A piece of Japanese incense

"This, how can a person in charge be so lawless? Hey, stop picking your arm, there's no good place for it." Yu Tuan pried Xiao Ke's hand away.

"Miss, you don't know that my master's master is the eunuch Liu Kang, who is in charge of the inner court. My master is one of the few people in the palace who can read. Eunuch Liu thinks highly of him, and he teaches all the palace maids and eunuchs who need to learn to read. He has people in every palace. Before Xiao Che's letter of accusation left the direct room, someone discovered it and reported it to the master."

"Since you can be his apprentice and still live to this day, you must have some abilities, right?" I asked.

"Maybe I'm luckier than others."

I said solemnly, "Xiao Ke, please come back to the Women's School with us first. I'll get you something."

Although she was puzzled, Xiao Ke still followed us back to the girls' school. She took the back door to avoid attracting attention.

I was silent all the way back to the girls' school.

(In fact, I have no idea how to help Xiao Ke. And who ordered Yu Yi to be kidnapped this time? Fang Juexia? Just now, I looked out from the pavilion and there was no one around. Why did he go to so much trouble but not come to see me make fun of himself? Oh no! I'd better finish reading the books in the library as soon as possible and find a way to escape from the palace.)

Unexpectedly, I saw Feng Zhixu pacing by the back door alone, kicking the pebbles on the ground out of boredom from time to time.

(Oh boy, forgot about him.)

"Zhi Yihe! You're here! I've been waiting for so long. Hey? Who is this person?"

"Your servant Xiao Ke greets His Highness Zhi Xu."

Feng Zhixu waved his hands, turned around and said impatiently: "Where have you been? It took you so long! It's freezing!"

I took the eunuch uniform from his hand and handed it to Yu Tuan, bowing, "Thank you, Your Highness. Please return to the palace to warm up. Ask the servants to make a bowl of ginger tea. Drink it while it's hot. Don't catch a cold."

"I've been waiting for you for so long, and you're just going to send me away like this?"

"Then... would you please come in and take a look? Have some tea? Have some snacks?"

"Oh~ That's not so good~" Feng Zhixu scratched his head and said with a smile.

"Uh-huh" I spread my hands, pouted, and shrugged to show my helplessness.

"Well... besides the medical books and incense manuals, is there anything else you need my help finding? I'll help you with that!"

I rolled my eyes, an idea suddenly came to me, and I tilted my head to ask him, "Your Highness, can you help me with anything else?"

"Of course! Your Highness loves to help others the most!" Feng Zhixu patted his chest proudly.

I whispered to Yu Tuan, "Go back to the room and get 100 taels of silver for Xiao Ke. Hide the clothes first and don't let anyone see them."

Yutuan looked at me doubtfully, nodded, and entered the girls' school.

I called Feng Zhixu to the corner and whispered, "Your Highness, the eunuch fell down the stairs accidentally and hit his head, so he has to lie down. But his master is not very kind to him. Can you please take him to your side and let him rest for a few days?" I clasped my hands together and looked at him with wide eyes, begging.

"Gone?"

I nodded firmly.

"Seven days! He should be almost fully recovered in seven days!"

"Of course..." He narrowed his eyes slightly, pinched the back of my neck, and there was a lazy smile in his voice.

"No problem~ It's a piece of cake!"

"Oh my God! Not only are you handsome and elegant, but you are also a kind-hearted person!"

"Stop it, we have already agreed that we will meet at the back door of Wenyuan Pavilion at 5 a.m. tomorrow. You can't keep me waiting for you any longer!"

"Of course! How could I bear to let you... what?! Mao time? So early? It's not even daybreak yet..."

He said briskly, "It's not a good idea to attract attention in the morning! Let's go in quickly while Old Man Li is still half asleep!"

Seeing Yu Tuan open the door and come out of the museum, I told Feng Zhixu to wait for me for a moment.

Xiao Ke and Yu Yi were squatting on the ground chatting. I walked over and said, "If I didn't know, I would think you two were good friends who have known each other for many years."

Xiao Ke staggered to her feet, holding onto the wall, and said shyly, "Miss Yuyi is the same age as my sister. We were just saying that if I survive this disaster, I will treat her as my own sister in the future."

He motioned Yu Tuan to give the silver to Xiao Ke: "I am not very smart, but I have some money skills. You should take this money. This time, just tell your master that I fell down the stairs. By the way, I have already made an agreement with His Highness Zhi Xu that he will take you to his palace later. You should take good care of you. Think about how to survive in the future. Isn't Yu Yi your sister? You can come to her anytime. We will do our best to help you wherever we can."

"Miss Zhi, you have been so kind to me. I will never forget it. If I could live, I would repay you with gratitude!" After saying this, he was about to kneel down and kowtow again.

I quickly supported his arm, "Hey, hey, hey! His Highness is still here, don't let him find out!"

"Yes!" Xiao Ke wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and walked with me to Feng Zhixu.

"Your Highness, I have arranged everything here, you can take Xiao Ke away."

"Well, your name is Xiao Ke? Which Ke?"

"Your Highness, it is the sound of the jade bell, the sound of the jade pendant clanging."

"Ouch! Can you still read?"

"I read some when I was a child, and now I work in the study."

"No wonder! Then... I said, seeing that you can write, I will take you to my palace to copy some books. You can leave after you recover from your injury."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Xiao Ke kowtowed.

"It's a small matter! Miss Zhi asked me to do something, so I have done my best~" The sarcasm in his words was full of cynical mischief.

I smiled faintly and urged them to go back quickly.

Finally, I can eat in peace. Today, I have golden shortbread that Mingen bought from Weidingxuan outside the palace. I heard that the crust of this shortbread is golden and shiny, just like precious gold.

"Girl, eat the cake first! It's been sitting there for so long, I wonder if it's still crispy."

Yutuan couldn't wait to open the food box: "Hey! Why is this green!"

Yuyi and I went over to take a look. "Hey! Didn't they say it was a golden shortbread? What kind of pastry is this?"

"It must be that Master Ming'en bought the wrong one. Who cares? I'll try it for you first to see if it tastes good!" Before I could take a closer look, Yu Tuan had already taken a piece and stuffed it into her mouth. "Mmm~ sweet and sticky! Really delicious! Come and try it, girl!"

Yuyi hit Yutuan and said solemnly, "Yutuan! You! You are so bold!"

"Oh~ Miss, you wouldn't mind if I eat first! Right~" Yutuan rubbed my arm.

"Yutuan! Don't you know where we are now? How long have I been kidnapped? How come you are not alert at all? What if I eat the wrong food from the nobles? What if this cake is poisonous!"

"Ugh," Yu Tuan scratched his throat without saying a word.

I took out the acupuncture needles and inserted them one by one, smelled them, and observed them carefully.

"Non-toxic."

Yu Tuan patted his chest and sighed, "Yu Yi! You really scared me to death! This golden shortbread only sells 100 pieces a day. I'm afraid that Eunuch Ming En can't buy it, so he might just buy some other pastries to make do. You're so scared!"

"I'm just worried about you! Just eat it! I won't care if you get poisoned to death in the future!"

"It's as if you don't eat!"

"We are in the palace now! We must be extremely careful and cautious!"

"Be careful! Be careful. If you get knocked unconscious, wait for me and the girl to rescue you..."

Once again...they started quarreling...