Before you see him, you hear his voice.

Yu Nanqing's agitation abruptly ceased, replaced by an inexplicable sense of relaxation and joy.

Su Wanyan is back!

"I'm back!" Su Wanyan called out, carrying large and small bags as she rushed in from outside.

Seeing that Wang Zhang was also there, she smiled and asked, "Master Wang is here too?"

Wang Zhang squinted and bowed respectfully: "Yes, this old servant will turn Your Highness over."

He clearly sensed that the prince was in a bad mood earlier, but as soon as the princess returned, the prince's expression immediately changed.

With his master happy, Wang Zhang's originally heavy mood also brightened up.

"Oh," Su Wanyan replied, then casually asked, "Did you find anything about the Young Master Su that I asked you to investigate?"

"Not yet, Your Majesty, please rest assured, this old servant will do his best as soon as possible," Wang Zhang said respectfully.

Actually, we've already found it.

The young master Su was named Su He. He had indeed been teaching music to the children at the Mo residence in the south of the city.

However, when they arrived at the Mo residence, the people there said that Young Master Su had already left, but they didn't say where he had gone.

Simply finding out this person's name would be of no use to his wife.

So he kept quiet and didn't report it.

"Okay, the sooner the better. You'll have to work hard, but I'll give you extra pay later."

"Oh dear, no, no, it's all my duty," Wang Zhang said, lowering his eyes and smiling. "If there's nothing else, then I'll take my leave."

"Yes, Master Wang should also get some rest."

"Yes, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

As soon as Wang Zhang left, Su Wanyan plopped down on the edge of the bed, threw the package in front of Yu Nanqing, and said excitedly, "Yu Nanqing, look what I bought for you."

Yu Nanqing's eyes brightened slightly as she saw her take out a lantern with the character "福" (Fu, meaning good fortune): "A lantern! I bought it for you. The character '福' represents good fortune coming from the east."

Looking at the joy on her face, Yu Nanqing couldn't help but smile: "Good fortune is coming from the east?"

“Yes.” Su Wanyan glanced inside. “I blew out the candles. I’ll light them later and hang them up all night to celebrate the festival.”

At the time, she didn't see any lanterns that she liked, so she thought of buying one for Yu Nanqing.

She bought it because the character "福" (fortune) had a good meaning.

"And this too." Su Wanyan took out a package of small mooncakes wrapped in oil paper: "I think they're quite delicious, you should try them."

She picked up a piece of bread and put it in Yu Nanqing's hand, then placed a handkerchief under his chin: "Use this as a cushion to eat, so I can clean up any crumbs that fall."

“…” Yu Nanqing followed her instructions and took a small bite.

It's very sweet.

It's so sweet it warms your heart, so sweet you can't even tell what this mooncake tastes like...

“And this…” Before Yu Nanqing could savor it, Su Wanyan took out a bronze crown used by men to tie their hair.

The crown is small, shaped like three leaves, with a hairpin running horizontally through the middle.

Su Wanyan held it in her hand and played with it: "I think it's pretty, but I don't know what it's called. What's this called?"

"A hair-bundle crown, also called a small crown," Yu Nanqing said with a smile. "You didn't know?"

"So what if I don't know? It doesn't stop me from buying."

Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing's smile widened: "Yes, you're right."

"That's how it is."

Su Wanyan put down the crown and rummaged through her bag again: "There's more..."

Why don't you buy what you like?

"I want to buy the expensive one!"

Yu Nanqing was stunned: "..."

“These street vendors will give you as many as you want without a second thought. I want to buy expensive things, like gold and silver hairpins, or floral ornaments and chalcedony. If I have the money, I will definitely buy those for myself.”

The important thing is what items can be exchanged for money!

"Pfft." Yu Nanqing finally couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.

"Go ahead and laugh. I like gold and silver jewelry, it's none of your business. If you like it too, you can buy it yourself when you're better. If I go, I'll definitely buy all the things I like."

"..." Yu Nanqing's eyes suddenly darkened, and he asked abruptly, "When will I be better?"

Su Wanyan was slightly taken aback.

Looking at Yu Nanqing, she saw that Yu Nanqing's beautiful eyes were staring straight at her.

He had never asked such a question since she began treating Yu Nanqing.

It was as if he had never held any hope; he only cooperated with her because she wanted to be cured.

But now, he asked.

Patients who want to get better all want to know when they will get better and when it will end.

Seeing that Su Wanyan couldn't answer, Yu Nanqing suddenly felt a little breathless and looked away from her: "Never mind, just pretend I didn't ask."

"Six months!" Su Wanyan said decisively.

The light in Yu Nanqing's eyes brightened again.

Su Wanyan looked into his eyes and said, "Six months! I'll definitely be fully recovered!"

The stabbing injury will only take one or two months to heal, but it should take about six months for him to be able to stand up completely!

As long as he doesn't get injured again along the way and cooperates with her treatment, curing his paralysis in six months is not a problem!

However, in Yu Nanqing's eyes, the six months Su Wanyan mentioned was for physical healing, and he still had no hope for his leg.

Even so, Yu Nanqing was satisfied: "Good."

He clenched his fist hidden in his sleeve: "If... I really get better, would you be willing to go with me to see the Mid-Autumn Festival lantern festival next year?"

"Of course!" Su Wanyan exclaimed excitedly, "I saw the dragon lantern parade today, it was so beautiful and spectacular! I was thinking how great it would be if you could see it, it would be absolutely worth it!"

Hearing Su Wanyan say this, Yu Nanqing couldn't contain his excitement: "You...you can't go back on your word, you can't break your promise."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely take you to see it."

Yu Nanqing's frustration completely subsided at this moment.

Su Wanyan packed everything away from the package: "It's late now, you can look at it slowly tomorrow when you have time. Anyway, I bought you a lot, and they're all quite nice."

It's cheap.

"Mm." What could Yu Nanqing possibly have to say? He was overjoyed, practically floating on air.

Su Wanyan covered him with a blanket, lit the "Fu" character lantern, and hung it on the shelf before yawning as she entered the side room.

August 18th, three days later.

Wang Zhang came to find Su Wanyan with the information he had gathered.

The young master Su He, who taught music in the south of the city, has now been driven to desperation by the eldest princess and is now reduced to living in a dilapidated temple outside the city.

That dilapidated temple was a gathering place for beggars.

"What?" Su Wanyan stared wide-eyed in disbelief when she heard the news.

A few days ago, the Eldest Princess invited Young Master Su to her residence to play music. At that time, he was enjoying immense prestige.

How did I end up eating and living with beggars in the blink of an eye?

"What exactly happened?"

"It would be better if Her Majesty asked Young Master Su about this matter herself," Wang Zhang said.

Su Wanyan was stunned: "You brought him back?"