"It is my blessing to serve Pharmacist Wen. I am willing to do this. I will never be able to repay Pharmacist Wen's kindness even if I die." Bai Wei was willing to do this. She used to be a handyman. On weekdays, those big maids were arrogant and never took them seriously. She got up early and went to bed late every day, doing the dirtiest and most tiring work. Now she has become Pharmacist Wen's personal maid and has the opportunity to learn how to make medicine. It is like going from hell to heaven.

Mo Jinghong said with a smile, "The person you picked is indeed good. This girl looks fair and clean, and she is eloquent." After that, he looked at Bai Wei and said, "Miss Wen likes you. From now on, you will be responsible for serving Miss Wen closely and being her assistant. You will be treated as a first-class maid."

"Thank you, sir." Bai Wei knelt down and kowtowed excitedly, and Wen Qingcheng helped her up.

Mo Jinghong saw Wen Qingcheng holding Bai Wei's hand tightly and liked her so much that he left him aside. "Okay, Cheng'er, I'm leaving first. I'll come see you tomorrow."

After seeing Mo Jinghong off, Bai Wei was surprised. Was this still the young master she remembered? The whole He family knew that the young master was usually serious and dignified, and never smiled. But he smiled so gently at this Miss Wen, and even called her Cheng'er affectionately. This Miss Wen was indeed the apple of the young master's eye.

"Pharmacist Wen, you have been very kind to me." Bai Wei said as she was about to kneel again, but was quickly pulled back by Wen Qingcheng.

"Don't kneel down all the time. I'm from the countryside. We don't do that. Don't call yourself a slave. I don't treat you as a slave. I really admire you, so I asked the master to transfer you here."

"How can I not call myself a slave? This is the rule of the He family."

"Then you can just call me Pharmacist Wen when we are alone. You don't have to call me Pharmacist Wen. Just call me by my name. My name is Qingcheng."

"Your servant...I dare not. I'd better call you girl."

"Well, fine, do as you please. I'll take you to get familiar with the environment first. Where are your bedding? Did you bring it?"

"I brought it, and it's outside."

Wen Qingcheng took her to the small bedroom in the wing room, asked her to put down her bedding, and took her to visit the laboratory. After all, Bai Wei would help her in the future, so she had to get familiar with the equipment inside. Of course, Wen Qingcheng's advanced equipment and mobile generators were put into the space when the wind and cold particles were made.

Bai Wei looked at the various bottles and jars placed on the antique display cabinet against the wall with her eyes wide open, exclaiming in amazement. She had never seen the medicine-making instruments before.

"There are so many instruments, slave... I'm clumsy, can I help the girl?"

"Although there are many things here, not all of them are used every time you make medicine. Just follow along and do it slowly. You will become familiar with it after a long time."

Bai Wei had been doing rough work in the outer courtyard before, and had never been to the pharmacists' laboratories. Even the gentle pharmacist Peng had never let her into his laboratory. When she first saw the dazzling array of various exquisite pharmaceutical instruments, she was dazzled for a moment.

On Bai Wei's first day, Wen Qingcheng asked her to tidy up her room first and didn't assign her any work. There was nothing important to do at the moment, so Wen Qingcheng wrote a letter to her family to report that she was safe. Although the information transmission speed of the Great Qi Dynasty was slow, the massacre of the city was such a big thing that merchants would definitely hear about it through trade.

Ye Xiuying is a narrow-minded person to begin with. If she knew about this, she would definitely have all sorts of wild thoughts. Once she inquires, she will find out that Wen Qingcheng passed by Jiangling, and she will most likely think that Wen Qingcheng had met with an accident.

After writing the letter, Wen Qingcheng called Bai Wei to go out together, to buy some local specialties on the street, and asked the escort agency to send them to her.

There are many people in Wen Ji, and Wen Qingcheng has taken everyone into consideration. After walking around the street, there are too many things to buy, so she simply hired a horse-drawn carriage and transported the full carriage directly to the escort agency.

"Girl, let's go back. It's cold outside. Wait here for a moment. I'll go hire a carriage."

"Okay, go ahead. There are roasted chestnuts over there. I'll buy some and wait for you at the door of the store." Wen Qingcheng smelled the aroma of roasted chestnuts and went over to buy two kilograms of roasted chestnuts.

Wen Qingcheng turned around after buying something and suddenly felt someone staring at her closely. She looked around but found nothing. Was it her illusion? Or was it the sequelae of her escape from Jiangling City and being hunted by the rebels? She always felt that someone was watching her in secret.

Could it be that she was suffering from paranoia? Wen Qingcheng was not so narcissistic as to think that some young man had taken a fancy to her. She was dressed very simply today and only put on light makeup. In such a prosperous place like Kyoto, where there were noble ladies everywhere, she was really inconspicuous.

At this time, Bai Wei hired a carriage and Wen Qingcheng was helped onto the carriage and returned to the He family.

At night, in the study of the East Palace, several lamps were lit. In the light, a young man was sitting, frowning as he read a report.

"Your Highness, Ba Hu is here."

The young man was the current crown prince, Mo Lianche. A trace of emotion flashed across his originally calm face. "Ask him to come in and answer the question."

Soon, a man in tight clothes came in and knelt on one knee to salute. Mo Lianche raised his hand to signal him to stand up.

"Your Highness, the person you asked me to investigate has a clue."

Mo Lianche's eyes, which were originally as deep as a pool, suddenly brightened. "Where is the person?"

Ba Hu paused and said, "Your Highness, today I met a person at Nanshikou who looked quite similar to the boy in the portrait, but this person was a young girl. I think the person in the portrait and this girl might be siblings."

Mo Lianche raised his eyes and said, "Yes, the person in the painting is a woman dressed as a man. She is actually a girl. It must be her." Mo Lianche then asked, "Where is she now?"

Mo Lianche has been looking for Wen Qingcheng since he returned to Kyoto. He once heard Wen Qingcheng say that she was going to Kyoto to find her relatives. If Wen Qingcheng was lucky enough to survive, she would definitely come to Kyoto.

Mo Lianche believed that Wen Qingcheng was a talented person. After taking her medicine, his wounds healed very smoothly. Her amazing acupuncture skills restored his sight. Another thing was that he had never seen a girl as brave as her. She was a woman dressed as a man, smart and cunning, and had good medical skills. When he was fighting with the killer, she would actually use hidden weapons to help him and share the hardships with him.

There was only one woman like this in his life. He still remembered that soft body had fallen into his arms due to coma. She was so fragile and yet so strong. When he was changing his wet clothes, he accidentally discovered that she was dressed as a man. Mo Lianche intended to find her and take her into the East Palace. The situation was urgent that day. He did not want to reveal his identity and could not take care of her, so he had to let his Taoist priest erase her memory.

"Did you see where she stayed?"

Ba Hu said, "I followed her all the way to East Mianhua Hutong but was stopped by a man in black. This girl must be someone extraordinary, and she must be secretly protected by a master. I fought with the man in black, but I was not good enough in fighting, so I was injured by him."

Mo Lianche frowned and glanced at Ba Hu's right arm, which was indeed bandaged. "Go down, keep watching, and find out who she is."

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