As Lacey, she is very quiet these days when Sung and Yasmin were in the Sunrise Palace. She is lonely herself after Sung told her not to leave her place. Because he didn’t want to worry about one more woman. She cares a little with Wendy, the rest of it, all her jealousy! She feels danger for her position right now. She’s been thinking about what she could do for her position these days.
Sung and Wendy will be back today, from the Sunrise Palace. Lacey waits for them outside with some maids to welcome them home, especially Sung. Seeing the carriage approaching, she asks her people to place a fancy fauteuil, which made of rosewood, with yellow silk cushion on. Maybe Sung will feel comfortable to sit on it, she thinks. However, her thoughtful idea makes Sung annoyed. He feels like she is too overacted, like he will spend all his life on a stupid fauteuil! Seeing his annoying face, Lacey doesn’t get him well, she thinks he is mad with Wendy.
“Your Majesty, welcome back! And sister, welcome home!” Lacey curtsies and says. Meanwhile, Wendy understands Sung well, she knows he feels bad now because of that fauteuil. But she can’t comfort him in front of the people, so she remains silent. When Wendy wants to jump off the carriage, Sung stops her, “If you try to touch the ground, I will break your legs. Don’t you remember?” Wendy sighs and replies automatically, “Wow, your majesty, don’t you feel you have talked so much today?” She rolls her eyes to him. Then she regrets immoderately, perhaps her joke will hurt his fragile heart for now. She can’t help thinking of it, even when she’s back to her room. She thinks she may need to apologize to him personally.
The same day, the Queen and everyone else sends Wendy some rewards, particularly Empress Ron, she sends her lots of stuff, such as a pure jade bracelet, a glossy pearl necklace from the East Sea in China, a white jade Ruyi, some other jewelry and some rare medicines; the Queen gives her one millennium ginseng, for her and Sung to eat; the King also sends her some rare medicines from other countries; the Royal Empress is quite thoughtful, she gives her a lovely parrot, which Wendy loves most; And some other stuff from other princesses and princes. Wendy feels like surrounding by people’s love on the same day!
Lacey gets jealous again, but she can’t express it out. She asks the servants who brought those beautiful gifts to her sister, to bring her best wishes to the Queen, King, and everyone else. She does this for a good expression for herself. All day long, Wendy thinks of Sung. How he’s doing in his room? Until evening, she meets the miracle doctor Zhuge. He comes to Wendy for checking her health. It’s her first time to meet him personally. Wendy used to admire him very much, because of Sung, always praises him to everyone.
The door’s open, Zhuge walks in with a Saint light surrounding him! Wendy calls him, “A man like a jade.” He is not that handsome by the way, just general looking. But his looking make people warm and comfortable. He is thin, 6 feet tall, with cyan clothes and a simple sachet with golden bamboo on it. He asks his apprentice behind to open the window for some fresh air. “Nice to meet you, your Royal Princess.”
Wendy smiles, nodding to greet, “Doctor Zhuge, nice to meet you too. Finally, I see you today.”
Zhuge takes a slight bow, then replies, “Your Royal Princess, Sung asks me to check on you, he said you had wound on your leg.” He and Sung are good friends, so he doesn’t mention Prince here, only Sung. “Yes, I have. Take a seat please, doctor!” Wendy smiles back then asks Daisy to offer him a chair, he thanks then sits down, politely.
“Brother Zhuge!” Lacey runs in with a warm smile, she even forgets to call her sister, seems like they are quite close to each other. “Well, you are a princess now, try to behave like it then. You should call me doctor.” Zhuge doesn’t look back, he replies politely. But the way he replies to her as a little sister. Lacey ignores him, saying, “I want to call you like that, if you don’t like, then don’t come here next time!”
Zhuge shakes his head, feeling shame, “Well, why are you here? I thought you were looking after Sung…” Lacey replies with the naughty tone, “Sung said you would come today to treat my sister. So I came to see you! I will wait for you here then, let’s go back together!”
Zhuge ignores her, he turns to Wendy, “Your Royal Princess, please pull up your trousers.” When Wendy pulls it up, he’s shocked. Her wound on the right leg is huge and fester, which looks horrible and painful! He frowns, “Did you put some medicines here?” Wendy nods, “Yes, one time I remember. But it’s not going well.” Lacey comes as well to check, she almost pukes. It’s very scary and disgusting. Zhuge sighs, “Ok, I have no other way now. I must clean it for you. It may hurt a little please hold it there, Royal Princess.”
Zhuge asks his medicine box from his young apprentice. He takes a small delicate golden knife out. Then he dips it in a bottle of liquid and burns under the fire. “What’s in the bottle?” Wendy asks, she never sees this before in the palace.
“For disinfection.” Zhuge replies politely.
“And you made it by yourself?!” Wendy inquiries, she is too curious about its ingredients. Perhaps she can make one herself.
Zhuge peeks at her, with a sulky face, “Please no worry, your Princess. It’s none poisoned.” He seems misunderstood her. Wendy notices and tries to explain, “Oh I didn’t mean to… I” Zhuge ignores her, “Please turn your face to the other side, it will hurt.” He calls Daisy and Chen to hold her as well. However, Wendy never feels hurt after she’s off that mountain. She keeps watching at her scary wound while Zhuge cleans with his knife. The knife seems to alive on his hand, so smoothly by his movement. Zhuge gets surprised. Even a strong man can’t handle this pain. But Wendy is different, it’s like her legs belong to someone else. Besides, she used to scare of blood. But today she even stares at her bloody wound!
“Princess, don’t you feel hurt??” Zhuge asks due to curiosity.
Wendy doesn’t want to make him suspect, she corrects her reply, “Well, not that much…” Her words make him impressed. Come on, this is definitely not that much, it should be a huge pain! “Sister, why your wound became like this worse? Didn’t you put those medicines from the doctors in the palace?” Lacey asks on purpose. She is trying to say like Wendy tries to use her wound for others attentions.
“I guess I just ate some spicy stuff maybe, that’s why…” Wendy ignores her, and replies with uncaring. After a while, He is done. “I suggest you do some exercise, like walking, my dear Royal Princess. If you feel you can walk, then walk more, it will help you recover.”
Wendy laughs, “Then you must say this to Sung.” She gets delighted now by his words. She has a proper reason to walk! “Then I will come to check on you tomorrow, my Princess.” Zhuge replies. Wendy nods and asks Daisy to send him out, “Thanks a lot doctor! Daisy, please send doctor Zhuge out.” Daisy nods, her heart is still pounding after she saw how he cleaned the wound. It is scary! Lacey follows him out like a dog, “I hope you will recover soon, my sister.” Wendy smiles back, she knows her little tricky mind, “Thank you, my sweet sister. I will recover very soon that you can’t imagine.”