Report to the Empress and the Eldest Princess: They're using the system to poach your men.

Shen Sangwan was already prepared to be looked at as an idiot.

The next second, the other person spoke up.

“Your Highness, Yue Ning is willing but unable. Although Yue Ning is the Empress, she does not hold power, but this status is still a constraint, and it is really not appropriate for her to leave the palace with Your Highness.”

"That's easy. I'll go and talk to the Empress Dowager and His Majesty about leaving the palace!"

The moment their eyes met, Shen Sangwan realized that the other person seemed to have been waiting for her to speak.

"???"

Is she being led by the nose by Wen Yuening?

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Your Highness."

"Xiao Tong, could this Empress be a black sesame dumpling?"

"Black sesame glutinous rice balls?"

Wen Yuening's eyes darkened, and she lowered her gaze slightly, her mind filled with thoughts.

"Xiaotong, what should I do? I'm a little scared!"

【Master, don't be afraid, go for it! I'm cheering you on and giving you courage!】

〖......〗

"You gave me good encouragement, but don't do that next time!"

"His Majesty has decreed that I shall depart today from Xingde Palace. I wonder if Yue Ning's injury is of any concern?"

"It doesn't matter."

"Then Yue Ning, you prepare yourself. I'm going to Chonghua Palace."

Wen Yuening nodded in agreement, picked up her pen, and silently wrote down the prescription that the Medical Sage had once given her.

"Your Majesty, your injuries have not yet healed, and they even worsened yesterday. If there is indeed a plague in Wuzhou, and Zhongdu has not received any news, the situation must be dire. This trip may be a matter of life and death. Are you really going?"

Qingque stood to the side, grinding the ink carefully, her face filled with endless sorrow.

"Since she's going, I'll naturally go too. Seeing her about to risk her life alone, how can I just stand by and do nothing?"

"call--"

Picking up the paper and gently blowing away the ink, she said, "If she is just overthinking things, and there is no plague in Wuzhou, then I can spend more time with her on this trip. Why wouldn't I be happy to do so?"

"What if the plague is severe? Does Your Majesty not even care about your life? The Sage of Medicine once said that a plague can be serious or minor. If you are infected by accident, even if you are treated, you will eventually suffer from sequelae."

"Qingque, I have lived these two lifetimes because of her existence."

"In my past life, she told me that women do not need to be confined to the inner quarters. They can fight on the battlefield just like men. They can step out of the house to watch the sunset beyond the Great Wall and appreciate the winter snow on the border."

"It was also she who gave me one of the few acts of kindness besides my mother."

“Even when I had no recollection of those past events in this life, on that Qixi Festival, I was still drawn to her by her white dress. In the end, she and I were like tangled threads, inextricably intertwined.”

“In my past life, she saved me from the abyss. Today, it is my turn to protect her.”

As he wrote the last word, a complex and enigmatic expression flickered in his eyes.

It contains undisguised tenderness, sadness after experiencing vicissitudes, and a fleeting hint of pain.

A mix of emotions swirled and churned, yet vanished the moment the head was raised.

"As long as she asks me for something, even if it costs me my life, I will do it without hesitation. I know you pity me, so I will not blame you for what you said today, but I do not want to hear such words again in the future."

"It was this servant who overstepped her bounds; please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Qingque knelt down, touching her forehead to the ground.

"Get up. I have no intention of punishing you. Go and pack your things. When His Highness returns, we will leave the palace together for Wuzhou."

"Yes."

The incense in the incense burner burned out, but Wen Yue Ning did not see Shen Sang Wan. Instead, she was greeted by Granny Gu, who was by the Empress Dowager's side, who told her to go to Chonghua Palace.

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Please trouble you, Granny, to send this bundle to His Highness's carriage when he leaves the palace."

Wen Yuening took the bundle off Qingque's body and handed it to Granny Gu.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, the package will be delivered along with your carriage."

Granny Gu took the bundle and then handed it to the palace maid following behind her.

Qingque was somewhat puzzled by the conversation between the two, but after arriving at Chonghua Palace and seeing her mistress dressed as a palace maid, she suddenly understood.

After Wen Yuening went to Chonghua Palace, she was kept by the Empress Dowager under the pretext of learning how to manage the harem during her recovery period. She then changed her appearance and followed Shen Sangwan onto the carriage leaving the palace.

"This outfit is a bit too much for Yue Ning."

Wen Yuening, however, did not take it seriously and replied with a light smile, "Without the burden of fancy clothes, I feel much more at ease."

"These are the necessary medicinal herbs. Your Highness, please have them prepared immediately and taken to Wuzhou, just in case."

After receiving the bundle, Wen Yuening opened it, took out a letter, and handed it to Shen Sangwan.

It would be best if there were no plagues. If there were, and local officials concealed the fact that it was widespread and caused too many deaths and injuries, it could also trigger other epidemics, and the city would certainly not have enough medicine.

"Ruo Li".

After exiting the palace gates, Shen Sangwan softly called out to the carriage.

A woman suddenly appeared.

Since Shuyun wasn't there, and Ruoli and Ruoxin were with them, they were the only two they could be sent to save time.

"Your Highness."

"You and Ruoxin should go to the major medical clinics in the city to purchase the items as written on this paper, and meet at the East Gate at noon."

"Yes, my subordinate will go right away."

Ruoli took the paper from Shen Sangwan through the car window and then disappeared from the spot.

These secret guards come and go without a trace every day.

Shen Sangwan was genuinely curious about where it was hidden!

He can come whenever I call; he's truly a miracle worker.

As he turned his head to the side, he happened to meet Wen Yuening's eyes.

Belatedly, she realized that the other person's gaze seemed to have never left her, which made her feel somewhat restless.

The rumble of the carriage axle outside was especially loud in the quiet carriage.

As the carriage slowly drove down the long street, Shen Sangwan felt that the journey was particularly arduous. When the coachman let out a "whoosh," and the carriage came to a steady stop in front of the Princess's residence, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, Miss Shuyan is injured!"

Shuyi anxiously waited at the gate of the mansion. From afar, she saw Shen Sangwan's carriage returning home. She hurried down the steps and paced back and forth waiting.

"what happened?"

Shen Sangwan lifted the carriage curtain, somewhat impatient, and without caring about her image, jumped down from the carriage.

"It was Yuexin who went to talk to Miss Shuyan. Before a cup of tea could be brewed, Miss Shuyan's scream came from inside the room. When the maid went in to check, Miss Shuyan was already lying on the ground covered in blood."

"What is Ruoying good for? Didn't I tell her not to let Yuexin see Shuyan?"

Just as Shen Sangwan was about to head into the mansion, she turned around and remembered that Wen Yuening was still in the carriage. After giving Shuyi a few instructions, she hurriedly ran towards the East Garden.

"Shuyi, please take good care of Her Majesty the Empress."

"what--?"

Shuyi, who was already somewhat anxious, couldn't quite process what was going on. How did the Empress get involved again?

When Wen Yuening looked up from the carriage, Shu Yi was still somewhat incredulous.

He was about to kneel down to pay his respects when Wen Yuening stopped him.

"No need to be polite."

Shuyi carefully reached out her arm and helped Wen Yuening down from the carriage.

"Who is this Miss Shuyan you just mentioned?"

The group walked slowly into the mansion.

"Your Highness entered the palace late and may not know that Miss Shuyan is a palace maid whom His Highness rescued from the kitchen of Weiyang Palace."

"Shortly after being granted a new identity token, an exception was made to redeem his indenture early, restoring him to his commoner status."

"His Highness seems to care a lot about Miss Shuyan. Perhaps soon, the Princess's residence will have another mistress."

She knew everything Shuyi had said before, but the last sentence made her steps falter slightly, and she almost tripped and fell while going down the stairs because she was distracted.