"Who goes there? Show yourself at once!"

Marquis Wuding's voice was stern and his eyes were fierce. He leaped out of the window.

There seemed to be no one outside, except for a stray cat whose tail had been stepped on by Marquis Wuding, howling in pain.

Marquis Wuding kicked the stray cat away and carefully inspected the entire house, but still couldn't find any suspicious people.

Just now, Shen Jia was almost caught red-handed by Marquis Wuding, but suddenly a masked man in black flew down from the roof and took her away from the scene.

The man used his lightness skill to fly away, and Shen Jia, seeing the several meters below, immediately clung tightly to his arm, not daring to let go for a moment.

When the two finally landed in a quiet courtyard, Shen Jia, still shaken, looked around to make sure she was safe before swallowing hard and looking straight at the person.

The man chuckled softly, reached out and pulled off the black cloth covering his mouth and nose, glancing at Chen Jia with a playful look.

Shen Jia then noticed that the person in front of her was quite good-looking, with fair skin, delicate features, and seemed to be a little shorter than an average man.

"The young lady is quite beautiful, how come she ended up in such a filthy place?"

The person spoke, their voice low and deep, yet their eyes held a complex emotion that was unfathomable to others. They casually brushed the dust off their clothes and glanced at Chen Jia.

Shen Jia gritted her teeth, knowing that the man must have misunderstood her as a prostitute.

She quickly shook her head and explained, "Thank you for saving me, young master. I'm not the kind of person you think I am. I just happened to be passing by."

"My name is Yan Qing. I am new to the capital. Now that I have saved your life, how do you intend to repay me?"

“Since you are my savior, I am naturally willing to repay you.”

After Shen Jia finished speaking, she quickly took off a fine jade bracelet from her wrist. Not satisfied with that, she also took off a hairpin from her head.

“Young master, these two items I have can be exchanged for a thousand taels of silver. I wonder if this will be enough to repay your life-saving grace?”

Shen Jia did indeed take out her two most valuable pieces of jewelry, but Yan Qing was clearly not someone who lacked money. He glanced lazily at the items in Shen Jia's hands and then chuckled softly.

“Young lady, I am not short of money. Do I look like someone who is short of money? To tell you the truth, I need to find a divine doctor to cure my wife’s illness. I have heard that there are many extraordinary people in the capital. I wonder if you know any doctors with excellent medical skills?”

When Shen Jia heard that this person wanted to find a doctor, the first person she thought of was Ning Yin.

She had heard a little about Yang Shuhuan's attempt to frame Ning Yin with poison last time, and she now had some understanding of Ning Yin's medical skills.

But now that Ningyin is the Crown Princess, asking her to treat a patient is harder than climbing to heaven.

She had bullied Ning Yin before, so Ning Yin probably wouldn't even want to see her, let alone treat a stranger.

Thinking about it, Shen Jia sighed and regretted her past actions. She had such a wonderful sister-in-law, a rare find in the world, but she had bullied her away.

However, for her brother's happiness, she decided to find a way to see Ningyin. If Ningyin refused to forgive her, she would kneel down and let Ningyin punish her as she pleased. She was willing to do anything as long as Ningyin was willing to turn back.

As Shen Jia made her decision, Yan Qing's wife came out of the room. She was also stunningly beautiful, though her face was a little pale. But standing next to Yan Qing, they were a perfect match.

Shen Jia felt a pang of pain in her heart when she thought of how her husband had treated her so badly, and then looked at Yan Qing, whose eyes were full of love for his wife.

"Madam, why did you come out? It's windy outside, please take care of yourself."

Yan Qing helped the person sit down and quickly went into the house to fetch a cloak and put it on the person.

"Husband, who is this?"

Yan Qing's wife had a soft voice, like a clear spring, which was very pleasant to listen to.

Yan Qing smiled slightly, glanced at Shen Jia, and said softly, "Oh, I haven't had a chance to ask your name yet?"

"My surname is Shen, and my given name is Jia, the same as the reeds in the poem."

"So it's Miss Shen, nice to meet you."

As Yan Qing spoke, his gaze remained fixed on his wife, and Shen Jia could tell that his wife was indeed quite ill.

"I noticed that the lady doesn't look too well. I do know a renowned doctor. Perhaps I could think of a way to take the lady to see him."

Shen Jia had originally planned to enter the palace. As the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, it wasn't impossible for her to bring a maid or servant girl into the palace, although the guards might have to question her more.

However, as long as she could bring the person into the palace, she would have a way to find Ning Yin. She knew that Ning Yin was kind-hearted and would definitely not abandon the patient.

Upon hearing Shen Jia say that she knew the divine doctor, the two people opposite her also showed hope and hurriedly asked, "Miss Shen, do you really know the divine doctor? That's wonderful."

"Yes, but you'll have to make a sacrifice, madam, by dressing up as my maid. She's a divine physician living in the palace."

Upon hearing that the divine physician was in the palace, Yan Qing and his wife's smiling faces suddenly turned somber.

"Is the divine physician you're talking about the imperial physician?"

He had never heard of any extraordinary medical skills among the imperial physicians in the capital. Even the old Mr. Cai, whom he had met before, could not cure his wife, let alone other ordinary imperial physicians.

Seeing that the two seemed very wary of the palace, Shen Jia patiently explained.

His wife was poisoned by a rare poison that was incurable. The last time he met Mr. Cai, he administered acupuncture, but it only temporarily suppressed the poison in her body.

If one wants to live a few more years, one must find a healer who possesses the sacred medical texts; only then will there be any hope.

After careful consideration, Yan Qing looked at his increasingly thin wife with heartache and could only agree to Shen Jia's plan.

That evening, before the palace gates were locked, Shen Jia, using her status as the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, successfully brought the person into the palace.

Her reason for entering the palace this time was to deliver some special products from the State of Chu to the Empress Dowager, so she stayed in Chang Le Palace.

The next day, Shen Jia ordered people to present the good things she had brought from home to the Empress Dowager early in the morning.

The Empress Dowager had always appreciated Shen Yun's abilities and talents, so she still had some impression of Shen Jia.

While peeling her favorite lychees, Shen Jia praised the Empress Dowager for her youthful appearance and beautiful skin, making the Empress Dowager beam with joy.

"You really are thoughtful and sweet-talking. I heard you married the eldest son of the Marquis of Wuding. How are you doing after the marriage?"

When the Empress Dowager asked casually, Shen Jia paused slightly while peeling lychees, but quickly concealed the dark look in her eyes.

She smiled faintly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am doing well. However, my greatest wish is that Your Majesty will always remain young and beautiful."

As Shen Jia was flattering him, she suddenly heard a commotion outside Chang Le Palace.

"Help! Help! Princess Chongyu has fallen into the lake..."