Chapter 262

The little maid brought the two into the room.

When the wealthy mistress saw Jiang Wei, her eyes lit up instantly. She immediately lifted the thin brocade covering her body, stepped forward herself, and said with a smile: "The two of you, please sit down quickly. Thank you so much for the medicine today, Little Lady. Yu'er, go pour some tea."

Turning to see Jiang Xiaoxiao following beside Jiang Wei, she couldn't help but pause, then added: "Yu'er, bring my Ruyi Pine Nut Cake as well."

Hearing this, the maid's footsteps couldn't help but pause. She subconsciously glanced at Jiang Xiaoxiao, then obediently answered "okay" and went to the inner room to bring out the tea and snacks.

Jiang Xiaoxiao naturally noticed the look the little maid gave her.

She felt a bit strange in her heart. Why were their looks toward her so weird? Although there was no malice in their eyes, it still gave her a faint bad feeling...

But soon this feeling was replaced by another thought.

She remembered what Cao Wanzhi had once said. She said that Ruyi Pine Nut Cake was a common pastry in the palace, with fine workmanship and extremely particular ingredients.

Generally, only royalty could afford to eat it.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaoxiao became even more certain of this wealthy mistress's identity. She should be some Princess Consort...

However, why did she want to hide her identity and appear on this kind of merchant ship?

The merchant ship was a mix of fish and dragons, and she didn't know what kind of dangers were hidden. A noble body like hers should stay in the Prince's mansion to properly nurture the fetus...

"Mistress is too polite." Jiang Wei held Jiang Xiaoxiao and didn't sit down. At this moment, she had also seen that this wealthy mistress's status was extraordinary. "A doctor has a benevolent heart. I just heard that someone on the ship was ill, so I took out the secret medicine passed down from my ancestors to save people."

The wealthy mistress didn't mind that the two didn't sit down, just smiled and said: "Treating illnesses and saving people is like fighting a fire. Little Lady cured my seasickness today, so I must thank you."

After saying this, she gave a look to the maid serving on the side.

The maid then moved a small box the size of a palm from the cabinet on the side: "This is the thank-you gift from the mistress to the two of you."

Jiang Wei didn't take it, just scanned her slightly protruding lower abdomen without changing her expression, and said calmly: "I have already accepted the mistress's gratitude, so the thank-you gift is unnecessary. I see it's getting late, and the mistress is pregnant, so you should rest early. We won't disturb you anymore."

After saying this, she wanted to leave.

Who would have thought that the maid would enthusiastically stuff the box into Jiang Xiaoxiao's arms, who had no precautions at all, and said: "This Mistress, you don't have to be polite. My mistress originally had severe morning sickness, and this merchant ship swayed too much, making the mistress even more uncomfortable, and she couldn't eat anything... If it weren't for your secret medicine, we servants wouldn't know what to do. This thank-you gift is a little token of my mistress's heart, so please accept it."

Jiang Xiaoxiao held the box that was forcibly stuffed into her arms. It wasn't right to return it, and it wasn't right to keep it, so she could only look at her mother for help.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei could only helplessly say: "Very well, then thank you for the mistress's kindness."

"No problem." The wealthy mistress waved her hand with a smile, "Actually, I just want to ask Little Lady, do you... still have that seasickness pill? I can buy it with heavy money."

Jiang Wei shook her head: "I'm sorry, that is a secret medicine passed down from my ancestors, only this one pill, and there is no more."

"Is that so..." The mistress was quite disappointed when she heard this, but still politely let the maid beside her send the mother and daughter away.

After they left, Su Wanwan wrinkled her face bitterly, and even the fresh lychees handed over from the side didn't whet her appetite.

"Yu'er, tell me what to do. Without the medicine to treat my seasickness, I can't keep hiding on the merchant ship. What if the government soldiers track down my whereabouts..."

Yu'er on the side also had a difficult expression: "Mistress, why don't we go back and apologize to the Prince..."

"Bah, asking me to apologize to that dog man, it's better to kill me with a knife!" As soon as Su Wanwan heard her maid's words, she immediately straightened up, hammered the table angrily, "I, Su family's children, will never bow my head and apologize to anyone easily. If he doesn't plead for Second Brother Shen, I won't forgive him for a day!"

"Mistress, the Prince also has his own difficulties..." Yu'er could only say, "And you are still pregnant. If something goes wrong, it will be too late to regret..."

Hearing this, Su Wanwan subconsciously looked at her slightly protruding lower abdomen, seemingly a bit helpless, and pouted her little mouth: "Hey, Yu'er, did you see the little girl beside that Little Lady just now? She looks so much like Sister when she was young..."

Sister loved eating Ruyi Pine Nut Cake the most when she was young...

However, when the maid Yu'er heard this, her face changed instantly, and she hurriedly interrupted her: "Mistress, be careful with your words, please don't mention that person again..."

"Alright, alright, I know, there's no one else here." Su Wanwan laughed it off, but still closed her mouth and didn't continue the previous topic.

When the mother and daughter returned to the deck, it was already afternoon.

The two leaned against the ship's side, blowing the incoming sea breeze. Jiang Xiaoxiao took advantage of the fact that there was no one around and couldn't help but ask: "Mother, why didn't you give that mistress the medicine?"

Although her mother said that it was a secret medicine passed down from her ancestors that wasn't to be passed on, she knew that there was plenty of this kind of seasickness medicine in her mother's space.

Jiang Wei didn't speak, just stared at the sea surface not far away.

The calm sea surface couldn't stir up a ripple, but her heart, after seeing that wealthy mistress, had already stirred up a ripple.

I don't know why, but after seeing that wealthy mistress, she always had a bad premonition in her heart, feeling that something most important to her would leave her...

She couldn't say where this premonition came from.

But she really didn't like this feeling of being out of her own control.

After a long time, Jiang Wei, who was staring at the sea, said calmly: "When we are out, we must be careful in everything. It's better to avoid unnecessary trouble."

"Oh, okay." Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded obediently.

Forget it, her mother's words were not wrong. Since she had guessed that the wealthy mistress's identity was not simple, it was better to have less contact.

However, when it was close to dinner time, Jiang Xiaoxiao was thinking about what to eat for dinner, and the door was knocked.

Jiang Wei was tidying up the bed, so Jiang Xiaoxiao got up to open the door.

When the door opened, it was the little maid beside that wealthy mistress.

She was holding a plate of pastries in her hand, which was Ruyi Pine Nut Cake.

Seeing Jiang Xiaoxiao, a smile immediately appeared on her face: "You haven't had dinner yet, right? My mistress remembers your kindness, so she asked me to send some pastries over."

After saying this, without waiting for Jiang Xiaoxiao to refuse, she quickly stuffed the plate into Jiang Xiaoxiao's arms like she did during the day, and then turned and left. (End of chapter)