Both worlds are like dreams

"They are all maids from other nearby villas. If you are not satisfied with this one, I can buy a few more and bring them to you for you to choose from!"

"I said no, tell her to go back to where she came from!"

Seeing her tough attitude, Duan Yun didn't say anything else and left with the maid, but happened to meet Mo Yunchen at the door.

"Sir, the girl said she doesn't need it."

Mo Yunchen glanced at the maid who had been hanging her head, and said indifferently, "Take her away first."

Duan Yun nodded, "Yes."

Mo Yunchen came to Xuehuang's door and pushed it open. He saw Xuehuang curled up in the quilt uncomfortably with her face buried in the pillow, as if she didn't want anyone to see her.

Mo Yunchen understood, "Are you afraid that I will kill her later?"

Xue Huang didn't say anything.

Mo Yunchen stepped forward and pulled her up, "Drink this."

Xue Huang frowned slightly, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was the only one there. She was indeed afraid that Mo Yunchen would kill someone, and she didn't want to implicate innocent people because of herself.

She took the bowl and smelled it. It contained ginger soup, so she drank it in one gulp.

Mo Yunchen took the empty bowl and said indifferently: "Her or me, you choose one."

Xue Huang was a little confused, she looked up at him and asked, "What do you want to choose?"

Mo Yunchen remained silent, and Xue Huang also reacted. Even though she was free and easy, she was still ashamed and angry at this moment, and shouted directly: "Are you sick?"

Mo Yunchen turned his back and said, "If you don't want to choose me, then let her serve you obediently."

Xue Huang was speechless, "I already said I don't need it!"

"Then I will kill her now."

"What do you want?" Xue Huang frowned, "Can you stop going crazy?"

Mo Yunchen sneered where she couldn't see, "Do you think I'm crazy?"

Xue Huang sighed, "Are you trying to say that you care about me?"

Mo Yunchen was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned around to look at her, stretched out his hand to pull her in front of him, his deep eyes fixed on her, like a hawk staring at its prey, his tone as cold as ice, "I do care about you. After all, if something happens to you, it will affect my ability to get what I want."

Xue Huang smiled indifferently, with a hint of sarcasm in her tone. It was unclear whether she was mocking herself or him. "Since I am so valuable, I will of course work hard to live. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a shame for you to condescend to act like this?"

Mo Yunchen's pupils trembled slightly, and he slowly let her go. He stood up and said, "If you don't want her to die, don't let her see your face, and don't do anything small."

"I hope you keep your promise."

Mo Yunchen walked out without saying anything.

Xue Huang fell on the bed, losing even her appetite for food, and curled up in the quilt again, trying to relieve the pain by sleeping.

Fortunately, I didn’t sleep well last night and fell asleep quickly.

She slept until the evening, and half asleep she heard someone calling her, "Girl?"

Xue Huang thought it was an illusion at first, until the somewhat timid woman's voice called her several times, and then she opened her eyes.

"Girl? Are you awake?"

Xue Huang sat up quickly and found that a light blue gauze curtain had been newly installed beside her bed. A slender figure was standing about ten steps away, calling her carefully.

"Miss, the master outside ordered me to serve you. If you need anything, you can tell me to do it. I will never get close to you or see your face."

Xue Huang lowered her voice and said, "I don't need anything. Please go out first."

The maid quickly knelt down and begged, "Miss, please keep me, otherwise I will die."

"Did they threaten you?"

"That gentleman said that the life and death of this servant is in the hands of the young lady."

Xue Huang sighed, "I'm hungry, please help me get something to eat."

The maid showed a happy expression, "I have prepared it for you, and there is also ginseng soup to replenish qi and blood, please drink more."

"Okay, I'll go eat in a minute."

The maid stood up from the ground without looking up at her. "Miss, you can put the clothes you changed into behind the screen. I will help you deal with them tomorrow morning. Hot water and clean clothes are also prepared for you in the outer room. I will leave now and will come back to take your orders tomorrow." After saying that, the maid walked out neatly and closed the door for her.

Xuehuang got up from the bed, washed herself, and then changed into clean clothes before coming out to eat.

She hadn't eaten anything since morning, and she was almost out of strength from hunger.

So as soon as I sat down at the table, I started eating.

The ginseng soup prepared by the maid was good, with red dates, wolfberries, longans and motherwort in it, all of which were used to replenish qi and blood. After drinking a bowl of the hot soup, Xue Huang seemed to feel that her stomach pain was not so severe anymore.

After eating, she felt much more energetic. She had slept too much during the day, so she was not sleepy now.

So after eating, she leaned against the window to look at the scenery, but her eyes were empty.

These days, all she thought about was how to escape, but she racked her brains and couldn't think of a way to pass the message to Wei Yunzhou.

Is she really going to jump into the river and escape? She glanced at the wide river surface. With her current condition, she would probably sink to the bottom if she jumped in.

She sighed. When will this kind of life end?

Xue Huang was stunned for a while, and then she heard a knock on the door. "Who?"

Duan Yun's voice came from outside, "Princess, I'm here to bring you something."

Xue Huang walked over slowly, opened the door, and saw Duan Yun standing at the door with a box.

She took a look at the contents of the box, which included sketchbooks, a Luban lock, a nine-linked ring, and various snacks and fruits.

"What does it mean?"

Duan Yun explained: "The prince has important matters to attend to these days, so he asked me to look after the princess."

"I asked you what you meant by sending these things?"

Duan Yun carried the box to her and brought it into the house. "The prince ordered it."

"He asked you to prepare it?"

Duan Yun shook his head, not sure whether he wanted to say he didn't know or not, but he refused to speak.

Xue Huang was silent for a moment, looking at the box with a deep look in her eyes. After a moment, she said, "I want to drink."

"I'll get it for you."

"I don't want anything else. I want to drink peach blossom wine."

Duan Yun hesitated for a moment, "This...is not here."

"It's just peach blossom wine. Doesn't the great King Hanxi even have this?"

"Peach blossom wine is a sweet wine, mostly loved by women. Your Majesty will not drink it."

"Could you buy me a jar?"

"This... This subordinate needs Prince Bingming."

"Whatever you want." Xue Huang said indifferently. "But if you go to buy it, remember to ask the boss to put half a lemon juice in the peach wine for me."

Duan Yun looked puzzled, "Why is this?"

"It's too sweet. Just add some lemon."

Duan Yun nodded, "I'll remember this and bring it to the princess another day."

"Then can you bring me a few more jars?"

"Princess, please speak."

"I want pear cider and cocktail."

Duan Yun was completely confused. "What are pear wine and cocktail wine?"

"I don't know either," Xue Huang shrugged, "I just heard those noble ladies talking about it before. It's a new wine in the market."

"Okay," Duan Yun responded, "I'll go look for it."

Xuehuang closed the door again, took the snacks and fruits in the box to the bedside, and left the rest alone.

She had read those storybooks a long time ago, and she was tired of playing with the Lu Ban Lock and the Nine Rings. How could delicious food be more real?

Maybe it was because she hadn’t eaten it for a long time, Xuehuang ate several more pieces and finally felt a little better.

Then he lay down on the bed and fell asleep. This sleep was very sound. Perhaps he knew that Mo Yunchen would not appear in the next few days, so he was obviously a little relaxed.

Mo Yunchen showed up about five days later, bringing the peach blossom wine that Xue Huang wanted.

By then, her menstrual period had ended, her injuries had healed a lot, and the scars on her body were almost gone.

The maid was also sent away. Xue Huang stood at the door and saw with her own eyes that Duan Yun gave her a gold ingot and threatened her at the same time, but fortunately she still saved her life.

Xue Huang was a little happier, especially when she saw the jars of wine in Mo Yunchen's hands. There was something ambiguous in her smile.

For the first time ever, she did not bully Mo Yunchen, nor was she hostile to him like before, and could not wait to open the wine seal. Immediately, a scent of peach blossoms filled her nose, along with a faint smell of lemon.

She also opened the other two jars. The so-called pear wine was actually brewed with snow pears, and the cocktail wine was actually brewed with roses and lychees. As soon as they were opened, they were full of rich wine aromas.

Mo Yunchen sat in front of her and saw that her eyes were as bright as stars in the moonlight.

"It's just a few jars of wine, why are you so happy?"

Xue Huang poured out a glass of wine from each jar. She tasted the peach blossom wine first. "This peach blossom wine is originally a sweet wine, but after adding lemon juice, its sweetness is combined. It smells like peach blossom, but it tastes different when you drink it."

Mo Yunchen also poured a glass and took a sip. It was moderately sweet and sour, with only the scent of peach blossoms. Although the taste was light, it was very unique compared to ordinary wines. "It's different."

Xue Huang picked up the cup and drank it all. "I haven't had it in a long time." Then she tasted the pear wine and the cocktail wine, her eyes brightening. "Although the name is strange, the taste is unique."

Seeing this, Mo Yunchen also held out the cup to him.

Xue Huang first poured him some pear wine, "This is just average, it tastes like pear juice."

Mo Yunchen drank it all in one gulp, his expression unchanged, and it was obvious that he felt it was just average.

Xue Huang poured him another glass of rose and lychee wine. The color of the wine looked pink, slightly darker than the peach wine, and it looked particularly beautiful in the snow-white jade cup. "I think this tastes good. It has the fragrance of roses and the sweetness of lychees."

Mo Yunchen drank it all again, his brows slightly raised, "It's really good."

Xue Huang drank several more cups in a row, "Why is this wine called Cocktail Wine when it tastes so good and looks so good?"

Mo Yunchen looked at her and said with a half-smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days. You seem to be less hostile to me. Have you figured it out?"