Huanbi gently blew out the lantern, attracted the guard's attention with a feint to the east and attacked in the west, and then sneaked in from the other side.

The library was dark, so she turned on the tinder to light it up.

There are so many books here. How long will it take her to find the books about the Baiyi people?

Forget it, let’s take action!

Huanbi stared at the books on the bookshelf carefully, but couldn't find it after searching for a long time. At this time, she noticed some light not far away. Without thinking much, she followed the light and saw some unopened books piled on the ground. When she looked closely, she found that they were Mongolian books. It seemed that the book she was looking for was mixed in with these books.

Huanbi was overjoyed and searched through the books one by one.

Suddenly, a small book appeared in front of her, with "Records of the Baiyi Tribe" written on it. Huanbi took out the book and was about to open it when she suddenly felt a chill on her neck and a cold sword was pressed against the back of her neck.

Only then did she remember that the light just now was not the candlelight in the library, but someone was inside.

Huanbi's face turned pale instantly, her hands and feet began to tremble, tiny beads of sweat appeared on her forehead and the back of her neck, and her throat began to feel dry.

She knew that the emperor did not allow servants to enter and leave the library at will. She had thought that the guards here were lax tonight and she would not be discovered. However, she did not expect that she would be discovered the first time she did such a risky thing.

Once the emperor investigates this matter, he will definitely punish her severely. Huanbi thought that she was responsible for her own actions, and the young lady had just been favored, so she absolutely could not implicate the young lady.

She turned around with her eyes closed and her whole body trembling, waiting to be executed.

"Miss Huanbi?" A male voice sounded, and the sword around his neck was taken back.

How did anyone know who she was? No, why did this voice sound so familiar?

Huanbi suppressed her inner fear and opened her eyes, only to find that it was Prince Guo!

Huanbi was still afraid, but she was also secretly happy in her heart. Fortunately, she met the prince. She knew that the prince was not a nosy person, and he would not disregard the lives of his servants and hand herself over just to please the emperor. So she asked in surprise: "Why is the prince here? Your servant...your servant..."

"How...why are you here?" Prince Guo was also shocked. He was reading a book inside just now and heard the door open slightly. He thought it was the wind, but after a while, he heard footsteps and the sound of turning pages. He was shocked that there would be a thief in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace, but he didn't expect it to be Huanbi.

Huanbi bit her lip and made up a lie, but Prince Guo told her seriously that the emperor summoned him to the palace tonight to appreciate paintings. The two of them were so engrossed in appreciating the paintings that they forgot the time to lock the palace gates. They had to stay in the palace. With nothing to do at night, he remembered the books that the Baiyi tribe had presented as tribute a few days ago, so he came here to read them.

Huanbi didn't know whether the prince believed her words, but she couldn't tell the prince about this, so she had to lie.

Under the candlelight, Prince Guo looked at the sweat on Huanbi's forehead and took out a handkerchief and handed it to her. "Last time, I saw the beautiful scenery of pear blossoms in the rain, and this time I saw a beautiful woman sweating. It seems that I am a blessed man."

Huanbi took the handkerchief and wiped it gently a few times. She wanted to return it to the prince, but when she saw the sweat beads on the handkerchief, her face turned red. These sweat beads were dirty things, how could she return them directly to the prince?

She lowered her head and said, "I have soiled your handkerchief. Can I wash it and return it to you some other day?"

Prince Guo laughed, "It's just a handkerchief, Miss Huanbi, don't worry about it. Besides, the ancients said that women are made of water, and water can wash everything, so how can the girl's sweat stain it?"

Huanbi didn't know how to respond to what Prince Guo said. She was silent for a moment, then said, "Huanbi has something to ask, and I hope the prince can agree to it."

Prince Guo nodded cheerfully, "Don't worry, I didn't see Miss Huanbi tonight, and she didn't touch me either."

Huanbi nodded heavily, and her friendship for the prince grew even stronger.

After Huanbi left, Prince Guo picked up the book that Huanbi had just touched and flipped through a few pages. He couldn't concentrate at all. Huanbi's body temperature seemed to still be on the cover. He rubbed it with the tip of his thumb and felt a little curious about her.

Even he himself didn't notice that the corners of his mouth were turned up.

Early the next morning, the emperor set out with his concubines in a grand procession. In addition to the emperor, the empress, Concubine Hua and Zhen Huan, there were also Concubine Duan, Concubine Qi, Concubine Jing, Meizhuang, Noble Lady Fucha, An Lingrong and Noble Lady Cao who went to the Old Summer Palace.

Ever since Mei Zhuang fell into the water last time, the emperor always felt somewhat guilty towards her, and he visited her more and more often recently.

In the Xianyue Pavilion of Yuanmingyuan, Meizhuang took out a prescription mysteriously. Zhen Huan and An Lingrong looked at it and thought there was nothing wrong with it. Seeing that Meijie had a shy look in her eyes, they asked, "What is this prescription for?"

Seeing that everyone around her was trustworthy, Mei Jie said, "Huan'er, Lingrong, what do you think is the most important thing to keep favor in the palace for a long time?"

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong looked at each other, thought for a moment, and replied, "If you want to be favored, appearance and family background are important, but if you can give birth to a prince, at least you won't be ignored by the emperor."

Mei Zhuang nodded happily, pointed at the prescription and said, "Yes, this prescription is to help us conceive a child."

Zhen Huan was puzzled, "This matter depends on whether the emperor comes or not, this prescription..."

Mei Zhuang explained with a smile that she had asked a fellow villager from the Imperial Hospital for the prescription, and she had been seeking for a long time before she got it.

"The three of us are very close friends. Now that I have this recipe, I naturally want to share it with you."

"Caiyue, take Huanbi and Juqing to make a copy each. Remember, this matter must not be made public."

Huanbi looked at the prescription and remembered that it was because of this thing that caused Lady Meizhuang to be framed and lose her emotions in her previous life. But she still copied a copy of the prescription so that it could be used as evidence in the future.

After the three maids came out of the inner room, Huanbi thought for a moment and said to Mei Jiejie, "Mrs. Shen, please forgive me for being so nosy. Is the imperial physician you just mentioned surnamed Liu?"

Mei Zhuang looked surprised and nodded, "How do you know Doctor Liu?"

Huanbi told her: "I heard the maids gossiping that Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen from the Imperial Hospital recently accepted a disciple named Liu. The Jiang brothers have always been Hua Fei's people. I am a little worried."

Zhen Huan didn't believe in this kind of recipe that could help her get pregnant, and she became even more suspicious after hearing what Huanbi said. She took Mei Zhuang's hand and warned, "Sister Mei, the last incident was a lesson. Concubine Hua's methods are always cruel, and this time it involves the Dragon Descendant, so you must be careful."

An Lingrong also agreed with this and said, "Lingrong knows a lot about medicine. I saw that there is nothing wrong with this prescription just now. It's just that most of the herbs are tonic. Sister can take care of herself according to the prescription, but you still have to be careful with Liu Bin."

Seeing that these people were all doubtful, Mei Zhuang also felt a little nervous. She nodded in agreement and decided to test Liu Bin again.

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