Xiao Lan looks great now, which makes her look even more radiant, and her skin looks smoother and more supple.
However, her hands had rough skin covered with calluses that were hard to remove, which looked like the marks left by doing farm work, and were extremely mismatched with her very beautiful face.
Upon seeing the jewelry shop, Qiao Lian'er went in and picked out two items for Xiao Lan.
"Princess, please don't. I already owe the Qiao family so much. How can I accept such valuable things?"
Qiao Lian'er said, "You saved Da Meng, so you are the one who did me a favor. Now that you are better, you are still plain-looking and don't have any jewelry. You should dress up properly as a token of our Qiao family's goodwill."
Xiao Lan shook her head again.
Qiao Lian'er leaned close to her ear and lowered her voice: "Miss Xiao Lan, we are here to help you regain your memories. You need to be natural and treat me like a friend. That will make things go smoothly. If you refuse everything, it will be difficult to proceed."
Xiao Lan seemed to be thinking about it, but finally agreed.
"These two items I picked are too expensive, so I'll choose something else."
"good."
Qiao Lian'er noticed that Xiao Lan glanced at the exquisite jewelry inlaid with rubies and sapphires and quickly passed by. This was not a habit; rather, a look of novelty flashed in her eyes, indicating that she had not seen them much before. She simply did not want to show her interest and longing and make Qiao Lian'er spend money.
Even if a person loses their memory, their behavior, cognition, and attitudes accumulated from past life experiences will still be instinctively revealed.
This suggests that she may have grown up in a mountain village, not a big city.
But when she looked at it, she noticed that when Da Meng brought Xiao Lan back, the clothes she was wearing were made of fine material and style; they were made of silk, whereas country people usually wore coarse linen clothes.
Qiao Lian'er stroked her chin, feeling that there were many suspicious points behind this.
Xiao Lan chose a plain silver hairpin with carvings and tucked it into her black hair, making her look even more elegant.
She raised her hand to touch the hairpin, seemingly reluctant to let it go, a smile on her face.
It's clear that deep down she believes a hairpin like this is already quite good.
Passing by the food stalls, Qiao Lian'er bought a bunch of snacks and had her maid carry them. She and Xiao Lan ate as they strolled around.
"Miss Xiao Lan, are there any snacks among these that you particularly like?"
The snacks Qiao Lian'er bought were local specialties from various places. The capital city is a big city, and that's the good thing about it—it can gather famous delicacies from all over the country.
"I like eating this rice flour cake." Xiao Lan took another bite. There was only a little bit of rice flour cake left, and she looked like she wanted more.
She added, "It feels like I've eaten this somewhere before; it has a very familiar taste in my mouth."
Qiao Lian'er checked the local customs and products in her space. Rice flour cakes were a specialty snack from Yunzhou in the southwest, which was far from the capital.
That place was only a hundred miles away from Yuezhou, where my maternal grandparents lived.
Is there any connection between Xiao Lan and Yunzhou?
Even traveling to and from Yunzhou by fast horse would take about ten days, so Qiao Lian'er decided to take a shortcut.
She observed the pedestrians on the street but did not notice anything unusual.
But there must be more to the story behind Xiao Lan's appearance at that restaurant.
Before setting off for Yunzhou, Qiao Lian'er went to that restaurant first.
At first, the shopkeeper was unwilling to say anything. He glanced at Xiao Lan and then lowered his head to continue fiddling with the abacus.
Until Qiao Lian'er produced the token of the Princess Zhenguo.
The innkeeper was taken aback and quickly bowed, explaining the situation: "This young lady was brought here by someone. The other party booked her accommodation for half a month. The person who brought her here said to ask the restaurant to take good care of her first, and someone will come to pick her up in half a month."
"But after waiting for half a month, no one showed up. Fortunately, the girl still had some silver on her, enough to pay for her lodging."
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