"What did you say!" The third prince was also very shocked. Wan Yuanzong had said that to him before.

This kind of medicinal herb is everywhere in the mountains, and in order to maintain cattle and sheep, many of them are dried and can also be used as medicine. Why is it gone now?

"Master Wanshan, are these two medicinal herbs really gone? If they are gone, the people will be in trouble!"

Upon hearing this, Wan Yuanzong's heart skipped a beat, but he still shook his head and said, "I dare not lie to the Third Prince. This medicine is really out of stock!"

The third prince was speechless for a while. He always felt that something was wrong.

Moreover, why does Lord Wanshan always sound sarcastic in his words recently? He doesn’t seem as familiar with me as he was before?

But before he could think about it carefully, several pharmacies on the street suddenly started selling Artemisia annua, but the price was ridiculously high!

At this time, the third prince suddenly remembered that Yao Guangyue once said that in the plot, Qin Xuezhen once made a fortune by taking advantage of the scarcity of things. This small Artemisia annua was once speculated to be worth ten taels of silver per piece.

Later, because the medicinal materials were too expensive, Yao Guangyue suggested that Artemisia annua could cure diseases, thus gaining both fame and fortune!

The third prince's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at Wan Yuanzong calmly, as if accepting his fate.

Seeing Wan Yuanzong's departing figure, the Third Prince pursed his lips tightly, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

"Someone, come here! Check who Wan Yuanzong has met with these days."

Wen Xiuting's search for Wan Yuanzong was not a secret and was soon discovered.

"You are such a jerk, Wen Xiuting! You are in cahoots with Qin Xue!" The Third Prince's fingers turned white as he gripped the teacup, he was extremely angry.

The people below thought about it for a while and then came up with a key idea.

"Your Highness, could it be that Wen Xiuting deceived Master Wanshan with his daughter's affairs? This is the matter Master Wanshan has been most concerned about lately!"

The third prince seemed to have been enlightened. He stood up and was about to tell Lord Wanshan, but then he thought that the other party might not believe him unless he could bring Miss Wan here.

"Come here, wait for me to write a letter and send it back to the Second Prince immediately at an expedited speed of 800 miles!"

The people below lowered their heads and said, "Yes," but suddenly felt something was wrong. Wasn't it a gift for the emperor? Why was it given to the second prince?

But he didn't ask any more questions. After the third prince finished writing the letter, he sent it out immediately.

But what was bad was that at this moment Wen Xiuting actually received news from home.

"Wan Yan has been found, but is now in the Second Prince's residence!"

After hearing this, Qin Xuezhen couldn't help but feel secretly happy in her heart, even though many people were grateful to her now.

It is certainly a good thing to win the hearts of the people, but her influence and reputation are not as great as Wen Xiuting's, which makes her very unhappy.

Moreover, Wen Xiuting has been threatening her and would beat or scold her at any time. Thinking of this, Qin Xue really hoped that something would happen to him.

"This Miss Wan is actually at the Second Prince's residence. I'm afraid she'll have to go home soon. Doesn't that mean your plan will be ruined?"

After hearing what she said, Wen Xiuting couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You say you are smart, but you are just clever in some way. You are just an idiot."

Qin Xuezhen rolled her eyes. How could she be so stupid? Looking at his expression, wasn't he just planning to send someone to kill Miss Wan? As long as the person was dead and couldn't come back, the previous plan would still work.

But Qin Xue really didn't want him to succeed so easily, so she took advantage of Wen Xiuting's inattention to find the third prince in private.

Inside the pavilion

"Qin Xuezhen, daughter of the Minister of Revenue, pays respect to His Majesty the Third Prince!"

Qin Xue really hid her identity very well, and I didn't expose her. Why did she suddenly come and expose it herself?

Is there something else going to happen?

"You are Qin Xuezhen who fell into the water at the little princess's full moon banquet. Aren't you under house arrest? How come you are here? Disobeying the emperor's order is a serious crime!" The third prince's face was as cold as ice, and the aura of a person who had been in power for many years made people feel cold.

When Qin Xuezhen heard this, she quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Please forgive me, Third Prince Qin. The Qin family had no intention of disobeying the emperor's order. I simply met Master Wen by chance. Master Wen learned that I knew medicine and could cure the plague, so he abducted me."

When she said this, Qin Xuezhen couldn't help crying. It was so distressing to see such a beautiful woman crying.

The third prince frowned and wondered in his heart whether what this woman said could be trusted or not.

"Don't cry for now. You're a daughter of an official. How could Master Wen just kidnap you? Don't you think your family members care?"

"To answer the three heavens, my parents have never paid much attention to me. Even if they haven't seen me for ten days or half a month, no one will come to look for me. Master Jie Wen found a woman with a similar figure and appearance to impersonate me in the mansion."

"My life is in the hands of others, and I dare not speak out for fear of ruining my reputation. Now I have to see the Third Prince and I dare to risk my life to come and ask for help!" Qin Xuezhen said, looking at the Third Prince sadly, as if the Third Prince was the only person she could rely on at the moment.

The third prince's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously wanted to reach out to help.

As he stretched out his hand, his mind suddenly cleared up, and he immediately said with a stiff face, "That being said, why didn't you tell me the truth when you first met me?"

Qin Xue hadn't expected the other party to ask such a question. After a moment's hesitation, she explained, "Your Highness, I'm afraid you don't know the suffering of a girl like me. I admire you wholeheartedly. How could I let Your Highness know that I've been with another man?"

At this moment, the third prince was sweating profusely, thinking to himself, "Don't fall in love with me," and he said it out loud.

"You don't need to admire me, just stay away from me!"

"Ah?" Qin Xue almost thought she had misheard. She subconsciously looked up at the man and asked, "What did His Highness just say?"

"No." The Third Prince suddenly panicked and waved his hands to explain: "I didn't say anything. I was just curious. Why are you talking about it now?"

"In reply to your Highness, it was this servant who discovered Master Wen's treacherous plan. Master Wen actually falsely claimed that he had found Miss Wan and that she had been murdered by someone from the royal family."

"Master Wanshan believed Master Wen and withheld a large amount of medicinal materials. Now the people are suffering, and Miss Chen couldn't bear it, so she exposed it to you."

Yaoguang Fu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had guessed right. Just as he was feeling relieved, Qin Xuezhen's next words left him dumbfounded.

"Your Highness, today I learned from Master Wen that Miss Wan is completely fine and is in the Second Prince's residence. He has already sent someone to kill her!"

"What!"