When Liu Wuyi was waiting anxiously outside of the valley for Yan Ke to give back his son, everything went smoothly as Yan Lingxiao had planned and after diagnosing Prince Muâs illness, he and Lianshan were sent to the guest room to rest.
Lingxiao didnât care what Prince Mu had been poisoned with at all. He wasnât here to save anyone, not to mention that this person was Nangong Du, who had taken his fiancée! He already showed mercy not having spread poison to hasten the villainâs death. If his body couldnât be detoxified within a day, Nangong Du was sure to have a toxic attack and die, so Lingxiao was confident that people of the mansion dared not send him away. Now that the ball was in his court, even the emperor and the empress dowager had no choice!
If Prince Mu died as a result of delayed treatment, the consequences could be serious. As no one could prove that Lingxiaoâs diagnosis was wrong, people dared not accuse him of alarmist, and now he was lying on a couch under a willow by the lake and enjoying the breeze in a good mood.
Standing beside him, Lianshan was jabbing at the trunk of the willow, saying that it would help him remember the human bodyâs acupuncture points.
After practicing for a while, Lianshan was so tired that he sat down to rest, throwing a piece of candy into his mouth. A moment later, something important suddenly popped into his mind. âYoung Master, have you noticed that there was something wrong with the princess?â swallowing the candy up in haste, he asked in a low voice.
âWhat makes you think this way?â Lingxiao asked, opening an eye drowsily.
âShe smelled like âLiuyunâ!â
âItâs not just that it smells like âLiuyunâ, itâs the fragrance of âLiuyunâ!â With that, Lingxiao suddenly rose from the couch with his eyes sparkling as he looked at the glittering lake.
âHuh?â Lianshan was caught dumbfounded.
With a mysterious smile on his face, Lingxiao lowered his head and took out the white jade bracelet he had brought in the morning from his pocket. Observing it carefully in the sun, he seemed drunk with pleasure. âLianshan, the princess is more beautiful than the white jade! Donât you think so?â he stared at the bracelet in a daze.
Hearing him associate the white jade with the princess, Lianshan suddenly figured out what was on his mind. âYoung Master, are you thinking that the princess is your childhood sweetheart?â he asked in astonishment.
Turning a deaf ear to his question, Lingxiao still looked at the bracelet affectionately, as if it were his fiancée whom he had been separated from for thirteen years. âXiuxiu is still as pretty as before! Itâs no wonder that dad and mom insisted on our engagement! Hahahaâ¦â
Thinking of this, he suddenly burst into laughter, which made Lianshanâs hair stand on end. âSeems my young master is crazy about that princess! Heavens! Something big is going to happen! Given his stubbornness, heâll definitely manage to take the princess away. Then weâll have to hide in the Valley of Fallen Blossoms for the rest of our lives and my dream of tasting all the delicacies in the world will never come true!â
âYoung Master, donât be silly! Come on! Wake up! Whatâs wrong with you? Young Master! Young Masterâ¦â
âPhysician Ling, whatâs up? Donât take things too hard! Nothing is more precious than life! Physician Ling! Physician Lingâ¦â
When Lianshan was trying to bring Lingxiao to his senses, he suddenly heard someone elseâs voice ringing. Looking up blankly, he found in surprise that the princess, who was considered even more beautiful than white jade, was holding his young master close!
âWhat are they doing?!â Liangshan was so stunned by what he had seen that he felt like a bomb exploding in his head, which made him leave all the delicacies, like the candied haw, the mutton kebab, the glutinous cake, the sweet soup⦠behind. âGosh! Since when have the two been hooking up?â
âPhysician Ling, donât be silly! You only live once! No matter what happened, you should cherish your life!â Zixiu had thought that Lingxiao was going to throw himself into the lake when he happened to walk by, so he rushed over and grabbed the one who was about to commit suicide in haste, without noticing that he was holding Physician Ling tightly.
âXiuxiuâ¦â Lingxiao had never thought that Zixiu would have wrapped him in his arms and he couldnât help but call his name gently, almost drowning him in his affectionate gaze.
Hearing that, Lianshan got goosebumps all over instantly. âOMG! Itâs terrible! Since I began serving him five years ago, Iâve never heard my young master address anyone so intimately! Urghââ Holding against the willow, he retched with his face twisted.