"He's quite the romantic..."
On the way back, Liu Zhiyuan muttered to himself.
He hadn't expected that Tian Alang, knowing about Li Youran's engagement to Feng Yu, would not only not give up but would also risk going to the disaster area with Li Youran. To be fair, Tian Alang's feelings were no less than his.
"You Ran, this is Cui cake that your eldest brother and sister-in-law made overnight."
As she spoke, Madam Li handed the steamed buns to the carriage Li Youran was riding in, and then continued.
"There's very little water in this steamed bun, so it's much harder than a regular steamed bun. Soak it in hot water before you eat it."
In order to make the steamed buns last longer than ten days, Zhao Lanzhi and Li Tairan specially made these long-lasting steamed buns so that Li Youran could eat them along the way.
"Thank you, Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law."
Li Youran nodded and smiled at Zhao Lanzhi and Li Tairan, who were standing to the side.
Normally, Zhao Lanzhi and Li Tairan would have already surrounded them. But today, not only were there accompanying officials of all ranks present, but also His Highness the Second Prince and others, so the two of them were very reserved.
"Little sister, you must take good care of yourself when you're out and about."
Li Tairan glanced at Zhao Lanzhi and continued speaking to Li Youran.
"Little sister, you must come back safely. Your nephew is waiting for you."
Upon hearing Li Tairan's words, Zhao Lanzhi lowered her head shyly, looking quite bashful.
"Sister-in-law, when did this happen? I've never heard your second brother mention it before."
Not only was Li Youran surprised, but even Li's mother looked delighted.
"Lanzhi, tell your mother, are you really pregnant?"
Li Niangzi's biggest worry was that her daughter-in-law hadn't conceived since their marriage, but she dared not mention it for fear of upsetting her son and daughter-in-law.
Over time, he kept it to himself. Who could have imagined that what he had been longing for would suddenly come true?
"Mother, let's talk about this later." Zhao Lanzhi said shyly as she took the heavy bag of rice from Li Tairan's back.
"Mom, this morning I made some fried rice, a local specialty from my hometown. It keeps well and tastes great."
Just then, a soldier dressed as a commander rode over on horseback.
"Princess, it's getting late. We should hurry up and set off, or we won't reach the next post station before dark."
Li Niangzi and the others reluctantly left, standing aside and watching the carriage slowly start moving.
"Wait a minute."
Just as the carriage was about to leave, Li Haoran jogged along, waving his hand and shouting loudly.
Li Youran lifted the curtain of the carriage and signaled to the driver to stop the carriage.
"Big brother."
Li Youran originally thought that Li Haoran wouldn't come to see her off, but she didn't expect him to arrive at the last minute.
"Little sister, this is a family secret recipe that I found from a scholar. It might come in handy."
Li Haoran, panting, said to Li Youran, while pulling out a slightly worn and yellowed book from his pocket.
"Once you get there, be sure to pay attention to safety and don't act impulsively."
Li Haoran was worried about Li Youran and couldn't help but give her some more instructions.
He knew Li Youran's personality: kind-hearted yet impulsive, unable to bear seeing others suffer, and afraid that she might hurt herself to save others.
"Don't worry, brother. You stay home and take good care of our parents."
Li Youran felt a warmth in her heart. Her older brother must have come so late because he was looking for this book. It turned out that her older brother hadn't gone far from her and had always treated her like his little sister.
Although the entourage was small, there were still quite a few officials and doctors accompanying them, and a large quantity of medicines for treating illnesses were also being transported.
In addition to the soldiers and officers responsible for escorting the medicine, the group was quite large and their pace was not fast enough. They barely made it to the first post station before nightfall.
"Your Highness, you've worked hard. We've prepared hot water and meals for you at the station."
The postmaster bowed to the Second Prince and said respectfully.
"Are there enough rooms? Is the horse feed ready?"
"Your Highness, there are plenty of rooms. We have prepared not only hay for the horses, but also the finest bean cakes."
Hearing the postmaster's words, the Second Prince was finally relieved. When traveling, the most important things to take care of are the horses' rations and the soldiers' morale.
Neither of the two can be accomplished.
"Doctor Ma, Physician Feng, you two should get some rest after you return. Once you arrive in Liaocheng, you'll have to work very hard."
"Thank you for your concern, Second Prince."
Physician Ma and Doctor Feng bowed respectfully to the Second Prince.
However, after the Second Prince left, Physician Ma and Doctor Feng merely nodded symbolically and then did not exchange any further words.
Physician Ma believed that he was older, more experienced, and had a good reputation in the Imperial Hospital, so Physician Feng was not qualified to travel with him.
Dr. Feng was only about twenty years old, with fair and delicate skin, especially his hands, which were slender and white.
As for Dr. Feng's medical experience, no one really knows anything about it, and there's no story that he's a famous folk doctor. I wonder where His Highness the Second Prince found him.
When others ask about his background, he always smiles slightly and remains silent, so to this day no one knows his identity or background, only that his surname is Feng.
"Princess, please wait."
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