Feng Yinwan bit her teeth and limped out to pick up her shoes. Behind her, a dark shadow quietly landed from the courtyard wall.
Turning her head, she met the shadow's sheepish grin and immediately sneered.
Well, there's another eavesdropper.
The "Night Turtle" called him Qi Xuan just now, right?
"Guard Qi truly lives up to being the Prince's man."
If the beam is crooked, the rafters will be crooked!
Qi Xuan mistakenly believed Feng Yinwan's words were praising his superb lightness skills and scratched his head, chuckling, "Princess Consort, you have sharp eyes indeed, hehe."
Feng Yinwan: ...
Just give up if you can't do any better!
Although this guard wasn't very bright, he carried out orders without any discount. Feng Yinwan was stared at by him and knelt for a full two hours, her knees turning bruised.
Yuping tenderly applied a hot compress for her.
"Miss, we don't have any medicated oil in our courtyard. Please make do with this for now."
Feng Yinwan gasped in pain repeatedly.
They were so poor they didn't even have medicated oil!
If this were modern times, her pharmacy would have everything. How could she suffer like this? It was just a shame...
Sighing helplessly, she lay back on the bed, exhaustion washing over her like a tide.
In a daze, a golden light flashed before her eyes. Feng Yinwan struggled to open her eyes. By her pillow, a bottle of medicated oil had appeared out of nowhere.
At first glance, she thought she was hallucinating.
The second glance sent a jolt through her, and she almost jumped off the bed.
This is great, this is great!
Her golden finger had finally appeared!
The golden light flickered faintly. Looking closely, its source was the phoenix-patterned red jade bracelet on her wrist. Feng Yinwan was truly taken aback.
This wasn't the bracelet she bought for nine yuan and ninety cents on Taobao?
It had this ability?!
She reached out and picked up the medicated oil. The golden light immediately dimmed. Feng Yinwan clicked her tongue, applied the entire bottle to her knees, and then fell into a deep sleep.
...
Chased by a man all night in her dream, and when she looked back, it was Ye Tinglan's face. Feng Yinwan was directly scared awake.
"That 'Night Turtle' is truly haunting, not even letting me sleep peacefully!"
Muttering a curse, she got up.
She called out to Yuping several times but received no response. Feng Yinwan had to dress herself.
The medicated oil from last night was incredibly effective. Looking this morning, her knees were as smooth and jade-like as ever, with no trace of bruising.
Feng Yinwan nodded with satisfaction.
Produced by the bracelet, it must be a quality product! Worth the nine yuan and ninety cents she paid for it!
Ancient dresses were complicated. Feng Yinwan fumbled for a while before managing to put one on. She yawned lazily and sat in front of the bronze mirror. When she looked up, she was truly startled.
On the left side of her face, there was a hideous dark scar!
No wonder that old woman called her an ugly woman. Come on, it's hard not to be ugly with a face like this!
Such an obvious scar was inexplicably vague in the original body's memory. Feng Yinwan frowned and couldn't help but stare at it a few more times.
The surface of the scar was severely ulcerated, making it impossible to discern its exact appearance. However, the edges were purplish-red and wrinkled, looking like a burn.
As Feng Yinwan was secretly pondering if she could get some scar-removing medicine from the bracelet, the door creaked open, and Yuping entered with a food box.
"Miss."
Not expecting her to be up already, Yuping lowered her head and averted her gaze.
Seeing her red-rimmed eyes and the clear slap mark on her cheek, Feng Yinwan's brow furrowed, and she got up abruptly.
"What happened?"
Yuping pursed her lips and shook her head. "It's nothing. Your servant just went to the kitchen to get breakfast."
"Did they bully you?"
Yuping was somewhat frightened by her sudden intensity. Before she could speak, Feng Yinwan stepped forward and lifted the lid of the food box. Upon seeing the coarse, unappetizing food within, she let out a cold laugh.
"These snobbish wretches dare to give me this kind of food? They're rebelling!"
"Yuping, take the food box, and let's go!"
She said and strode out. Yuping was stunned and quickly chased after her, "Miss..."
Feng Yinwan, full of righteous anger, marched all the way to the kitchen. Before she could even enter, she was blocked by several old women coming out.
"Oh, why has the Princess Consort come here?"
The leading old woman smirked and glanced at her sideways. Recognizing her as the old woman who had barged into her room last night, Feng Yinwan's face darkened, and a hint of coldness flickered in her eyes.
"Granny Sun, what a coincidence. I haven't properly thanked you for last night's matter yet."
Seeing that Ye Tinglan had only punished her with kneeling last night, this old woman had run faster than anyone. She hadn't even found her to settle the score, and now she had come knocking on her door.
A flicker of unease crossed Granny Sun's face. "Princess Consort, you are too kind. This old servant was acting on behalf of the Prince, and it has nothing to do with you."
She drooped her heavy eyelids, looking haughty. Feng Yinwan's lips curled into a cold smile, and she raised her hand, delivering a sharp slap.
"Acting on behalf of the Prince? I think your master is someone else!"