After transmigrating into the book, I helped my mother reconcile with her divorced husband.

"Father, you have a really good nose." Xie Chaoyun handed the medicinal food to Xie Yuandao: "It came with His Highness the Crown Prince's letter. This medicinal food is called Buddha's Hand and White Hyacinth Bean Porridge. It is made by simmering Buddha's Hand, White Hyacinth Bean, Job's Tears, Yam, and pork stomach soup with an appropriate amount of salt. Yuan'er said that this porridge can clear heat and soothe the stomach, and is suitable for burning pain in the stomach, dry mouth and bitter taste, irritability, constipation, etc."

"This porridge isn't good, and I don't have any of those ailments." He complained, but his hands instinctively took the porridge over. "It tastes alright, just drink it, we can't waste it."

In the capital, Xie Yubai paced back and forth in his room for half an hour before finally making up his mind. He stopped and called out, "Someone come here!"

"Your Excellency, what are your orders?" The servant waiting outside immediately came in, bowing to receive the order.

"Take my token and enter the palace to invite Miss Yuan'er here. If anyone tries to stop you, say that I have asked Yuan'er to come back to discuss the wedding next month."

The servant acknowledged and withdrew.

Xie Yubai thought for a moment, then picked up a brush, ground ink, and prepared to write several letters to his confidants in preparation for Yuan'er's departure. Before he could finish writing one letter, he heard a sound coming from outside the door.

He paused, picked up the book beside him, and covered the letter with it. After two knocks, the door was pushed open, and a person wrapped up tightly walked in like a thief.

Xie Yubai looked wary and was about to draw his sword when the woman called out sweetly, "Second Uncle, you were looking for me?"

Xie Yubai was overjoyed and rushed over in three steps: "Yuan'er, why did you leave the palace? Where's Liuying? Where's Lu Yun? Why didn't he come with you?"

"I sneaked out disguised as a firefly." Lu Zhiyuan made a shushing gesture and said with a worried look, "I'll be going back soon. That Crown Prince calls me eight hundred times a day, either asking me about the style of my wedding dress or what kind of gold, silver, and jade I want. There are regulations for the Crown Princess's things, and he doesn't ask the officials in the Ministry of Rites to handle it. It's so annoying."

"Did you sneak out of the palace because His Highness the Crown Prince keeps asking you these kinds of questions?"

“Otherwise what?” Lu Zhiyuan rested her chin on her hand: “I have a lot of things to do before the wedding. He keeps bothering me. What should I do? Second Uncle, you are the Prime Minister. At least half of the civil and military officials will listen to you, right? Tell them to find more things for the Crown Prince so that he will stop bothering me.”

"You came to see your second uncle because of this?"

"Otherwise what?" Lu Zhiyuan blinked. "Does Second Uncle think I'm going to run away from my wedding?"

"Your engagement to the Crown Prince was originally for the sake of the Xie family. Things are different now. The Xie family is capable of protecting itself and doesn't need you to make any more sacrifices, Yuan'er. If you want to leave, your uncle can help you. Don't worry, your uncle will handle this matter properly, without embarrassing the royal family or putting the Xie family in crisis. Trust your uncle, your uncle can do it."

“Yuan’er trusts her uncle.” Lu Zhiyuan’s eyes shone brightly: “Yuan’er has her own plans and can handle them without her uncle’s help.”

"Don't worry about implicating your uncle!" Xie Yubai said urgently, "Your eldest uncle's businesses are all over the world, you can go wherever you want. And your youngest uncle, I've already written to him. With him there, he can definitely keep you safe. Don't you like herbs? There's a Hundred Herbs Valley near the Number One Manor in the World, full of rare medicinal herbs. You can take Liuying and Lu Yun to live in the valley. If you feel it's too lonely, you can have your youngest uncle move the Number One Manor in the World there."

Xie Yubai took out several scrolls of paintings. "Yuan'er, look, this Hundred Herbs Valley has mountains and water, and four distinct seasons. It's like a paradise. You need to take good care of your health. Your second uncle can't think of any place in the world more suitable for you than Hundred Herbs Valley. Listen to me, we won't be the Crown Princess. Let's leave the capital and live a carefree and happy life."

"Is Second Uncle worried about Yuan'er's health?" Lu Zhiyuan patted her chest.

Her heartbeat was much slower than others. She appeared normal, but in reality, she couldn't even do heavy housework. For example, if she cleaned for more than 45 minutes, she would feel chest tightness and shortness of breath; if she cleaned for more than half an hour, she would develop a low-grade fever, body aches, and chest tightness that made it difficult to breathe. Over the years, she had concealed her illness very well, and even Physician Jiang, who examined her pulse, did not notice anything amiss.

On the contrary, her second uncle, whom she rarely saw, knew that she was putting on a brave face.

“You didn’t want us to worry, so you tried your best to hide your illness. Even Liu Ying and Lu Yun, who are with you every day, didn’t notice anything unusual.” Xie Yubai’s nose tingled, and he turned his head away. “But your second uncle knows that your health is getting worse year by year.”

Lu Zhiyuan lowered her eyes and smiled calmly: "How did Second Uncle find out? Yuan'er concealed it very well. Just like Second Uncle said, even Liu Ying and Lu Yun didn't notice."

“Because I’m your second uncle.” Xie Yu’s eyes welled up with tears. He turned away and waited until he calmed down before saying, “After you turned ten, you rarely left Ronghua Palace. You spent most of your time indoors. It wasn’t because you grew up and became more mature, but because your illness worsened and you were afraid that others would notice something was wrong.”

Lu Zhiyuan nodded: "Second Uncle is so smart. Yuan'er was indeed not feeling well during that time. She stayed in the room to study the prescription. Fortunately, Yuan'er found it."

"After the age of twelve, one cannot stand in the sun for long periods of time, and will fall ill with the slightest change in weather. What seems like a minor illness is actually difficult to cure."

“Standing in the sun for too long makes me breathless,” Lu Zhiyuan said. “I’ve always been sensitive to cold. After I turned twelve, I became more susceptible to catching colds. I took medicine in time, and the symptoms were not obvious, so no one noticed it.”

"I became a heavy sleeper at thirteen, and my sleep at night was very light. I would wake up at the slightest noise. I would take naps during the day and sleep very soundly, but I would wake up feeling groggy. I had a good appetite and ate a lot, but I didn't gain weight. I liked to eat meat when I was a child, but after the age of thirteen, I mainly ate vegetarian food and had a light diet."

“Yuan’er thought she had hidden it very well.”

"Your five senses are slowly declining, and your memory is not as good as before." Xie Yubai walked up to her and said, "Tell your second uncle what exactly is wrong with you? You are a divine doctor, and all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital combined are not as good as you. You should know your illness better than anyone else. Your second uncle wants to hear the truth."

"Don't worry, Second Uncle, Yuan'er will live for at least another five years." Lu Zhiyuan held up five fingers.

"I will not be the Crown Princess, nor the Empress; I will simply recuperate in the valley..."

"Second Uncle, I know you mean well, but I don't want to stay in the valley." Lu Zhiyuan walked to the window, opened it, and looked towards the palace. "I love you all very much. Because of love, I willingly entered the palace. Entering the palace isn't suffering. The Emperor, the Empress, and even the Crown Prince have all treated me very well. I've been very happy in the palace these past few years. I don't have much time left, and I want to go out and see the mountains and rivers of Beiliang. Second Uncle, I don't want to be trapped in the valley, even if it's an enviable paradise."

"Prince..."

“Yuan’er has already discussed it with him. When the Crown Princess is supposed to appear, Yuan’er will definitely appear. At other times, Yuan’er will disguise herself and live among the common people as an ordinary person. The Crown Prince has agreed, so Second Uncle will agree too, right?”