It was him
Only then did Huang Ying have the opportunity to properly care for Jiang Yan.
"Master, does your face hurt a lot?"
Jiang Yan gently touched her cheeks with his right hand: "It doesn't hurt anymore, but it's definitely swollen. Damn it, you didn't know your own strength, were you trying to kill me!"
"Master, I am useless and have failed to take good care of you. Please punish me!" Huang Ying said as she knelt down at Jiang Yan's feet.
Jiang Yan was startled and quickly helped her up.
"What's the big deal? Nothing's missing. Besides, it's not your fault. What can you do if a mad dog wants to bite?"
"Master, they did it on purpose! They did it on purpose to humiliate you," Huang Ying said indignantly.
"You noticed too? It's nothing, it's just taking care of one person, it's no big deal." Jiang Yan slowly lay down on the soft couch again, and even leisurely crossed her legs.
Huang Ying looked at her and said, "Your Highness, no matter what, you are a concubine. How can you take care of Madam Shen? Your tolerance and magnanimity will only embolden them."
Jiang Yan chuckled and sighed, "Face is nothing, survival is the most important thing! Since Madam Shen is indeed pregnant, then for the Prince, there's no need to mention anyone else or anything else. I don't want to lose my head over this mess. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Go and get me some scar removal medicine."
"Scar removal medication?"
"Sigh, I have a tendency to form keloids; my skin will scar whenever it's injured. Although now..." Jiang Yan said, glancing at Shen Qianqian, who was still asleep, before whispering, "Your young lady's body can't have scars, right? Go quickly!"
The oriole then hurriedly left.
Jiang Yan sighed with relief and lay back on the soft couch.
Oh, she really has a bad life!
In modern society, poverty meant enduring the whims of others. Now, transmigrated to the Zhou Kingdom, she's still the wealthy young lady of the Liu family, a concubine, yet she still can't escape the fate of being bullied!
Sigh, how can I become as popular as others and live a good life?
Jiang Yan sighed repeatedly.
Unbeknownst to her, while she was feeling so upset and frustrated, Shen Qianqian, lying on the bed, was smiling brightly, as were Wang Qianqian and Wu Lanyu, who had gone to the back garden together, and were also incredibly excited.
Wu Lanyu: "Sister, your move was brilliant! You extinguished that bitch's arrogance in one fell swoop! Let's see how that bitch will flaunt her power among us sisters now!!"
Wang Qianqian forced a stiff smile: "What's the big deal? The real big deal is yet to come!"
"What does my sister mean?"
"Just wait patiently, the real show hasn't even started yet!"
Jiang Yan was really too tired. She lay down on the soft couch and fell into a deep sleep before she could even start thinking about anything else.
And she slept until nightfall.
She vaguely heard rustling sounds around her, which slowly brought her back to her senses.
"Oriole?"
"My lord, I apologize for disturbing your rest."
"What time is it?" Jiang Yan asked, turning her head to glance out the window, then exclaimed in surprise, "It's already dark?"
"My lady, you've slept all day. I know you're very tired, so I didn't wake you for dinner. Would you like something to eat now?"
Jiang Yan felt her head was empty and her body was light. She let Huang Ying help her up and said.
"I don't want to eat." She quickly glanced towards the bed, "How is she?"
"Madam Shen woke up once during the course of the illness, took some medicine, and then never woke up again."
"Has the doctor examined you? Did they say anything?"
"My lady, I just saw the doctor off. He said that Madam Shen's health has recovered very well, and she will be able to get out of bed after another three or four days of rest."
"Oh, that's good." Jiang Yan felt a little relieved and was about to lie down again.
Huang Ying hurriedly pulled her back: "Master, you've been sleeping all day. If you sleep any longer, you'll have nightmares."
"Oh, I didn't want to sleep. I just wanted to lie down a bit more and think about how to apologize when the prince returns."
"Master, do you mean the Prince will punish you? But haven't you been taking good care of Madam Shen?"
Jiang Yan felt somewhat helpless and looked at her with a smile: "Huang Ying, what am I supposed to do with you? Honestly! One minute you seem like a wise woman, the next you seem so naive and clueless, sigh!!"
"My lady, did I say something wrong?" Huang Ying felt guilty again.
Jiang Yan didn't want to see her looking so wronged, so she quickly smiled and patted her left shoulder.
"Just kidding, you're so easily fooled! What I mean is, something like this has already happened. They definitely won't let it go, they'll definitely complain to the Prince. And even if they don't, there's still Steward Cui, you forgot?"
Huang Ying suddenly realized.
"Alright, you take better care of Shen Qianqian, I'll quickly come up with a solution."
"My lord, you are so kind and forgiving, God will surely bless you!"
Jiang Yan couldn't help but smile wryly: "I hope so."
Jiang Yan believed that she was quite intelligent. Although she wasn't a top student, she could always solve academic problems as long as she put in the effort.
However, coming up with a solution proved to be a challenge for her!
She'd been thinking about it for most of the night, but she still couldn't come up with a single clue. It was driving her crazy!
She really wanted to discuss it with Huang Ying, but considering that they were in Haitang Garden and Shen Qianqian was nearby, she gave up the idea and continued to ponder on her own.
"My lady, please wash your face and have something to eat." Huang Ying walked to her side with a plate of snacks.
Jiang Yan glanced at the yellow-green pastries, had no appetite, and shook her head.
"My lord, please don't be in such a hurry. It will take several days for the prince to return. Take your time to think about it, and you will surely be able to figure it out."
"I hope so." Jiang Yan got off the soft couch in frustration and prepared to wash her face.
At this moment, Wang Qianqian, who had been missing for a long time, arrived.
She was still outside when she exclaimed in an exaggerated manner, "My dear sister, how are you feeling? I'm so worried about you!"
Jiang Yan couldn't help but twitch her lips, then turned her back in disgust.
"Oh? Who's this? Why are you so disheveled and unkempt?" Wang Qianqian walked up to her with a mocking smile, then quickly jumped aside, covering her mouth and nose in disgust. "What's that smell? It stinks!"
Jiang Yan remained silent, but inwardly rolled her eyes at her.
"Oh? It's the 'Concubine'! What happened to her? If the Prince finds out, he'll be furious!"
Why are you so foul-mouthed? Will you die if you don't talk? How could I be like this, you motherfucker? Who are you trying to disgust?
"Why isn't your sister talking? Have you become mute?" Wang Qianqian asked with a smile, her eyes curving into crescents.
It's a beautiful face, but it's a pity that her mouth is so foul and her heart is so black. What a waste!
Jiang Yan: "What is Madam Wang planning? Aren't you going to check on your dear sister Chen?"
"That's right. Sister Shen is now pregnant with the Prince's child, so she is naturally a treasure in the Prince's mansion. How could we not care about her?" As she spoke, she glanced at Jiang Yan and then looked at Shen Qianqian.
Jiang Yan felt that the air in the room had changed smell, which made her want to vomit, so she went to the yard.
Huang Ying hurriedly followed her.
Unlike Pear Blossom Residence, which only grows pear trees, Begonia Garden has many kinds of trees and flowers.
Take this yard, for example. There are pink and pale yellow magnolias climbing up the entire wall. There are also roses planted around the wall, some bright red, some pink, some light white, and some yellow with pale pink edges. There are also large patches of hydrangeas, irises, and some flowers she's never seen before.
Of course, there were also crabapple blossoms, but there was only one tree in the southwest corner. It wasn't very big, and the flowers had all fallen.
Moreover, there's a swing set up in the northeast corner, the kind that can swing people into the air, which is quite nice.
Jiang Yan felt a strong urge to sit on it and swing around, but then she thought, this is Wang Qianqian's. If she really swings on it, and then she gets upset and complains to Shangguan Zeyu, wouldn't that be troublesome again?
He then abandoned the idea and walked to the crabapple tree.
Crabapple tree... ...Isn't there a poem that goes... "A pair of mandarin ducks in the quilt, a pear blossom overshadowing the crabapple?"
Haha, considering she's memorized so many poems, this is finally a fitting occasion.
"Oriole, would you like to hear me compose a poem for you?" Jiang Yan asked, gazing at the crabapple tree illuminated by the morning light.
The oriole didn't respond, so she started reciting the poem by Su Shi that she had memorized.
She had long forgotten the title of the poem.
As for remembering that it was Su Shi, it's because when she was reciting this poem, her deskmate's surname was Su.
"...An eighteen-year-old bride and an eighty-year-old groom, their white hair contrasting with their red makeup. They are a pair in the mandarin duck quilt, a pear tree in full bloom overshadowing a crabapple."
Shameless bastard! An eighty-year-old man still preying on eighteen-year-old girls, go to hell!!
Jiang Yan looked at the lush green crabapple tree again and said, "Huang Ying, do you know that the fruit of this crabapple tree is edible?"
The oriole remained silent.
Jiang Yan ignored it and went to pick the small green fruits from the crabapple tree.
It's not ripe yet, it's too small, it'll definitely taste sour and astringent.
As Jiang Yan thought about it, she grabbed the branch in front of her with her right hand, jumped up with all her might, and picked a cluster of small fruits with her other free left hand.
"Huang Ying, you..." When she turned around to look at Huang Ying with joy, she saw that a man had appeared beside her at some point.
To be precise, he was a very "handsome" man!
To be more precise, he was a man whose elegance, gentleness, debonair charm, and understated elegance were intertwined!
Look at that skin, so fair and smooth, even fairer than Wang Qianqian's. Those eyebrows, aren't they the legendary sword-like eyebrows? And those eyes, classic starry eyes, almost sparkling. And that nose, high and angular. Those lips, thick and red—she's not a heartless person!
Is there still such an otherworldly, untouchable man in this world?
who is he?
How did they suddenly appear here?
Is it Shangguan Zeyu?
He doesn't look it; he's too young!
Who could it be?
Why is the oriole so submissive to him?
Is he... a friend of Shangguan Zeyu?
Or perhaps... Wang Qianqian's older brother?!
Was he there to stand up for Wang Qianqian?
Did he mistake her for a maid and think she was causing trouble?
Indeed, given her current disheveled appearance, she could easily be mistaken for a maid.
Realizing this, Jiang Yan quickly withdrew her gaze from him, lowered her eyes, and stood respectfully to the side.
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