Yun Pianpian was slightly taken aback, and immediately turned her head.

"You're not fully recovered yet, don't stand for too long, come sit here."

As she spoke, she helped Zhen Linqing to a chair and sat him down, then carefully adjusted the position of the cushion behind him.

When Zhen Linqing sat down, he pulled Yun Pianpian to sit next to him.

"Sit down, don't stand! Weren't you uncomfortable sitting while riding the horse?"

Yun Pianpian blushed slightly because Zhen Linqingfei had just pulled her to ride with him, which made her a little embarrassed!

"How dare you say that..."

Yun Qiaoqiao was completely unaware of the little incident happening here.

She walked straight up to Wenren Jue, looked him up and down, and nodded with satisfaction: "Young Master Wen, it seems you are almost fully recovered."

Wenren Jue smiled as he looked at her, his gaze lingering on her face for a moment.

Today, she didn't apply those herbal juices that make her skin rough and yellow, revealing her natural skin tone and highlighting her bright and spirited features.

His tone was as gentle as ever: "Indeed, I have recovered. I am very grateful to Qiao Qiao for sending people to take care of me."

Yun Qiaoqiao waved her hand dismissively: "It's no big deal, after all, I took quite a few of your things."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and pointed at Yun Pianpian and Zhen Linqing: "Come, come, let me introduce you. This is my second sister, Yun Pianpian, and this is General Zhen Linqing."

Wenren Jue nodded and smiled at the two women, her manners impeccable and her smiles appropriate: "Greetings, Second Sister; Greetings, General Zhen."

Yun Pianpian's lips twitched.

Shouldn't this person call her "Miss Yun the Second"?

Why did you call me "Second Sister" right away, just like Qiao Qiao did, when we first met?

She nodded: "Hello, Young Master Wenren."

When Zhen Linqing heard the other person call Yun Pianpian "Second Sister" instead of "Second Miss," he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Greetings, Young Master Wenren."

As he said this, his hand unconsciously went around the back of Yun Pianpian's chair, making it look as if he was half-embracing her.

Wenren Jue raised an eyebrow and immediately understood what Zhen Linqing meant.

But he didn't care.

Yun Qiaoqiao blinked, then asked, somewhat puzzled, "Shouldn't you all call him Young Master Wen? Why are you all calling him Young Master Wenren?"

Yun Shengsheng rolled her eyes: "Fourth Sister, you've got it wrong. His surname is Wenren, not Wen."

Yun Qiaoqiao really didn't know.

She was unbalanced in her studies from a young age. She could recite military strategies and tactics by heart, but she was so-so in the classics and historical texts. As for family genealogies, what were those? Could you eat them?

She awkwardly scratched the back of her head and gave a dry laugh.

Wenren Jue covered his mouth and chuckled softly, "It's not Qiao Qiao's fault, it's my own fault for not explaining clearly!"

When Yun Qiaoqiao heard him say that, the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

She quickly covered it up and then introduced Xiao Yunqi, Huang Ziyang, and Zheng Chuntang in a rapid-fire manner, also telling them about their experiences and Wenren Jue's misfortune.

The three boys then learned the whole story.

Everyone took their seats.

Fuxing and Xia Zi quickly brought up tea and snacks, and everyone chatted while enjoying the tea.

Yun Qiaoqiao sat down next to Wenren Jue, took out a thick stack of silver notes from her bosom, and handed them to Wenren Jue: "Here, a total of 28,245 taels."

"I exchanged all the gold and silver jewelry I smuggled from the princess's residence for silver notes, and the amount was calculated clearly, not a single tael was missing."

"We'll split it in half, this is for you!"

Wenren Jue accepted the silver note, glanced at it, and without any hesitation or politeness, thanked him and put it into his sleeve.

Yun Qiaoqiao was even happier to see that he wasn't pretending to push her away.

She hates that kind of pretentious behavior where someone clearly wants something but insists on refusing it three or four times.

After settling the somewhat weak Zhen Linqing in, Yun Pianpian went to the kitchen and whispered instructions to Xia Zi:

"Take Fuxing out and buy some groceries, including chicken, duck, fish, and meat!"

"Since everyone's here, let's have a proper meal!"

He then handed over a purse containing ten taels of silver.

"Remember, don't skimp on money, buy more!"

Xia Zi nodded, and was about to leave with Fu Xing when Yun Shengsheng ran over: "Wait for me! I want to go too!"

"I haven't even gone shopping yet since I came here!"

As soon as Wu Xia saw Yun Shengsheng about to leave, she immediately followed her.

Upon reaching the door, Xia Zi called out to Wu Changchun, saying she wanted to drive the carriage out to buy groceries.

Yun Shengsheng looked puzzled: "Do we need to take a horse-drawn carriage to buy groceries?"

Her family's house in the capital was only a few steps away from the market, so she could just stroll over there with a basket.

Fuxing explained with a smile, "Miss, today happens to be market day, let's go to the market to buy some."

"We just went there ten days ago. It was really interesting. There were many foreigners selling things there, many of which we had never seen in the capital."

"Moreover, the vegetables, chicken, duck, and fish there are all very complete and extremely fresh."

"When we went last time, there were people selling venison and all kinds of wild mushrooms. We can buy some to try today, but we probably won't have the chance once we return to the capital!"

Yun Shengsheng's eyes lit up.

Who knows what good stuff you might find there?

She nodded vigorously and jumped into the carriage on her own without needing to be carried.

After the carriage left the county town and traveled west for less than a quarter of an hour, the view suddenly opened up before them.

A large area of ​​what was once an empty wasteland is now crowded with all kinds of stalls and people. The shouts, bargaining, and animal cries are mixed together, creating a lively atmosphere under the July sun.

Fortunately, it was morning, so it wasn't hot yet, but it was a bit sunny.

Fuxing put a small veil on Yun Shengsheng's head, and Yun Shengsheng felt a little better.

Among the vendors were not only people from the Great Xuan Kingdom, but also many foreigners with high noses, deep-set eyes, and striking features.

Although they didn't have blond hair and blue eyes like Mike, they were clearly not of Central Plains descent.

Some had curly hair and thick beards, wearing striped robes; some had dark skin and brightly colored headscarves; some spoke in a ridiculously broken Mandarin, communicating with buyers through gestures and gesturing, switching to their native tongue when things got urgent, leaving buyers completely bewildered.

The stalls displayed a wide variety of items—animal furs, antlers, bones, deer antlers and lingzhi mushrooms were piled haphazardly on burlap, along with many strangely shaped flowers and dried grasses, some topped with various beans and grains, and there were also stalls selling shoes and clothes—truly everything imaginable.

Yun Shengsheng suddenly stopped in front of a stall.

On the stall were clusters of fluffy white things, soft and fluffy, like flowers but not quite, gleaming softly in the afternoon sunlight.

Her pupils dilated instantly. She walked over quickly, squatted down in front of the stall, and carefully reached out her finger to touch the ball of white fluff.

Then he looked up and asked the stall owner, "What is this?"

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