This medicine was clearly prepared in advance, just waiting for her to drink it.
"As for the Princess Consort, this medicine is well steeped, you should... drink it while it's hot," Imperial Physician Gao said, biting his lip with a trembling voice as soon as he saw the Empress Dowager turn her gaze towards him. The Eighth Prince is ruthless, but he wouldn't cause harm to the whole innocent family, unlike the Empress Dowager, who had already made it clear that if he dared not follow her orders, she would send his entire family to their deaths...
Qu Tan'er smiled, well steeped?
Even well-steeped medicine requires time to prepare.
"Eighth Princess Consort, aren't you drinking the medicine?" The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes, watching her intently, needing to see her drink all of the medicine before she could be at ease.
