When Yi Qing rolled up her sleeve, she found that there was actually a stain of ink on her mourning clothes.
Sure enough, one shouldn't wear white clothes.
"I'll go back and change my clothes!"
A moment later, Yi Qing came out wearing a peach - colored cotton - padded jacket for daily wear and a white silk skirt below. She sat on a small stool in the yard, sorting out the medicinal materials.
"You didn't tell me what you were doing in Licheng back then?" Xiao Tian stood at the door of the west wing and asked Yi Qing.
There was nothing to hide about this, and it was strong "evidence", so Yi Qing confessed, "Do you know the Prince of Qi?"
"Yes, I do."
The Prince of Qi, Chu Ning, was the seventh younger brother of the current emperor. His mother was the most favored imperial noble consort of the former emperor. His maternal family was prominent, but unfortunately he was born weak and had been recuperating in the suburbs of the capital.
No one expected that when the emperor was seizing the throne, this prince stepped forward and strongly supported the emperor, helping him to ascend the throne successfully.
The emperor was not stingy either. He conferred the title of the Prince of Qi on him and allowed him to stay in the capital. He was highly favored, so Xiao Tian naturally knew about him.
"I didn't know his identity at that time. I only heard that he was in poor health and was looking for famous doctors everywhere, so I summoned up my courage and went there." Yi Qing said.
"You were so bold."
"If I wasn't bold, would I just wait for death?" Yi Qing said, "I was twelve years old when I came to the manor. A twelve - year - old girl who was fairly good - looking. How many pairs of eyes were on me?"
So at that time, in order to avoid danger, she directly lifted the notice seeking a doctor.
"One medicinal material was missing from the Prince of Qi's prescription. One had to wait by it when it was in bloom. Its flowering period was not much longer than that of the epiphyllum. So I went to Licheng."
Then she succeeded and received a thousand taels of silver as a reward from the Prince of Qi.
Thinking of this man, Chu Ning, a smile appeared on Yi Qing's lips.
He was unpredictable, being both upright and evil, but Yi Qing didn't dislike him.
Chu Ning wanted to take her as a concubine, but he wasn't angry after being rejected by Yi Qing. He even declared that she would end up with him sooner or later. When he saw her, he still smiled merrily and asked people to take care of her and helped her keep her secrets.
So Yi Qing thought that if her secret was revealed today, she could only become Chu Ning's concubine.
Chu Ning was one of her fallbacks. Although it wasn't the best choice, it wasn't a bottomless abyss either.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Tian's first reaction was, "How did you learn medical skills?"
Look, here it comes.
Yi Qing had the memories of her previous self, so she wasn't worried. She calmly replied, "My mother used to restrict me. Although I seemed obedient on the surface, I was actually unruly inside. So I often wandered around the door and ran away secretly whenever I had the chance. Later, I accidentally saved an old beggar and learned some medical skills from him."
Old beggar, go and look for him. You'll be lucky if you can find him.
Xiao Tian didn't question her. He said, "It seems that your boldness was inborn. Then what's your relationship with General Xiao?"
"It's just that kind of relationship." Yi Qing said, "I was waiting for the flower to bloom, and then he came. I saved him, but he molested me. That's it."
"Impossible!" Xiao Tian said firmly, his face turning cold.
"He didn't do it on purpose. He wasn't quite conscious at that time. Maybe he mistook me for someone else."
"Absolutely impossible. There are no women around General Xiao."
Yi Qing was stunned.
In this world, there was such a man who was so chaste?
Xiao Jinghan was a few years older than her!
"Not even a chambermaid?"
"No." Xiao Tian gritted his teeth.
It seemed that his idol had been insulted, and he was very excited.
But a handsome man was a handsome man. He still looked good when he was angry.
If the situation wasn't so inappropriate, Yi Qing really wanted to ask why everyone else was as dark as charcoal while Xiao Tian had fair skin. It was impossible that he had protected himself from the sun. It must be that the sun couldn't tan him. It was really enviable.
Suddenly, an idea slowly emerged in her mind.
No women? A handsome personal bodyguard.
Oh my god! What a remarkable thing she had discovered! Yi Qing covered her mouth.
It must be so.
What was a man who didn't go to the battlefield doing in the army? Serving Xiao Jinghan!
He was just a bodyguard, but Lu Tianzuo and Chang Zhiyuan treated him with courtesy and discussed things with him... And he personally confirmed the matter of the steamed buns.
When he first showed up, his face was so gloomy. There was no sign of joy at all. This was not right.
Moreover, it was no secret that Xiao Jinghan had a preference for men.
"Forgive my sin." Yi Qing came to her senses, put her hands together, and sincerely said to Xiao Tian, "I understand. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said such things about General Xiao."
Your love is stronger than gold. I can understand. I know. True love comes first.
Xiao Tian looked at her suspiciously, "What are you talking about?"
"I understand. I really do." Yi Qing nodded repeatedly, looking very serious, "I know it may be hard for you to accept, but the bun is really General Xiao's child."
"What do I have to be upset about?" Xiao Tian suspected that he had missed something.
"I understand your pain. Maybe General Xiao mistook me for you at that time..."
It took Xiao Tian a long time to react. His fair skin instantly turned purple - red. He flicked his sleeve and said, "Absurd!"
Then he slammed the door and left.
Yi Qing: "..."
"What did you do to upset him?" Zisu came back at night and saw Xiao Tian helping to chop firewood in the corner with an ashen face.
"Alas, he's a good man."
Even though he was so angry after being exposed, he still came to help when he saw her chopping firewood.
Zisu reached out and touched Yi Qing's forehead, "Are you sick?"
"I can't say." Yi Qing still answered irrelevantly.
She would defend the relationship between Xiao Jinghan and Xiao Tian to the death and keep it a secret in her heart.
After all, the bun's biological father had a "stain", which was not a good thing.
She would never do something that would harm others and herself!