The two best friends chatted for a full two hours, until their mouths were dry and their stomachs were rumbling...
Tang Zhuyun: "That's enough, let's continue another day."
Ren Yingying hugged her arm. "Tangbao, take me home!"
Tang Zhuyun: "Stop fooling around. You're the most powerful person in the Prince of Min's Residence now. You can deduct someone's monthly salary whenever you want. If you come with me, it'll just attract attention."
She brought the Heir to the Prince of Min's wife back to the palace; what will others think?
"Go back to your residence and stay there. I'll come see you tomorrow," Tang Zhuyun said.
Given Ren Yingying's current status, she would likely be smeared with slander if she met Prince of Jin.
Ren Yingying said, "Alright then, I'll toss and turn, unable to sleep, constantly thinking about you..."
Tang Zhuyun: "Stop right there!"
She doesn't date yuri!
"You may not have a man who wants you, but I certainly do."
Ren Yingying: "I have enough Dog Meat!"
Tang Zhuyun retorted sharply, "Then you'd have to ask if the Dog Meat is willing."
Qu Nian: Why doesn't God send down a thunderbolt? Either strike down these two monsters, or strike down this one.
He committed a crime and should be punished by law. Why punish him with such an evil conversation?
"By the way, you're almost growing a tail," Tang Zhuyun said. "I'll go tomorrow and bring you a gift. What do you want? Just tell me!"
Ren Yingying's birthday is the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, but sometimes it's the 29th.
Qu Nian: It's grown a tail? Is it about to reveal its true form?
Ren Yingying: "You definitely have to come to my birthday party! I'll tell you tomorrow. I'm going back tonight to study the space; I haven't really explored it much yet. Tell me what medicine you need!"
Tang Zhuyun: "Understood!"
This chatterbox!
Tang Zhuyun was halfway home when the Prince of Jin came to pick her up.
He climbed into the carriage and saw Tang Zhuyun's eyes shining brightly, which put his mind at ease.
--She had been gone for so long that the Prince of Jin felt inexplicably uneasy.
Seeing this, Xiu'er wisely went to the back to sit in another carriage.
"I should have had someone tell you," Tang Zhuyun said, sticking out her tongue. "My bad."
When she came out, Xiu'er was asleep next door, and Nanxing was guarding the door eating dry rations.
As expected, Ren Yingying's talkativeness is addictive.
However, Tang Zhuyun's happiness could not be hidden from Prince of Jin.
"What's making you so happy? Tell me so I can hear it too!"
Tang Zhuyun said, "You have no idea how wonderful this has been; I still can't believe it!"
Happy things should naturally be shared with those closest to you, so she happily picked out the important things to talk about.
In short, the Heir to the Prince of Min Princess is her best friend, the kind of friend you'd be inseparable from!
The smile on the Prince of Jin's face stiffened.
"What's wrong?" Tang Zhuyun asked in surprise, "What's with your reaction?"
After a moment of silence, the Prince of Jin spoke uncertainly.
"She wouldn't be planning to take you back with her, would she?"
Tang Zhuyun's heart softened instantly, softening like a puddle of water.
She leaned against the Prince of Jin's chest. "I now have two bodies, she can't carry them."
Why is she leaving? All her worries are here.
She knew all the drawbacks of this place, but she was still willing to stay for her family.
"It's a deal then. You're not allowed to leave. Don't let her bewitch you."
Tang Zhuyun: "... Inappropriate word choice."
What do you mean by bewitching?
At most, Ren Yingying will only lead her astray.
The Prince of Jin smiled, but his expression remained anything but relaxed.
He was worried.
Back at the manor, Tang Zhuyun sent someone to invite Madam Yan and Niuniu, while she herself began to eat.
Prince of Jin had eaten before, so he didn't eat, but he kept staring at Tang Zhuyun from the side.
Tang Zhuyun lost her appetite when her mouth was being watched so closely.
"What's wrong?"
"I just suddenly feel a little uneasy."
Tang Zhuyun glared at him. "I'm not worried yet! Hurry up and get on with what you're doing."
The Prince of Jin did indeed have something to do, saying, "I went to see Xiao Pang, but he sent someone to find me, saying he wanted to see me."
Xiao Pang has relented, which is a major event.
Tang Zhuyun urged him to go quickly, then added, "If, and I mean if, it involves Yanran, I think we should prioritize the child."
The Prince of Jin patted her head. "I know."
If Xiao Pang's condition was to acknowledge Yanran, he wouldn't agree to it now.
That would do Yanran no good.
Tang Zhuyun straightened his clothes. "Go on, I'll cook your favorite dishes for dinner tonight."
Only then did the Prince of Jin leave.
However, at the second gate, he summoned his guards, his face cold, and said, "If anyone from the Prince of Min's Residence comes, stop them. Let me know first, and then let the Princess Consort see them when I return. Do you understand?"
Although the guard didn't understand, he nodded with a pounding heart.
Watching Prince of Jin stride away, he was still wondering to himself, "Did the prince and princess have a fight?"
Probably not.
But the prince's current state is indeed puzzling.
Never mind, carrying out the mission is the priority.
Madam Yan and Niuniu were led in by Yanran.
"I happened to run into them on my way back, so I invited them in," Yanran said with a grin. "Mother, didn't I do a good job?"
Tang Zhuyun looked at her dirty face and clothes and scolded, "Do you think it's good to look like a mud monkey?"
"I'm fine!" Yanran said. "I'll go back now to wash my face and change my clothes. Niuniu, wait for me, I'll be right back!"
After saying that, she laughed and ran out, leaving behind a string of silvery laughter.
Madam Yan said enviously, "Yanran is healthy and has a good personality."
Tang Zhuyun smiled and said, "Niuniu isn't lacking anything either."
She gave the cephalosporin she had already extracted to Madam Yan, told her the dosage, and asked her to give the medicine to Niuniu when she got home.
Madam Yan was naturally extremely grateful.
Tang Zhuyun then inquired about Niuniu's recent situation, and Madam Yan answered her questions one by one.
In short, the situation remains unpredictable, with periods of improvement followed by periods of worse, which is worrying.
Tang Zhuyun comforted her, "Don't worry, I think this medicine will work. Just take it on time when you get home."
At this moment, Niuniu whispered, "Mom, can I not take the medicine Dad found for me?"
Tang Zhuyun: "What medicine?"
Madam Yan flew into a rage at the mention of this. "What medicine? He asked a Daoist priest for a talisman, burned it to ashes, mixed it with water, and secretly fed it to Niuniu. I was so angry that I fought with him and scratched his face all over. If it doesn't work out, we'll get a divorce!"
This time, she was truly furious.
How could there be such a foolish man! He spent five hundred taels of silver on a worthless talisman!
She was too embarrassed to say that Yan Ling no longer believed in Tang Zhuyun's medical skills and had turned to unorthodox methods.
Tang Zhuyun didn't know what to say.
Yanran came in after changing her clothes and happened to hear Madam Yan's words. She stepped forward, took Niuniu's hand, and said, "Don't be afraid, it's alright. Adults sometimes scare people too."
She took Niuniu to play on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Tang Zhuyun and Madam Yan were chatting when Niuniu glanced at them. Taking advantage of their inattention, she whispered in a tearful voice, "Sister, if Father and Mother really divorce, what will I do?"
Yanran blurted out, "Of course you should stay with your father. If you stay with your father, your mother will always be your mother; but if you stay with your mother, your father will forget about you."
Seeing Niuniu on the verge of tears, Yanran knew she had been too blunt and quickly added, "It's okay, it's okay, we won't get a divorce. You see, my mom always gets so angry with me that she says she's going to beat me, but I never actually get beaten!"
Don't worry, don't worry, adults are just trying to scare you.
Meanwhile, Tang Zhuyun listened to Madam Yan talk about the magical Daoist priest, and her brows gradually furrowed.