Chapter 16
Upon hearing this, Yun Wan was immediately delighted: "So fast?"
Pearl nodded: "I bought it from Yiyuantang at a high price. It is said that many ladies from high-ranking families in the capital bought their prescriptions from them, and they are very effective!"
Yiyuantang was a clinic that specialized in treating women. There was a saying in the capital that if you wanted to have a son, Yiyuantang was more effective than a Bodhisattva.
However, Yiyuantang has always been expensive, and Yunwan immediately felt a pang of heartache: "She's really getting off easy, being able to use such precious medicine."
Pearl quickly advised, "Young Madam, compared to the child, money is nothing."
Yun Wan sighed: "You're right. Hurry up and send the things to her, tell her to drink them tonight and get ready."
She urged Yunxi to give birth to the child sooner, so that she wouldn't have to suffer every day watching her husband be intimate with other women.
"yes."
Pearl hurriedly followed the instructions and went out to give the secret recipe to Jixiang.
Jixiang obediently accepted the secret recipe, but as soon as Pearl left, she put the recipe away at the bottom of the box and then went to Yunxi's room as if nothing had happened.
"Miss, they want you to prepare for tonight."
Jixiang lowered her voice again: "This servant has already put the secret recipe away, Miss, please don't worry."
Yunxi nodded, but her thoughts drifted back to her past life.
She didn't know what had happened between Shen Rang and Yun Wan, but since Shen Rang entered the Hanlin Academy, she hadn't been to their room much, which meant there was a rift between them.
How could we let such a good opportunity slip by?
Yunxi glanced at Jixiang without making a sound.
Yunxi didn't go out all morning; instead, she stayed inside writing, while Jixiang kept watch at the door for her.
After waking up from her afternoon nap, Yunxi combed her hair and said, "Jixiang, I just arrived in the capital. I've heard there are many delicious foods and drinks here, but I haven't tried them yet. Could you please go out and buy some for me? I need a variety of things, and the kind that can be stored for a long time."
"ah?"
Yunxi turned around and took out a fifty-tael silver note: "You'll be running all over the capital to buy food for me. Here's the silver. If there's any left over, consider it your errand fee. Thank you for your trouble."
Jixiang was about to say something, but when she saw the fifty taels of silver, she immediately swallowed back what she was about to say, took the silver note quickly, and said, "This servant understands, this servant will go right away!"
A smile flashed in Yunxi's eyes: "Thank you for your hard work."
She'll probably have to eat dinner out before she comes back.
"It's not hard work at all!"
Watching Jixiang hurriedly leave, Yunxi continued what she was doing, and soon she had tied her hair into a simple bun.
She looked at the sky outside and calculated the time, thinking that Shen Rang should be back by now, so she prepared to go out.
As soon as the door opened, Granny Liu's lifeless face suddenly appeared before my eyes.
Yunxi felt her scalp tingle and instinctively took a step back: "...What's wrong?"
Granny Liu stared intently at her: "The young lady has been asking Jixiang to go out more often lately."
Yunxi pursed her lips: "I just came to the capital from the countryside, and there are many things I've never seen before, so I asked Jixiang to buy them for me. The money was given to me by Madam. What's wrong?"
Granny Liu didn't speak, but continued to stare at her intently.
Yunxi had calmed down by now: "It was Madam's idea to let me walk freely in the backyard. Besides, Madam only allowed Mother to manage the back gate, not to extend her reach into the inner quarters, right?"
Granny Liu pursed her already thin lips: "...Thank you for the twenty taels of silver."
After saying that, Granny Liu turned and left.
Yunxi stared blankly at her back, not reacting for a moment.
Who comes over and both begs and thanks people like that?
Only after Granny Liu turned and disappeared did Yunxi shake her head: "What a strange person."
After saying that, Yunxi closed the door and left Liuyun Garden.
At that time, the fiery clouds on the horizon were burning brightly, and Shen Rang should have already returned.
Ke Yunxi wandered around the path near the hanging flower gate for a while, but still couldn't find Shen Rang.
Yunxi sighed, found a shady spot to sit down, and took out a handkerchief to carefully wipe the thin layer of sweat from her forehead.
She looked up and saw that Shen Rang was standing by the hanging flower gate, looking at her.
Yunxi was slightly taken aback, and quickly stood up and bowed: "Your Highness."
Shen Rang walked towards her, then stopped two or three steps away: "I remember you were a maid who came with the young mistress. Why are you working in the backyard?"
Yunxi lowered her head: "This servant is clumsy and afraid that staying in the courtyard would displease the young mistress, so I went outside to do what I could."
Shen Rang subtly observed her for a moment: "I see."
The woman was slender, with a captivating intelligence in her eyes; she certainly didn't seem dull or dull.
After a pause, Shen Rang continued, "Has the young mistress been unkind to you all?"
Yunxi's expression stiffened, then she sighed: "Well... it can't be said to be bad. After all, the young mistress is the young mistress, and I am just a servant. I dare not talk about my mistress behind her back."
She said nothing, yet it seemed she said everything.
Shen Rang pursed his lips and said nothing more.
Yunxi took the initiative to speak up: "The young mistress was very worried about the young master today."
Shen Rang curled his lips slightly, but there was little smile in his eyes.
Yun Wan was worried about the Crown Prince, not Shen Rang.
Shen Rang's gaze fell on the young maid in front of him, a hint of inquiry in his eyes: "And you?"
His sudden question caught the maid's attention, and she instinctively looked up at him, asking, "Young Master... what do you mean?"
Shen Rang pursed his lips: "Young Madam thinks that the Hanlin Academy is full of people who seek fame and fortune. Once you enter officialdom, no one can remain untainted. What do you think?"
"This... this servant doesn't know anything about these things..." Yunxi lowered her head and nervously twisted the hem of her clothes.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. Just say whatever you want, and I’ll listen.” Shen Rang was exceptionally stubborn.
Yunxi had no choice but to think for a moment and say, "I think...where there are people, relationships are inevitably complicated, but we can't generalize. I...I heard my father mention the four lines of Hengqu before."
Shen Rang's eyes brightened slightly.
Yunxi seemed stumped, her fingers twisting the hem of her clothes until they turned slightly white: "Is it... for the sake of heaven and earth... to bring peace? Or something else? This servant... this servant can't remember. Anyway, this servant's father said that many people enter officialdom with a pure heart. Although some may not be able to persevere, there must be some who can."
Shen Rang couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Yunxi opened her eyes wide and looked at him: "This servant is uneducated and speaks crudely. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
"It's alright."
The little maid's eyes were moist, and Shen Rang finally showed a genuine smile in his eyes.
As soon as he returned, he was summoned by Shen Jun and given a lecture. However, after exchanging only a few words with the maid, the suffocating feeling vanished, replaced by a long-lost sense of ease.
Shen Rang remembered the handkerchief and was about to return it to its rightful owner when a voice suddenly rang out: "Your Highness!"
It's the sound of pearls.
Yunxi quickly squatted down, using the bushes to conceal her figure, and then looked up at Shen Rang almost pleadingly.
Shen Rang was slightly taken aback, but then he understood.
Yun Wan was not kind to her servants. If Yun Wan knew that this little maid was chatting and laughing with her, she was afraid that the little maid would be in trouble in the future.
Shen Rang pretended nothing had happened and walked towards Pearl: "What's the rush?"
"It was the young mistress who was worried that you hadn't returned home yet, so she asked me to come out and check."
Shen Rang nodded and took a step forward.
Pearl walked a few steps beside him, then suddenly turned around and looked at the spot where Chen Rang had just stood.
If she wasn't mistaken, Shen Rang was talking to someone just now, and... it seemed to be a woman?
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