After Jiang Shi said this, Yu Tanqi was almost certain that there was something wrong with the sachet.
She sighed inwardly, but appeared obedient and agreed to let him take the sachet.
Today is her birthday. Jiang Shi didn't want to make her unhappy, so he didn't mention the sachet too much. After letting Danqing take the sachet, he told her about his previous birthdays.
After lunch, Yu Tanqi felt sleepy, so Jiang Shi took her to his study and let her lie on the beauty couch for a nap.
The beauty couch in the study was specially prepared by Jiang Shi for Yu Tanqi. He was diligent by nature and never liked to be idle. Even in his own room, there was no beauty couch for him to lie comfortably on.
But the little girl was frail and would rather lie down than sit. He did not hold her to his own high standards, but indulged her unconditionally.
Danqing secretly thought that if his master became the emperor, he would definitely be diligent in his work and love the people, but the way he doted on Miss Yu Tan was like a tyrant doting on a concubine. He was willing to give up half of the throne to her, which would definitely be criticized.
Especially at this moment, in order to keep Yu Tanqi out of his sight, Jiang Shi gave up the study and asked Danqing to invite Xu Mubai over. The three of them discussed important matters in the corridor outside the door.
Xu Mubai also had some complaints about this place for discussing important matters: "Why do we have to discuss things here?"
Danqing answered quickly: "Because Miss Yu was taking a nap in the study, the master couldn't bear to wake her up."
Xu Mubai raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Jiang Shi meaningfully.
Jiang Shi glanced at Danqing, then bowed to Xu Mubai and interrupted him gently, "Doctor Xu, I asked you to come over now because I want you to help me check if there is anything wrong with this sachet, Danqing."
Danqing quickly took out Yu Lan's sachet and handed it to Xu Mubai with both hands.
Xu Mubai reached out to take it, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it gently, frowning.
Jiang Shi looked at him quietly without urging him.
After a while, Xu Mubai's face darkened slightly: "Where did this sachet come from?"
Jiang Shi said, "It's a birthday gift from Yu Lan to Tan Qi."
"Yu Lan?" Xu Mubai was a little surprised. "That shouldn't be the case. She can't possibly have access to something like this."
Jiang Shi pursed his lips: "What?"
He had learned some medical skills from Xu Mubai since he was a child, but his level was only half-baked.
Although he could smell something strange in the sachet, he couldn't tell exactly what the problem was, so he asked Xu Mubai to come.
Xu Mubai's face was solemn, as if he was thinking about something: "I'm not sure. I have to open the sachet and examine it carefully before I can be sure."
Jiang Shi frowned and asked, "But is it poisonous?"
Xu Mubai said: "Maybe it's something more terrifying than poison."
Jiang Shi's eyes darkened: "What is more terrifying than poison?"
Xu Mubai said, "Your Highness should have heard of Miaojiang's witchcraft. I suspect there are poisonous insects or something like that in the sachet."
Jiang Shi's face darkened completely.
Miaojiang is a mysterious tribe that everyone is afraid of.
It is said that the Miao area is crawling with extremely poisonous snakes, scorpions and insects, and no grass grows within a radius of a hundred miles.
Everyone in Miaojiang possesses the power to control poisons and the skills to refine and control poisons. The poisonous insects they refine can enter the human body and turn people into puppets controlled by them, killing people invisibly and making people terrified and afraid of them.
"There is such a person around Yun Xuan." Jiang Shi looked at the exquisite and elegant sachet. When he thought that such a terrible thing might fall into the hands of Yu Tanqi, his eyes became terribly cold.
He whispered, "I underestimated him."
Fortunately, he happened to be by Yu Tanqi's side when Yu Lan gave the sachet to her.
Jiang Shi lowered his eyes to hide the coldness in them.
He has always been gentle and would not easily kill anyone.
Even if Zhang Kai and his ilk bullied him, he would only give him a slight punishment, allowing Zhang Kai's father, Marquis Xuanping, to be reprimanded by the emperor, just as Zhai Zhichang and his father were reprimanded by the emperor.
If a child is not taught, it is the father's fault.
If the emperor publicly reprimanded them, the entire family would be disgraced and their reputation and future would be ruined.
The reason why Zhang Kai was unable to get an erection was because of the intervention of the eldest prince Gao Rui, which was beyond Jiang Shi's control.
But if someone wants to hurt someone he cares about, he will make that person suffer the consequences and repay them tenfold.
Killing someone means paying with your life, which is only natural.
Jiang Xuan of Chenjun wanted to kill Yu Tanqi and take his place, so he asked her to atone for her sins with her own life.
He didn't want Yu Tanqi to know about these dirty things, so as not to pollute her ears.
The girl grew up in seclusion, with a delicate and frail body. She is a difficult flower to raise, and must be carefully cared for so that she can grow into a gorgeous and beautiful flower.
Jiang Shi does not allow anyone around her who may threaten her life and health.
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Yu Tanqi took a nap for half an incense stick of time before being woken up by Jiang Shi. It is not advisable to sleep too long at noon, otherwise it will be difficult to fall asleep at night.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Jiang Shi's fair, beautiful and stunning face. She was stunned and almost thought she was still dreaming.
The girl's round eyes were like gems washed in clear water, and his face was clearly reflected in her eyes.
Her fair cheeks were flushed, and her red lips were slightly open, revealing her white and neat teeth, which was seductive without her realizing it.
Jiang Shi looked at the girl's dazed eyes, his eyes flickered slightly, his gaze fell on her rosy lips, his Adam's apple rolled, he stretched out his hands to cover her eyes, shaking his palms to disrupt her vision, and said in a low voice: "Tan Qi, are you awake?"
Yu Tanqi's eyes followed his palm, and his consciousness gradually became clear. He quickly said, "I'm awake. What time is it now?"
Jiang Shi said, "Three quarters past noon."
Yu Tanqi stood up and asked, "Should we go out and pick osmanthus flowers now?"
"Okay." He went to the osmanthus tree with her.
Jiang Shi stayed with Yu Tanqi the whole day and agreed to whatever she wanted to do.
It was not until dusk and night fell, after dinner, that he gave her his birthday gift.
It is a lustrous and transparent jade pendant with an exquisite phoenix pattern carved on it and the word "Orchid" engraved next to it.
Yu Tanqi's heart skipped a beat when he saw it.
Jiang Shi said in a gentle voice, "This is a jade pendant passed down from my mother's family. It is divided into two pieces, a dragon and a phoenix. Men hold the dragon and women hold the phoenix. Each piece of jade pendant can mobilize the family's secret guards. I will feel much more at ease if you hold it."
Yu Tanqi moved his fingers slightly, a little hesitant, not knowing whether to accept it.
Having read the original novel, she naturally knew what this jade pendant carved with a phoenix pattern represented.
Every generation of the Lan family's patriarch has two dragon and phoenix jade pendants. Only the person the patriarch trusts the most is worthy of getting one of them. Even the patriarch's significant other may not be able to get a jade pendant.
The dragon and phoenix jade pendant represents the identity of the head of the family. The holder can mobilize the Lan family's secret guards at will.
The Lan family's secret guards are a force that is no less powerful than the emperor's Dragon Scale Guards. Each of them is a peerless master who can fight ten enemies at once.
The jade pendant that Jiang Shi gave her was equivalent to personally delivering his most important force to her.
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