Chapter 42

But as the pill entered his stomach, Xia Ye felt a refreshing sensation rush up to his brain.

His previously tense brain nerves felt as if they were soaked in a cool, nourishing liquid, relaxing and replenishing him.

The sudden comfort made him exhale a deep breath.

The guards noticed the change and looked at him.

“Your Highness, are you… alright?” one asked, slightly tense.

Xia Ye waved his hand.

“I’m fine.”

“Suddenly, I feel like going out for a walk. Could you take me to the garden?”

The guard’s face brightened with joy.

“Of course!” he quickly replied.

Since returning to the palace, Xia Ye had been in poor spirits and had mostly stayed in his bedroom.

But after taking the pill sent by Her Majesty the Empress, he felt revitalized. The Pills truly had miraculous effects.

In the garden, Xia Ye looked at the beautiful scenery, feeling as though he had come back to life.

The Pill really did make his spiritual sea clearer and more relaxed. Before, when he stayed in the garden, he felt a heavy breath, but now, it felt extremely pleasant.

So this is what it’s like to feel alive…

Xia Ye stayed in the garden for nearly an hour. Reluctantly, at the guard’s urging, he returned to his bedroom.

At dinner, his appetite increased to twice his usual amount.

Afterward, instead of feeling sleepy like usual, his energy remained high.

Seeing Xia Ye’s condition, the guard’s smile remained on his face.

It was now 7:30 PM.

After dinner, Xia Ye took out his brain chip and sent a message to Chu Ning.

“My wife, thank you for the pills you sent. I took a Pill, and I can feel the effects. It’s really good.”

After a moment of hesitation, Xia Ye typed again: “Could I come to the Marshal’s Manor to see you?”

He hadn’t gone to the Marshal’s Manor earlier because his health was too poor, and he didn’t want to worry anyone by showing up in bad shape.

But now, with the Pill and Pills, he could at least maintain a normal routine.

At that moment, Chu Ning was having dinner.

Hearing the message prompt, she opened her brain chip and saw Xia Ye’s message.

“Xia Ye says he wants to come to the Marshal’s Manor,” Chu Ning said, not rushing to reply but telling Qin Zhen and Gu Ming.

She specifically spoke to Qin Zhen.

After all, the Marshal’s Manor was Qin Zhen’s territory.

Qin Zhen and Gu Ming exchanged glances, both thinking that the pill had worked well on Xia Ye.

Both were somewhat conflicted. As brothers and friends, they would be happy to have Xia Ye visit the Marshal’s Manor.

But as the wife’s beast husband, Xia Ye was a person who easily triggered a sense of crisis.

Xia Ye was meticulous, devious, and extremely cunning—ten of them wouldn’t stand a chance against his schemes.

Moreover, his appearance was the kind that most females found irresistible. If he wanted to, Chu Ning would surely be charmed by him.

“What do you think?” Chu Ning asked when the two didn’t respond right away.

Normally, if the other person didn’t answer, she would assume they didn’t mind and wouldn’t ask again.

But this time, she pressed the question.

She wanted Xia Ye to come to the Marshal’s Manor so that she could see him in person and help him improve his health.

He was her beast husband. When they first contacted each other, he even sent her a red envelope worth 100,000 star coins. She had already considered him her own.

“Ahem, Xiao Ming, go to the palace tomorrow and bring Xia Ye here,” Qin Zhen finally said.

Gu Ming shot Qin Zhen a resentful glance.

“Alright,” he replied reluctantly.

Qin Zhen averted his gaze.

Chu Ning noticed that both of them weren’t in the best of moods, so she changed the subject. “Tomorrow, I plan to take the whole day to prepare for the intermediate alchemist exam. Do you need any third-grade pills? I can make some for you.”

Afterward, she had made some Pills. After giving some to the military, the remaining ones would be enough for her and Xia Ye for more than half a month.

Next, she planned to take the intermediate alchemist exam and upgrade the level of her Star Network store.

Gu Ming and Qin Zhen exchanged a glance.

See, his wife knew that her previous question had upset them, so now she was trying to smooth things over.

Qin Zhen didn’t respond.

After Chu Ning refined pills, she always gave half to the military, and the portion of pills she sent could be managed by him, so he didn’t need her to make more for him.

“Aside from Pills, we don’t lack any third-grade pills.”

“If my wife is willing, she could give us some Pills! My mother and sister could use them!”

Chu Ning was taken aback.

Suddenly, she realized that besides Qin Zhen, her other two beast husbands had families.

And she had never taken care of their families or shown filial piety.

“Well… I’ll make some more Pills tomorrow, and I’ll give you two bottles of each. You can give them to your elders, or arrange them as you wish. Consider it… a little gesture of my regard,” she said, her face flushing slightly.

In her past life, although she had lived a long life, she had never sought a partner and wasn’t very involved in social niceties. She had overlooked these matters earlier but hoped it wasn’t too late to make amends.

Gu Ming’s face immediately brightened.

“Thank you, my wife. I will take your good intentions to them!” At this moment, how could he still be dissatisfied?

His wife cared for his family too, treating them equally, even giving them a fair share of pills.

Qin Zhen’s expression also softened.

This time, his wife had given them the pills with clear consideration for their families. Although she knew his parents had passed away, she still gave him the pills and let him arrange them. Clearly, his wife had him in her heart.

“Well, tomorrow we’ll prepare the materials for Pills and Pills, and the day after, we’ll focus on the alchemist exam,” Chu Ning said.

Somehow, even though she had postponed her plan, she felt a little happy.

After saying this, Chu Ning lowered her head and replied to Xia Ye’s message.

“Alright. Gu Ming said he will pick you up tomorrow.”

On the other side, Xia Ye had been waiting for a while without receiving a reply from Chu Ning, and he was starting to worry. Finally, he received a response.

When he saw Chu Ning’s message, he couldn’t help but smile.

This startled the guard standing beside him.

“Your Highness—”

Xia Ye quickly calmed himself.

“Later, go tell Mother Empress that we’ll be heading to the Marshal’s Manor tomorrow.”

The guard was surprised once again.

“Has Her Majesty the Empress invited you?” he asked cautiously.

Earlier, he had hinted several times, but His Highness had refused to go to the Marshal’s Manor. Now, it seemed that after contacting the Empress, he was finally willing to go.

Even though His Highness wouldn’t admit it, it was clear that he cared about the Empress.

Xia Ye glanced at the guard.

The guard quickly fell silent.

“Go pack the luggage,” Xia Ye ordered.

“Yes,” the guard said and left.

Once the guard was gone, Xia Ye smiled again.

He activated his brain chip and looked at the message Chu Ning had sent him.

His wife really cared about him.

After reading it for a while, Xia Ye typed his reply.

“Okay, wife.”

Three hours later, in the Empress’s chambers.

Xia Yan learned that her fifth son was going to the Marshal’s Manor.

“Good! The little one is finally coming to his senses!” Xia Yan’s face showed surprise and joy, nearly losing her composure.