Yue Mingzhu and Lin Jinyan chatted alone for an hour before getting on the carriage back home.
The maid looked at her young lady's complicated expression and couldn't see anything, so she couldn't help but ask:
"Miss, does Miss Lin understand what you mean?"
Seeing Yue Mingzhu nodding, the maid smiled and said:
"Congratulations, miss, you don't have to marry the prince."
Yue Mingzhu: "Miss Lin... doesn't want to marry the prince either."
"Why?"
"She has a crush on someone just like me."
The maid asked anxiously: "Miss, have you confessed to Miss Lin? Then if she knows that you like His Highness Prince Jin, what will she do if you tell her?"
Yue Mingzhu shook her head, with a hint of shame in her tone:
"I didn't tell her that I had a sweetheart. She said that she had a man she had liked since she was a child. Although she didn't say who he was, she was willing to tell me such a private matter, which shows that she was sincere towards me, but I wanted to take advantage of her. It’s such a shame that she got away.”
Maid: "Miss, don't think too much. The reputation of your daughter's family is so important. Naturally, this kind of thing should be kept secret."
Yue Mingzhu sighed: "Yes, a girl's name is so important. I am indeed not as good as such a sincere woman. It would be a pity if we cannot become close friends."
Zheng Mansion.
After Zheng Xiangheng sent Mr. Tang Ge back to his house, he returned to his own house.
The personal guard opened the wooden box on the carriage and when he was about to take out the tea and put it away, he discovered that there were three sets of medicine inside and hurriedly handed the wooden box to Zheng Xiangheng for inspection.
"Could it be that Doctor Wu gave the medicine intended for Mr. Tang Ge to you by mistake?"
Zheng Xiangheng looked at the medicine bag and remembered that when Never Night Hou left, An Zhixian gave tea to several people one by one. They were all packed in wooden boxes, and the last one was given to him. He also told himself that this tea was rare, so don't give it to him. Keep it for yourself to drink, and if you drink well, come and get it.
At that time, it was just an ordinary businessman's tactic to please. Now that he saw these packets of medicine, Zheng Xiangheng had a second thought and ordered his servant to call the doctor.
The doctor unfolded the medicine bag and identified the medicinal ingredients written on the paper one by one. After he read them all carefully, his eyes lit up and he praised the exquisite prescription. He was very worried about Zheng Xiangheng's internal injuries and chased Zheng Xiangheng to ask where he was looking for. Which famous doctor wants to visit me for advice?
Zheng Xiangheng asked the government doctor to carefully check the three packets of medicine. When he saw that there was nothing wrong, he sent the eager doctor away and ordered the guards to boil the medicine.
After drinking the medicine, Zheng Xiangheng looked at the empty medicine bowl, a trace of joyful excitement flashed in his eyes:
"Go to the warehouse and find out the jade tea set I bought last time and put it in place. You should be polite to others."
Have breakfast early in the morning.
Lin Jinyan was invited by the eldest concubine of the Duke of Qin's Palace to go to the Duke's Palace.
When leaving, Zhou Yuexue implicitly expressed her desire to make friends. Lin Jinyan agreed with a smile and said that she would tell the Crown Princess that she would go with him next time.
Lin Jinyan's carriage stopped at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, and when she opened the curtain and was about to get out of the carriage, Yuzhi, the Crown Princess's personal maid, came up to her affectionately:
"Ms. Lin, you are finally here. The Crown Princess has been looking forward to seeing you all morning. The Crown Princess was afraid that you would be gone too long, so she asked her servants to wait at the concierge early and let your carriage go directly into the mansion."
Lin Jinyan thanked him politely and obediently asked Wei Zhong to follow Yuzhi and drive the carriage to the west gate and enter directly.
In the front yard, Qin Zongliang, the prince and Zheng Xiangheng were sitting in the pavilion, watching Xue Ren compete with the prince's personal guards.
Lin Jinyan was led by Yuzhi to the backyard. She saw several people passing by and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
