nashuaworldcup Chapter 221 The Divine Doctor Sect
Chapter 221 The Divine Doctor Sect
The teacup in Chen Manli's hand was empty without her noticing. Seeing this, Prince Zhou Yao hurriedly picked up the exquisite teapot beside him and elegantly poured the boiling hot tea into the cup until it was eight-tenths full before slowly stopping.
Crown Prince Zhou Yao smiled and said softly, "Miss Chen, the painting you drew last time truly amazed me. It's a pity that I arrived in Beijing too late, and now the peach blossoms have withered. I really can't witness such a beautiful and moving scene with my own eyes."
When Chen Manli heard the prince mention the painting, she was stunned at first, and then she realized that it was the newly bought peach blossom scroll. She had never expected that this painting would be so loved by the prince.
Then, an idea struck her, and she went with the flow and said, "Since the prince is so fond of this painting, why don't we meet at this teahouse another day? I will definitely bring the painting to him as a gift."
When Crown Prince Zhou Yao heard this, his eyes fell on the pretty woman in front of him. She had a rosy face and her eyes were full of loveliness.
His heart was beating fast, and he couldn't help but gaze at Chen Manli with affection. He said slowly, "Since I have accepted your precious painting, from now on, we are friends. I wonder if Miss Chen would be willing to call me 'Brother Yao'?"
Yao...Brother Yao...The prince actually asked her to call him so intimately. Could it be that the prince has developed a good impression of her?
Just as this thought flashed through her mind, Chen Manli's fair face flushed red like a ripe apple. She lowered her head shyly and whispered in a mosquito-like voice: "Brother Yao..."
Zhou Yao stared intently at the face before him, which was becoming even more charming due to shyness. A ripple of emotion could not help but rise in his heart. He raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked softly, "Can I call you Manli?"
Hearing this, Chen Manli lowered her head even more, as if she wanted to bury her entire face in her chest. She replied in a voice as thin as a mosquito's hum, "Of... course you can..." In fact, at this moment her heart was already ecstatic. The feeling of being treated specially by the prince made her very happy.
Looking at Chen Manli's cute and shy appearance, Zhou Yao's eyes revealed a rare tenderness.
He picked up a piece of cold dish with his chopsticks and gently placed it on the bowl in front of Chen Manli. He smiled and said, "Manli, try this cold dish. It tastes very good."
Then, he picked up another piece of exquisite cake and handed it to Chen Manli, saying softly, "Manli, try this cake again."
"Thank you...thank you Brother Yao..." Chen Manli raised her head, looked at Zhou Yao with her beautiful round eyes, and thanked him in a soft voice.
At this moment, she seemed to be immersed in a honey pot, enjoying the meticulous care of Prince Zhou Yao.
Bihe, the maid standing behind Chen Manli, witnessed this scene and secretly speculated in her heart, looking at the ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them, could it be that her young lady really has a crush on Prince Zhou?
Jin Chuan, the servant behind Prince Zhou, had an uneasy look on his face. He thought, what if the princess knew about this? Last time, the princess quietly called him over for questioning and made it clear that she didn't want the prince to get involved with other women.
On the other side of the bustling street, the plump maid Tingyu followed closely behind her mistress, muttering, "Miss, I never thought Miss Chen San, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, would be such a person. I heard she distributed porridge during disasters and was well-known in the boudoir circles of the capital, but I never thought she was actually like this in private."
However, Qin Yuehua just smiled slightly at the maid Tingyu's complaint. She said nonchalantly: "There is no need to care about what others think. We just need to stick to our hearts and do our best." After that, she took light steps and walked straight towards the largest pharmacy in the capital.
As soon as she stepped into the medicine shop, Qin Yuehua asked the familiar apprentice, "Brother Sanjin, have you received any rare and valuable medicinal herbs recently?"
San Jin, an apprentice who was busy behind the counter, looked up at the sound and saw that it was Miss Qin, a regular customer. A smile immediately spread across his face and he hurried forward to greet her, saying attentively, "Miss Qin, yes, yes, I'll get all the new goodies for you right away. Please wait a moment."
Before he finished speaking, Sanjin ran towards the back of the house like a gust of wind.
While San Jin was fetching herbs, Qin Yuehua leisurely paced around the shop, waiting. The hushed conversation of two other apprentices not far away caught her attention. One of them said, "I heard that the mysterious Divine Doctor Sect is accepting apprentices soon!"
The other apprentice was filled with suspicion upon hearing this. He asked in disbelief, "Mo Fang, where did you get this information? How could it be so sudden?"
The apprentice named Mo Fang hurriedly explained, "I overheard it. I heard that the Divine Doctor Sect will be holding a grand competition in the capital to select outstanding disciples!"
Qin Yuehua quickly walked up to the two apprentices and asked, "Two young men, do you know when the apprentice recruitment competition will be held?"
The two apprentices were flattered. When the beauty spoke to apprentice Mo Fang, he said timidly: "Miss Qin, I only heard it from hearsay. I don't know any more details."
Qin Yuehua frowned slightly and sighed: "Oh, so that's the case. Thank you, young man."
Just at this time, the apprentice Sanjin brought a lot of medicinal herbs and placed them on the counter, "Ms. Qin, these are the good medicines we have collected these days, they are all here."
Qin Yuehua opened it and took a look. There were perennials such as Polygonum multiflorum, white peony root, angelica, deer antler, bird's nest, shark fin, sea cucumber, and ginseng.
Qin Yuehua looked at these supplements and found them to be of excellent quality. She ordered: "Brother Sanjin, I want all of these. Tingyu, pay the money."
Apprentice Sanjin was so happy that he said, "Okay, I will help Miss Qin pack right away."
After leaving the pharmacy, the maid Tingyu followed closely behind her mistress, saying as they walked, "Miss, you said that the Divine Doctor Sect has always been secluded from the world and has always seemed extremely mysterious! If Miss can be lucky enough to become a disciple of the Divine Doctor Sect this time, then wouldn't there be hope that the Second Young Master's illness can be cured?"
Qin Yuehua nodded slightly in agreement and replied softly, "Yes, that's true. That's why we must always keep an eye on the movements of the Divine Doctor Sect."