"Third Prince, thank you for your kind words. When my daughter marries the Crown Prince, I will definitely invite you to the wedding for a drink."
Scholar Liu deliberately mentioned Liu Man's marriage in order to dissuade Qi Xing from the idea.
But Qi Xing didn't take it seriously. He twirled the ring on his finger and said casually, "If you say that the marriage between Lord Liu and the Pingxi Wang family was a childhood betrothal arranged when General Fang was still alive, then you could say it's a joke. After all, there's no betrothal or engagement, so it can't be considered an engagement."
At this point, Master Liu finally understood.
He married his adopted daughter to the Fifth Prince, which broke the delicate balance between Qi Xing and the Fifth Prince. But if he married his legitimate daughter to the Third Prince, the rumor that he was on the Fifth Prince's side would naturally be self-defeating.
Since it involved his children, Scholar Liu refused without a second thought. "The Fang family and I are old friends. Although we haven't officially proposed, I have considered the prince my son-in-law over the years. Our two children are also in love with each other. This marriage is a done deal."
Although Fang Tianhe is far inferior to his father, he is still a rich and idle man.
And if the third prince succeeds in his bid for the throne and becomes emperor, Liu Man will have to endure intrigue and deception in the deep palace for the rest of her life.
If he loses, he will be doomed. The Fifth Prince will definitely not tolerate him, let alone Liu Man.
Either way, he's not a good destination.
Qi Xing could sense the refusal in Master Liu's words, but he showed no dissatisfaction at all. He stood up and said, "In that case, please let me know when Master Liu gets married. I'd like to ask for a glass of wine, too."
Seeing him so calm, Master Liu couldn't help but sigh that Qi Xing really had the appearance of an emperor. He never showed his emotions on his face and was unpredictable.
Scholar Liu escorted Qi Xing all the way out. When they reached the door, Qi Xing politely said, "Sir, please stay."
Scholar Liu bowed and said, "Farewell, Third Prince."
Qi Xing nodded slightly, jumped on his horse, and said, "Gee."
...
That night, Master Liu asked Su Man to have dinner with him in the flower hall.
Su Man knew that Master Liu had something to say, so she went to serve him early.
She first added more soup to Master Liu, then offered it to him with both hands, "Father, you've been busy with government affairs lately. Have a bowl of soup to nourish yourself."
Scholar Liu nodded, "Man'er is thoughtful."
Madam Liu felt sorry for Su Man and pulled her to sit down. "Okay, sit down and eat. Let the servants serve you."
"yes."
Su Man sat down next to Madam Liu.
Madam Liu and Master Liu were both old and didn't eat much at dinner. They put down their chopsticks after a while. Seeing this, Su Man also put down her bowl.
The servants came forward, cleared the plates and served them tea.
Master Liu took a sip of tea and said, "Luo Yi's wedding is already arranged, and it's time to prepare for Man'er and the prince's wedding."
“…”
Su Man was a little surprised at first, but when she thought about Qi Xing's visit today, she couldn't help but wonder what he said that made Master Liu put her marriage with Fang Tianhe on the agenda.
Su Man nodded slightly, "It's up to my father to arrange."
Madam Liu patted Su Man's hand and said with a little emotion, "I always feel that you are still the same as when you were a child. In the blink of an eye, you have reached the age to get married."
Su Man knew that Madam Liu was reluctant to part with her daughter. She smiled and leaned on Madam Liu's shoulder. "No matter how old a daughter is, she is still her mother's daughter."
Madam Liu was amused. "Of course. Mother will always be Man'er's mother."
...
The next day, Madam Liu went to the Pingxi Palace to visit the princess and discuss the marriage between the two families.
Su Man originally wanted to ask Xu Yuan to come over, but when she asked, she found out that Xu Yuan did not come today.
"Didn't come?"
"Yes." Aunt Liu was also puzzled. "Xu Xiaoge always comes early every day. What happened today?"
Su Man also felt a little strange, but thinking that Xu Yuan had a seriously ill mother at home, she didn't think much about it and just thought that he was taking care of Xu's mother.
"Send someone over to deliver some tonics and food later. If anything happens to the Xu family, come back and report to me."
"yes."
In the afternoon, Aunt Liu came back and said that the people who went to Xu's house had returned.
The servant said that Xu Yuan was not at the Xu family, but had gone out early in the morning.
"Then what?" Su Man asked.
The servant replied, "I asked around on the way, and they said Brother Xu went to a pharmacy to buy some medicine. Someone saw him come out and get on a carriage and leave."
“…”
Now Su Man also realized that something had happened, but Xu Yuan was just a servant who made medicine. Who would take him away?
Could it be that someone, like her, knew Xu Yuan's identity?
Fearing that Xu Yuan might have encountered an accident, Su Man ordered the servants to go out and look for him.
Unfortunately, there was no news from Xu Yuan until dark.
"Miss, could it be that Brother Xu encountered some robbers?" Aunt Liu asked worriedly.
Su Man shook her head slightly. "No, since he was taken away by someone, the other party must be someone he knows, or he had a reason to go."
She thought for a moment and said, "I'll find two maids to go to the Xu family to serve, and tell them that Xu Yuan will stay at the Liu Mansion for the next two days and can't go back."
"yes."
Aunt Liu took the order and went down.
Where will Xu Yuan go?
...
Suman only found out the answer to this question the next day.
Scholar Liu came back from the palace and said that the third prince had found a descendant of a miracle doctor. After taking a few doses of medicine, the emperor showed signs of improvement.
Su Man paused while making tea when she heard this, "Descendant of a miracle doctor?"
"yes."
Scholar Liu was puzzled and said with emotion, "All the ministers in the court said that the Third Prince's filial piety moved heaven, so he found a great man."
"Then do you know what the miracle doctor is called?"
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