Chapter 382 The Runaway Princess is Forcibly Taken Away (31)
Chapter 382 The Runaway Princess is Forcibly Taken Away (31)
Mushi Manor
Despite the bright spring sunshine, the small courtyard is now filled with the smell of dust.
It's not that no one takes care of it, but rather that Jingyi and the others spend all their time working hard, except when they go to the villa for treatment.
When she first built the villa, she focused only on three rooms and a tea pavilion. In fact, the small kitchen and storeroom were borrowed from the neighboring house, and even the scenery inside and outside the garden was only simply trimmed.
After all, time was tight, and she didn't plan to cause too much of a commotion.
From the very beginning of construction, Xia Youmi had a complete sketch and a simplified version. Apart from her room and the hot spring pool, the rest of the area had room for renovation.
After the four guards were nominally "returned" to their master.
Manager Luo then delivered the blueprints and materials to them, leaving them to make their own arrangements, without specifying a deadline.
Anyway, imply that they shouldn't overthink it or make any unnecessary moves. If they want, they can just continue living peacefully.
Without saying a word, the group spent three to five days studying the surrounding area, consulted the craftsmen introduced by Qi Gui, and began to learn while simultaneously turning over the soil, building structures, planting, and polishing materials for Xia Youmi's villa.
Even the simple flower and medicinal seeds she wrote down were bought by several people through intermediaries. They first tried planting them themselves, and then planted the results.
Undisturbed, simple and repetitive.
Having experienced imprisonment, the four had never felt so at ease.
Furthermore, Nianzhu, Zhu Cang, and the others had already moved their belongings back to the Xia residence, and the master even allowed them to rebuild their own rooms. Except for Xia Youmi's room, which could not be moved, everything else could be adjusted appropriately.
Later, Manager Zhang, who understood Chunyu Xi's intentions, allocated an extra small plot of land to him.
Whether they build houses or farm is up to them.
Qi Gui looked at the person who had regained their vitality, filled with relief. If she hadn't endured and listened to her mistress, even if she had rescued the person, they would probably have been hiding for the rest of their lives, or living in fear of punishment.
With such a healing environment and conditions, no one will bother to care anymore.
Even though she was initially implicated by her mistress, it wasn't intentional; her mistress was also a victim. The fact that someone was willing to help was already a blessing, so Qi Gui had no complaints whatsoever.
He showed Chunyu Huai a small but significant improvement, not actively suggesting it, but subtly attributing the progress to the subject's relaxed state of mind.
Although this is something to pay attention to when recovering from an injury, in terms of medication, parameters such as different levels of labor and different amounts of activity can be added, just as the lady once said.
Some things can't be compared, but when you're in a good mood, you feel like you're recovering.
They even used Consort Yi as an example, which greatly inspired Qi Gui's research. However, he dared not report it until these four individuals appeared as positive case studies.
Only then did he dare to mention the results to Chunyu Huai.
Whether he would think of his mother was none of Qi Gui and Xia Youmi's business.
As she handed in the results, her son stood before her, increasingly mature and noticeably taller. Qi Gui couldn't suppress her smile, and because of this, she had to talk to many people, expressing her confidence in the drug.
Others, unaware of the truth, assumed that Dr. Qi had overcome a tremendous obstacle, which is why he kept smiling.
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Zhongjiang City, the dock.
"Oh, sir, I'm really sorry, all the carriages for today are booked."
"What!" Xiaoqi exclaimed in surprise.
They arrived at Zhongjiang around noon, when the boats would stop for resupply. However, there were quite a few people disembarking, and in order to avoid attracting too much attention and to avoid forcing their way through, they decided to disembark.
Xia Youmi and the others packed their things and waited on the boat.
They waited until it was quiet and the purchasing team had not yet returned before they leisurely disembarked and prepared to enter the city.
Who knows,
If you come down too late, you won't be able to rent a carriage or a horse.
To maintain secrecy, neither of them notified the Luo family to send someone to meet them. They sent people in four directions to rent carriages, and even attempted to buy horses, but no horse shops responded.
Everyone says they've all been rented out, especially those bound for the Luo family's area. Rented carriages often never return; their docks are short of cargo.
They're thinking of renting from other places, right? But, once Qingming Festival is over, this excitement will be gone.
They'll end up with all their carriages and horses stuck in their hands, and it might be a case of more harm than good.
After listening to the conclusions and reasons from three different directions.
Xia Youmi and Chunyu Xi looked at each other, unsure of what to say, and a sense of unease lingered between them.
It seems that if you go too late, there's no hope.
"Your Highness...Young Master, you really haven't heard anything?" Xia Youmi preemptively accused Chunyu Xi, pinning the blame for knowing the truth about the Luo family but not sharing it on him. Besides, this wasn't entirely unfounded.
Given the speed and density with which Chunyu Xi deployed his men, there were too many things he hadn't told her along the way.
However, some of this information was obtained through the perspective of each year.
But there are some things that went unnoticed, including how his subordinates acted and communicated.
Through the veil, Chunyu Xi seemed to see the rebuke Xia Youmi was conveying. Interpreted, it meant: "I treated you with the sincerity of a friend, yet you played tricks on me."
Confess now!
Chunyu Xi felt a little guilty; in fact, he didn't know the whole truth.
If you speak too frankly, the friendly atmosphere between you will evaporate.
The 21-day voyage went smoothly, providing him with many experiences he had never had before. He was also deeply affected by his mother's death, believing that his own birth had caused all the tragedies.
In order to give birth to him, the mother had to endure many years of suffering.
In this isolated environment, Xia said to him, "What do you have to do with the adults' mistakes and your parents' schemes? It's not like Your Highness forced them to give birth to you. The imposed meaning only benefits others. If that's the case, then suffering is a price they paid for." "There's really no need to blame yourself. Think more about where others went wrong."
Such domineering remarks gradually seeped into Chunyu Xi's heart.
That made him unwilling to let go.
Xia Youmi knew that this person would eventually run away from excessive self-blame, so she should wake up sooner rather than later! Let the burden on his mind be lighter, and leave more lighthearted insights for happy things.
She wasn't a kind-hearted old woman; she wasn't deeply involved in the plot, but she was excessively consumed by the mental torment inflicted by the main character.
Without this outlet for venting...
For Chunyu Huai, it's likely that any unpleasantness will lead him to seek revenge.
He dared to say that he hadn't enjoyed even a fraction of Consort Yi's favoritism over the years? Looking down on his younger brother from his high position, if he opened his fingers even slightly, others would have to kneel down to receive it, and repay him a hundredfold.
At the same time, the other person will constantly be reminded by their closest relatives that you are not on the same starting line.
As the younger brother, you must serve your master well and not harbor any unrealistic thoughts.
Therefore, if Chunyu Xi were to rise to power, he would likely be a natural and powerful weapon against Chunyu Huai.
She had no malicious intentions, but she couldn't be left with no way out and be at the mercy of others.
Chunyu Xi was the bridge she chose.
"Miss Xia, the carriage is here. Let's get in and talk." Chunyu Xi looked to the other side, where he had contacted his subordinates on the same ship to arrange a carriage after realizing he couldn't rent one.
Meanwhile, the other party also brought news.
The Luo family is choosing a husband for their eldest daughter.
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