Chapter 102: Princess of Yuqin Guo

Chi Nan Yi was not surprised when they learned of the news.

The two troublemakers in the shop, the man who poisoned was sentenced for multiple crimes and exiled together, while the woman was beaten with fifty lashes and locked up.

Business in the shop kept improving, and no one came to cause trouble there anymore.

After all, everyone in the town now knows that Chi Nan Yi is the town's great benefactor; anyone who offends them would surely incite public anger.

That day, a woman entered the shop, wearing a veil on her face, with several maidservants following behind.

"Guest, please come inside."

A gentle breeze guided the woman to the elegant second‑floor room: "Please wait a moment, guest; our shopkeeper will come to take your pulse."

The woman nodded, her curious eyes scanning the surroundings.

"Princess," one maid whispered, "Princess, we don't know how the goods from this town's shop taste; they may be hard for you to accept."

A er na heard this and laughed, "From the outside it seems quite good, and look, everyone who leaves this shop eats with great satisfaction, so the flavor must indeed be fine." She glanced at the maid, "When you were in the Palace before, you placed many restrictions on me, Princess. Now that we're here, if you keep restraining me, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

"We dare not," the maid replied.

"Better not dare," A er na said coldly, "Remember your status; even if you are Empress's people, you cannot do anything to this Princess." She gave the speaking maid a cold glance, was about to look away when Chi Nan Yi knocked on the door and entered.

The moment A er na saw Chi Nan Yi walk in, her eyes lit up instantly.

What a beautiful young lady!

She has been in Yuqin Guo for so many years; Yuqin Guo is abundant in beauties, yet even so, it is rare to see someone this beautiful.

"So you are the shopkeeper of this medicinal cuisine shop?"

Without waiting for Chi Nan Yi to speak, A er na couldn't help but ask.

"Yes."

"I truly didn't expect that, you a woman, not only are you lovely, but you also understand medicine."

"I learned a bit since childhood," Chi Nan Yi said, gesturing for her to extend her hand.

After taking the pulse, Chi Nan Yi raised an eyebrow slightly; the girl actually had internal energy, evidently a martial practitioner.

"It seems the girl was previously injured."

"Correct, but only a minor injury."

"Even a minor injury shouldn't be taken lightly. Today's ingredients are primarily warming and tonifying, supplemented with herbs that soothe the liver and regulate qi. Is that acceptable?"

"Then we'll follow the shopkeeper's suggestion!" A er na's gaze lingered on Chi Nan Yi's face, then suddenly asked, "Do you have a marriage match, young lady?"

"Not yet," Chi Nan Yi laughed, "I have not yet reached the age of coming-of-age."

"Not yet of age, so you are two years younger than me. I always find myself quite fond of you; perhaps we are destined."

Chi Nan Yi rarely encounters such talkative a guest.

At that moment, a gentle breeze slipped through the window of the elegant room; the corner of A er na's veil lifted slightly, revealing a somewhat familiar face, and Chi Nan Yi was taken aback.

It is...

Isn't this person the Princess of Yuqin Guo?

How could she be here at this time?

"What's wrong?" A er na said with a smile upon seeing her stunned, "Is there something on my face?"

"No, I asked the kitchen to prepare dishes for you."

Chi Nan Yi emerged from the elegant room, brow furrowed.

Since she transmigrated and was reborn, she has found many things vastly different from the memories of her former self.

Is it that the original owner's memories are flawed, or that after transmigration and rebirth, many things have deviated from the original path?

When the steaming medicinal dish was brought out, A er na's eyes lit up instantly.

After running for so long, finally getting to eat a decent meal.

The maid standing nearby, smelling the aroma, couldn't stop drooling.

Could it be that the chef here is even better than those in the Palace?

Palace dishes are more exquisite, yet lack this flavor.

How could they know that when Chi Nan Yi sought Hua niang to purchase servants, she deliberately selected a few who could cook.

Those so‑called cooking servants were actually Dark Guard hand‑picked by Mo Junyan for her, whose culinary skill is superb.

The dishes made are no worse than the Palace's royal chefs, and most importantly, they are infused with Spirit Spring Water.

How could the food's taste possibly be inferior?

At that moment, an old man carrying a half‑grown child ran in.

"Shopkeeper! Shopkeeper! Help, help!"

Soon after, Chi Nan Yi hurried downstairs. What happened?

Chi Nan Yi looked at the child on the old man's back; the child's whole body was bruised blue‑purple, with a hint of blood at the corner of the mouth.

"I don't know! I gathered some wild greens from the mountain, and after the child ate them, he turned like this. I just went to the pharmacy; the shopkeeper of Liu ji yao pu said there is no remedy, the shopkeeper of Bai cao tang said only you can heal him. Chi shopkeeper, please save my grandson. His father fell on the battlefield, his mother is dead; if he dies too, this old man will have no face to meet my ancestors! Chi shopkeeper, I beg you, save him! I will kowtow to you."

Saying that, he knelt on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing.

Chi Nan Yi approached the child, feeling his pulse; at that moment the child's pulse was so weak it was barely audible, and his body began to grow faintly cold.

Chi Nan Yi poured Spirit Spring Water directly into him, feeling the pulse under her fingertips become a bit stronger than before. She knew the child's life was now secured, but to revive him she must neutralize the poison.

"Aconite and Thunder God Vine," Chi Nan Yi said, withdrawing her hand. "Elder, the wild greens you gathered must have been mixed with those two; after ingestion people develop these symptoms. If it hadn't been brought in promptly, today might truly have caused a death."

"Chi shopkeeper, can you cure him?" the old man stammered, "I have only this one grandson, I..."

"It can be cured," Chi Nan Yi said, using a Silver Needle to pierce his arm, the top of his head, and the soles of his feet. Everyone held their breath, eyes fixed on her as she administered the needles.

In the second‑floor elegant room, A er na watched Chi Nan Yi with interest, a slight smile curling her lips: "This young lady is fine—beautiful and knowledgeable in medicine, unflappable in crisis; this Princess really likes her."

"Princess, she is a woman..."

A er na, hearing this, glared at the speaking maid, "The Princess knows! I say this only to express admiration, not any other intent; besides, the Princess has long had someone in her heart."

「Princess, the Emperor and the Empress said... 」

「You'd better shut up. 」 A er na said coldly: 「As the princess said, besides myself, no one can interfere with my marriage. If you keep talking, you will never be able to speak again. 」