Yun Duoduo didn't even need to turn her head to look; just by listening to the sound and the way it was called, she knew it must be Erhuo.

"Sun Huohuo, you don't come here unless you have something to say. Tell me, what brings you here so early in the morning?"

Yun Duoduo yawned widely, picked up a soft cloth, dipped it in the hot water in the basin, wiped her face haphazardly, and then rinsed her mouth quite consciously.

She picked up the toothbrush made of horsehair, dipped it in some salt, and began brushing her teeth, treating Sun Huohuo as if she were an outsider.

The palace maids in Fu Shuang Palace were already used to the princess doing things herself without needing anyone to serve her, so they just stood quietly to the side and handed her whatever she needed.

Sun Huohuo also quietly watched Yun Duoduo busy herself the whole time. Only after Yun Duoduo finished brushing her teeth did Sun Huohuo walk up to her and present her with two big meat buns with a big smile.

"Duo'er, eat a steamed bun!"

"Hey, Erhuo, you can still leave food in your mouth?"

Yun Duoduo had just smelled the aroma of meat buns, but she was still sleepy and didn't look closely at Sun Huohuo.

"Duo'er, why are you making sarcastic remarks to me so early in the morning?"

Sun Huohuo scratched his head: "Duo'er, I went to Bai's meat bun shop early this morning to buy this. I queued for a long time!"

Yun Duoduo broke open a meat bun, and A Xiang quickly took out a specially made silver needle to test it. After confirming that it was not poisonous, she said with relief, "Princess, you can eat it now."

But Yun Duoduo couldn't wait any longer. While A Xiang was speaking, she was already eating the meat buns in big bites.

"Speak, Erhuo, what's wrong?"

"Duo'er, take me with you too!"

Sun Huohuo looked at Yun Duoduo with a somewhat obsequious expression.

"Where to?" Yun Duoduo didn't react for a moment.

"Go to the Shu Kingdom."

Yun Duoduo raised an eyebrow, wondering to herself, "Can you really bear to part with your Guan Guan?"

However, with so many people in the palace, if word got out, it would damage Guan Guan's reputation, so she didn't say anything.

"What's wrong, Erhuo? Trying to hitch a ride again?"

"Your family is so rich, and your father's annual salary is quite substantial, so why are you so stingy?"

"Bring me two steamed buns, why not also buy some pickled vegetables?"

"A salted duck egg would be fine too!"

[This Sun Ren is something else. He lets his son come to the palace to freeload on food, lodging, and teachers, and now he wants to hitch a ride to Shu?]

Wow, we've saved on travel expenses!

"Duo'er, please take me with you. You know I'm not well-liked at home either."

Sun Huohuo looked at Yun Duoduo with a somewhat aggrieved expression.

Yun Duoduo completely agreed with this.

[That's true. You being at home is hindering your parents from having children; otherwise, you would have a younger sibling by now.]

Yun Duoduo looked at him. This Erhuo was a big eater and also timid. If she took him with her on the road, he wouldn't be able to help her at crucial moments, and she would have to spare some people to protect him.

He's just a burden.

His on-the-spot emergency response is even worse than Jin Zhuangzhuang's!

"Duo'er, I know you look down on me, but I'm not the same as before! I train on the training ground every day, and now I can fight!"

Sun Huohuo patted his chest and assured him.

You may be strong and powerful, able to fight and shout, but when it really matters, you just hide behind me and never step up...

Yun Duoduo remained silent.

"Duo'er, when I get married, you don't need to give me any money as a wedding gift!"

Hmm, that's not a bad idea.

"Duo'er, I can also massage shoulders. I'm really good at it. Come on, let me massage your shoulders!"

As he spoke, Sun Huohuo reached out to massage Yun Duoduo's shoulders.

Yun Duoduo moved to the side. Sun Huohuo's hands were covered in oil from holding a meat bun. If she let him massage her shoulders, he would definitely ruin her little dress.

"Erhuo, stop joking around. Go back and pack your things. We're leaving in ten days!"

"Really? That's wonderful! I'm so happy! Duo'er, you're so kind!"

Sun Huohuo originally thought it would take a long time to persuade Yun Duoduo to agree, but he didn't expect it to be done so quickly.

"I'm going home right now, and I'll have the cooks prepare all sorts of pastries and fruits!"

Watching Sun Huohuo leave Fushuang Palace in high spirits, Yun Duoduo wiped her hands and prepared to leave the palace as well.

If we were to go to the Shu Kingdom, the journey would be long, and we would have to stay there for some time, so we wouldn't be able to return for a while.

Before leaving, she had to go to the clinic.

"Aunt Xiang, get my medicine kit ready!"

"After I finished practicing martial arts, we left the palace."

Ah Xiang and Granny Liu went to prepare a heater, hat, and gloves for the journey out of the palace.

After practicing martial arts and whipping in the open space of Fushuang Palace, Yun Duoduo changed into a clean and refreshing set of clothes and took A Xiang to Huichuntang Medical Clinic.

Upon arriving at the clinic, she first went to the backyard to check on the chickens, ducks, and geese that her brother Qiming kept there.

"It's been a while since I've been here. Have you missed me?"

Yun Duoduo held a bowl of millet in her hand and squatted on the ground looking at the few chicks she had once raised.

"I want, I want, I want to eat meat!" the chicks chirped excitedly.

Yun Duoduo's eyelids twitched: "Oh my, are you trying to rebel? We raise you just to eat your flesh, and you actually want to eat meat?!"

Yun Duoduo looked around and saw that the chickens, ducks and geese in the yard had all gotten much fatter, so they didn't seem to be starving.

"Alright, let me know if you get hungry!"

The pigs grunted and snorted, the geese quacked and quacked, and the chicks chirped and twittered.

Hearing the sudden noise from the backyard, Aunt Sheng suspiciously peeked through the backyard door.

Why is the backyard suddenly so noisy and lively?

To Yun Duoduo, these calls, rising and falling, sounded like responses such as, "Okay, bring me some leafy greens, and soak some millet in warm water."

"Alright, you guys can just sit here and soak up the sun!"

"I went out to see patients and take their pulses."

Yun Duoduo put down the bowl containing millet and vegetable leaves, clapped her hands, and walked to the entrance of the clinic.

"I'll sit here."

It was a cold winter day, and a stove was burning in the center of the clinic. Yun Duoduo found a spot where it was neither too hot nor too cold to sit down.

She asked Aunt Sheng to make a sign that read "Consultation Desk" and put it on the table. Then she gave number tags to people queuing up to see a doctor and treated them according to their numbers.

Soon, Yun Duoduo welcomed her first patient to the clinic.

"Aunt Liu, did you go to the morning market to buy groceries?"

Xiaoying helped an elderly woman carrying a vegetable basket into the clinic.

"Oh, okay, thank you. Oh dear, you have no idea how expensive ginger is these days. I didn't buy much this time, but it still cost me a lot of money."

"That's what Aunt Liu complained about."

"Really? Maybe it's because vegetables are more expensive in winter."