Chapter 94: The Shop Opens

Mo Junyan said nothing more, turning his gaze to Yun Tian: "You speak."

"Prince, Young Master Gu is injured, and his condition is extremely serious. Moreover, the Yuqin Guo envoys who were originally supposed to come to Daqi have, for some unknown reason, been reluctant to enter the border."

"How serious? Is it life-threatening?"

"This… this subordinate cannot yet say for certain, but Divine Doctor Xiao has already been sent to treat him. With Divine Doctor Xiao there, there should not be any problem." Yun Tian hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Prince, the Yuqin Guo envoys' refusal to enter the border—could they have developed other intentions?"

Mo Junyan shook his head: "Perhaps they do, but not now. Perhaps long ago, they had already developed other intentions. It seems This Prince was still too soft-hearted back then."

No wonder the Crown Prince left here early—he must have learned of Yuqin Guo's movements one step ahead of him.

He was still very clear about how capable Mo Junheng was.

To know these messages ahead of him, there was only one reason: there were Mo Junheng's people inside Yuqin Guo, and what's more, Yuqin Guo had long since stood on the same side as Mo Junheng.

"Prince, then what should we do?"

"No matter. For now, the priority is to bring Shaozhi back. Where are the pills that Miss Chi delivered today?"

"Prince, they are all stored in the storeroom."

"Send a few to Divine Doctor Xiao. Don't let that fool die."

"Yes."

After Yun Tian and Yun Shui left, Mo Junyan looked down at the ink on the paper that had already dried, sighed, and put away the unfinished painting.

After Lin Lin moved into the Chi Family home, she became even more diligent every day, wishing she could take over every aspect of the Chi family's food, clothing, shelter, and travel. Toward Chi Nan Yi in particular, she practically treated herself as her personal maidservant.

It made Chi Nan Yi's eye twitch.

"You need not do so much. Just do your own duties well." Chi Nan Yi said with a smile, "In a few more days, the house will be finished. If you don't want to return to the Lin Family, you may continue to stay."

Chi Nan Yi knew that the reason Lin Lin worked so hard was not only because she did not want to leave the Chi Family, but also because Chi Nan Yi was her benefactor. Without her, she could not have started her life anew.

Therefore, Lin Lin always worked in her home carrying a heart set on repaying her kindness.

"Boss." Lin Lin bit her lip and said softly, "If Boss doesn't mind, I can serve Boss for the rest of my life."

Hearing this, Chi Nan Yi waved her hands repeatedly.

How could that work?

If she served her for a lifetime, Third Brother would probably fight her to the death.

But Chi Nan Yi did not refuse directly. After all, if she could become her sister-in-law, they would be family, which counted as living together for a lifetime.

"We will speak of this matter later."

That evening, after dinner, Chi Huai Qian pulled Chi Nan Yi aside. Seeing her Third Brother's hesitant expression, Chi Nan Yi truly could not hold back an eye roll.

"Third Brother, why don't you eat one less bowl of rice tomorrow!"

"Why?" The moment she told him to eat less, Chi Huai Qian's nerves all stood on end.

"No matter how much rice you eat, it's of no use once it's in your belly."

"Tsk, little sister, you really know how to mock me." Chi Huai Qian scratched his head: "Little sister, what should I do?"

"What should you do? Deal with it yourself! You're not young anymore. How come you like a girl but need me, someone who hasn't even come of age, to come up with ideas for you? Have you no manners? If your parents knew, wouldn't they crack your head open?"

Right! Little sister hasn't even come of age yet. Why did he keep saying these things in front of her?

So little sister was still a child.

It was she who was too outstanding and responsible, making him momentarily forget that little sister hadn't grown up yet.

"If you like her, pursue her. A good woman fears a persistent man. Just hover in front of her all day. Over time, she'll naturally find you more pleasing to the eye. As days pass, won't feelings develop?"

Chi Huai Qian blinked. Clearly, this thing called feelings had touched upon his blind spot of knowledge.

Days passed one by one. On the second day after the Chi Family's house was just completed, the Chi Family's Medicinal Dining Workshop officially opened.

In fact, before the opening, the reputation of the Medicinal Dining Workshop was already very prominent.

This was all thanks to Mo Junyan.

The news that Chi Nan Yi's pills were sold to the Prince's mansion had already spread everywhere.

Even the Prince acknowledged her medical skills. What right did they, ordinary commoners, have to question her?

"I don't know whether this medicinal dining is actually effective or not, but I heard from the villagers of Yuping Village that the boss of the Medicinal Dining Workshop has superb medical skills. The Prince who came from Jingcheng even praised her highly and bought many pills from her!"

"Using the same things as the Prince—now that's something to boast about."

"I heard that all those pills from Bai cao tang came from the hands of the boss here."

The door of the private room upstairs was open, and the conversation downstairs drifted in clearly.

"Borrowing This Prince's name, how does Miss Chi plan to express her thanks?" Mo Junyan looked at her with a half-smile: "You are the first one who dared to use This Prince as a signboard."

Chi Nan Yi knew she could not hide her thoughts from him.

"Using This Prince's hand to eliminate the Lin Family, clearing away troubles for your future third sister-in-law, then using This Prince to build the reputation of your soon-to-open shop—killing three birds with one stone. You truly are clever."

Chi Nan Yi did not deny her open scheme. She knew that when dealing with a smart person like Mo Junyan, one absolutely could not be too hypocritical. Now that he had made it explicit, Chi Nan Yi spoke directly.

"Many thanks to the Prince for being willing to cooperate with this common woman." The smile on Chi Nan Yi's face was open and candid, without the slightest embarrassment of being exposed.

"How do you know This Prince would not be angry?"

"You are a Prince—how could you bicker with a little woman like me? Besides, during this period, the places where you've had this common woman cooperate are quite numerous." A glint of slyness flashed through her eyes. Seeing this, Mo Junyan could not help but laugh inwardly. This little girl was truly exceedingly clever. This statement could not be called a threat, yet it could precisely grasp his weak spot.

"This Prince just likes dealing with clever people."

Yun Tian and Yun Shui, standing behind him, exchanged a glance.

The Prince likes dealing with clever people? He clearly just liked the girl.

Ever since yesterday, the Dark Guards of the Yun generation had reached a consensus.

Their Prince's feelings toward Miss Chi were absolutely not simple admiration.

In the future, Miss Chi was very likely to become the mistress of their Prince's mansion.

Therefore, upon seeing Chi Nan Yi today, the two of them were even more respectful and humble.

Just then, the door of the private room was pushed open, and steaming hot dishes were carried in.

"Prince." The person serving the food was Yun Shan.

"Prince, please eat first; this commoner will go downstairs first."

"Good."

Chi Nan Yi left the room, and Yun Shan had already set out the food.

"Have all the people who were sent been settled?"

"Replying to Prince, the people the Eldest Princess sent have been partly settled in the shop, and the rest have already been sent to the Chi Family."

"Hmm."

Since Yun Shan saw the Eldest Princess disguised as an old flower woman and those Dark Guard disguised as ordinary maidservants and valets, he realized that the master absolutely had other ulterior motives toward Chi Nan Yi.

"Before long, This Prince will return to the capital; you continue to stay here and protect her completely. Whoever harms or moves against her, you may directly take his life."

"Yes."

Just then, a familiar voice came from downstairs.

"Chi Nan Yi's shop has opened; I came late."