After lunch, the two of them wandered around in the nearby mountains for a while, admiring the autumn scenery.
When I returned to the inn in the evening, I realized that the stall owner I met in the morning had brought another small basket of Gastrodia elata.
The guards had already made the decision and accepted everything according to the price in the morning.
Early the next morning, Li Zian and Shen Tianshu left the town.
The way back was faster, and before lunch time, we were already back at Prince Rui's Mansion.
As soon as the carriage stopped outside the second door, Li Zihan, who had already received the news, rushed out quickly.
"Brother, you've gone too far!" Li Zihan accused him as soon as he came out, "You actually secretly took my sister out to play without me, and you didn't even tell me!"
Li Zian reached out and picked up a small basket of gastrodia elata from the car, and said seriously: "Who said we went out to play? We went to buy medicinal materials for father!"
Li Zihan was immediately frightened by him. He looked at the Gastrodia elata in his hand and then looked up at Shen Tianshu.
Li Zian poked Shen Tianshu's back with his finger, reminding her not to let anything slip.
Shen Tianshu had no choice but to nod his head and said: "Yes, the prince's illness requires Gastrodia elata to be treated. We went to the mountain town to buy Gastrodia elata."
As soon as he heard that it was to treat Prince Rui, Li Zihan immediately lost his previous momentum, pouted and said with no confidence: "Well, you can tell me in advance, I'm not unreasonable..."
Seeing how distressed she was, Shen Tianshu hurriedly knelt down and comforted: "We left too early this time, and you haven't gotten up yet, so I didn't bother to tell you.
"I promise it won't happen next time, okay?"
"Okay!" Li Zihan smiled again after receiving the assurance.
"Go and tell the chef to cook a few more dishes and let's have dinner together at noon."
"I'll go right away. I know what my sister likes to eat!" Li Zihan said, and walked away in a skip.
Seeing that Li Zian deceived his sister with just one word, Shen Tianshu couldn't help but said: "Just deceive a child!"
"Where did I lie to her? Didn't we go buy medicinal materials?"
Seeing Shen Tianshu's expression of wanting to laugh but trying hard to hold it back, Li Zian laughed loudly, leaned into her ear and whispered: "You can still deceive someone at this age, but it will be harder to deceive when you get older." Got it!"
"You..." Shen Tianshu stretched out his hand and pinched his waist, "When she figures it out later, you will be the only one to have an easier time!"
The two walked into the second door side by side while chatting and laughing. They had lunch with Li Zihan and put her to sleep. When they came out, they saw Xie Yan already waiting outside the door.
"Miss Shen, Qiu Jun came to see you yesterday for something. He asked the secret guard to contact the younger one and asked you to tell you when you come back. If there is something at home, I would like to see you."
"Is there something going on at home?" Shen Tianshu was stunned when he heard this.
If something happens in Shen's house, just send someone to the palace to tell him. Why does Qiu Jun have to go around in such a long circle to send a message?
However, she quickly realized that there must have been an accident but it was not an emergency situation.
"Okay, I understand." Shen Tianshu nodded, turned to Li Zian and said, "Master Shizi, I'll go back to the hospital to see what's going on."
"I'll go with you." After Li Zi'an said that, he immediately thought of Li Zihan who had just been put to sleep by the two of them, and said with a smile, "Someone just made a promise, but then he broke his promise immediately."
Shen Tianshu was also helpless and urged: "Let's go back quickly and try to get back before Zihan wakes up."
Back at the hospital, as soon as Gao Shan saw her, he immediately knew her purpose, and said immediately: "My wife is back, I will go and call you here."
"Okay, I'll go to the side hall and wait for him."
Shen Tianshu thought Gao Shan was talking about Qiu Jun, but he didn't expect that a moment later, Chunlan in plain clothes came into the room.
Chunlan entered the room and knelt down to Shen Tianshu with a plop.
Shen Tianshu was startled and asked quickly: "What happened? Could it be that your mother..."
"I shouldn't. Didn't I ask Minghui to send the medicine?
"She clearly said that Grandma Jiang is recovering well and her life is no longer in danger..."
Chunlan's tears couldn't stop flowing down her face, and she just said: "Miss, I have something important, and I want to talk to you alone."
Li Zian heard this and stood up to avoid it.
Shen Tianshu reached out to help Chunlan up, but she refused.
She knelt on the ground and repeated to Shen Tianshu almost word for word what her mother had said before she died.
Shen Tianshu was completely unprepared and was completely stunned after hearing what she said.
She sat on the chair without moving for a long time, and she couldn't help but feel nauseous when she thought about the two times she had gone to see Mr. Shen.
She felt cold all over, and her hands clenched into fists at some point.
The nails were already deeply embedded in the palms of my hands, but I didn't feel any pain at all.
After Chunlan finished speaking, she kowtowed to Shen Tianshu and said, "Miss, this is what my mother-in-law told me before she died. If any of her words are untrue, I will be struck by thunder and die badly."
"There's no need to say these words, I believe you." When Shen Tianshu spoke, her tongue felt as if it weighed a thousand pounds, and it was so heavy in her mouth that it was very difficult for her to speak.
"Actually, your mother came to me a while ago and said that you wanted to follow me and asked me if I wanted you. She said that as long as I was willing to take you in, she would find a way to do the rest.
“It’s just that I never expected that I would end up in this situation after I had only been out for a few days.
"Your mother was able to tell you this before she died, which is really paving the way for you in the future.
"For the sake of her deep love for her daughter, I will give you a choice.
"Do you want to follow me from now on, or should I find a way out for you, give you a sum of money, and give you your freedom."
Hearing this, Chunlan gritted her teeth and said, "Girl, if you can bring down the old lady, I will be willing to do my best for you.
"If you can bear the revenge of killing your mother, then you might as well let the slave go free. No matter what the slave does from now on, it has nothing to do with the eldest girl.
As soon as Shen Tianshu heard this, he knew that Chunlan was determined to take revenge.
Even if she was asked to exchange her life for her life, she would probably nod her head and agree without hesitation.
"This matter cannot be rushed. We need to consider it in the long term." Shen Tianshu said in a deep voice.
Chunlan was happy, nodded and said: "Okay, big girl, your words will do the trick.
"From now on, this slave's life is yours!"
As soon as Chunlan left, Li Zian came in through the back window with a sullen expression.
But when he sat across from Shen Tianshu, he had quickly adjusted his expression. He took her hand and was about to speak, but found that her palm had already been pinched with several crescent-shaped wounds.
"Why did you hurt yourself for the sake of that screwdriver!" Li Zi'an was so distressed that he asked someone to bring the wound medicine in quickly, while promising Shen Tianshu, "Don't worry, I will avenge you!"
