Mentioning Liang Yuchen instantly soured Qin Susu's mood.
Suddenly, she noticed the tassel of a sachet peeking out from Qiu Xu's body, and her mood improved. "What's this?" Qin Susu asked, her voice tinged with mockery.
"When did you find a confidante while you were away, brother?" Qiu Ling'er asked immediately, her heart filled with anticipation for her future sister-in-law.
"Ah Xu, tell me quickly, which family's daughter is she? I'll find out for you." In Qin Susu's mind, a scene of marriage proposal had already appeared.
As she thought about it, she chuckled.
Qiu Xu held his forehead with one hand: "It's a misunderstanding."
Sister Susu is always quick-witted, but today she was actually focused on his private affairs.
He had completely forgotten about the sachet if Ling'er hadn't asked.
He opened the sachet to see what it was.
Inside were two small gold ingots, each weighing five taels.
After Qiu Ling'er took it, she instantly understood.
She asked her brother with a smile, "Did Miss Sun return it to you?"
"Yes, she paid it back," Qiu Xu replied.
Qin Susu: "It's her? This Miss Sun is quite interesting."
Her gaze lingered on the sachet for a moment.
Thinking to myself, Miss Sun is definitely not suitable either.
There's no other reason than that girl has taken a liking to General Gu, hasn't she?
If she sets her sights on Gu Qian, then she'll become Xiao Yan's rival in love.
He is Xiaoyan's rival in love, and therefore also her rival in love.
However, she felt that Ah Xu probably wouldn't be interested in her.
Qiu Ling'er and Qin Susu had already heard about Sun Wan's refusal to pay the debt.
At the time, the two thought that Miss Sun was not a good person, but now it seems that their prejudices have been dispelled.
"Ah Xu, hurry home. Your sister has surely prepared a feast to entertain you." Qin Susu thought that on a day like today, Qiu Yan would surely be happy to be home as well.
"Mm." Then, Qiu Xu and Qiu Ling'er walked home.
Behind him, Qin Susu looked on with envy.
She also wanted to go to the general's mansion for a free meal, but unfortunately, she had to keep this shop.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, He Lin summoned the second and third-class Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations), keeping everything simple.
After finishing his important business, he hurriedly went to the East Palace.
Crown Prince's Palace
Outside the palace, Mu Bai and Mu Xiao were discussing this year's new top scholar.
They were quite surprised by Qiu Xu's first-place finish; they never expected it.
He Jinran, who was inside the hall, also did not expect to be among the top three.
He didn't feel much; at most, he was just surprised.
After all, a large part of his achievements came from Qiu Xu.
But thinking about it, if he can express it in words, then it's still acceptable.
That means they didn't bring shame to the royal family.
He thought that with his current achievements, he could change his name to an alias and start the imperial examinations again from the lowest level; perhaps then everything would go smoothly for him.
After all, he had participated in the palace examination.
However, he's only thinking about it for now.
Turning her head, she saw Physician Liu visiting again with several packets of herbs. He Jinran quickly got into bed and covered her face with a veil.
Xuanming and Xuanying's lips twitched repeatedly at His Highness's actions.
Thinking to themselves, the Imperial Hospital staff had run into their prince, which was considered bad luck.
His Highness is completely childlike.
"Is Your Highness feeling any better?" Physician Liu asked as soon as he arrived.
He Jinran: "It itches."
He said it simply, and then scratched the red rash on his body.
"Besides itching, are there any other discomforts?" Doctor Liu asked anxiously, his forehead covered in sweat.
He took He Jinran's pulse and concluded that His Highness the Crown Prince was in good health.
Logically speaking, smallpox usually causes high fever.
His Highness's current symptoms have left him helpless.
Could it be that Your Highness's illness is still in a mild stage?
"Dizziness, weakness, headache, unbearable soreness in the limbs and lower back, and general discomfort," He Jinran said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.
Beside him, Xuanming and Xuanying were helpless against His Highness's prank.
Upon hearing this, Physician Liu's forehead was covered in even more sweat.
"Your Highness, please rest for now. Allow me to prescribe another remedy for you."
Physician Liu handed the prescription and herbs to Xuanming and reluctantly took his leave.
Just as Physician Liu took his leave, He Jinran said loudly,
"nineteen!"
Nineteen slipped into the hall, knelt down, and heard only one sentence:
"Come here, keep lying down."
Nineteen... He wanted to cry.
"Is Your Highness going out again?"
"Okay, I'll be right back." If He Jinran's initial feigning illness was a fluke, then his current feigning illness is for the purpose of enjoying himself and uncovering the truth.
Firstly, He Jinran disliked the two gentlemen in the Crown Prince's palace, as they were too rigid.
In comparison, he felt it would be better to study medical books with his mother.
Yes, over the past seven or eight years, he was forced to read one medical book after another.
And it's not enough to just read it all; you have to look at it frequently.
Because his mother would always suddenly test him.
He didn't think much of it when he couldn't answer at first.
But whenever he failed to hit the target, he would be punished by his mother.
The so-called punishment was to double the amount of morning exercise.
There was no way around it; his mother would always find various reasons to push him to improve.
Secondly, He Jinran wanted to know how the Empress had reacted during the time he was feigning illness.
Therefore, he no longer objected to living in the palace.
With the enemy right under his nose, he was at least well-informed about both himself and his enemy.
"Your subordinate obeys." Nineteen really didn't want to stay in the palace at all.
However, he never disobeyed orders.
"If the imperial physician comes, just send him away." The reason He Jinran kept Nineteen alive was to make him his shadow.
Otherwise, he would have regained his freedom long ago.
"Yes," Nineteen replied respectfully.
He Jinran chuckled mischievously, and with Xuanming and Xuanying reluctantly following, he changed his clothes, donned a guard's uniform, and quietly left.
Unexpectedly,
No sooner had He Jinran left than He Lin arrived.
Nineteen broke down when she heard that announcement.
It turns out there are things even harder to do than being a suicide bomber.
When He Lin arrived, he found that his beloved son had once again covered himself with the quilt and refused to show his face, and his face darkened instantly.
"Jin'er, why are you doing this again?"
"..."
"Jin'er, why aren't you saying anything?" He Lin noticed that Jin'er's condition was quite serious and pulled hard on her back.
"Jin'er, you're feeling terribly unwell. Child, you can't tough it out when you're sick. Don't worry your father, okay?"
Mu Bai and Mu Xiao, who were outside the hall, broke out in a cold sweat.
Oh no, their prince is still too young; he never considers the consequences of his actions.
Your Highness is the Crown Prince; if he does something wrong, His Majesty will at most punish him.
But they are different; if they are not careful...
If His Majesty is displeased, we can do whatever we want with him.
"Jin'er, if you continue like this, your father will be angry!" He Lin looked outside the hall.
"Mu Bai, Mu Xiao, lift his quilt." He realized he wasn't strong enough, so he asked the two guards for help.
“…Yes.” Mu Bai and Mu Xiao felt a chill run down their spines.
They sensed that death was beckoning to them.
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