The punishment of the female imperial court

Chapter 280 Rescue

Whether it's the ghost ginseng or the mechanism, they are all more or less related to Yun Zhongjun.

But if she asked directly, Yun Zhongjun could simply deflect by saying it was business and he had no comment.

The key to this is something she has to find herself.

Suddenly, Yu Anning's voice came from outside.

Bo Yi's ears twitched slightly. "What's the princess doing here?"

Yu Qian Si quickly closed the booklet. The air current from the flipped pages startled a spider weaving its web in the shadows, which frantically dragged its silvery threads into the shadows.

“Not only the princess, but also Shang Fu. Just now I told them to go to the Ghost Market to find Yu Qianshan, but I didn’t mention that I have a bad relationship with Yu Qianshan.”

She spoke rapidly, putting everything back into the hidden compartment and resetting the items on the tea table according to her memory.

Bo Yi immediately understood.

Yun Zhongjun is now the biggest creditor of Yuqian Mountain, but if he is imprisoned, he will naturally be unable to repay the money.

Therefore, Yun Zhongjun must have allowed him to continue running his shop in the Ghost Market to make money for himself.

But as before, in order to prevent him from escaping, Yuqian Mountain will definitely be under the close surveillance of Yunzhongjun at all times.

Princess and Shang Fu entered the Ghost Market dressed in Yunzhongdang's clothes, so Yuqianshan naturally regarded them as important customers and treated them well.

However, the princess was eager to save lives but knew nothing about medicine. If she discovered that Yu Qianshan was quite skilled, she would naturally want to take Yu Qianshan to treat her great-uncle herself.

One was being monitored and couldn't leave, while the other insisted on taking him along.

The princess was furious and naturally felt that Yu Qianshan was ungrateful, so she brought up Yu Qiansi's name to put pressure on Yu Qianshan.

After all, the Jade Universe is in Aru's hands, and Aru is the head of the Jade family.

Based on what he had seen last time, Yu Qianshan would surely be set ablaze upon hearing the name Yu Qiansi.

With neither of them willing to back down, and the addition of the notorious playboy Shang Fu, this matter is bound to escalate.

Bo Yi followed her out of the small hall. As his boots stepped across the threshold, they kicked up a few specks of old dust, which gleamed golden in the moonlight. They disappeared into the shadows of the pillars.

Bo Yi's voice was very low, and his tone was tired from the journey: "One of them is the most favored little princess of the Duke of Anguo's mansion, and the other is the second young master of a merchant family. Even if they make a big fuss, they will not be harassed by the people of Yunzhong City."

The glazed tiles of the Cloud Palace beneath my feet shimmered with an eerie purplish-red hue under the firelight, like congealed blood.

"On the contrary, those people secretly monitoring Yuqian Mountain under the Cloud Lord will protect them. So this is the best opportunity to fish in troubled waters." Bo Yi touched his wrists, his hands covered with fine bloodstains, which were cut by sharp stones in the mud and sand in the tomb passage.

The torches along the mountain path, like swimming red serpents, illuminated the ancient runes carved into the rock face, their light flickering. The flames leaped and reflected into the valley floor, as if an inextinguishable fire had been set ablaze beneath the water.

The group of people seemed to be searching.

Yu Qiansi suddenly chuckled softly, the slight noise startling a spider weaving its web on the eaves. The spider hurriedly dragged its silver threads into the darkness.

"This time, I've helped Yu Qianshan."

If he manages to escape successfully, once we catch him, we'll know who he sold the ghost ginseng to, saving us the trouble of sending someone to Yunzhong City to question Yuqianshan and alerting him.

Bo Yi's gaze swept over the men in black searching below. The bronze tokens hanging from their waists clinked together as they moved, sounding like camel bells in the desert from above.

He subconsciously touched the end of his eyebrow, the old wound from years ago still aching with the pain of time.

Turning around, the gentle voice soothed his nightmare.

Yu Qiansi took out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve and handed it to him. The fine cracks in the ice were particularly noticeable under the moonlight. "The Ghost Market will probably be heavily inspected tonight. You must be careful."

He opened the seal, and the cool, medicinal scent restored some sensation to his nose. It was wound medicine.

By the time he looked up to express his gratitude, Yu Qiansi had already quietly left.

It's ok.

Bo Yi carefully placed the medicine in his bosom.

It's not too late to thank them tomorrow.

*
The next day, the sky was cloudy.

The cold wind, carrying withered leaves, lashed against the windowpanes, making a ghostly howling sound.

After returning from Yunzhong City, Yu Qiansi didn't sleep a wink all night.

She leaned against the window, gazing at the leaden sky, feeling as if something was about to burst forth, yet she couldn't quite grasp it. Like the sky itself, it pressed heavily overhead, making it hard to breathe.

She unconsciously turned the jade pendant, her fingertips feeling the fine cracks on its surface. Lost in thought for what seemed like an eternity, she suddenly heard a soft "thud," and looking down, she saw a small, injured bird fluttering its wings, its feathers disheveled and covered in morning dew.

It is a fledgling bird that has just learned to fly.

She crouched down, the chill of the bluestone slab immediately seeping into her skirt, but she was oblivious, lost in thought as she held the dying little life in her arms.

"Why are you squatting on the ground, Sister Yu? You'll catch a cold." Yu Anning's voice came from behind, crisp and clear like morning air. She was carrying a food box, and the pearl hairpin in her hair swayed gently with her steps.

"Huh? A little bird? How cute! Why is it injured?" As Yu Anning leaned closer to take a look, a faint scent of jasmine wafted over from her.

Yu Qiansi gently stroked the bird's trembling wings with her fingers: "It must have been born in autumn, and migrated south with its parents, but got separated from the flock."

"Then please save it quickly!" Yu Anning's eyes lit up.

Yu Qiansi suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly, her fingertips stained with blood seeping from the bird's wound, lost in thought.

She handed the little bird to Yu Anning, saying, "If you like it, go and save it."

Yu Anning carefully took it, and the little bird trembled slightly in her palm.

Yu Qiansi stood up and smoothed her hair. "Did the princess want to see me about something?"

Yu Anning took out a prescription from her sleeve: "Sister Yu's clansman prescribed a medicine, but later he refused to come with me, and we had a fight. Now I don't know if this prescription should be used."

Yu Qiansi took the prescription and examined it closely. There were still some medicine stains on the paper. She raised her eyebrows slightly.

I really didn't expect this illness could be treated this way. Yu Qianshan is indeed quite talented; no wonder he was accepted as a disciple by that genius young man from the Yu family back then.

She folded the prescription and handed it back: "No problem, it can be used. But this ingredient is hard to find." As she spoke, she walked to the desk, dipped her brush in ink and wrote a few lines: "If you really can't find it, you can go to an old-established pharmacy with branches in the capital and tell the pharmacist that you want to buy Qianjin Fang."

The ink spreads on the rice paper, like an impressionistic landscape painting. "Write down the price and the medicinal materials. If the herb gatherer finds it, he will take your precious prescription and deliver it to you as quickly as possible."

Yu Anning put away the prescription, feeling somewhat relieved. Seeing Yu Qiansi put down her pen and start packing, she asked curiously, "Sister Yu, are you going out?"

"Enter the palace."

"Huh?" Yu Anning pouted. "I was thinking of inviting Sister Yu to drink Lingyunzui. My cousin also got some new spicy braised dishes, which I remember are your favorites."

Yu Qiansi paused in her belt-tying motion, her throat moving involuntarily: "Let's go out for dinner tonight after I leave the palace later."

"Alright, I'll wait for you." Yu Anning replied with a smile, and the little bird in her arms suddenly pecked at her finger.

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