21 Chapter Twenty

Yu You Lei smiled at You Ping after she finished helping her do her hair.

"Let's go." Yu You Lei stood up, grabbing You Ping's hand despite her protests.

Yu You Lei dragged You Ping all the way to the kitchen, once again chasing everyone but You Ping out. In an hour and a half, Yu You Lei walked out nonchalantly, You Ping following her with a tray in her hands.

By this time, the people from the General's manor had already begun complaining about not getting their food. Therefore, upon seeing Yu You Lei leave, the cooks immediately rushed back into the kitchen, wanting to prepare breakfast as fast as possible.

To their shock and delight, a few dozen trays were laid out on the tables, each having a few mouth watering dishes in them. It was very clearly labeled who each tray belonged to, and Yu You Lei somehow seemed to know each person's likes and dislikes very well.

The heavenly smell from the dishes was enough to make even the most experienced cooks in the kitchen hungry, and they were almost ready to cry tears of joy when they saw Yu You Lei had actually made a few servings for the servants.

Those who witnessed Yu You Lei's 'generosity' immediately forgot about her reputation as the world's worst cook, digging in with vigour after delivering the food to the Masters and Mistresses in the General's residence.

Even those people of the residence were amazed by the wonderful food, each wondering when such an amazing cook had gotten a job in their kitchen. Some of them wanted to rush over and demand for more food, and some even wanted the chef for themself, and this almost caused an internal war.

While all this was happening, Yu You Lei was happily rushing out the General's manor with You Ping, unaware of the commotion she'd caused back at home. She didn't know that, just because she was in a good mood, she managed to earn the gratitude of some servants.

"Fifth Young Miss, would you like a carriage?" The Steward stopped her just as she exited the main door, already accustomed to her running out without informing her father even before she fell into a coma.

Steward Feng might be worried for this young miss, being Yu Jiang Jun's loyal servant, but he had no way to control her either. The best he could do was secretly send some guards to keep a lookout for her safety.

After some consideration, Yu You Lei nodded and stood to the side as Steward Feng prepared everything for her. Smiling at him for his hard work, Yu You Lei jumped up into the carriage, ignoring You Ping's attempt at assisting her.

Settling down properly, Yu You Lei lifted the curtain slightly and looked out the window. She couldn't help but compare her current world and the one she came from.

"Medical Pavilion." You Ping told the carriage driver. As the carriage began moving, Yu You Lei stared out the window, her mind seemingly having wandered somewhere far away.

You Ping noticed this and kept quiet, only secretly sneaking a glance at her from time to time.

The Young Miss was truly too beautiful! In the past, this beauty didn't show through that much due to her overly arrogant attitude, but Yu You Lei seemed to have changed since she woke up from the coma.

Her personality now somehow brought out her true beauty, making her look twice as pleasing to the eyes as before.

"Young Miss, we've arrived." You Ping hesitated before tapping Yu You Lei on the shoulder. They could be considered as close now, right? She wouldn't be punished for touching Yu You Lei?

Yu You Lei blinked, seemingly not realizing what You Ping just said. It was only after a moment did she nod, still in a daze, and hop off the carriage without hesitation.

Recovering from her earlier blur state, Yu You Lei lifted her head and stared at the building in front of her.

Medical Pavilion. A place where people could buy herbs, sell them and seek out advice or treatment for health related issues. They even held auctions specifically to sell the rarer medical herbs once a week.

Yu You Lei watched the people leaving and entering Medical Pavilion for a moment, then stepped forward, following the flow of the crowd into the building.

You Ping followed closely behind her, not wanting to lose sight of her Young Miss. Mixed in with the crowd were Yu You Lei's guards, including the ones sent by Steward Feng. The guards sent by Li Juan Tian watched her carefully from the shadows, ready to step in at any point in time.

Yu You Lei was worried that a twelve-year-old girl like her, who was clearly from a higher class, would stand out among the crowd, but it turned out that people like her weren't all that uncommon.

It seemed like those pampered young masters and misses of nobel families also enjoyed to visit the Medical Pavilion from time to time.

Casually asking a passerby for some help, Yu You Lei figured out the basic layout of this Medical Pavilion.

The first floor was basically a market for the commoners. Stall vendors set up small stalls, and some even sat on the floor, displaying their items as they wished.

Yu You Lei quickly walked a whole round around the market, and left for the second floor without buying anything.

The second floor had considerably less people. It was the store, and the herbs sold here were managed by no other than the Medical Pavilion. This floor contained all the lower grade herbs, so Yu You Lei similarly walked a single round and left for the third floor.

The third floor was where the rarer herbs were sold, as well as where people who didn't want to set up stalls could sell their herbs. Yu You Lei could spot some familiar faces among the few people on that floor, but didn't bother with them.

Some assistants wandered around, offering help to anyone who seemed like they needed it.

Yu You Lei saw most of the herbs she needed on the third floor, and therefore called for an assistant to wrap them up for her. She passed the assistant a list to check if there were any of the herbs she was missing in stock, but had no luck.

After paying for her herbs, which cost 600 gold coins, she handed the bundle to You Ping and consulted her 'shopping list'.

There were three herbs she still required, and they were all normal high grade ones. It looked like Yu You Lei could only try her luck at the auction, which was happening on the next day.

Rolling the scroll up and throwing it into her ring with a casual wave, Yu You Lei called the very same assistant over.

"I want to sell herbs." Yu You Lei cut to the chase immediately, and the assistant nodded before bringing her to a separate room on the third floor.

The fourth floor was for those VIPs, or people who wanted to auction off precious herbs. The assistant didn't think Yu You Lei, who seemed to be just another bored Young Miss, would have anything good to sell, and therefore only led her to the normal rooms on the third floor.

Yu You Lei didn't really mind it either, since she'd rather sell the herbs and get it over with rather than waste time on those nonsensical 'VIP' things.

With another wave of her hands, the herbs she wanted to sell all appeared on the table. The assistant cast one glance at the herbs, bowed at Yu You Lei and ran off to bring the appraisal master over.

Sitting on the chair, Yu You Lei patiently waited for the appraisal master to arrive as she sipped on her tea. She wasn't in a hurry.