"Mother, she saved me. Would you like the female doctor to take a look at her?"

Princess Zhaoqi whispered.

Upon hearing this, Murong Ya looked towards Liang Qiuli.

She saw Liang Qiuli leaning against a tree trunk, her face pale and her forehead covered in cold sweat because she had twisted her ankle and was trying to get up. She was swaying and looked like she was about to fall at any moment.

Murong Ya was somewhat moved. After all, they had only met by chance, and the other party did not know her identity, yet he risked his own safety to save Zhao Qi. This sense of righteousness deeply touched her.

"Go and help him up quickly."

Murong Ya immediately instructed the palace maid beside her to help Liang Qiuli up, and at the same time signaled the palace maid beside her to call the female doctor who had just arrived.

Princess Zhaoqi also wanted to step forward, but after looking at Murong Ya, Murong Ya did not refuse.

Princess Zhaoqi immediately went to Liang Qiuli's side.

"Are you alright? Thank you for saving me."

Liang Qiuli was in so much pain that she couldn't speak. She could only shake her head, trying to show that she was alright, but it was clearly not convincing.

The female doctor from the other side also rushed over, and Princess Zhaoqi made way for her.

The female doctor carefully examined Liang Qiuli's ankle and found that it was red and swollen, indicating that the injury was quite serious.

Moreover, forcing oneself to walk after a sprain only worsened the injury.

"This lady has a severe ankle sprain and needs immediate topical application of medication to improve blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Oral medication is not an option for now, as she may be pregnant!"

Upon hearing the female doctor's words, Liang Qiuli, Princess Zhaoqi, and Murong Ya were all stunned. Liang Qiuli, in particular, showed a look of surprise and disbelief on her face.

"really?"

The female doctor nodded, and while applying the blood-activating and stasis-removing medicine to Liang Qiuli's ankle, she said.

"Although the lady's pulse is still very weak, it is already showing signs of a slippery pulse."

This wasn't part of Liang Qiuli's plan. She originally thought that after her injury, if she took medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, she would need at least a month or two to recover before she could get pregnant.

Unexpectedly, the child still followed almost exactly what he had planned.

Liang Qiuli touched her lower abdomen with delight; it was still flat and without any bumps.

Liang Qiuli's subconscious action startled Murong Ya, who was also present, and a hint of apology flashed in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault that you've been dragged into this. Please feel free to make any requests you may have."

Murong Ya no longer had any doubts about Liang Qiuli, because she was also a mother and knew how vulnerable a pregnant woman was.

"No need, thank you, Princess. I have already repaid your kindness in sending the message for me."

Liang Qiuli felt the cool touch on her ankle, which made her feel much better. She shook her head and slowly spoke.

She did not try to take advantage of the fact that the other party was a princess and a county princess.

After hearing Liang Qiuli's words, Murong Ya's liking for her increased even more.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Upon receiving the news, Liang Qiuli's personal maid and servants rushed over and saw her in that state, so they hurriedly came forward to inquire.

When Liang Qiuli saw them, she visibly breathed a sigh of relief and gently shook her head.

"I'm fine, I just twisted my ankle, but luckily I met Her Highness the Princess and I'm alright now."

She wisely refrained from mentioning what happened after the man in black appeared, which made Murong Ya nod in approval, thinking that Liang Qiuli was truly clever and knew how to behave appropriately.

She increasingly felt that Liang Qiuli was a good person, and later had someone investigate her. If there were no issues with her character, then it would be good to get to know her better.

"Since you twisted your ankle, you should rest well. Take the medicine prescribed by the doctor with you and take good care of your injury."

"Once you've recovered, I'll invite you to properly express your gratitude."

Liang Qiuli only let out a slow breath after watching Murong Ya and Princess Zhaoqi leave in their carriage.

This princess is quite clever. The incident with the man in black was her own scheme to lure the snake out of its hole. Even if she hadn't made a move, the princess would have been fine.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and managed to get on the good side of the Princess, while also cutting off Xu Yuerao and Fei Wuxuan's path.

Speaking of which, where are Xu Yuerao and Fei Wuxuan from Taolin who also planned to go?

……

"We've been waiting for almost half the day, why hasn't the Princess arrived yet!"

Fei Wuxuan looked at the peach orchard in front of him. The petals were falling in the wind. The scenery was beautiful, but his patience had been almost worn out.

Could it be that Xu Yuerao is deliberately lying to him because she lost an argument with her mother?

But he had already agreed that he was willing to continue investing money in her shop, as long as he got the lion's share of the profits.

"Wait a minute."

Xu Yuerao was also very annoyed. She clearly remembered that it should have been today, and she had sent people to keep an eye on the Princess's residence. There were indeed carriages leaving and heading out of the city.

But we've been waiting for so long, why is there still no sign of them?

"Did you come to the wrong spot? Is this really the best place in this grove of peach blossoms?"

Xu Yuerao doubted no one but herself, so she began to question Fei Wuxuan.

"How could that be? This is the only place in the whole peach orchard where the peaches are in full bloom. There's no way we could be wrong."

Fei Wuxuan felt a little guilty. To be honest, every time he talked about scouting the location, he actually went to Liang Qiuli instead. He always had his subordinates do the scouting.

But he couldn't admit it; he could only refute it righteously.

Xu Yuerao also felt that it shouldn't be a problem with the location. Could it really not be today?

Just as the two were at an impasse, the sound of horses' hooves came rapidly from afar, and a cloud of dust was kicked up.

The visitor was from the Marquis's residence.

"My lord, the old lady says that you two should return home immediately."

The visitor was a servant from the Marquis's residence, and he looked anxious, clearly having something important to discuss.

Seeing this, Xu Yuerao felt even more disgusted with Liu Shi. Why was the old woman causing trouble again?

"If we don't go back, doesn't the old lady know that the Marquis and I have important business to attend to today?"

Xu Yuerao retorted with dissatisfaction. She didn't want to go back. If she returned empty-handed, she would definitely be nagged by Liu Shi again.

She might even be punished, since Liu had always had some complaints about her. If she didn't bring back some good news this time, Liu might retaliate even more severely.

After glancing at Xu Yuerao, Fei Wuxuan asked the servant.

"Did Mother say what it was about?"

Upon hearing this, the servant's face turned somewhat unpleasant, and he stammered in response.

"My lord, the old lady said..."

"what?"

Fei Wuxuan stared at the servant in disbelief, as if he hadn't heard what he said.

"The old lady said that the eldest princess has returned to the city, and the news has spread throughout the capital that someone tried to assassinate her, but the eldest princess was very lucky and not only was she unharmed, but those people were also captured alive."

"go back."

Fei Wuxuan's face darkened, and he turned around and got into the carriage they had come from.

"Don't leave yet!"

Xu Yuerao stood there stunned. Fei Wuxuan shouted angrily, which brought her back to reality.

She had no choice but to get on the carriage and return to the city first.

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