Yun Duoduo spat on the ground: "I'm not willing either!"

Xiao Liu sighed, looking dejected and listless. He was worried that Yun Duoduo wouldn't be able to make the decision this time: "Princess, the King of Western Chu has said that he is willing to offer five cities as a betrothal gift."

What?!

[This is outrageous! That's five whole cities!]

Yun Duoduo was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.

"This is insane..."

Something unusual must be going on.

"Why does this crazy guy suddenly want to marry me?"

"What exactly is their purpose?"

Yun Duoduo touched her heart, then pinched her arms and legs.

Could it be that this madman has heard the legend of my extraordinary talent and wants to skin me and stew me into a bone broth?

Yun Duoduo shivered.

[What a tragedy! My heart, liver, and lungs—can they even be saved?]

"Didn't you previously intend to trade my life for the city of Nanyang?"

There's definitely something fishy going on here.

[He's truly destined for misfortune, facing countless calamities and hardships.]

"Princess, I've heard that there's a national advisor in Western Chu who has divined that you are a celestial maiden, and that whoever wins you will win the world!"

Xiao Liuzi continued speaking. A Xiang glanced at him. She hadn't expected that Xiao Liuzi's intelligence capabilities would be so strong after only a few days of monitoring the prince's attendant.

[Celestial Maiden...]

I see.

Yun Duoduo suddenly realized, and after hearing this, she was no longer flustered. She was very familiar with this kind of superstition. She was good at waging a war of public opinion.

"A celestial maiden, indeed..."

"The Imperial Advisor..."

"They don't sound like good people at all..."

[Hey, there's also a royal advisor! They're all in cahoots, treacherous and wicked.]

With such a mad king, the future of Western Chu is truly worrisome!

"Hey, Xiao Liu, how do you know everything?"

Yun Duoduo looked at Xiao Liuzi with a puzzled expression.

"That's because I went to the Imperial Academy every day, to the place where the deceased studied, and I heard all sorts of unorthodox things."

Xiao Liu scratched his head sheepishly.

"That's a good thing. Knowing more information is a good thing."

"Otherwise, we'll be in a very passive position."

Yun Duoduo nodded, then turned to look at A Xiang and said, "Aunt A Xiang, within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, I need all the information on this madman."

"Crazy, crazy?" Ah Xiang scratched her head.

"It is the King of Western Chu!"

"That bastard Xi Jing!"

Yun Duoduo was living a comfortable and carefree life when he had to do this to upset her.

"Understood, Your Highness, rest assured, this servant will go find it right away!"

Ah Xiang nodded. After listening to Xiao Liu Zi's words, she was very worried about Yun Duo Duo's future.

After gathering intelligence from the palace, Ah Xiang will then go to the Huichuntang Medical Clinic in the capital to gather more information.

Yun Duoduo looked out the window and suddenly thought of Huichuntang.

Fortunately, I was careful back then.

...

Yun Duoduo's Huichuntang took in a girl covered in injuries, and later, Yun Duoduo named her Honghua (Red Flower).

After Honghua's wounds had mostly healed, Yun Duoduo started chatting with her.

"Honghua, is there anything wrong with you?"

Yun Duoduo looked at Honghua's rosy complexion and her relaxed demeanor, not at all like someone in pain.

"Thank you so much, young master, for saving my life that day."

As she spoke, Honghua knelt down on the ground.

"Oh dear, get up quickly, you mustn't. You already thanked me once last time."

"I really should thank Sister Xiaoying and Aunt Sheng."

Honghua nodded: "Honghua will remember. I will always remember the great kindness of my sisters and Aunt Sheng!"

Honghua's eyes were filled with tears, her face full of gratitude.

"Who exactly beat you up like that that day?"

Yun Duoduo asked Honghua with a puzzled look, "Who could be so cruel as to torture a delicate girl like that?"

Honghua's gaze dimmed, and she bit her lip without saying a word.

"It's okay. Since you don't want to tell me, then tell me when you're ready."

Yun Duoduo patted Honghua on the shoulder to reassure her, "From now on, you're one of our Huichuntang Medical Center staff. As long as you want to stay here, this is your home."

"Thank you, young master."

Honghua was very happy to hear this.

Yun Duoduo nodded, went inside, and examined the Chinese medicine in the cabinet.

"Xiaoying, it looks like we're running low on medicinal herbs. Have you gone to a nearby herbal medicine shop to buy more?"

"Sigh, we're going." Xiaoying sighed.

"Then why didn't you buy them back? I think we're almost out of medicinal herbs."

Yun Duoduo was a little puzzled. She looked at the open space of the clinic and saw that there were no medicinal herbs piled up.

"Well, I didn't buy it because the price has gone up quite a bit."

"I thought that if I bought a lot, it would be cheaper."

"But to my surprise, they said that the price of this medicinal herb cannot be changed by how much you buy. If you buy too much, the pharmacy staff will think that we urgently need this herb and will raise the price instead."

Xiaoying said helplessly.

"This is outrageous! Are they so desperate to make money that they've gone mad?"

Yun Duoduo was a little annoyed, "Is this how you do business?"

Yun Duoduo thought that instead of being bullied by the pharmacy, she should find a source of medicine and open another pharmacy. That way, it would be more convenient for the clinic to use medicine.

Yun Duoduo said, "Since our clinic uses so many medicinal herbs, and patients get some medicine from us every time they come for a visit, why don't we open our own pharmacy?"

Xiaoying and Aunt Sheng exchanged a glance. "That's right, why didn't we think of this before?"

As Yun Duoduo paced back and forth in the front hall of the clinic, she said, "Nanyang has the largest flower and bird market in Pengcheng, the market that gathers Chinese medicinal herbs from all over the country in Haozhou, the best wine in the country is produced on the banks of the Chishui River, and the largest jade production area is in Nanjiang."

"Young Master, you know this?"

Xiaoying exclaimed in surprise.

"Linping produces porcelain, while Shanzhou produces sandalwood, fragrant wood, and red pine."

Honghua said softly from the side.

"You know about safflower too?"

Yun Duoduo looked at Honghua with slight surprise, "Listen, Honghua knows quite a lot!"

Yun Duoduo pondered for a moment, looking at the people coming and going outside the clinic, and suddenly thought of an idea: "It is important for you to treat and save lives in normal times, but after the patients are cured, you should also talk to them."

"Many people come and go from this clinic, some from the north and south, so they must know a lot of information."

Yun Duoduo looked at Xiaoying and Aunt Sheng, then her gaze fell on Honghua. "Honghua, I'm leaving this matter to you, how about it?"

"You're the clinic's intelligence officer!"

"Red Flower will certainly live up to its mission!"

Honghua's eyes shone brightly; she was very happy to feel she could contribute to the clinic.