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  While having dinner, Lin Lan told Li Mingyu about Ye Xiang'er wanting to learn medicine from her. Li Mingyu listened and remained silent for a while.

  "Speak up!" Lin Lan wanted to hear Li Mingyun's opinion on this matter.

  Li Mingyu raised his eyes to look at her, the deep and calm eyes were a piece of serenity and clarity, he said lightly without any emotion: "I've already agreed."

  These days of getting along, Lin Lan has somewhat grasped his temperament. When he's happy, he'll smile; when he's not happy, he'll also smile. However, when he's expressionless, he's definitely unhappy.

  "How can I not agree? It seems like I'm being too petty, and besides, they even brought a bowl of bird's nest congee." Lin Lan loudly defended herself.

  The silver willow and jade container on the side furrowed their brows at the same time, isn't this giving the second young lady an opportunity to get close to the young master?

  Li Ming said in his heart: How dare you mention swallow's nest congee?

  "Yu Rong, go tell Second Miss that Young Mistress Bai wants to accompany me in reading books during the day. Every day at around dusk, I have a bit of free time, so let her come again at dusk." Li Mingyu instructed Yu Rong after a brief moment of thought.

  Her expression hinted at something, Young Master, this is the time set for Second Miss's appointment. At that time, you will naturally avoid going out, and there is no other way to do it.

  "The slave will go and say it now." Yurong smiled and went out.

  Li Mingyu lowered his head and continued eating. In the past two days, he had slowly learned to eat with his left hand, which made him look even more refined despite being a bit slower in his movements.

  Yinliu saw that Young Master was focused on eating, not even picking up any dishes, while Young Madam sat beside him with a straight face, it was unclear whether she was angry at herself or at Young Master. She went forward and poured a bowl of soup for Young Master: "Young Master, have some soup! Young Madam, you too, this is the small fish stewed from the river today, it's very fresh and delicious." As she spoke, Yinliu also poured a bowl for Young Madam and gently placed it in front of her.

  Lin Lan was depressed, but she didn't want to agree, yet the other person came begging with a flattering attitude...

  Li Ming Yu glanced at her, his gaze softening as he said casually, "You agreed to it, so just agree to it. It's not a big deal. You'll just have to help me take notes again, teach my cousin, and mess around with medicinal herbs. I'm afraid you might get too tired."

  It's almost there~

  "Hey...... I haven't drunk yet!" Li Ming Yun looked at her in confusion, he hadn't said anything to her, why wasn't she allowed to drink the soup?

  Lin Lan pouted: "I've been taking Chinese medicine for the past two days and can't stand the smell of fish sauce."

  Yin Liu suddenly realized his mistake and hastily apologized.

  Lin Lan smiled and said, "Next time you'll remember." She scooped up a spoonful of fish soup and tasted it, savoring the flavor for a moment. Then, seemingly intentionally annoying someone, she praised, "This fish soup is indeed delicious! I'll tell the boatwoman to catch some fresh fish every day, so we can have it stewed or pan-fried."

  "The young lady likes to eat fish, it's not that simple. Every day, she orders the boatman to cast a net and there's everything." Silver Willow made a mistake, but the young lady didn't scold her. Instead, she felt even more grateful for the young lady's kindness and generosity. If this mistake were to be placed on Old Lady, it would result in either a fine or demotion. Silver Willow secretly made up her mind to serve the young lady with even greater dedication from now on.

  "Silver willow, tell the boat girl that I've recently injured my hand and am taking medicine. I can't eat fishy food, so let her wait until I'm healed before making fish soup." Li Mingyan said calmly, with a hint of cunning flashing in his slightly lowered eyes.

  "This is a despicable move."

  Li Mingyun raised his eyes and said lazily, "I am a case of 'near ink is black'."

  Lin Lan gritted her teeth: "He's just a ink, his belly is full of ink, his five organs and six viscera are all black, don't listen to him, Silver Willow, do as I say."

  Yin Liu looked at Young Master and then at Young Madam, unsure of whose words to heed.

  Li Mingyun smiled slightly as he looked at Lin Lan: "I think I should write a letter to Hu's pharmacy and ask my senior brothers to send another gift in the same way."

  Lin Lan looked at his detestable smiling face, with an air of confidence, and cursed him eight hundred times in her heart. This guy actually dared to use this matter to blackmail her, but was she afraid of being blackmailed? Lin Lan smiled slyly and waved her hand at Yin Liu: "Get out first."

  It's almost there~

  Yin Liu was in a dilemma, but when Young Madam called her out, she felt relieved and quickly escaped from this place of trouble.

  Lin Lan leaned forward slightly and said with a hint of a smile, "Just go ahead and write the letter to ask for it. When the time comes, let your senior brothers laugh at you. Don't say I didn't warn you."

  Li Mingyun's heart was racing, but he said stiffly: "What's so funny?"

  Lin Lan said calmly, "Generally, people who need to use those medicines are either impotent or indulgent in lust. Which one do you think it is, Brother?" As she spoke, she also gave him a disdainful glance.

  When fighting with others, sometimes it's just a matter of who is more shameless. With Li Mingyun's thin skin, he still wants to ask for aphrodisiacs? Even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare.

  Li Mingyun's face was flushed with anger, and he suffered a crushing defeat. He hung his head in shame and ate silently, not uttering another word.

  Lin Lan leisurely sipped her fish soup, intentionally making a very enjoyable expression, and from time to time exclaimed: "This fish soup is really fresh!"

  The person opposite him gradually turned black in the face.

  Yu Rong went into Second Miss's room and recounted Ming Yun young master's words, intentionally emphasizing that it was the young master who said them.

  Ye Xiner seemed not to be unhappy at all, her smile was still as warm and gentle, her tone was still soft: "This little wish of mine has caused trouble for my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, go back and tell Young Madam, from now on I will come over at dusk to ask for guidance."

  After saying that, she called Lingyun: "Take out half of the new cherries you got today and let Yurong take them to Master and Mistress for a taste."

  The spirit responded, but in her heart, she was a little reluctant. The young lady had not been feeling well since setting out, and today when the boat landed, Ding Mama thought of the young lady's fondness for cherries and specially ordered someone to go ashore to pick some, managing to get only a small basketful.

  "I heard that there is also a seasickness, should be resting well, but unfortunately the young master's hand was injured again, it's really hard to bear." Ye Xiang'er took down another golden hairpin inlaid with gems from her bun and handed it to Yu Rong.

  Her face changed color with surprise. "Second Miss, what do you mean by this?" Hurriedly shaking her head: "Second Miss, this won't do, serving the master is our duty as slaves."

  Ye Xiner smiled and said: "How can I not? I want to follow Young Madam to learn medicine. In the future, when there are troubles, don't decline, it's showing a lack of affection."

  Yu Rong hesitated for a moment, grasping the hairpin in her palm, and curtsied: "Yu Rong thanks Second Miss for the gift."

  Yu Rong went out of the door, thought for a moment, and then headed towards Zhou Ma's room.

  Mrs. Zhou stared at the hairpin in a daze: This was still from the second young lady's eleventh birthday, when the old lady gave it to her. The gemstone on it wasn't top-notch, but it was still quite valuable. The second young lady was so generous with it, showing that she hadn't given up yet.

  Lin Lan and Young Master's fake marriage was kept tightly under wraps; only the people involved, Old Lady, Old Sir, and Mrs. Zhou knew about it. There was no way Second Young Lady could know the details. What was she thinking? Was she willing to lower herself?

  Mrs. Zhou shook her head. Although Second Young Lady seemed gentle, she was actually very proud inside. She wouldn't stoop to being someone's concubine, even if Old Sir had lost his mind and agreed.

  Was she planning to share the spotlight with Lin Lan? Mrs. Zhou shook her head again, her heart racing with all sorts of guesses.

  Yu Rong looked at Zhou Ma with an uneasy expression, now the second young lady's temper was all directed at her. As a small maid, she couldn't afford to offend her master, but she would absolutely not be taken advantage of by others.

  "Just hold on for now! If there's any news from the second young lady, come and report it immediately." Zhou Ma thought for a moment before returning the hairpin to Yu Rong.

  Jade face responded, and then asked: "That... should this matter be told to Young Madam?"

  "Tell her then," said Mother Chou thoughtfully. "If she's a sensible person, she'll naturally have some idea in her mind and won't suspect anything."

  Yu Rong felt a bit more at ease after seeing Xiang Ye, bid farewell to Zhou Ma and brought the cherries back to Young Madam's room.

  Li Mingyun went to the deck for some fresh air after dinner, Yinliu followed to serve him, and Linlan was left alone in the house, still fiddling with her special medicine. These medicines, she had wanted to make before, but were unable to afford the ingredients, and were also afraid of being discovered by her master and senior brothers. Now that Ye's family had plenty of money, as long as she wrote out a list, they could get any ingredient she needed, and with her master and senior brothers not around, she was free to conduct experiments.

  "Little madam..."

  Lin Lan was working hard to grind the cow bezoar into powder, when she heard Yu Rong call her and smiled: "You're back just in time, help me grind these into powder."

  Yu Rong put down the cherry and came over to help.

  The young mistress was busy with her lively work, and Yu Rong hesitated before speaking: "Young Mistress, I have something to report."

  "Speak up!" Lin Lan guessed, wondering if Ye Xiang'er was unhappy with Li Mingyun's arrangement.

  "The servant girl has passed on Young Master's words to Second Miss." Yu Rong's expression was complex.

  "Oh? What did Second Miss say?" Lin Lan's face was nonchalant, but her heart was actually paying attention.

  "Miss Two said that from now on she will come over at dusk to ask for advice. To show her gratitude, Miss Two also had the slave bring a half-basket of cherries to let Master and Mistress taste." Yurong pointed to the basket on the table and said.

  Lin Lan said: Ye Xiner is really good at holding her temper!

  "Miss also rewarded me with this..." Yu Rong took out a hairpin for Young Madam to see.

  What a big gemstone! Lin Lan suddenly felt that she was really poor, and the things others gave to their subordinates were better than what she bought in Rui Fu Village.

  "Since it's a gift from Second Miss, I'll just accept it!" Lin Lan smiled faintly.

  "Madam..." Yu Rong's expression turned serious as she said: "Please be at ease, Madam. In my heart, there is only one master."

  Lin Lan couldn't help but smile wryly and said with a half-joking tone: "Really only one?"

  Yu Rong listened and was terrified, got up and knelt down with a thud, solemnly said: "The old lady assigned Yu Rong to the young lady, so Yu Rong only recognized the young lady as her master, and was loyal only to the young lady."

  Lin Lan didn't expect a joke to scare Yu Rong like this, and she quickly helped her up, laughing and scolding: "You're really a straightforward person, I was just joking and you took it seriously. If it wasn't good, I would have gone back to Old Lady's place and changed people long ago. Since I decided to bring Hua Yinliu into the capital with me, it means I trust you both. Although my background is humble, I also know that if you suspect someone, don't use them, and if you use someone, don't suspect them. Now that we've cleared things up, it's good. From now on, who knows how many storms are waiting for us in the capital, but I believe that as long as our master and servant are of one mind, we can get through any storm."

  She didn't mind that the true master of Yu Rong's heart was either Old Madam Fang An or herself, because in a certain sense, their goals were consistent.

  Yu Rong's expression changed upon hearing this, she nodded vigorously, her eyes shining with determination: "I've taken note of what you said, Young Mistress."

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