This trip was truly a fruitful one. On the way back, Feng Yunshu could hardly contain her joy, with the corners of her mouth almost reaching her ears. However, there were still a few questions that puzzled her.
Inside the carriage.
Feng Yunshu looked at Helan Yanting sitting opposite her. The events that had just taken place still made her feel a lingering sense of unease. "Your Highness, how do you feel now? Is there anywhere that feels uncomfortable?"
Helan Yanting nodded slowly. "I'm fine. There's no need for you to worry, my lady."
"That's what I thought. You really scared me! I was worried that there was something wrong with the medicine I gave you..." Feng Yunshu patted her chest. "Thank goodness it was just a false alarm."
Hearing this, Helan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Feng Yunshu meaningfully.
"My lady seemed very worried about my well - being when you saw me spitting blood due to the poison in the Feng Mansion just now. I'm really gratified... It's not in vain that I've given you some extra rewards on weekdays."
Feng Yunshu blushed slightly and quickly denied it. "Your Highness, you're overthinking. I was the one who planned this scheme. How could I scare myself? I'm quite confident in my own abilities."
"Oh? Really? But I saw clearly that you shed tears for me..."
"Ah... Well, those tears were just for the sake of cooperating with you, Your Highness. You spat out the blood so realistically. If I didn't shed a few tears to cooperate, wouldn't it seem that I'm heartless and unconvincing?"
"I see..."
After hearing this, Helan looked a bit dejected. "So it was just an act from my lady. I got my hopes up for nothing. Sigh..."
Feng Yunshu forced a smile, feeling that the atmosphere in the carriage was becoming increasingly strange.
"Your Highness, you must have sent someone to rescue Ziyuan earlier, right? And that head steward, it was also your people who tampered with him and then threw him into the woodshed, wasn't it?"
Helan Yanting nodded. "Yes, it was my arrangement."
"Your Highness, your tactic of 'removing the firewood from under the cauldron' is really ingenious! Thanks to your brilliant cooperation, otherwise, my plan might not have been so successful this time. This time, we not only curbed the arrogance of those in the Feng family but also got a large sum of silver. It's a great profit!"
Thinking about the ins and outs of this matter, Feng Yunshu couldn't help but sigh. If there had been a problem with any one of the links, it might not have been carried out so smoothly.
This old fox surely had hidden capabilities. This was probably not all of his abilities.
"Your Highness, after we return to the mansion, I'll transfer 100,000 taels of gold to you as a reward at the Tianxia Bank. After all, this success is thanks to your active performance and cooperation."
Helan Yanting curled his lips and smiled. "I didn't expect our Yunshu to have such a good quality of not being greedy. Hehe, but I don't usually spend much. You can keep the 100,000 taels of gold for me."
"I see... Alright, then I'll keep it for you for the time being."
Feng Yunshu, being a bit straightforward, didn't think much and nodded in agreement, not noticing the smile that Helan Yanting couldn't hide in his eyes.
Helan Prince's Mansion.
As soon as they returned, Feng Yunshu couldn't wait to ask Yan Qi, who was by Helan's side. "Yan Qi, where is Ziyuan now? Take me to see her."
Yan Qi nodded. "I've already settled Miss Ziyuan. Follow me, Princess."
Ziyuan was arranged in a small room not far from Feng Yunshu's room. When Feng Yunshu entered the room, Ziyuan was originally resting in bed. When she looked up and saw Feng Yunshu coming, she was so excited that she immediately lifted the quilt and wanted to get out of bed.
"Miss!"
Feng Yunshu quickly stepped forward to stop her. "Your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Don't get out of bed. Lie down quickly."
Ziyuan obediently lay back in bed, but she couldn't hide her excitement. She tightly held Feng Yunshu's arm and looked at her with tears in her eyes. "Miss, Ziyuan never dreamed that she could see you again! And she never thought that she could be brought to the Helan Prince's Mansion by you! I... I really don't know what to say..."
After just a few words, the little girl's tears were flowing down her face like a flood.
Seeing Ziyuan crying so hard, Feng Yunshu also felt her nose getting sour. She sniffed and took out a handkerchief to wipe Ziyuan's tears.
"Silly girl, why are you crying? Are you not happy to see me?"
Ziyuan quickly shook her head. "No, no! I'm happy! I'm so happy. How could I be unhappy..."
"Alright, since you're happy, smile more. Don't cry all the time. Look at you. You look like a cat with a dirty face. You're not pretty anymore."
Ziyuan tried hard to hold back her tears, sniffed, and nodded obediently. "Okay, I know."
"Silly girl, from now on, this is your home. Don't always call yourself a servant. I've long regarded you as my own younger sister. You should take good care of your injury here. After you recover, think about whether you want to stay in the mansion and find a job or have other ideas. Anyway, I'll support you."
"Miss, Ziyuan just wants to stay by your side and serve you. I haven't thought about anything else!"
Seeing Ziyuan in such a hurry, Feng Yunshu smiled and patted her on the shoulder. "Of course you can! Why are you so anxious? I didn't say I don't want you anymore. Don't cry anymore. I've asked the kitchen to make some osmanthus cakes. You can have some later. They're really delicious!"
Ziyuan looked at Feng Yunshu's excited expression, and her eyebrows softened. Tears were about to well up again in her eyes.
"Miss, Ziyuan was worried that you would have a hard time here, be bullied, and be unhappy... Now it seems that you're quite happy. Ziyuan is happy to see that. Madam would surely be at ease in the afterlife if she saw this..."
Hearing this, Feng Yunshu felt a bit sour in her heart. This must be the original owner's longing for her mother.
Feng Yunshu thought this feeling was very special and warm. In her previous life, just like Ziyuan, she had never seen her parents since she could remember.
Since she was picked up and raised by her master since childhood, her master was like both a teacher and a mother to her. Feng Yunshu remembered that on the day when her master ascended to become a god, she cried much more miserably than Ziyuan. Her tears almost flooded the whole sect. It was truly earth - shattering.
After Ziyuan was brought back, Feng Yunshu finally felt relieved. However, she knew that after the First Lady and Feng Manshu suffered this setback, they would never let it go easily. There would be more troubles ahead.
That night, Feng Yunshu went to bed early and fell into a deep sleep. Acting during the day was really exhausting.
However, at this moment, the largest Yixiang Entertainment House on the long street was in a complete uproar.
"Come here! You guys must catch that thief for this young master tonight! I'll make this thief suffer so much that he'll wish he were dead!"
Several black - clothed guards knelt on the ground and nodded in response. They timidly looked up at the Crown Prince Dongfang Qi.
When he came, he was still a handsome and elegant young master with the bearing of a wealthy family. But now, his clothes were tattered, his face was bruised and swollen, and his hair was in a complete mess. He looked extremely... disheveled.
"Yes! Your subordinate will immediately go to arrest the thief!"