"May I ask who the head of your family is, my benefactor?"
"You can just call me Yan'er. My master is from the west of the city..." Seeing that Mei Xiyuan seemed determined to get to the bottom of things, the little maid had no choice but to tell her the truth.
But before he could finish speaking, he suddenly noticed that Mei Xiyuan's hand was injured at some point, and blood was still seeping out.
"Oh! The young lady's hand is injured..." Yan'er exclaimed in surprise.
"Where is the princess injured?" The maid, who seemed to still be in shock, heard this and hurriedly came to check on Mei Xiyuan.
Yan'er had already taken out her handkerchief and carefully bandaged it for him.
Because she was worried about Mei Xiyuan's injuries, Yan'er did not notice the way the maid addressed Mei Xiyuan.
Mei Xiyuan glared at the maid through the thin veil. The maid realized her slip of the tongue and silently lowered her head.
"It was probably just an accident, it's nothing serious."
Immediately afterwards, Mei Xiyuan also looked down and glanced at the wound on her hand.
Soon, Yan'er bandaged him up with extremely skillful movements.
Mei Xiyuan examined the wound carefully for a while, then praised, "Young lady, your technique for bandaging wounds is quite special. Your movements are nimble, precise, and gentle, with just the right amount of tightness, so that you don't feel any pain at all..."
Upon hearing this, Yan'er said with considerable pride, "That's right, this is a method my young lady taught me. If it were just an ordinary person, I wouldn't bandage her like that..."
Seeing the joy on Yan'er's face when she talked about her master, Mei Xiyuan guessed, "It seems... your young lady treats you extremely well!"
Yan'er got up, leaned on the railing of the riverside pavilion, and looked at the well-arranged scenery around her. She said with envy, "The east side of the city is much cleaner and prettier than our west side."
After saying that, he slowly and enthusiastically replied to Mei Xiyuan, "Of course! My young lady is gentle and kind, and she is also exceptionally intelligent. She is the best woman in the world, and..."
Seeing that Yan'er suddenly became hesitant as she spoke, Mei Xiyuan asked, "And what..."
Yan'er could not contain her joy whenever she thought about this.
Then, she suddenly turned to Mei Xiyuan and said mysteriously, "I'll tell you a secret."
"Hmm," Mei Xiyuan nodded to her through the veil, indicating that she was happy to listen.
Yan'er pursed her lips and said, "My young lady will be getting married soon."
"Then I really have to congratulate your young lady," Mei Xiyuan said, genuinely happy for her.
Just then, Yan'er suddenly remembered something and cried out, "Oh no! Miss's roasted chestnuts!"
With that, he hurriedly ran out of the pavilion.
Mei Xiyuan called out to her retreating figure, "May I ask where you live, young lady?"
As Yan'er ran off to find her roasted chestnuts, she said without turning her head, "Miss, don't worry about this. Go home quickly! Don't keep your family waiting..."
Mei Xiyuan could no longer hear what she was saying: "What did you say, young lady?"
Seeing that there was no further response, he could only helplessly lower his head in silence.
"Princess, let's hurry back to the inn," the maid reminded Mei Xiyuan, seeing that Yan'er had already disappeared into the crowd.
Mei Xiyuan lowered her head, gazing at the two lifelike swallows embroidered on the silk handkerchief wrapped around her hand, lost in deep thought...
At this moment, on a secluded and deserted street corner.
Lu Tianjiao and Tuoba Ze stopped arguing again.
"Useless! You even lost track of a woman!" Lu Tianjiao said angrily.
"If you hadn't kept nagging, we wouldn't have lost our way."
Tuoba Ze continued to search for Zisu's figure in all directions while speaking angrily.
"The reason I'm nagging is because you deliberately provoked me just now. Don't forget, if the three of us didn't each have our own agendas, I wouldn't bother cooperating with a slave like you from a conquered nation."
Lu Tianjiao felt a surge of anger as he recalled everything that had happened in the past.
"What did you say? Say it again if you dare!"
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Ze immediately withdrew his gaze, stared at Lu Tianjiao's face, and asked quite seriously.
"I..." Lu Tianjiao wanted to continue venting his anger, but when he met the raging fire burning in Tuoba Ze's eyes, he had no choice but to keep quiet.
Just as the two were arguing, Yan'er, who happened to have returned to look for the roasted chestnuts she had stored, revealed herself.
When Yan'er saw a man and a woman talking about something in the deserted street corner, she instinctively felt that something unpleasant must have happened between them, and she was momentarily stunned and felt a little awkward.
Then, he quickly walked towards a stone pier behind the two people, which was decorated with reliefs of the auspicious beast Pixiu and surrounded by dragon branches.
At this moment, Lu Tianjiao and Tuoba Ze immediately pretended to be having a friendly conversation.
"You must be tired after walking around for so long. Why don't you go to the restaurant up ahead, have some tea, and rest your feet?"
"That's excellent!"
...
Yan'er braced herself and quickly found the basket she had hidden among the stones. After checking it, she exclaimed with relief, "Thank goodness, it's all here!"
Having retrieved her belongings, Yan'er hurriedly turned back towards the Qin Prince's residence.
At this moment, Lu Tianjiao said with great surprise, "This is truly an unexpected surprise!"
Tuoba Ze listened, looking at her face with a puzzled expression.
Lu Tianjiao said, "That girl seems to be Yi Shangyun's personal maid."
"What did you say?" Tuoba Ze asked in surprise.
After a moment's thought, he raised his voice again and scolded him, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Lu Tianjiao said, "I've only seen that girl once or twice, and I just remembered her now."
Tuoba Ze glared at her angrily, then urged Lu Tianjiao, "Hurry up and follow!"
The two of them then hurriedly followed, one after the other.
Meanwhile, the woman in purple, having dealt with the two thugs, had also found Yan'er again and arrived at this very spot.
However, they inadvertently discovered Lu Tianjiao and Tuoba Ze, who had just been following Yan'er eastward.
He couldn't help but mutter to himself in surprise, "Who are they? Why are they following that little girl too?"
So he hurriedly followed, not wanting to alert the enemy, hoping to find out what was going on in secret.
Inside the Yunshui Pavilion of the Qin Prince's Mansion.
Yi Shangyun was sitting alone at his desk on the first floor, organizing the prescriptions for the current epidemic in Longhu City.
Beside the desk, there was another, even larger, table.
It was her special tool for preparing various prescriptions, and at this moment, the table was filled with various medicinal herbs and utensils.
The view outside the window was clearly breathtaking.
The courtyard is filled with irises that have bloomed beautifully, spreading densely on the ground like a colorful carpet.
On the wide, long green leaves, clusters of purple flowers are scattered, like purple butterflies fluttering among the grass.
But she paid no attention to any of this.
They were just anxiously conducting experiment after experiment, but were never quite satisfied.
He carefully organized the prescription, then pondered it again and again. Finally, he picked it up to look at it, but then put it down with a worried expression.
He muttered to himself, "So many days have passed, I wonder how the people of Dragon Tiger City are doing?"
After saying this, he got up and walked to the table where the medicine was being tested. He stopped, picked up a sprig of ephedra, and said quietly, "Judging by the days, the herbs I need should be arriving soon."
Her eyes suddenly widened, as if she had already made up her mind: "No, I can't just keep waiting like this. Perhaps I can ask the Empress Dowager about the progress of transporting the medicinal herbs. It's better than sitting here restlessly and speculating wildly."
Having made up her mind, she haphazardly tidied up the bottles and jars on the table and then prepared to go out to see Consort Chun.
Unexpectedly, just as Yi Shangyun, who had been released like a caged bird, stepped out of the attic and turned a corner, a voice that was all too familiar came from behind her and asked, "Where do you want to go?"
Upon hearing the voice, Yi Shangyun knew who was speaking to him.
Caught red-handed, she had no choice but to stop and slowly turn around.
In an instant, she lowered her eyes like a child who had done something wrong.
While twisting the hem of her clothes with both hands, she stammered, "I...I..."
Just then, a beam of light refracted through the water and landed on her eyes. She immediately thought of an excuse, raised her head and said, "I thought the weather was nice today and wanted to pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. I have been bothering the Prince's residence for a long time and have not yet thanked her in person."
Xuanyuan Han snorted coldly upon hearing this, of course he did not believe what she said.
"Let me see how badly the wound on your hand is done?"
As Xuanyuan Han continued speaking, he took two steps forward and moved closer to her, reaching out a large hand to take her hand and examine it.
As soon as Yi Shangyun saw Xuan Yuanhan walking towards him, he quickly took two steps back, hiding his hands behind his back, and said, "My injuries have healed a lot, Your Highness need not worry."
Helpless, Xuan Yuanhan's hand missed its target in mid-air, and he could only slowly withdraw it and silently put it behind his back.
Upon learning that Yi Shangyun was working day and night at Yunshui Pavilion to test prescriptions, Xuan Yuanhan knew that she was always concerned about the epidemic in Longhu City.
So he asked her, "Do you want to ask Mother about the situation regarding the transport of medicinal herbs to Longhu City?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun stared at Xuan Yuanhan's face in shock: "You...you already knew?"
Xuanyuan Han exhaled a breath of turbid air and said, "Do you really prefer to seek help from your mother rather than from me?"
"I...I..."
For a moment, Yi Shangyun really didn't know how to answer this question.
Xuanyuan Han glared at her angrily for a long time, but seeing that she couldn't utter a single word, he finally had to compromise: "Fine, I'll let it go this time because you're pregnant. The herbs sent to Longhu City will arrive in the disaster area soon, so don't worry."
He paused, then added, "However, speaking of paying respects... you really should go and pay your respects to your mother properly."
"What does Your Highness Qin mean by this?" Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun looked at Xuan Yuanhan's face with a blank expression and asked.
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