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The winter months are spent in joy, and when the twelfth month comes, preparations for the New Year begin.
This will be Qin Yousi's second New Year's Day since his return.
At this time last year, she woke up in the small house of the Yuan family in Wangxian Town with her sick body. Her mind was full of hatred for the Qin family and her future path, and she had no intention of celebrating the New Year at all.
Now that she has eliminated her enemies outside the palace, her mood is very different from last year. Moreover, her relatives and friends are all around her, which makes her cherish them especially, so she plans to have a good New Year.
When preparing to send New Year gifts to various families, she did not forget her master who was far away in Liuquan Mountain. She specially entrusted the Jiufeng Bank's fleet to send two carts of gifts to Master Xiwei.
On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the festive atmosphere grew stronger, and Sun Qian reported back with the message he received from Liuquan Temple.
"Master Xiwei said that at the beginning of the month, the Nine Sects' men tied up Ke Xian'er and brought her to Liuquan Temple to apologize. Master Xiwei, mindful of the bond between them and their parents, didn't want to kill Ke Xian'er himself, so he said he would hand her over to the Supervisory Office to be punished as a remnant of the Nine Nether Sect. Perhaps the Nine Sects were afraid Ke Xian'er would reveal secrets, so they gave her a bowl of poison and sent her away that night."
Qin Yousi's experience destined her to not have the same mercy as Taoist Xiwei. Only after she learned that Ke Xian'er was dead and her master's cultivation was abolished did she calm down a little.
She asked Sun Qian, "Master, did you tell me how Xia Lieyun reacted after receiving the letter I gave him?"
Sun Qian replied, "Master Xiwei warned the young lady to be careful. After reading the letter, Xia Lieyun was extremely suspicious and said that if the young lady dared to deceive him, he would make her wish she was dead or alive."
Qin Yousi smiled happily and said, "That's right to be suspicious. I'll wait for him to come find me."
Sun Qian said worriedly, "I don't understand the ways of the martial arts world, but I've asked people to find out a little bit. The Nine Sects do have several masters who are beyond the ability of ordinary martial artists like us to deal with. Young lady, you must be careful and take precautions."
Qin Yousi waved his hand and said, "It's okay, he won't hurt me, but will ask me for something."
Sun Qian didn't want to ask any further questions, so he retreated and got busy.
Qin Yousi pondered the matter of the Nine Sects for a while and felt that there was nothing wrong. Suddenly, he remembered that when he came back from Yangcheng last time, he promised Baili Hongyuan that he would not arbitrarily put himself in danger again. He had to inform him about this matter to prevent him from being angry later.
Thinking of this, she took some nourishing herbs from the clinic and prepared to go to the princess's mansion.
Ever since Baili Hongyuan inherited the title, it was no longer proper for him to live in the small courtyard in Qingshan Lane. He had no choice but to temporarily move back to the Princess Mansion at Princess Linglong's request. He would move out again after the Prince's Mansion, granted to him by the emperor, was renovated.
Just as he was about to go out, a high-quality carriage stopped at the door of the clinic. A woman who looked like an official's daughter got out of the carriage and bumped into Qin Yousi.
The young lady glanced at Qin Yousi from head to toe with her glasses, then said with a cold smile, "Miss Sang is so hard to find. Where are you going now?"
Qin Yousi had never seen this woman before, and thought she was there to consult her, so he said, "I have something to do and I am about to go out. If you want to see a doctor, my mother is sitting in the hall. Please go in directly."
The maid accompanying the young lady saw Qin Yousi turning around to leave and immediately shouted, "Stop! Do you really think you are some kind of princess? How dare you act so arrogantly towards our young lady?"
Qin Yousi turned back displeasedly, smacked the words "Princess Princess" before carefully looking at the master and servant in front of him and chuckled, "So it's Miss Bi."
The person in front of him was none other than the granddaughter of the Minister of Works, Bi Fengzhi, the person the emperor wanted to marry Baili Hongyuan to.
Qin Yousi and Baili Hongyuan's dealings were not deliberately concealed. When the Bi family heard that Prince Ning had refused to accept either the Queen Mother's arranged marriage or the Emperor's bestowed marriage, all because of a female doctor, they tracked him down.
At first, Bi Fengzhi just sent someone to ask her to come for a consultation. When Qin Yousi heard that it was the Bi family who invited her, how could she not guess what it was about? Naturally, she didn't go.
After refusing several times, I didn't expect that Miss Bi was a stubborn person and actually came to me on her own initiative.
Bi Fengzhi said arrogantly, "Since you guessed who I am, you should know why I came to you. Do you want to negotiate with me on the street?"
Qin Yousi shook his head and said, "I can't discuss this with you. You should go to Prince Ning for what you want. It's useless to ask me."
"You!" Bi Fengzhi was furious. She couldn't even see Prince Ning, so how could she find him?
Qin Yousi didn't take her seriously at all, and still said with a smile: "I have something else to do, Miss Bi, please do as you please."
Bi Fengzhi had done her homework. She knew the relationship between Sang Youzhi and the Sang family, and between the Sang family and the Xichang Marquisate.
Ever since she could remember, her grandfather had become a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Works. All the common people who had dealings with the Bi family treated her, a young lady from a minister's mansion, with respect. She had not been ignored like this for many years.
He was so angry that he shouted, "The Sang and Duan families have both committed serious crimes. You are now just an abandoned girl adopted by a villager. If you have any dignity, leave the capital immediately and go back to your village. Don't dream of someone you can't have! Otherwise, I will ask my grandfather to catch you, the fish that escaped the net!"
Qin Yousi was happy. She had buried the Sang and Duan families with her own hands. She never expected that one day, there would be fools who would think that she had to rely on the background of these two families to gain a foothold.
Qin Yousi said calmly, "Oh, so the Minister of Works can decide cases in the Dali Temple. The Bi family is truly powerful. I wonder if Minister Bi knows that he has such authority?"
Bi Fengzhi only used her official power to intimidate others, but she didn't expect Qin Yousi to explain the ins and outs of it to her.
She naturally didn't want to be outdone, so she said stubbornly, "Although my grandfather doesn't directly manage the affairs of the Dali Temple, it's just a matter of words. Don't be so quick to speak, or you will suffer the consequences!"
Qin Yousi was overjoyed. This girl must be talking about herself.
She was just about to kindly remind Bi Fengzhi that such brazen words shouldn't be spoken carelessly on the streets of the capital when she heard a woman's angry voice coming from the Liuji Rouge Shop nearby: "Bi Ziang is so unlucky to have a granddaughter like you!"
This person is very brave to call the old minister by his name.
Everyone looked at the person who was speaking. Bi Fengzhi saw a woman who looked like a young woman walking out of the rouge shop. She was dressed gorgeously and it was obvious that she was either rich or noble.
But among the wives of officials she knew, there was no one with such a proud and arrogant face.
Qin Yousi was surprised and stepped forward and said, "Greetings, Princess Chengyue. Why are you here at the rouge shop today? You can choose what you like. The newly released snake oil is most suitable for cold weather. You must try it."
As soon as Bi Fengzhi heard the words "Princess Chengyue", she was so scared that she immediately knelt down to pay her respects.
People on the street also knelt down to greet him.
Liu Chunwei couldn't stand Bi Fengzhi's foolish look and shouted, "Don't embarrass yourself in the street. Get out of here! I will report the truth to the emperor and ask him how powerful your Bi family is and what matters they can handle!"
Bi Fengzhi begged for mercy anxiously and started crying immediately.
Liu Chunwei was extremely annoyed and gave a look to the guard beside him, who immediately went up to chase them away.
In any case, Liu Chunwei helped Qin Yousi solve a troublesome problem, so she smiled and accompanied her back to the rouge shop and gave her some new products to try.
Liu Chunwei was still angry, but she couldn't help herself and said angrily, "With her unpresentable appearance, she still wants to marry Prince Ning?"
That was someone that Princess Chengyue had never thought of. When would it be the turn of such a short-sighted person to show off his marriage in the streets?
Qin Yousi shook his head and smiled, saying, "Princess, why should you be angry? Miss Bi is just trying to figure out the emperor's intentions and relieve his worries."
Liu Chunwei became even more furious and said, "I'm going to the palace tomorrow! Not only will I tell His Majesty about the Bi family, but I'll also have a good talk with him. What kind of vision is this? Not allowing me to marry would be fine, but you're so crazy as to insist on such a marriage!"
After venting for a while, Liu Chunwei looked at Qin Yousi again: "Don't you have anything to say?"
The last time they spoke about Baili Hongyuan was when he was injured by a gunpowder explosion. Qin Yousi had tricked her by saying he was treating Baili Hongyuan, so she didn't think too much about their relationship.
But now, people who knew Baili Hongyuan had confirmed the story between him and the female doctor Sang Liuniang. Even if she wanted to pretend to be deaf, she knew it.
Qin Yousi shook his head and said, "Princess, there's no need to ask me. As I told Miss Bi, we can only ask Prince Ning about his own feelings."
Qin Yousi sighed. She was not going to help Baili Hongyuan settle these romantic debts, so she would handle them herself.
Liu Chunwei also sighed.
Yes, if Baili Hongyuan didn't like her, he wouldn't care about her even though she was of a noble status; if he liked her, he would let the rumors about her spread everywhere even though she was just a commoner girl.
But Liu Chunwei was still angry, but she was not angry because the one she loved was taken away by someone else. When she was rejected by Baili Hongyuan, there was no such person as Sang Youzhi. She was angry that Qin Yousi put all the burdens on Baili Hongyuan alone. She still felt a little distressed!
"He likes you so much. If you're willing to be with him, you should share more of his burdens. Do you know how much pressure he has to endure to marry a commoner like you?"
Qin Yousi was surprised by Liu Chunwei's "selfless love" and was stunned for a moment.
Liu Chunwei felt a little embarrassed and said, "I'm already married, so it's impossible for me to be with him. But he is my cousin after all, and I just can't bear it."
Qin Yousi came to her senses and also said, "My livelihood depends on my medical skills. I can only ask the princess to show me some favor. If I can enter the palace to treat the ladies and receive their favor and praise, maybe the resistance will be less."
Liu Chunwei nodded seriously: "That's also an idea. I heard from Liu Ying that many of the recipes in this rouge shop are yours. Pick out a few of your favorites, and I'll take them to the palace to give away, paving the way for you!"
With this incident as a distraction, Qin Yousi was not in a hurry to look for Baili Hongyuan that day.
It just so happened that people from the Nine Sects sneaked into the capital that night and kidnapped Qin Yousi from the courtyard!
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