Su Wanyan glanced at her: "Is there something you need?"
The maidservant lowered her eyes respectfully: "This servant is ordered to serve Your Highness and dares not neglect it."
“I’ll call you if I need anything. You don’t need to follow me. I’m not used to it.”
"Your Majesty, this is the Emperor's order, and this servant dares not disobey it."
Su Wanyan laughed. She had only told her not to follow, but she hadn't refused their 'service'. In the end, they were still there to monitor her.
Su Wanyan glanced at the doorway. The bodyguard assigned to 'protect' Yu Nanqing had been standing there since yesterday. She asked curiously, "Has he been standing there all night?"
"Yes," the maid replied respectfully. "Guard Li was also acting on the Emperor's orders."
Su Wanyan rolled her eyes. She knew, she knew. There was no need to warn her repeatedly that it was Emperor Yuanhe's doing.
He didn't leave all night. Doesn't he need to rest?
Are you afraid she'll sneak out again?
Or should she sneak out through the dog hole again?
But after all the commotion she caused yesterday, that dog hole is probably sealed up now.
Su Wanyan remained silent, and the maid stood there motionless, obediently.
Su Wanyan glanced at her, said nothing, and got up to go back to her room.
Inside the room, Yu Nanqing was still in bed, even though he had been getting up earlier than her the past few days.
Yu Nanqing controlled the muscles in her face, afraid that even a slight tremor in her eyes would reveal that she was pretending to be asleep.
Su Wanyan lay on the edge of the bed, looking at his peaceful sleeping face for a while, then got up and opened the door.
The two maids were already standing respectfully at the door. When they saw Su Wanyan come out, one of them called out, "Your Highness."
Su Wanyan ignored her and went straight out of the main courtyard, heading towards the gate.
"Is Your Highness leaving the palace?" Two maids followed her closely. "Why don't we help Your Highness with her hair and clothes first?"
Su Wanyan was wearing casual clothes, which she thought were fine and there was no need to change. She had tied her hair into a ponytail when she got up in the morning, which she also thought was good.
She ignored the two maids. To be honest, no one would be in a good mood if they were being watched so closely.
Su Wanyan was unaware that there was a market in the capital today. She only noticed that there seemed to be more people on the streets than yesterday. She first went to a bookstore and bought several books related to the laws and regulations of the Great Jin Dynasty.
To survive in this era, you first need to understand the laws here, otherwise you might offend someone and not even know how you died.
In addition, I bought a book on female virtues. In ancient times, women's words and actions were very strict. I read the book on female virtues to see what rules women had to follow in this era to make things easier.
Just as I was about to pay the bill, I saw a book called "The Seven Kingdoms". I flipped through it and found that it talked about the events of several countries during that era.
The book wasn't thick, and Su Wanyan thought it would be good for passing the time, so she took it with her to pay the bill.
From reading, selecting, and buying books to paying the bill, the two maids followed her closely throughout the entire process, and Su Wanyan didn't know how to shake them off.
"What time is it now?" Su Wanyan asked casually as she came out to pay the bill.
"Your Majesty, it is now 3:45 AM."
Wow, so fast?
There is one hour and fifteen minutes left.
She had no idea where Xishi was. What if it was far away?
"Hmm, it's still early, let's look around some more." He was anxious inside, but he couldn't show it on his face.
Two maids offered to help her carry things, but she turned and dodged them. They had no good intentions, so she refused to let them carry them.
She bought two sesame seed cakes from a street stall and ate them as she walked.
Yu Nanqing said that if they couldn't find it today, they could go again tomorrow.
But the longer it goes on, the more closely she will be monitored. What if Yu Nanqing wants to buy something very important?
Thinking of how he held her wrist tightly last night and warned her, his eyes were bloodshot, and Su Wanyan couldn't help but tighten her grip on the sesame seed cake.
Sigh, she's so kind-hearted, she's so considerate of Yu Nan.
Suddenly, she saw a pair of round eyes staring at her from the alleyway next to the shop. Su Wanyan's eyes lit up immediately. A little beggar!
She didn't leave!
Seeing that the little beggar did not make any rash moves, could it be that he had noticed her current predicament?
But how can she strike up a conversation with the little beggar?
She glanced back at the maid following behind her, who immediately became alert: "Does Your Highness have any instructions?"
Sure enough, they didn't miss a single thing she did.
Su Wanyan simply put the book in her hands: "I'm tired."
We mustn't let her find out that she has connections with the little beggar.
The maid frowned slightly, but ultimately bowed her head respectfully and accepted the books.
When Su Wanyan turned around again, she saw that the little beggar had disappeared from the alley.
My heart skipped a beat. Gone?
She followed the people's figures for a while, but couldn't find them. Disheartened, she decided to think of another way.
If it really doesn't work today, we'll just have to wait until tomorrow.
"Hey! Money! There's money here! Quick, pick up the money!"
"What? Wow, there's really money! Quick, pick it up! Quick, pick it up!"
A sudden commotion arose ahead, and all the surrounding people rushed forward, shouting, "We heard there's a lot of money lying on the ground up ahead! Let's go see!"
"Really? Who dropped the money?"
"Who knows! We'll go and see for ourselves whether it's true or not!"
The people following behind ran after the large group with some doubt.
As the crowd grew faster and faster, Su Wanyan could only keep dodging. Her two maids followed closely behind her, afraid that they would be separated by the flow of people.
Just then, the people who had picked up the money ran out in the opposite direction and were immediately grabbed by the crowd that rushed forward: "I heard there's money to be found up ahead, is it true?"
"It's true! It's true! Look at me... I found a whole string of coins!" He held the string of copper coins in his hand, so excited that he couldn't contain himself. How many jobs would he have to work to earn that?
He shouted, "Hurry up and pick them up! They'll be gone if you wait any longer!"
Upon hearing that it was true, the people behind them ran even faster, shouting, "Hurry, hurry! We've found money! We've found money!"
Almost all the people rushed forward, even more frantically than the previous crowd. Su Wanyan screamed "Ah—" as she was unexpectedly and hard bumped in the waist.
"Your Highness!" The two maids frowned immediately and reached out to grab Su Wanyan.
However, they were immediately engulfed by the crowd in the next second.
Su Wanyan was so crowded she could barely breathe. She stood on tiptoe and shouted with difficulty, "Make way! Make way! Someone's going to die... My God, someone's really going to die! Ah... my pancake..."
The sesame seed cake got pushed away too, and I only managed to eat two bites, sob sob...
In the midst of this regretful moment, the crowd grew increasingly dense, and Su Wanyan's entire body was lifted up. It would be a lie to say she wasn't panicked. Was her way back to the modern world to be crushed to death by the crowd?
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