A piece of Japanese incense

As the sun rose slightly in the east, I was awakened by Yuyi. I closed my eyes and thought for a while, and the sun was already shining in the sky.

The cold was finally almost cured and his nasal congestion was gone. He ate eggs while talking to Yutuan and Yuyi.

"Assign tasks! Yuyi, you will go to school with me today, and then observe the servants and maids of the princesses and princes. Also, make sure to find out the situation of Wenyuan Pavilion, such as guarding and watching over it."

"Girl! Girl! What about me? What about me?" Yu Tuan raised his hand impatiently.

"You can go find Eunuch Ming'en and ask him about it. It would be best if you could sort out the relationship networks of all the nobles. With your cleverness, it would be best if everyone in the palace has a person who can speak for them. If there is any news in the palace, we can all know it first, okay?"

"Got it! Yu Tuan promises to complete the task!" After saying that, he put his fingers together and saluted me. This made Yu Yi and I laugh.

"By the way, Yutuan, you can also go to the imperial kitchen and chat with us. But don't be reluctant to spend money, because we will depend on you for our meals in the future!" He winked at Yutuan and walked out.

When I arrived at the study room, almost all the students were there. I didn't observe carefully yesterday, but it turned out that men and women were seated separately in the classroom.

Princess Tingzhu and I were sitting by the window when we entered the room. In front of us on the left were Princess Yan and the girl who had come to my yard to fool around yesterday.

Directly in front of Princess Tingzhu was a large agarwood bookcase, which was filled with a wide variety of books, scrolls, and bamboo slips. Each compartment was also filled with pens, ink, paper, inkstones, and cups.

Not long after I sat down, an old man walked in. He was wearing an old cotton jacket that had faded a little. On his wrinkled face, his eyes were like deep autumn water, bright and deep, as if he could see through everything in the world.

"Hello, Grand Tutor Pei!" Everyone stood up and bowed.

Master Pei smiled and waved his hand, then walked gracefully in the classroom. The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and the only sound in the room was the teacher's voice, imparting knowledge and wisdom.

I seem to be back in my student days, with my bright and youthful days and my outspoken and lively classmates...

"Dang..." The bell rang for the end of get out of class, and I was distracted for another whole class~

He shook his head to sober himself up and found that Princess Tingzhu had already left.

As soon as I stepped over the threshold, I saw Yuyi waving at me anxiously. I walked towards her and stretched, "What did you gain?"

Yuyi took me out of the study and walked along a winding path between the trees. We saw green trees on both sides and lush green grass under the trees. Princess Tingzhu and her maid were standing on the cobblestone path, dotted with wild flowers. Dewdrops rolled on the long leaves of the grass, sparkling brightly under the sun.

"Great job, Yuyi. You can even find this!" We both hid behind a big tree, and I praised her in a low voice.

Yuyi made a gesture to keep quiet.

I saw that the princess was eating candied fruits crazily.

"What's wrong with you? Are you sneaking in here to eat snacks?"

"No, girl, I followed them before, and they took a pill this big." Yu Yi said while gesturing to me.

"Is she ill?"

Yu Yi spread out her hands, shrugged and shook her head.

"Who is where?"

Yuyi and I looked at each other in shock. We hugged each other tightly as if we had done something bad, trying to let the tree hide us better.

"Come out now! Otherwise I'll call the Royal Guards!"

Yuyi and I pushed each other, and finally we both raised our hands together, made a gesture of surrender and walked out from behind the tree.

"Princess, please don't misunderstand me! We just happened to pass by! We're leaving now! We're leaving now!"

"Stop! What did you see?"

Just as she was about to run away, Yu Yi was stopped by the maidservant beside the princess.

"Zhiyuan, let them go. If Sister Yan finds out, she will just be humiliated again."

Hey! This really piqued my curiosity.

I grabbed the princess's wrist.

"Stop! How can you be so unreasonable! Touching the princess at will!"

"The pulse is stagnant and about to dissipate, it is weak and soft, and the blood circulation is sluggish. Is the princess suffering from heart disease?"

Seeing their eyes wandering and full of suspicion, I continued to ask:

"Whenever an attack occurs, the face turns pale, accompanied by a strong cough, difficulty breathing, chest pain, palpitations, and other symptoms?"

The princess looked at her maid with an expression of disbelief on her face, "How...how did you know?"

"Our girl has been following our old grandfather and old lady in her medical practice since she was young. I don't know how many patients have been brought back to health by our girl's miraculous hands."

"Oh my, it's not that great, Yuyi, you're exaggerating, I only know a little bit."

"You...you guys just go and tell Sister Yan! I've had enough of hiding it for so many years!"

"Princess!" The girl named Zhiyuan looked at her princess with tears on her face and began to sob.

"Oh, don't cry, we are not the kind of people who gossip!" Yuyi explained hurriedly, and took out a handkerchief to wipe their tears.

"I heard that the princess and the grandson are twin siblings. Your brother must have absorbed your nutrients in the womb, which is why you are born with deficiencies and are weak and sickly."

"But what can I do? After so many years of treatment, I'm still like this... Mother and the Royal Mother have... have given up on me. Now, I'm just hanging on to my life with medicine." Her long eyelashes were filled with tears. She squatted down with her hands covering her face, twitching violently, and tears flowed silently through her fingers.

I squatted down and patted the princess on the shoulder, and said softly: "Princess, don't be discouraged. Others may not be able to cure it, but maybe... maybe I can cure it!"

The princess raised her head instantly, tears still welling up in her big eyes.

"Are you serious?! Can you cure my illness?"

"Well, if I can't cure it, my grandmother can! If my grandmother can't cure it, there's still my grandfather! I can also read a lot of books, and I will be able to cure it."

Seeing the light in the princess' eyes dim, I quickly said, "As long as we don't give up, there will be hope! When we can't see the future, just hold on a little longer. At least for now, I can prescribe a prescription for you to suppress it first, so you don't have to take such a big and bitter pill anymore, what do you think?"

"Does the girl think she is better than the imperial physician?" Zhi Yuan stood up angrily and stomped her feet.

"The imperial doctors can't cure it because they are cautious and want to cherish what they have. Anyway, there has been no improvement for such a long time, why not try mine~" I responded with a hint of indifference.

The princess gradually stopped crying, slowly stood up and stared at me.

"If you don't believe me, you can just take our girl's prescription and go find someone to check it out. We are upright and have nothing to fear! Humph!" Yu Yi put one hand on her waist, her cheeks flushed.

"Well, thank you." The princess replied timidly.

"If the young lady can really cure my princess, Zhiyuan will be grateful and repay her, and respect the young lady as if she were a god..."

I quickly interrupted Zhiyuan's words.

"Hey, hey, hey! That's about right. This is not the time to be blowing your beard and glaring."

"I don't have a beard!" Zhiyuan's face turned red.

The four of us looked at each other and burst out laughing.