"Yes, I have been pretending to be ill. Now that you are my exclusive alchemist, I will naturally not hide anything from you. In fact, hiring you as my exclusive alchemist is not for myself.
, but for my husband, King Zhennan."
Princess Zhennan said.
"For King Zhennan?"
Su Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"That's right, actually it's not me who's really sick, it's him."
Princess Zhennan said softly.
"The King of Zhennan is ill? Why is there no news?"
Su Chen looked surprised. King Zhennan is the pillar of Yaohai Kingdom. If he gets sick, it would be a big deal for Yaohai Kingdom. But so far, there is no news about King Zhennan being sick. .??
.
Princess Zhennan waved her hands gently and said, "We blocked the news and didn't let anyone know."
"Why?"
Su Chen asked.
"My lord, after all, he is a pillar of the Yaohai Kingdom, and many enemies are frightened by his name. If the news of his illness leaks out and lets those neighboring countries know, things may become worse.
It’s troublesome.”
Princess Zhennan looked far away into the distance.
"I see, but there is no airtight wall in the world. It is impossible to hide this kind of thing forever."
Su Chen finally understood. To put it bluntly, King Zhennan was a totem and a god of war for the Yaohai Kingdom, always deterring enemies who might be eager to invade.
But if this totem, this god of war, falls, then all balance may be broken.
"It's true that I can't hide it for long, so I hired an alchemist on the pretext of being ill. In fact, I hired an alchemist for the prince."
Princess Zhennan looked at Su Chen with calm eyes and said.
As soon as the princess said these words, Su Chen also
I figured out why Princess Zhennan pretended to be sick and hired a dedicated alchemist even though she was not sick.
It turned out that the alchemist was not hired for herself, but for King Zhennan. However, in order to prevent the news from leaking, she could only claim to the outside world that she was an exclusive alchemist hired for Princess Zhennan.
"In that case, I have one more question."
Su Chen said.
"Ask. Since I choose to keep you, it means I trust you."
Princess Zhennan smiled.
"Why doesn't the princess hire those top alchemy experts from Yaohai City? In that case, wouldn't the hope of curing King Zhennan be much greater?"
Su Chen asked.
The smile on Princess Zhennan's face disappeared and she sighed and said: "That's because the prince's condition is very weird. It's impossible for ordinary alchemists to cure him, not even the top alchemists. We have given up.
I only hope to delay the progression of the disease as much as possible."
"It is precisely because of this that a dedicated alchemist is required to conduct daily consultations. However, those top alchemists do not have this time. No one can ask them to sacrifice their time to study alchemy, not even the royal family."
Princess Zhennan added.
"I see."
Su Chen frowned slightly, "Is it some kind of weird disease?"
As an alchemist, Su Chen was naturally curious about King Zhennan's condition, and even more confused as to why Princess Zhennan would say in such a decisive tone that even the top alchemy experts could not cure King Zhennan.
You know, since the news of King Zhennan’s condition cannot leak out, then it is impossible to invite that person
Some of the top alchemy experts consulted the King of Zhennan in person. Since there was no face-to-face consultation, why were you so sure that they would not be able to cure him?
"You'll know this when you meet the prince in person tomorrow."
Princess Zhennan did not explain this problem to Su Chen.
"Princess, please allow me to take leave first and come back tomorrow."
Su Chen stood up and said.
Princess Zhennan smiled and nodded: "You are now my exclusive alchemist. You can live in Zhennan Palace, and the palace will have a place specially prepared for you. Of course, if you don't want to live here, go home.
It’s okay, just come here once a day.”
With that said, Princess Zhennan took out a storage ring and handed it to Su Chen, "This is your reward. It's only for the first month. There will be so much for each month thereafter."
Su Chen took the storage ring, glanced at the space inside, and found a pile of spiritual stones neatly stacked inside. It was roughly estimated that there were at least one million spiritual stones.
Investor.
This is really a wealthy donor.
Su Chen sighed secretly in his heart.
Afterwards, Su Chen walked out of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion under the guidance of a maid from the Zhennan Princess.
At this time, many alchemists who participated in the Zhennan Palace's imperial doctor audition had not yet left, and they all gathered at the gate of Zhennan Palace. At this moment, they naturally saw Su Chen walking out of the gate of the Palace.
"Is that the guy who was finally chosen by the princess?"
"Damn it, what's the difference between me and this guy? Why did the princess choose him instead of me?"
"A guy who doesn't even have the Great Alchemy King badge deserves it!"
Although the status of alchemists is transcendent, those present are not top-level alchemists.
Therefore, he is still very enthusiastic about ascending to imperial power.
Therefore, when they saw Su Chen at this moment, everyone's faces were distorted with jealousy.
"Hey, tell me, could it be this guy and the princess..."
An alchemist whispered and made an obscene gesture, and everyone around him understood it.
"Yes, that must be the case."
"Although this guy may not have much ability, I have to say that his appearance is pretty good. Maybe that's why the princess chose him."
These people speculated in low voices, exchanging ambiguous smiles that only men could understand.
Obviously, they completely misunderstood the reason why Princess Zhennan chose Su Chen.
"Hmph, that kind of boy will definitely be kicked out by the princess within a few days of staying in Zhennan Palace."
The purple-robed young man Zhang Feng stood in a corner, clenching his fists under his sleeves and speaking through gritted teeth.
These kinds of discussions naturally have no influence on Su Chen.
Back at his mansion, Su Chen met Xue Yong and the others and asked, "Is there any news in the past two days?"
"Master Chen, there is no news. Commander Shu is still in prison. The Seventeenth Prince and Commander Xia must have made up their minds to use this method to force Commander Shu to submit. In addition, in the past two days,
, Commander Xia’s people went to Commander Shu’s residence and found Commander Shu’s wife and daughter. They probably wanted to put pressure on Commander Shu’s daughter so that she could take the initiative to commit herself to the seventeenth prince.”
Xue Yonghui reports.
"She didn't go, did she?" Su Chen asked.
Chapter completed!