On the way back, Li Ji kept thinking about the Fourth Prince and Hua Manman.

The more he thought, the more sullen he became.

Judging from the Fourth Prince’s thoughts, there was definitely some history between him and Hua Manman.

And the Fourth Prince cared deeply about Hua Manman.

But Hua Manman had never mentioned this to him.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Prince Mansion.

But Li Ji didn’t get out for a long time.

The driver found it very strange and couldn’t help but remind him in a low voice.

"Your Highness, we’ve arrived at the Prince Mansion."

Li Ji said coldly, "Turn around. Go to the Imperial Palace."

The driver was completely bewildered.

’Didn’t we just come from the palace? Why are we going back to the Imperial Palace?’

But the driver didn’t dare ask anything and didn’t dare say a word. He could only obediently turn the carriage around and head back the way they came.

In the Prince Mansion, Hua Manman was waiting for Prince Zhao to return, wanting to have lunch with him.

But after waiting and waiting, she still couldn’t see any sign of him.

Hua Manman eventually couldn’t bear the hunger any longer and had no choice but to eat first.

After eating and drinking her fill, she did something unprecedented: instead of taking a nap, she ran to the storehouse to pick out some fabric.

Next month was Prince Zhao’s birthday, and she planned to make him a cloak as a gift.

After a careful selection process, Hua Manman finally chose a piece of dark green material.

She held the fabric, examining it closely and nodding repeatedly.

’Mm, this color is nice. So green. It’s perfect for that bastard.’

To avoid wasting fabric, Hua Manman decided to draw a pattern for the garment first.

Whether in her past life or this one, she had never made clothes before. This was truly her first time.

Following the guidance of an embroideress from the mansion, she began to immerse herself in drawing the pattern.

It wasn’t until she heard that Prince Zhao had returned that Hua Manman finally put down her brush.

She trotted out the door to welcome Prince Zhao.

"Your Highness, why are you back so late? Have you had lunch?"

Li Ji took off his cloak and tossed it to a nearby maidservant. He said, "I just had an audience with the Saint and already ate at the palace."

He pulled Hua Manman into the room.

Immediately, a palace maid served tea and snacks.

Li Ji took off his shoes, sat on the soft couch, and casually pulled Hua Manman into his arms.

"I’ve already resigned from my post at Chongwen Hall. I won’t have to go teach the archery and riding classes there anymore."

Hua Manman was very surprised. "Why?"

Li Ji said lazily, "I only want to be a teacher for you. I can’t be bothered to teach anyone else."

In truth, not only was he too lazy to teach those princes and princesses, but he also didn’t want to see the Fourth Prince again.

Whenever he saw the Fourth Prince, he would be reminded that the prince had a past entanglement with Hua Manman, and it made him very uncomfortable.

So he simply quit his job at Chongwen Hall.

From now on, he wouldn’t need to go to Chongwen Hall to teach archery and riding, and thus wouldn’t have to be annoyed by the Fourth Prince.

Hua Manman didn’t know that Prince Zhao had already begun to suspect the relationship between her and the Fourth Prince.

Right now, she was worrying internally.

’If Prince Zhao doesn’t go to Chongwen Hall, how am I supposed to prepare his birthday gift?’

’According to my original plan, I was going to secretly make the cloak and give it to him on his birthday to surprise him.’

Li Ji heard her thoughts, and his heart stirred.

’Manman is actually preparing a birthday gift for me.’

’Is she planning to make me a cloak?’

Li Ji immediately cast aside all his uncomfortable feelings and became overjoyed.

He even felt a little smug.

’So what if the Fourth Prince had some past entanglement with Hua Manman? Hua Manman is my Princess Consort now. She waits at home for me to return, she’s making clothes for me with her own hands, and her heart and eyes are only for me. The Fourth Prince is less than nothing.’

Li Ji was so happy he couldn’t help but lean down and kiss Hua Manman’s cheek.

But after the kiss, Li Ji remembered that Hua Manman might have a heart condition.

He sent someone to summon Feihua Zhenren.

Hua Manman was confused. "What are you calling him over for?"

Li Ji: "His medical skills are excellent. Let him take a look at you."

Hua Manman: "I am perfectly fine. What is there to look at?"

Li Ji: "It’s just a check-up, to see how your health is. It’s best if you’re not sick, but if you are, we can treat it early."

Hua Manman realized, ’Isn’t this just a physical examination?’

’I didn’t expect Prince Zhao to be so progressive with his health awareness, even knowing about things like physicals.’

Hua Manman said, "Since we’re doing a physical, why not have Your Highness get one too?"

Li Ji agreed.

Hua Manman thought for a moment and added, "And the guards and servants in the mansion could also have an annual physical. We can treat it as a benefit of working in our Prince Mansion. How about it?"

Li Ji smiled. "You’re the Princess Consort. When it comes to household matters, I’ll listen to you."

Hua Manman asked curiously.

"You never told me before, how did you and Feihua Zhenren meet? Why did he agree to cooperate with your act?"

Putting on an act in front of the Emperor, Empress, and Empress Dowager is like dancing on a tightrope. One small slip and you could be shattered to pieces.

How would an ordinary person dare to do such a thing?

For Feihua Zhenren to be willing to risk his life to help Prince Zhao, there must be some other hidden story.

Li Ji spoke unhurriedly.

"My father once saved Feihua’s life. He owes my father a life debt.

After my father passed away, Feihua privately came to me and promised that if I ever needed his help with anything, I could send someone to the Seven Stars Temple to find him.

As long as it was something within his power, he would do his best."

Hua Manman came to a realization. "Oh, so that’s how it is."

Li Ji: "Actually, my father had a motive for saving Feihua. Though he’s known as a Daoist, his true identity is the sole heir of Medicine King Valley.

His medical skills are so incredible that the entire Imperial Hospital combined cannot compare to him.

My father always wanted to recruit him and have him serve him.

Unfortunately, Feihua is used to a carefree life and doesn’t like to get involved in court affairs, so my father’s wish was never fulfilled."

Hua Manman blinked. "Since his medical skills are so amazing, why didn’t you have him detoxify you back then?"

Li Ji gave her a meaningful look.

"After I returned to Shangjing, I had him examine me. He said my knees were shattered and the poison in my body was unheard of. The possibility of recovery was minuscule."

It was precisely because of this that Li Ji gave up on the idea of continuing to search for famous doctors to cure him, allowing his body to deteriorate day by day.

Even the sole heir of Medicine King Valley said he was beyond saving. How could there possibly be anyone else in the world who could cure him?

As it turned out, there really was someone.

That person was right in front of him.

Hua Manman felt a little guilty under his gaze.

She said sheepishly, "I only came upon that Life Reviving Pill by chance."

Li Ji knew she didn’t want to talk about the origin of the Life Reviving Pill, so he didn’t press the matter.

When they saw Feihua Zhenren again, he had changed into a gray-and-white Daoist robe. He held a horsetail whisk, his beard flowed from his chin, and his tall, thin figure gave him the air of a transcendent immortal.

"This humble Daoist pays his respects to the Prince and Princess Consort."