Shen Yunjiao slept until the sun was high in the sky.
If it weren't for Fu Xia handing Princess Anle's invitation to her bedside, Shen Yunjiao felt she could have continued sleeping until night.
Shen Yunjiao was stunned for a moment when she saw the invitation card that had a faint fragrance.
Xiao Anle is the youngest daughter of the current emperor.
As a precious daughter of a noble family, she was showered with love and affection from a young age.
Since leaving the palace to establish her own residence, the princess has held a spring banquet in her residence every year, inviting noble ladies and literati to come and compose poems and appreciate flowers.
Shen Yunjiao recalled the plot of the novel and realized that this princess didn't have much of a presence in it; at most, she was just a supporting female character who secretly loved Pei Zhixuan.
The novel doesn't mention this banquet, so nothing major probably happened.
"Put this invitation away."
Shen Yunjiao slowly put on her clothes and got up, her eyes still sleepy.
"By the way, young lady, Madam said she wants you to make her favorite fish soup for her to try today," Fu Xia said as she helped Shen Yunjiao change her clothes.
LOL.
If you want to eat, make it yourself. Don't you have hands and feet?
The original owner truly doted on his mother-in-law as if she were the Queen Mother of the West.
"I'm going out today. Please tell Madam that I'm not feeling well," Shen Yunjiao said, yawning.
Today she was wearing a sky-blue floral dress with a silver and red light gauze shawl, which made her look fair and gentle.
Fu Xia brought her a beautifully designed gold-inlaid jade hairpin, but Shen Yunjiao shook her head.
"I'll just wear a simple silver hairpin and pearl flowers."
She hadn't forgotten that she still needed to go to the outskirts of town to check on Xiao Huaijin today.
It's better to dress simply and avoid attracting too much attention.
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Inside a villa on the outskirts of the city.
The weather after the rain was especially pleasant; the afternoon sun bathed the entire yard, and occasionally you could hear the rustling of leaves being blown by the breeze.
Xiao Huaijin closed his eyes quietly. The sunlight made his skin almost transparent, and his long eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his face like raven feathers.
He looks like an immortal lord who is untouched by worldly affairs.
Shen Yunjiao saw this beautiful view as soon as she entered the door.
Even their footsteps became lighter.
Xiao Huaijin was not actually asleep.
Just before Shen Yunjiao entered the room, his keen hearing had already caught the sound of footsteps.
There was only one reason he pretended to be asleep: he wanted to see what Shen Yunjiao was planning to do while he was off guard.
After Nanfeng confirmed her identity with him this morning, Xiao Huaijin felt a pang of melancholy.
They're already married.
Moreover, she is the daughter of Prime Minister Shen.
Xiao Huaijin did not deny that he was very interested in Shen Yunjiao. Moreover, the fragrance on Shen Yunjiao's body was indeed a rare antidote when the Heart-Eating Technique took effect.
Before leaving, Nanfeng said that the relationship between Prince Pei and his wife was not good. The wife left in a huff because the prince brought a woman back from Jiangnan, and that's how she met Nanfeng, who was unconscious.
Xiao Huaijin could hardly imagine what Shen Yunjiao, so gentle and beautiful, would look like when she was jealous.
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Suddenly, a lingering, sweet fragrance filled his nostrils.
The sweetness is enticing, and it seems to be getting stronger.
As Shen Yunjiao drew closer, the fragrance enveloped Xiao Huaijin with each step she took.
Xiao Huaijin suddenly wanted to see the woman in front of him clearly.
He opened his narrow, dark eyes, but they were instantly obscured by a haze. Through that haze, he saw the pair of snow rabbits that seemed ready to leap out of their shells.
When Shen Yunjiao saw the sunlight falling directly on Xiao Huaijin's face, she couldn't help but frown.
Didn't she tell the Crown Prince that the veil should be tied at all times?
If it affects the recovery of his eyesight, then all my efforts to save him will have been in vain.
So she put the white gauze that was being held down by a cup on the table back on Xiao Huaijin.
Xiao Huaijin was sleeping on a wooden recliner.
Afraid of waking him, Shen Yunjiao had to half-squat down and gently reach over Xiao Huaijin's head to tie a knot at the end of the veil with her fingers.
It was at this moment that Xiao Huaijin opened his eyes.
The thin eye veil could block out the sunlight, but it could not block out what was in front of her.
He felt Shen Yunjiao's breath brush against his forehead, bringing a strange itch.
She was too close, especially to that patch of spring light.
Xiao Huaijin's breath instantly became scorching hot. He felt that if he didn't look away, things might get out of control.
"Miss Shen." As he opened his mouth, Shen Yunjiao tied her blindfold and stood up.
She was dressed very elegantly today.
Her hair was as white as clouds, her skin was as white as snow, and her lips were as red as snow. Her beautiful eyes were charming and alluring.
"You're awake?" Shen Yunjiao's voice was as clear and pleasant as spring water. "Does your headache still linger today?"
Xiao Huaijin's earlier anxiety gradually faded as Shen Yunjiao got up.
"Much better, thank you, young lady."
Shen Yunjiao nodded in satisfaction, and at that moment, Granny Lin also brought over the silver needles and ointment.
"Your injuries have healed considerably, but now that the weather is hot, you need to change this medicine every day."
"Understood." Xiao Huaijin nodded calmly.
Seeing his nonchalant demeanor, Shen Yunjiao wondered if he had actually listened to her.
She took a small chair from under the eaves, sat down next to him, and spoke as she changed his dressing.
“Young master, your eyes are injured, and it’s inconvenient for you to change the dressing yourself. You can ask Uncle Lin to help you.”
Speaking of Uncle Lin, Shen Yunjiao felt a little strange, wondering why she hadn't seen him.
Xiao Huaijin's eyes flickered when he saw Shen Yunjiao looking around for Uncle Lin.
"He's probably asleep."
Actually, it was a pressure point he used to put her to sleep.
When his bodyguards came to report, they had already carried the fast-sleeping Uncle Lin into his room.
"That old geezer, young lady, young master, I'll go check on him in his room first." Upon hearing this, Granny Lin, who had just brought some hot water, shook her head and went inside.
In this square courtyard, only he and Shen Yunjiao remained.
She pressed her slender white fingers against the hair that was being tousled by the breeze beside her ear, her face focused as she looked down, as if everything around her had disappeared.
Xiao Huaijin's heart skipped a beat.
If he hadn't already known Shen Yunjiao's identity, he would have really thought she came from a family of doctors and had studied medicine since childhood.
But why does the Prime Minister's daughter possess such superb medical skills? And why is the mistress of the house, who should be staying in the inner quarters, allowed to go out so often?
Xiao Huaijin became increasingly curious about Shen Yunjiao.
He couldn't help but speak up.
"Miss Chen."
"What's wrong?" Shen Yunjiao looked up, but her hands didn't stop moving.
She quickly stirred the dark ointment in the porcelain bowl and slowly spread it evenly on Xiao Huaijin's wound, which was beginning to scab over.
The prince's physical condition was much stronger than that of ordinary people; most of the skin on his wounds had already grown back, appearing pink and tender.
Seeing Shen Yunjiao's inquisitive expression, Xiao Huaijin gave her a gentle smile: "Thank you for your help."
He almost blurted out that he wanted to tell her his true identity and ask her why she was helping him.
Now is not the time.
Despite thinking this, Xiao Huaijin couldn't help but sit up.
The distance between the two was swift.
Through the white veil, Xiao Huaijin could see Shen Yunjiao's fair neck, from which a faint fragrance seemed to emanate.
I really want to take a bite.
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