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Although she had known about this from the secret guards a long time ago, she was still a little angry when she saw the scar, but she quickly controlled her breath.
He took out a jade bottle from his arms and gently applied the ointment in the bottle to the scar on Qin Yuyao's chin.
After confirming that it was all applied, Luan Zhengya put away the jade bottle. She looked again at the person on the bed, whose breathing was steady. After a while, he leaned forward again.
This time he was closer, pausing to sniff at her neck. It was still that familiar floral scent, the scent of the plum blossom ointment he had taught her to make.
She had originally wanted to use her favorite purple-leaf plum to make the ointment, but the purple-leaf plum, while beautiful, lacked fragrance, so she chose the plum blossoms from the farm. When she finished it, she remembers smiling with joy.
I gave him a bottle of the ointment I had worked so hard on for two months. He said, "Men mostly use spikenard, agarwood, and longmingchannao incense, while plum incense is mostly used by women."
"But this fragrance is fresh and pleasant, and it suits you. If I could smell this scent on you, I would be happy all day long." Qin Yuyao pulled his sleeve and begged him to accept the plum blossom ointment.
At this moment, the plum blossom fragrance that shared the two people's bodies gradually merged together as the room was sealed. The plum blossom fragrance filled the room, making Luan Zhengya somewhat unable to restrain herself.
With a creaking sound, the window frame was lifted up again and then carefully closed.
Qin Yuyao slept until noon the next day. During this time, Qingyu came to see her several times, but seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he did not disturb her.
So Qin Yuyao only started eating lunch when Qin Ziwen arrived.
Seeing her like this, Qin Ziwen snorted coldly and sat down on the seat next to her: "How can you be the prince's wife if you are so lazy and sleepy!"
The person being scolded didn't even raise his head. He put his favorite dish into his mouth and chewed it for a few times before saying, "If you can't do it, don't do it. No one wants to do it."
He spoke as if she had begged him to arrange this marriage for her, and Qin Yuyao curled her lips.
Seeing her like this, Qin Ziwen choked with anger.
"How many ladies from prominent families want to marry Prince Zhen'an? How come you don't know what's good for you?" Qin Ziwen said angrily.
Seeing that he was extremely angry, his eyes were wide open. However, Qin Yuyao did not answer and just ate.
When Qin Ziwen wanted to say more, Qin Yuyao had already put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands and said slowly: "This is a good marriage. You can let Sister Wenxin go."
Hearing this, Qin Ziwen was furious: "Xin'er is only sixteen years old, how can she be a match for Prince Zhen'an?"
Qin Yuyao sneered and looked at Qin Ziwen and said, "Dad, I don't understand what you mean. You can't get married at sixteen, but I can get married at seventeen?"
After being contradicted repeatedly by her, Qin Ziwen's patience had run out. He said firmly, "You must go to this marriage. Even if Grandmother intercedes for you, it's useless. How can an old woman from the inner chambers understand the affairs of the court?"
After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "You will not be married to the Prince of Zhen'an's mansion for long. As long as we can find out some secrets from the mansion, I will have something to hold against your father. You can come out anytime and go wherever you want."
As if to convince her, Qin Ziwen tempted her again, "I used to blame my mother a little, but if you go, as the princess, it will be easy for you to get the key information. You can also go back to Taoyuan Village directly. I remember you seemed to know someone there. I will give you some money, and you can win over any man."
Qin Yuyao lowered her eyes upon hearing this. Although she had long known that what happened in Taoyuan Village could not be concealed, Qin Ziwen spoke of it so casually, as if her experience was not worth mentioning.
"What do you want to get before you stop?" Qin Yuyao's tone was very light, but her eyes looked at Qin Ziwen faintly.
As a father, he was kind to Qin Wenxin, but he used her so blatantly, as if she was just a puppy he picked up.
Qin Ziwen didn't care about Qin Yuyao's expression. He only said when he saw that she was wavering, "No matter what it is, as long as it is something in the study of Prince Zhen'an's Mansion, it is extremely important to me. As long as you use this in exchange, it will be a piece of cake for me to help you leave Prince Zhen'an's Mansion."
Qin Ziwen seemed to think that this matter was a sure thing, and he looked very proud. He obviously thought that letting his own daughter steal intelligence documents was very simple.
After a long time, Qin Ziwen grew impatient. Just as he was about to ask, he heard the person next to him say, "Okay, I promise. But you and I have to sign a separate contract, so that we don't have to buy a second one after stealing one."
Qin Ziwen's face twitched, and he nodded slightly guiltily: "That's easy, I can even confirm it with the seal of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Okay, better stamp it. Otherwise, I won't marry you." Seeing that he spoke so readily, Qin Yuyao responded quickly. Her eyes looked straight into Qin Ziwen's, like a sharp arrow.
He went straight into the depths of Qin Ziwen's greedy heart, but it was not to awaken his conscience as a father. It was just to warn her that she was not some child who knew nothing about the world.
It was obvious that he had come to visit her today with good intentions. Within moments, an attendant brought over paper and pen. After the last stroke was made, Qin Ziwen looked at Qin Yuyao and said, "The seal is still in the study. I'll send someone to bring it over tonight."
But Qin Yuyao refused to listen and said bluntly, "Father, this contract is more effective than any of your words to me. If I can't get it now, I can leave this Prime Minister's Mansion right now."
"You!" Qin Ziwen wanted to get angry, but thinking that the father and daughter were now an 'alliance', he endured it and waved to the follower beside him, who then took out the seal from the pouch on his waist.
Seeing this, Qin Yuyao sneered in a very disrespectful manner. He really spared no effort in scheming against her daughter.
After seeing the seal on the contract document with her own eyes, Qin Yuyao took it and looked it over carefully before putting it away.
"Hmph, are you satisfied now? Get ready, I will arrange for you to marry Prince Zhen'an in ten days." After saying that, Qin Ziwen hurried away with his entourage.
Watching Qin Ziwen's gradually disappearing figure, Qin Yuyao called out in a low voice: "Jin Yu."
Jin Yu, who was originally guarding the door, immediately walked in and looked at his young lady with a puzzled look. He immediately understood and put his ear close to her.
"Find a chance tomorrow and go to the blacksmith shop outside to buy a dagger. It doesn't have to be too sharp, just a bit blunt." Qin Yuyao spoke secretly, and only Jin Yu, who was nearby, could hear it.
Even with the hidden guards' internal energy pumping into their ears, they couldn't hear what the two were discussing. They exchanged glances and could only helplessly stand still in the shadows. Naturally, this news, which they couldn't hear, would be delivered to Luan Zhengya's desk tonight.
Having temporarily put her worries to rest, Qin Yuyao was in a good mood, making tea and reading in the yard. However, this leisure time did not last long, as someone came to disturb her.
After the birthday banquet, Qin Wenxin, who had not been seen since then, came over from the other end of the yard with a maid, her face a mixture of anger and contempt.
When he saw Qin Yuyao's eyes scanning over, he walked straight up to her and said in an ambiguous tone, "Big sister, weren't you still refusing to obey a few days ago? Why, you agreed today?"
Qin Wenxin had always looked down upon this airborne young lady. After being the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion for sixteen years, she suddenly became the second daughter.
Thinking of this, Qin Wenxin's expression twisted again for a moment, and she suppressed her jealousy. Seeing that Qin Yuyao didn't say anything, Qin Wenxin quickly picked up the tea on her desk and splashed it on Qin Yuyao's face.
Qin Yuyao, who had anticipated this, stood up and dodged the attack the moment before she made a move. In the face of her fear, she poured out the entire pot of tea.
The maid behind the other person stepped forward and helped block most of the tea.
"Before, I always felt that Daddy and I were not like biological father and daughter. Now I understand. The action of pouring tea on others is exactly the same." Qin Yuyao looked at Qin Wenxin and said word by word.
Qin Wenxin, who understood what she meant, immediately became so angry that she trembled and wanted to move forward.
With a crisp sound, Qin Wenxin covered half of her face and looked at Qin Yuyao with disbelief: "How dare you hit me?!"
He raised his chin slightly, a mocking smile on his lips: "Yes, I am going to hit you. So what? When you hit me just now, did you ever think about why you wanted to splash me?"
Seeing that she was too angry to speak, Qin Yuyao stood with her hands behind her back and continued, "Or do you dare to continue doing this to me now? Then my marriage with Prince Zhen'an will be annulled. Or, do you want to go?"
"Just be arrogant for a few days, or you'll have to bear the consequences!" Qin Wenxin put down her hands that were covering her face and pointed at Qin Yuyao and screamed.
Blinking, Qin Yuyao deliberately took a step forward, watching the other party subconsciously take a half step back. Then she chuckled and said, "Well, I will eat the good fruit."
*
In the evening, at Prince Zhen'an's Mansion.
In the study, Luan Zhengya burst into laughter before she even finished listening to the secret guard's report. Thinking of the scene at that time, she could only sigh that she was not there.
"As Yuyao instructed, you should have someone follow that maid tomorrow. If it's not a serious matter, there's no need to stop her."
Although she couldn't know the whole story accurately, Luan Zhengya knew that based on Yu Yao's personality, it must be something to deal with Qin Ziwen or Prince Zhen'an.
Seeing the secret guards taking orders and leaving, Jiang He hesitated for a long time before asking, "Your Highness, what about Miss Qin trying to gather your information after she came here?"
Hearing this, the genuine smile on Luan Zhengya's face faded a bit. A hint of darkness welled up in her eyes, but it wasn't directed at Qin Yuyao, but at Qin Ziwen, the instigator.
"I didn't know that the Right Prime Minister was so smart that he could come up with such a beauty trap. I'll test the truth later. As for Yuyao, let her handle it." Luan Zhengya said lightly.
Yuyao didn't know that this Prince Zhen'an was him, and she was afraid that there would be another quarrel on the wedding night. Thinking of this, Luan Zhengya raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a doting smile, and was looking forward to the arrival of that day.
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