"At that ti, the Dong Family had so family assets, but no extended relatives. My grandfather wandered outside for many years, and when he encountered such an environnt and the care of his clansn, he naturally stayed in the mountains. After my grandparents got married, they were very loving and soon had my father. It was thought that their days would continue to get better, but who knew that after ten months of pregnancy, my grandmother encountered difficult labor and in the end, disregarded her own life to cut open her own stomach to save my father. This is how my father’s life was preserved, but she passed away."
"This severe blow almost broke my grandfather, and if it weren’t for soone intruding into the deep mountains later, demanding the whereabouts of the Goddess, he might not have been able to pull himself together."
Old Master Dong wiped away tears as he spoke.
The Eldest Master Dong and Second Young Master Dong, clearly unable to fabricate such a story, could only remain silent, saying nothing.
The sight of this left Princess Hui Xian and the Fourth Prince feeling sowhat helpless.
Thus, Old Master Dong’s story seed even more credible.
"What happened later?"
"Later, the clan leader and the clansn refused to surrender and were tortured to death by those evildoers. If my grandfather hadn’t given my father sleeping pills in advance, his crying might have alerted those villains. The father and son hid in the deep mountains for several days before they were lucky enough to escape."
"Whether anyone else in the clan survived, my grandfather dared not inquire recklessly, fearing to stir up more trouble. Afterward, he took my father and the whole family moved to Shengjing City, hiding in seclusion among the populace for many years."
"As for the so-called Dong Family’s Secret dicine, it was actually brought back by my grandfather from the dicine repository of the Divine Woman Clan. On regular days, this dicine looks ordinary, not even as effective as the dicines concocted by several famous doctors in the Capital. But if one adds the Divine Woman’s blood as a prir, it becos a true Divine dicine! It can indeed bring the dead back to life!"
At this point, a gleam appeared in the Fourth Prince’s eyes.
He suddenly beca energized and imdiately addressed Old Master Dong.
"I know this matter puts the Dong Family in a difficult position, but as long as the Princess Consort can be saved, I am willing to pay any price! So, I beg Old Master Dong to grant the dicine!"
He moved as if to kneel, which frightened Princess Hui Xian into quickly supporting him.
Then she earnestly said,
"Fourth Prince Uncle, have you forgotten? We need the Divine Woman’s blood as the prir, don’t we?"
The Goddess was not necessarily brutally killed by the evildoers back then, but now, where can we find it?
The Fourth Prince was truly only listening to the first half of the statent, ignoring the latter.
It was only after Princess Hui Xian’s reminder did he realize it.
His face instantly turned somber.
Then he collapsed onto the chair, mumbling incessantly,
"Is the Princess Consort really beyond saving?"
At this point, the Eldest Master Dong finally added,
"That’s why when the Prince first ca to us for the dicine, we said we didn’t have it, because with or without it, the result would be the sa. Without the Divine Woman’s blood as a prir, even if we gave the secret dicine to the Prince, it would be of no use, and all in vain."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince had nothing more to say.
But beside him, Princess Hui Xian seed to have grasped sothing.
After contemplating for a mont, her gaze beca piercing as she focused on Old Master Dong and said,
"Old Master, are you hiding sothing from us? Your grandmother wouldn’t happen to be the Divine Woman Bloodline those people were looking for back then, would she?"
Suddenly questioned like this, Old Master Dong showed a mont of panic.
But it quickly faded from his eyes.
Then he vehently denied it, saying,
"Please forgive , Eldest Princess. Grandmother was just an ordinary clanswoman, hardly qualified to be of the Divine Woman Bloodline."
"These words are untrue. If she were just a regular clanswoman, why would she possess this secret dicine? Since this dicine could only be brought out by your grandfather at the risk of his life, it must serve a purpose. Otherwise, without the prir, what use is it?"
"And you also ntioned earlier that this dicine looks ordinary on regular days—not even as effective as those made by several fad doctors in the Capital. Effective? That indicates you’ve used it! Otherwise, how would you know it’s effective?"
Princess Hui Xian was quick to detect the flaw in his words.
Seeing no way to hide it further, the Eldest Master Dong sighed and said,
"Please don’t press father further, Eldest Princess, I’ll explain."
The Eldest Master Dong, who had managed the family assets for many years, found it not hard to continue the story his father began.
He spoke with earnest emotion, yet appearing very perplexed,
"The Imperial Concubine once used this dicine; that’s why she, who was weak and nearly died as a child, was saved—because she carried the blood of the Divine Woman Clan within her, allowing the dicine to work through ingestion and reach her bones and blood."
"However, the secret dicine has a problem—it can only be efficacious with the blood of a pure Divine Woman. The Imperial Concubine has already borne children, so it’s no longer useful for her."
The Eldest Princess, as the Empress Dowager’s own daughter, quickly understood.
"So, the prir must be the Third Princess’s blood, is that correct?"
"Mm, for the dicine to be effective, at least three bowls of the Divine Woman’s blood are needed, Fourth Prince. You tell , can the Third Princess endure being drained like this to save soone?"
At this, the Fourth Prince’s heart truly sank to the bottom.
Surely, he couldn’t sacrifice the Third Princess to save the Fourth Princess, could he?
Moreover, she’s only a little over one year old now, and doing this recklessly, even if her life is spared, there might be so aftereffects.
Thus, it was a deadlock.
So, Princess Hui Xian understood why the Dong Family kept this secret.
It was for the Third Princess’s life, after all.
"Moreover, this matter has been kept under wraps by our Dong Family for decades. If it were to co out now, what about those seeking immortality kidnapping the Third Princess? What if they sought vengeance against our Dong Family? Even the Imperial Concubine and the Lin Family would presumably encounter significant trouble."
The seriousness in the Eldest Master Dong’s expression was genuine.
Princess Hui Xian could also more fully grasp why they’d prefer to risk offending the Fourth Prince to safeguard the secret.
After all, offending the Fourth Prince, only the Dong Family might perish.
But if this news spread, those relentless people would storm the palace endlessly.
It could indeed spark a palace upheaval!
Therefore, the Fourth Prince and she truly had nothing left to say.
Then, the previously silent Second Young Master Dong spoke up.
"Actually, it might not be necessary to use the Third Princess’s blood."
These words drew everyone’s attention.
The Eldest Master Dong felt sowhat anxious inside, as his younger brother was not one for crafty deceit.
If he inadvertently misspoke and the Eldest Princess detected a flaw, it would be troubleso.
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