Mrs. Xia was stunned.

Isn't that... the master of Physician Zhang, the head physician of the Imperial Medical Academy, the Divine Physician Sikong?

Many years ago, when the Duke of Zhenguo returned victorious, he was suffering from a hidden injury. After all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital had given up hope of treating him, it was Physician Zhang, who had just joined the Imperial Hospital at the time, who went to invite the divine physician Sikong to come out of retirement.

The Duke of Zhenguo's hidden injury has just been healed.

At that time, Madam Xia was still a child. Over the years, Madam Xia had only seen Doctor Sikong a few times during that period. She didn't know whether his appearance had changed or not.

Therefore, after seeing that the man only glanced at her once and then didn't look at her again, Madam Xia initially thought that she had seen wrong.

Physician Sikong is a highly skilled physician who travels the world. How could he be recuperating here with serious injuries?

You must have misread it.

Madam Xia stopped thinking about it and got into the carriage.

The Xia family's carriage set off, and the Shen family members all stood at the door to see them off. Xia Ning leaned half her body out of the window, looking on reluctantly, and waved to Lili.

"Goodbye, Sister Xia Ning!"

Know that gold is not the greatest treasure; true friendship is more precious than pearls.

When all the flowers have faded, those destined to meet will naturally meet again.

Inside the carriage, Madam Xia was still somewhat absent-mindedly recalling her childhood memories. Was it really the Divine Physician Sikong?

Xia Ning was so excited on her way home that she didn't notice her mother's strange behavior. What she was more concerned about was that His Majesty knew about Zhou Wukui's actions. What about the eldest prince and his entourage?

When Lady Xia left, Emperor Ganzheng had already received the Crown Prince's secret order and was aware of the First Prince's actions, but he did not take any action.

Even the letter that Lady Xia received on the road did not mention any punishment that Emperor Ganzheng had given to the eldest prince.

Xia Ning lowered her head in disappointment.

What does Your Majesty mean?

Lili clearly said that the eldest prince's power was gone.

……..

After the Xia family left, the villagers of Xinghua Village flocked to the scene. Whether they envied the Shen family or were jealous of them, they all rushed to offer their congratulations.

"Oh my, congratulations, sister! I never imagined that girl was actually the daughter of a noble family!"

"That's right, the Shen family has now caught the eye of a powerful figure!"

"Wow, with so much grain, we won't have to worry even if the water dries up!"

Faced with these words, Old Mrs. Shen was very modest and said nothing, only saying, "Oh, how could that be? It's getting late, everyone should hurry home and cook!"

The villagers said a few words, still somewhat unsatisfied, and wanted to strike up a conversation, but after what Old Lady Shen had said, they couldn't stay any longer. They glanced a few more times at the boxes in the yard, and then left, each with their own thoughts.

Especially Aunt Li, who was hiding behind the crowd, could almost see right through the box.

After the Shen family saw everyone off, Liu quickly closed the courtyard gate, and the whole family stared blankly at the box in the middle.

It's so dreamy.

Their family received a mountain of grain!

Especially Madam Xia's comment that some of them were gifts from someone in the palace, which thrilled the Shen family.

The divine physician Sikong glanced at Lili with a complicated expression, then waved for Shen Jiaqing to push him inside.

Madam Chen patted her chest and sighed, "Good heavens, who is she? The daughter of the Minister of Rites? And someone connected to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?"

In his youth, the Duke of Zhenguo was a warrior who fought on the battlefield, making countless contributions to the Southern Jin Dynasty.

Even among these villagers, they were quite famous.

Liu said, "That's right, it was terrifying. Such a large group of people. I thought we had offended someone we shouldn't have."

"Oh dear, thank goodness, I don't think I did anything to upset Xia Ning." Chen was relieved, then, remembering something, she tugged at Shen Lao Er beside her, "Oh, no wonder, no wonder Lili wanted you to make a small bed for Xia Ning!"

Chen asked Lili excitedly, "Lili, did you already know?"

The whole family looked at Lili.

Lili arched her eyebrows and smiled slightly: "Hehe, besides wanting to give Sister Xia Ning a gift, there's actually another reason."

"What?"

“Hmm…” Lili smiled and tilted her head, just about to speak, when Shen Jialu suddenly realized something.

"I see!"

Shen Jialu feigned sudden realization, slamming his fist into his right hand: "Xia Ning is from an official family. I've heard that young ladies in the capital love to follow trends and always want to be the first to have any new or unusual items. The little bed that Second Uncle made is not only novel but also practical. If Xia Ning's friends see it, they might want it too, right? That would be free advertising for Second Uncle... um, what's that word again, advertising?"

"That's right!" Lili's eyes lit up slightly as she looked at her second brother with some surprise. She hadn't expected her second brother to understand her!

Having received his sister's affirmation, Shen Jialu continued enthusiastically, his voice growing even louder: "If anyone wants it, given Xia Ning's friendship with He Lili, they'll definitely be happy to tell us where this bed came from. Our bed has many functions, making it convenient for the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled—it's quite attractive. Besides, the nobles in the capital have no shortage of money; we can get them to pay more, and we can hire a caravan... oh no, aren't my father and grandfather caravan members? That's great! We can even handle the transportation; we won't have to worry about people thinking it's too far away from us!"

The Shen family members were stunned.

What? How did it suddenly jump so far away?

Shen Lao Er was even more disgruntled upon hearing this: "Isn't this a bit of an exaggeration?"

Lili shook her head. Why is Uncle still so insecure?

"It's not an exaggeration at all!" Lili waved her hand. "This bed isn't just for patients and the elderly. Lili sometimes lies on it to read, it's so comfortable!"

Shen Jialu agreed: "Yes, yes, yes, as long as we establish our reputation, we won't have to worry about finding buyers. Even if it's just for novelty or to follow a trend, people will still be willing to buy!"

Lili nodded frantically.

While Shen Lao Er was still confused, Chen Shi was already grinning from ear to ear.

Madam Chen shoved Shen Lao Er: "Hey, did you hear that? Your nephew and niece both said this deal is going to go through!"

Lili is their family's lucky star. If their lucky star says so, what other problems could there be?

If it's really as Shen Jialu said, once the reputation is established and more people want to buy, then the money will just pour in.

The more Chen thought about it, the happier she became. She hugged Lili and stroked her for a while, saying, "Oh, Lili, you are truly my little lucky star!"

Shen Jialu's thoughts jumped around too quickly. Old Mrs. Shen and Old Man Shen only half understood what he was saying, while Liu and Yang managed to figure out a little bit of the trick. The remaining boys were still completely confused.

"What? Second brother, what did you say?"

"Second brother, could you say it again?"

"Second brother, you've been babbling on and on, but I didn't understand much of it!"