Chapter Four: Aunt
"You want to poison me?"
Hearing the man's resentful voice, which seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, Yuan Siyin paused in her movements.
"This is plantain, which can stop bleeding and promote wound healing."
"Never mind, you probably wouldn't know even if I told you."
She cleaned the grit from his wound, applied the squeezed-out leaves to his palm, then yanked a strip of cloth from her sleeve with a "rip" and tied it into a tight bow before nodding with satisfaction.
After doing all this, Yuan Siyin suddenly came to her senses.
wrong.
That doesn't seem vicious enough.
To salvage her image, she picked up the golden whip and kicked him hard.
This action was all too familiar to Yu Shiyan, but he didn't feel any pain anywhere on his body.
Yuan Siyin gave a deliberately fierce snort, stepped over his legs in an unfriendly tone, and then walked away without looking back.
Her acting skills are truly superb.
She seemed to be kicking him, but actually kicked the artificial hill with a "thud." Even if he didn't feel any pain, the sound effect would give him the real feeling that she was a vicious female supporting character.
Doesn't that establish a vicious image?
Sigh, her little brain is really something else.
Yuan Siyin was secretly pleased with herself. When she came out of the artificial hill and saw Jianzhang Palace in front of her, she was overjoyed.
The male lead's thigh! She's here!
Yu Shiyan used the protruding rocks on the artificial hill to stand up, his body slightly unsteady.
What exactly is Yuan Siyin up to?
He snorted coldly, tore off the strip of cloth without blinking, and shook the tattered leaves from his palm.
——
"aunt--"
Yuan Siyin entered the inner hall as if she were in her own water, and immediately spotted the Empress Dowager sitting in the main seat.
She wore a magnificent gold hairpin in her hair, and her high-collared, gold-patterned black wide-sleeved palace dress made her look even more elegant and dignified. Every gesture she made exuded an indescribable majesty.
The woman seemed to be getting on in years; her slightly furrowed brows inevitably carried a hint of weariness, like an old cat huddled by a fireplace in winter, occasionally wagging its tail.
"Si Yin greets her aunt—"
Yuan Siyin drew out the last syllable of her name, and with a smile, she bowed to the Empress Dowager on the seat of honor, her words filled with undisguised warmth.
The Empress Dowager doted on this niece of the original owner, so in front of her, one should always be obedient and sweet-talking.
"Good child, no need for formalities. Quickly get up and sit next to me."
The Empress Dowager nodded to the palace maid beside her, signaling her to take a seat, and then beckoned to Yuan Siyin affectionately, inviting her to come to her side.
Yuan Siyin obediently responded, walked to the seat next to her and sat down, then looked up at the Empress Dowager with a bright smile on her lips.
The sun was shining brightly outside, but the interior of the hall was cool and refreshing. This was because there were many ice blocks placed around the hall, and a thin layer of white mist was on top of the ice blocks, which emitted a refreshing and pleasant fragrance.
I didn't expect my aunt to know how to enjoy life.
Yuan Siyin comfortably squinted her eyes, enjoying the natural "cool air".
"It's been quite a while since I've seen you. It's one thing that your father is often away from home due to official duties, but you never even think of coming to the palace to spend more time with me."
The Empress Dowager complained about her, but there was no hint of blame in her eyes. She took her hand and turned to instruct her personal maid, "Jadeite, where are the chestnut pastries I asked you to save yesterday? Go and fetch them quickly."
Jade had already thought of this, and immediately smiled as she brought it over and pushed it in front of Yuan Siyin: "Miss, don't listen to the Empress Dowager's complaints. In fact, she has been thinking about you a lot these past few days."
The imperial kitchen made fresh chestnut shortbread yesterday, and since you came to the palace today, you didn't eat a single bite, so I asked you to save some for me."
The Empress Dowager feigned anger and slapped the back of her hand: "Am I an old hag and you are too? You keep nagging and incessantly. You should be sent to the palace to become a storyteller."
"No, no, this servant would never dare to do it again."
Jade covered her mouth, deliberately showing off her treasure, which amused everyone in the palace.
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