Zhi Chen furrowed his brow, his eyebrows still carrying a hint of sternness: "It doesn’t hurt, you can apply the medicine. I have to leave tomorrow."

His tone was calm, as if describing something trivial.

However, the woman’s fingertips trembled slightly. She raised her innocent eyes and said, "Where are you going? Why not hide here for a while? Miss and I have been hiding here for a long time, and no one has come looking; it’s very safe."

Zhi Chen’s face darkened as he stared at her and questioned, "Aren’t you going to ask me why I want to kill the Emperor? Aren’t you afraid that I’m a bad person? Aren’t you worried that I’ll implicate you?"

Uh, Ming Yan didn’t expect him to ask so many questions: "I don’t know why, I just believe in you. If you want to harm me, then so be it. Since you want to assassinate the Emperor, you must have your reasons. Since I chose to bring you here, naturally, I’m not afraid of you harming me."

By the end, her face flushed with a faint blush, and she lowered her head to gently apply the medicine to the man’s back.

He must leave tomorrow: "I am a fugitive, staying here will only implicate you."

Ming Yan paused her application of the medicine, sincerely saying, "Back at the Bright Moon Inn, I saw that Master-in-law was not indifferent to Miss either. Since Miss has already stayed there, she must have her own way. Before leaving, we exchanged a secret signal to meet at Xinghua Village. Why not wait here a bit longer with me, until Miss comes back, then we can discuss strategies together? If you leave, and I am left alone here, unable to defend myself, what if something happens?"

This trick is called the "Bitter Flesh Strategy," taught by Miss...

Use your weaknesses to exaggerate and make the other party think you are miserable, to achieve the desired effect. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Miss also said, if necessary, you should even self-harm!

Behind Master Zhi Chen, Ming Yan gently pinched her own wrist. The pain rushed over her, and unable to endure even that, she decided against self-harm. Just making the situation sound miserable was enough!

The Miss is astute and wise, surely she can handle things well in Yangzhou City. As for the Master-in-law, he will definitely return to Miss’s side.

If Ye Zhi knew that in the heart of a little maidservant, she was seen as the reincarnation of the brilliant Zhuge Liang, she would probably wake up laughing from her dreams, shouting to the sky three times: I, Ye Zhi, have finally made it!

She never thought that the words she casually spoke were remembered as famous sayings by the little maidservant and were even put into practice~

Zhi Chen remained silent.

After a moment, he agreed, "Then I’ll wait first, and when Miss Ye returns, we can discuss it in detail. I don’t wish to implicate anyone."

Ming Yan nodded in agreement: "Mm-hmm, wait for Miss to come back and then talk. Otherwise, it would be a futile effort to save you only to have you captured again."

She helped him apply the medicine again.

Once she finished applying the medicine to his back, she handed him the bottle when she reached his chest, letting him apply it himself due to her shyness.

She turned to the kitchen to cook~

In the village, the meals were simple. She stir-fried some stored bacon, steamed some rice, and picked some greens from the yard to stir-fry, creating one vegetarian dish and one meat dish.

Throughout the process, Ming Yan showed a very happy demeanor.

Of course, being able to spend time with Master Zhi Chen was such a rare opportunity, how could she not be happy...

Since only Miss’s and her own room had beds, she offered her room for him to sleep in while she stayed in Miss’s room.

They waited for five days in a row and lost patience.

With no sign of anyone returning, Zhi Chen became anxious and wanted to go out to gather news, but Ming Yan stopped him: "It’s too dangerous for you to go out now. How about this, I’ll go to Taiping Town to have a look first, and you’ll wait for my good news."