The real big guys are those with connections in the eyes of the system!

Biyu, who was guarding the gate of "Bamboo Garden", yawned lazily, and raised her eyes inadvertently, and saw a dark but somewhat familiar figure slowly approaching in the distance.

"Miss?" Biyu called softly.

When she didn't hear a response, she picked up the lantern beside her and cautiously took a few steps towards that direction.

At this moment, the black shadow seemed to step on something, staggered, and was about to fall.

Before Biyu had time to think, she subconsciously rushed forward and supported the person, "Miss, it's really you?!"

She looked at Yiqing in astonishment, and then quickly looked behind her.

After repeatedly confirming that there was no one else behind her, Biyu frowned.

"It's so dark, what are the maids doing here? They don't even know to hold a lantern to lead the way for the young lady. If the young lady had fallen just now, I don't think anyone would be able to take the blame!"

Yiqing said nothing.

Biyu muttered a few words, and noticing that her mood was not right, she asked tentatively: "I remember that it was someone around the master who called the young lady away just now. Did something happen?"

Yiqing was silent for a long time, and suddenly called her softly, "Biyu."

"I'm here." Biyu responded quickly and put her head closer. "What do you want to say, young lady?"

She thought Yiqing would tell her that Prime Minister Jiang had just sent someone to ask her to come.

But Yiqing didn't mention a word about what just happened. She just said with a sigh, "The road I just walked was the darkest road I have ever walked in my life."

It was dark.

The road is long.

There are some uneven gravel on the road.

Even though she took every step slowly and carefully, she almost fell several times.

Fortunately, she managed to keep her body steady every time and did not fall.

Fortunately, no matter how long this dark road is, it has an end.

As she walked along this difficult road, she found that it was not as difficult as she had imagined.

Yiqing stopped and looked behind him.

As far as the eye can see, it is still pitch black.

But having just finished a journey alone, she suddenly felt that such darkness was not so scary.

"Miss……"

Biyu's voice, full of worry, brought Yiqing back to her senses.

She said softly: "I'm fine, I just suddenly feel a little tired."

"Then I will help you go back and rest."

"Ah."

"Miss, have you had dinner yet?"

Yiqing was silent.

Didn't eat.

But I had no appetite at the moment.

But if she told the truth, Biyu would definitely nag her again.

In order to give herself some peace of mind, she replied, "I have eaten."

……

Yiqing went back and lay down.

Biyu noticed that she was a little abnormal tonight, so she paid more attention to her during her night duty.

At three o'clock in the morning, Yiqing suddenly developed a high fever.

Biyu hurried to call a doctor.

There were noisy sounds in her ears, but Yiqing was drowsy and didn't bother to care what they were doing.

Because the plot has not yet reached a critical point, in order to comply with the character setting, Yiqing's current words and deeds are all based on Jiang Yunwan's reaction at the time.

She didn't have to act out the part where she caught a cold from walking at night and was mentally unstable, which led to her falling ill.

Anyway, this has no impact on the overall direction of things.

And with her medical skills, it would be no problem for her to avoid a cold.

But at a certain moment, she suddenly felt that there was no need to change anything about such a small matter.

So she just let nature take its course, and she still got sick.

But maybe because she wasn't in as much pain as Jiang Yunwan, her symptoms weren't as severe as Jiang Yunwan's.

In her memory, Jiang Yunwan actually lay in bed for seven days, but she only lay in bed for three days.

If the body recovers quickly, people will certainly suffer less.

But waking up too quickly also has its downsides.

For example, I don’t know who spread the story of the real and fake daughter, and now there are many people in Kyoto who want to watch the show.

Some of her cousins ​​in the Prime Minister's Mansion who were not on good terms with her also came over to watch her show under the pretext of caring about her health.

Without even listening, Yiqing knew what they were going to say.

She was too lazy to deal with this group of people, so she simply asked Biyu to turn them away.

It was easy to refuse other people, but there was one person of respected status who was difficult to stop.

——That is the Seventh Prince who is still her fiancé.

"Ah Wan, I heard that you were not feeling well. Are you feeling better now?"

Yiqing was about to greet him but was stopped by Liu Yanrui.

"I've told you many times, there's no need to bother with these empty formalities between you and me." His face was gentle and doting.

But Yiqing was too lazy to watch his performance, so she simply didn't even raise her head and whispered back, "Etiquette cannot be abolished."

Just as Liu Yanrui was about to speak, he heard Yiqing continue, "And I'm sure Your Majesty has heard the rumors, right? Then Your Majesty should know that your future princess may not be me."

The air was silent for a moment.

Liu Yanrui stepped forward and tried to hold Yiqing's shoulders, but she seemed to have anticipated his intention and took two steps back.

Liu Yanrui was slightly stunned when he saw his empty hand. Then he raised his affectionate peach blossom eyes and said to Yiqing gently: "Awan, don't worry. I love you as a person, not your identity. No matter what, I will marry you."

Beautiful words.

A woman with a confused mind might believe it.

But whether it was the original Jiang Yunwan or the current Yiqing, they could see the twists and turns in his heart at a glance.

She pursed her lips and asked with a half-smile, "Does the prince want me to be his concubine?"

As soon as the words fell, the air suddenly became cold.

Liu Yanrui didn't expect that his thoughts would be directly exposed by someone, and a look of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

But in a moment, his face was filled with helplessness again: "Ah Wan, you should know that with my status, I cannot decide my marriage. If you were the daughter of the prime minister, you could naturally be my principal wife.

But now everyone in Kyoto knows that your biological parents are just lowly merchants. Even if it is the position of concubine... my father will never let me give it to you. If you want to enter the palace, you can only be a concubine.

But don't worry, no matter who my future wife or concubine is, you will be the one I love the most. And as long as you can give birth to a son for me, you will be honored as a mother, and I will definitely find a way to help you improve your status."

He was talking to himself, with an expression that showed he was being given a great honor.

Yiqing suppressed her nausea and tried to speak to him in a calm tone, "I remember telling the prince that I, Jiang Yunwan, will never be anyone's concubine in my lifetime."

"But you were still the prime minister's daughter at that time." Liu Yanrui almost blurted out this sentence.

Yiqing stopped talking and just stared at him.

Her gaze was calm but powerful, and soon forced Liu Yanrui to look away.

Even so, what he said was still annoying.

"Ah Wan, you have to face reality. Being the daughter of a merchant is far from being as glorious as living in my house and enjoying wealth and glory.

Moreover, if I can reach that position one day, your status will naturally rise, and many women will envy you."

Yiqing said expressionlessly, "Then please give this honor to someone else, Your Majesty."

Liu Yanrui didn't expect that even after he said so much, she still couldn't weigh the pros and cons.

Her stupid head is really not worthy of such a beautiful face!

If it weren't for this face, with his noble status, he wouldn't have bothered to focus on a merchant's daughter!