Bright Moon Enters My Embrace - Chapter 20
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As soon as she stepped out the door, Lin Cuicui and Chen Xiaohua had already been waiting anxiously at the entrance for a long time. The moment they saw her, they exclaimed joyfully, “Sister Yanran, you’re awake! Are you hungry? Shall we start the meal?”
Lin Yanran waved her hand grandly. “Serve the food!”
The two girls moved nimbly, quickly setting the table in the main hall with dishes. Lin Yanran then instructed them to fetch an extra set of bowls and chopsticks. She personally prepared a portion of rice and dishes for Youqin Mingyue and carried it into the room.
After placing it down, she said nothing, merely glanced at her once before leaving.
Youqin Mingyue stared at her retreating back until it disappeared behind the door curtain.
At certain moments, Lin Yanran was remarkably considerate. She knew Mingyue disliked noise, so she specially delivered the meal inside.
This was nothing at all like the Lin Yanran of her previous life.
But why was she even thinking about this? She rubbed the spot between her brows, driving away the random thoughts that had crept into her mind, and silently calculated Shen Qinxin’s itinerary. At An Xing’s speed, Shen Qinxin would probably arrive in about half a month.
Lin Yanran was just about to eat when Liu Zhenzhen limped in.
Lin Cuicui whispered, “Sister Yanran, Physician Liu was worried about you. She told me to inform her the moment you woke up.”
Liu Zhenzhen did not stand on ceremony. She sat down at the table right away. “Lin Yanran, I haven’t had breakfast either. Adding one more pair of chopsticks won’t be any trouble, right?”
Lin Yanran shot her a sideways glance. “As if you’ve ever caused me little trouble.”
Liu Zhenzhen: “…”
Lin Yanran began shoveling rice into her mouth with great vigor—she was starving.
At that moment, Chen Xiaohua supported Wan Yu out of the room. Wan Yu had already regained consciousness. Upon seeing everyone, she immediately curtsied in gratitude and looked at Lin Yanran with deep emotion. “Benefactor, you saved my life. This humble girl has no way to repay—”
Lin Yanran suddenly leapt to her feet, threw down her bowl and chopsticks, and rushed in front of her.
“How is it? How are you feeling?”
“Do you still feel any discomfort? Are you completely better?”
Seeing such concern, Wan Yu was deeply touched and hurriedly described her condition in detail.
“Benefactor, after taking the pill you fed me earlier, I immediately felt much more comfortable. However, later the burning heat in my body flared up again, even more fiercely than before. Fortunately, Benefactor fed me the second pill just in time, allowing this humble girl to escape from the gates of hell. Benefactor!”
Tears welled in her eyes as she curtsied and knelt. “Please accept my obeisance, Benefactor!”
Lin Yanran anxiously circled around her, unsure whether to help her up or not.
“Miss Wan, please rise quickly. I still have important questions for you.”
From the moment Wan Yu appeared, Liu Zhenzhen had fixed her eyes on the girl. She could tell that Wan Yu was completely recovered—this was an effect that Cooling Pills could never achieve!
Especially since this was Wan Yu’s very first pheromone outbreak. Generally speaking, the first outbreak of an Omega’s pheromones was of utmost importance, it determined the Omega’s future rank improvement, fertility, and choice of husband or wife.
If mishandled, it could leave lifelong disabilities or even render the Omega infertile.
Therefore, most families would select a suitable Alpha in advance and have that Alpha mark the Omega. A marked Omega would naturally become that Alpha’s wife or concubine.
However, the wealthy and noble had more options. They could hire top-tier grand physicians to custom-make suppressant pills for the Omega, allowing her to safely pass the first outbreak while achieving the best possible fusion between body and pheromones. The body would thus develop perfectly, elevating the Omega to a higher rank.
The higher a Omega’s rank, the more alluring her pheromones and the more perfectly developed her body, enabling her to bear powerful offspring. High-rank Omega could attract powerful Alpha, receiving their protection and favor. Naturally, they also became prey for powerful Alpha—imprisoned, coerced, turned into forbidden pets and caged birds.
Liu Zhenzhen grew increasingly astonished. She quickly walked over and helped Wan Yu up. “Don’t just keep thanking her. Sit down first and let me take your pulse.”
That was exactly what Lin Yanran wanted. She urged repeatedly, “Physician Liu, hurry and check her pulse. See what her internal condition is like!”
Liu Zhenzhen immediately took Wan Yu’s pulse.
Lin Yanran, still ravenous, returned to her seat and continued devouring her food, glancing over at the two of them with every bite.
This pulse-taking lasted a long time. By the time Lin Yanran finished her first bowl of rice, Liu Zhenzhen finally slowly released her hand.
She said nothing at first, only turned her gaze toward Lin Yanran.
Shock, astonishment, wonder, confusion, bewilderment—countless emotions gathered in her mouth and emerged as one sentence: “That pill… you really made it yourself?”
Lin Yanran shoveled another huge mouthful of food. “Didn’t you see it with your own eyes?”
Liu Zhenzhen recalled Lin Yanran’s almost divine focus the previous night and slapped her forehead hard. “No, that’s not what I meant. I’m asking—where did the prescription come from? Don’t tell me you created it yourself too?”
Lin Yanran did not answer the question. She put down her bowl and chopsticks and asked, “Is she completely fine now?”
Liu Zhenzhen’s expression was extremely complicated. “She’s not just fine—she has achieved perfect fusion between her body and pheromones. Moreover, her Omega rank has risen by an entire tier! She has advanced from a low-rank Omega to a high-rank Omega!”
Upon hearing this, Wan Yu’s body trembled. She looked up at them in disbelief—she had actually advanced?
Liu Zhenzhen’s full attention remained on Lin Yanran. “Lin Yanran, tell me the truth—where on earth did that prescription come from?”
Lin Yanran replied casually, “Of course I created it myself.”
She stood up and walked over to Wan Yu. “Miss Wan, please stand.”
Wan Yu stood.
“Now take a couple of steps.”
Wan Yu took a few steps.
“How do you feel?”
Wan Yu’s heart overflowed with gratitude. Although she had been semi-conscious yesterday, she had been aware of everything that happened. This morning, Lin Cuicui and Chen Xiaohua had chattered on about how Lin Yanran had worked tirelessly through the night to compound the medicine for her, finally collapsing from exhaustion.
She had never met an Alpha who treated an Omega so well, nor had anyone in her life ever been so kind to her.
Wan Yu suddenly lowered her head, wiped away the tears that had welled up again, and choked out, “Benefactor, I feel wonderful, truly wonderful. I am completely recovered. Please do not worry any longer.”
Only then did Lin Yanran finally let out a huge sigh of relief. Only now was she truly certain that her pill had succeeded.
She stood there, raised her arm, her face filled with irrepressible excitement, then swung her arm fiercely through the air.
“I really did it!”
She murmured to herself. Everyone stared at her in stunned silence.
At this moment, only Liu Zhenzhen could fully understand her joy. She stared at Lin Yanran in shock. That casual “Of course I created it myself” had shaken her far more than when, as an apprentice, she had succeeded in compounding her own first pill.
Suddenly, heedless of everything, she rushed in front of Lin Yanran, grabbed her by the collar, and demanded, “Lin Yanran, say it one more time, who created that prescription?”
Lin Yanran swatted her hand away in annoyance. “Didn’t I already tell you?”
Liu Zhenzhen was practically possessed. She continued to glare fiercely. “No, I want the truth!”
Lin Yanran felt a little guilty. In reality, she had deduced the formula from Liu Zhenzhen’s Cooling Pill and added her own improvements—an enhanced version. The order and dosage of the ingredients had been adjusted, so Liu Zhenzhen had not recognized it immediately.
But right now was the perfect moment to show off—how could she let it pass?
She immediately raised an eyebrow with breezy nonchalance. “Physician Liu, how narrow-minded you are. A pill like this—I can compound it anytime with ease. The prescription naturally came as easily as picking it off a tree.”
She spoke as though compounding medicine were something anyone could do.
Yet for some reason, Liu Zhenzhen suddenly felt like crying.
Her master was the most renowned grand physician in the capital. Even he could only occasionally succeed in compounding one or two pills of this caliber, and each success would be frantically bid on by members of the imperial family.
Lin Yanran had actually managed to compound a pill that only a top-tier grand physician could produce—and clearly it had been her very first attempt.
Succeeding on the first try?
Didn’t that make her even more talented than her own master?
Then the Cooling Pill she had poured countless effort into, failing hundreds of times before finally succeeding—wasn’t it just trash in comparison?
Liu Zhenzhen stood there as if turned to wood. After a long while, she rubbed her numb face, turned stiffly, and limped outside. She needed to write a letter to the old man.
She had discovered a genius! A pharmaceutical genius!
She couldn’t go mad alone—she had to make the old man go mad with her!
Lin Yanran paid her no further attention. She strode into the room and stood before Youqin Mingyue.
“Mingyue—”
Her voice was urgent and warm, brimming with irrepressible excitement.
Her eyes burned into Mingyue, filled with barely contained longing.
Youqin Mingyue instinctively leaned back, putting a little more distance between them.
“Mingyue, you heard it—I really did compound a pheromone-suppressing pill, far better than the Cooling Pill. Miss Wan is fine now, she’s completely recovered. Her pheromones are fully suppressed.”
Youqin Mingyue had naturally heard the conversation in the main hall. She too was deeply shocked. From the moment Lin Yanran claimed she could compound a suppressant until she actually succeeded, very little time had passed. Mingyue was certain no mysterious expert had appeared at her side—the pill truly was Lin Yanran’s own creation.
Since when could she compound medicine?!
Lin Yanran pressed eagerly, “Mingyue, I promised you I would compound a suppressant for you. Now I’ve proven my approach works. If you let me examine the secret pill you carry, I’m confident I can create an even better one tailored to you!”
She spoke with absolute certainty, sincere and fervent. Youqin Mingyue was startled—if the effect surpassed the pill Wan Yu had taken, it might truly be able to suppress her own pheromones.
Wan Yu, outside the room, was also stunned.
The chopsticks in her hand hovered, never reaching her mouth. Tears that had just dried welled up again as she thought gratefully, “Father, Mother, it must be your spirits in heaven protecting your daughter, allowing me to meet my benefactor!”
Seeing Youqin Mingyue staring at her in shock, Lin Yanran worried she had frightened her and quickly added, “I’m absolutely not lying to you. I need to study your secret pill to deduce the dosage that matches your pheromones.”
“Mingyue, please believe me.”
Her words were earnest, her gaze sincere, radiating the pure devotion of someone who only wished to compound the ultimate medicine.
Youqin Mingyue was truly tempted.
As a top-tier Omega, her pheromone outbreaks were hellish torments beyond ordinary comprehension. In the entire world, only one legendary grand physician could compound a pill effective for her. When she was young, her mother had exhausted countless connections and favors to obtain just one such pill from that wandering physician.
That single pill had since become her life-saving treasure.
Yet this scoundrel Lin Yanran had cracked it, causing the efficacy to weaken—and that was why her pheromones had erupted and her body’s extraordinary fragrance had been exposed!
She was tempted, but she did not immediately show it.
Lin Yanran’s fervent expectation gradually cooled into calm. “There’s no rush. Think about it. I’ll wait for your decision.”
She turned and left the room to continue eating.
Wan Yu sat at the table, secretly watching her the whole time.
Lin Cuicui and Chen Xiaohua had long finished their meal. They were not interested in these conversations and were about to take the dog out for a walk when the front gate was pushed open from outside.
Five tall Beta men filed in—Chi Bao, Lin Feng, and the others.
Lin Cuicui and Chen Xiaohua immediately grew wary. Lin Yanran had warned them to be especially cautious around Alpha and men in general.
This same group had come yesterday. Lin Cuicui had been unable to stop them, but Liu Zhenzhen had stepped in, declaring that there were patients inside and no one was allowed to barge in.
Liu Zhenzhen was the great physician personally invited back by the village fort’s Lin Dahai, everyone within ten miles respected her for saving lives, so the men had held back and not disturbed them.
“Second Brother, what are you all doing here?”
Lin Feng glanced at his sister in surprise. “What? After hanging around Yanran for two days, you’ve grown bold enough to talk back?” He reached out to twist her ear. “No matter how bold you get, I’m still your brother!”
Lin Cuicui yelped in pain and cried toward the house, “Sister Yanran—”
Chen Xiaohua fidgeted beside them, still too scared to let the dog bite anyone.
Lin Yanran had just finished her second bowl. She tossed down her chopsticks and walked out. “What’s going on?”
The moment Lin Feng and the others saw her, they automatically stood at attention in a straight line, like soldiers awaiting inspection.
Chi Bao spoke first. “Yanran, you passed out last night so we didn’t disturb you. The village fort men returned last night too. Today everyone’s heading together to Shimen County to sell the hunt. Hurry and get ready—we’re leaving!”
Lin Yanran replied, “You can go sell the preys yourselves. Why do I need to come?”
This time Lin Feng jumped in. “Yanran, please come! Our team was the star this time—everyone’s jealous. We want to bask in your glory and make a trip to Shimen County with you.”
The tall, burly young man actually blushed as he spoke.
Lin Yanran asked, “If everyone goes, who will protect the town?”
Lin Feng hurriedly explained, “Don’t worry about that, Yanran. My dad would never let the whole town go—the mule carts can’t fit that many people anyway. Only Alpha and a few Beta are allowed.”
He scratched his head sheepishly. “We’re only able to go because of you. Yanran, come with us?”
All five men looked at her with eager, puppy-dog eyes. It seemed even ancient people loved a good outing.
After a moment’s thought, Lin Yanran nodded. “Alright, I’ll go pack. You guys load the preys properly.”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry—it’s all taken care of!” The five men beamed and turned to drive the mule cart. As the top team this time, they got their own cart.
Lin Yanran, however, had more on her mind. Youqin Mingyue needed new bedding—there weren’t enough fresh sets at home. And those rough hemp dresses that didn’t fit her, plus the bedding Wan Yu had slept in—all of it needed replacing. A trip to Shimen County was the perfect chance to shop.
While she was at it, she could visit the Yuanbao Gambling Den, pay off the usurious loan, and with so many hunters escorting her, those gamblers wouldn’t dare cause trouble.
When the decision was made, Lin Yanran immediately went to find Liu Zhenzhen.
Liu Zhenzhen was in the middle of writing a letter. When she opened the door and saw who it was, her emotions turned complicated again, she even forgot to speak.
Lin Yanran said, “Physician Liu, have you forgotten something?”
Liu Zhenzhen frowned. “Forgotten what?”
Lin Yanran rubbed her fingers together. “My bear paws… you promised to compensate me…”
Liu Zhenzhen instantly understood—she was still hung up on those two hundred taels. Back then Liu Zhenzhen had been furious, thinking her greedy beyond belief, but now her feelings were completely different.
She declared solemnly, “Lin Yanran, you saved my life. A mere two hundred taels is far from enough repayment. Wait while I write to my family for more money—I’ll give it all to you as thanks.”
Lin Yanran thought she was trying to weasel out and immediately protested, “Physician Liu, a person must keep their word! You agreed to two hundred taels yourself—how can you go back on it now?”
Liu Zhenzhen: “…”
She was truly infuriated by this money-obsessed attitude. How could such a genius be so fixated on cash?
She snapped, “Lin Yanran, is my life worth only two hundred taels? Do you have any vision at all?”
Lin Yanran replied coolly, “Yet you’re unwilling to part with even two hundred taels.”
Liu Zhenzhen’s chest tightened with anger. She stormed back into her room, intending to dig out her own savings, but accidentally knocked over a handwritten notebook. A thick stack of banknotes spilled out.
Staring at the stack, her expression suddenly turned sorrowful. These notes must have been secretly hidden there by her mother. When she had stormed out of the family home in anger, she had cut off all contact.
Now, seeing the banknotes felt like seeing her family. A thousand emotions surged through her. Silently, she took the notes, not even glancing at Lin Yanran, and thrust them over.
“Here.”
Lin Yanran looked and her mouth fell open. “One thousand taels???”
The stack consisted entirely of hundred-tael notes—ten of them.
Liu Zhenzhen said, “My life is worth far more than a thousand taels, but this is all I have right now.”
Lin Yanran’s eyes practically sparkled. “Rich lady?! You’re actually a rich lady?!”
Liu Zhenzhen didn’t understand what “rich lady” meant and showed no reaction. Lin Yanran reluctantly counted the notes again, then drew out two and returned the rest.
Now it was Liu Zhenzhen’s turn to be shocked. “You don’t want the thousand taels—you only want two hundred?”
Lin Yanran nodded matter-of-factly. “Of course. We agreed on two hundred, so two hundred it is. When I, Lin Yanran, do business, I am honest and fair—I never cheat young or old.”
Liu Zhenzhen stared at her deeply for a moment, then accepted the remaining eight hundred taels.
As Lin Yanran turned to leave, she couldn’t help adding over her shoulder, “Physician Liu, wealth should not be flaunted. Be careful—not everyone is as upright and selfless as I am, neither greedy nor thieving.”
Liu Zhenzhen looked at the two hundred taels in Lin Yanran’s hand, then at her self-righteous expression, and felt something was terribly off.
Only long after Lin Yanran had left did she realize—“rich lady” meant a wealthy woman!
This Lin Yanran still had the nerve to claim she wasn’t greedy? Her eyes had practically glowed at the sight of money!
Liu Zhenzhen spat in embarrassed annoyance.
Lin Yanran returned home in high spirits. She had already taken one hundred fifty taels from Guo Wang, and now with another two hundred, she was carrying a grand total of three hundred fifty taels!
Even after repaying the two hundred fifty taels of usurious debt, she would still have one hundred taels left—equivalent to a hundred thousand yuan in her previous life, and in terms of purchasing power, even more!
Beaming, she entered the room. “Mingyue, today I’m going with the neighbors to Shimen County to shop. Is there anything you need? I’ll buy it all for you.”
One had to admit, Lin Yanran radiated a vibrant, infectious energy. Even though Youqin Mingyue disliked her, she couldn’t help lifting her head.
She glanced at her casually and said offhandedly, “Just buy some books.”
Lin Yanran responded cheerfully, “Mm!” Then expectantly asked, “What kind of books do you like?”
The question stumped Youqin Mingyue.
Lin Yanran kindly explained, “I mean, what genre do you prefer? For example, unofficial histories, boudoir scandals, supernatural tales, records of the martial arts world, and so on.”
Youqin Mingyue unconsciously began to think, only to suddenly realize she had no particular preference when it came to reading. As the legitimate eldest princess, she had been raised from birth according to the standards of a crown princess, every word she read, every book, was recorded by dedicated attendants.
She had never been allowed to read freely.
No—that wasn’t entirely true. She did remember one book she had loved. At age six, in the imperial library, she had found a copy of The Legend of the Wandering Swordsman. She hid in a corner and read it with rapt fascination until her maids, nannies, and eunuchs could not find her. Her imperial father had flown into a terrifying rage, severely punishing everyone, one attending maid had even been beaten to death for negligence.
When they finally found her, the entire palace had been shrouded in the emperor’s murderous aura. Her mother had pleaded desperately, but her father had declared it a lesson she must never forget and ordered the nannies to hold her while she viewed the maid’s bloodied corpse.
That night she had fallen seriously ill with fever. Her mother and father had fallen out because of it.
From that day on, she had never again touched any leisure reading.
Recalling the past now felt like waking from a nightmare. Exhausted, her voice carried a desolate note. “Any book will do.”
Lin Yanran immediately sensed something was wrong.
She stood up and, seizing the opportunity, secretly sized Mingyue up, estimating her height and figure.
Youqin Mingyue noticed and looked at her with displeasure.
Their eyes met.
Lin Yanran flashed a big grin. “When you read, don’t always keep your head down—it’s bad for your neck.”
Youqin Mingyue unconsciously rubbed her fingertips.
She was certain this was just an excuse to cover Lin Yanran’s guilty conscience for staring.
Yet the words still stirred ripples in her heart.
“Mingyue—”
“My precious darling, reading again?”
“How many times has your mother told you—not to read too long, or you’ll hurt your neck?”
“Mother, your child understands. Your child will remember. Thank you, Mother.”
Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother.
Her expression turned dazed. Lin Yanran’s warm voice reached her ears.
“Don’t worry—the hunters are all back, and most will stay in town. No villain will dare intrude. I leave today and will return today.”
When she came back to herself and looked up, only the swaying door curtain remained.
At that moment, a soft call came from the courtyard: “Benefactor—”
Feeling suddenly restless from sitting too long, she stood and walked to the window, pushing it open.
The rescued maiden Wan Yu had her back to her, speaking with Lin Yanran.
“Benefactor, are you going to Shimen County?”
“Yes, Miss Wan. Is there anything you need me to buy?”
“This humble girl asks for nothing else—only that Benefactor kindly delivers a letter for me.”
Wan Yu took a sealed letter from her sleeve and carefully gave the address. Lin Yanran accepted it and left.
Wan Yu watched her depart. As Lin Yanran reached the gate, Lin Cuicui and Chen Xiaohua looked at her eagerly. Lin Yanran laughed, “Do you two want to go to Shimen County to play?”
The girls nodded like pecking chickens. Lin Yanran smiled. “Not this time. You stay home and take good care of your sister-in-law. When I return, I’ll bring you candied treats.”
“Thank you, Sister Yanran! We’ll definitely take good care of sister-in-law—not a single hair on her head will be harmed!”
Youqin Mingyue: “…”
Wan Yu also smiled. After the two girls closed the gate, she turned gracefully. Only then did Youqin Mingyue finally see her face clearly.
Her pupils dilated in shock, her hands clenched tightly at her sides.
It was actually her?!!
How could she be here—and rescued by Lin Yanran of all people?!
Wan Yu’s gaze happened to sweep across her. She had already heard from Lin Cuicui and the others that Lin Yanran had a wife of heavenly beauty who was frail and disliked meeting strangers, so she had remained in her room recuperating.
Now that she saw her, she realized the phrase “beauty like a celestial” was truly well-deserved.
Even after seeing countless lovely women in the prefectural city, Wan Yu was still utterly stunned.
Because she felt boundless gratitude toward Lin Yanran, that gratitude extended to Lin Yanran’s wife. She immediately performed the most formal and respectful curtsy between gentlewomen.
Youqin Mingyue forcibly suppressed her shock and returned a slight nod.
Wan Yu gave her another friendly smile, then quickly walked into the main hall. After a moment’s hesitation, she stood in the center of the room and faced the door curtain.
“Madam of the benefactor, this humble girl is Wan Yu. Thanks to Benefactor’s aid, I still live. I should have come earlier to pay my respects to the lady of the house, but feared disturbing your peace. Any breach of etiquette—I beg your forgiveness.”
With that, she performed another solemn curtsy toward the curtain.
Youqin Mingyue, however, was mulling over the name: Wan Yu, Wan Yu—clearly a reversal of the sound “Yu Wan.”
So it really was her.
In her previous life, after Youqin Mingyue had bathed the palace in blood to seize the throne, she had ultimately been overtaken by the unremarkable Third Princess Youqin Fei. In the end, Youqin Fei had risen from behind and surrounded and killed her, causing all her efforts to end in failure. One of Youqin Fei’s most capable allies had been this very commercial genius of Longyuan Kingdom, the sole surviving daughter of the Fengwu City Gu family—Gu Yuwan.
The Gu family had been a great merchant clan for hundreds of years. Generation after generation they had traded, their ancestors had even rendered meritorious service during the founding of the dynasty. At their peak, they had been imperial merchants for nine consecutive generations and were said to possess an imperial plaque reading “The World’s Foremost Merchant,” personally inscribed by Longyuan’s founding emperor.
Yet later generations declined. By the time it reached Gu Yuwan, she was the last lone shot—parents long dead, with only a greedy uncle, Gu Cheng, eagerly awaiting her death so he could seize the vast family fortune.
Her recent peril had very likely been orchestrated by that uncle.
From a young age, Gu Yuwan’s fate had been fraught with misfortune, she had escaped death multiple times only thanks to Youqin Fei’s rescue. From then on, the two had formed an alliance.
Youqin Fei funded her revival of the family business, and Gu Yuwan’s commercial talent finally found its stage. In just three short years, she expanded the Gu enterprises across three nations—even the barbarians knew of Gu goods. People of that time said: of the world’s wealth, ten parts in total, Lady Gu held five.
“Wealthy enough to rival a nation” was no exaggeration.
With such immense financial backing, Youqin Fei never lacked for money, provisions, weapons, horses, or talent.
At this thought, Youqin Mingyue immediately rose and stepped out of the room.
“Miss Wan.”
Wan Yu, who had been about to leave, turned back and saw her standing in the doorway—willow-slender waist, graceful and enchanting, like an immortal who had stepped out of a painting.
“Madam Benefactor.” She curtsied elegantly.
Youqin Mingyue carefully studied her. At this time, Gu Yuwan was only fifteen—a peach-cheeked, apricot-faced maiden, delicate and lovable.
Though slightly different from when they had first met in the previous life, it was undoubtedly her.
A favor in prosperity is pleasant, but aid in adversity is priceless.
Youqin Mingyue gave a faint, gentle smile and said softly, “Miss Wan, if you do not mind, I have some clean rough-hemp dresses here that can be changed into. The bathing room in the house is quite convenient, you may wash and refresh yourself shortly.”
This was exactly what Wan Yu had been worrying about. After fleeing the Black Dragon Stronghold—tumbling, falling, soaked in water—she was filthy from head to toe. Last night’s pheromone outbreak had left her drenched in sweat, she felt unbearably sticky and uncomfortable. Hearing these words was like heavenly music.
Youqin Mingyue personally selected two sets of rough-hemp dresses for her and instructed Lin Cuicui and Chen Xiaohua to heat water for her bath.
When Wan Yu accepted the clothes, tears of gratitude filled her eyes. She performed a deep curtsy to Youqin Mingyue before entering the bathing room.
Watching her so moved she was nearly in tears, Youqin Mingyue felt quietly satisfied and returned to her room to write a secret letter.
A hidden guard descended silently.
“What orders does Your Highness have?”
“Deliver this secret letter to Young Tutor Shen—as quickly as possible.”
“This subordinate obeys!”
In the previous life, Youqin Fei had funded her rise to become the richest in the world.
In this life, it was her turn.