"Haha..." Yuan Zhan laughed dryly. "I'm very curious and enjoy reading books on all sorts of subjects. Lately, my bookshelf has been filled with books about cultivation. I'll be looking to read other genres soon... Does Miss Lanzhi have any suggestions?"

Yuan Zhan began to admire himself, and he was able to continue the conversation.

Lan Zhi: "I don't understand these. You can read any book you like."

Yuan Zhan didn't give up and asked again, "What do you like to do to pass the time when you have nothing to do?"

Lan Zhi replied, "Practice."

Yuan Zhan: “…” Very good, we have nothing in common!

Yuan Zhan was a little annoyed.

At this time, Lan Zhi took the initiative to say: "I came to the palace, I should pay a visit to the prince."

Yuan Zhan said, "No need. My father doesn't care about these red tape. Just treat the palace as your own home. As long as the intention is there, it doesn't matter whether you pay a visit or not."

Hearing him say this, Lan Zhi felt that her third brother's analysis might be correct. Prince Rui was not in the palace, so she did not ask any further questions. Instead, she said, "Prince, do you remember that I said I would be looking for a son-in-law in the future? Are you really willing to marry me?"

The word "marry" made Yuan Zhan feel insulted. In the country of Da Rui, men who married into a wife's family had very low status. If a man from an ordinary family married into a wife's family, he would even be deprived of the right to take the imperial examination. But if it was a spiritual master, it was a different matter. In the world of cultivation, the strong were respected, but Yuan Zhan was obviously not related to the word "strong". Especially for a man of status, marrying into a wife's family was a very shameful thing, as if his family's financial situation had declined to the point where he could not afford to marry a wife.

"I do. I told you last time that as long as I can be with you, I'm willing to marry into your family." Yuan Zhan looked at Lan Zhi and asked expectantly, "Have you made up your mind? Are you finally going to be with me? When can we get engaged?"

"No rush. I think we should spend at least half a year together to get to know each other."

Lan Zhi said vaguely that she would kill Prince Rui within half a year anyway. When Yuan Zhan lost his backing, she would throw Yuan Zhan and Jiang Qingcheng into the alchemy furnace together and let the couple get married in the furnace.

…

After taking a bath, Jiang Qingcheng changed into a maid's clothes. She could never have imagined that in such a huge palace, she couldn't even find a decent skirt. Because Prince Rui didn't even have a concubine, Jiang Qingcheng could only ask the maid to borrow clothes.

"Prince Rui is so powerful, it doesn't matter how many women he wants. But such a man, missing his deceased wife, has not taken a concubine for so many years..." Jiang Qingcheng murmured to herself, and couldn't help but feel a little yearning. She felt that Prince Rui was very affectionate. Then she had a bit of unrealistic thoughts: Since Yuan Zhan is not a good guy, should she find a way to get in touch with Prince Rui?

I always feel that Yuan Zhan is ruthless and ungrateful...

Once she had this idea, she couldn't stop herself. However, Prince Rui was so mysterious that she couldn't find the end. How could she get Prince Rui's attention?

Jiang Qingcheng sighed, feeling that her life was too difficult. She washed herself and came out. Soon Yuan Zhan and Lan Zhi came to find her, followed by several imperial doctors.

"Did Miss Jiang have any hidden illness in the past?" asked the imperial physician.

Jiang Qingcheng shook her head, "No, I've always been healthy."

The doctor asked again, "Did you have an upset stomach from lunch?"

Jiang Qingcheng said seriously, "No, I just had a bowl of mutton soup steamed bun, which I bought from a very ordinary stall... The business at that stall was pretty good, with a lot of customers. I didn't feel any discomfort after eating, until I bought rouge and powder, when my stomach started to hurt."

The imperial doctors took her pulse one by one, but none of them could tell what was wrong with her. They didn't dare to make excuses, after all, the prince was still here, so they could only tell her the truth, "The young lady is in good health."

"How is it possible? I was in excruciating pain and sweating profusely. How could I be better?" Jiang Qingcheng began to doubt the medical skills of these imperial doctors.

The imperial physician felt ashamed, but he really couldn't find anything.

Jiang Qingcheng was very disappointed and felt that the palace's imperial physician was just so-so.

Yuan Zhan waved his hand. He didn't really care about Jiang Qingcheng's condition, and he didn't know if she was just pretending. "All of you, leave."

"Your Highness, I think I can try again." One of the imperial physicians frowned. He prided himself on his medical skills and was unwilling to give up.

Jiang Qingcheng said: "Forget it..."

The look in the imperial physician's eyes was truly terrifying, as if he wanted to cut open her stomach alive.

"Go away," Yuan Zhan said gently, dismissing the imperial physician. "Miss Lanzhi, may I have a moment with you?"

Jiang Qingcheng retreated tactfully.

Yuan Zhan whispered, "You can come whenever you want. The door of Prince Rui's Mansion is always open to you... Also, you see, I've already shown you around my house. I wonder when I'll have the chance to get acquainted with yours?"

Lan Zhi frowned.

Yuan Zhan immediately changed his tone and said, "I was just joking. Don't take it to heart. I hope you just come to my house more often."

…

…

After leaving Prince Rui's mansion, Lan Zhi simply took her cousin to visit all the medical clinics in the capital.

No one discovered that there was a Gu spirit in Jiang Qingcheng's body.

This poisonous spirit comes from the "Poisonous Spirit Sutra". It is very quiet when it is not in an attack, and will even actively hide in the organs of the human body.

Therefore, when Lan Zhi accompanied Jiang Qingcheng to visit all the medical clinics, Jiang Qingcheng was in despair and felt that she was completely hopeless.

Lan Zhi comforted her from the side: "Qingcheng, don't be too pessimistic. Maybe your stomachache will only happen once?"

"I even want to cut open my own stomach and see..." Jiang Qingcheng looked depressed.

"Maybe he just had a stomachache." Lan Zhi said.

"Maybe..." Jiang Qingcheng forced herself to cheer up. She was no longer in the mood to buy any cosmetics. She always felt uneasy.

She was in so much pain before, and she didn't know if this pain was a one-time thing or if it would come back intermittently. If it was a one-time thing, then it wouldn't be a big deal, but if...

As soon as I thought of this, I felt my stomach start to hurt again!

"Ah, save me!" Jiang Qingcheng shouted in pain.

"Hold on." Lan Zhi seemed to be panicked. She turned around and took Jiang Qingcheng back to a clinic called "Xinglintang". There were two young doctors in this clinic. They were both apprentices and could only treat some common diseases. They had just examined Jiang Qingcheng's body, but who would have thought that Jiang Qingcheng came back again.

"Save me...ah!" Jiang Qingcheng screamed miserably.

"How to save her?" Lan Zhi had tears in her eyes. She felt like a complete jerk for bullying her cousin twice in one day.