Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

This dispelled the lingering sorrow that had arisen in Gu Nanzhi because of the Crown Prince.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry to have worried the young medicine boy from the borderlands, thank you,"

Jokes aside, Gu Nanzhi appreciated the sentiment. Bian Chen was young and sometimes seemed naive when it came to friendships, but he also possessed the experience of someone who had been in the world for many years.

Since Jun Yanchen introduced her to him, her attitude has changed from initial hostility to acceptance, and he has shown her protection and care during their trips together.

How could Gu Nanzhi not be grateful for such kindness?

"Even if His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to do something, he wouldn't be so blatant. Don't worry. However, His Highness's actions today are truly somewhat unpredictable..."

Bian Chen ate a piece of pastry in two bites, and after hearing Gu Nanzhi's words, he decided not to argue with her.

"how?"

Gu Nanzhi shook her head slightly.

"It's hard to say. Would you believe His Highness the Crown Prince, who stops someone on the road and claims it was a chance encounter?"

"That's fine, but as a doctor, I'm usually stopped on the street either to ask me for treatment or to sell my services. But this guy, instead of asking for treatment, he..."

Secondly, he didn't seem to be particularly insistent. Did this kind of person really want to be friends with someone as unknown as me? Was that even possible…?

Obviously, that's impossible. Nobody's a fool to only look at superficial things.

We really need to be more careful.

The two returned to their residence, but before they could even have a cup of tea or exchange a few words, someone from the palace arrived.

Gu Nanzhi could only rush back to her room to change back into her original attire and meet the people from the palace with Jun Yanchen.

The people from the palace had two purposes for their trip: firstly, it concerned Jun Yanchen's illness, and secondly, they brought news about the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet.

With this news, the real show is about to begin.

After seeing the people from the palace off, Gu Nanzhi was completely dejected.

Every day, he was out treating patients and dealing with the Crown Prince. Even when he returned to his residence, he had no time to rest and still had to deal with a eunuch.

It's really tiring. She's definitely better suited to a carefree, unrestrained life.

Seeing her like this, Jun Yanchen felt extremely distressed and personally served her tea and fed it to her.

“Nan Nan.......”

Gu Nanzhi took a sip of water from his hand.

"Huaiqing, guess who we met on our way back?"

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Jun Yanchen tensed up. Who had he met? Was someone trying to cause trouble?

"Someone's causing trouble? Has anything happened?"

Gu Nanzhi raised her hand to smooth down Jun Yanchen's furrowed brows.

"Don't be so nervous. They just kindly offered me a cup of tea and a pastry. And let me tell you, the pastry was really delicious. They even gave me a fresh one when I left."

However, Bian Chenhe ate them all on the way. I'll have someone buy some more for you to try another day.”

Seeing how casually Gu Nanzhi spoke, Jun Yanchen knew she hadn't taken any action, but the tea drinking was definitely not without its hidden meaning...

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you. The person who came is His Highness the Crown Prince. I initially thought it was the Second Prince, but it turns out it's His Highness the Crown Prince."

And I still don't quite understand this person's attitude..."

"........."

Gu Nanzhi stopped teasing Jun Yanchen and instead told him about her conversation with the Crown Prince. After all, Jun Yanchen certainly knew his nephews better than she did.

"...That's how it is. Don't you think His Highness the Crown Prince is quite interesting? And also, it's true that he sent out snacks..."

In the end, Gu Nanzhi still mentioned the snacks, but Jun Yanchen didn't immediately consider the Crown Prince's intentions.

The focus was on the desserts.

"If you like it, I'll have someone buy it for you tomorrow. Don't eat snacks that other people give you."

Something's not right about that. It sounds a bit sour.

Seriously? You're jealous over this? It's just a snack, and besides, it was given to the Poison Doctor's son, you know...

Jun Yanchen clearly understood Gu Nanzhi's meaning, and remained jealous. The Crown Prince might not know, but he knew that the so-called "Poison Doctor Young Master" was his precious treasure.

In short, his darling just wouldn't listen to the snacks that other people bought.

Jun Yanchen is quite naive when it comes to this kind of thing.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore,"

It has to be said that Gu Nanzhi quite liked this man's childish possessiveness towards her.

"Hey... I'm just a slightly more skilled doctor. In your power struggles, you don't need to care so much about whether there's a nobody like me, do you?"

What exactly does His Highness the Crown Prince mean by this?

Gu Nanzhi is right. A mere doctor may not seem like much, but clearly, a skilled doctor like Gu Nanzhi is still very valuable to have.

After all, where there is conflict, there will be injuries, not to mention the many underhanded methods used. If someone like Gu Nanzhi were by your side, why would you worry about being targeted with such underhanded tactics?

This is one of them.

Compared to the Poison Doctor's son, another unique aspect of Gu Nanzhi is that she doesn't just give off the impression of a simple healer; she's a clever and intelligent person, equally worthy of respect.

Moreover, Gu Nanzhi is also connected to the Star-Picking Tower...

After Jun Yanchen explained it this way, Gu Nanzhi understood.

"Yes, how could I have gotten so confused?"

Gu Nanzhi then looked at Bian Chen.

"Hey, Bian Chen, what do you think their expressions would be if they found out that the little medicine boy who follows me is actually the leader of the Star-Picking Tower?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, just thinking about it makes me excited, but I wonder if I'll ever have the chance. I said, Young Master Silver Fox is special enough, but you, a person who's out in the open, why do you also act so mysterious, keeping the world from seeing your true face?"

"You really know how to hide your identity well. Being the leader of the Star-Picking Tower would be so prestigious, yet you're keeping it a secret..."

Gu Nanzhi had quite the吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or sarcastic remarks). She'd really forgotten how many disguises she'd kept in her past life, and how she was also hiding her identity as the Poison Doctor's Young Master in this life...

Bian Chen gave her a speechless look, as if to say, "Then why are you hiding it yourself? Your title of 'Poison Doctor Young Master' is so prestigious, you can still walk around with your head held high..."

Okay, Gu Nanzhi will stop talking now.

"The Poison Doctor is so aloof, and the Crown Prince's actions seem intended to win him over. If that fails, then his meeting with you today might be seen by others as a pleasant conversation..."

At this moment, Jun Yanchen added a sentence from the side, which truly gave people a sense of sudden enlightenment.