The reborn prince's little palace maid in the apocalypse

When Hua Guifan met Yan Sinian's gaze, even though the look wasn't sharp, it still made Hua Guifan involuntarily tremble. She shrank back and quietly hid behind Liu Tonghai.

"Judging from Miss Yun's appearance, she seems to have lost her vitality. If Your Highness doesn't mind, I have some ginseng, he shou wu, and other qi-tonifying herbs. I'll send them to Miss Yun when I get back." Bo Wenzhou also noticed Xiao Ba's condition and quickly told Yan Sinian that he had herbs, and even if his family didn't have them, he could find them. After all, their families, while not exactly controlling all the resources in the world, still possessed six or seven tenths of the currency in the country and even beyond.

Xiao Ba wasn't interested in their wistful looks. While medicinal herbs were edible, they couldn't capture Xiao Ba's attention. They didn't taste good raw, and were even more bitter when cooked into soup.

She simply wrinkled her nose and looked directly at the storage cabinet in the car.

Noticing Xiao Ba's expression, Liu Tonghai hurriedly opened the cabinet and took out a large, three-tiered food box.

"I was in a bit of a rush when I came out, and only had time to prepare some simple food. I hope Your Highness and Miss Yun will not find it offensive and will have some simple food for now."

Although they said it was coarse food, what they actually brought out was definitely not just coarse grains and dried biscuits.

Upon opening the food box, one finds not only delicate pastries that are easy to store, but also a considerable amount of maltose, dried meat, and candied fruit.

The food box was a bit too big, so Yan Sinian selected a small box containing five kinds of pastries and placed it in Xiao Ba's arms so that she could hold it herself.

Whether it was a change of heart or a reminder that Yan Sinian had only eaten one steamed bun in all that time, Xiao Ba's first bite wasn't to her own mouth. Instead, she picked up a piece and stuffed it directly into Yan Sinian's mouth.

To be honest, even Yan Sinian was taken aback by this action. Instinctively, he took a bite of the pastry.

Seeing that she had successfully fed him, Xiao Ba stopped paying attention to him and lowered her head to eat, giggling as she did so. She didn't care whether Yan Sinian needed a second piece after finishing his snack.

Hua Guifan was the youngest. When he saw Liu Tonghai take out food, he hurriedly got up to boil water and pour tea for everyone.

"Your Highness, please have some tea." Hua Guifan respectfully handed the first cup of tea to Yan Sinian.

Yan Sinian nodded, took the tea from his hand, felt it was a little hot, gently blew on it to cool it down, and fed it to Xiao Ba.

"Your name is Hua Guifan, right?" Yan Sinian asked, referring to Hua Guifan, the person who had brought the tea.

"Yes, the student's name is Hua Guifan."

Did Yang Yuanxin come to see you?

"Yang Yuanxin? Who's that?" Hua Guifan was caught off guard by the sudden question and didn't react immediately. She subconsciously looked at Liu Tonghai beside her.

Liu Tonghai quickly whispered a reminder, "The Duke of Qin's Mansion, the seventh young master of the Yang family."

Upon hearing Liu Tonghai's reminder, Hua Guifan suddenly realized and nodded quickly.

"Young Master Yang did indeed come to see me." After nodding in confirmation, Hua Guifan stood there waiting for Yan Sinian's questions.

Yan Sinian placed the teacup in his hand into Xiao Ba's hands. Under her glare, he picked up the small snack box she was holding and took out the last piece of pastry.

"Mine." The delicate voice didn't sound as crisp as before.

Yan Sinian placed the pastry into the hand that was hugging Xiao Ba's back. He gently adjusted it, positioning it right near her mouth. Xiao Ba, who thought the food had been taken away, took a bite without thinking, as it was now back in her mouth.

As for the fact that Yan Sinian's finger was bitten, that's just because the pastry was too small.

"Sit down, you don't need to stand." Yan Sinian glanced at Hua Guifan as if it were nothing.

He put the empty food box aside, took out a small new one, and placed it on Xiao Ba's lap. "Eat slowly, it's all yours."

Hua Guifan was suddenly asked a question, and not understanding what it meant, he could only scratch his head and sit back down.

Bowenzhou, standing to the side, wanted nothing more than to kick him. Didn't he always boast about being bold and meticulous? He was bold, but where was his meticulousness?

Do you think His Highness the Crown Prince would ask questions casually? He didn't even consider why the Seventh Young Master of the Qin State Duke's Mansion wanted to see him. It was about the Gu poison. Why him? Because the Hua family had good relations with the various Miao villages. You know, those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts. Now that the Crown Prince is right in front of him, shouldn't he at least say a few words to explain for the Hua family and show his loyalty, instead of just stupidly sitting back down?

In truth, Yan Sinian was just asking casually. Even if there was some concern involved, he was more concerned about whether Xiao Ba's removal of the Gu from Yang Yuanzhi would affect her. After all, Gu was something that had always been shrouded in mystery and mystique.

"Your Highness, I heard that someone in Young Master Yang's family is ill. The Hua family has many businesses in the Western Regions and the South, which is why Young Master Yang came to Gui Fan to inquire about it," Bo Wenzhou explained with a smile, helping Hua Gui Fan and the Hua family.

"I know, I sent him." Yan Sinian's simple words stirred something within those present. Of course, Xiao Ba was an exception.

Hua Guifan has now realized that His Highness the Crown Prince has already investigated them all. That makes sense; to so easily give them royal credentials, he must know who they are and what family they come from. It's just unknown how well His Highness knows.

"Your Highness, my... family ancestors had some connection with the Miao village of 100,000, so our descendants benefited from it to some extent. My family knows more about the Miao village than others."

Even the local government couldn't handle the situation in the 100,000 Miao villages. Whenever something happened, they had to ask the Hua family to mediate. If you really looked into it, those officials who wanted a peaceful career in office were all living at the mercy of the Hua family.

"It's alright. I still trust the Hua family's loyalty."

What? Their family has such a deep relationship with the imperial court or the Crown Prince? They've already pledged their loyalty? How come I didn't know? I knew it! No matter how favored the youngest son is, he still can't get involved in important family matters.

"Is the matter that Young Master Yang asked difficult?" Yan Sinian would never tell them that their families had come to surrender after he gave them their calling cards.

When their own family members are away from home, how could the family not send people to keep an eye on them? Especially since these are some of their favorites.

From the moment they met His Highness the Crown Prince, each family received a letter. Their children were incredibly fortunate to have encountered such a powerful patron; naturally, they wanted to seize the opportunity to cling to him.

Not only the Hua family, but several other families not only came to seek refuge, some even offering their pledges of allegiance.

Under the guise of thanking His Highness the Crown Prince for taking care of their unfilial descendants, the heads of various families or their heirs had already come to kowtow and pay their respects to Yan Sinian. They just hadn't told these younger ones.

But these younger ones aren't stupid either. The Hua family is affiliated with His Highness the Crown Prince, so what about their families?

After all, there are six people from five families; although they aren't exactly related by blood, they are still connected in some way. Once I get back, I must ask my family as soon as possible to find out the truth.

Hua Guifan straightened his back. His Highness the Crown Prince approved of their family and even praised their loyalty. Therefore, there was nothing he couldn't say to the Crown Prince.

"It's nothing serious. Young Master Yang brought me a diagram of a Gu worm and asked me what kind of Gu it was and what its effects were."

"Insects? Parasites." Although Xiao Ba wasn't particularly concerned about insects that could live inside the heart, she still remembered them, since she had personally caught them.

"It's just an ordinary Gu worm." Seeing that the Crown Prince and Miss Yun were interested, Hua Guifan explained in detail.

"Actually, although the Gu in Miao villages is magical and has many uses, it also has great limitations. Any Gu worm that is more powerful must be raised with the essence and blood of the Gu worm breeder, and it only obeys the Gu worm breeder's command. Not just anyone can use it."

"The Gu worms that the Yang family is investigating are the most common mother-child Gu worms, which are raised in Miao villages to make money." Hua Guifan really didn't dare to say that the idea of ​​making money with these Gu worms, although it has existed since ancient times, was something he came up with when he was a child.

"What is the effect of that Gu?" Yan Sinian also wanted to know why the second wife of the Duke of Qin's mansion would use Gu on her own son.

"It's simple control. The person who is inhabited by the mother Gu can cause pain to the person infected with the child Gu. They can make the child suffer or get sick as they wish. But there are limitations. For example, if the child Gu dies, the mother Gu will turn against it. So you can't kill people."

Even if killing is necessary, the offspring gu must not be allowed to die. However, this after-sales condition will not be disclosed to the gu buyer, since if the buyer regrets their decision later, this information can be sold separately.

"No other effects?"

"No, it's just the simplest control Gu. But usually, people who come to buy Gu must hate the other party. You have to understand that the Gu is not nurtured with their own blood essence. To control the mother Gu, you need to have very strong emotions."

It seems this second wife harbors a deep, long-standing hatred for her biological son. Is she even his mother? Now that he's dead, it won't be easy for the Yang family to uncover the truth.

However, what did this have to do with Yan Sinian? As long as the Duke of Qin's mansion didn't ask for the throne, he wouldn't even bother to watch the spectacle.

The most important thing about the Duke of Qin's mansion to him is ensuring that the annual supply of wolf meat to Xiao Ba is never interrupted. As for everything else, someone else will take care of that; he doesn't need to worry about it personally.

The carriage had long since reached the official road, and the rain was gradually subsiding.

Just as Xiao Ba was about to finish the last plate of dessert, a carriage quickly caught up from behind them.

The carriage wasn't large, pulled by only a single, thin, yellow horse, but it moved extremely fast. It was about to pass them.

"Brother Chun!" Nan Hua, with his sharp eyes, spotted Lin Fengchun driving the carriage. He had exchanged a few words with Lin Fengchun when he traveled with His Highness the Crown Prince.

"Brother Chun, His Highness is here!" Nan Hua shouted. Lin Fengchun's carriage was instantly pulled to a stop, splashing mud and water all over the ground.

Steamed buns, dumplings, and An Jiu all jumped out of the car.

Upon seeing Yan Si Nian sitting in the main seat of the carriage, the three of them immediately knelt down to pay their respects.

Because their horses were fast, and Lin Fengchun was indeed a skilled driver, by the time they saw Yan Sinian's signal that everything was safe, they were already far ahead.

They had waited out the heavy rain in the latter half of the night before heading back at daybreak. Unexpectedly, they encountered His Highness and Master on the way.

After Xiao Ba was handed over to Mantou and Jiaozi, instead of being fed, he was greeted by two tearful faces.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

"Master, are you injured or poisoned?"

"Master, how come you've changed so much in just one night? What kind of poison is this? Is the reaction so severe?"

"Master, are you feeling unwell? Is there anything that hurts?"

……

The two of them managed to make it sound like there were seven or eight people arguing in Xiao Ba's ear.

"Xiao Ba, are you hungry? I have some chicken legs here." Xiao Jiu took out a paper package from her pocket, and when she opened it, there were two large chicken legs that were roasted until they were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Xiao Ba gratefully accepted the chicken leg. It really is his buddy; he's reliable and knows what he wants. *Sigh*

Take a big bite with a "┗|｀O′|┛ Ouch~~", it's perfect except it's a bit cold.

"Master, there's food in the carriage. Shall we go and eat there?" Although Mantou spoke to Xiao Ba, her eyes were asking for the Crown Prince's opinion.

Yan Sinian nodded slightly.

Mantou and Jiaozi pulled Xiao Ba back to their car.

Although Bowenzhou's car was large, there were also many people in it, and it was inconvenient for the women to get around.

They quickly found a secluded spot and checked Xiao Ba's body to see if he was injured. How could a person change so much in such a short time?

The two groups met up.

Nan Guang and Nan Hua drove the large carriage ahead, while An Jiu, still dressed as a eunuch, accompanied Yan Sinian.

Lin Fengchun drove a small carriage behind them, with Xiao Ba and his two servants inside.

Before An Jiu got into the car, he had already sent out the signal that he had found His Highness the Crown Prince, so the group no longer felt the same urgency as before.

Because Xiao Ba wasn't there, Yan Sinian, who had initially exuded a gentle aura, immediately lowered his tone.

Those who had dared to say a few words just moments before now shrank back like quails. The entire carriage instantly grew several degrees colder.

The carriages behind were much more lively.

While Xiao Ba was gnawing on a chicken leg, Mantou and Jiaozi took advantage of her, and in a few moments, they stripped her down to only her undergarments.

Looking at the body that was just a skeleton wrapped in a layer of skin, Mantou almost burst into tears.

"Even those who starved to death are fatter than you, Master." He gestured back and forth on Xiao Ba's body a few times, but Mantou and Jiaozi couldn't find a place to touch.

Fortunately, the master did not have any external injuries.

Hearing what Mantou said, Xiaoba felt strongly offended, especially in a very dirty way.

"Don't curse me." Starving to death? Impossible. I will never let myself starve to death, no matter what.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ba shuddered, shivered, and took a big bite of the second chicken leg.