Liu Nanyuan already had a very high reputation amongst the Southwest Garrison, and in addition, was said to be the most beautiful person in Dayan. Everyone wanted to see her. Gao Lin followed Liang Shu all the way back to the rear barracks, and met several groups of soldiers along the way. They all had loud voices and straight backs when they saluted, practically shouting to the sky — it could be seen that as long as they were male, no matter their status, spreading their tail like a peacock was a basic requirement.

Gao Lin clicked his tongue and shook his head. No vision, no future prospects.

Hearing the news, Cheng Suyue ran over curiously to take a look. When she came in, Liu Nanyuan had just finished washing up and changing into beautiful clothes. Because she expected to meet guests later, she dressed up carefully. Her blue dress and white skirt were elegant, and she had a few small silver butterfly hair pins on her head. When the wings moved, her features became more vivid and her smile more beautiful. She asked playfully: “Is this sister Cheng-guniang?”

“Come.” Liu Xian’an brought his sister to the door and introduced them. Cheng Suyue smiled and said: “Third Young Lady Liu, I have long admired you.”

The two of them still had to abide by etiquette and address each other formally, but by the time Liang Shu and Gao Lin came in, they were already each other’s Sister Cheng and A-Yuan. They also held hands, and seemed to feel like old friends at first sight. Gao Lin was very pleased to see this, because he had dreamed for his sister to have some close girl friends of the same age with whom to talk about girly things. Don’t just follow the prince into the desert to hunt wolves, it’s too savage.

“Your Highness.” Cheng Suyue stood up. “Ge.”

Liu Nanyuan also lowered her head and saluted. This was her first time meeting Liang Shu. The first two times in Baihe City, she wished she had eight legs to escape this marriage and run as far as she could. But things were different now. Now that the person the prince intended to marry was her Er-ge, of course she must take a good look at her sister-in-law…..Sister-in-law was very tall. Standing at the door, he blocked all the light from the sky. At first glance, she thought her brother had found himself a god.

“Third Young Lady Liu, there is no need to be polite,” Liang Shu said. “Since you were coming to the southwest, why didn’t you send word in advance so that I could send someone to pick you up earlier?”

“I brought my own escort and did not reveal my identity. Besides, there were a lot of troops stationed along the way, so it was quite safe.” Liu Nanyuan said, “I came to the southwest because I missed my Er-ge.”

Of course, the reality was a little more complicated. A few months ago, everyone in Baihe Mountain Village was stunned by the second young master’s sensational letter home. Master Liu was so anxious that he stroked his beard every day, and Madam Liu had to rely on soothing soup to sleep. And as for all the uncles, aunts, and cousins, their hearts ached very much.

“How did Xiao An fall in love with His Royal Highness Xiao Wang?” The one asking the question was truly puzzled. Who was His Royal Highness Xiao Wang? He had a violent temper and was extremely diligent. He never slept while fighting, and it was said that he loved to search for money everywhere. This was completely different from their family’s lazy fellow who had a mellow temper and loved to sleep. He also regarded money as dirt and wouldn’t pick it up if it fell to the ground!

Everyone gathered together to analyze. At the beginning, they even thought that this might be a strategy of His Royal Highness Xiao Wang’s to defeat the enemy, and that Baihe Mountain Village would need to cooperate.

“But how can we cooperate based on such a letter with no beginning or end?”

“I don’t know, ah.”

The whole family was completely at a loss, and they all looked at Master Liu. His heart felt uncomfortable, and before speaking, he sent someone to find two quick-acting heart-healing pills to take.

Later, people sent by the emperor entered the city and also brought many precious medicinal materials as gifts. The whole family gathered around the eunuch to ask questions for half a day, and finally determined that this was not a conspiracy, but the real thing.

His Royal Highness Xiao Wang really wants to marry our family’s lazy fellow!

Master Liu’s beard could no longer be saved. Liu Nanyuan was also extremely curious. This thing sounded too bizarre, so she found an excuse to sneak out of the house and came all the way to the southwest to see what had happened with her own eyes.

Liang Shu asked: “Now that you’ve seen, do you believe it?”

Liu Nanyuan stared at the two of them tightly holding hands and nodded, the beautiful little butterflies flapping around her head. 

It was real. It couldn’t be more real.

Liang Shu said with a smile: “Only one letter reached home? Where is the letter from this lord?”

Liu Xian’an was puzzled when he heard this. What letter? When did you write it?

“The prince’s letter was delayed for a few days on the road, so it arrived a little late,” Liu Nanyuan said. “Then…..then…..”

Then no one believed it at all! Because in the letter written by His Royal Highness Xiao Wang, the main content was all about how Second Young Master Liu treated illnesses and saved people along the way. He also described him as a great miracle doctor the likes of which had never been seen before or since! Master Liu looked stunned at first, but later on, even his furrowed brow became numb.

If this letter had arrived before the other one, the entire Baihe Mountain Village may have been shocked, doubtful about the letter, and discussed it carefully, but the letter home had arrived first. Everyone was forced to appreciate their lazy fellow’s affectionate compliments to His Royal Highness Xiao Wang. Knowing the courting methods of this young couple, didn’t His Royal Highness Xiao Wang’s letter seem to have no credibility at all?

After all, no one in the entire family could understand the second young master.

He could lie down but never sit, and it was best if someone else brought the food to his mouth.

Even Liu Nanyuan still didn’t believe it until now. She adored her Er-ge, but was not blinded by that adoration, and even wanted to teach His Royal Highness Xiao Wang a lesson. I think it’s fine for my brother to lie down and be lazy. There’s no need to force him into a glamorous false shell of saving the world.

Liu Xian’an didn’t mind this, and didn’t want to explain because it would be a lot of work to explain. Looking at his sister now, he was very happy and took the initiative to propose: “How about I take you to climb a mountain tomorrow.”

Liu Nanyuan was rather shocked: “Climb a mountain?” She thought for a moment. “Is it the kind of mountain you climb with your legs?”

“Right, it’s the kind of mountain you climb with your legs. Standing on top of the mountain, you can see other mountains far away.”

Liu Nanyuan was actually not interested in looking at mountains far away, but she was very interested in her Er-ge wanting to walk the mountain road himself—someone who was not from Baihe Mountain Village would not be able to understand this kind of excitement.

There was still some time before dinner. Liu Nanyuan had originally wanted to say a few words to her Er-ge, but Da-ge gave an order: “It’s almost shenshi. You go to the western barracks and see the patients first.”

Liu Nanyuan still thought he was talking to her, and after agreeing, she went to get the medicine box in the carriage. But A-Ning had already strapped a box on diagonally and ran out of the room, saying: “Third Young Lady, please rest. I will accompany the Second Young Master.”

“……” Liu Nanyuan asked tentatively, “What are the ailments?”

Were they very mild? Even her Er-ge could treat them.

“Most of the root causes are ailments that occurred on the battlefield. The humidity in the southwest is heavy, so they require more trouble to treat,” Liu Xian’an said. “You continue to eat snacks, I’ll take a look and come back.”

When he said this, his demeanor and tone were just like another Da-ge. Liu Nanyuan was shocked, but looked around and saw that everyone other than herself seemed to be used to it, so she became even more curious. What snacks were there to eat? She didn’t want to eat, but wanted to go with them to watch.

It was even more remarkable at first glance.

She stood at the door of the clinic and watched her brother busy with his hands and feet, performing dressing changes and acupuncture in one go. His questioning method was also very professional. This scene was so abnormal that Liu Nanyuan pinched her arm. It hurt, so she asked the person next to her in a rare tone of voice: “D-Da-ge?”

“It isn’t a long story.” Liu Xianche said, “To put it simply, he’s always been good at it. He’s just lazy.”

“Lazy. Is it possible to be so lazy?”

“It is possible. If not for him meeting the prince, he would have been lazy all his life.”

“Hide his medical skills all his life?”

“He didn’t mean to hide them.” Liu Xianche explained again, “He’s just lazy.”

Liu Nanyuan knew that her Er-ge was lazy, but she hadn’t known that laziness could reach this extent. However, there was one thing that she still couldn’t figure out: “But Er-ge hasn’t had even a few classes with us, how could he have ‘always been good at it?’ Clearly, since he was a child…..could it be that there was some outside master who secretly taught him medical skills in the waterside pavilion?”

“There was no outside master, just library books and self-study.”

Liu Nanyuan sucked in a breath of cold air. He could teach himself?

“You and I are not as qualified as Xiao An, so we can only rely on hard work to make up for our shortcomings,” Liu Xianche said. “He is the true genius of the Liu family.”

He had never said this in front of Liu Xian’an, but now did not hesitate to express it in front of his sister. And the corners of his mouth were still raised with apparent pride. Liu Nanyuan raised her hands and rubbed her temples a few times, but her head was still buzzing. The lazy Er-ge had suddenly turned into a medical genius and Da-ge, who didn’t show any emotion on his face, now looked as if he had found a treasure. She felt like she needed to calm down a bit.

Liang Shu stood far away at the entrance of the courtyard with a half-smile on his face, clearly in a good mood. Gao Lin put his hands on his hips and reminded, enough is enough, those who don’t know would think the prince saw a beautiful girl and stood there staring like a man looking at his wife. If the rumor spreads, it will damage the reputation of Xiao Wang Palace.

“What do you know?” Liang Shu said, “What he looks like now should be seen by everyone in Baihe Mountain Village.”

“But Second Young Master Liu doesn’t care,” Gao Lin said. “It’s all just nominal titles and fleeting clouds.”

“I care.”

“…….”

Gao Lin was disobedient and continued the conversation in his heart. How else can I put it? Vulgar.

Liang Shu raised his foot and kicked him.

Gao Lin didn’t manage to dodge. I didn’t say anything yet.

“You don’t have to say anything, it’s all written on your face.” Liang Shu lowered his gaze back to Liu Xian’an and said as a matter of course, “I pulled this person down from the clouds with my own hands, so naturally I must prepare everything he needs in order to live in this world. Whether it is reputation or a house made of gold, he doesn’t care, so can I really just let it go?”

Gao Lin’s focus was a bit off. Why build a house made of gold? The emperor will not allow it, and the old men in court will probably cry and bang their heads against the pillars. Can we just save the trouble and build an ordinary luxurious manor? I don’t think Second Young Master Liu is picky in this regard.

Liang Shu said: “No.”

Gao Lin asked: “Why not?”

“Because in another world, he built me a golden manor that could accommodate 30,000 people sitting on cranes and drinking wine at the same time. It is filled with all kinds of rare treasures.” Liang Shu said, “This is called reciprocity.”

Gao Lin: “……”

Imagining that a big manor would be able to lock up our own family’s prince, wouldn’t that make him too gullible? I really think we can use our own discretion to make it appropriately costly.

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