Chapter 427 Fear of Cold
Qin Jinzhi finished her official duties late at night, and when she opened the door, she frowned slightly.
Autumn is only halfway over, and it's already so cold.
Qin Jinzhi lifted her foot and left the Inspection Department.
As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Yun Que standing beside the carriage, holding a mink coat.
As soon as he saw Qin Jinzhi come out, he immediately ran over to her.
The carriage curtain was lifted, and Liu Yiyi, biting into a pastry, gestured with her chin towards Qin Jinzhi.
"This deputy director is personally coming to pick you up after your shift. How about that? Touched, aren't you!"
Yun Que smiled and draped the mink coat over Qin Jinzhi.
Qin Jinzhi said, feigning sincerity, "I'm so touched, I have no way to repay you."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yiyi said with a grin, "Get in the car quickly, I brought you some good stuff."
Qin Jinzhi boarded the carriage.
Liu Yiyi opened the food box on the carriage.
Qin Jinzhi looked at the soup bowl inside. "Did you make this?"
Liu Yiyi brought out the soup bowl. "This is my newly developed heart-nourishing soup. It contains cordyceps and free-range chicken, along with cypress seed, astragalus, chuanxiong, and jujube seed. It replenishes qi and nourishes the heart."
Qin Jinzhi opened the lid of the soup bowl and drank it sip by sip.
"It tastes good."
Liu Yiyi said smugly, "That's right, others dare not compare, I'm definitely better than you."
Yun Que chuckled and gestured to Qin Jinzhi, saying that the sable coat was given to her by Vice Dean Liu.
Liu Yiyi looked at Yun Que's gestures and said, "Yun Que, why are you teasing me? I can understand your sign language now too."
The lark covered its mouth with its hand as if in surprise.
Liu Yiyi looked at Qin Jinzhi, "It feels a bit cold today, doesn't it?"
Qin Jinzhi nodded. "This autumn has been a bit cold for me."
Liu Yiyi shook her head. "It's because of your body. Although Qu Langdan can suppress the Biluo poison, some minor symptoms will become very obvious. The Biluo poison is a cold poison, so you will be particularly afraid of the cold. It's okay now that it's autumn, but you will suffer more in winter."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "I have to thank Dean Liu for remembering my illness despite his busy schedule."
Liu Yiyi pretended to be shy and said, "You silly boy, you know that, so why don't you hurry up and drink all the soup? I simmered it over low heat for two hours."
The carriage traveled steadily toward the Prince's mansion.
Liu Yiyi suddenly remembered something, "Your symptoms of being afraid of the cold will soon be impossible to hide. What if people in the capital find out?"
Qin Jinzhi leaned to the side and said, "Then I won't hide it."
Liu Yiyi never questioned Qin Jinzhi's decisions.
She turned to the lark and said, "Tomorrow, prepare a few hand warmers for her. I'll make some medicine packets and put them in the hand warmers. Tonight, put the hand warmers in her quilt."
The lark nodded.
The next day, Qin Jinzhi, dressed in a fine fur coat, rode on a cloud-shaped horse and swaggered towards the Inspection Bureau with Ajiao and Aman in tow.
People on the street all kept their distance.
"My little one, come back!"
A little girl held up a piece of fruit and stood in front of Qin Jinzhi.
She has big eyes that blink frequently.
Qin Jinzhi looked down at her, "For me?"
The little girl looked up and smiled happily, "My older sister said that the fairy sister is a great hero."
Aman looked at Qin Jinzhi in disbelief.
Fairy Sister?
At that moment, a woman picked up the little girl.
"Princess, please forgive me! Princess, please forgive me! My daughter did not mean to offend you! I am willing to take the blame for her."
Qin Jinzhi said calmly, "Keep an eye on your own children; they're easily hurt."
The woman was overjoyed upon hearing this, exclaiming, "Thank you, Princess! Thank you, Princess!"
The little girl watched Qin Jinzhi and the others leave, still holding up the fruit in her hand.
"Guoguo!"
The woman quickly checked the little girl for any injuries, then said to her, "Little one, you can't run around like that anymore, or your mother will worry. Little one, eat by yourself."
Princesses are of noble birth; how could they possibly eat such cheap fruit?
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them felt a shadow loom over them.
The parents looked up and saw Ah Man smiling at the little girl.
She held out her hand to the little girl, saying, "I'll give it to the fairy sister for you."
The little girl excitedly placed the fruit in Aman's hand.
Aman patted her head, then ran to catch up with the group.
The little girl turned to look at the woman, "Mother, the fairy sister in black."
Aman wiped the fruit clean, then took out the silver needle from her crown and pricked the fruit a few times.
He then handed it to Qin Jinzhi.
"Here you go, fairy sister."
She looked up and saw Qin Jinzhi staring at her with a puzzled expression.
Aman suddenly slapped his forehead. Qin Jinzhi had taken Qulangdan, and for the next three years, no poison would work on her.
Qin Jinzhi took the fruit and took a bite; it was so sour that she almost cried.
But when Ah Man looked over, his expression returned to normal.
"Is the fruit delicious?"
Qin Jinzhi handed her the fruit, saying, "It's sweet."
Ah Man smiled and took the fruit, "Then I must try it."
As soon as Aman took a bite, Qin Jinzhi immediately grimaced and spat the fruit out.
"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"
Ah Man's face contorted from the sourness.
Qin Jinzhi laughed out loud.
Ah Man shook his head as he looked at the fruit. "Sure enough, your admirers are all like you, killing without leaving a trace."
But she didn't throw the fruit away; instead, she carried it carefully the whole way.
Qin Jinzhi watched her actions, her smile widening.
At the door, Cui Ying, along with A Jiao and others, came to deliver official documents.
Ah Man quickly walked to Ah Jiao's side, "The boss's admirer, a five-year-old girl, gave it to her. She said the boss is a fairy sister, it's so sweet."
Ah Jiao raised an eyebrow at the fruit Ah Man held up, "Then I have to try it."
She took a bite, nodded without changing her expression, and said, "It is indeed very sweet."
Ah Jiao turned around and asked, "Vice Envoy, would you like to try a bite?"
Cui Ying looked at Qin Jinzhi with a curious expression, "Her, the fairy sister?"
Aman nodded with a smile, and Cui Ying took the fruit and said with a teasing look, "It seems that the world has indeed changed."
Just as Cui Ying took a bite...
Gillian spat out the fruit with a pained expression.
"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"
Cui Ying immediately shouted, "Why are all your people willing to play these kinds of tricks!"
Yun Que and the others tricked her into eating bitter lotus seeds.
Ah Jiao and Ah Man tricked her into eating sour fruit.
But she always falls for it!
The group burst into laughter.
As the group entered the Inspection Division, Cui Ying noticed that Qin Jinzhi was dressed so warmly.
He said with a puzzled look, "It's only autumn, why are you wearing a fur coat?"
Qin Jinzhi casually said, "It's cold."
"Father, you have people watching Jinzhi, even recording what she eats, drinks, and wears every day. Is it really necessary to do this?"
The prince opened the letter sent by the person keeping watch on him.
"Your imperial grandfather and grandmother not only established the Thousand Birds Bureau for Qin Jinzhi, but now they have also established the Inspection Bureau for her, with important officials appointed to each department. How is this any different from establishing a mini-court for her? If she has any disloyal intentions, how should I deal with it?"
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