Yi Qing was so ruthless that she even set herself up. How could she have set herself up before she even realized it?
After this incident, Yi Qing made a painful conclusion: Cherish your life and stay away from Xiao Jinghan!
She lazily turned over and felt that it seemed to be dawn.
"Madam." Sang Sang heard the noise and came in.
Yi Qing felt the side of the bed. Xiao Jinghan was already gone. "What time is it?"
"Noon."
Yi Qing instantly woke up. "Why is it so dark at noon?"
"The general said that it was too bright for Madam to sleep well, so he had someone block all the windows to let Madam have a good sleep." Sang Sang whispered.
Yi Qing was fully awake, feeling as if she had been crushed several times. "I'm hungry."
She had breakfast and lunch together. Yi Qing had quite a big appetite. After the meal, she went to see Xue Miao'er. Youth was really a good thing. Xue Miao'er had been groaning in pain yesterday, but after rubbing safflower oil twice, she was full of energy today.
"Madam, Prince Chen of Chunan Marquis is asking for an audience." The guard outside came in and saluted.
"Chunan Marquis? Prince Chen?" Yi Qing turned to Xue Miao'er. "Could he really be here for you?"
"Me?" Xue Miao'er was a bit confused.
"Let him in." Yi Qing smiled. She thought this Prince of Chunan Marquis was quite interesting. He really came as he said.
Chen Yaxu walked through the corridor to the backyard. The guard in the general's mansion was lax, and there were even few servants. It was not as exaggerated as the rumors outside.
"I'm Chen Yaxu, the Prince of Chunan Marquis. Greetings to Madam Xiao." Chen Yaxu saluted respectfully. Yi Qing was a first-rank imperial order lady. Even though he had been personally appointed as the Prince of Chunan Marquis by the emperor, he still had to salute when meeting her.
"Forget it. We have no connection with the Chunan Marquis Mansion. What's the matter with you, Prince Chen?" Yi Qing asked, trying not to laugh.
"I'm very sorry for accidentally causing Miss Xue to fall off the horse yesterday. I came here specially to visit her today. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please don't mind." Chen Yaxu asked someone to present the gifts, which were several pieces of delicate jewelry.
"Oh, it's your business. You can talk to each other." Yi Qing said and left.
Chen Yaxu stepped aside and respectfully saw Yi Qing off.
"Scared now." Xue Miao'er said proudly.
After Yi Qing left, Chen Yaxu walked to a chair on one side and sat down. He rolled his eyes and sized up Xue Miao'er's room. "I'm doing this for General Xiao's sake. I don't want any trouble."
"Humph!" Xue Miao'er disdained. "So you are still scared."
Chen Yaxu didn't continue to argue with her. "I heard you came from Henan."
"Yes." Xue Miao'er was quite straightforward.
"Do you know about the rebellion conspiracy of the provincial governor and the military commander in Henan?" Chen Yaxu sat casually.
"Of course I do." Xue Miao'er said proudly. "I even participated in suppressing the rebellion."
"Then tell me what happened at that time." Chen Yaxu became interested.
Yi Qing sat in the pharmacy and thought for a long time. She always felt that something was wrong. "Shadow guards? Shadow guards?" She called a few times but got no response. Instead, she called Sang Sang over.
"Is Madam calling me?" Sang Sang heard the sound but didn't hear clearly who was being called.
"Er..." Yi Qing didn't know the tracking range of the shadow guards. "I was just talking to myself. You can go and do your work if you're free."
"Yes." Sang Sang saluted and stepped back.
It had been such a long time since Qin Qian had caused problems, but why was there no movement from the Princess Mansion? Did the princess really want such a Qin Qian to marry into the general's mansion?
Xue Miao'er and Chen Yaxu chatted for half an hour. They were chatting and laughing. After Chen Yaxu left, Xue Miao'er became very happy.
Yi Qing saw the servants planting medicinal herbs in the flowerbed. She turned her head and saw Xue Miao'er bouncing around. "You look so happy?"
"Chen Yaxu said he would take me to the drill ground to play some other day." Xue Miao'er was of course happy.
Yi Qing thought that Chen Yaxu was really good at pleasing girls. "What did he say to you?"
Although Xue Miao'er was happy, she wasn't so naive as to not know who was close to her. So she told Yi Qing all the content of their conversation.
"He asked about the things in Henan?" Yi Qing knew that this Chen Yaxu's visit was not simple.
"Yes." Xue Miao'er nodded. "But why hasn't my father arrived in the capital yet? It's been such a long time."
"Your father's situation probably needs to go through procedures. What are you worried about?" Yi Qing was also strange that it had taken a long time.
Xiao Jinghan had said before that it was just the beginning. It seemed that there were really a lot of troubles.
In the evening, as soon as Xiao Jinghan came back, he knew that Chen Yaxu had come. He went straight to the pharmacy to find Yi Qing and saw that she was boiling medicine.
Now bezoar was used less, and killing cows was prohibited. There were more cows that died of old age and illness, so the probability of bezoar appearing was a little higher, and the price of bezoar was not so high.
"You can let the servants do these things. It's so bitter." Although Xiao Jinghan said so, he took the fan from Yi Qing's hand and helped her fry the medicine.
"I'm doing it for the first time. I have to watch." Yi Qing lifted the lid of the medicine pot and took a look.
"What's this?"
"Bezoar Detoxification Pills." Yi Qing said proudly.
"What kind of poison can it detoxify?" Xiao Jinghan thought that the things Yi Qing made must be extraordinary.
"It can clear away heat and detoxify." Yi Qing couldn't help laughing. Xiao Jinghan thought this medicine was the omnipotent M&M's. As long as you took one, you could come back from the dead.
Xiao Jinghan knew he had thought too much. "Why did you suddenly think of making this?" Before, she always wanted to make contraceptive pills and even wanted to promote them vigorously.
"I asked Deng Xiao for help yesterday and promised to make this for him." Yi Qing said casually.
Xiao Jinghan immediately stopped fanning the fire. He was in a bad mood. Yi Qing was actually making something for another man personally. This was unbearable.
Yi Qing watched Xiao Jinghan's sudden change. "I just want to test it on him. If the effect is good, I'm going to promote it vigorously."
"I'll test it." Xiao Jinghan said angrily.
Yi Qing didn't know what to say. Testing medicine was not a good thing, but he was still vying for it.
She was just making an excuse. She was very familiar with this prescription and didn't need to test the medicine at all. She just wanted to watch the changes since it was the first time she made it.
"Okay." Yi Qing readily agreed.
Xiao Jinghan felt a little better. "I heard from the guard at the door that the Prince of Chunan Marquis came today."
"Yes. He startled Xue Miao'er off the horse and she fell yesterday. He came to apologize today."
"A servant? Does he need to come and apologize in person?" Xiao Jinghan didn't believe it.
"For other people's servants, of course not. But Miao'er is a servant in our general's mansion, and she came from Henan." Yi Qing said mysteriously.
"You mean... he wants to inquire about the suppression of the rebellion in Henan."
Yi Qing nodded. "First, he wants to find an excuse to come to our general's mansion. Second, he wants to inquire about the suppression of the rebellion in Henan. What's the identity of the Chunan Marquis? Why is he so concerned about this matter?"
Xiao Jinghan's expression became solemn again. "The Chunan Marquis has been granted a fief."
"Fief?" Yi Qing didn't understand very well. Was there a feudal system here?
"Yes. At that time, in order to win the support of various regions, the emperor promised them many benefits, even fiefs." Xiao Jinghan knew that the emperor was very troubled by this matter.