She's quite pretty, no wonder she's managed to live peacefully until now.
"Yes." She smiled. "May I ask who you are...?"
"The Valley Master of Hundred Nether Valley, Qiu Nanyan."
Qiu Nanyan was a bit taller than Su Wanyan, and when she announced her name, Qiu Nanyan looked at Su Wanyan with arrogance.
Su Wanyan's eyes brightened slightly, and she lowered her gaze to show respect: "I have long admired your name."
I had heard Yu Nanqing mention Baiyou Valley before. Although I hadn't learned about it, it sounded like a place with exceptional medical skills.
Her current proficiency in acupuncture is due to the system. If she could exchange and learn medical skills with the Valley Master of Baiyou Valley, she might be able to learn a lot of other medical knowledge.
Thinking this way, Su Wanyan suddenly felt motivated to get along well with Qiu Nanyan.
If necessary, it wouldn't be a bad idea to become her student.
"I heard that Prince Gong's leg ailment has healed. Do you know who cured him?" Qiu Nanyan asked condescendingly.
Su Wanyan's eyes brightened even more. Did she also want to find the 'miracle doctor' to exchange medical skills?
It's true that doctors appreciate each other.
However, if she spoke rashly, the other party probably wouldn't believe her, and it was better not to reveal that she had cured Yu Nanqing too early.
Although she really wanted to build a good relationship with the Valley Master of Baiyou Valley, she didn't know much about his character.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but Qiu Nanyan interrupted him first: "Never mind, how could you possibly know?"
She turned around, her eyes filled with provocation as she looked at Su Wanyan: "She's just a woman the prince keeps in his mansion. Why would he tell you something so important?"
"..." My heart, which had just been full of enthusiasm, felt like it had been doused with a bucket of cold water.
Su Wanyan's face visibly paled.
Qiu Ye, who had been guarding the door, was displeased. She frowned and blocked Su Wanyan's way, saying, "This young lady is extremely rude. It's one thing to not bow to Her Majesty, but to speak so disrespectfully to her is simply outrageous!"
"Insolence?" Qiu Nanyan didn't take it seriously. She raised her jade hand to her chest and laughed arrogantly, "I am a distinguished guest invited by your prince. I traveled for a month to get to the capital. Are you trying to send me back with these words?"
She sneered coldly, "I'm afraid that once I leave, your prince won't let you off the hook."
"You." Qiu Ye wanted to say something, but Su Wanyan stopped her with her hand.
She suppressed her frustration and smiled, "Since she is a distinguished guest invited by the Prince, the Prince's mansion should not neglect her. Men, quickly take Miss Qiu to rest."
Qiu Nanyan, however, remained calm and pointed at Qiu Ye, saying, "Your Highness, your maidservant spoke rudely to me. Shouldn't she be slapped?"
Qiu Ye was startled and hurriedly looked at Su Wanyan.
To be honest, in all the time she'd been at the Prince's residence, Su Wanyan had never punished them.
She never expected that someone would take advantage of her today. Her panic lasted only a moment. The person in front of her was invited by the prince. If she left like this, she was afraid that the empress would blame her later.
After thinking it over, Qiu Ye gritted her teeth and knelt down before Su Wanyan: "This servant knows her mistake, please punish me, Your Highness."
Seeing this, Qiu Nanyan raised her head with satisfaction, her eyes full of provocation.
Su Wanyan suddenly felt so tired; dealing with these people was exhausting.
The Empress just sent over a huge list, many of which she didn't recognize, while the names she did recognize were those who had spoken rudely to her and made things difficult for her in the past.
When she heard Qiu Nanyan say that she was the Valley Master of Baiyou Valley, she thought that Qiu Nanyan, being born outside the capital, would not have picked up the spoiled habits of the young ladies from the capital. But she didn't expect that Qiu Nanyan was still the same.
Sigh, actually, she wanted to make a close friend to chat with after transmigrating here. She thought she would finally meet someone different, but reality disappointed her.
She reached out and pulled Qiuye up, saying calmly, "Let's go back to the main courtyard."
Instead of wasting time here, she might as well go back to the small kitchen and make medicine.
As for Qiu Nanyan, she can do whatever she wants. If Yu Nanqing dares to cause trouble for her, she'll slap him away.
"Your Majesty..." Qiu Ye knew that Su Wanyan had always been very kind to them, and she called out with emotion.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Nanyan blocked their path: "Stop."
She looked at Su Wanyan with displeasure: "If you don't punish her, this matter won't be over. If Prince Gong finds out that you have neglected me, he will definitely not let you off!"
Su Wanyan took a deep breath, opened her mouth as if to say something, but suddenly saw a pale white figure appear behind Qiu Nanyan. She swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and instead said, "The prince you mentioned has returned. Whether he will spare me or not, you can ask him."
"Ha, don't think you can fool me like that, don't try it."
"Who will be spared?" A deep voice, tinged with anger, rang out.
Qiu Nanyan's expression froze instantly, and she turned around abruptly.
Yu Nanqing, dressed in a white python robe, strode over with a furrowed brow. His tall, straight figure and jade-like face made him look like a celestial being who had stepped out of a painting.
If it weren't for the gloomy brows reflecting anger, the scene of him walking forward into the sunlight would be perfect.
Qiu Nanyan immediately composed herself and stepped forward with a charming smile: "Does Your Highness still remember me?"
Yu Nanqing seemed not to hear her words, his gaze sweeping past Qiu Nanyan as he approached Su Wanyan, his brows furrowed deeply: "What's wrong? Why do you look so worried? Who upset you?"
"You know perfectly well what I'm asking." Su Wanyan ignored him. "Didn't you hear everything?"
Su Wanyan really didn't want to get involved anymore, and she walked past Yu Nanqing to leave.
"Wait." Yu Nanqing felt a sudden panic and quickly reached out to pull Su Wanyan back, looking up at Qiu Nanyan: "I don't know her! Don't misunderstand!"
Yu Nanqing had a premonition that if he didn't explain things clearly now, Su Wanyan would definitely leave the palace without even saying goodbye.
Su Wanyan was stunned: "Don't you recognize me?"
Qiu Nanyan's face paled, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.
Su Wanyan frowned: "Impossible, she said she is the Valley Master of Baiyou Valley."
Yu Nanqing's brows furrowed even more tightly than Su Wanyan's: "It wasn't her."
Fearing that Su Wanyan wouldn't believe him, he added, "The Valley Master of Hundred Nether Valley is a man!"
"Oh ho~" Su Wanyan instantly became interested, her face lighting up as she looked at Qiu Nanyan in front of her: "Then who is this Miss Qiu? She's using the name of the Valley Master of Baiyou Valley to swindle people."
Qiu Nanyan's face immediately darkened, and she clenched her fists in her sleeves. She said to Yu Nanqing, "I am indeed the Valley Master of Baiyou Valley. My senior brother left Baiyou Valley a year ago, and I am the next Valley Master. Your Highness personally sent someone to Baiyou Valley to invite me. You can find out the truth with just one question."
"It wasn't you," Yu Nanqing insisted.
He turned to Su Wanyan and explained, "It wasn't her! Wanyan, you have to believe me!"
"Whether she comes or goes is none of my business." Su Wanyan smiled.
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