Princess Lin'an suddenly remembered that a goddess-like doctor seemed to have suddenly appeared in the capital during this period.

She was also granted the title of Lady of Ning'an County by imperial decree, and her name seems to be Liu Yingying!

"Could you be the Lady of Ning'an County?"

Liu Yingying smiled and nodded; "It is indeed I!"

Princess Lin'an was greatly surprised, but she thought to herself that since Liu Yingying's medical skills were so amazing, why not invite her into the Lin'an Prince's Mansion to take care of Yan'er's pregnancy?

"Your Highness, the Princess of Zhenxi's pregnancy is progressing smoothly. In the days to come before delivery, she only needs to rest and recuperate, and there will be no major problems. You can rest assured!"

After Liu Yingying finished speaking, seeing that the Princess of Lin'an still looked thoughtful, she added:

"It's like this, I was originally planning to leave the capital and return to my hometown today. You see, it's getting late, could you do me the favor and let us go?"

Princess Lin'an then realized that the prince's carriage had been blocking the way for the carriage behind them the entire time.

It turns out that Liu Yingying came to help because her way was blocked!

"I see... Then I won't delay your journey any longer."

"I just promised you that as long as you can carry the pregnancy of the Princess Consort of the West, I will grant you whatever you desire."

"Your Highness is too kind!" Liu Yingying said with a smile.

Just as Princess Lin'an thought Liu Yingying would put on a show of aloofness and say she didn't want gold or silver, she was surprised by her appearance.

But she said, "I am traveling a long way from the capital back to Ningzhou County. If I were to bring a large amount of gold and silver jewelry, it would be too conspicuous and unsafe."

"Besides, I am not the kind of person who is greedy for money. Why don't you just give me 100,000 taels of silver directly, Your Highness? It will be much more convenient to carry it with me!"

Liu Yingying said this without batting an eye, as if she wanted not 100,000 taels of silver, but only one tael!

Princess Lin'an felt a lump in her throat and almost couldn't breathe.

She had never seen anyone so greedy for money and so willing to ask her for an exorbitant amount!

That's utterly shameless and outrageous!

But what could she say?

Didn't I just personally promise them all for Yan'er's sake?

After all, it was 100,000 taels of silver notes. Even in the capital, no noblewoman would carry that much money when she went out.

Seeing that Liu Yiyi was determined not to leave until she got the money today, Princess Lin'an had no choice but to give a rather helpless order for a trusted servant to immediately go back to the mansion to retrieve the silver notes.

An hour later, the attendant rode back on a fast horse and solemnly handed Liu Yingying the 100,000 taels of silver notes packed in a mahogany box.

"Your Highness is truly a generous person. I thank Your Highness for your generosity!"

This time, Liu Yingying's smile was absolutely genuine!

Princess Lin'an looked at her, but couldn't utter a single word.

She didn't want to say a single word to Liu Yingying, no matter how skilled her medical skills were!

But in the end, he had to say something polite before instructing his servants to make way for Liu Yingying and the others.

Holding the 100,000 taels of silver notes in her hands, Liu Yingying returned to the carriage with a smile on her face.

Xiaoxue didn't forget to flatter her, "Sister Liu, you're really amazing! You've already easily earned another 100,000 taels of silver just by leaving the capital!"

Even Xue Ye was astonished by her money-making ability.

He knew this woman always had countless ingenious ideas to make money, but he had never seen anyone make money so easily and effortlessly!

Xue Ye felt a sense of loss. If he had that kind of financial power, why would he have had to hide in Peach Blossom Village with his mother for so many years?

After Liu Yingying's carriage slowly drove away on the official road until it disappeared from sight, Jiang Yuyan finally woke up.

"Mother, my child... Is my child alright?" Her first reaction upon waking was to touch her abdomen.

Princess Lin'an soothed softly, "Yan'er, don't worry, the child is fine!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuyan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After this unexpected turn of events, the mother and daughter completely lost their desire to go to Jixiang Temple to pray and offer incense, and directly instructed the coachman to return home.

After all, Jiang Yuyan's body is really not suited to endure any more turbulence right now.

Meanwhile, the news of Liu Yingying's departure from the capital was also known to the Yong'an Marquis's residence.

It could even be said that, despite the fact that the Yong'an Marquis's residence has not made any moves recently.

In reality, Liu Yingying's every move was being monitored by them...

However, during this sensitive period when Lin Shichang was in trouble, too many eyes were on the Hou family, so they couldn't do anything to Liu Yingying, lest they give others a handle to use against them.

But now that Liu Yingying has left the capital, things are different…

The journey to Ningzhou Prefecture is a thousand miles long; it wouldn't be surprising if a woman like her died on the way…

Liu Yingying and her group traveled for a whole day, and only arrived at the first small town after leaving the capital when the last rays of sunlight faded away.

Night fell, a cold wind began to blow, and heavy snow began to fall from the sky again…

The three checked into an inn called Yingchun and asked the innkeeper for three superior rooms.

Dinner was delivered to Liu Yingying's room by the waiter. Xue Ye and Xiao Xue came over and ate with her before returning to their rooms.

Before leaving, Liu Yingying reminded them, "They just left Beijing, so be careful tonight."

Xiaoxue looked visibly frightened. Xue Ye understood what she meant, nodded to her, and then turned and walked out.

The Prince of Lin'an's Mansion.

Princess Shangguan Jinyun sat wearily in front of the bronze mirror, letting her maid remove the hairpins and ornaments from her head.

The two maids were named Qinghe and Bihe, and they were both first-class maids who were favored by the Princess of Lin'an.

Therefore, when serving her, they were not as restrained as ordinary maids.

Qinghe smiled and whispered, "This servant has seen many noble ladies in the capital, but none of them who are of the same generation as Your Highness can compare to your grace and elegance!"

Bihe chimed in, "That's right. Although the Princess of Changyi is seven or eight years younger than you, she doesn't look nearly as young as you. At the gathering at the Duke of Xingguo's mansion last time, I noticed she had several wrinkles around her eyes. How can you, Princess, take such good care of yourself!"

Qinghe: "Of course! Have you forgotten? Our Princess was known as the most beautiful woman in the capital when she was young. How could those ordinary beauties compare to her?"

Princess Lin'an's originally depressed mood improved considerably after listening to the two maids' words.

"I found that Lady Ning'an County looked somewhat familiar to me today. Don't you all think so?"

Looking at her well-maintained face in the mirror, Princess Lin'an suddenly mentioned Liu Yingying.

"This..." The two maids looked at each other, but dared not speak carelessly.

Princess Lin'an raised an eyebrow slightly; "Why are you hesitating? Just say what you want to say!"

“This servant thinks… I think that the Lady of Ning’an County looks very much like you, Your Highness, when you were young!” Qinghe said boldly.

Seeing that the princess was not displeased, Bihe continued, "That's right, this servant thinks that even the princess doesn't look as much like you as the princess!"

"The world is so big, there are really all sorts of coincidences!"