He didn't know if An Ning would angrily call him a lecher, or if she would slap him in shame and indignation, but he was prepared for whatever the situation might be.

But when he got up, he saw that the girl had closed her eyes... and fallen asleep.

"Xiao Ning?"

There was no movement.

"Xiao Ningzi... no matter what, I will wait until the day you fall in love with me again."

The next morning, Chen Xun thoughtfully prepared Xiao Ningzi's luggage.

Mu Ange looked at him coldly: Use you?

An Ning woke up from her bed rubbing her hair, only to realize with a start that she was in Mu Ange's room.

"Me? I walked in by myself?"

Her last memory was of the moment she pushed open the gate of the Third Prince's mansion; after that, she knew nothing.

"Uh, Your Highness."

An Ning, with her hair in a mess, saw Mu Ange standing at the door, already dressed and ready to go.

Mu Ange looked down at her, then subtly looked away: "Does your head still hurt?"

Anning then remembered that she had a headache when she first woke up.

"It hurts, I feel dizzy."

Mu Ange said in a low voice, "If you feel unwell, go back tomorrow."

Anning looked at his face, which was still expressionless, but for some reason, she felt that this person was strange.

"No, I want to go back."

Mu Ange did not try to stop him: "Alright, I'll see you off."

An Ning shook her head: "No, no, I can do it myself. You're still injured."

Mu Ange turned away, no longer looking at her: "Okay."

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Third Prince's Mansion. Chen Xun placed the antidote for the golden toad in her arms and gave her a few words of advice.

An Ning looked at the pills in the box, feeling a mix of emotions: He seemed to have said he would stay with her when she took the medicine...

"drive."

The carriage drove away.

Mu Ange stood at the door and watched until the carriage disappeared around the corner before turning back.

~~

Embroidery of the Four Seas

Following Xiao Ningzi's suggestion, Jin Yinhua placed thin gauze behind the embroidery pieces. When the light shone through, the colors were dazzling and incredibly eye-catching.

"You all know, this little Ningzi is really talented. With just such a small piece of gauze, she made the embroidery shine."

Lanxi walked over and said, "On the one hand, it's because our Yunyan is skilled, and on the other hand, it's because our Xiaoningzi is clever."

"Yunyan, are all the embroidery pieces arranged?"

"alright."

"Is your most treasured possession ready?"

Yunyan pointed to the back hall and said, "Everything is ready. Spring, summer, autumn and winter, plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo and chrysanthemums, and the dragon and phoenix symbolizing good fortune for the wedding are all ready."

"Then we can set off."

"good."

Su Yunyan, Jin Yinhua, Lan Xi, Yan Mufeng, and Xu Jiao'er, each holding a stack of handkerchiefs, walked in a large group towards the main street.

"Don't miss out! Sihai Yixiu opens in five days. The first ten customers to arrive will receive a free embroidery piece!"

As soon as Jin Yinhua shouted, passersby turned around.

Seeing this, Lanxi quickly stepped forward and waved the handkerchief in her hand: "See this? It's from a famous embroiderer in Yangzhou. Her designs are exquisite and unique, absolutely gorgeous. Normally, it costs five taels of silver to design an embroidery for a customer, but now, as a grand opening promotion, we're giving it away for free."

As he spoke, he stuffed the handkerchief into the hand of a bejeweled young woman: "Take a look, what do you think? Isn't it much better than what you get in those ready-made clothing stores?"

This girl is a connoisseur; she often has clothes made to order, and she can tell the quality of an embroiderer's work at a glance.

"That's great! Where's your shop?"

Yan Mufeng's eyes lit up: "Here, you can find it by following this."

As he spoke, he placed the map and handkerchief in her hand.

The girl looked down and exclaimed, "Wow, it's an embroidered map, and it's so detailed and clear!"

"Huh? An embroidered map? I've never seen one before. Let me take a look."

As he spoke, he reached for the handkerchief in the girl's hand.

Yan Mufeng hurriedly said, "I have more here. This handkerchief has the exact location of our Sihai Yixiu marked on it. Listen up, everyone, Sihai Yixiu will open in five days. We welcome you all to come and support us. The first ten guests to arrive will receive a free design service, first come, first served."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people surrounded him.

Lanxi never expected it to have such a good effect. She went up to the honeysuckle and asked, "It's so lively, are we going to get rich?"

Honeysuckle raised an eyebrow at her, a smile playing at the corners of her eyes: "Among them, there are shills I hired~"

"ah?"

"Give me one, give me one."

"Give it to me, give it to me, I want to go."

"Top ten? Do we just go and line up at the entrance in five days?"

Honeysuckle smiled slyly: "Everyone, I have a jade pendant with numbers from one to ten engraved on it. I will place this jade pendant in various corners of my shop, and I will invite you all to come in five days later. Whoever finds it first will have it."

"I've never encountered anything like this before."

"That sounds very interesting. I think the embroidery is really well done."

“My daughter is getting married soon, and I’m worried about not having any nice embroidery designs. I must be there early for her wedding.”

"Me too, me too, my daughter is getting married too."

The group had been gone for a short while when they had almost finished distributing the handkerchiefs.

Before noon, we had to head back home.

Within the four seas, one embroidery.

Lanxi collapsed to the ground: "I'm exhausted."

Su Yunyan busied herself pouring several cups of tea: "Have some water, you've all worked hard today."

Honeysuckle shook her head: "No, no, no, you're the one who's worked the hardest. The maps have all been delivered, but you still have to keep embroidering."

“Okay, I’ll embroider it even if I don’t eat or drink.”

"Yunyan, this won't do. How can you not eat? This shop will depend on you from now on."

Xu Jiao'er looked at her and said with a serious expression.

"Alright, alright, I'll listen to Jiao'er."

"Everyone, remember this: the store opens in five days. All the details and procedures must be checked again before the opening. The jade pendant must be kept in good condition."

"I'll take some time to go to the palace and see if Xiao Ningzi has any better ideas."

"Okay, let's call it a day then."

That evening, at the Second Prince's residence.

Mu Anyu looked at Jin Yinhua, who was still writing and calculating, and his expression was not very good.

"I heard from the servants that the Princess recently opened a shop?"

Honeysuckle was busy with her work and didn't hear what he was saying at all.

Mu Anyu's expression darkened further: Hmph, so this is the first time they've dared to give me such attitude?

"princess?"

He couldn't help but raise his voice.

Honeysuckle then realized what was happening.

"Huh? Your Highness, what did you say?"

A fleeting look of annoyance crossed Mu Anyu's eyes.

"Recently, Your Majesty has been planning to discuss a business deal, and it's this..."

Honeysuckle smiled and said, "Is Your Highness short of money? I've already said that my money is Your Highness's money. If you need it, just take it."

Mu Anyu's gloomy face instantly brightened: "Although the princess says so, I cannot take it without informing you. Once I make money in my business, I will repay the princess double."

Honeysuckle came over and hugged his arm: "Your Highness, what do you mean by not paying it back? You can use my money as you like. If it's not enough, I can ask my father to send it to me."