Within a few days, Shen Yuan's sachets became famous in the market.
More and more people are coming here specifically to buy Chen Yuan's sachets.
"What's in this sachet? It smells so good!"
"The scent is fresh and elegant, not at all tacky. Wearing it makes your clothes feel like they're scented."
Seeing that so many people liked the sachets she had made, Shen Yuan was overjoyed.
She selflessly shared the medicinal herbs and spices she used with her customers who loved sachets.
The customer jokingly said, "Young lady, you've told us everything about what's inside this sachet. Aren't you afraid we won't buy your sachets anymore?"
Shen Yuan smiled calmly: "I don't earn money from selling medicinal herbs and spices, but from selling sachets."
The implication is that even if you know what herbs and spices are used in the sachets, you don't know the proportions and amounts, so you can't make the same sachets as her.
As the group was talking, Chu Yuning suddenly squeezed into the crowd.
He held a sachet in his palm and hesitated before asking, "Shen Yuan, is that you? When did you come to the capital?"
"What are you pretending for? Didn't you already know about my trip to the capital?" Shen Yuan raised her head, looking at Chu Yuning standing in front of her, her face expressionless.
Chu Yuning's eyes were bloodshot, and he stared at Shen Yuan with a dark look in his eyes.
If it weren't for the fact that the host of today's poetry gathering had hung many sachets in the house, and the scent inside was so familiar to him, he wouldn't have known that Shen Yuan had already arrived in the capital.
Did she come to Kyoto to find him?
Thinking of the incredibly vivid dream she had before coming to Kyoto, Chu Yuning looked at Shen Yuan with a hint of guilt.
Seeing Chu Yuning lower her head guiltily, Shen Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile. Wasn't it him, Chu Yuning, who was sent to take her life? And now he's pretending to be all lovey-dovey in front of her?
How disgusting!
Chu Yuning then asked, "Do you have a place to stay in the capital? Where do you stay?"
Shen Yuan's lips twitched slightly.
Are they trying to find out her address so they can send more assassins to kill her and silence her?
Shen Yuan did not answer Chu Yuning's question. She packed up her stall, stuffed the sachets and mats into the bamboo basket on her back, and then turned and left.
If Xiao Yunyan's people see that she is involved with Chu Yuning and lose interest in Chu Yuning, it will ruin her plans.
Seeing that Shen Yuan was about to leave, Chu Yuning quickly grabbed her hand: "A Yuan, don't go!"
Chu Yuning pulled hard, drawing Shen Yuan into her arms and holding her tightly.
"A-Yuan, please don't go."
Shen Yuan couldn't understand what was wrong with Chu Yuning this time. Logically speaking, with the memories of her previous life, Chu Yuning should hate her even more. What was the meaning of this?
Chu Yuning's eyes were red, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on Shen Yuan's arm. He knew very well that he should stay far away from Shen Yuan at this moment, after all, the person he was going to marry was Xiao Yunyan.
But he just couldn't control himself.
During those four months, the person he most wanted to see was Shen Yuan.
He wanted to tell her that she just needed to be patient for a while, and that with him around, she would no longer have to show her face in the market and haggle with others for a few copper coins.
Before Chu Yuning could even utter her thoughts, Shen Yuan broke free from his embrace, raised her hand, and slapped him hard across the face.
With a "smack," Chu Yuning's ears rang.
Shen Yuan pointed her stick at Chu Yuning and threatened, "Don't come any closer. If you take another step, I'll report you to the Jingzhao Bureau for harassing a respectable woman, and you'll be the subject of gossip among all the scholars in the city."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yuning immediately took a step back, distancing herself from Shen Yuan.
"Make way! Make way! Everyone make way!"
Several fine horses galloped in, kicking up dust and creating a swift wind. People on both sides of the street were so frightened that they scrambled to the side of the road.
Shen Yuan, carrying a bamboo basket, was bumped by someone and fell forward.
Upon seeing the horses galloping towards him, Chu Yuning instinctively reached out to grab Shen Yuan, but his hand was slapped away by Shen Yuan as soon as it touched her sleeve.
Without any support, Shen Yuan slipped and fell into the middle of the road, the bamboo basket on her back rolling off her back.
The handsome horse at the intersection had already galloped up in front of Shen Yuan.
The crowd gasped in surprise. Just as the horse's hooves were about to land on Shen Yuan, the veil on Shen Yuan's face was blown off by the wind, instantly revealing her exquisite features.
The man on horseback saw Shen Yuan's face and quickly pulled on the reins.
The screech instantly echoed throughout the entire street.
The horse's hooves thumped a few times in mid-air above Shen Yuan's head before finally landing beside her.
Shen Yuan was also frightened, and her face turned slightly pale.
The person on horseback quickly dismounted and tried to help Shen Yuan up, but perhaps considering her status, he withdrew his hand halfway through the air and bowed to Shen Yuan.
"Your subordinate greets Miss Shen!"
After saying that, he turned around and glanced behind him. "Your Highness, it's Miss Shen!"
A man in a bright yellow satin robe sat atop a red-maned steed. He had thick eyebrows and bright eyes, and his appearance was dignified. His brows exuded an undeniable air of nobility and arrogance.
It's... Xiao Yuncheng!
Shen Yuan's expression changed slightly, but the next second she saw Xiao Yuncheng riding his horse towards her, stopping beside her, and extending a hand to her.
"Come on up!"
So... they're treating her like Shen Yunjin too?
Just how similar are she to Shen Yunjin?
Shen Yuan's heart was in turmoil, but she could only force herself to suppress her emotions. If she were to step forward now and say that she was not Shen Yunjin, she would likely be punished.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Yuan stood up and took Xiao Yuncheng's hand.
Xiao Yuncheng gave a strong tug, and Shen Yuan stepped onto Xiao Yuncheng's horse using the stirrups.
In the crowd, Chu Yuning looked at this scene in disbelief, her heart filled with lingering fear and suspicion. How could Shen Yuan know His Highness the Crown Prince?
Shen Yuan also noticed Chu Yuning's gaze, but she turned her head away, pretending not to know Chu Yuning.
Xiao Yuncheng gripped the riding whip, glancing disdainfully at Shen Yuan's clothes. "Where did you get these clothes? You look like a vagrant. Is the General's Mansion really that short of money?"
Shen Yuan didn't know how Xiao Yuncheng and Shen Yunjin usually got along, so she didn't dare to speak easily. She just lowered her head and showed the shyness of a young girl.
Seeing the blush on her face and her fair skin looking pink and tender, Xiao Yuncheng suddenly felt a little itchy and reached out to pinch Shen Yuan's waist.
He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "However, it has a unique charm!"
The scalding heat hit Shen Yuan's face, but a chill ran down her neck and spread throughout her body, giving her goosebumps.
In her previous life, she had seen Xiao Yuncheng at the princess's residence. Upon seeing her face, Xiao Yuncheng poured scalding hot tea on her in front of everyone.
Her hands were covered in blisters from the burns, and she was in great pain, but she knelt on the ground, not daring to make a sound.
But Xiao Yuncheng still felt it wasn't enough.
He pointed to the tea leaves and smears on his boots, his voice chillingly cold: "Come here, lick them clean!"
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