Thinking about how he helped him today, Shen Qingqiu pondered for a while, "I don't think you'll live past the age of 25 with this disease. I know some medical skills. If you want to stay alive, come to my house and ask me to treat you."
“You little girl, my master helped you and you still curse—” The feminine man frowned and started to curse Shen Qingqiu.
Being blocked by the boy, he looked into the girl's dark eyes. She was clearly only seven or eight years old. It was ridiculous for her to say such a thing. But he still bowed and said, "Okay."
Anyway, he had already said it. If he came, it would be considered as repaying the favor. If he didn't come, he wouldn't owe him anything. Shen Qingqiu turned around and left.
The young man looked at her back for a while. He lived in the palace all day, surrounded by countless imperial physicians and palace daughters. All the little girls he saw were so well-behaved and lifeless... He had never seen a little girl like this. She had a freedom and ease that he rarely saw.
What's even more rare is that she is in good health.
"cough……"
"Your Highness." The feminine man said, "You have been out for too long today. It is time to return to the palace, otherwise the emperor will be worried."
The young man, the ninth prince of the dynasty, Gu Yanwei, nodded and said, "Send someone to find out where the girl lives." He looked at the shopkeeper of Yulou with a hint of meaning, "She said she would go to see her doctor in the future."
The shopkeeper of Yulou knew, of course, that the Ninth Prince would not seek medical treatment from a seven-year-old girl. This was a warning to him not to cause trouble for the mother and daughter again.
Understanding the Ninth Prince's meaning, the shopkeeper simply lowered his head even more.
On the other side, Shen Qingqiu and others had already returned home.
On the way, Madam Chen said, "I don't know where that young master came from. I saw that the shopkeeper of Yulou came to our house last time and acted like a millionaire, but why is he so cowardly in front of him, like a eunuch?"
"Ninth Prince Gu Yanwei." Shen Qingqiu said.
Mother Chen was stunned for a moment, "What?" Including Jin Cai, the same thing. In a family like the Shen family, meeting a marquis is considered a very high official position. Who would have thought of meeting a prince?
"What's so surprising? In the capital, under the feet of the emperor, a brick hitting someone on the head is considered a seventh-rank official." Shen Qingqiu said, "The man next to that person just now is clearly middle-aged, but he has no white beard, and he always raises his orchid finger and pinches his throat when talking. It's obvious that he is a eunuch."
When Mama Chen and Jin Cai thought about it, they really matched, but how did the girl know that the young man was the Ninth Prince? "Why can't you see it? Can't you see it at a glance?" Shen Qingqiu frowned, "The Jade Tower is located in the middle of the capital. The owner of the Jade Tower looks fearless, so there must be someone supporting him. But he is so afraid of that person, and there is a eunuch following him. It can only be a royal relative."
"The current emperor is obsessed with power and has driven all the princes out of the capital. Even if there are any minor princes left in the capital, they would not be taken seriously. He can only be a prince. Judging from his age and his sickly appearance, he can only be the ninth prince."
Mother Chen: ...
Jin Cai: ...
They are not as meticulous as girls and can tell it at a glance.
When Jin Cai heard the name of the Ninth Prince, she suddenly felt it sounded familiar and said, "The Ninth Prince who is the reincarnation of the evil star?!" She remembered that there were many such rumors more than ten years ago.
Speaking of "the reincarnation of the evil star", Shen Qingqiu's eyes moved slightly, and Mother Chen beside her quickly pushed her. Didn't she always get called an evil star before? This brainless person, what's the point of bringing up this topic? !
Jin Cai reacted only after being bumped into, and didn't know what to say for a long time.
"The reincarnation of the evil star is all nonsense!" Mother Chen said. She was old, so she knew the rumors when the Ninth Prince was born. "It was just some extremely bored sorcerers who made up the story about the Ninth Prince. The emperor dealt with them a long time ago. Those who said that the Ninth Prince was the reincarnation of the evil star were dragged out and beheaded by the emperor a long time ago!"
"Although the Ninth Prince is weak and sickly, he is the emperor's favorite son. If he is really the reincarnation of a demon star, why would the emperor love him so much?"
Shen Qingqiu smiled and glanced at Mother Chen, "Whether he is the reincarnation of the devil star or not, he helped me anyway."
"Yes, yes, I think he looks kind and a kind person, just like Seventh Miss!" Mother Chen gave Shen Qingqiu a thumbs up.
Shen Qingqiu asked her to praise him and waved his hand, "The kind-hearted man wants to eat sweet and sour fish and goose in sauce for lunch~" No matter how evil or devilish he is, his taste is still the same as that of an ordinary villain, he just likes sweet and sour food.
Mother Chen waved her hand like a eunuch and said, "Okay~"
Shen Qingqiu was amused.
Seeing that Mother Chen was going to the kitchen, Jin Cai followed her.
Mother Chen asked her to handle the fish and said, "Handle the fish carefully. The girl is young and the bones may get stuck in her throat."
Jin Cai sighed and lowered her head to process the fish.
While scraping the fish scales, she couldn't help thinking about what happened today. She was a servant, and even if she was beaten, no master would come to her house to seek justice. Thinking of this, Jin Cai's nose was also sour. If she said that she was forced to leave with the Seventh Girl at the beginning, it was because she was afraid that the eldest lady would sell her out, and secondly, she had no choice.
Now it's all voluntary.
"Hey, why are you crying? Did you cut your hand?" Mother Chen was about to ask how the fish was handled, but when she turned around and saw Jin Cai holding the handle in pain, she said, "Quick, let me take a look."
Jin Cai burst into tears, "Mother Chen, I was wrong about what I did before. Now I know that my daughter is fine, I regret it so much, and I will never do anything to let my daughter down in the future..."
Jin Cai said these words out of regret. With the way she had behaved in the past, how could this family now possibly regard her as a servant like Mother Chen?
Mother Chen saw her crying and said, "Put away all that horse urine. Why are you complaining here? If the girl still has some grudge against you, why would she do this for you today?"
Jin Cai looked at Mother Chen aggrievedly.
She sighed, "The girl is a little bit evil, but it's just a child's temper. Love and hate come quickly, and she doesn't care about the past. Relax your mind--" Mother Chen said, "At worst, the lady gives you that money every month. If you work hard in the embroidery building and redeem yourself, you can marry a good family."
Jin Cai wiped her tears and said, "If I don't get married, I will just stay with my family."
After being affectionate with Young Master Shen for such a long time, in the end the First Lady wanted to sell her out, and she didn't even get to see him. This shows that all men in this world are unreliable.
"Okay, go back and wash your face."
His left cheek was already swollen, and now he was even more confused after crying.
Shen Qingqiu had a full sleep. At 10 o'clock in the afternoon, Mother Chen prepared dinner and the whole family came to the hall to eat.
Jin Cai put on heavy makeup to hide the slap marks on her face, and several people also tacitly planned to hide what happened to Liu today. Mother Chen deliberately placed the two sweet and sour dishes that Shen Qingqiu liked to eat closer to her.
The fish meat was tender and smooth, with a layer of sauce on the outside that made it crispy, and then covered with sweet and sour sauce. The thorns were also shaved clean by Jin Cai. Shen Qingqiu ate it lovingly, mouthful after mouthful, until her lips looked like a kitten. Liu smiled and took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.
Then, when everyone had almost finished eating, he took out a few silver bills from his purse.
"The embroidery shop has made quite a bit of money this month, and everyone has worked hard," Liu handed a banknote to Ah Xiu, who shook her head, "Madam, I've already taken enough."
"Take it. Your cousin has fallen into a book now and it's up to you to take care of him." Speaking of Mr. Yang, Liu sighed.
Yang Xiucai was hit hard by what happened to Li Qiumei. He used to be honest, but also optimistic and liked to joke. Now he stays in the study every day, as if he is not a human being if he does not pass the imperial examination. "Originally, my cousin should have married you, but now you have to support him."
Ever since he saw Liu making money, Yang Xiucai closed his book-writing stall and stayed at home to study.
Ah Xiu bowed her head meekly. "My family sold me to that filthy place. I wanted to die. The master saved me. I belong to the master. If he wants to take the imperial examination, I will do embroidery to support him and take care of him."
It is not known whether it was a blessing or a curse for Yang Xiu. He lost his wife of more than ten years, but he got A Xiu who was willing to take care of him.
Liu gave Jin Cai and Chen Mama a red envelope each, and since the work they had done in the past few days was almost done, the family locked the door and went out for a walk. They had been in the capital for more than two months, and they had been busy making a living, and had not yet seen the beauties of the capital or tasted its delicacies.
“That rice noodle roll——”
Shen Qingqiu took a bite of the candied haws in his left hand, and then saw the rice noodle rolls being sold on the street to the right.
Liu frowned slightly, of course not because she felt that she was wasting money, "You've eaten so much, be careful not to get a stomachache." But Shen Qingqiu babbled and leaned in her arms just to ask for it.
Liu couldn't resist it. The girl had grown taller, her eyes were rounder, and she was so adorable when she acted coquettishly. How could she resist this since she was her own daughter?
Shen Qingqiu saw her leave, and then he licked the candied haws beside him contentedly.
"Bitch, get out of here!"
Liu had just taken out the silver to give to the rice noodle roll seller when a figure suddenly came over. Liu hurriedly dodged and saw a woman in a pink top being pushed from a distance onto the ice jelly stall, knocking over the rice noodle roll stall. The red oil that flowed out dyed her pink top so badly that it was hard to tell the color.
"Bitch, if I find out you're still in the capital, I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
Liu looked over with her rice noodle rolls in her hand. A middle-aged woman was cursing at Liu. She looked at Liu and said, "What are you looking at?" Then she stepped back and went into the house. She was followed by countless servants who moved all the things in the house.
"Madam, madam, these are all my dowry!" When the woman in pink saw that her house had been emptied, she quickly fell to the ground and begged the middle-aged woman.
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