Lan Jingtang gestured for him to shush.
She gestured to him that An Yuan'er was sleeping and told him not to disturb her.
Sanqi lowered her footsteps and said in a low voice, "Young master, the Crown Prince has suddenly come to visit and says he wants to see Miss An."
That year, Yi Chenqi went to the An residence many times, but each time he didn't see anyone. The steward said that An Yuan'er was not there.
To outsiders, many people are unaware that An Yuan'er is at Lan Jing Tang.
But Lan Jingtang figured out that Yi Chenqi would find a way to find out.
Now, they probably already know the general outline.
"No need to tell Yuan'er, I'll go and meet him."
Lan Jingtang immediately stood up, his face cold and aloof, and went to the front hall, while Sanqi followed him out.
After the two left, the girl who had been sleeping slowly opened her eyes.
Her hands still emitted a faint medicinal fragrance. An Yuan'er recognized it as the best beauty and moisturizing cream, the ingredients of which were all extracted from the finest medicinal herbs, and only one tube could be obtained per year.
Lan Jingtang was very generous with the medicine, showing no leniency towards An Yuan'er.
The ointment on her hands felt cool and refreshing, and An Yuan'er's mood was somewhat downcast. She wasn't pretending to be asleep on purpose, but how could she not know Lan Jingtang's feelings for her? Because she couldn't give him anything, she could only play the role of that unsuspecting "fool."
By not tearing down that barrier, at least we can be more at ease.
An Yuan'er put down her cloak and turned to head back to the dull pharmacy.
As for Yi Chenqi, whom Sanqi mentioned, An Yuan'er didn't pay attention to him and pretended not to know that he had been there.
*
In the front hall, when Lan Jingtang arrived, he only saw Yi Chenqi already sitting in a chair.
He came alone, without any servants.
Lan Jingtang entered the front hall, and since it was a private meeting, he did not bow to Yi Chenqi.
He said in a calm tone, "What wind blew His Highness the Crown Prince here? His Majesty is most averse to forming cliques and engaging in private affairs. You are the sovereign, and I am the subject. It is not appropriate for us to meet in private. The Crown Prince should always avoid such meetings."
Yi Chenqi knew perfectly well that Lan Jingtang was best at playing the game of Tai Chi.
After Yi Chenxuan's downfall, his cronies were all suppressed and eliminated, but Lan Jingtang remained unscathed. That year, he seemed to have made no major moves, but his position remained stable. Whenever important matters arose, the emperor would always ask him to perform divination, and Lan Jingtang was always responsible for taking care of the emperor's health.
It can be said that the Emperor's trust in Lan Jingtang had little to do with which faction he belonged to.
Yi Chenqi said irritably, "Lord Lan overestimates himself. I didn't come to see you."
“I’ve checked. Xiao Yuan’er has been learning medicine from you for over a year. I’ve always known that Lord Lan only accepts male disciples, never female ones. I just don’t know when Lord Lan made an exception?”
Just as Lan Jingtang had guessed, Yi Chenqi indeed found out.
However, Lan Jingtang showed no embarrassment at being exposed. He calmly said, "Whether I accept female disciples or not has nothing to do with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince doesn't focus his attention on the court, so why would he have any interest in my pharmacy?"
Yi Chenqi came on strong and spoke without any politeness: "Don't try to use your official rhetoric on me. Lan Jingtang, that kind of thing doesn't work on me. I think you're just using taking on disciples as a cover to satisfy your own selfish desires."
"Lan Jingtang, don't think I don't know what you're really up to."
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