"I have been waiting for this for a long time."
Yun Duoduo felt his breath and warmth. Jin Jinzhi held Yun Duoduo's hand and intertwined their fingers.
"In broad daylight."
Jin Jinzhi looked at her flushed cheeks and a mischievous smile crept across her face. "You've done it so many times already, and you're still shy?"
"Stop messing around, I'll help you change your clothes!"
"If it doesn't fit, it needs to be altered!"
He tried to pull his hand away from Jin Jinzhi's grasp, but she only held on tighter.
Yun Duoduo's body trembled slightly uncontrollably, and she dared not look up at Jin Jinzhi.
"Duoduo, lift your head and kiss me."
Jin Jin whispered in Yun Duoduo's ear.
Yun Duoduo blushed, but she still raised her head and kissed Jin Jinzhi's thin lips.
A smile appeared on Jin Jinzhi's lips. She held Yun Duoduo's head, wrapped her arms around Yun Duoduo's waist, and returned the kiss to Yun Duoduo's lips and her delicate neck.
After the deep kiss ended, Yun Duoduo gently pushed him away, her voice a little hoarse, and her eyes glanced towards the door.
"The door is still open. Aren't you afraid someone will come in later?"
"Don't worry, they won't dare to come in."
As she spoke, Yun Duoduo helped Jin Jinzhi put on her clothes.
She pulled Jin Jinzhi around in front of her, looking at her waist and shoulders; they were neither too loose nor too tight.
"Yes, the clothes fit perfectly."
"It seems that Duoduo also knows my size."
Jin Jinzhi reached out and pinched Yun Duoduo's fair and tender little face.
"Stop it!" Yun Duoduo turned her head to the side, dodging Jin Jinzhi's kiss.
She put the clothes away carefully. "Hmm, you really look good in these clothes."
This garment fits perfectly, so there's no need to try on the others; they're all the same size.
"Your Highness, dinner is ready!"
Uncle Fu called out from a distance, and Jin Jinzhi replied, "Bring it in!"
Upon hearing Jin Jinzhi's reply, the servants brought in the food.
"Mmm, it smells so good! Brother Jinzhi, the cook at your residence is quite good!"
"Duoduo is going to marry into the family. My queen loves to eat, so I naturally spent a lot of money to find a famous chef from Nanyang."
Uncle Fu and Qingdai smiled and served the two of them a bowl of soup.
"Brother Jinzhi, have you met any new people lately?"
Yun Duoduo lowered her head and drank her soup, thinking about the woman in pink that Quail had told her about.
"A new person?"
Why do you ask that?
"It's nothing, just asking casually."
[A new person...]
Suddenly, Jin Jinzhi remembered the strange woman who had appeared at the gate of the mansion this morning.
Did Duoduo find out about that woman blocking the gate of the mansion?
He hadn't taken it to heart at first, but clearly, someone was bothered by it.
[It seems that I should refrain from personally handling rescues in the future.]
Otherwise, the consequences could be quite troublesome.
[Military Advisor Cao has very few suitors; from now on, let him handle the rescues.]
"There are new people, but they are all insignificant and don't need to be taken seriously."
"Come on, eat meat."
Jin Jinzhi picked up a piece of meat and placed it in Yun Duoduo's bowl.
...
After sending Yun Duoduo back to the princess's residence, Jin Jinzhi summoned Military Advisor Cao and Yan Ying.
"Military Advisor Cao, have you found out who the woman who appeared at the gate today is?"
Military Advisor Cao was completely bewildered. When did the Prince ask him to investigate?
"Your Highness, it is Princess Shangguan Wanwan of Loulan."
Seeing that Military Advisor Cao was stammering and unable to give a coherent answer, Yan Ying continued.
"Shangguan Wanwan... I've never heard of that name before..."
"Your Highness, I heard that Shangguan Wanwan came to deliver a congratulatory gift from Loulan, which was for the Ninth Princess's coming-of-age ceremony that day."
Jin Jinzhi nodded. They were still outside when Shangguan Wanwan came of age that day, so they naturally didn't recognize her.
Shangguan Wanwan clearly sees him as her savior and wants to repay him with her body; things can't be allowed to continue like this.
"Yanying, Shangguan Wanwan, go and take care of this."
Yan Ying stiffened, looking at Jin Jinzhi with a wronged expression, "Your Highness, are you going to use my life's most important matter to block your romantic advances?"
"Your Highness, Your Highness must distinguish between public and private matters!"
"What, you've investigated her so thoroughly? Aren't you interested in this Loulan princess?" Jin Jinzhi raised an eyebrow at Yan Ying.
"Yanying, she is a princess after all. I didn't look closely, but judging from how much you care, she must be quite pretty."
"If you marry a princess, you won't lose out!"
Yan Ying wiped her nose and didn't say anything.
He had seen Shangguan Wanwan, and she was indeed quite beautiful, exactly the kind of look he would like.
He has well-defined facial features, deep-set eyes, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a high nose bridge.
"Your Highness, why didn't you send me to such a good job?"
Cao Canjun shoved Yan Ying in dissatisfaction, muttering under his breath.
"Why do all the good things get done by Yan Ying?"
Cao Canjun was filled with resentment and was dissatisfied with Jin Jin's unfair division of labor.
Jin Jin looked Cao Canjun up and down. "It's not that you can't go, but you won't get anything done."
"What do you mean by that, Your Highness? How many of the tasks Your Highness entrusted to your subordinates have you failed to accomplish?" Military Advisor Cao looked at Jin Jinzhi with dissatisfaction.
Jin Jin hesitated, but seeing Cao Canjun's persistent attitude, she could only say, "She doesn't like you."
"Yes, Shangguan Wanwan is the princess of Loulan, and she even has my looks!"
Yan Ying snapped her fingers and raised her eyebrows triumphantly at Military Advisor Cao.
Cao Canjun swung his fist at Yan Ying, but Yan Ying quickly ran away with a grin.
...
The next morning, Yun Duoduo changed into her palace attire and went to the palace. After paying her respects to Yun Beiye and the Empress Dowager, she went to the Imperial Pharmacy.
Upon entering the Imperial Pharmacy, Yun Duoduo saw the Imperial Pharmacy's Chief Physician, the nineteen-year-old Yi Qingchen.
"Your subordinate greets the Imperial Guard."
Yi Qingchen performed the greetings of the Imperial Pharmacy Director and the Imperial Physician.
Those inside heard Yi Qingchen's voice and looked towards the door. Seeing that it was Yun Duoduo, they all bowed and greeted her.
Yun Duoduo nodded to them. It seemed that after the incident of preventing and treating the cold, her prestige was gradually being established.
"Thanks to the method of Dian Yu, which was used to distribute medicine to the people in the city to fight the cold, there are far fewer people catching colds this year than last year."
"Okay, that's good."
Now that the coldest weather has passed, fewer and fewer people will catch a cold.
"only……"
"But what? If you have something to say, just say it."
Yun Duoduo looked at the fair-skinned, thick-browed, almond-shaped man before her, dressed in a light green brocade robe embroidered with pine and cypress patterns, his face slightly troubled, and asked...
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