After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

They are all smart people, so Hong Lan naturally wouldn't think that this young lady was seriously considering her.

Originally, Hong Lan wanted to get herself out of the situation. No matter whether this matter would succeed in the end, as the bridge in the middle, she had no responsibility at all. But now the other party obviously saw through her plan and disrupted her wishful thinking without any hesitation.

Even so, she still agreed - just take the responsibility. Now that she is in Zhixuan Mountain, she is already a part of the game. If things work out, everyone will be happy. If things don't, she will probably be buried in the mountain. It doesn't make any difference whether she takes the responsibility or not.

What's more...

Hong Lan looked at the little girl walking out calmly and sighed silently. In fact, she also wanted to take this opportunity to do something for them.

In her life, she mistakenly attached herself to a person she shouldn't have liked, and therefore did many wrong things. Although she didn't kill anyone, she also stole money and indirectly caused many people to be ruined... Now, every time she sits in front of the bronze mirror, she feels that the face in it is becoming more and more blurred and unfamiliar. The more bad things a person does, the more empty she feels. She is always afraid of the retribution of karma, so she always wants to do some good things to make up for it.

Originally, she didn't believe in these weird and supernatural things, but now... Hong Lan lowered her head and smiled bitterly, clenching the handkerchief tightly in her hand. She felt that her current situation, where she had accomplished nothing and was despised by others, was ridiculous no matter how she looked at it. It would be better for her to die on the Zhixuan Mountain. It would be a good ending.

Yuan Ge didn't know what Hong Lan was thinking. He just felt relieved because he had solved a big problem. He walked outside the yard and saw Granny Dou holding an umbrella waiting not far away. He paused for a moment, then went to greet her calmly. "Why is Granny Dou here?"

The other person held an umbrella over her head, his eyes fell on Yuan Ge's face and hesitantly asked, "Young Madam... is what the elder said true? Are there relics of plague patients on Zhixuan Mountain?"

"It's true." Yuan Ge nodded without hiding anything, and added, "But Grandma Dou, there's no need to worry too much. There are different types of plagues. Some are dangerous, and some are relatively mild. And Hong Lan just said that she has people outside the mountain who can help us buy medicinal materials... Don't worry, everyone will be fine." Having said that, Yuan Ge also knew that a plague that could wipe out an entire village... how could it be mild?

If it were someone else, they might believe it.

Unfortunately, the other party was Granny Dou, who had already recognized Yuan Ge. How could she possibly believe what Yuan Ge said? She had served Yuan Ge for so many years, so how could she not know that this little girl only reported good news and not bad news. If she had a headache or a fever, she would make a fuss and make a lot of noise, making the whole courtyard restless. If there was really something wrong, she would always force a smile and pretend that nothing was wrong.

This little girl in her family is really good at coaxing people.

"It's raining." Granny Dou looked at Yuan Ge with a gentle look and a smile on her face, and asked very gently, "Where are you going, Madam? I will take you there."

"I……"

As soon as he spoke, the other party had already held Yuan Ge's hand and turned the direction. As they walked, he kept persuading him, "Let's go back to the medicine garden. You haven't slept all night, and your eyes are all black and blue. This won't do. Go back to the medicine garden and have a good sleep. Then... pack up, and I'll take you down the mountain."

Yuan Ge glanced sideways and saw that the other party was looking at him openly. Deep in the dark pupils, there was a familiar kindness and worry. Yuan Ge was very familiar with this worried look... Yuan Ge was never a quiet person. Even though she had almost stayed indoors for the past few years except for going to the mountains to collect herbs, it didn't mean that she was a quiet person. Grandma Dou probably understood this well.

When she was noisy, Grandma Dou was worried that she would cause trouble again. When she was quiet, Grandma Dou was worried again, worried that she had already caused trouble outside and was wronged.

All the great truths he had were swallowed back in the face of such a look. Yuan Ge slowly stood still, looked at the other party, sighed softly, and carefully considered his words, "You know, I can't leave, and I won't leave." The voice was almost heavy, gentle, but powerful.

Grandma Dou's hand holding the umbrella trembled suddenly, and the umbrella swayed slightly, but soon stabilized and hung steadily above Yuan Ge's head. Only Grandma Dou knew that her heart was beating faster than ever: You know... How could I know? Why did I know? Some truths are more like wishful thinking, even if you think you know them well, until now... In the end, only God, the earth, you and I know.

But she couldn't know it now.

"Young Madam." Grandma Dou lowered her head slightly. The light was dim under the dark clouds. She suppressed the urge to look up at the child and said softly, "You can go. This old servant has asked Elder Feng. According to the fact that you haven't been to the Great Elder's Courtyard much in the past two days, it is probably safe for you to leave now. Young Madam, you are a guest of Zhixuan Mountain, and a lady from a noble family and a wife of an official in Shengjing City. You don't need to be trapped here with us mountain people and share life and death together!"

"Granny Dou, you know very well that I am..."

Yuan Ge frowned and was about to speak when Granny Dou hurriedly blocked his way, "Madam, I know you are the eldest daughter of the Wen family in Shengjing, your father is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and your husband is also the commander of the Jinyiwei who is quite favored by the emperor among the younger generation. Madam, I know you are kind-hearted and want to stay with us, but the plague is not a joke, it is not a minor illness like a headache or a fever. Think about it, if you stay, what about your husband? Or what about Master Nanyin? Are we all going to stay here and leave everything to fate?!"

This was the first time that Granny Dou interrupted her young lady.

"We won't leave everything to fate." Yuan Ge grabbed Grandma Dou, who was pushing her towards the medicine garden, and called out sternly, "Grandma Dou, it's because we don't want to leave everything to fate that we can't leave. The teacher is old and has little energy. He can't take care of so many people on the mountain. Anyone can leave, but Nan Yin and I will never leave...you know that." In his words, he had already called Feng Qingtan "teacher" without any hesitation.

It was this "you know" again. The umbrella in Grandma Dou's hand had already tilted in the direction, and raindrops hit the faces of the two people, but no one cared. Grandma Dou grabbed Yuan Ge's hand tightly, stretched her neck and shouted at Yuan Ge, "I don't know! I don't know! I don't know anything! I only know that everyone in the world can have trouble! But you can't! Miss, please, run away!"