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Chapter 668 Lucky Enough To Be His Princess (Part One)
With a cold expression on his face, Francis turned to look at Felix. The man had just entered the roomand Francis greeted him with a sneer.
"How dare you! You've already escaped and yet you still came to me for a quick death. Don't you knowthat our father hates you so much that he even wants to cut you into pieces?"
Ignoring his brother's sneer, Felix asked, "Francis, did you plan all of this?" Felix didn't expect thatFrancis who looked gentle and proper could be so ruthless as to scheme against his brothers and evenmurder their father. Both of them were born in the royal family, so they learned how to hide theirfeelings and cruel intentions since they were children. But since only a selected few were part of thefamily, they all knew each other well, including each of their flaws and ulterior motives. So Felix wassurprised because even though Francis had done a lot of terrible and wicked things, he still looked likea good person.
Francis smiled and said, "Felix, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
"Scott had once cured your disease!" Felix exclaimed.
"Yes, Scott is an old friend of mine," Francis blatantly admitted. At that point in time, Felix was like afish on the chopping block, ready to be butchered.
Felix sneered in response. He had always thought that he was the smartest among the princes of thekingdom. After all, he had been courteous and accommodating to the wise and scholars. He had alsotried his best to win the support of anyone significant. But everything that he had done couldn't becompared with his brother's natural born quality. Francis was born with a kind face that made him looklike he wouldn't do anything wrong. And he actually took advantage of that.
"Have anyone told you that you have a really kind face?" Felix asked with a scoff.
Francis gently responded, "As a matter of fact, yes. She even praised me by telling me that I'm apeerless gentleman."
"She must have been blind—" Yet, before Felix could finish his words, he cried out, "Ah!" Felix hadbeen brutally slapped by Francis. Consequently, he was roughly pulled away for so long, andawkwardly fell down in the end. Then, he spat out blood. With wide eyes, he looked at Francis who hadmade everyone believe that he was weak. For a while, Felix couldn't believe his eyes. "You!"
Francis ignored his brother's disbelief, flicked his sleeve, and exclaimed, "Arrest him now! He's stilluseful to us. Anyway, I should go to the Imperial Academy of Medicine to take a look. Father's medicinehas been out of supply for two days now. If he still can't get his medication, Father would lose histemper."
"Francis, what did you add to the Longevity Pill?" Felix snarled while he kept on struggling. He wantedto know the answer so badly.
In a deep and charming voice that made people's ears a little itchy, Francis responded, "I only add thepoppy fruit. It's actually non-toxic and physicians even use it to treat some diseases. However, peoplewill be so addicted to it once they take just above the recommended dosage. You know, I have spentso much effort and thought about this plant. Felix, stay here and have a good rest for a few days. Afterthat, I will let you meet our father."
As soon as Francis finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and left with ease. His figure was aselegant and natural as the clouds in the sky. No one could take his eyes off him. He really had acharming and attractive appearance.
All the imperial physicians in the Imperial Academy of Medicine were suffering from extreme stress. Upuntil now, they hadn't developed a Longevity Pill that could please the emperor. Some of them who
tried to present their medicine had been beheaded. So the remaining didn't dare to present any newmedications.
"Dear all physicians, has the new medicine been developed already?"
"Your Highness, you're finally here. The medicine is finally developed. But I wonder if it's exactly whatthe emperor wants," Hodge answered honestly. He had not slept for a few days. His eyes werebloodshot and he was obviously worn out. Despite this, he couldn't take the risk of resting, for fear thathe wouldn't wake up for the rest of his life once he did so.
"Can you show me the prescription?" Francis asked.
"Of course, Your Highness!" Hodge instantly handed the prescription to Francis. The latter looked at itcarefully, then said with a frown, "Hodge, when I searched Felix's mansion, I found a prescriptionsimilar to yours. However, that prescription has a few herbs that are not in yours. May I just remind youthat Father is getting more irritable day by day? If you can't develop the new prescription to make himsatisfied, I'm afraid that all the physicians here will suffer even more. Thus, how about trying theprescription that had been found in Felix's mansion?"
Hodge took the prescription from Francis and cautiously checked it. Yet, he didn't find any problem withit. After all, only a few people knew that the poppy fruit shouldn't be taken in excess because peoplemight get addicted to it. Moreover, the dosage of the poppy fruit in the prescription wouldn't instantly killthe emperor, but was enough to make him addicted to it.
"Your Highness, thank you very much. If the Imperial Academy of Medicine can develop a pill that willsatisfy His Majesty, all the members of our academy will be grateful for your kind help," Hodgesincerely said. Without much time to think, he immediately asked his subordinates to refine some pillsaccording to the prescription that Francis had brought.
Meanwhile, Francis didn't leave when he saw that everyone was busy refining the pill. He knew that itwouldn't take long to refine the medicine from the existing recipes and herbs. Soon, the imperialphysicians finished making the new pills. However, none of them dared to present them to the emperor.
Francis smiled gently. "Well, I'm on my way to discuss with my father about Lilian's marriage. I'll helpyou send it to him."
"Your Highness, thank you very much!" The imperial physicians couldn't be more grateful to Francis. Toaccompany the prince to the Tranquil Hall, they sent out a young pharmacy apprentice who washolding a medicine box.novelbin
As to be expected, the emperor was in the Tranquil Hall. With tears and mucus flowing down rapidlyfrom him, he didn't look like the intimidating emperor at all. Every time the surge of medicine addictioncame to him, he felt as if he was going to die. Unfortunately, he could not actually pass away, whichonly made it more painful for him.