The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

It had been several days since Mo Yuyang woke up. Xia Pinxiang had been secretly going to Prince Yuan's Mansion every day. Although Xia Yanxiang knew about it, she had never said anything. Until one day, when Xia Pinxiang went out at dusk, she ran into Xia Liu coming back from a social event. Xia Liu scolded her and put her under house arrest.

When the news reached Xia Yanxiang's ears, she was studying medical books in the house.

Although Xia Yanxiang has always been taciturn, she actually has great medical skills, or even the ability to poison people.

She had a well-developed sense of smell since childhood, and was noticed by Dongfang Ji and his wife, guests at the Wu'an Marquis' Mansion, and accepted as their disciple. Dongfang Ji was good at poisons, but his wife Yue Qing was good at medicine. Although Xia Yanxiang was Yue Qing's disciple, she also had some knowledge of poisons.

"Got it." Xia Yanxiang knew what kind of person Xia Pinxiang was. This was bound to happen sooner or later, and Xia Liu's house arrest was also within her expectations. There was nothing to be surprised about.

Anzhi and Tinglan didn't understand: "Why is the Second Miss going out for this? If it was a normal thing, why would the master restrict her from going out?"

"Now that you mention it, I think it's not an ordinary thing. Besides, why does my second sister go out at any other time but after dark? What good can come of that?" Xia Yanxiang didn't say anything. It was enough to stop there.

Anzhi and Tinglan suddenly realized, "Yes! Right now, there is a lot of noise about His Royal Highness Prince Yuan's affairs outside. The Second Miss didn't stay at home and went out after dark. The Master would definitely not let the Second Miss go out."

But tomorrow is a good day.

On the next day, Xia Yanxiang went to pay her respects to Mrs. Tu and informed her that she was going out. Mrs. Tu also knew that Xia Pinxiang was confined by Xia Liu for going out, and she was a little hesitant about Xia Yanxiang going out, but Xia Yanxiang assured her again and again that she was just going out for a walk and would be back soon.

Only then did Tu agree to let her go, but she also repeatedly reminded her not to go too far and to be especially careful.

After Xia Yanxiang left the house, she went to a nearby teahouse. The teahouse was not very big and there was an old gentleman telling stories. Xia Yanxiang chose a not-so-conspicuous spot on the second floor to sit down.

Xia Yanxiang watched the old gentleman downstairs telling a story with great enthusiasm while sipping tea and tapping the table.

"Isn't this the Third Miss?" A voice as gentle as jade suddenly sounded from behind Xia Yanxiang.

Xia Yanxiang, her master and her servant all turned around and saw that it was Mo Fuyang. The two maids quickly took a step back and Xia Yanxiang also stood up to salute Mo Fuyang.

"Miss Third, there is no need to be so polite. Today I am just in disguise and don't want too many people to find out. Please don't make it public." Mo Yuyang quickly held out his folding fan to support Xia Yanxiang, sighing helplessly.

Xia Yanxiang also stood up and changed her address: "Why did Mr. Mo come to this small teahouse?"

Obviously, Mo Yuyang was very satisfied with Xia Yanxiang's address. A smile appeared on his face, adding a touch of warmth: "Isn't the Third Miss here too? I just walked into this teahouse unintentionally. Speaking of which, I heard from a friend that the storyteller in this teahouse is very interesting. I wonder if the Third Miss is also interested in this storytelling?"

If you are interested, that's great. He can find as many good gentlemen as you want.

"You are joking, sir. Yanxiang was just bored at home, so she came out for a walk." Unintentional? As soon as she left the Xia residence, Xia Yanxiang found someone following her. Who would believe that it was unintentional?

Mo Fuyang had indeed sent people to hide near the Xia Mansion. As soon as he knew that Xia Yanxiang had left the house, Mo Fuyang immediately left Prince Yuan's Mansion and went straight to this inconspicuous teahouse.

Mo Yuyang didn't ask any more questions, but changed the subject: "Miss Third, there's no need to be so polite. Please sit down!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Yuyang sat opposite Xia Yanxiang. This action really scared Anzhi and Tinglan. This was in a teahouse with many people around. If someone saw it, it would mean that their lady was having a secret meeting with a man from outside!

Xia Yanxiang knew this, of course, but it was also within her expectations. How could Mo Yuyang lower himself to pursue her? He could only use such inferior means to destroy her reputation. "No, sir, it is not good for Yanxiang, an unmarried girl, to live with a man from another family. Please enjoy the storytelling. Yanxiang will take her leave first."

Xia Yanxiang didn't give Mo Yuyang a chance to persuade her to stay, and left after she finished speaking.

Anzhi and Tinglan also hurriedly chased after him, not giving Mo Yuyang any face at all.

"Miss, it was a close call! Doesn't His Royal Highness Prince Yuan know that if the news of his meeting with you in the teahouse gets out, your reputation will be ruined?" An Zhi was a loudmouthed person. She exclaimed as soon as she left the teahouse and got on the carriage.

Tinglan quickly pulled her sleeve and said, "Keep your voice down! Miss, you know what's going on. That's why you have to leave quickly."

Xia Yanxiang sneered, with undisguised mockery in her eyes: "How could he not know? He clearly did it on purpose."

Anzhi and Tinglan looked at each other, but Anzhi couldn't help asking, "Miss, you were spotted by His Royal Highness Prince Yuan as soon as you went out. Why don't you stay in the mansion for a while?"

"Hide? What's the point of hiding? If I don't come out, won't anyone come to trouble me?" Xia Yanxiang used to think so. If she didn't take the initiative to give others a chance, others would have no way to do anything to her. However, someone was determined to attack her, and hiding was not a solution after all.

"We have to clean up the mess before they can give up."

Only by taking the initiative and seizing the initiative can we take the overall situation into consideration and remain calm in times of crisis.