Hearing this, the Ninth Prince, whose expression was already gloomy, looked even worse. He was accustomed only to bullying others, yet today he had been played with by a young maiden scarcely wet behind the ears.
Yet this was precisely the outcome he desired. After Pei You's acupuncture session that day, the therapeutic effect had been far more apparent than drinking those bitter decoctions, so his original plan had been to find out whether the acupuncture method could be continued.
Seeing Cheng Yunyin's unfriendly expression, Pei You smiled as if she had successfully played a prank, but fearing she might truly rile up the prince before him, she quickly straightened her expression before he could erupt.
Chapter 44