"Princess, tell Mr. Xiang that this beauty cream should be applied to the body immediately after bathing." The secretary reminded.

Lin Jinghan closed her eyes and lay on the bed until she felt a cool sensation on her body. Then she regained consciousness. "Shishu, stay. Everyone else, leave."

"Princess, I am the only one left now." The maid smiled, "I have noticed that Your Highness seems to be a little distracted recently. Is there something on your mind?

Worried? Does not wanting to see that man count as worried? Lin Jinghan hummed casually.

"Princess, please allow me to speak too much. Has your Highness noticed that you only behave like this after meeting the Prince?" The secretary thought about the Prince's instructions and tried hard to remind the Princess.

It seemed to be true after hearing that... Lin Jinghan became even more irritated and asked, "So what?"

The secretary said cautiously and patiently:

"Princess, have you ever considered that this might be because you've fallen in love with the prince? Only when you fall in love with someone will you be at a loss when facing them, afraid to face your own heart, and subconsciously want to escape."

Lin Jinghan was petrified as if struck by lightning. After a long while, she swallowed her saliva and asked softly, "Me, do I have it?"

"Yes!" Shishu answered firmly.

"Impossible!" Lin Jinghan subconsciously wanted to argue: There was no way she could fall in love with that stingy, domineering, dictatorial and authoritarian man!

"Yes, yes, yes!" Shishu smiled and agreed while applying the medicine. "Our princess has not become strange because of the prince, and our princess has not deliberately avoided the prince."

Every word the maid said hit home with her current situation. She was extremely annoyed and for the first time, she lost her temper at the maid: "Shut up! How dare you speculate about me like this, maid, this is the last time! If you do it again, I will not let you stay!"

The situation in the room took a turn for the worse. The secretary was terrified and quickly knelt down, "Princess, please forgive me. I know I was wrong and I will never do it again."

After losing her temper, Lin Jinghan didn't feel any better. Instead, she became even more irritated. "Alright, go get Shiqi to apply the medicine for me. You can get out now."

The secretary went out and did not dare to delay. He went to find the prince immediately and told Sikong Zhan everything about his conversation with the princess.

Sikong Zhan waved his hand to let the secretary leave, and sighed after a long time.

At the gates of the capital, the soldiers guarding the city conducted strict checks on passers-by as usual.

A donkey cart was driving on the official road leading to Beijing. Two people, one big and one small, were sitting in the cart. The elder was about forty years old, and the little boy driving the cart was about thirteen or fourteen years old. Both of them were dressed simply and looked no different from ordinary civilians.

"Master, didn't my senior brother write to say that the matter has been resolved? Why do we still have to go to the capital?" the little boy asked curiously.

"That little bastard has been out for two years, and this is the first time he's written to me. The letter mentioned something very important, so I brought you out with me. I wanted to help him solve his problem and bring him back with me.

As for why we have to go to the capital now, firstly, since we have already left, why would we turn back halfway? Secondly, your senior brother finally told me his location, and this time, I will bring him home no matter what! Thirdly, someone has solved this difficult poison, don’t you want to know who it is?

The donkey cart was stopped by soldiers at the city gate. The two men cooperated well, dismounting and accepting questioning. They looked no different from other passersby in the capital. However, the elder's eyes were sharp, and his gait gave off a sense of lightness. An expert would have recognized him as a master.

The soldier took their travel permits, examined them carefully, and began his routine interrogation: "Are you from Mangshan? What are you doing all the way to the capital?"

The elder stroked his beard and said, "Come to see my good-for-nothing son."

The soldier looked the elder up and down, his eyes suspicious. "Where does your son live? Has anyone come to pick you up?"

The little boy was very unhappy with the look from the soldier. He poked his head out from behind the elder and said, "My senior brother lives in the Jingnan Palace."

When the soldier heard that it was related to the Jingnan Palace, he immediately laughed and asked, "I wonder who your son is in the Jingnan Palace?"

"I heard that he was working in the Jingnan Palace." The elder glanced at the little boy, who immediately retracted his head, covered his mouth, and hid behind the old man.

"Just a messenger..." The soldier looked at their donkey cart and thought that the Jingnan Palace would not have such poor relatives. However, even if it was just a messenger, it was not someone they, the soldiers guarding the city gate, could offend. So they stopped questioning and kindly showed them the way.

The big and the small returned to the donkey cart. The little boy drove the cart and it headed towards the city.

Bang, bang, bang! The old man took out a ruler and hit the little boy's arm three times. The little boy cried out in pain, not daring to hide or block. He even tried hard to maintain his driving posture. He could only beg for mercy, "Master, it hurts! Be gentle!"

The elder held the ruler in his hand, showing no intention of taking it back. "Do you know you're wrong?"

The little boy shrank back, shook his head with a sad face, "Little Stone, I don't know."

The elder hit the little boy on the head with his ruler again, "What did I tell you before you left?"

"First, you must not show off in public; second, you must not reveal your identity; third..." The little boy's voice became quieter and quieter, and he could not continue. He respectfully admitted his mistake, "Master, I was wrong. I shouldn't have told others our destination."

"Since you know you are wrong, copy the 'Baicao Lu' within three days." The old man took back the ruler with satisfaction.

The little boy pouted and continued driving with tears in his eyes.

The donkey cart stopped in front of the Jingnan Palace.

Seeing two inconspicuously dressed people getting off the donkey cart, the guards immediately stepped forward to stop them in their tracks, "This is the Prince of Jingnan's Palace. No outsiders are allowed to approach."

The elder stroked his beard, putting on a gentlemanly demeanor. The little boy bowed to the guards in a formal manner, "We're here to find Ran Zizhen."

Everyone in Prince Jingnan's mansion called Ran Zizhen "Little Doctor Ran". The guards at the door didn't remember who Ran Zizhen was for a moment, and thought that the two were here to cheat people, so they tried to drive them away with knives drawn.

The elder did not reveal his identity because he did not want to be exposed. However, the attitude of these guards was indeed a bit bad. He shook his head, pulled the little boy, and instantly avoided all the guards. The next moment, he appeared in the courtyard of the Jingnan Palace and said calmly:

"I came to find Ran Zizhen, and I have no intention of becoming an enemy of the Jingnan Palace."

This alarmed the guards of Jingnan Palace. They immediately realized who Ran Zizhen was, stopped the guards at the door from shouting, and surrounded the elder.

"Who are you and what do you want from Ran Zizhen?"