People in the Tang Dynasty, Jian'an style

Well, that’s clever.

Li Wenbin nodded: "Indeed, Ruyue should not know these words, otherwise she will be sad, right? She has always regarded you as a friend, but you are using her. Anyone would be sad."

"Oh?" Jinxiu's eyes suddenly changed. "I don't understand what the young master said. But I am definitely not taking advantage of Sister Ruyue. At least..."

"At least you didn't take advantage of her all the time, right?" Li Wenbin nodded. "Ruyue is just a silly girl, easily influenced by others. You wanted to take advantage of her at first, but then you gradually felt her sincerity, so..."

At this point, the smile on his face became even wider: "If I'm not mistaken, you deliberately provoked those eunuchs today. Because you have already predicted that Ruyue will definitely come looking for you. So you deliberately let her see you being bullied, right?"

The innocent smile on Jinxiu's face disappeared, and her whole temperament seemed to change all of a sudden, as if she had suddenly become a different person.

"Young Master, you are really smart. No wonder you, who was originally ordinary, could attract the attention of the prince and the princess and rise to fame overnight. And it seems that you are not the kind of person who abuses servants. In this case, I am relieved that my silly sister has you to take care of her."

Her words indeed confirmed what Li Wenbin was thinking.

As for how he saw through Jinxiu's flaw, there was nothing else to it, it just felt like too much of a coincidence.

It can be seen that there are no scars on Jinxiu's body, which proves that she has not suffered any abuse in her daily life - probably just some cold violence, or gossip.

But today, when Li Wenbin and Ruyue went to the pharmacy, they saw her being beaten and scolded by several eunuchs, as if everything had been arranged and they were deliberately performing a torture trick.

Of course, he also knew that his guess might be a little overly sensitive. He originally wanted to trick Jinxiu, but he didn't expect that she would admit everything herself.

And he admitted it so readily, without any hesitation.

Well, this girl...

very funny.

Seeing Li Wenbin looking at her with his chin pinched, Jinxiu did not dodge, nor did she shrink like Ruyue. Instead, she straightened her chest and let him look at her openly.

"Young Master, if you want a maid, no problem."

"Why do you say that?" Li Wenbin was a little surprised by Jinxiu's words - isn't this girl too bold?

"Because I think you are a smart person. Smart people will never have a hard time in the future, so if I want to live a good life, it is best to become yours as soon as possible. Only in this way, a disabled me can gain the trust of the young master."

Thorough, what you said is so damn thorough!

Jinxiu knew that there was no love without reason in this world.

If you want to get something, you must pay for it.

So for Li Wenbin, all he could give was this body.

However, I am so thin, I wonder if my young master will dislike me...

Li Wenbin thought for a while and asked, "Besides this body, do you have any other abilities? Or are you good at something?"

"others?"

As expected, the young man still doesn't like my body.

Although Jinxiu was a little disappointed, she still considered it seriously.

"So, does having a pair of skillful hands count?"

"Calculate!"

Chapter 12 White Face

As they were talking, Ruyue came back after washing the herbs, and the two of them immediately stopped talking.

Li Wenbin pointed at the herbs and asked, "Jinxiu, these herbs are genuine, right? Did your husband do anything to them?"

Jinxiu covered her mouth and chuckled, "No, young master. Your few words have scared him half to death. How dare he anger you over such a small matter?"

That's right. Anyway, he was just using Li Shimin's things to do favors. There was really no need for the old eunuch to do that.

Under Jinxiu's guidance, Li Wenbin found the pills he needed - but he was still careful and deliberately asked for a few more kinds of medicinal materials to avoid being remembered by Jinxiu.

He also had to be on guard against this little girl with complicated thoughts.

Li Wenbin's evaluation of Jinxiu is - it can be used, but there must be ways to restrict it.

He didn't want to be used by her like that stupid Ruyue.

Even just at the beginning, that won't work.

Li Wenbin is not afraid of being used by others, but it has to be meaningful and valuable.

He ground the medicine, mixed it, and finally rolled it into pills on a pill plate with honey.

I made some of all three - the vermilion Ganlu Pills, the golden Jiedu Pills, and the shiny black Huiyang Pills, and they all looked great.

Ruyue looked at the pills curiously, and Jinxiu had already asked, "Excuse me, young master, what are the effects of these pills?"

"Oh, this Ganlu Pill can stop bleeding, the Jiedu Pill can detoxify, and as for this Huiyang Pill, it can strengthen the body."

As he said that, Li Wenbin was about to put a Huiyang Pill into his mouth, but unexpectedly he was stopped by Jinxiu.

"Young Master, you are of noble status and the backbone of the maids. You don't need to take any medicine to strengthen your body on weekdays. Why don't you let the maids eat it first and see how it works?"

Li Wenbin glanced at her, then smiled and said, "Okay."

"Sister Ruyue, try one of the Huiyang Pills."

Jinxiu said to Ruyue.

Ruyue didn't think about anything else. She took a Huiyang Pill and swallowed it. She stared at Li Wenbin for a long time and shook her head: "Young Master, it has no effect."

"Wait a quarter of an hour before continuing to take it. Don't be in a hurry." Li Wenbin knew that maybe this pill would have some improvement, but it would not be obvious. He would wait and see after taking ten or twenty pills.

"Yes."

Detoxification pills...

No one is poisoned. You can't just take some poison just to see if the antidote pills are effective.

The next step was to take the Ganlu Pill. Li Wenbin had just picked up the medicine knife and was about to cut himself when Jinxiu snatched it away and used it on his arm, which had little flesh on it. Blood immediately gushed out, and then he swallowed the Ganlu Pill.

The effect of Ganlu Pills was almost immediate. As soon as Jinxiu swallowed it, the bleeding stopped immediately.

"Young master, the effect of this Ganlu Pill is surprisingly good. The shallow wound is itchy and seems to be healing quickly." Jinxiu's face was full of surprise, as if she was amazed by the effect of the medicine.

"As long as it works."

At this time, Ruyue had already taken the second Huiyang Pill. She said that she could indeed feel the warmth in her lower abdomen and her body had strengthened to a certain extent, but it was indeed not very obvious.

It seems that these pills are all effective. Although they cannot be used now, this is already very good.

Moreover, Li Wenbin knew that these were just three prescriptions given by the elementary pharmaceutical technique. If he could acquire the intermediate, advanced, or even ultimate pharmaceutical technique in the future, he would be able to make better pills.

It's really exciting.

Li Wenbin was even a little impatient and wanted to know what kind of pills could be prepared with more advanced pharmaceutical techniques.

It seems that we still need to speed up the strategy!

Ruyue suddenly said at this time: "Young Master, although you can't use these Ganlu Pills and Jiedu Pills for the time being, you can present them to the princess, or to the prince. Especially the prince, he often leads the army to fight, and it is inevitable that he will be injured. Wouldn't it be better to have these Ganlu Pills? Moreover, the Huiyang Pills can also be..."

Li Wenbin was about to speak, but Jinxiu suddenly shouted, "Sister Ruyue, stop talking."

"Ah, why?" Ruyue still hadn't figured it out, and asked in confusion, "Am I wrong?"

Jinxiu looked at her and suddenly smiled, "Sister Ruyue, come here."

"Ah, what's wrong?" Ruyue came closer curiously, "Jinxiu, you...ah?"

With a light slap, Jinxiu slapped her in the face.

Ruyue was stunned by the slap. She covered her face and looked at Jinxiu. She couldn't even believe that the slap was given by her good sister.

"Sister Ruyue, I hope you can remember your identity." Jinxiu said with a serious face, "You are now the servant of the young master. You only need to worry about him. As for the others, do they have much to do with you?"

"Not big..."

Ruyue covered her face and said in a daze.

"Since it's not a big deal, why should you worry about it?" Jinxiu continued, "If the young master has sympathy for the prince's soldiers, then of course you can. As a servant, what qualifications do you have to speak on behalf of the young master?"

Li Wenbin almost broke off his thumb and gave it to Jinxiu - you are my substitute for my mouth.

Originally, he also wanted to say the same thing to Ruyue - of course he wouldn't say it so harshly, and he certainly wouldn't slap her in the face, but the general meaning was always similar.

But now Jinxiu spoke for him, and every word touched his heart.

Li Wenbin admired this sickly girl more and more.

At this time, Jinxiu had already put on her original expression: "Sister Ruyue, don't blame me for hitting you. In fact, I didn't want to do this. But the young master is just starting out and can't afford any mistakes, otherwise we will all be doomed. Not only the young master, but also you and I must be careful in what we say and do, and never say or do the wrong thing."

"But there is nothing here either..." Ruyue wanted to explain something, but Jinxiu interrupted her.

"Sister Ruyue, how do you know? Haven't you heard the saying that walls have ears?"

Ruyue wilted and said nothing.

Jinxiu sighed, took her hand and said, "Sister Ruyue, we finally have such a good master. You don't want to harm the young master because of your carelessness, right?"

"Well, I see."

Ruyue understood that she had spoken carelessly before, and if someone with ulterior motives heard it, it would have an impact on Li Wenbin.

She just couldn't accept it. The originally gentle and lovely Jinxiu suddenly became like this.

Li Wenbin looked at her and sighed in his heart - you know, this is her true face, my silly girl.

It's time for him to step forward and play the good guy.

Chapter 13 Double Reward

"Come."

Li Wenbin waved to Ruyue: "Come to me."

Ruyue hesitated for a moment, but still walked over and said, "Young Master, I just said something wrong. If you want to punish me, please do it. I will never dare to complain."

"Hey, how can I bear to really punish you? You have to know that the beating on your body hurts me in my heart." Li Wenbin sighed and said sincerely, "Ruyue, do you know? I have high expectations of you. I have always regarded you as my confidant."

"It's just that I feel you're lacking drive right now. I recognize your abilities very much, but I hope you can keep improving and enhancing yourself."

Ruyue was stunned and said hesitantly: "Is it really like this, young master?"

"Of course, you are the first person to follow me, how could I lie to you?" Li Wenbin is very familiar with the workplace and can use PUA tactics fluently.

As he spoke, he even began to believe it a little, and Ruyue's eyes became bright again.

"Well, young master, I understand."

Ruyue clenched her fists and felt her energy return.

Well, the young man is right!

People like me can only be valued if I stick by his side.

If it weren't for the young master, perhaps her final fate would have been to be rewarded by the prince or princess to some meritorious official as a slave.

Therefore, I must do my best to repay the young master's great kindness.

Only when my young master is doing well can I improve myself.

"Well, it's good that you understand my painstaking efforts. Here, take these Huiyang Pills. Remember to take one every quarter of an hour."

"Yes, I understand."

Li Wenbin then asked Jinxiu to prepare more Huiyang Pills, and then distributed 100 pills to each person, asking them to remember to take them on time.

After all, only with a good body can you serve yourself better.

Jinxiu was still fine, but Ruyue was so moved that she almost cried.

Such a precious pill was given to me by the young master without even a second thought. How could I, Ruyue, have deserved this?

"Ding, the host has conquered Jinxiu to the point where he has reached 15%, and obtained a fine steel dagger. In addition, due to Jinxiu's special yandere attribute, the host is rewarded with the reverse abdominal breathing technique."

Li Wenbin found it a bit ridiculous - he used PUA rhetoric to brainwash Ruyue, but ended up getting Jinxiu's approval.

But what's up with this yandere attribute?

Thinking of the weakness Jinxiu had shown before and the scheming revealed afterwards, Li Wenbin couldn't help but agree with the system's judgment.

An extremely exquisite dagger appeared in Li Wenbin's hand. The blade was covered with cloud patterns, like blooming flowers, and it did not look like a common object.

Pull out a hair, blow it on the blade, and the hair will break into two pieces.