ying then left before Empress An, and walked towards the palace kitchen.

Before long, two servants entered the room carrying a tray containing two bowls of water from the stew of beans, honey and ginseng. Another one contains the beans from that stew.

"Thank you." Said Empress An to the two maids.

"This is our duty, your honor."

Empress An smiled as she nodded.

The two maids and Feng Ying walked out of Empress An's room, and closed the door of the room, after they saw the shadow of prince Rong approaching.

"Has anyone come?" Prince Rong.

Empress An turned her head and saw prince Rong walking up to her.

"True, two maids came to bring me the food I made for the noble one." Said empress An.

"The food you made for me?"

Empress An nodded, "Sit down."

Prince Rong sat on a chair and right beside him were two bowls of water and beans.

Empress An walked over and sat down in the other chair.

"This is the boiled water of beans, honey and ginseng. It can help you restore the energy you've been putting out all day. And this is the stewed beans." Said empress An.

"Did you make it yourself?"

"Right, I was thinking that you must have put out a lot of energy all this time, but I saw that you were just drinking ginseng soup to restore that power. So I made this for you."

Prince Rong nodded, "I didn't expect, if my empress was so attentive to me."

"I am your queen, and it is my duty to give your best."

"Thank you."

Empress An nodded and smiled.

Prince Rong took a bowl of peanut water, and drank it.

"It tastes a little sweet and spicy, but very warm after drinking." Prince Rong said after drinking the water.

"True, the sweet taste was from the honey I mixed. And the spicy taste is also warm from the ginseng."

"I see, you're an empress who understands things."

"Aren't you like that too?"

Prince Rong nodded, "Right."

(Don't forget. If they are just the two, the language used is not so formal. So don't use a noble name, when calling Prince Rong).

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Two months later, the palace of princess Xiu Ying was so crowded. Several court physicians came to his court, as did the queen and queen An.

"Queen's mother, what exactly happened to Xiu Ying's daughter?" Said empress An.

"The waiter said that if it had been a few days his stomach was so painful."

"Daughter's stomach hurts?"

"Right, but the palace healer has not been able to ascertain what makes such a princess."

Hearing that, empress An walked over to the bed of Xiu Ying's daughter and observed her face.

"There was not the slightest sign of poisoning, but the princess complained of pain in her stomach."

"Can I check on Xiu Ying's daughter?" Empress An said to the court physician who was examining Xiu Ying's daughter.

"Please, your honor."

"Tell me, what has that noble princess Xiu Ying ate a few days ago?" Said empress An.

"Empress An, what happened?" The queen said with worry.

"I'll tell you, after I confirm it's the queen's mother."

Queen nodded.

Princess maid Xiu Ying walked over, "Hamba is the princess's noble servant."

"Tell me, a few days ago what did he eat?"

"I remember that your majesty ate beef spinal soup, and also a duck that was grilled with ginger and red mushrooms."

The two eyes of Empress An were wide open, "How can you give the red mushroom with the soup that infuses the cow to her highness?"

"Puni servant, your majesty. I don't know if it's very dangerous for the princess."

Empress An looked at Xiu Ying's poetry, then looked towards the court physician.

"Court lord, you must know very well that beef soup is not to be drunk with red mushrooms." Said empress An.

"Puni servant, your majesty. I've only heard of it a few times, but we haven't treated the pain that the princess suffered after eating red mushrooms and foods containing cows."

Empress An nodded, then looked at Feng Ying who was standing behind the queen.

"Feng Ying, go to the pavilion. Take the 100-year-old mushroom and the medicine in the bottle with the white cap, in my wardrobe." Said empress An.

"Okay, your honor."

Feng Ying quickly walked out of Xiu Ying's daughter's room towards the pavilion that mistress Xia used to have.

"Tabib palace, is there a red betel leaf in Isatana?" Said empress An.

"We have it, your honor. But it's not much."

"It's okay, you help me boil 5 red silir leaves, and mix the green tea into the red betel leaf decoction after 10 minutes you boil it."

"Okay, your honor."

Without asking anything, the palace physician immediately went to do as Empress An said.

Meanwhile, the queen and prince He Xuan Li who were inside the room could only be speechless at what Empress An was doing and saying.

"Tell the palace chef to make porridge from lotus seeds and honey." Said Empress An to the servant of Xiu Ying's daughter.

"Okay, your honor."

After all the palace servants and healers left, the queen walked up to Empress An.

"Actually what has happened to Xiu Ying's daughter?" Said the queen to Queen An.

"Right, what happened to my wife?" Said the prince He Xuan Li who was also worried about Xiu Ying's daughter.

"It seems like you don't understand if soup or foods containing cows, can't be eaten together with red mushrooms."

"So is that the cause of the stomach ache he is currently feeling?" Queen's speech.

"Yes, queen mother."

"I really don't know if red cows and mushrooms are so contradictory."by Prince He Xuan Li.

"Your Majesty, not many know that. It's just that red mushrooms are difficult to get and the price is quite expensive for ordinary people, so it's likely that none of them eat red mushrooms with food that contains meat or beef bones."

Prince He Xuan Li nodded, "I understand."

"Didn't your majesty eat that red mushroom and beef bone soup?"

"No, I didn't eat it. Because on that day I may still be with his highness the crown prince."

Empress An nodded.

"Then, is Xiu Ying's daughter okay?" Said the queen to Queen An.

"Yes, queen mother. Big brother Xiu Ying will be fine. I'm going to try to get rid of the poison that's in his stomach with 100-year-old mushrooms and the medicine that I have, then I will make the stomach warm again with betel leaf water mixed with green tea. Because it can also clean the belly of princess Xiu Ying."

"It's good that I'm really worried because the court physician doesn't know what happened to Xiu Ying's daughter."

"Mother queen don't worry, I....."

The words of Empress An came to a halt, as her stomach churned as if she wanted to take out something.

"Empress An, what happened to you? You okay?" The queen said with worry.

"I'm fine, queen mother."

The queen nodded, "Good, I'm very worried. Right now princess Xiu Ying is in such a state, and I don't want anything to happen to you either."

"Thank you for the queen's attention."

The queen nodded as she looked at Empress An anxiously.