Su Youran raised her head. "What else?"
"At the very least, your mother will prepare three large carriages full of gold, silver, valuables, pots and pans, along with three to five maids, servants, and ten guards before you can set off!" Madam Su was very experienced in traveling and could readily list the necessary preparations.
Su Youran's lips twitched, then she grasped her mother's hand and said earnestly and seriously, "Mother, have you forgotten? I'm escaping for my life, not going on a picnic!"
She wasn't as weak and helpless as her mother. With a horse and her unpredictable lightness skills, escaping was definitely a sure thing.
"Who wants to run for their life?" a crisp voice rang out.
Immediately afterwards, Yueyue's pretty figure walked in.
Su Youran immediately dropped the bundle in her hand, went up and hugged Yueyue tightly, taking a deep breath, "Sister Yueyue, I was just worried that I didn't have time to say goodbye to you, your arrival is just in time. My maternal grandfather wrote a letter saying that he misses me, and I'm going to Dingzhou to visit him."
Mrs. Su's eyelids twitched, but she did not expose her daughter's lie.
Yueyue looked troubled. "Oh dear, Youran, I'm leaving too. Before I go, I'd like to ask you to look after my brother, the Crown Prince."
"No, no, His Highness the Crown Prince is the master of the Eastern Palace, why would he need me to look after him?" Su Youran immediately shook her head, and asked in surprise, "But, Sister Yueyue, where are you rushing off to?"
“My brother, the Crown Prince, hasn’t recovered. I wrote to my master a few days ago, and yesterday I received a letter from him asking me to go to Liaozhou to bring him back. I’ve already spoken to my mother about it. Xuan’er has already been taken to the Grand Preceptor’s residence. He cried half the night last night because he thought he was going to be separated from his mother. When I went there today, he was calling out for his father so happily.” Yueyue briefly explained the whole situation.
Su Youran suddenly remembered the terrible idea she had come up with: to reconcile her master and godmother, she had her master take Xuan Ge'er as her disciple. It seemed that her master had been shamelessly doing a lot of ideological work on Xuan Ge'er in order to help him adapt to her presence as soon as possible!
snort!
She asked with a smile, "Little Xuan has recognized his father, what about you?"
Yueyue blushed instantly and stammered, "I...I need a little more time to change how I address you."
So, does that mean you've accepted it deep down?
Alright, Master and Godmother have finally achieved their goal, and all my hard work has paid off.
For Master Yu, it was undoubtedly great news that his wife's two children could accept him as their new father.
Yueyue tugged at Su Youran's hand again, "I'm leaving soon. Things aren't very stable with the Crown Prince. I'd like to ask you for a favor, to go to the palace and look after him for a few days..."
Su Youran asked, "Didn't you expel most of the toxins from his body? Wasn't he fine? Why do you still need to bring back Doctor Gu to treat him?"
Yueyue's face paled again. "I don't know either. In just four hours, I discovered that the toxins in his body are growing rapidly again... Actually, the toxins that my brother was born with have never been completely eliminated. Although he has been treated with medicine, they relapse every now and then, and the relapses always occur when the toxins are growing at an extremely rapid pace. In the past, my master controlled the toxins for him. After leaving the capital recently, my master passed on the acupuncture technique to me, and the previous two flare-ups were fine. This time, I don't know why it's so dangerous..."
She almost cried as she spoke.
"Oh, You Ran... please help me! Master is treating the villagers' poison in Liaozhou, and he can't come back without a replacement. I have to get to Liaozhou as soon as possible. I'm really worried about my brother, the Crown Prince... the imperial physicians at the Imperial Hospital have long been at a loss... I can only rely on you..."
Su Youran shook her head, "But... if he flares up again, I'll be helpless..."
Yueyue said, "No, no, you are also proficient in acupuncture. You must remember that yesterday I used the Eight-One Acupuncture Method combined with the Movement-Stopping-Calming-Reversal Acupuncture Method on the Crown Prince. You can adjust it according to his pulse. I have already prepared the detoxification prescription; you just need to give it to the Crown Prince on time..."
Su was completely confused when she caught a glimpse of Zhao Mama outside, so she quickly went out herself.
Standing next to Zhao Mama were two people. One was a woman wearing a veil, and the other, whom Su Shi recognized at a glance, was the head palace maid of Consort Zhou.
Madam Su's expression changed, and she immediately realized who the veiled woman was.
She bent down to kneel, but the woman helped her up. "Madam, please don't be so polite. I've come to plead for You Ran on behalf of my son."
The fact that a noble consort of the country would speak so humbly and obsequiously filled Madam Su with even greater fear. She led her into the house, secretly sighing that her daughter was probably doomed this time.
Su Youran was arguing with Yueyue about her lack of medical skills when she saw her mother leading a tall woman in.
The woman removed her veil, revealing herself to be Consort Zhou. Su Youran was so shocked that she was speechless with her mouth half open and stepped forward to pay her respects.
Consort Zhou quickly helped her up and said sincerely, "You Ran, I know that Yue Yue is about to go north to Liaozhou, so I came here specifically to ask you for help."
Su Youran looked bewildered.
Consort Zhou took out a note from her sleeve and said apologetically, "Yuan Bai discovered that the remnants of Prince Rong had escaped in the Jingji Guard. After returning to the palace to report this morning, he was immediately ordered to go out of the city to pursue and capture them. Before leaving, he specially came to the East Palace to see Heng'er and said that he did not have time to say goodbye to you, so he left you this note."
Su Youran took the note, opened it, and saw that it was indeed her senior brother's handwriting. The gist of it was the same as what Yueyue had said: she was to go to the palace to take care of the crown prince's condition before Yueyue left the capital to return with the divine physician.
Madam Su quickly stepped forward, saying with difficulty, "Your Highness, I'm afraid my daughter is not very knowledgeable and her medical skills have not improved over the years. I'm afraid she might delay Your Highness's treatment."
"You are too modest, Madam." Consort Zhou shook her head and turned to You Ran, saying, "In his letter, Physician Gu also entrusted Heng'er to you. I also asked Yue Yue, who said that although you do not know how to detoxify, your acupuncture and pulse diagnosis skills are no less than yours. At present, only you are worthy of this important task, so I hope you will not refuse."
Su Youran's face was full of resistance, but this was both her master's entrustment and her senior brother's instruction. Now that Yueyue and Consort Zhou had personally come to her for help, she really couldn't bring herself to refuse any longer.
She could only sigh, "Although I don't know where my master and Yueyue's confidence in me comes from, please understand, Your Highness, that I truly know nothing of poisons. If anything were to happen to His Highness the Crown Prince..."
Consort Zhou quickly interrupted her, "I understand. If the Crown Prince does anything wrong, I will not blame you."
Su Youran looked at Madam Su, "Mother, then... I'll go to the palace?"
Madam Su nodded. "You may go now. In the coming days, I will find an opportunity to tell others that you have gone to the estate to escape the summer heat."
Su Youran's lips twitched. It was the height of summer, and escaping the heat was indeed a good excuse.
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