The Su family's carriage stopped at Prince Chen's Mansion.

"Hello, Miss Su. My princess is waiting for you inside." Fuqiu saw Su Qingyu getting off the carriage and went to greet her.

Fuqiu walked in front to lead the way, taking Su Qingyu through many twists and turns to the small courtyard where Yu Guiwan lived.

Yu Guiwan was making tea. When she saw Su Qingyu coming over, she stopped her without waiting for her to salute. "No need to salute. There are no outsiders here."

Su Qingyu hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Thank you for what you did last time." Yu Guiwan had just said this when Fuqiu came out with a gift box and placed it in front of Su Qingyu. "I've seen the prescription that Master gave you. I think you should be looking for this medicinal herb."

"Princess, this is too expensive." Su Qingyu quickly stood up.

Yu Guiwan took her hand and said, "It's best to send medicinal herbs to those who need them. If you refuse again, I'll be angry." She deliberately put on a stern face.

"I asked you to come here this time because I want to ask you for a favor. If you don't accept it, I'll be embarrassed to ask you for help."

"Okay, then I'll accept it. Thank you, Princess." Su Qingyu was too embarrassed to refuse again.

Seeing that she accepted the things, Yu Guiwan pulled Su Qingyu to sit down together and poured a cup of tea in front of her.

Yu Guiwan hesitated to speak, thinking about his words.

"Yes, I have a friend."

"My friend found out that there's a man who likes her, but that man is also her benefactor who has helped her a lot. My friend has been feeling different towards that man lately, and she can't tell if she really likes him or if she's just attracted to him because he's her benefactor."

Su Qingyu listened carefully, "But, the princess is married, she should understand the relationship between men and women better than me."

This sentence made Yu Guiwan speechless for a moment.

Then, Su Qingyu slowly said:

"I don't really understand the relationship between men and women, but I think the essence of love is heartache. When you see someone in such a miserable state, your first reaction isn't disgust but heartache. That's the most genuine feeling, and it can't be faked."

"If the princess's friend has such feelings and reactions, she probably really likes that man."

Yu Guiwan listened, subconsciously thinking about everything about Xie Sui. She nodded, "I'll tell my friend."

"Qingyu, from now on you can just call me Guiwan. I don't have many friends in Beijing. If you don't mind, please come to my house often." She looked at Su Qingyu with soft eyes.

"Wang...Guiwan." Su Qingyu changed the subject and addressed him differently.

"I don't have many friends in the capital. In the past, when I wasn't in good health, the noble ladies in the capital wouldn't invite me. Now I'm very happy to have made a good friend like Gui Wan."

The two chatted casually, and their relationship took a step further.

Suddenly, Fuqiu's voice was heard outside the door.

"Princess, the prince specially sent someone to buy Yuan Fang Zhai's peach blossom pastry and send it over."

"come in."

Yu Guiwan responded.

Fuqiu put down the peach blossom pastry and left. Su Qingyu joked, "Your Highness Prince Chen treats the princess so well. It's not easy to buy cakes from Yuan Fangzhai. I'm really envious of him."

"Ahem." A blush crept onto Yu Guiwan's fair face, and she changed the subject, "How about we go to Mingyuzhai together tomorrow? I've never been to Mingyuzhai before."

Su Qingyu agreed without any hesitation.

"It's getting late, and I should go back." Su Qingyu was about to say goodbye as she saw it was getting late.

Yu Guiwan stood up and said, "Then I'll take you out."

The two of them walked out of the mansion talking and laughing. When they passed the courtyard, they met Wei Heng coming out of Xie Sui's study. Su Qingyu and Wei Heng looked at each other again, and then quickly looked away.

She introduced the two to each other.

"This is the young lady of the Su family, Su Qingyu."

"This is Wei Heng, a good friend of Your Highness and also a doctor."

Yu Guiwan knew that Wei Heng worked for Xie Sui and some of his identities should not be revealed, so he briefly introduced him.

The two nodded to each other, and Yu Guiwan continued to walk out with Su Qingyu.

Wei Heng looked at the direction the two people left from behind, and did not take his eyes away.

*

The next day, Yu Guiwan went to Mingyuzhai as agreed with Su Qingyu, and the two walked into Mingyuzhai side by side.

They came in the afternoon so there weren't many people. Mingyuzhai is usually busiest in the morning, and the best-selling rouge can only be bought in the morning.

Entering Mingyuzhai, there are three floors in total, each with a different series.

As soon as the two walked in, someone came out to greet them. Seeing that they were well-dressed, the smile on their faces widened a little. "Greetings, two distinguished guests. I wonder what you would like to buy?"

"When will this year's new products come out?" Yu Gui asked very skillfully, as if he had been to Mingyuzhai thousands of times.

"Dear guests, you would like to order this year's new rouge. Please follow me." When the woman heard the purpose of Yu Guiwan's visit, her smile became even brighter, and she took the two of them to the third floor.

After the woman brought the two men into the room, she took out a wooden box from the wooden cabinet behind her and opened it. A set of exquisite rouge appeared in front of the two men, and the fragrance immediately filled the air.

“These colors are carefully blended, and the best feature is the long-lasting fragrance of this one.”

Yu Guiwan picked up the rouge and put it in front of her nose and smelled it, her face looking very satisfied. "It's really good. If I order it now, when can I get it?" She looked up and asked.

"If you order rouge now, the earliest it will be available is mid-June," the man replied.

"If we pay more money, when can we get it as soon as possible?" Yu Guiwan continued to ask.

The woman hesitated for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "My dear guests, this rouge is indeed only available in June."

"Can you sell this set to us first?" Su Qingyu asked when she saw Yu Guiwan speaking like this.

"You are joking, my dear guests. This set of rouge has just been made, and the taste will be different from the final rouge, so we don't sell it. It is usually kept by our boss. I just happened to have arrived at Ming Yu Zhai today, so I'm showing it to you two guests."

The woman continued to explain.

Yu Guiwan narrowed his eyes. Will the taste be different?

"Can't I get it in the shortest time possible even if I pay more money?" Yu Guiwan made a look of regret.

"There's really no way around this Ming Yu Zhai."

In the end, Yu Guiwan ordered two sets of new rouge and bought two sets of last year's rouge, one set for herself and one set for Su Qingyu.

The two of them left Ming Yu Zhai. Yu Guiwan had been smiling at first, but once he got on the carriage, his expression changed. He immediately gave an order:

"Fuqiu, ask your brother to check the background of the owner of Mingyuzhai."

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