Lu Xiaoyun nodded: "Then I'll have the housekeeper show you around in a bit."
"No, I want Fourth Brother to stay with me." She affectionately took Lu Xiaoyun's arm.
Lu Xiaoyun nodded with a faint smile.
Seeing that "Fourth Brother" hadn't shaken her off, Ruoling's beautiful eyes crinkled with a smile: "Where's Mr. Lu?"
Lu Xiaoyun looked outside and saw that Lu Yuyan, who had struggled to stop laughing, had also arrived and resumed his serious demeanor.
"Lu Yuyan greets Princess Ruoling." Although Lu Yuyan is now the physician of the Prince An's mansion, an eighth-rank official, he is still not high enough in front of a princess of the country. Naturally, he must bow respectfully upon seeing her.
Princess Ruoling, with her graceful demeanor, smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, there's no need to be so polite. Please rise. I've come here specifically to thank you for saving my grandmother."
Lu Yuyan said, "Princess Ruoling, you are too kind. His Highness has already given me many rewards, and besides, this is what I should do."
“That’s different. My fourth brother’s things are my fourth brother’s, and mine are mine. My grandmother is not only my fourth brother’s grandmother, but also my grandmother.”
She pointed to the dozen or so boxes in front of her: "And these, my grandmother and father asked me to bring them to thank you."
She didn't mention any reward, adopting a very humble attitude.
Lu Yuyan immediately changed his opinion of the princess. Yesterday, when he accompanied his elder sister into the palace, few of the princes and princesses gave him a friendly look, thinking that he was just a country doctor and had no ability whatsoever.
They were all arrogant and haughty. Even when he actually cured the Empress Dowager, they thought he was just lucky.
Princess Ruoling, on the other hand, only showed concern for the Empress Dowager on her face, without a trace of disdain. Afterwards, she even sincerely thanked her.
He quickly cupped his hands in thanks: "Your Majesty and Empress Dowager thank you for your generous gifts."
Naturally, Lu Xiaoyun could not refuse the emperor and empress dowager's gifts, so she ordered people to carry the items to Ayan's Zhaoxi Garden.
Princess Ruoling handed a delicate box to Lu Yuyan. The little girl spoke earnestly: "I heard that Mr. Lu likes fans. This jade-bone fan is not a rare treasure, but it is exquisite. If Mr. Lu does not mind, I will give it to you as a token of my gratitude for saving my grandmother."
Lu Yuyan hurriedly and respectfully accepted the box with both hands, opened it, and a small fan with jade joints and a fan surface made by a master craftsman was presented before him. The workmanship was more than just exquisite!
Lu Yuyan immediately took a liking to it, tossed aside the fan he had taken from the Prince An's treasury and picked up the jade-bone fan from the box with great affection: "Princess Ruoling, how could I, Lu, dare to accept such a generous gift?"
Xi Yi hurriedly reached out to take it, "My little darling, this fan is a good thing too. You liked it so much yesterday, and now you're complaining about it."
Sigh, Master is right, there's no harm without comparison.
Lu Xiaoyun rolled her eyes speechlessly. He had already thrown away the fan at his waist like trash, yet he was still spouting such empty words.
"Since you like it, sir, please don't refuse."
Lu Yuyan genuinely liked it: "Then I shall accept it without hesitation."
Ruoling smiled and nodded, then turned to talk to Lu Xiaoyun.
"Fourth Brother, how are you feeling? Are your injuries still painful?"
Lu Xiaoyun smiled faintly: "It's alright. How are you feeling today, Grandmother?"
Princess Ruoling looked at Lu Yuyan and saw that he was sitting quietly beside her, with a face as white as jade and a gentle demeanor. When she looked at him, he only nodded slightly and smiled gently.
“Mr. Lu is truly remarkable. My grandmother slept for two full hours yesterday and had a good night’s sleep. She said she hadn’t slept so well in decades.”
Lu Xiaoyun smiled and said, "Tomorrow morning I will take Ayan to give the Empress Dowager acupuncture again. After a month, the Empress Dowager's old ailment will be cured."
Ruoling jumped up happily: "That's great! Now Grandmother will no longer have to suffer from headaches that keep her up all night."
She stood up again and bowed deeply to Lu Yuyan, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Lu Yuyan dared not accept her gift and quickly jumped away: "Your Highness is too kind. I already thanked you yesterday, and you have sent such a generous gift today."
Princess Ruoling, with her clever and mischievous nature, said with a smile, "After Father Emperor finished his morning court session, he went to Cisui Palace to have breakfast with Grandmother Emperor. Grandmother Emperor was in great spirits today, radiant and looking as if she had become ten years younger. Grandmother Emperor said that we must thank Mr. Lu properly."
"So I volunteered to deliver a gift to my fourth brother's residence. At first, my father didn't allow it, but my grandmother agreed, so my father had no choice but to send a large group of people to escort me over."
She pointed to the imperial guards standing on both sides outside: "Look, Fourth Brother, so many people, it's giving me a headache. Fourth Brother, I still want to look around your mansion and have some fun, what should I do? Can you send them all away?"
With this group of people following behind her, how can she possibly have any fun?
Lu Xiaoyun smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Princess Ruoling giggled, "I knew Fourth Brother was the best."
At this moment, Yuan Xiu rushed over and whispered in Lu Xiaoyun's ear, "Master, General Qi Shaocheng has arrived."
How strange! What day is it today? Why are they all rushing to Prince An's residence?
Qi Shaocheng? The name sounds familiar.
Lu Xiaoyun remembered that he was the original owner's nominal fiancé. He had been in Zhu Yu's Northern Army for the past few years, and in just eight years, he had risen from a lowly soldier to the current deputy general of the Northern Army.
Why is he here?
Princess Ruoling's initially cheerful mood soured when she saw that her "Fourth Brother" was going to be busy again. As the youngest princess, she had almost no friends in the palace or in Shengjing City because of her birth mother.
"Fourth Brother, you go ahead and get busy. I'm going back to the palace."
Seeing her suddenly downcast mood, Lu Xiaoyun said, "Have lunch at Fourth Brother's residence before going back."
"But……"
Lu Xiaoyun said to Yuan Xiu, "Take the person to the study first."
Yuan Xiu accepted the order and withdrew.
Lu Xiaoyun looked at the dozens of imperial guards outside and said, "Xi Yi, take them to the training ground and have them train with the guards of the Prince An's mansion."
"Huh?" Xi Yi was confused. These were the Imperial Guards, the Imperial Guards! Master, do you know what you're saying?
Princess Ruoling immediately understood, but seeing Xi Yi's troubled look, she walked up to him and looked at him with clear eyes: "Will you listen to my fourth brother?"
Xi Yi's scalp tingled; how could he disobey his master's orders? "Yes, I will..."
Before Xi Yi could finish speaking, Princess Ruoling had already given the order: "Then you should listen to my fourth brother and take the guards from the Prince An's mansion to the training ground."
Xi Yi stood still, looking at the "Prince An" sitting to the side with a puzzled expression.
Princess Ruoling asked again, "Will you listen to what I have to say?"
Xi Yi managed to squeeze out a single word from his throat: "Listen."
"Then I, the princess, order you to take these Imperial Guards to the training ground. I want to watch the two teams play Cuju (ancient Chinese football)."
Cuju (蹴鞠)?
Lu Xiaoyun chuckled, picked up the teacup beside her, and took a sip. It was much better than her method. Even if the Emperor asked, there would be nothing to blame her for.
After all, Princess Ruoling was the old emperor's youngest and most beloved daughter.
Simply because of her unusual background.
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