Duan Ruyi stared blankly as the boy kissed the other person on the lips for a while. The other person's face began to turn from pale to red, and his chest began to rise and fall.

He wondered silently if Xie Yin's mouth had some special function. Duan Ruyi couldn't help but cast her gaze at the boy's particularly pink and tender area.

The boy's lips, having just kissed that person, had turned from pink to a deep crimson, and were tinged with a bright color, like a peach that had just been washed. He just wanted someone to taste that peach for him.

Thinking about it, Duan Ruyi became even more annoyed with the man slowly waking up on the ground.

However, after saving the person, Qingyin didn't even glance at him.

The wet clothes clung to her body, sending a chill through her, and Qingyin shivered involuntarily.

Chen Wang hurriedly took off his coat and handed it to Qingyin solicitously: "Ayin, wear mine first. The palace examination is coming up soon, don't get sick."

It was still chilly in early spring. As soon as she entered the water, she felt a chill when she got ashore, but Qingyin did not refuse.

"Thank you, Awang." Qingyin took the man's outer robe and put it on, feeling a little warmer.

As for Duan Ruyi, who stood there stunned and was even a step too late to hand over her coat.

Qingyin's eyes were devoid of a smile. "If Young Master Duan is truly concerned and doesn't want the household to have another dead scholar, then please ask the family physician to treat him properly. I suddenly remembered something I need to attend to, so I won't bother Young Master Duan any longer."

After saying that, Qingyin didn't even look at the people staring at her so intently, and walked towards the gate of the mansion that she remembered.

Chen Wang glanced triumphantly at the envious and amazed people behind him, then followed Qingyin away with a smug look.

After everyone left.

Duan Ruyi couldn't help but curse, "Damn it..."

This young master thinks he's some kind of trash like Jiang Lixu? No, what kind of nonsense is this?

Duan Ruyi grew angrier the more she thought about it. She glared angrily at Jiang Lixu, blaming him for all the trouble he had caused. She didn't want to suffer the young master's dislike because of him.

Jiang Lixu was unaware of Duan Ruyi's gaze. He stared intently in the direction Qingyin had left, and instinctively wanted to chase after her.

As soon as he lifted his foot, Duan Ruyi stopped him.

He frowned. "Duan Ruyi, what do you mean? Don't think that just because the Jiang family is afraid of your Duan family!"

Duan Ruyi sneered and stood firmly in the man's way.

Don't think he doesn't know what this man is up to. There are so many ways to leave the manor, why does this piece of trash insist on taking the route Xie Yin took? Doesn't he know what he's planning?

"Jiang Lixu, the Jiang family isn't something you can control all by yourself. As far as I know, your uncle's eldest son passed the martial arts exam with top honors, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lixu stiffened. His Jiang family was also a prominent family, but the position of heir had always been held by their second branch. Because his sister was a concubine in the palace, his father had always held a dominant position. However, recently, his uncle's cousin had actually managed to become a martial arts champion, and the status of his uncle's branch had subtly improved, making their second branch's position somewhat unstable. Recalling how much the old man valued his cousin, Jiang Lixu's momentum slowly subsided.

Facing the young master of the Prime Minister's mansion, who held a stable position, Jiang Lixu's tone softened: "Ahem, I'm not trying to cause trouble for Young Master Duan. You can take this person back and rescue him. I'm just a little curious about that young master from earlier."

The implication was that they wanted to know the young master's identity.

Duan Ruyi gave a forced smile: "Oh, I don't know either."

"Duan Ruyi, you..." Jiang Lixu was so angry that his face turned red from being directly dismissed by Duan Ruyi.

However, Duan Ruyi was determined not to reveal the young master's identity. Jiang Lixu glared at him fiercely, and, too lazy to look at Shen Zhiming being helped up by the maid, angrily turned and left.

Having witnessed a good show between two of the most outstanding young masters in the capital, everyone bid farewell and left.

Especially after that stunning young man was no longer present at the banquet, it seemed that all the fun had disappeared.

Leaving the last person behind, Duan Ruyi coldly looked at the thin young man on the ground being treated by the imperial physician, scrutinizing him from head to toe with a critical eye.

She looked like a bamboo pole, her clothes were shabby, and she was ugly. These words were purely Duan Ruyi's jealousy.

Shen Zhiming's features are not stunning, but they are definitely pleasing to the eye. Each feature is not particularly outstanding, but together they form a delicate and elegant young man, like a green bamboo in the mountains, resilient and unyielding. His thin eyebrows and eyes naturally carry a hint of melancholy.

This is a face that is very attractive to certain types of women.

However, in the eyes of the strikingly beautiful Duan Ruyi, there were only flaws everywhere.

"Take good care of this person, don't worry about the cost of medicine," Duan Ruyi casually instructed the physician beside her.

"Yes, young master."

Having said that, Duan Ruyi left the room, which was excessively warm because of the patient, out of sight and out of mind.

Upon returning, Qingyin went straight to her room at the inn, had the waiter bring her hot water, took a bath, and changed into clean clothes.

After taking a bath, Qingyin looked at the hot stove that the waiter had prepared on his own initiative and nodded. The waiter was thoughtful; she didn't have to call him anymore.

Warmly warming herself by the fire, Qingyin's last trace of coldness dissipated.

The next day, Qingyin originally thought that the young master from a prominent family with an unusual identity in red robes would come to cause her trouble. Unexpectedly, she stayed for three days and did not see him appear in front of her.

Duan Ruyi, who was silently causing trouble for Jiang Lixu behind the scenes, flashed by...

Chen Wang had been worried that she would be retaliated against, so he tried to keep her for two days, but she eventually sent her away and returned to the Huai River.

Instead, the unlucky guy she had saved came knocking on her door.