On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

After Yan Ruyu heard what Hou Bulai said, her eyes fell on him indifferently.

He said nothing, but Hou Bulai felt that the countless pressures made him unable to stand up straight.

"What if this princess lets you go?"

Hou Bulai was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "I am willing...I am willing to listen to the princess's orders."

"Then go ahead and meet him as you should. Just pretend that the destruction of the village and your arrest never happened."

Yan Ruyu gestured to Song Ping, and Song Ping went over and gave him something.

Hou Bulai was terribly afraid of Song Ping, so he quickly took it with both hands. When he saw that it was a silver note worth 1,000 taels, he felt it was too hot: "No, no, it is my honor to work for the princess, how dare I ask for a reward?"

Song Ping sneered: "A reward of 1,000 taels of silver, you really dare to think about it, do you deserve it!"

"According to your confession, you should give that person one thousand taels, is that correct?"

Hou Bulai finally understood that so many things had happened in the past two days that he was confused.

"Yes, yes, I understand. I am willing to go," Hou Bulai said quickly, "I am willing to serve the princess at my utmost."

Yan Ruyu was not interested in these nice words: "Remember, say what you should say, don't be clever, and don't try to escape, understand?"

"Since this princess dares to let you go, it means that we are fully prepared. If you dare to do something wrong, then it depends on whether you are strong enough."

Hou Bulai's throat felt tight and his voice was dry: "I dare not, I dare not."

Yan Ruyu ordered: "Take him down, change his clothes, and clean up."

"Yes."

After giving the instructions, Huo Changhe came in from outside.

"Everything is arranged. Kong Ming is here too. Do you want to meet him now?"

Kongming's body has recovered and his mind is clear again. Although he is thin, his mental state is still good.

"See."

Kongming was brought in and saluted Yan Ruyu silently.

"Kongming, this princess cannot cure a dead person, and I regret the matter of the child, but since you have entered Buddhism, why not use Yuhe to do what you can for the child."

Kongming raised his head and looked at her quietly.

Yan Ruyu continued, "If you agree, I will send you back to Shenyuan Temple today. Shenyuan Temple is no longer what it used to be. You can be at ease as a monk there, light a perpetual lamp for the child, or pray in front of the Buddha. It will be considered as doing your part."

A light suddenly appeared in Kong Ming's dark and lifeless eyes, and it became brighter and brighter.

"Princess...you won't kill me?"

Yan Ruyu asked back, "If I wanted to kill you, why would I bother saving you?"

"You should thank yourself for not doing anything harmful to others. You are only asking for medicine to cure your child."

Big tears welled up in Kong Ming's eyes, and he clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you, Princess."

"I will atone my sins before the Buddha and pray for the princess."

Yan Ruyu said calmly: "Forget about praying, this princess believes in herself more."

"Since you promised, there is one thing you must do."

"Please give your orders, Princess."

"You should still know everything you did before and everything you did after you return to the temple. However, you should go to the original courtyard and meet the woman in white and tell her everything you did and the unusual people you saw."

Kong Ming was surprised: "She? Isn't she..." dead?

"Don't worry about who she is, just do it."

"Yes." Kong Ming lowered his head and asked no more questions.

He knew clearly that there were probably people from the palace inside and outside the temple, including the small courtyard where medicine was dried.

This is what Yan Ruyu meant when she said, “Chenyuan Temple is no longer what it was yesterday.”

However, these had nothing to do with him. He just followed the instructions and spent the rest of his time atonement in front of the Buddha and lighting a perpetual lamp for the child.

Huo Changhe arranged for someone to send Kongming back.

Yan Ruyu looked at the sky outside. The weather was good today. The sun was rising high in the sky, shining its golden rays on the earth.

Today's sunshine seems to be a little warmer.

Yan Ruyu thought to herself that this long winter was finally over.

Just as he was about to tell Huo Changhe that they should go see Wen Zhiyan together, someone came to report.

"My Lord, my Princess, there is a merchant who wants to see you. He says he is from outside the Great Wall."

Yan Ruyu was surprised: "Merchants from outside the pass?"

"According to him, that's what he said," the servant handed over the name card, "Here is the name card."

Huo Changhe took it, opened it and saw that the name on it was businessman Li Lin.

Yan Ruyu had never been to the area outside the Great Wall, nor had she met people from outside the Great Wall, but Linlang was from a tribe outside the Great Wall. She was a little surprised to see that it was a Han Chinese name.

Huo Changhe waved his hand and asked the servant to bring the person to the front hall.

The servant took the order and left. Huo Changhe then said to Yan Ruyu, "People outside the pass are not necessarily from the tribe. The tribe is still a long way from the pass. Even if we march quickly, it will take a day."

"At that time, except for the trade opening day, they would not come here easily, and when they came, they were well prepared. After all, they had been fighting for so many years, how could they let down their guard overnight?"

"What about Dacheng?" Yan Ruyu was curious. "Tang Yibai's name sounds like a Han Chinese."

"Dacheng people are no different from Han people. Rumor has it that Dacheng's ancestors were also Han people. They were an army that wandered away and conquered a piece of territory among the tribes, and then they settled down as Dacheng."

"However, it's just a rumor. The current Dacheng will not admit that their ancestors were like this. But many of their etiquette and customs are no different from those of the Han people. They have been living outside the Great Wall for a long time, and have maintained a delicate balance with the tribes. Their relationship with the tribes is also better than ours."

As he was speaking, the servant brought a man in.

He was wearing foreign clothes embroidered with various patterns, which were dazzling to the eyes, but one could also tell that they were made of top-quality brocade. He had a belt around his waist with colorful sachets on both sides, and the air was filled with fragrance as he walked.

She was wearing a pair of pointed boots on her feet, which were very different from the ones she usually wore, and there were a lot of exaggerated gems on the boots.

Anyway, there are only two words to describe him: rich.

Yan Ruyu finally managed to shift her gaze from the decorations to his face.

His skin is bronze and a bit rough, his eyebrows are thick and long, he has a beard, and the beard on his upper lip is beautifully trimmed. He looks a bit like Avanti.

The eyes are small, but they sparkle and there is a smile on the face.

He stepped forward and bowed, his voice was hoarse and not very pleasant.

"Greetings, Your Highness, Princess. I am a small merchant named Li Lin. I came from outside the Great Wall to do some small business. I heard that the princess is a capable businessman, so I came to pay my respects to her. I wonder if there is any opportunity for cooperation."

Huo Changhe's eyes turned to him, without saying anything, he picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.

Yan Ruyu looked at him for a long while, as if smiling, and said, "Not bad, you deserve a reward."

Li Lin, who had been well-behaved, suddenly smiled and his voice returned to normal.

"Thank you, Princess!"

"Where did you get this dress?" Yan Ruyu asked.

Beibei said with a smile: "Brother Yinding got it for me, saying that I should wear it to keep it so that other people's eyes would be distracted."

"That's true," Yan Ruyu said sincerely.

Beibei turned around and said, "Princess, if you think it's okay, I'll go right away."

Yan Ruyu nodded: "Go ahead, be careful."