"Princess, there is a letter for you."

The two of them were sitting in the carriage when suddenly a guard rode his horse at full speed to the side of the carriage. She reached out to take the letter.

Why did the master suddenly write to her?

She opened the envelope and frowned after reading it.

Xie Sui saw Yu Guiwan's brows furrowed and asked, "Did something happen?"

"No."

Yu Guiwan shook his head. Why would his master let Xie Sui go to Yuhua Mountain?

She originally wanted to take this opportunity to avoid him, but Xie Sui might not go, right?

After all, the weather in February was still very cold, and it would take seven or eight days to travel by carriage. Xie Sui's body might not be able to withstand it.

"I told Master before that I would go to Yuhua Mountain in February. In the letter, Master invited Your Highness to go with me."

Yu Guiwan had just finished speaking when Xie Sui said, "Okay."

"what?"

He agreed so readily that Yu Guiwan was stunned and couldn't react for a while.

Xie Sui's eyes were dark, and it was hard to tell what was going on in his mind. "I've never been out of the capital, but I heard the scenery at Yuhua Mountain is truly beautiful."

She tried to pull up the corners of her mouth. Since Xie Sui said so, she couldn't stop him from going, right?

"Then Your Highness should prepare more items to keep warm. It will probably take seven or eight days to get there," she reminded.

……

When Yu Guiwan returned to the mansion, she found that Nanny Zhou and the housekeeper were taking inventory. There were several large boxes of things on the ground, most of which were medicinal herbs.

The two of them stopped what they were doing when they saw them, "Prince, Princess."

"These are the things sent by the princess. These two boxes contain precious medicinal herbs, this box contains items for keeping warm, and this box contains some rouge, powder, and other things for the princess."

Xie Sui: "Send someone to thank the Imperial Sister. When the weather warms up, I will come in person."

Butler: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Yu Guiwan suddenly smelled something. She walked towards the unopened box of rouge and powder and found a trace of pink on the wooden box.

She wiped it with her finger and put it to her nose to smell it.

It was this smell. The smell of blood was too strong that day, but it still couldn't cover up the faint fragrance.

"Whose rouge is this?"

Furong stepped forward and took a look. "Princess, this is Ming Yu Zhai's rouge. The one in your hand should be the Flower Dew Rouge that Ming Yu Zhai released this winter."

Ming Yu Zhai. Although she didn't know much about rouge and powder, she had heard other people mention it. The noble ladies in Beijing all liked to use Ming Yu Zhai's rouge. Just this small box of rouge cost ten taels of silver, and not everyone could buy Ming Yu Zhai's rouge.

Even so, there are many people in Beijing who use this rouge, so it is probably unrealistic to want to find someone based on this clue.

"what happened?"

Xie Sui noticed that she looked a little strange and asked.

Yu Guiwan shook her head and said with a smile, "The rouge from Ming Yu Zhai is not easy to buy. The Princess is really worried about this."

"My sister is on good terms with the owner of Ming Yu Zhai, so she should be able to get in through the back door. If you like, I'll send someone to buy new stock from Ming Yu Zhai when it's available."

Hearing this, Yu Guiwan quickly refused, "This box is enough for me to use for a long time, and you also asked someone to buy a lot of rouge and powder before."

Moreover, when Ming Yu Zhai has new goods, they are in short supply in Beijing and the prices keep rising.

She didn't like to wear makeup, but after becoming the Princess of Ping, she wanted to fit in with the other ladies in the capital, so she had to put on makeup. After all, women, when they get together, they just gossip and dress up.

After leaving, Yu Guiwan quickly asked Furong to find out when the floral rouge would go on sale.

When she was fighting the wolf that day, she heard the voice of a young woman. The voice was very charming and very pleasant.

Maybe we can eliminate some people based on the time when rouge is supplied.

*

Time passed quickly, and it was time to set off for Yuhua Mountain. Yu Guiwan only sent a message to tell the Yu family that they were going to Yuhua Mountain. As for Xie Sui, no one else knew about it and kept the matter a secret.

Xie Sui knew that if his brother knew about this, this trip to Yuhua Mountain would be impossible.

Yu Guiwan brought few things, so she brought some dry goods that her master and senior brothers liked to eat, and the rest were Xie Sui's things. Ever since the housekeeper knew that Xie Sui was going out, he became even busier, fearing that he would miss something important.

The carriage was packed tightly with things. Yu Guiwan did not bring any maids, and Xie Sui brought Bei Chu alone. Bei Chu was responsible for both protection and driving the carriage.

Before getting on the carriage, Yu Guiwan couldn't help but wonder, when did Prince Chen's Mansion change the carriage?

She didn't think much about it and followed Xie Sui into the carriage.

The carriage was moving slowly on the road. It was originally supposed to take the official road, but suddenly changed direction and took a small road instead. Before Yu Guiwan could ask, he heard Bei Chu outside the carriage say, "Your Highness, the person has been shaken off."

"As Your Highness expected, they chased after the other carriage."

Xie Sui hummed, then looked at Yu Guiwan. "It'll probably take two days longer to get to the official road by taking the small road. If you're tired, just lie down and rest for a while."

Yu Guiwan suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Xie Sui wanted to change a carriage. It turned out that someone was following them and had arranged everything in advance.

When they first set out, Xie Sui often looked out the window. No matter how deeply he hid it, Yu Guiwan could still see the curiosity in his eyes. Later, Xie Sui couldn't hold it anymore.

The carriage was bumpy all the way, and Xie Sui fell into a deep sleep.

Because they took a small road, they still couldn't find an inn until dark. They could only stay outside for the night and return to the official road tomorrow.

After a bumpy ride, Yu Guiwan got off the carriage to stretch his muscles.

It was really uncomfortable to sit in a carriage all day.

Bei Chu moved quickly and found a clean place immediately. He then went to pick up some wood and started a fire. "Princess, please go back to the carriage. It's cold outside. I'll be watching over you tonight, so you can rest assured and have a good rest."

"Then you should be careful at night." Yu Guiwan reminded.

In fact, she knew that Xie Sui would definitely be followed by secret guards when he went out, so she didn't worry about his safety. Even if she encountered anything, she knew martial arts and could protect herself.

Back in the carriage, Xie Sui seemed to be awake for a while and was boiling a small pot of water on the stove.

"It's cold at night, remember to cover yourself up and don't catch a cold." Xie Sui poured her a cup of hot water and placed it on the wooden table.

Yu Guiwan looked over in the direction of the voice. A cloak made of fine black fox fur was placed on the seat where she had just sat. Normally, she wouldn't have thought much of what Xie Sui said, but since she knew how much Xie Sui treated her...

When she heard these words, she subconsciously wanted to distance herself from Xie Sui. "Thank you, Your Highness." There was a hint of alienation in her tone.

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