Hua Yuanzhao glanced at Hua Yuanshan who was shouting and screaming, and calmly asked someone to fetch water for her to wash her face.

The noble lady with lip balm looked at this side in doubt and uncertainty, and saw Hua Yuanshan scratching her face like crazy. Two palace maids came and stopped her.

"My face... my face is going to crack..." Hua Yuanshan yelled in panic. The gunk on her face was dry and sticky, and her hands were all over it.

"Once you apply this beauty cream on your face, you should wash it off within a quarter of an hour," Hua Yuanzhao said calmly.

Fuling, who was standing next to her, rolled up her sleeves and walked forward, taking a wet towel and wiping Hua Yuanshan's face several times before washing the dirt off her face, revealing her delicate skin.

"Princess, you may want to touch it." Hua Yuanzhao said with a smile: "Her face is smooth and tender now."

Princess Changle coughed dryly. No matter how wild and crazy she was, she could never do such a thing as touching someone else's face in public!

But Hua Yuanshan's skin has indeed improved visibly. It is as delicate and tender as tofu. Who wouldn't be moved by it?

Hua Yuanshan also calmed down with Haitang's comfort. She touched her smooth and tender face and still felt incredible.

——Can this thing really improve your skin quality?

Under the envious gazes of her sisters, Princess Changle thanked them happily and said with a smile, "Miss Hua is really a master. I like this gift very much."

The prepared medicinal paste and powder can be stored for ten days to half a month after being sealed, and are also distributed to everyone.

Everyone was grateful for what they had done, so who wouldn't speak up for her? No one paid any attention to Hua Yuanshan's little calculations.

But after they sat down, the noble ladies who were on good terms with him couldn't help but talk secretly.

"This Miss Hua is indeed the most beautiful woman in the capital..."

"Look at this method of maintaining beauty and skin...it's really amazing."

After hearing these words, Hua Yuanshan gritted her teeth in hatred.

What the most beautiful woman? She's just a pig that gets fatter the more she eats!

That bitch has become like this, why does she still get attention and praise?

Hua Yuanzhao turned a deaf ear to all kinds of discussions and his mind was full of corpses.

Even when Princess Changle cancelled the banquet and invited everyone to visit the garden to appreciate the flowers, her mind was still full of the autopsy.

Hua Yuanzhao slowed down his pace unconsciously, gradually falling behind the crowd, and walking casually along the path.

Suddenly, the wind blew, and white flowers fell like butterflies in front of her eyes, covering her body.

"Qionghua?" Hua Yuanzhao came back to his senses and murmured, suddenly thinking of the rumors he had just heard.

The banquet was already half over, but there was no sign of Gu Ci. That man who was as bright as the moon and the fresh breeze, shouldn't be coming today?

Hua Yuanzhao reached out and patted the petals off his shoulders. Fuling, who was standing behind him, shrank her neck and suggested, "Miss, let's go!"

"What's wrong?" Hua Yuanzhao was puzzled.

"What if we run into Princess Qionghui..." Fuling was so scared that she almost cried.

Hua Yuanzhao said with a smile: "It's broad daylight, what is there to be afraid of?"

After a slight pause, he continued, "Besides, where do ghosts come from in this world? They are all lies!"

"Why, Miss Hua doesn't believe in ghosts?"

Suddenly someone interrupted, scaring Hua Yuanzhao.

The master and servant looked in the direction of the sound and saw Gu Ci walking out from under the flower tree carrying a wine jug and looking at her with a half-smile.

Hua Yuanzhao suddenly felt guilty as if he had been caught talking bad about someone behind their back, and he quickly lowered his head and saluted.

"Forget it." Gu Ci waved the folding fan in his hand and looked at her with interest: "Everyone in the palace is saying that my mother came back to kill people for revenge. Why, Miss Hua, don't you believe it?"

Hua Yuanzhao smiled awkwardly. If studying medicine makes you afraid of ghosts, then why study medicine?

She carefully chose her words and said tactfully, "I just feel that Princess Qionghui is such a beautiful person, even if her soul is still floating in the world, she would not do anything to harm others."

Gu Ci pondered over this passage and found her statement quite interesting.

Hua Yuanzhao perked up and asked with a smile: "Why is the prince here?"

"Changle's birthday party, how can I, as the emperor's uncle, not come?" Gu Ci said vaguely.

Hua Yuanzhao gave a dry laugh. She was just curious why Gu Ci didn't go to the banquet and was drinking here alone.

But she didn't ask any further questions. She and Gu Ci had only met a few times, and it would be too much to ask such questions.

Gu Ci saw through her thoughts and said casually, "That banquet is for children to play. It's boring. It's better for me to drink and appreciate the flowers here."

Hua Yuanzhao's mouth twitched slightly, thinking that this guy didn't look much older than Gu Changsu, how could he hide here and pretend to be mature?

While the two were talking, Jin Yan suddenly stopped and saluted Gu Ci.

"Your Majesty, the princess has prepared a performance at Windward Lake. Please go."

Gu Ci laughed and shook his head, saying, "It's rare that Changle has this idea..."

He casually threw the wine jug to Jinyan, opened his folding fan and was about to step forward.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he said to Hua Yuanzhao, "Miss Hua, please go first. I will follow."

Hua Yuanzhao curved his lips slightly, bowed politely and left.

Although people are more open-minded now, if a man and a woman are seen walking together, they will inevitably be gossiped about. Gu Ci is considerate.

Hua Yuanzhao took two detours and asked a palace servant to lead the way, heading towards Yingfeng Lake.

Before reaching the lake, Hua Yuanzhao saw from afar a crowd of people gathering at the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Suddenly, a shrill scream came from behind her.

"ghost--"

"There's a ghost——"

"Help! Help! Princess Qiong Hui, spare my life!"

Hua Yuanzhao's heart trembled, and he turned around suddenly, and saw Princess Lin'an and several noble ladies running towards him like crazy.

This group of people seemed to be extremely frightened, as if something was chasing them.

"Miss, be careful!" Fuling pulled Hua Yuanzhao suddenly and led her away from these people.

When this group of people ran past Hua Yuanzhao, Hua Yuanzhao seemed to smell the smell of gasoline.

The light and shadows before his eyes were mottled, and the colorful and distorted human figures were everywhere he looked. Hua Yuanzhao felt that the world was spinning, and even the sounds in his ears turned into hollow howls.

Almost subconsciously, Hua Yuanzhao took out a silver needle and stabbed it into his fingertips.

The severe pain brought her a sense of clarity, and the bizarre scene before her eyes gradually faded away.

Hua Yuanzhao suddenly took a deep breath, knelt beside and retched. Nausea and weakness followed one after another, forcing Hua Yuanzhao to break out in cold sweats.

"Miss, Miss, what's wrong with you?" Fuling was also panicked.

Hua Yuanzhao finally caught his breath and stood up straight with gritted teeth.

She thought, finally! She knew! What the hell was going on!

The noise didn't stop, Hua Yuanzhao asked breathlessly: "What happened?"

Fuling was stunned for a moment, then turned to look over. After staring for a long time, she said uncertainly, "It seems that... Princess Lin'an and several young ladies jumped into the lake?"

This birthday party ended unexpectedly.

A few days after Hua Yuanzhao returned, he heard that one of the noble ladies who jumped into the lake that day was frightened and choked on the water. She had a high fever for several days and died.

Rumors of ghosts spread everywhere, and even in the Prime Minister's Mansion, there was talk of it and everyone was in danger.

The emperor in the palace was furious and raged in the Golden Throne Hall, ordering a thorough investigation.