Unable to bear An Yikun's pestering any longer, Tian An finally told him his name. She also emphasized that she was already engaged and would never marry him or his brother, so he should give up the idea.
But unexpectedly, after hearing this, he not only did not give up, but instead blatantly started to poach people.
"Sister An An, you should break off the engagement with your fiancé! My brother is definitely better than your fiancé."
Tian An shook his head, "Impossible, my brother Yiming is the best man in our village."
An Yikun asked suspiciously, "Is he as tall as my brother?"
Tian An: "How tall is your brother?"
An Yikun took a look at Tian An's height, raised his hand to the sky, and said proudly, "My brother is a whole head taller than you."
"Tsk." Tian An said disdainfully, "My brother Yiming is a head and a half taller than me."
An Yikun didn't give up, "Is he as handsome as my brother?"
Tian An glanced at him and asked, "Does your brother look like you?"
An Yikun nodded: "My brother and I are the most similar, we are both equally handsome."
Tian An looked at his face, which was covered in green ointment and had patches here and there like a Dalmatian, and said with a pout, "My brother Yiming is more handsome than both of you put together."
An Yikun's eyes were red, "My brother is rich."
Tian An retorted: "That's the money of the Duke of Anguo Mansion, not your brother's."
An Yikun was about to cry, "My brother is good at his studies."
Tian An felt a little sorry to see him like that, but he still said, "My brother Yiming is not only good at his studies, but he can also go up the mountain to hunt tigers."
"My brother..."
An Yikun really couldn't think of anything else that his brother could compare to. Seeing that his fairy sister was about to become someone else's, he got anxious and cried out "Wow!"
Tian An was stunned and said subconsciously: "What are you doing? You're crying just because you can't win against me?"
"I didn't," An Yikun said, raising his hand to wipe away his tears fiercely. He ended up using too much force and touched the pustules on his face, causing him to grimace in pain.
Tian An smiled unkindly, which only earned him another vicious roll of the eyes.
Smallpox takes a very long time to cure. In the blink of an eye, Tian Andu has been in the Anguo Mansion for half a month.
In the past half month, the conditions of those infected have improved, and the pustules on An Yikun's body have begun to scab over, but they look very ugly.
This boy loves to show off. He doesn't even dare to leave his room and doesn't allow other maids and servants to enter the room. He is afraid that he will ruin his image of being wise and brave in their eyes.
After Qin Yalan successfully delivered medicinal herbs to the Anguo Mansion, Madam Xiao and the others would occasionally bring her some things in. They brought her and Deng Xue some spare clothes, homemade cakes, silk thread, and embroidery frames, saying that they would allow her to embroider when she was bored.
It must be said that this move has helped her needlework skills improve a lot.
Gu Jinyan would write to her every now and then, telling her about the progress of the shop's renovation and some interesting things happening outside.
At home, Zhao Yiming, his stepfather, Xiaokang, Xiaoqi, and even Nanny Xiao and Granny Qin would write a letter to her every day to tell her about the situation at home.
Therefore, during his time at the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, what Tian An looked forward to most every day was receiving letters from home, which always came in a thick bundle.
In the letters, they described every little detail of the family affairs, which made Tian An feel that she had not left home, but was always with them.
After another six or seven days, the scabs on An Yikun's body began to fall off. At first, they left a red mark, and he worried all day that his stunning beauty was ruined, often hiding in his bed in the middle of the night and crying.
After being discovered by Tian An, he threatened him, "Cry! The scar will never heal if it gets stained by tears."
Seeing that he wanted to cry but didn't dare, Tian Anle took out another ointment and handed it to him, "I just made this ointment this morning, specially for scar removal. I guarantee that after you use it, your face will be smooth and shiny, and there won't be a single scar left."
An Yikun took the ointment lovingly and was about to apply it when he looked at Tian An embarrassedly, "Sister An An, can you please call the servant for me?"
Tian An shrugged and walked out of the room, then asked the servant next door to apply medicine to him.
A month later, An Yikun was completely healed. Thanks to Tian An's ointment, there wasn't a single mark left on his face. And because he had spent a month in the room, his face had become much whiter and softer than before.
For the first time, Tian An opened the gate of the courtyard and let him meet the Duke of Anguo and his wife.
Seeing her little son intact, Mrs. An was so excited that she wanted to go forward and hug him, but was stopped by Tian An.
"Smallpox has a long incubation period and is prone to recurrence. We need to remain in isolation for another ten days before we can relax our vigilance."
Then, he gave the Duke of Anguo and his wife a prescription, telling them to buy the medicine and boil water, and to disinfect the entire Duke of Anguo's mansion twice a day, morning and evening, starting from that day until they came out.
And they were asked to spread the news that smallpox had been successfully cured and they were going out.
Although smallpox has been cured, they are still not allowed to go out for fear that people outside will panic. Some arrangements should be made in advance so that they can be mentally prepared.
The news that the Anguogong family had been cured of smallpox spread throughout the streets and alleys almost overnight. Even three-year-old children knew that someone had cured smallpox. For a time, there was constant discussion, and some people shouted that smallpox could finally be cured.
However, many people are still skeptical. How could a disease with such a high mortality rate and infectiousness be cured so easily? And I heard that no one died during the process.
The people in the General's Mansion didn't care what the outsiders thought. Knowing that Tian An was coming back, they were all very happy. They were excitedly planning to prepare a welcoming banquet for Tian An.
Nanny Xiao specifically asked Chen Qiang to bring Uncle Li from the farm and trim the newly grown flowers and plants inside and out of the mansion.
He also asked the maids to do a thorough cleaning. The entire general's mansion was spotless and decorated with festive red lanterns.
He also asked Chunxi to go to the warehouse to pick out beautiful fabrics to make new clothes for Tian An and Deng Xue.
Even the dishes on the table were carefully considered, and all of them were Tian An's favorites.
The scene was even bigger than the Chinese New Year.
After Gu Jinyan, Qin Yalan, and Zuo Yunshu, who were good friends on weekdays, learned about this, they also spontaneously prepared gifts for Tian An.
The emperor in the palace was even more delighted, "Tian An, this girl always surprises me!"
Pointing to the freshly made glass tea set on the table, he said happily, "Last time it was glass, and this time they conquered the highly contagious smallpox. This is simply Tianling's lucky star! Reward! It must be a big reward!"
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