Noble Consort Guo originally didn't like Feng Bailong. In her eyes, Feng Bailong was nothing more than someone relying on her family's heritage to while away the days at the Yuxiu Academy; she looked down on this kind of person.
But after talking with Feng Bailong, Noble Consort Guo found their conversation more and more congenial. She discovered that Feng Bailong was knowledgeable about many schools of painting and was well-learned.
She had never met anyone in Yuxiu Academy who knew so much, be they female students or female teachers; none of them were as versed as Feng Bailong.
Not only that, but Feng Bailong also told Noble Consort Guo how to make painting pigments that were brighter and lasted longer.
"Just by grinding the shells of clams into powder and adding them to the pigments, it can enhance the color and make it hold longer?"
Noble Consort Guo was amazed.
She had never heard of what Feng Bailong was talking about.
"Not only that, but there actually can be even more varieties of pigment colors. The pigments used in the Yuxiu Academy are all extracted from pure natural plants. In fact, in addition to plants, mineral stones can also be used to make colorful ink. As long as you search in the mountains thoroughly, you will definitely make some discoveries. After finding mineral stones, grind them and add the clamshell powder to it."
Feng Bailong said this as she examined Noble Consort Guo's body.
After her seventh sense had improved, she could check a person's health directly through touch. After examining, she found no problems with Noble Consort Guo's body; she appeared frail but was, in fact, very healthy.
Feng Bailong then asked a few more questions about Noble Consort Guo's menstrual cycle, and everything was normal.
As the sky turned dark, Feng Bailong and Noble Consort Guo were still discussing painting, making Princess Consort Shun anxious.
"Don't just chat about these trivial matters. Feng Bailong, I asked you to come and treat my sister. How can she have children?"
Feng Bailong spread her hands.
"I've already finished examining her."
"That's it? What illness does she actually have?"
"Noble Consort Guo is very healthy and not sick. If there's no issue on the male side, she should already have children. I suggest checking Noble Consort Guo's regular diet."
"My diet is no issue; it's all delivered by palace maids. Maybe I'm just not destined to have children; I've stopped insisting. Thank you for your efforts, Princess Consort Wu."
Noble Consort Guo lowered her eyes and spoke faintly.
At Prince Shun's Mansion, Dugu Xiaojin had just returned from his classes at the Imperial Academy.
He didn't find Feng Bailong and Feng Xiaoli, not only that, but even Baishan was missing.
Dugu Xiaojin was somewhat puzzled; Baishan had been acting strangely these past few days.
At night, it was ordered to guard his father and Queen Mother's door, and Xiao Li would give it a late-night snack. It was well-fed by night-time, yet during the day, its shadow was nowhere to be seen, no one knew where it had hidden itself to play.
Dugu Xiaojin searched around the Wu Courtyard.
At that moment, he saw a white figure shivering, attempting to hide in the bushes.
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He grasped the tail of that white figure, pulling out the body from the bushes, which was as tall as Hei Dian.
Dugu Xiaojin was greatly shocked.
Before him was an imposing, white giant wolf.
But this white giant wolf was very odd, like a young calf, very strong with sharp claws. It wasn't just the strong build; its expression was naïvely harmless.
What surprised Dugu Xiaojin even more was that there was a Wuji Seal on the forehead of the wolf, a Wuji Fire Seal.
How could such a formidable White Wolf King have come to the Wu Courtyard?
Dugu Xiaojin took a step back.
Who knew that as soon as the naive-looking White Wolf King saw Dugu Xiaojin, it cried out in distress, sticking out its tongue and pitifully wagging its tail.
In Dugu Xiaojin's mind, he heard a feeble voice.
"Please don't despise me. Little master, I'm Baishan."
Dugu Xiaojin was struck by lightning; the White Wolf King in front of him was Baishan.
Looking into its eyes, those pure eyes were all too familiar. Wasn't that Baishan?
"How did you become ?"
Dugu Xiaojin asked in confusion.
"I don't know either, I just woke up a few days ago and I had transformed into this. I was afraid of scaring people so I hid, and at night when I am tired, hungry, and sleepy, I would change back."
Baishan said, looking pitiful and choking up with emotion.
"Little Master, please don't cast me aside."
Seeing Baishan's appearance, Dugu Xiaojin felt a pang of distress.
He had been through a phase where he was seen as a monster himself and understood Baishan's feelings very well.
Dugu Xiaojin reached out and stroked Baishan's head.
"Don't worry, I won't disdain you."
But the moment he touched Baishan while speaking, Dugu Xiaojin felt a sudden blankness in his mind.
His consciousness was violently drawn into Baishan's body.
After a moment, Dugu Xiaojin regained his senses.
To see himself standing opposite.
The other party was looking at him with an utterly puzzled gaze.
Dugu Xiaojin was taken aback.
The other was squatting on the ground.
The other opened their mouth and let out a whining sound.
Looking at his hands and feet again, Dugu Xiaojin found himself lying prone on the ground, his limbs covered with fur.
He had swapped bodies with Baishan!
Dugu Xiaojin was a bit dazed at first.
Feng Xiaoli's cheerful voice came through.
Now Dugu Xiaojin panicked.
No, he must change back immediately; he didn't want to be Baishan, he is Dugu Xiaojin, Xiao Li's brother, the son of his father and Queen Mother.
This thought was strong; in a split second, Dugu Xiaojin felt his consciousness returning.
By the time he came to his senses, he had turned back into Dugu Xiaojin.
"Brother Xiaojin, are you playing hide-and-seek with Baishan? Take me and Hei Dian with you, we want to play too."
Feng Xiaoli ran over, with Hei Dian following behind.
Dugu Xiaojin instinctively looked back at Baishan.
At this glance, Dugu Xiaojin was also stunned.
Baishan's majestic appearance had reverted, becoming that pitiful little milk dog again.
Baishan was very happy; it had finally changed back.
It happily ran around Hei Dian.
Hei Dian usually disdained Baishan, but today, when it saw Baishan, its nose twitched, and there was a slight confusion in its eyes.
How come it felt Baishan was different from before, as if there was an aura of a strong being.
The changes happening to Baishan were still unknown to the Feng Bailing couple.
When Feng Bailing returned, he saw Dugu Wu waiting for her.
"I heard you went to treat Noble Consort Guo today; how did it go?"
Nothing that happened in Prince Shun's Mansion could be hidden from Dugu Wu.
The sun must have risen from the west; Dugu Wu was actually concerned about the issues of women?
"Noble Consort Guo is a good person; back in the Imperial Palace, apart from the Empress Dowager, she cared for me the most. Even though she had no children, Emperor Yongye would likely still have made her Empress, so you better not meddle in this matter."
Dugu Wu changed the topic.
"What's with you? Since she took care of you in the past and is close friends with Lady Dugu, isn't it natural that I help her?"
Feng Bailing had been with Dugu Wu for a while and had realized that Dugu Wu wasn't as cold as he appeared to be; he was just not very good at expressing himself.
"Let me put it this way, she can be Empress without children, but if she had offspring, she could only ever be Noble Princess Consort."
Dugu Wu said gravely.