After seeing Wen Yichu out of the courtyard, Yan Li turned around and disguised herself.
Within Chong'an City, the streets and alleys were bustling and lively, with people coming and going in an endless stream. The sounds of hawking and shouting rose from time to time, interspersed with the debates of many scholars.
Tingyuxuan is the most famous teahouse in the city center.
Unlike other teahouses, Tingyuxuan has three floors, and the third floor contains a collection of books from all over the world, some humorous and interesting, and some serious and formal.
Every three months, the owner would take out one copy, print fifty copies first, and then cooperate with the bookstore owner to print more copies, inviting people all over the world to see them.
No one knows who this owner is, but there are rumors that the book was written by the owner himself, and many people praise his talent as unparalleled.
Today was the day the owner would put out books again. The first floor was already full, and the person standing at the front was naturally the owner of Chong'an City Bookstore.
In a private room on the second floor, Yan Li sat by the window, reaching for the book on the table: "There's Always a Villain Trying to Steal My Master." (ps: Journey to the West)
After opening the title page and glancing briefly at the contents, she chuckled as expected and put it back.
"So, Miss, you still haven't found a suitable storybook for this new book?"
Seeing Yan Li casually put the book he had just received back on the table, Hui Xiang felt strange, yet somewhat used to it.
Ever since she learned that Tingyuxuan was selling books, her young lady had come almost every time without fail, and now there were at least thirty-four books piled up in her room.
But her daughter always just buys things without ever looking at them, while she herself looks at quite a lot.
I wonder what kind of story this employer has written this time.
As Huixiang thought this, her gaze fell on the storybook on the table.
"Let's put it away for now." Yan Li didn't explain, but was just a little curious about how her employer remembered so many stories.
Although she remembers a lot, she can only say that it is impossible for her to repeat or write it down from memory.
"This employer is quite an interesting person."
Fennel, though puzzled, wholeheartedly agreed. After neatly stuffing the book on the table into her cloth bag, she replied:
"The owner of this business must have had an extraordinary experience to write such a story."
Yan Li did not refute, but simply smiled meaningfully and stood up.
It's unclear how long this outsider can hide under the guise of the owner of Tingyuxuan, or who is backing him so that despite investigations by various factions, no clues have been found.
In the lobby on the first floor, the bookstore owners who had received the items rushed to their own bookstores, all eager to get ahead and make a profit.
Just then, Yan Li opened the window and took in the scene.
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Inside the Prime Minister's Residence, in the Xin Yue Pavilion.
Su Xiaoman didn't trust the doctor and maid that Yan Li had found, but after hearing what Yan Baihui said, she actually went to Yan Jingzhi's courtyard.
"Are you trying to kill me with pain? Can't you be a little gentler?"
Yan Jingzhi was unconscious all night, and the injuries she sustained had not been treated. By morning, some parts of her wounds were stuck to her trousers.
Although it was the first time the two maids had seen this situation, they did not blindly undress the clothes. Instead, they first used scissors to cut open the parts that were not stuck together by blood and flesh, and then used hot water to dissolve the scabs a little before they started to undress.
Unexpectedly, the scabs were already stuck tightly to the fabric of her pants. The sudden tug caused Yan Jingzhi to lose her temper and startled Su Xiaoman, who had just stepped into her room.
Seeing Yan Jingzhi in such pain, the two maids dared not say a word, and were unsure whether to apply the medicine powder they were holding.
He could only stand there dumbfounded and take the scolding.
Upon seeing the medicine bottle in one of the maids' hands, Su Xiaoman almost flew into a rage, snatched it away, smashed it on the ground, and spat.
"Get out of here, all of you."
She dared not give her daughter any medicine from these people; who knew if they had tampered with it?
Upon seeing this, the two maids quickly left the room.
"This is a top-quality wound medicine."
Seeing that only the two of them remained in the room, Su Xiaoman took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom. "With your mother here, I will definitely not let your wounds leave scars."
Su Xiaoman was overjoyed that she had come; otherwise, she wouldn't have known that Yan Li really treated her daughter this way.
At this moment, Yan Jingzhi looked utterly disheveled. Her already thin face was pale and colorless, her lips were dry and chapped, and her buttocks were covered in large red patches, with not a single piece of healthy flesh visible.
Upon hearing the voice, Yan Jingzhi immediately stopped. Remembering that this was the original owner's mother, and that she still needed to rely on her in the mansion, she forced herself to cheer up and get ready.
"Mother, you've come. It was my recklessness that offended my sister. This is what I deserve."
As she spoke, her tearful eyes naturally fell on Su Xiaoman, as if she had a thousand unspoken grievances.
"What do you mean by deserved or not? It's just that she's being too stingy as a young lady."
“You two are sisters, both daughters of the Prime Minister’s family. What’s wrong with both of you being married to the Crown Prince? Why do we have to betroth you to that good-for-nothing Second Prince as a concubine?”
Su Xiaoman, who was called to a halt, quickly stepped forward and stopped Yan Jingzhi from getting up. Tears welled up again the moment she saw Yan Jingzhi's injury, and she couldn't stop them from flowing.
Upon hearing this, Yan Jingzhi paused for a long while: "Yesterday he... he tried to kill me, Mother, tell me, do I... do I still have any hope?"
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