An Jin took the indenture and looked at the name on it, tears welling up in his eyes.

Her life has been turned upside down in the past six months.

Her loving parents passed away one after another within three months. Her always kind uncle occupied the house left to her by her parents and sold her to a matchmaker. She was then chosen by Chun's mother and sent to a brothel. She refused to obey and was beaten half to death.

She had always dreamed of getting the indenture and leaving that place, and now it had come true in this way.

She walked to the candle holding the contract, lit it, and watched with her own eyes as the contract that had bound her turned into ashes bit by bit.

She raised her hand and wiped her tears with her sleeve, then turned around and knelt on the ground with a thud. She kowtowed three times and raised her head and said:

"Miss, your kindness to An Jin is like a rebirth. If you want to do something, just tell An Jin directly. An Jin must not accept the shares of this restaurant."

Shen Qionghua helped An Jin up and said, "You don't have to refuse. Just accept it. With your ability, you deserve it."

She knew how popular the restaurant business would be. It was not easy for a woman to make a living in the world. With shares, An Jin would have a guarantee.

"No, miss, An Jin just knows some food recipes. All the money was paid by you alone. How can he get shares? Please don't make An Jin feel guilty." An Jin said and knelt down again.

Seeing that she was determined not to get the shares, Shen Qionghua had no choice but to give up.

She pulled out a stack of banknotes from her sleeve and handed them over. "Here are 100,000 taels of silver. I can't be involved in opening a restaurant, so you should do it. After you recover from your injury, go find a suitable restaurant to buy."

"Remember, the restaurant needs to be located in a prosperous area. Money is not a problem, and the furnishings inside must also be rearranged."

"As for the cook, I've already written to invite a famous chef from Jiangnan to come over. You just need to do your part. If you're short on money, tell Fuling and she'll let me know."

An Jin's hands were shaking as she took the silver note. She had never seen so much silver before. A few days ago, she was still worried about the money to redeem her indenture, but now she had a silver note of 100,000 taels in her hand.

She carefully kept the banknote close to her body and said, "An Jin will definitely live up to the young lady's trust."

Shen Qionghua gave An Jin some detailed instructions and then got up and left.

Fuling followed Shen Qionghua towards the upper-class wing.

Shen Qionghua came here not only to see An Jin, but also because today was Xie Nanyuan's first time to detoxify, and she was worried and wanted to come and see.

It was quiet at the door of the wing room, and there was no one there.

Just when Shen Qionghua thought everything was going well, the sound of a porcelain cup breaking was heard from inside.

Shen Qionghua's face changed and he rushed in directly.

The scene inside was different from what she imagined.

Behind the screen, a man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes just stood up from the bathtub, his wet hair spread out behind him.

The strong muscles of the upper body were exposed to the air, and the brown liquid slid down from the shoulders, extending along the texture to the black pants, and finally dripped into the bathtub, splashing ripples on the calm brown surface.

Xie Nanyuan spun around and quickly pulled out clothes from the hanger and put them on. He looked at Shen Qionghua with deep eyes, and with his thin lips slightly parted, he shouted coldly, "Get out!"

Shen Qionghua reacted and hurriedly looked away, stumbling out. At this moment, Lin Ze and Pei Liangchuan came in with a bowl of medicine.

"Miss Shen, you--" Before Lin Ze could finish his words, he saw Shen Qionghua running out as if she had seen a ghost.

He touched his head and said to Pei Liangchuan, "Am I that scary?"

Pei Liangchuan smiled mysteriously at him and pointed at the screen with the golden folding fan in his hand.

Lin Ze slapped his head and exclaimed, "Oh no!"

She hurriedly walked around the screen with the medicine bowl in her hand, and saw her own prince standing in front of the bathtub in his clothes, with a gloomy expression as if a storm was about to come.

Lin Ze wailed inwardly and quickly raised the medicine in his hand in front of him, "Your Highness, I will go and boil the medicine for you."

Xie Nanyuan looked at Pei Liangchuan again.

Pei Liangchuan pointed at Lin Ze with an innocent look on his face, "I only prescribe the medicine, not boil it. Your subordinate is too stupid and can't even boil the medicine. I can only go to the kitchen to guide him."

Linze: “…”

Shen Qionghua ran back to An Jin's private room in one breath. The blush on her face did not fade away, but instead tended to get more intense.

Fuling caught up with her and asked, "Miss, what's wrong with you? What did you see?"

She had just followed the young lady when she suddenly rushed into the room. She didn't react and was about to follow her in when she saw the young lady running out with an expression as if she had seen a ghost on her face.

What did you see?

The picture of the handsome man coming out of the bath that she had just seen instantly popped up in Shen Qionghua's mind, and her face immediately turned red.

In her previous life, Prince An married her but never touched her.

In response to this, Prince An said that he felt sorry for her and was afraid of hurting her and reminding her of bad memories. He was willing to wait until she had resolved her worries before they could have sex.

At that time, she was too embarrassed to talk about matters between husband and wife, and naturally too embarrassed to say that she was willing, so the matter was delayed again and again.

Now that I think about it, Zhou Lingyi probably didn't agree to let Prince An touch her.

So, in all her past and present lives, this was the first time she had seen a man's body so directly.

Faced with Fuling's curious eyes, Shen Qionghua chose to ignore her and picked up the teacup on the table and started drinking it.

When Shen Qionghua calmed down and took Fuling back to the superior room, everything was already tidied up.

Xie Nanyuan was dressed neatly and sitting on a stool. When he saw Shen Qionghua come in, he shot a cold look straight at her.

Shen Qionghua's heart trembled and she felt inexplicably guilty.

Even though she had been keeping things in suspense and cooperating before, she was still a little afraid of someone like King Rui who had made it through the sea of ​​blood and corpses on his own.

Besides, she had heard in her previous life that Xie Nanyuan had a reputation for not being interested in women.

In his previous life, when he was seriously ill in bed, the emperor gave him a woman, hoping that he could have children, but he gave her away to someone else.

Later, a palace maid was so bold as to climb into his bed, hoping to get pregnant with his child when he was seriously ill, so that she could become the master of the Rui Palace after his death. However, she was beaten to death by him.

For a man who would rather die than touch a woman, I don’t know if seeing his body today will anger him.

Shen Qionghua was feeling uneasy, and her nervousness was reflected in her body, making her bright face rosy, and at first glance, it looked like she was shy.

Shen Qionghua tried hard not to look at Xie Nanyuan's expression. She sat down on the stool and said to Pei Liangchuan, "Doctor Pei, did the detoxification go smoothly this time? How is the poison in the prince's body?"

Although she knew that Pei Liangchuan had the ability to detoxify, Shen Qionghua still couldn't help but worry.

After all, all her plans were based on the premise that Prince Rui could survive, otherwise everything would be empty talk.

When she said this with a hint of concern, Xie Nanyuan frowned slightly.

Seeing her face like peach blossoms in March and her eyes that looked at me secretly from time to time, the words Lin Ze said that night unconsciously emerged in my mind.

So Shen Qionghua really loves him?

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