A four-year-old medical prodigy descended to the mortal realm, and the entire capital sought her tre

The day before the full moon, Zhao Jinzhong and An Chang stood guard on the courtyard wall of Shuixianfang from noon onwards.

Zhou Ruo stayed in the carriage outside the courtyard wall.

She doesn't need to enter Shuixianfang; she can know what's happening inside by using the sensing talisman left in the storeroom.

After waiting for nearly two hours without any movement, An Chang grew impatient and complained.

"Thank goodness it's winter. If it were summer, the two of us standing guard here under this sun would probably turn into dried meat!"

Zhao Jinzhong understood him. As the heir of the Prince's mansion, he was used to being pampered and spoiled. It was indeed difficult for him to keep doing this.

"Go upstairs and wait for a while." Zhao Jinzhong gestured to An Chang with his eyes. There was a tree by the courtyard wall. "It'll be more comfortable with the shade."

An Chang followed Zhao Jinzhong's gaze and exclaimed, slapping his thigh, "Hey! Why didn't you say so sooner!"

An Chang was so engrossed in observing the yard and daydreaming that he didn't even notice the tree by the yard wall.

Without hesitation, An Chang climbed up the tree branch in no time.

An Chang, who was already up in the tree, exclaimed in surprise and whispered to Zhao Jinzhong, "Jinzhong, come up here too!"

Judging from An Chang's tone, Zhao Jinzhong felt that he had discovered something, so he quickly climbed up the tree and went to An Chang's side.

"Look!" An Chang pointed ahead to the two-meter-long skylight on the wall of the house in Shuixianfang.

"Wow! I doubt even the owner of Shuixianfang knows that we can see into the storeroom through the skylight from our spot!"

An Chang was both surprised and delighted.

Zhao Jinzhong was also surprised. He guessed, "Not only its owner, but perhaps even the servants hadn't noticed this tree."

Otherwise, since the interior of the innermost storeroom could be seen from this tree, the servants would have cut it down long ago.

An Chang leaned against a tree branch, feeling much more comfortable. "Alright, I'll just wait here for them to appear."

Around 3 PM, two carriages arrived outside Shuixianfang.

The burly man guarding the gate immediately went to greet the carriage as soon as he saw it enter.

They knelt and bowed, nodding and scraping, showing great respect.

The burly man's attitude confused Zhao Jinzhong and An Chang. Could it be that Consort Yu was in the carriage?

But they don't look like palace at all; these two carriages have no palace feel whatsoever.

The car in front was quite luxurious, looking like it came from the residence of some prince or nobleman.

The one behind was a very ordinary horse-drawn carriage, as if it was carrying something.

Two carriages entered the neighborhood one after the other and stopped in the backyard.

When the people got off the carriage, Zhao Jinzhong and An Chang were instantly stunned.

An Chang's grip on the branch tightened involuntarily, and she said in a very low voice, "How could it be him?"

Zhao Jinzhong, hiding outside the courtyard wall, peeked out and saw that the person was Wang Changlin, the Marquis.

Wang Changlin stood in the courtyard, cautiously looking around the courtyard and the walls.

Zhao Jinzhong quickly pulled his head back. An Chang was well hidden, and neither of them were discovered by him.

Wang Changlin found nothing amiss and went inside with peace of mind.

After a brief commotion, Shuixianfang returned to silence.

It wasn't until it got dark that another carriage appeared.

The carriage clearly came from the palace, and the driver was a eunuch.

An Chang, slightly excited, whispered to Zhao Jinzhong, "They're here!"

Zhao Jinzhong nodded to him, watching the carriage enter the inner courtyard from the gate and finally stop next to Wang Changlin's carriage.

After the coachman placed the saddle stools, a maidservant got out of the carriage first.

The maid stood by the carriage and said something to the carriage, after which a slender figure appeared inside.

Even with a veil, her noble air was undeniable.

Zhao Jinzhong had only seen Consort Yu in the water-condensing mirror used by Zhou Ruo in the Crown Prince's palace, while An Chang had seen her in the palace.

Despite wearing a veil, Zhao Jinzhong could still tell from her figure and movements that she was about 80% similar.

"It's Consort Yu," An Chang said with certainty.

Zhao Jinzhong: "Are you sure?"

"That maid is Consort Yu's personal maid, named Yin Tao," An Chang said, unable to suppress a laugh.

Zhao Jinzhong didn't understand why An Chang wanted to laugh. "Why the reaction?"

"Back then, I was playing with the princes in the back garden when I saw Consort Yu suddenly being attacked by a swarm of bees from afar."

To protect her, Yin Tao, who was standing next to her, took off her outer garment and wrapped it around Consort Yu.

Later, Consort Yu was unharmed, but Yin Tao was stung by bees and her face turned into a pig's head, which we laughed about for a long time.

"That's why I've always remembered her. Among the palace maids, I think I only remember her name; she was someone who served Consort Yu."

Zhao Jinzhong rolled his eyes at An Chang. "Schadenfreude!"

"Hey, I was young and didn't know any better back then! But it's rare to see someone as protective of their master as Yin Tao," An Chang said, reminiscing.

Not long after Consort Yu entered the room, An Chang saw her and Wang Changlin enter the innermost room through the skylight in the wall.

At this moment, Zhao Jinzhong also squeezed up into the tree to watch.

Inside the carriage beneath the courtyard wall, Zhou Ruo listlessly ate fruit and pastries.

She threw the fruit peels onto the carriage, leaving the interior in a mess with fruit scraps all over the floor.

Zhou Ruo didn't care about any of this, only focusing on eating to her heart's content, displaying a carefree and innocent attitude.

But when Consort Yu entered the storeroom, Zhou Ruo immediately perked up.

The little bottom shifted on the seat, leaning against the carriage, intently sensing the movements inside the warehouse.

His face was serious and focused, completely different from how he had been eating fruit so freely just moments before.

Zhao Jinzhong and An Chang saw from the tree that Consort Yu and Wang Changlin were talking in the warehouse.

But they couldn't hear what they were saying.

However, the actions of the two seemed to exceed the proper boundaries between a concubine and a marquis.

Zhao Jinzhong was not quite sure, so he asked An Chang, "Are Consort Yu and Wang Changlin related?"

An Chang shook his head. "Never heard of it."

Although An Chang is young, he knows more about matters of love and romance than Zhao Jinzhong.

He wanted to suspect that there was an improper relationship between Consort Yu and Wang Changlin, but he dared not have any doubts.

Zhou Ruo was in the carriage, and she heard everything Consort Yu and Wang Changlin said.

However, Zhou Ruo didn't quite understand some of the things the two were saying.

For example, Wang Changlin said, "Tonight, let me help you relax."

Consort Yu said coquettishly, "You're so annoying! It's still early!"

Zhou Ruo didn't understand why the Marquis said he would help Consort Yu relax, but Consort Yu disliked the Marquis.

Moreover, what does this have to do with the weather?

Does it mean it won't be so annoying until it gets completely dark?

Zhou Ruo felt that the two were behaving strangely, unlike how adults usually talk to each other.

The furnaces in the warehouse have already been ignited and are being warmed up.

Consort Yu inspected the alchemy furnace, then stood in front of the medicine cabinet to select medicinal herbs.

Then he walked to the pile of pills and looked through the pills in the different boxes.

Wang Changlin brought her several boxes, and Consort Yu picked out the necessary pills from the boxes and put them into the boxes.

An Chang glanced at Zhao Jinzhong and asked him, "Don't you think that Consort Yu looks like she's about to personally refine elixirs?"

Zhao Jinzhong nodded, deeply agreeing.

But what would a gentle and beautiful woman like Consort Yu be like when she refines elixirs?

Zhao Jinzhong also recalled that Zhou Ruo had once said that there was a formation in this warehouse.

"Perhaps Consort Yu is not only skilled in alchemy, but also in setting up formations?"

An Chang stared at Zhao Jinzhong in astonishment, speechless.

Could it be that Consort Yu has some hidden identity that the world doesn't know about?