Beyond her words, Xue Yurou realized she had acted too hastily, perhaps even making a wrong move. She had forgotten that this princess was a member of the royal family, someone who had seen all sorts of schemes and plots. Xue Yurou frowned, somewhat anxious, realizing she had to find another way.

Looking at her unfinished sanitary napkin project, Su Lixia sighed and muttered to herself, "If I want to continue, I'll have to spend my own money."

"I need to busy myself with my own things so that I can stay away from the female lead. If I don't give her a chance to see me, there won't be any trouble. If there's no trouble, Yi Zexuan won't keep thinking about kicking me out."

Just as she finished thinking about it, Xiaolian returned, smiling and saying, "Princess, you didn't see the guard's expression just now. He was so excited and nervous that his hand was trembling as he held the reward money."

Upon hearing this, Su Lixia raised an eyebrow: "I suppose you've never received a reward before, which is to be expected."

"OK."

Just as Xiaolian nodded and smiled, the latter suddenly covered her mouth, startling Xiaolian. Then she heard Su Lixia whisper in confusion, "The way I just spoke was... a semi-ancient style from a book???"

"I guess they've never received any rewards before, so it's perfectly normal." Su Lixia thought she had corrected herself in time.

Xiaolian nodded and said, "Xiaolian knows."

Su Lixia chuckled awkwardly and said, "Then let's reward whoever does a good job when we get back. Don't just give money; give them something else too."

"yes."

"By the way, you should bring some silver with you. Let's go out and find a place where we can fluff cotton."

Xiaolian nodded and went to prepare.

Once everything was ready, the two boarded the carriage that had been prepared in advance and set off. When they reached the street, they got off the carriage and began to explore on their own.

Meanwhile, in the palace...

"Now that the arrangements for welcoming the princess have been finalized, I shall take my leave."

"Alright, Regent, take care."

After Yi Zexuan left, the Empress came out from behind the screen.

"The princess had feelings for the regent earlier, so this must have been her idea. Otherwise, how could someone as proud as her not be willing?"

The lord returned to his seat and said, "These things are not important. With that Xue Yurou around, those two will definitely cause a huge commotion. We can then intervene and win the princess over. We don't need to worry too much about the welcoming banquet. After all, the doctors from the Central Plains have successfully entered the palace, haven't they?"

The Empress nodded and said, "It's already arranged to be in Zhaoyang Palace. That's the former residence of the late Empress Dowager. No one will go there."

"Alright, disguise him as a eunuch tonight and bring him here."

"yes."

Su Lixia and Xiao Lian walked along the street where the teahouse was located, and looking at the shops on both sides, they found that they were places for eating, drinking and having fun.

Su Lixia was speechless. This huge commercial district didn't even have a single retail or wholesale business, a single custom-made business, or a single workshop.

“Miss, this place doesn’t look like a place like that.” In a crowded area, Su Lixia asked her to call her “Miss.”

"I can see that too. We've been wandering around for quite a while now. Let's go to that teahouse and take a break."

Upon hearing this, Xiaolian was taken aback. She grabbed Su Lixia's arm with both hands and hesitated, saying, "Miss...we met the prince at that teahouse last time. Wouldn't it be very awkward if we met him again this time?"

Su Lixia hesitated, clicked her tongue, looked at Xiaolian, and asked, "Do you think it's that much of a coincidence? He can't possibly go there every day, can he?"

After all, the book says that he would go back to the teahouse from time to time to take care of some things. It's impossible that the owner was also his informant. That would be ridiculous, and it's not mentioned in the book!

After thinking it through, Su Lixia felt a little more confident.

Xiaolian smacked her lips and said, "That makes sense, but there's also a chance of it happening."

"Probability? Okay, okay, since you guys are talking about probability, then just to be on the safe side, you should go somewhere else."

"Okay," Xiaolian replied, and then followed her to another store.

This time it's a restaurant.

"I've figured out what they're cooking here; it's all for winter. Eating this hot pot in a place without air conditioning would be unbearably hot!"

Su Lixia looked at the menu and complained.

"Never mind, let's just have a roasted lamb leg."

After Su Lixia finished ordering, Xiaolian asked, "Miss, what was that...empty...empty what was it again?" Xiaolian scratched her head, unable to recall. She had a word in mind, but wasn't sure and didn't say it aloud.

"Empty? You probably misheard again. Why don't you go back and have the imperial physician check your ears? It's not a small matter if something is wrong with them."

Upon hearing this, Xiaolian instinctively covered her ears and exclaimed in surprise, "No way!"

Su Lixia suppressed a laugh and said, "Oh, it's okay, it's okay. Besides, I don't think you have any serious problems. You just misheard occasionally. Even if you do have a problem, it's definitely easy to cure."

Okay, let's finish our meal here and then hurry back. Once you've checked your ear, we'll come out and look for it again.

Xiaolian looked nervous, pouted, nodded, and mumbled an "Mmm".

Seeing this, Su Lixia realized that the child seemed to be serious, so she said, "Come on, let me say a few words to you. I'll speak slowly and see if you can repeat it. What I'm saying will be difficult. If you can repeat it, it's probably just that you misheard because of the environment, like when it was very chaotic just now."

Xiao Lian thought about it carefully and agreed, so she said, "Then Princess, please tell me. I'd like to give it a try."

"Okay, then listen to this sentence."

Before Su Lixia could speak, Xiaolian repeated the sentence. Hearing this, Su Lixia smiled helplessly.

Xiaolian scratched her head awkwardly and explained, "I'm so nervous, so nervous."

"It's alright, it's alright, I'm here."

"Mmm." Xiaolian nodded repeatedly.

"Roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose."

Xiaolian repeated it very fluently.

"Eight hundred soldiers rushed to the north slope, um..." Su Lixia couldn't quite remember for a moment.

“Eight hundred soldiers rushed to the north slope, um…” Actually, Xiaolian hesitated for a moment, wondering whether the um should be included.

But then Su Lixia clapped her hands and congratulated her, "Congratulations, Xiaolian! This is the hardest thing I've ever heard to say, and you actually managed to repeat it. It's clear that you should have no problem with it."

However, I'm still a little worried. I'll have him take a look at you when we get back.

Xiao Lian then smiled broadly and said, "Okay, thank you, Princess."

Su Lixia instinctively let out a soft sound, and then Xiao Lian quickly covered her mouth.

The two chatted happily, and after a short while, the dishes they ordered started arriving one after another.

Su Lixia took a deep breath and exclaimed, "This smells even better than the one in the Prince's mansion!"