Bab 1177: You Can't Do That!

"I'll send some of my men to bring him over," Duan Huai said. "I'll say that my wife is sick and that he is needed here."

Prince Yi shook his head. "You can't send someone to invite him. It's best if he doesn't get discovered."

"Why?"

"Doctor Shen's only son, Shen Yuxuan, is a classmate and good friend of the Crown Prince. The two families often interact with each other. If you send someone to invite him over, news would travel. What if someone says something out of line? If the Crown Prince finds out that I'm here because of this, it won't be good. Do you think my concerns are reasonable?"

It was reasonable…

Duan Huai frowned harder.

…

After the cumin plants that were uprooted from the ground were dried, they began to grind and shred these plants. Only the seeds were removed.