Zhao Xiyue thought of Su Wan's appearance in men's clothing. Although she had made some adjustments, she was still so beautiful that it was hard to look away.
That person is really something, not only is his medical skill superb, but he's also so good-looking, how can anyone else live like that?
She pouted, looking unwilling to admit it, "I told you, although that person is good-looking, he is very thin."
Looking at the portrait in the painting, who else could it be but Su Wan?
She had gotten the portrait from Su Wan and was about to return it to her when Bai Zhiyi saw it.
She saw the portrait in her brother Jinzhi's study; she never expected to find a portrait of Su Wan in his study.
She didn't think much of it, assuming that Su Wan had left it there and that she had intended to return it to Su Wan, but Bai Zhiyi happened to see it.
Fortunately, she simply used Su Wan as a shield.
“The reason that young general wears a mask,” she said, pointing to the portrait above, “is because he looks so effeminate. If the enemy saw him, wouldn’t they laugh at him?”
Bai Zhiyi dabbed her lips with a handkerchief, "Even if the young general is not as strong as those soldiers, he is still a great hero who can take the heads of thousands of people. It will not affect the admiration of the women in the capital."
Zhao Xiyue was furious and said defiantly, "Anyway, the young general's appearance is not disfigured as everyone thinks. Rather, she is more beautiful than a woman. Once everyone sees her, they will definitely not like her anymore."
She doesn't believe that women would like men who are better looking than themselves.
Bai Zhiyi had already decided that the young general was Wei Jingzhuo, so when her gaze fell on the person in the portrait, she only thought that he was just a good-looking man.
She also did not contact Su Wan.
After all, Su Wan's name has been posted everywhere, and everyone knows that the once handsome and talented Crown Prince married an ugly woman.
This news had already been known to many, and some women still felt sorry for Wei Jingzhuo.
However, none of them would be willing to marry Wei Jingzhuo, who is now in power.
This is also why she was willing to come here; she only hoped to be with His Highness during the lowest point in his life.
Even though His Highness disliked her, she believed that if she could cure His Highness of the poison, His Highness would grant her request.
So this time she has to find a way to stay!
Bai Zhiyi put down the portrait and said to her sincerely, "I have another request to ask of you today."
Zhao Xiyue wasn't familiar with her to begin with, and had only met her a few days ago, but ever since she got used to Su Wan's face, Bai Zhiyi's appearance now seemed rather bland.
She went to the Lin residence because of her reputation as the eldest daughter of the Duke's family.
Seeing her like this now, I'm really not used to it.
“I wouldn’t dare accept that,” she said, waving her hand. “Tell me what you need to say first.”
She picked up the osmanthus cake on the table and took a bite. The things made in the Lin family were just delicious.
They had never tasted such delicious pastries in the General's Mansion. To be honest, she used to go to the Lin Mansion specifically for their pastries.
Seeing that she was enjoying her food, Bai Zhiyi asked her, "If Miss Zhao likes these pastries, I'll have someone send them to you often."
Zhao Xiyue nodded as she ate, "Wouldn't that be too much trouble for Miss Bai?"
"No, the Lin family has chefs cooking every day, so they won't miss one more person."
Seeing that she was enjoying her meal, she changed the subject again, "I came to see you today to discuss the medicines I have."
If Bai Zhiyi hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten that she had given all the medicine she had taken from Bai Zhiyi to Su Wan.
Since Su Wan cured her grandfather's illness, she has completely stopped caring about the medicine.
“The medicine was quite good,” she said, following Su Wan’s instructions. “Grandfather’s illness has now been cured.”
What puzzled her was that this was originally Su Wan's achievement, so why didn't she let her say it?
There was also the pharmaceutical business that Su Wan had mentioned to her before, asking her to help sell medicines in the Youzhou area.
She was already poor, but when she heard Su Wan mention making money, she immediately became interested.
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhiyi couldn't hide her smugness. She asked, "If it's Sister Xiyue, I can give all my medicines to the General if the General's Mansion needs them."
Zhao Xiyue had no idea what these medicines were for; she knew her grandfather had worried himself sick over the Northwest army.
She would certainly be willing to help if she could.
She stuffed another bite of pastry into her mouth, puffed out her little face, and asked, "That must cost a lot of money, right?"
Their general's mansion doesn't have that much silver.
“Sister Xiyue, you’re being too polite with me. How could I possibly accept money for the sake of the soldiers on the border?”
Seeing her speak with such confidence and composure, Zhao Xiyue patted the crumbs off her hands and said, "Then I'll go tell Grandfather later. He'll be very happy. Miss Bai, you're such a kind person."
Seeing that she was gradually becoming more familiar with her, Bai Zhiyi tentatively asked, "I wonder how His Highness is doing now? Do you know where His Highness is?"
She knew where His Highness was, but he had been very cold to her just now and had no intention of keeping her there.
Of course, she wanted to find a way to stay, and she placed her hopes on Zhao Xiyue.
“I don’t know either,” she said dejectedly. “I asked my grandfather several times, and he said he didn’t know where Jinzhi was either.”
When Bai Zhiyi saw that she really didn't know that Wei Jingzhuo was in the mansion, a barely perceptible smile appeared on her lips.
After asking Zhao Xiyue some more questions about Wei Jingzhuo, she got up and left. Before leaving, she made an appointment with Zhao Xiyue to deliver medicine to the general's mansion every day.
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