In an attempt to curry favor, Lou Guyu personally wrote a guide to Gu poison for Yan Xiao. The content was written in a simple and easy-to-understand style, and there were almost no parts that Yan Xiao couldn't understand.
Even if she encountered something she couldn't understand, she wouldn't immediately ask Lou Guyu. Instead, she would mark them all and ask Lou Guyu all at once when she had enough.
So her life was quite fulfilling. The one who suffered the most was probably Shen Qiyue, who had to be taught by a female tutor. Apart from needlework, she had to learn everything from scratch and had homework every day. She didn't even have time to compete with Lou Guyu for his favor.
As for Lou Guyu, that scoundrel, I don't know if he still holds a grudge against Shen Qiyue for saying that he had experience as a woman, but he will run to Shen Qiyue and do some gloating whenever he gets the chance.
These weren't the things that frustrated Shen Qiyue the most. What frustrated her the most was that Lou Guyu often mocked her for being dull-witted in a roundabout way.
As for her female teacher, it's unclear whether she was captivated by Lou Guyu's unisex appearance or something else entirely.
Every time Lou Guyu came, she would speak kindly and gently, praising Lou Guyu's intelligence and earnestly advising her to learn from him. It was enough to make her so angry that her nose almost crooked.
I wanted to complain to Yanxiao, but then I remembered the day my throat felt like it was on fire, so I didn't dare.
Her brother was even more unreliable, appearing and disappearing like a dragon, impossible to find. So she had to roll up her sleeves and fight it out herself, to the point that their fights had become a regular occurrence in the General's Mansion.
Fortunately, after a few days, the matter with the Miao people was resolved. Shen Muzhi gave Lou Guyu other tasks and sent him back to the military camp, and the general's mansion finally quieted down.
Yan Xiao said that he had almost completely cleared the poison from his body, and now only a little bit of residual poison remained.
But Yan Xiao couldn't completely get rid of that lingering poison; it was as if it had regenerative abilities.
Each time, the damage is almost completely removed by Yanxiao, but even that tiny bit will cause it to return to its original state the next day.
Yan Xiao could sense that if her supernatural power were just a little stronger, she would be able to clean up all the toxins in one go.
However, if you want to enhance your superpowers, the only way is to level up.
Fortunately, there is now a way to upgrade her superpowers, and she is not far from upgrading. If she calculates it, she should be able to upgrade after absorbing the spiritual energy of a few more good jade bracelets.
These days, she has restored the bracelet that Shen Qiyue gave her, as well as the green ruyi that Ma Youcai sent her, to their original state.
Although the original spiritual energy is gone, it can be replaced with supernatural energy, so no one can tell that there is anything wrong with it.
She wasn't interested in jade, so she thought she'd trade it for some other jade items.
Having made up her mind, she took Qianqiu Wandai and left the General's Mansion. This was the first time she had left the General's Mansion in recent days.
"Madam, where are we going?"
Yan Xiao was only focused on leveling up to cure himself of the poison, and had no intention of idly wandering around. He directly instructed Zhao Qian, who served as both the groom and bodyguard:
"Go directly to the nearest jade shop."
The men didn't think much of it, assuming that their wives had recently earned some money and wanted to go out and spend it.
The jade shop wasn't too far from the general's mansion, and Zhao Qian stopped the carriage shortly afterward.
"Madam, we've arrived at the shop."
When the carriage stopped, Yan Xiao lifted the curtain and looked outside.
The shop in front of me was called Duobaoge. Judging from the storefront decoration, it looked quite expensive, and there should be a lot of good stuff inside.
Yan Xiao only glanced at the carriage twice before getting off. As soon as she stepped off, she noticed that many people on the street were looking at her, some openly and some covertly.
Yan Xiao looked at her clothes with a puzzled expression, but didn't think there was anything wrong with them. In fact, it was normal for women to wear a cap when they went out in this era, so it shouldn't look out of place even if she was wearing a cap.
"Zhao Qian, what are they looking at?"
Upon hearing the question, Zhao Qian quickly stepped forward and replied:
“Madam, the carriage we are traveling in bears the insignia of the General’s Mansion. And you have already gained some fame in Jiangbei City. These people have no ill intentions; they are just a little curious about you.”
If you're unhappy, I can warn them not to look any longer.
Yan Xiao waved her hand upon hearing this: "No need to make a fuss."
Yan Xiao roughly knew some of the things Shen Mu had instructed his men to say to the refugees outside the city a few days ago.
At the same time, she also knew that Shen Muzhi did that in order to help her gain fame.
She felt that Shen Muzhi was probably afraid that her greedy and unwilling-to-suffer-loss nature would give others a bad impression of her, so he did this on purpose in order to salvage her image in the eyes of the people.
Although she didn't care much about what others thought of her, she was still somewhat touched by Shen Muzhi's actions. This was the first time someone had put themselves in her shoes and thought about her in this way, instead of simply asking her to change and cater to others.
As time went on, people in the city learned about this from the refugees when they bought crayfish outside the city gates.
Adding to what she did when she first arrived in the city, such as opening the Yuanyitang clinic, she immediately became the subject of secret conversation among the people both inside and outside the city.
There are positive and negative opinions. People who think she's good and those who think she's bad are directly divided into two camps, and they often argue fiercely in private.
Meanwhile, Yan Xiao, the person involved, was comfortably lying in the general's mansion counting money a few days ago, completely unaffected.
It wasn't until she went out today that she fully realized she had become a celebrity.
However, she only sighed once before looking away. Let others say what they want, as long as it doesn't affect her making money.
"You stay here and guard the place. I'll take Qianqiu Wandai inside."
After giving his instructions, Yan Xiao left Zhao Qian to wait in place, while he himself led Qianqiu Wandai and strode into Duobaoge under the watchful eyes of some people.
Duobaoge is a shop that specializes in selling all kinds of decorative jewelry. It has three floors. The first floor sells gold and silver jewelry, both for men and women.
The second floor sells various jade and gold and silver ornaments, while the third floor is not accessible to just anyone, and outsiders do not know what is sold there.
As soon as Yan Xiao entered the shop, a woman in yellow greeted him with a smile:
"I was wondering why a sparrow came to bring good news this morning. It turns out it was Madam's esteemed presence. It is truly an honor for my Treasure Pavilion."
Yan Xiao glanced at the woman in yellow and saw that she was beautiful, well-mannered, and had her hair styled in a woman's bun. She was probably around 25 years old.
As you get a little closer, you can hear that her breathing is slightly heavy, clearly indicating that she rushed over after receiving the news.
The man arrived just as I stepped off the carriage. The Duobao Pavilion is remarkable in both its speed of receiving information and its keen observation skills.
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