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I bought all of Chapter 20.

They fell for the trap.

"What a coincidence! The medicinal herbs I need are exactly what Her Highness the Princess wants."

Jiang Yuyue sighed, feigning distress. "Alright, they say a gentleman should help others achieve their goals. Although I am just a woman, I am willing to make concessions for the princess. But I wanted these medicinal herbs first. How about Your Highness buys each herb for an extra fifty taels of silver?"

The shopkeeper listened to Jiang Yuyue's words with such nervousness that his palms were sweating. Everyone in the capital knew that Princess Huajin was the most favored, yet this woman dared to contradict her in public.

"Fifty taels of silver? Who do you think you are?"

Before Song Jinwan could process what was happening, she thought Jiang Yuyue was only after money and that's why she was asking her for a price. Her tone was full of disdain, "This princess will give it to you as a reward!"

This time, Song Jinwan was much more generous with the money. With a glance, a maid immediately stepped forward and handed Jiang Yuyue two bulging purses. When she opened them, they were full of gleaming silver.

"Your Highness is indeed very straightforward."

Jiang Yuyue weighed it in her hand and estimated it to be about right, her heart leaping with joy. She then gave Song Jinwan a slight bow.

"Then I will not disturb Your Highness any longer. Farewell."

After saying this, Jiang Yuyue hummed a little tune and happily walked out of the pharmacy.

This scene, however, was puzzling to Xie Yunqi, who was inside the carriage.

Didn't he already send Song Jinwan to steal the medicinal herbs? Jiang Yuyue isn't exactly a pushover, so how can she be so happy after having her things stolen?

"A commoner is a commoner."

Although it cost some money, Song Jinwan still managed to snatch the items. She cursed under her breath as she stared at Jiang Yuyue's back, then ordered her servants to take the medicinal herbs and returned to the carriage.

As soon as Song Jinwan boarded the carriage, she saw Xie Yunqi lifting the curtain and looking at Jiang Yuyue as she left. Thinking of Jiang Yuyue's beautiful yet hateful face, she was instantly filled with jealousy and scolded him playfully:

"Why is Yunqi staring outside? Is there something new or interesting? He didn't even notice I was back."

Hearing the commotion, Xie Yunqi lowered the curtain and said casually, "I was just looking at the scenery outside. Did your purchase of medicinal herbs go smoothly? I saw you were delayed for quite a while when you went downstairs."

Speaking of this, Song Jinwan was furious, but she embellished the facts and said in a wronged tone, "Just now, there was a woman who was really unreasonable. She fought with me for the Blood Heart Fungus and insisted that I pay an extra thousand taels of silver before she would give it to me. I couldn't persuade her, so I could only give her the two gold hairpins that my brother had given me, and that's how I got rid of her."

One thousand taels of silver?

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunqi's face subtly revealed a hint of disgust.

No wonder, despite being born into a merchant family, his money-grubbing attitude is always off-putting, no matter where he goes.

"Wan'er suffered because of me."

Xie Yunqi put his arm around Song Jinwan's waist and comforted her, "I will remember all the kindness you have shown me. If I ever run into that person again, I will definitely stand up for Wan'er."

After receiving this reply, Song Jinwan felt somewhat relieved, but she was also genuinely curious.

"Yunqi, what do you need this Blood Heart Fungus for? I've already asked the doctor, and your injuries are almost fully healed. Logically speaking, you don't need so many tonics."

He certainly doesn't need Blood Heart Ganoderma.

A hint of malice flashed across Xie Yunqi's face, but it was quickly masked by a smile.

"I went to see Doctor Baili, and he said that I still have a few hidden injuries. I need to use these medicinal herbs to carefully recuperate before I can fully recover. Otherwise, there may be hidden dangers in the future."

Upon hearing this, Song Jinwan didn't press the matter further, but instead began to plot how to retaliate against the woman from earlier.

Seeing that he had fooled Song Jinwan, Xie Yunqi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He finally managed to find out Xie Jinglan's prescription, and then lied to Song Jinwan that it was what he needed. After all, how could he just stand by and watch Xie Jinglan's illness be cured?

Rather than killing him outright, it's more satisfying to see Xie Jinglan continue living like a cripple.

Although Jiang Yuyue didn't manage to buy any medicinal herbs, she did return home with two gold hairpins and a heavy amount of silver.

"Sister? Didn't you go to buy medicinal herbs for that Xie fellow?"

Jiang Huanxi was a little surprised to see Jiang Yuyue return empty-handed.

Jiang Yuyue felt helpless listening to his way of addressing Xie Jinglan. She didn't know when it started, but Jiang Huanxi had gone from calling Xie Jinglan by his full name to not even calling him by his name properly anymore.

"I've run into some trouble."

Jiang Yuyue briefly recounted what had just happened, "Unfortunately, I ran into Princess Huajin, who stole the Blood Heart Mushroom I had ordered, so I didn't get it."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Huanxi was immediately filled with righteous indignation, and seemed ready to confront Song Jinwan immediately.

"How can this princess be so unreasonable? This is still under the emperor's nose! Even if she is a princess, she cannot take things from people for no reason!"

Seeing his state, Jiang Yuyue quickly called him to a stop, and at the same time took out the two heavy bags of silver and the gold hairpin from her sleeve and waved them in front of Jiang Huanxi.

"Your sister isn't the type to suffer a loss. Although she didn't manage to snatch the Blood Heart Mushroom, she still managed to get some good stuff."

Seeing the two large bags of silver and the obviously valuable gold hairpin, Jiang Huanxi's anger dissipated by more than half.

It's really hard to say who really lost out now...

"What about the medicinal herbs belonging to the Xie family?"

Jiang Huanxi still asked, but her tone carried a strange hint of schadenfreude, "So you're not drinking today?"

"How can I not drink it?"

Jiang Yuyue tapped Jiang Huanxi on the forehead as a warning, "There's still some Blood Heart Mushroom left from what we bought a few days ago. We can still make do with it today. Even if we run out, we can just make another trip. There are so many pharmacies in the capital; we're sure to find a second Blood Heart Mushroom."

Even so, in order to verify her idea, Jiang Yuyue put the things away and went out to buy medicinal herbs.

This time she was more careful and deliberately walked slower, and sure enough, she noticed that someone seemed to be following her.

However, Jiang Yuyue did not react. Instead, she went to various pharmacies to buy the necessary medicinal herbs as usual. After buying them, she took advantage of the bustling crowd to turn a corner and shake off those tails. Then, she secretly returned to the pharmacy where she had just bought the medicine and hid in the shadows.

"Shopkeeper, what medicinal herbs did that woman buy? I'll buy them all."

A servant, dressed in a very extravagant manner, pulled out a large ingot of gold. The shopkeeper's eyes lit up at his generosity.

"Alright! I'll pack it all up for you right away!"

Seeing this, Jiang Yuyue frowned slightly. Sure enough, someone was deliberately going against her.