The other party handed over a note and left. Qiao Yu didn't feel comfortable opening it as there were so many people around.
Although there were a few people outside the Queen Mother's Palace, no one dared to look up to see what Qiao Yu was doing. He unfolded the note:
See you in the East Garden of the Imperial Garden.
Qiao Yu sat in the sedan chair and said to the people carrying it:
"I'm not going back to Lan Zhao Palace. I want to take a stroll in the Imperial Garden."
When they arrived at the Imperial Garden, Qiao Yu got off and walked away, telling them to go back, and she would go back by herself later.
"Your Majesty, Prince An is looking for you..."
Zhu'er asked anxiously. After all, she had never been to Prince An's Mansion with Qiao Yu, and she didn't know whether the Regent still blamed the young lady for what happened last time.
Those rumors were clearly not spread by the young lady. After all, she had been serving the young lady since she was a child, so how could she not know that the young lady actually admired...
"Don't panic, Sufang, go to Lanzhao Palace and get this brocade box."
"Yes, my lady."
It would have been safer to let Zhu'er go to get the things, but Qiao Yu wanted to get Sufang away.
Hua Yunlan's memory did not mention whether Sufang was the spy arranged by Yan Fu to be by her side. She only remembered that whatever she asked Sufang to do would be done safely and she was a reliable person.
Qiao Yu knew that there were people of Yan Fu's around her, and she didn't trust any of the palace maids in Lan Zhao Palace except Zhu'er.
The East Garden of the Imperial Garden was a relatively remote place, and it was some distance from the entrance where she got out of the sedan chair.
Yan Qu must have paid his respects to Queen Mother Xue before coming here, but he was afraid that Qiao Yu would run away, so Qiao Yu saw him before long.
When Yan Qu arrived, the woman was sitting on the swing, and her maid was gently pushing the swing for her.
The swing swayed slightly up and down, and when it swung from the top to the bottom, the skirt was blown up by the wind, and the girl Xiao Qiao's white ankles could be vaguely seen.
Yan Qu frowned and retracted his gaze:
"Empress Hua is so arrogant! She's made me wait so long!"
Qiao Yu had no awareness of being a concubine and continued to sit lazily on the swing, like a cat basking in the sun?
It may be because they are back at home, or maybe there is no one to monitor them.
"What are you talking about, Prince An? I'm here now. Besides, that medicine is really heavy, so I can show off."
Even the highly skilled doctor Zhang in his house couldn't figure out the ingredients of the medicine. In the end, Xin Xiao found a patient with the same symptoms as Yan Qu to test it.
In just one day, the person who took the medicine was in great shape. If he hadn't recovered to normal condition half a month later, he would have thought that the person who took the medicine had never been sick.
The medicine was so effective that it was almost magical. During the period of effect, Imperial Physician Zhang constantly monitored and tested the patient's body, and both his pulse and spirit were those of a healthy normal person.
In addition to wanting this medicine, Yan Qu also wanted to know where this medicine came from and why it was so effective.
Ever since Qiao Yu went to Prince An's Mansion last time, whenever the Prince Regent was sick, she would hide at the Queen Mother's place to avoid Yan Fu.
After trying this method once and it didn't work, Yan Qu had no choice but to come to the palace in person to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Xue.
There was no sign of Qiao Yu for half a month. Now when Yan Qu went to pay his respects, Empress Dowager Xue looked at him strangely.
I always thought that he was plotting something again, otherwise why would a brother-in-law visit his sister-in-law every day?
"Tell me what you want."
Yan Qu didn't think that the woman in front of him would easily give him such a magical medicine if she didn't ask for anything in return?
The girl's feet suddenly rested flat on the ground, and Zhu'er naturally stopped pushing the swing.
She lowered her eyes, her hair covering her forehead, hiding her expression. But when she looked up, Yan Qu could still see the sadness she hadn't hidden:
"Yeah, how could you possibly think that I would give you this medicine for free."
After only a second, the girl suddenly smiled, as if the hurt look was just Yan Qu's illusion:
"Help my younger brother, Hua Bosheng, find a teacher."
"Is it that simple?" Yan Qu was increasingly confused by the girl in front of him. She was clearly a young girl ten years younger than him.
If she just wanted to help her younger brother find a good teacher, it wouldn't be difficult given her current status, and it could even be said to be easy.
Even if Duke Hua is old and confused, the Xue family is not dead and will not ignore Hua Bosheng.
"Of course it's not that simple. Bosheng needs a good teacher, Hua Bocheng only has women in his heart, and the Xue family is too dangerous."
Qiao Yu's words made Yan Qu look at her twice more. It turned out that the girl was not as stupid as he thought.
But he was afraid that this cleverness would be used in the wrong place. Yan Fu clearly intended to "favor" Qiao Yu so as to lower his own and the Xue family's guard.
If Qiao Yu is too clever and allies with the Xue family, then Yan Fu might end up being outsmarted by his own cleverness.
Su Fang also came over from Lan Zhao Palace to get the medicine. Qiao Yu signaled her to give the brocade box to Yan Qu:
"Your Majesty, please."
Yan Qu opened the brocade box and looked at it carefully, as if to confirm whether this one was the same as the previous one.
Qiao Yu was also amused by this and stood up to leave: "Don't worry, there is only one fake one in the world and I can't pay ten times as much. Just abide by the agreement."
Someone gave him such good medicine almost for free, and he still suspected that the other party had been exposed. Yan Qu touched his nose embarrassedly and called her:
"Are you sure this is the only request, Concubine Hua? After all, I've gotten the upper hand. I'll allow you to think carefully about whether you have any other requests."
The girl's palm-sized face lifted slightly to look at him, her watery eyes now filled with deep love, so hot that it made Yan Qu's heart burn.
404: Yan Qu's favorability +5, total favorability: 5
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