Princess too Young, Prince too Old
Chapter 94 - Anle Princess
Mu Nanzhi got confused. “What does your master mean? Do you dare to say it in one shot?”
“Actually, I have worked for marquis for more than ten years and has visited many places. I’m so lucky to get the chance to learn some unique skills. So I’m good at making human skin masks,” answered Du Heng.
“Really? You can make human skin masks?” Mu Nanzhi opened her eyes wide and gazed at Du Heng. “Are there really human skin masks in the world? Are you sure it isn’t a story fabricated?”
Du Heng nodded saying, “Yes.”
Mu Nanzhi got a bit excited. “That’s a good idea. Even if I suffer chickenpox, I can also go to Northern Di to watch the ceremony. But those princes are so distinguished and they all desire to get the throne. How dare them take the risk to go there with me? If they are affected with the disease and get scars, they will have the same result with the second prince.”
Du Heng quickly said, “That’s the point.”
But Mu Nanzhi darkened her face instantly and questioned, “What should I do half a year later? I can’t live all my life with the mask, right? Emperor will assign marriage for me again at that time.”
“Princess, marquis let me tell you that the cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there, and things will eventually sort themselves out.”
Mu Nanzhi took a breath in relief. “I will not trust it if someone else tells me that. But I totally believe your master.”
“Then my mission is fulfilled and I’d better go back now.” Du Heng stood up and took the leave.
“Well… Are you sure that your master wasn’t pretending to be ill?” Mu Nanzhi paused for a while and asked with hesitation.
Du Heng bowed and answered, “Yes, your highness. Don’t worry too much.”
Mu Nanzhi looked disappointed and said, “All right. You can leave now. Take good care of your master.”
It was at the beginning of the sixth lunar month of the twentieth lunar year of Jiasheng.
Emperor made a decree in which Mu Nanzhi was titled as first-rank Anle Princess and her dominion increased to four thousand families. But it was not so convenient for her to go to the palace and express her gratitude because of the disease. Empress worried about Anle Princess as she suffered from cold and chickenpox in succession. So empress asked an imperial doctor to give medical treatment. However, the doctor had no method to resort to but just made a prescription to remove the inner heat for Mu Nanzhi.
Jingren Palace.
Sitting on her soft couch, empress Xu looked at the doctor who was kneeling on the ground, asking, “Is Anle Princess really suffering from chickenpox?”
“Empress, I have checked it carefully so it can’t be wrong,” replied the doctor immediately.
The fourth prince Lu Zhiyue stood aside asking, “Can you cure it as soon as possible?”
The doctor just answered, “Empress, I’m sure that there’s no way to heal her chickenpox now. Fortunately, it will disappear in half a year and will do no harm to princess’s health.”
“Okay, you can go now.” Empress Xu waved her hands wearily.
“Then I’ll take the leave, your highness.” The doctor quickly withdrew.
Lu Zhiyue made a cup of tea and brought it to Empress Xu, saying, “Don’t be angry, mother. Although I just lost the chance to go to Northern Di, the third prince lost the chance too.”
Empress Xu took the teapot and said unhappily, “That girl gets cold first and then complains of chickenpox. It seems that she has been ill for half a year. Is she also a jinx like Princess Wei who brings nothing but bad luck to us?”
Lu Zhiyue smiled and said, “Anle princess is the eldest prince of Northern Di. She is so distinguished. How can Princess Wei be comparable to her?”
“Yes, that’s true.” Empress Xu cast a glance at Lu Zhiyue and then uttered slowly, “I simply thought that Mu Nanzhi is not a good match for you when you first mentioned that you wanted to marry her last year. After all, she was just a low-ranking princess of a small state, whose mother was just a concubine, not to mention that she was supposed to get married to another man before. If you hadn’t begged me so frequently, I would definitely have refused. But now it seems that you are the truly perspicacious person. I only hope that there will be no scars left on that girl’s face.”
“Actually, I have worked for marquis for more than ten years and has visited many places. I’m so lucky to get the chance to learn some unique skills. So I’m good at making human skin masks,” answered Du Heng.
“Really? You can make human skin masks?” Mu Nanzhi opened her eyes wide and gazed at Du Heng. “Are there really human skin masks in the world? Are you sure it isn’t a story fabricated?”
Du Heng nodded saying, “Yes.”
Mu Nanzhi got a bit excited. “That’s a good idea. Even if I suffer chickenpox, I can also go to Northern Di to watch the ceremony. But those princes are so distinguished and they all desire to get the throne. How dare them take the risk to go there with me? If they are affected with the disease and get scars, they will have the same result with the second prince.”
Du Heng quickly said, “That’s the point.”
But Mu Nanzhi darkened her face instantly and questioned, “What should I do half a year later? I can’t live all my life with the mask, right? Emperor will assign marriage for me again at that time.”
“Princess, marquis let me tell you that the cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there, and things will eventually sort themselves out.”
Mu Nanzhi took a breath in relief. “I will not trust it if someone else tells me that. But I totally believe your master.”
“Then my mission is fulfilled and I’d better go back now.” Du Heng stood up and took the leave.
“Well… Are you sure that your master wasn’t pretending to be ill?” Mu Nanzhi paused for a while and asked with hesitation.
Du Heng bowed and answered, “Yes, your highness. Don’t worry too much.”
Mu Nanzhi looked disappointed and said, “All right. You can leave now. Take good care of your master.”
It was at the beginning of the sixth lunar month of the twentieth lunar year of Jiasheng.
Emperor made a decree in which Mu Nanzhi was titled as first-rank Anle Princess and her dominion increased to four thousand families. But it was not so convenient for her to go to the palace and express her gratitude because of the disease. Empress worried about Anle Princess as she suffered from cold and chickenpox in succession. So empress asked an imperial doctor to give medical treatment. However, the doctor had no method to resort to but just made a prescription to remove the inner heat for Mu Nanzhi.
Jingren Palace.
Sitting on her soft couch, empress Xu looked at the doctor who was kneeling on the ground, asking, “Is Anle Princess really suffering from chickenpox?”
“Empress, I have checked it carefully so it can’t be wrong,” replied the doctor immediately.
The fourth prince Lu Zhiyue stood aside asking, “Can you cure it as soon as possible?”
The doctor just answered, “Empress, I’m sure that there’s no way to heal her chickenpox now. Fortunately, it will disappear in half a year and will do no harm to princess’s health.”
“Okay, you can go now.” Empress Xu waved her hands wearily.
“Then I’ll take the leave, your highness.” The doctor quickly withdrew.
Lu Zhiyue made a cup of tea and brought it to Empress Xu, saying, “Don’t be angry, mother. Although I just lost the chance to go to Northern Di, the third prince lost the chance too.”
Empress Xu took the teapot and said unhappily, “That girl gets cold first and then complains of chickenpox. It seems that she has been ill for half a year. Is she also a jinx like Princess Wei who brings nothing but bad luck to us?”
Lu Zhiyue smiled and said, “Anle princess is the eldest prince of Northern Di. She is so distinguished. How can Princess Wei be comparable to her?”
“Yes, that’s true.” Empress Xu cast a glance at Lu Zhiyue and then uttered slowly, “I simply thought that Mu Nanzhi is not a good match for you when you first mentioned that you wanted to marry her last year. After all, she was just a low-ranking princess of a small state, whose mother was just a concubine, not to mention that she was supposed to get married to another man before. If you hadn’t begged me so frequently, I would definitely have refused. But now it seems that you are the truly perspicacious person. I only hope that there will be no scars left on that girl’s face.”