Chapter 16 The Crown Prince's Secret Recipe for Nourishing the Body
Lu Huan grew up in the Crown Prince's residence and was considered a loyal bodyguard of the Crown Prince.
She had never seen such a spineless person as Meng Yanzhi, but ironically, Meng Yanzhi was kind and always treated the servants with courtesy, never regarding them as livestock.
"Alright, go ahead!"
Xiao Ce raised his hand, instructing her to leave first.
The guard landed in front of Xiao Xingyuan, and said with some concern, "Your Majesty, it seems that His Highness the Crown Prince is treating Miss Meng better and better. I'm afraid it's..."
"If he can't even dodge this little trick, it just means he's a fool."
Xiao Xingyuan raised an eyebrow and glanced at the guard.
"Return to the palace!"
"yes!"
As night fell and shadows darted through the streets, Xiao Xingyuan returned to the palace. However, lying in bed, his mind was filled with the intense heat of that night, and gradually his body began to feel hot as well.
Xiao Xingyuan's face darkened, and his hand involuntarily reached down, his teeth clenched slightly: "It really is a fox in disguise!"
Qinghe Courtyard.
Lu Huan held Lu Ping's hand, persisting, and whispered, "Big sister, I want to stay. What is His Highness thinking? Why would he send the three of us back out of nowhere?"
"Whatever Your Highness says goes."
"You should pack your things and go back quickly. I'll have less to worry about if you're not here."
Lu Ping was preparing a tonic for Meng Yanzhi and glanced at Lu Huan with some disdain.
"Big sister, are you looking down on me a little?"
"yes."
Lu Ping admitted again that this little girl was good in every way, except that she wasn't very bright; she was loyal and righteous but lacked common sense.
Upon hearing this, Lu Huan became somewhat anxious, but she didn't say anything more. She took her two other sisters and went together to say goodbye to Meng Yanzhi.
"Your Highness means that the four of us together are too conspicuous and bad for Miss's reputation, so only Eldest Sister can stay." Lu Huan looked at Meng Yanzhi expectantly: "Miss, I know you have a weak personality, but you can't always be so submissive and bullied. If someone bullies you, you should fight back!"
This girl is quite honest and straightforward.
Meng Yanzhi smiled, then opened her makeup box and said, "If it were before, I really wouldn't know how to thank you, since I had no special skills. Now that I have these, you can choose one!"
Lu Huan really didn't expect that even after talking for so long, Meng Yanzhi would still be smiling and giving her gifts. The more she acted like this, the softer Lu Huan's heart became, and the more reluctant she was to give them away.
But she had to obey, so she picked out a ring, held it in her hand, and whispered, "Miss, it's better to rely on yourself than on others. You must become strong on your own!"
"I know," Meng Yanzhi finally responded to Lu Huan.
Now, Lu Huan finally felt a little better and got up to walk outside.
Lu Ping brought in the tonic and looked at Meng Yanzhi: "My sister just likes to talk nonsense. If she has offended you, please forgive her."
"It's alright, she's a genuine person and truly cares about me." Meng Yanzhi wasn't ungrateful; she smiled at Lu Ping, then looked at the tonic in her hand: "What's this?"
Lu Ping handed over the tonic, smiling as she said, "This is a secret recipe from the Crown Prince's residence. Miss, please feel free to drink it."
Since it wasn't a tonic from the Meng family, Meng Yanzhi wouldn't refuse. She took the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp.
"It's so bitter!"
Meng Yanzhi could hardly believe it; this medicine was even more bitter than Coptis chinensis.
"Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease. Miss, please bear with it. Your body is severely depleted and needs to be properly nourished."
As she spoke, Lu Ping took out a bottle of ointment and handed it to Ming Chu, who was standing next to her.
"This servant knows that Miss must have scars on her body. Using this will make her skin smooth as before."
Although Lu Ping doesn't talk much, she is the most meticulous and always does practical things.
"Thank you, Sister Lu!" Meng Yanzhi stood up and gave a proper bow.
Lu Ping was startled: "This servant is lowly, this servant dares not!"
"I see you're a few years older than me, so when we're alone, I'll call you Sister Lu."
"If we're talking about being lowly, I was just a country girl before. Who could be more lowly than me?"
Meng Yanzhi gave a self-deprecating laugh.
In the past, Meng Yanzhi was most afraid of talking about her past, but now that she has actually said it, she suddenly finds that it is not so difficult after all.
Seeing Meng Yanzhi like this, Lu Ping sighed helplessly and then turned to walk outside.
“Miss, His Highness the Crown Prince is so good to you. But it’s a pity that your health is failing, so you can only marry Young Master Xu.” Ming Chu walked over and sighed with some regret. “Fortunately, Young Master Xu is also a gentle and refined gentleman. After you marry him, you will surely live a good life.”
"I will not marry Xu Shize," Meng Yanzhi announced expressionlessly.
What?
Ming Chu looked at Meng Yanzhi in disbelief, his face full of shock.
"But hasn't this matter already been settled?"
"Miss, you must not go out and tell anyone, or the master and mistress will not let you off easily!"
Mingchu was extremely anxious; she was terrified that Meng Yanzhi would be punished by her family.
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi smiled and took Mingchu's hand, saying, "I have my own way. When the time comes, Xu Shize will willingly break off the engagement."
"Miss, if you are really jilted, how will you ever get married? Your master and mistress will think you're a disgrace and send you to a nunnery to end your life. What will you do then?" Mingchu was even more anxious. She knelt on the ground and grabbed Meng Yanzhi's arm: "Miss, please don't be impulsive!"
This is absolutely not an exaggeration, because Meng Yanzhi knows very well that she is now just a pawn of the Meng family. If she loses her usefulness, she will be thrown away like a rag.
But what Meng Yanzhi needs to do now is to do the opposite. She wants the Meng family to see her usefulness, because only in this way can she reverse her position in the Meng family, step by step step over these people and send them all to hell!
Seeing Mingchu trembling, Meng Yanzhi felt a pang of heartache and quickly helped her up, gently saying, "Mingchu, we are not the same as before. From now on, we must live with dignity and hold our heads high!"
"Young Miss?" Ming Chu looked at Meng Yanzhi in disbelief, feeling as if she were shining brightly. "Young Miss, are you telling the truth?"
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