Tan Rou was led by a maid into the living room, which was beautifully decorated, complete even with murals on the ceiling â a testament to the Kingâs meticulousness.
The maid brought Tan Rou some fresh fruit and then said, âMiss Rou, the tea will be here shortly.â
In such hot weather, Tan Rou was hardly in the mood for hot tea, so she said, âDonât bother, Iâll just have some fruit.â
The maid responded, âThis is per the princessâs orders, we must comply.â
With that, Tan Rou found it hard to refuse further. She said, âThen please add some iced tea to it. Itâs really too painful to drink hot tea in this weather.â
The maid replied, âAll right.â
Since Princess Samiyi had asked Tan Rou to wait here, she might as well wait a while. Besides, there were chilled fruits available, and she could eat a bit more.
Tan Rouâs favorite fruit was cherries. Because of this preference, Zhuang Liu had planted cherry trees all around the world. As years passed and those trees had borne fruit, Tan Rou had cherries to eat all year round.
Alas, since leaving home, Tan Rou hadnât had the chance to eat cherries. J country had plenty of fruits, but none to her liking, except for grapes that suited her taste.
Tan Rou ate grapes while texting Shang Jin and the others to ask if their work was going smoothly. Probably busy, they hadnât the time to reply to Tan Rou.
She then had no choice but to text her dear Mr. Zhuang Liu. It seemed he was looking at his phone, for he replied very quickly this time.
âDear, what are you doing?â Tan Rou asked.
Zhuang Liu replied instantly, âDear wife, I am at work.â
It was morning in J country and afternoon back home, so Zhuang Liu was indeed working at that time.
Tan Rou playfully said, âLooking at your phone at work? Thatâs a salary deduction.â
Zhuang Liu sent her an emoticon, then added, âI admit my mistake, Iâll stop right away.â
Tan Rou laughed, just about to send a voice message to Zhuang Liu, when she heard an outburst from upstairs.
âI donât wantâ¦â
Startled, Tan Rou quickly took her finger off the recording button, stood up, and headed upstairs, while sending another voice message, âI have a bit of work to do, Iâll message you again soon.â
Zhuang Liu replied with an âOKâ emoticon.
Everyone in the living room heard Princess Samiyiâs shout, but they didnât move, each remaining at their post.
Tan Rou asked, âWhatâs going on?â
A maid answered, âIt must be His Majesty the King and the princess arguing again, they argue quite often.â
âOh.â Tan Rou didnât pay it much attention then.
Sibling quarrels werenât something she wanted to get involved in. Just as she was about to head back, she heard Samiyi shouting again, this time louder than before, and being closer, Tan Rou felt that Samiyi might have been crying.
So, Tan Rou boldly made her way upstairs, a few guards tried to stop her but she skillfully dodged them.
Frankly, the palace guards couldnât really stop Tan Rou, if she wanted to take action against them, they had no chance to retaliate.
The guards could only watch as that beautiful foreign woman made her way upstairs; she was like a slippery fish they just couldnât catch.
Tan Rou approached the Kingâs bedroom door, and as she got close, she smelled a strong scent of blood. Frightened, and assuming that the King had injured Princess Samiyi, she kicked the closed door open.
Everyone in the room, including the King lying on the bed, turned their gaze towards Tan Rou, who instantly regretted her impulsivity.
She awkwardly explained to Princess Samiyi, âI thought⦠there was a fight going on inside.â
Upon hearing this, Princess Samiyi cried even harder, âMy brother is illâ¦â@@novelbin@@
Tan Rou wasnât blind, she could clearly see that the person lying there was the King, âWell⦠actually, I am also a doctor, perhaps I could take a look at your brotherâs illness.â
One of the doctors said, âHis Majesty the King has a terminal illness.â
Tan Rou thought, What a coincidence, she specialized in terminal illnesses, if it wasnât terminal, she wouldnât even treat it.
âI could give it a try,â Tan Rou said.
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