“We might be able to.” Nangong Xu turned around, looking at the Chu Emperor with a firm and unwavering gaze.
Looking at his expression, the Emperor of Chu felt a chill in his heart. He had underestimated Xu'er's feelings for Yun Qingran.
"Yun Qingran is Jun Molin's woman, and she even has two children with him. There are so many women in the world, why did you have to do this?" The Emperor Chu regretted it in his heart. He shouldn't have let Xu'er get involved with Yun Qingran.
"So what? Virginity is nothing to me, I've never cared," Nangong Xu said indifferently.
Looking at Nangong Xu, the Emperor of Southern Chu finally realized who he inherited his stubbornness from: himself. Back then, she had also been with men and had children, yet he hadn't cared at all, only wanting to be with her forever.
"I hope you won't regret it." The Chu Emperor closed his eyes, deciding to let him make his own decision. In such matters, those involved are often blinded, while bystanders see things clearly; others can never help, only he himself can rely on it.
"I won't regret it." After saying this, Nangong Xu walked out of the Chu Emperor's bedchamber. As soon as he came out, he saw Nangong Ye eavesdropping by the window.
Nangong Xu glanced at him indifferently, and Nangong Ye quickly stood up straight and said, "I was not eavesdropping on your conversation. I was just feeling dizzy, so I was leaning against the wall."
"Hmph." Nangong Xu snorted coldly at him, then left on his own.
"What's with the attitude? She's just a bastard born of a lowly servant." Nangong Ye muttered to Nangong Xu's back.
But he only dared to mutter in a low voice. Although Nangong Xu was usually quite respectful to him, when no one was around, he completely despised him. Not only did he despise him, but he also showed no mercy when he attacked. He remembered one time when no one was around, he cursed at Nangong Xu, and in the dead of winter, Nangong Xu pushed him into the lake and even stepped on his head to prevent him from floating up.
Nangong Xu is an extremely hypocritical and despicable person!
After chatting for a while, Nangong Ye glanced at the Chu Emperor's bedchamber, then sighed, wondering what his father had said to him. Could his father have entrusted him with an important task?
No, no, we must implement that plan immediately and ruin this scoundrel's reputation.
Tonight, Yun Qingran is celebrating Xiao Shiping's safe return with the Xiao family at the Xiao family manor.
"Shi'er, quickly kowtow to your sister. If it weren't for her, you wouldn't know where you would be now." Madam Xiao pulled Xiao Shi to kowtow to Yun Qingran.
After Xiao Shi disappeared, the Xiao residence was sealed off, but if he cannot be found for a long time, the seal will definitely be lifted, allowing people inside to come and go. At that time, Xiao Shi will certainly be taken away, and it's uncertain whether he will ever return.
“Godmother, you’re being too polite. Finding Shi’er is my duty. After you adopted me as your goddaughter, finding Shi’er became my responsibility.” Yun Qingran quickly helped Xiao Shi up.
"Fairy Sister." Xiao Shi smiled innocently at Yun Qingran.
Mrs. Xiao looked at her son with doting eyes, but beneath that doting gaze lay a hint of bitterness. With her son so simple-minded, what would they, the elderly couple, do after he was gone?
"Ranran, your godmother has a favor to ask." Madam Xiao looked at Yun Qingran with pleading eyes.
“Godmother, please speak,” Yun Qingran said.
"After we, the two of us, are gone, could you help us look after Shi'er?" Madam Xiao said sadly.
Ranran is intelligent, kind, righteous, and passionate. She also has the powerful backer of the Northern Yin King, Bei Han. I feel at ease entrusting Shi'er to her.
“Godmother, Shi’er is my godbrother, don’t worry, I will treat him well.” Yun Qingran smiled after saying that, “But I think he probably doesn’t need me to take care of him.”
Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Jie exchanged a glance, then looked at her, not understanding the meaning of her words.
"I heard that Shi'er wasn't born mentally challenged, but was frightened into becoming mentally challenged later in life, is that right?" Yun Qingran asked Xiao Jie and his wife.
"Yes, that's right." Xiao Jie nodded.
"When Shi'er went missing, was he coughing and had phlegm? Was he sick?" Yun Qingran continued to ask.
Xiao Jie stared at her with wide eyes. "Ranran, how did you know? When Shi'er was kidnapped, he was indeed sick. He had a cough with phlegm and a fever, so we always suspected that the kidnappers didn't take good care of him, which aggravated his condition and caused brain damage. He also became stupid because he was frightened."
“You guessed half right. Shi’er did become stupid because he was frightened. But the main reason is that he had phlegm in his lungs at the time, and the fright caused the phlegm to stagnate in his heart and lungs, leading to blockage of his mental meridians.” Yun Qingran looked at Xiao Shi’s innocent and childlike appearance. “His illness can be cured.”
She discovered this condition when she took Xiao Shi's pulse today.
Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Xiao were thunderstruck. They never imagined that their son's mental illness could be cured. Their feelings at that moment were indescribable!
They had taken their child to doctors, and these doctors were all renowned physicians. But without exception, they all said that intellectual disability was incurable.
"Ranran, can you cure Shi'er?" Xiao Jie looked intently at Yun Qingran.
He heard that Ranran had cured the plague that had spread in the capital of Beiyin by testing poison on herself. She must be very skilled in medicine to be able to find a cure for the plague in such a short time.
"I'm only 70% sure." Yun Qingran didn't dare to make a guarantee. She had only seen her grandfather treat this disease once, and she had never treated it herself.
"I'm 70% sure!" Mrs. Xiao's heart pounded when she heard that number.
In her opinion, a 70% chance of success was already very, very good.
"Ranran, if you can cure Shi'er, I will give you half of the Xiao family's property," Xiao Jie said excitedly.
"Godfather, we're family, helping each other is only right. I don't want your money," Yun Qingran quickly waved her hand. How could she possibly accept so much money?
"Hey, Ranran, don't refuse. Our Xiao family is a big family that attracts a lot of attention. Giving you half of our property can actually save us from the risk of being killed by a wealthy family." Xiao Jie patted Yun Qingran on the shoulder.
“Yes, Ranran, money means nothing to us now; family is the most important thing,” Mrs. Xiao added.
"Let's talk about it after he's healed," Yun Qingran said.
"Okay, when will the treatment begin?" Xiao Jie asked quickly.
“Now is fine,” Yun Qingran replied.
"Is there anything we need to prepare?" Mrs. Xiao asked, suppressing her excitement.
Yun Qingran asked someone to bring her paper and pen, and quickly wrote down a prescription. "First, boil a tub of medicinal bath according to this prescription."
Xiao Jie took it and handed it to the butler, saying, "Do as Miss says."
The Xiao family manor has a medicine storehouse, and the steward immediately instructed the family physician to prepare the medicine according to the prescription and then decoct it.
"Master, are you really 70% confident that you can cure Xiao Shi's mental disability?" Green Immortal asked her in a low voice.
"Of course, why would I lie to you?" Yun Qingran said.
"This is the first time I've ever seen someone cure idiocy," the Green Immortal exclaimed in amazement.
He was also a healer, but his main focus was on alchemy. His medical skills were actually quite advanced, but he didn't know that he could cure idiocy.
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