Chapter 226: Dressing as a Woman Again
The King of Runan was so angry that his face turned green, because he had consulted many doctors to treat him at that time, and he couldn't kill all of them.
After letting those doctors go, in order to prevent them from going out and talking nonsense, King Runan sent secret guards to observe those doctors secretly.
The secret guard sent back a message, "Your Highness, the common people know that this matter has nothing to do with those doctors. I am very sure that they were not the ones who spread it."
King Runan really couldn't figure out who spread the news. He thought about it and realized that he didn't seem to have offended anyone recently.
Meanwhile, inside Prince An's mansion, Chi Ying was reporting the news to his own young master.
"Master, we have already asked someone to spread the news that the King of Runan is impotent. Now the whole capital is discussing this matter. I'm afraid the King of Runan is too embarrassed to go out and see people during this period."
"Well, you did a good job. Have the people outside our mansion who were trying to gather information left?"
"The Queen Mother's people withdrew before they found out what was going on. I'm afraid the Emperor can't keep it a secret. The Prime Minister's daughter and Princess Ningjia's people are still waiting in the dark. They all want to know who the person you brought out of the palace yesterday was."
"Block the news and don't let them know for the time being."
"Yes, I understand."
In the palace, Li Dequan was also reporting the news to His Majesty.
"Your Majesty, our people have already found out that the woman the prince brought back yesterday was the owner of the teahouse who performed a stage play in the palace yesterday."
"Oh? Is it the teahouse that I bestowed upon you as 'The Best Garden in the World'?"
"That's right. The teahouse owner had some grievances with Princess Ningjia before. Princess Ningjia wanted to take advantage of the Queen Mother's birthday to give the woman to the King of Runan. But the woman injured the King of Runan and ran away, and happened to meet the Crown Prince."
"It seems that what happened in Prince Duan's Mansion and Prince Runan's Mansion last night was not without the hand of the Crown Prince! I am very curious about what is so special about that woman that the Crown Prince, who is always cold-blooded and ruthless, can stand up for her."
"Your Majesty, according to the secret guards, the woman is just a peasant girl. Apart from being very beautiful, being able to write stories and plays, and being able to do business, I haven't found anything special about her."
"She is more beautiful than Zhao Yanran, the most beautiful woman in the capital?"
"According to the secret guards, the beauty of that woman is even better than that of the Prime Minister's daughter."
"Hahaha, it seems that even heroes cannot resist the temptation of beautiful women. Has the Queen Mother known about this?"
"The prince has kept the news a secret, and the queen mother hasn't found out yet. But the queen mother has always believed that the prince has taken a fancy to a little palace maid. The queen mother thinks that the palace maid is too low-ranking and not worthy of the prince."
"The Queen Mother is right. A prince of a noble family should be paired with a lady from an aristocratic family. That woman is just a peasant girl who runs her own teahouse. Giving her to the prince as a concubine is fine, but as for a wife, she is really too unworthy of being presented to the public."
Li Dequan nodded and agreed, "Your Majesty is absolutely right."
Back at the teahouse, after it got bright, Yin Hua entered the room and gently opened the curtains, and the soft sunlight immediately filled the entire bedroom.
Then she tiptoed to Qianhuan's bed and gently called her young lady.
Yin Hua called softly, "Miss, it's time to get up."
Qianhuan opened her eyes drowsily, she sat up and stretched lazily.
Yin Hua had brought a basin of clean water by then. She slowly soaked the soft handkerchief with it, then handed it to Qian Huan to wipe her face to remove the tiredness of the night.
Then she brought her a cup of salt water to rinse her mouth.
After helping Qianhuan wash up, Yinhua asked, "Miss, are you wearing women's clothes or men's clothes today?"
Thinking about what her senior brother told her last night not to dress up as a man anymore, Qianhuan decided not to hide it anymore.
She said to Yin Hua, "Wear women's clothes. Didn't the young marquis give me several sets of clothes? Go pick one and bring it over."
Yin Hua said happily, "Okay, Miss, I will pick one right away."
Yin Hua brought a purple dress and said with a smile, "Miss, you are so beautiful, you should dress up beautifully every day. Before, you wore a bra every day, and I was worried that it would hinder your physical development."
Qianhuan was actually a little worried, but fortunately her body was developing very well.
She said proudly, "Yinhua, don't worry, I'm your daughter, I have a nice body, and I have grown well in all the right places."
Yin Hua smiled and said, "Yes, yes, my young lady is naturally beautiful. Not only does she have a pretty face, but her figure is also naturally curvy. Even a woman like me feels moved when she sees her."
Qianhuan scolded with a smile, "You silly girl, you are becoming more and more talkative. You even started to tease your young lady."
"Oh, young lady, what I said is true. By the way, young lady, today seems to be the opening day of the Chu family restaurant. You must go there to show your support, right?"
"Well, I will definitely go. Fortunately you reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten it."
"Then I will help you dress up. You used to wear men's clothes every day, and even when you dressed up, you looked ugly. Now that you have finally returned to women's clothes, you should dress up a little more beautifully."
"Okay, it's up to you."
As she spoke, Qianhuan sat in front of the bronze mirror and let Yinhua help her dress up.
Yinhua skillfully used the wooden comb in her hand to comb Qianhuan's hair.
Her fingers danced nimbly and gently back and forth among Qianhuan's hair. Qianhuan's satin-black hair was divided into several strands by silver birch.
Then she braided part of the hair into a bun and placed it on top of her head, and let the rest of the hair fall loose at the back of her head. This is a hairstyle that unmarried girls usually prefer.
Yin Hua brought over a box of fine powder and applied it carefully on Qian Huan's cheek.
After applying the powder, Qianhuan's skin looked even whiter, as if complementing the morning glow.
Then Yin Hua picked up a box of rouge, gently put some on Qianhuan's lips, and then spread it evenly.
"Miss, I have already done your makeup, please take a look and see if you are satisfied."
I saw a person in the mirror wearing a light purple dress, extremely beautiful, with skin as white as snow, eyes like stars, lips as red as fire, and cheeks as rosy as fire. It was a beauty that was difficult to describe in words.
Qianhuan nodded, "Well, Yinhua, your craftsmanship is really getting better and better. I am very satisfied."
Yin Hua said modestly, "Miss, it's not that my skills have improved, it's that you are so beautiful. You look like a fairy after just a little makeup."
Qianhuan gently stroked her cheek, and she had to admit that the original owner's face was indeed very beautiful, and she was simply a favorite of God.
Sometimes she really wondered if she was picked up by Liu. After her face grew up, it looked nothing like Liu or Liang Laoer.
"Miss, let's go downstairs for breakfast. Aunt Qiu Kui has already prepared breakfast."
Yin Hua's sudden words interrupted Qian Huan's thoughts. She thought, Liu and Liang Lao Er loved her so much, she must not have been adopted. She must have been overthinking.
She said to Silver Birch, "Well, let's go downstairs and have breakfast."
The two finished their breakfast and were about to go out, but the young marquis suddenly came to the teahouse.
As soon as Meng Yuanzhou entered the teahouse and saw Qianhuan, who was dressed exquisitely, he couldn't help but stare at her in a daze. Qianhuan was so beautiful today.
He ran up to her and asked with concern, "Qianhuan, are you feeling better now? I was so worried yesterday when I learned that you were poisoned. I wanted to stay with you in Prince An's Mansion, but Teng Yu was so moody that he said we were disturbing his peace and kicked me out. When did you come back last night?"
"Young Marquis, thank you for your concern. My body is fine now. We returned to the teahouse at 2:30 p.m. last night."
Meng Yuanzhou looked puzzled. "I was guarding outside the gate of Prince An's Mansion at 2:15 PM. Why didn't I see you guys come out?"
Qianhuan thought about how her senior brother carried her back last night. Thinking back to that scene, her face still felt a little hot.
She cleared her throat and lied solemnly, "Because we went out the back door of Prince An's Mansion last night, Yin Hua, don't you think so?"
Yinhua thought about how Chiying had also carried her back to the teahouse last night, and she was afraid that this would be discovered.
Yin Hua quickly chimed in, "Yes, young marquis, we came back from the back door yesterday in the prince's carriage, so you definitely couldn't see us."
Meng Yuanzhou complained, "Teng Yu, that guy, knew you woke up but didn't tell me, and even secretly sent you back through the back door. I'm really pissed off by him."
Qianhuan quickly changed the subject, "Young Marquis, my friend's restaurant is opening today, and I was just about to go over to support him. If you don't mind, come with us. I'll treat you to a meal."
Meng Yuanzhou nodded immediately, "Okay, I don't have anything to do anyway, so I'll go with you."
Meng Yuanzhou added, "Qianhuan, don't call me Young Marquis or Master Meng anymore. It's too formal. Just call me Brother Yuanzhou."
Qianhuan nodded, "Okay, Brother Yuanzhou."