Seeing Madam Li's flustered expression, Han Yunxi felt a bit suspicious. She didn't know if it was because she had turned around too quickly and scared Madam Li, or if Madam Li had a guilty conscience.
"It's fine. You have quite a lot of medicinal ingredients here." Han Yunxi smiled and continued walking forward.
When Han Yunxi turned around, Third Madam finally let out a sigh of relief. She didn't miss Han Yunxi opening the two snake poison drawers. She was clearly much slower than before.
Someone who could cure the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison must know the recipe for the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison.
Could it be that Han Yunxi suspected something?
No!
All of the poison had been cleaned out. Even if Han Yunxi opened all of the drawers here, she wouldn't find anything. Even if Han Yunxi really suspected her, she could only deny this suspicion in the end.
Third Madam was Third Madam in the end. She quickly calmed down and continued to follow Han Yunxi forward.
This time, Han Yunxi didn't directly open the drawer with the snake poison smell. Instead, she casually opened a few normal drawers without poison before finally opening the one with the snake poison smell.
In the end, she still didn't find any snake poison, only medicinal ingredients.
"Third Madam, the medicinal ingredients here aren't cheap." Han Yunxi joked with a smile.
"Esteemed Wangfei must be joking. I don't have many medicinal ingredients here, nor do I care about them. The Han Family's pharmacy has a lot, and the ones in the storehouse are rare. If Esteemed Wangfei is interested, we can accompany you to the pharmacy to take a look? "Third Madam smiled and didn't notice anything strange.
The Han Family's pharmacy did have a lot of medicinal ingredients, even more than the storehouse. However, they were all common medicinal ingredients, so Han Yunxi wasn't interested.
Even if seven of the ten snake poisons were found in the pharmacy, that would be normal. After all, those snake poisons could be used in medicine.
However, Third Madam's place wasn't simple.
It was possible that Third Concubine's three types of snake venom were also used to concoct medicine. However, Han Yunxi was still unwilling to believe that things could be so coincidental that the three snake venoms were all gone and replaced by other medicinal materials.
Looking at Third Concubine's smiling expression, Han Yunxi wondered if asking Third Concubine at this time would inadvertently alert the enemy.
After a moment of careful consideration, she decided not to say anything.
"I won't go over. I'm tired today. It's time to go back." As she spoke, she stretched lazily and walked out of the wooden house.
Outside, Madam Xu, her son, and Han Ruoxue were all worried about the storeroom key. Seeing Han Yunxi's nonchalant attitude, they gnashed their teeth in anger, especially Han Yuqi.
"Esteemed wangfei!" He paused for a moment before continuing, "Are you really going to arrange for us to meet Father? You're not lying, are you?"
"What's wrong? Does Eldest Young Master doubt this princess' words?" Han Yunxi Coldly asked back.
"I'm not doubting, I just don't know if I can believe you." Han Yuqi said a bunch of nonsense in a strange tone.
Madam Xu also opened her mouth with a smile, "Esteemed wangfei, how about this? You set a time so that we can all prepare."
"That's right. Set a time so that we can prepare." The impatient Han Ruoxue also quickly agreed.
Of course they had to set a time. Otherwise, who knew when Han Yunxi would do it? In the end, they might just drag it out and leave it unsettled.
Han Yunxi looked at everyone one by one and pretended to ponder, looking troubled.
Seeing this, Han Yuqi sneered, "Esteemed wangfei, you can't be thinking of saying that you can't make an exception for the Supreme Court, right?"
"This matter is really difficult to handle." Han Yunxi sighed.
Seeing Han Yunxi in such a difficult situation, everyone was secretly delighted. They all thought that they had forced her into a corner and that she had nothing to say.
But who knew that Han Yunxi would only sigh and say, "Ten days. Ten days later, I'll arrange for all of you to see Father."
Actually, as long as she said the word, the Han Family would immediately see Han Congan. But this group of people was in such a hurry, so of course she had to make them wait like a year.
They were waiting to see her make a fool of herself, waiting to see her "trick" exposed. And she was waiting to see their reactions after seeing Han Congan.
Presumably, Madam Xu and Eldest Young Master's reactions would be the most spectacular.
They didn't think that Han Yunxi would give a time so quickly. Madam Xu and Han Ruoxue were very surprised. Han Yuqi still didn't dare believe it and asked again, "Esteemed wangfei, are you sure? Don't go back on your word and play with us! "
This time, Han Yunxi was angry and coldly said, "What, does Eldest Young Master want this wangfei to write a contract? Can the imperial family's people not keep their word? "
The words "imperial family's people" reminded Han Yuqi to have a sense of propriety. If he didn't want his butt to be hit again, he'd better restrain himself.
Angrily glancing at Han Yunxi, Han Yuqi unwillingly said, "I'll believe you this time!"
Seventh Madame was the most taciturn of them all. She looked at Han Yunxi with surprise and worry.
She also didn't believe that her husband would entrust such a big matter to esteemed wangfei. She was really afraid that esteemed wangfei would cause trouble and harm her.
Esteemed wangfei had saved the Young General and the Crown Prince with great difficulty and had some status in the imperial family. What if something shameful happened? What would she do?
Moreover, once esteemed wangfei lost her power and offended Madam Xu, her and Little Yi 'er's future days would be even more difficult.
Seventh Madame could only hope to see her husband in ten days so that he could make arrangements for them.
After blocking Han Yuqi's mouth, Han Yunxi rubbed Little Yi 'er's head and said, "Yi' er, study your medical books well. Don't be like some ignorant and incompetent people who only know how to fight for power all day. We'll be doctors in the future. To be a doctor, you must first have moral character, then medical character. Do you understand? "
This time, Little Yi 'er didn't look at his mother. Instead, he directly nodded and answered very seriously, "Understood!"
Han Yunxi was overjoyed and instructed Seventh Madame, "Seventh Madame, don't keep anything to yourself. Feel free to talk to little Chen Xiang. Seeing her is like seeing me."
These words were not so much for Seventh Madame to hear, but for Madam Xu to hear. She still wanted to keep little Chen Xiang in the Han family.
After finishing her instructions, Han Yunxi was in a particularly good mood. She turned back to look at the small wooden house one more time before turning to leave.
She thought that she had to get a batch of spring tea to test and think of a way to personally inspect Third Madame's courtyard. Who knows, she might make some other unexpected discoveries. Of course, the faster she did this, the better. Otherwise, Third Madame would be on guard and she wouldn't be able to find anything.
In the dead of winter, spring tea was a rare thing. But no matter how rare it was, if Third Madame could get her hands on it, Han Yunxi would be able to as well.
The first thing Han Yunxi did when she returned to the Duke of Qin's estate was to give Steward Xia a large sum of silver and tell him to get a large batch of spring tea and well-preserved summer tea as quickly as possible.
In the past, she'd only used autumn tea for her experiments. She'd left out the spring and summer teas. Now that she'd been inspired by Third Madame, she looked forward to discovering something.
After seeing Han Yunxi leave, Murong Wanru emerged from her hiding spot, calm and composed as she gave Steward Xia a Cold look.
Ever since Han Yunxi saved the crown prince and attended the empress dowager's banquet, Grand Concubine Yi had been restless. She hadn't bothered Han Yunxi in the past few days, but she'd warned Murong Wanru repeatedly to keep a close eye on Han Yunxi and report back as soon as there were any clues.
Naturally, Murong Wanru kept a close eye on her. But to her surprise, Han Yunxi didn't have any connections with the palace at all. Instead, she'd stirred up quite a bit of trouble at the Han Estate.
According to reliable information from spies, Han Yunxi had grasped the storehouse key that symbolized the head of the Han Family. Moreover, she'd hit the eldest young master.
A married off daughter was actually meddling in her maternal family's affairs and controlling the house key? If news of this got out, Han Yunxi would become the talk of the streets and alleys as everyone pointed fingers at her.
Murong Wanru didn't report the news to Grand Concubine Yi immediately. She was waiting for the Han Family to make a bigger fuss!
From what she understood, Lady Xu of the Han Family wasn't easy to provoke. Of course, if Lady Xu couldn't make a fuss, she didn't mind helping her on the sly.
"Steward Xia, what did my sister-in-law tell you to do? It seems urgent? "Murong Wanru asked with a smile.
"Esteemed wangfei told this one to buy some tea. Maybe the kitchens didn't send enough," Steward Xia said as he quickly took out the silver that Han Yunxi had given him.
"Heheh, she knows how to drink tea too?" Murong Wanru laughed disdainfully. She caught sight of the wads of silver in Steward Xia's hands. The sight of it made her eyes turn red.
She'd counted all the gold, silver, and ingots bestowed by the emperor last time. It was enough to feed Han Yunxi for the rest of her life! As for her, she relied on the money from the accounts to live each month. Although it wasn't a small amount, it wasn't enough for her to squander. Every month, she'd be hard pressed for a few days.
Comparing the two made her feel stifled!
Thinking up to here, Murong Wanru didn't hesitate to take half of the silver from Steward Xia's hands. Without a word, she gave a cold snort and left.
Of course, Steward Xia didn't dare to make a sound, but his heart was filled with resentment. In the past, Miss Murong had intercepted plenty of Grand Concubine Yi's rewards for her servants.
Who in the estate didn't know that this foster daughter had admired the Duke of Qin for a long time? Compared to Grand Concubine Yi, this foster daughter probably hated esteemed wangfei even more.
However, putting aside the generous rewards, many of the servants were still on the side of the Princess Consort after interacting with her for a period of time.
Esteemed wangfei was a good-natured person who never made things difficult for the servants. Just this point alone was enough to throw Murong Wanru off.
If it wasn't for the fact that Grand Concubine Yi doted on Murong Wanru, no one would be afraid of this foster daughter.
Steward Xia had spoken up for esteemed wangfei just then. He only said he wanted to buy tea leaves, but didn't say how much, much less spring tea. Although he didn't know why esteemed wangfei wanted so much tea leaves, it was better if Miss Murong didn't know.
Fortunately, esteemed wangfei had given him enough silver. Even if half of it was taken away, Steward Xia still had enough to use.
Han Yunxi's mood recovered. She returned to Leisurely Cloud Pavilion and planned to do a thorough cleaning of the study.
But as soon as she reached the courtyard gates, she saw a kind-looking old mama in her forties. She was dressed simply, but her hands and feet were nimble as she carried out a large pile of trash.
Han Yunxi gave a start. Who was this?
"This old servant, Zhao mama, pays respects to esteemed wangfei. This old servant was sent here by His Highness Duke of Qin. His Highness Duke of Qin said to have this old servant and Chen Xiang serve esteemed wangfei together," Zhao mama quickly made a bow and introduced herself, not forgetting to sneak a peek at Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi finally understood. She looked Zhao mama over and unconsciously bit her lip. "Oh …"
Her 'oh' was drawn out very long. No matter how you listened to it, it sounded like there was a deeper meaning behind it. Zhao mama grew uneasy as she looked at the trash in her hands and hastened to explain. "Esteemed wangfei, His Highness told this servant to clean up all of this."
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