The delicate cannon fodder is stunning, saving the male supporting role but getting teased instead

Zhang Ji secretly glanced at the prince and found that his face had become even darker. Zhang Ji couldn't help but feel bitter, lamenting his own unfortunate fate. His master was already difficult to serve, and now there was also a stupid palace maid. Now his master looked like he had drunk sewage every day, with an indescribable expression on his face.

Wenrou saw nothing happened, so she continued to sleep against the door. Suddenly, the door opened from behind, and Wenrou fell backwards into the room without noticing.

When she opened her eyes, she saw the black-faced prince staring at her with a stormy look.

"Do you want to die?" Yan Heng said gritting his teeth.

Wenrou quickly got up and knelt at Yanheng's feet, shaking her head like a rattle, and said, "No, no, Your Highness, you kept me awake all night. I was so tired that I accidentally fell asleep."

Zhang Ji knelt beside him, wishing he were deaf. How could he hear what was happening in his master's bed? He huddled aside, wishing he could turn into a transparent blade of grass.

Yan Heng's temples throbbed with anger. He wasn't interested in women, so he didn't notice the ambiguity in Wenrou's words. Yan Heng felt that his temper had improved significantly since the maid arrived at the Eastern Palace, as if she was born to temper his temper. Yan Heng silently recited Buddhist scriptures. He reminded himself that now was not the time to kill her. He still had to put on a good show and not alert the enemy. Once he caught the Fifth Prince in the act, there would still be time to kill the maid.

On the other hand, the Fifth Prince and Shangguan Qing, who were being missed by Yan Heng, were plotting in the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

"Qing'er, you'd better not go to the southwest with me. I heard that the disease is spreading very badly there. It's safer for you to stay in the capital." The fifth prince frowned and advised worriedly.

"Your Highness, I have made up my mind. There is no need to persuade me. The disease is so serious that I need to go there in person. So many refugees have lost their lives. If I don't go, more people will lose their lives. My safety is not important." Shangguan Qing said calmly.

"Qing'er, you are truly an extraordinary woman. I am so fortunate to have met you." Yan Jin looked at Shangguan Qing affectionately and sighed. His encounter with Shangguan Qing was a matter of fate. When Shangguan Qing first entered the palace, she was ostracized by the other maids because of her aloof personality. Yan Jin happened to meet her. Yan Jin had only helped her out on a whim, and since then, the two of them had run into each other frequently. He discovered Shangguan Qing to be a treasure trove of new ideas, and they gradually became close friends.

Shangguan Qing smiled but did not respond. In fact, she was an ordinary white-collar worker in modern times. She was in a car accident and should have died. Unexpectedly, she traveled to ancient times. She became the daughter of the Minister of Revenue. She was a concubine in the family and was not favored. It was estimated that she would be married off as a concubine in the future. Her soul was that of a modern person. How could she tolerate such a thing happening? Fortunately, she knew history. The unfavored fifth prince of the current dynasty would ascend to the throne in the future and become the dark horse for the throne. So she begged her father to let her enter the palace and become a palace maid. After entering the palace, she deliberately set up a plan and met the fifth prince by chance. As expected, they became close friends.

During this process, she deliberately seduced the Crown Prince. She knew he had the Prime Minister's support and held a high position of power, and she needed to leverage his influence to gain more leverage. Both the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince had expressed their love for Shangguan Qing, but she refused. She desired the position of Empress, second only to the Emperor, and more than that, she wanted a lifelong companionship. Therefore, she refused to agree to either. On the one hand, the situation was still unclear. Although historical records indicate the Fifth Prince ultimately emerged victorious, she feared uncertainty. On the other hand, she knew that what could not be obtained was always the best.

Shangguan Qing's eyes flashed with pride at this thought. She was a time traveler, destined to be the heroine of this world. This time she went to the southwest, she was determined to make a name for herself with her advanced modern medical knowledge.

The next day, Shangguan Qing set out with the Fifth Prince. She disguised herself as a man and pretended to be the Fifth Prince's servant, and easily escaped from the palace.

In the East Palace, Yan Heng found out that Shangguan Qing had indeed followed Yan Jin out of the palace, and he was so angry that he smashed several antique vases.

Wenrou huddled in the corner, looking at the broken vase pieces on the ground with a distressed look. If she pawned any one of these vases, it would have given her father and stepmother a good life. Wenrou gasped in pain.

Yan Heng smashed a vase and heard a gasp from the side. After smashing a few, Yan Heng could no longer bear it and shouted angrily, "What are you doing?"

Wenrou looked at Yan Heng cautiously and tried to say, "If Your Highness doesn't like these vases, why not give them to me as a reward?"

Yan Heng raised an eyebrow and said jokingly, "Reward you, what good deeds have you done to deserve this reward? Did you snore and keep me awake at night, or did you wash a hole in my clothes?" All these things Yan Heng mentioned were the sins that Wenrou had committed in just a few days. Yan Heng felt like a male bodhisattva, for even in such a situation, he still kept this little maidservant.

Wenrou knew she was in the wrong and said dejectedly, "Your Highness, I used to follow my father in practicing medicine and have never served anyone before. I'm sure I'll be a little unfamiliar at first, but it will get better after a while. Please be magnanimous and give me some time!"

She was the only maidservant by the prince's side, and since she had to keep watch every night, she naturally couldn't help but fall asleep. She was so exhausted that she started snoring while she was asleep, and she couldn't help herself. As for the clothes that had been torn by washing, she had no idea that the prince's clothes were so fragile. She just slapped them hard with a washing stone a few times, and a hole was torn...

"Oh? You know medical skills?" Yan Heng didn't expect that this little palace maid knew medical skills, and asked in surprise.

Wenrou nodded and said, "Yes, my father has a serious illness, and I wrote all the medicines for him. He has gotten much better now! However, he needs many courses of treatment to get a complete recovery. I came to the East Palace just to get more monthly wages to buy medicine for my father." Wenrou felt depressed when she thought of her father.

Yan Heng looked Wenrou up and down with suspicion, not believing that she had such a great ability, but he still asked, "How much money does your father need to treat his illness now?"

"I'm still short of five taels of silver." Wenrou said honestly. This amount of money was a drop in the bucket for the rich and powerful, but for poor people like Wenrou, it might take a year of hard work to save up enough.

"I'll pay for it, but I need you to cure your father," Yan Heng said flatly. Diseases were rampant in the southwest. If this young maid could truly cure them, then he could suppress Yan Jin and foil his plans. In truth, Yan Heng still didn't quite trust this clueless maid, but for five taels of silver, there was no harm in giving it a try.