Henry Clark stretched lazily and sat up from the bed. Thinking about the sweet and sour pork he made himself in the middle of the night yesterday, he still felt quite regretful. If he had known Emily Foster would discover it, he should have tasted a few pieces to satisfy his craving before she came in. Now he had no idea which guy had benefited after he left the kitchen.

After getting dressed, Henry Clark pushed open the window and looked outside, only to find that it was still drizzling. Fortunately, he had no plans to go out anyway. He closed the window, moved his body a bit, and then practiced several rounds of Tai Chi in the room. He had learned this from a few elderly men and women in the park before; it was a pretty good way to exercise. Moreover, after a month of rest and training, Henry Clark could clearly feel his body recovering extremely fast—he even felt he could run a marathon now without any problem.

By the time Henry Clark finished exercising, Little Daisy had already brought in all of Henry Clark’s toiletries. Speaking of which, Henry Clark had brought his entire set of toiletries with him, which made his days much more comfortable during this period. After all, he really couldn’t get used to living without a toothbrush, toothpaste, or soap.

The cup was already filled with clean water. Henry Clark took out his toothbrush and toothpaste, squeezed the toothpaste onto the brush, and started brushing quickly. The cool minty toothpaste not only made his breath fresh, but also cleared his mind. As for Little Daisy, who was serving beside him, he wasn’t worried at all. Over the past month, this little girl hadn’t taken the initiative to say a single word to him. Even when she saw Henry Clark using novel items like a toothbrush, although curiosity showed in her eyes, she still didn’t dare to ask—probably because Emily Foster had already instructed her about something.

“Your Highness, what is that thing you use to brush your teeth every day? Especially that stuff you squeeze out of the tube—it smells so nice. Is it delicious?”

Little Daisy suddenly spoke, which startled Henry Clark. He turned his head and looked at her in surprise, hurriedly rinsed his mouth, and said, “Little Daisy, how come you dare to talk to me today?”

“Se... servant was just very curious, so I wanted to ask!” Little Daisy replied timidly, looking quite shy.

“Oh?” Henry Clark looked at Little Daisy with interest for a while, then raised the toothbrush in his hand and said, “This is called a toothbrush, and the stuff squeezed out of the tube is called toothpaste. Although toothpaste smells nice, you can’t eat it. After brushing your teeth, you have to spit it out, otherwise it’s bad for your health.”

“Oh!” Little Daisy nodded. Actually, over the past month, she had often seen Henry Clark brush his teeth twice a day and already understood the purpose of these two things. She was just making conversation now.

After brushing his teeth, Henry Clark took out the soap to wash his face and hands. This time, without waiting for Little Daisy to ask, Henry Clark took the initiative to explain: “This is called soap. Its function is the same as the bath beans you brought me before for bathing—they’re both for cleaning the body. But this soap not only cleans better, it also smells great. It’s much better than those bath beans!”

The so-called bath beans were actually the predecessor of soap, invented as early as the Wei and Jin dynasties. There’s even a recipe in Sun Simiao’s “Qian Jin Fang.” The main ingredients were ground pig pancreas mixed with various materials, finally made into balls called bath beans. However, the formula for these bath beans wasn’t as good as soap, their cleaning power was limited, and after use, the skin felt dry and uncomfortable. Even so, the production of bath beans was extremely limited and the price was very high. Besides royalty and nobility, even ordinary officials couldn’t afford them.

As Henry Clark spoke, he washed his face. When he finished and took the towel from Little Daisy to dry his face, he noticed the little girl was looking at his soap with a very envious expression, which made Henry Clark feel amused. He asked, “Little Daisy, what do you usually use to wash your face?”

“We?” Little Daisy was stunned for a moment, then withdrew her gaze and replied, “We servants usually just wash with hot water. If our faces are too dirty, we use laundry soap balls. Only Fourth Miss has bath beans. I secretly used them twice, and my face was so clean afterwards... ah!”

When Little Daisy got to the part about secretly using Emily Foster’s things, she realized she had said something she shouldn’t have, quickly covered her mouth, and looked at Henry Clark with embarrassment, saying shyly, “Your Highness, please don’t tell Fourth Miss, okay? Otherwise, the nanny will scold me to death.”

“Heh, if you dared to secretly use Emily Foster’s things before, did you ever use mine in private?” Henry Clark joked. During this time, he had been isolated by Emily Foster and the entire royal residence, and hadn’t had anyone to talk to. Now that he finally found a breakthrough with Little Daisy, he was in a great mood.

“No, no, Fourth Miss already told me before that I must never touch Your Highness’s things, not even speak to you, so as not to give you any reason to punish me.” Little Daisy shook her head timidly, even revealing what Emily Foster had told her before. She really was a simple little girl.

“Then why did you suddenly talk to me today?” Henry Clark asked with great interest.