I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

Qiu Shuang raised her head and asked with some embarrassment: "Master, now we are both given the names Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue."

Li Rui nodded and said, "In that case, you should call each other Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue from now on."

The two of them agreed reluctantly. In fact, they were both secret guards trained in Li Rui's secret guard training camp. Their names were Jianxin and Jianyu.

Hearing that An Muxi wanted to buy two maids who knew martial arts, Li Rui asked Madam Zhao to bring a few female secret guards from the training camp. No matter who was chosen, they would be his people.

Of course, Nanny Zhao knew that Jianxin and Jianyu were the best among them, so she chose them.

Li Rui knew that An Muxi was not a person who would keep to herself, but he also didn't want to trap her and make her unhappy in the palace, so he had to indulge her in making trouble as much as possible.

With these two girls following her, Li Rui felt more at ease.

The next morning, An Muxi planned to take Xiaoyun out today, and just happened to go to her house to take a look, so she called Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue to go with her and went out.

Xiaoqin stood at the gate of Furong Courtyard with resentment, watching her master take people away, looking anxiously. She thought that her infatuation was wrong after all.

Suddenly, Xiaoqin's eyes lit up. She had made some sweet potatoes last time but hadn't eaten them yet. Today, she would make some roasted sweet potatoes. When the master comes back, she will be so greedy. No more for her! Humph! Then she ran back to discuss with the maids.

An Muxi led the three maids out of the palace, and Xiaoyun was also very happy. In the past two days, she followed Xiaoqin to learn about the affairs of the palace during the day, and took time to study those medical books at night. The days were busy and fulfilling.

She was very grateful to An Muxi. Today, An Muxi took her with her when she was leaving the palace, saying that she was going to see her brother. Xiaoyun was extremely happy.

An Muxi did not change into men's clothes today, she only wore a veil. With Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue by her side, she felt extremely safe.

She took a few maids with her and walked around, and bought some snacks along the way to share with Xiaoyun and the others.

They soon arrived at the West Street Bookstore. This time, Manager Sun was in the store. When An Muxi saw him, she happily went up to say hello.

"Manager Sun, how are you?"

Shopkeeper Sun looked up and saw that it was her. He smiled and quickly replied, "Miss Wang, how are you?"

An Muxi said, "I wonder if your boss is here today?" She thought she should check Li Yian's pulse first.

The boss was startled. He had expected Miss Wang to come. Then he smiled and said, "The boss is already waiting for Miss upstairs. Please go up."

An Muxi told Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue to wait downstairs, and she took Xiao Yun upstairs. She knew that Li Yi An didn't like crowds, so she asked Xiao Yun to find a place on the second floor to sit and wait, and she walked to the innermost screen.

She asked softly, "Mr. Li, I'm here. Can I come in?" She didn't want to fail miserably like last time.

After a while, I heard someone say, "Miss Wang, please come in."

An Muxi then walked in. She saw Li Yian looking at her with a faint smile, and she also smiled brightly.

"Mr. Li seems to be in good spirits today. Can I take his pulse?"

Li Yian obediently stood up and sat beside her, stretching out a strong, white arm.

An Muxi placed her fingers on his pulse, lowered her eyes and felt it carefully, carefully distinguishing the changes in his condition. It seemed that he had taken the medicine according to the prescription she gave him when he went back.

Then he withdrew his hand and looked at Li Yian with a smile: "Mr. Li, it seems that you have taken the medicine on time this time, and there is indeed some improvement."

Li Yian felt a little disappointed when he felt the warm touch on his arm disappear. He had been passive in receiving treatment, but somehow he listened to An Muxi's words and took the medicine for a week according to her prescription.

Li Yian showed some gratitude: "This is all thanks to Miss Wang's prescription. It's effective. I feel like I cough less recently."

An Muxi liked this kind of obedient patient the most. She smiled happily, and her curved eyebrows caught Li Yian's eyes. He quickly looked away.

Then I heard An Muxi say: "I will prescribe you another prescription. This time I need to adjust the medication. You have been suffering from this disease for too long. We can't be anxious. We need to take care of it slowly."

"But don't worry, as long as you listen to me and take the medicine obediently, you will definitely be cured."

Li Yian inexplicably believed her words and nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Wang."

An Muxi quickly wrote a prescription and handed it to Li Yian, then took out the first part of the novel he had written and two sketchbooks and said proudly, "I wonder if the boss would be willing to take a look at my...brother's new work? Give me some advice?"

An Muxi almost let the cat out of the bag. Her current identity should not be exposed.

Li Yian was amused by An Muxi's expression. He took the three books from her with a smile. He found the title of the novel "Don't Bully the Poor Young Man for Thirty Years in the East and Thirty Years in the West" interesting. He then looked at the two picture books "The Invincible Eighth Prince" and "The Immortal Sword Master".

He thought about it and realized that fortunately there were only six princes in the Tiansheng Dynasty, and only four of them were adults. Otherwise, this book would probably not be sold.

Li Yian flipped through the novel and was quickly attracted by the content. This content was different from the previous ones about house fighting and palace fighting, and it was very much in line with his taste.

Then I took a quick look at the two picture books. The creations this time are very much in line with the preferences of today's young gentlemen, and I believe they should sell well.

Li Yian said with a hint of admiration in his clear eyes: "Your brother is the most talented author I have ever seen. The books and picture books he created are all novel in content and unique in style."

“I think these books will be a big hit.”

An Muxi liked to hear this and clapped happily: "Great, I also think it will be a big seller. It seems that the boss also likes this kind of book?"

Li Yian nodded in acknowledgement, then asked, "Is this novel only the first part?"

An Muxi smiled and said, "This novel is too long, so my brother divided it into three parts. I'll come over and get the middle part next time."

After An Muxi finished speaking, she felt that it was time to leave, so she said, "I'm going to settle the previous bill with Shopkeeper Sun, and then I'll say goodbye. I'll come to see you next week. Remember to take your medicine well."

Li Yian wanted to ask her to stay, but thinking that they were not that familiar with each other yet, he finally nodded and agreed with a smile.

An Muxi took Xiaoyun downstairs and found Shopkeeper Sun, who had already calculated last week's sales and took out the account book for An Muxi to review.

An Muxi exclaimed in surprise: "166 copies were sold last week?"

Shopkeeper Sun took out two silver notes, one for 100 taels and one for 50 taels, and handed them to An Muxi.

"Ms. Wang, this is last week's dividend. Please keep it."

An Muxi took the banknote excitedly and felt that she had a bright future.

"By the way, Shopkeeper Sun, the books I brought today are left at the boss' place. You can go get them later."

Shopkeeper Sun was also very happy that Young Master Wang had actually revitalized the bookstore's business with just a few picture books.

Many people who come here to buy picture books will also buy other books. Although the owner is very Buddhist and not very concerned about business, as a businessman, he certainly hopes that the business will get better and better.

After a few pleasantries, Shopkeeper Sun politely sent An Muxi out.

An Muxi was very happy, and suddenly she had 150 taels. She was one step closer to her goal.

He found a pharmacy and got some medicine, then hired a carriage and took Xiaoyun and a few others to the alley where Xiaoyun lived.

Still asking the coachman to wait at the door, they entered Xiaoyun's house. As soon as they entered the inner room, they saw Xiaoyun's younger brother Erniu sitting at the table and eating with his mother.

Xiaoyun shouted happily: "Mom, our master is here to see his brother!"