happy event

"Miss Liu, why are you here?" Upon seeing the person coming, the smile on Gu Huaizhi's face froze instantly, replaced by an indescribable sense of loss.

He folded the folding fan in his hand and put it in his arms. For a moment, he felt a little ridiculous.

He was overthinking it. Even if Mu An Ning now believed that he was her savior, she would not take the initiative to come to the mansion to look for him.

Liu Qingyue noticed the unhappiness in the boy's eyes and was slightly stunned, but still maintained a smile.

Her gentle voice made the servants behind her shudder: "Sir, my father asked me to bring some good wine to the palace."

Gu Huaizhi glanced at the wine held by the servant behind her, and said "Oh" with a hint of impatience in his tone: "Why are you looking for me? You should look for my mother for this matter."

In the past, people often sent gifts to the palace, but these trivial matters were never his business, and he did not understand the importance of social interactions.

As if she had not expected the young man to be so straightforward, Liu Qingyue's shoulders and neck stiffened for a moment, and then she spoke softly: "Don't worry, my lord, the princess has already known. But, I have something else to ask you."

Gu Huaizhi said nothing, but just stood there quietly, with his arms folded, as if waiting to see what else she could say.

Feeling the boy's gaze on her, Liu Qingyue lowered her eyes slightly, and her mood immediately became excited.

Her face flushed, and after a while she shyly asked, "My Lord, my father will be celebrating his birthday in a few days. My father asked me to come and ask you if I could be so kind as to attend."

Gu Huaizhi stroked his chin, his tone was perfunctory, "Oh? Duke Liu is having a birthday? Then this prince will consider it."

The Liu family was really interesting. One or two of them had birthdays every day and they all invited him.

Logically speaking, the Anqing Prince's Mansion and the Huguo Duke's Mansion should have had no relationship except for that annoying arranged marriage.

Seeing that the young man did not respond immediately, Liu Qingyue bit her lip, turned around and gave the maid beside her a look.

The little maid immediately understood, bowed her head respectfully, and handed the long brocade box in her hand to her.

Liu Qingyue slowly handed the brocade box to the young man, with a glimmer of expectation in her eyes: "Sir, this sword is a little gift from my daughter, I hope you will accept it."

Gu Huaizhi glanced at the scarlet brocade box and said patiently, "No merit, no reward. What does Miss Liu mean by this?"

The Liu family was really strange. They sent their daughter to the palace to deliver gifts just so that he could attend the birthday banquet of the Duke of Protectorate?

Liu Qingyue bit her lip tightly, and finally decided to speak out the girl's thoughts that had been hidden in her heart for a long time: "I want to repay the prince for saving my life."

Gu Huaizhi couldn't help but frown when he heard this, with a hint of doubt and confusion in his eyes: "What life-saving grace?"

His impression of the Duke of Huguo's legitimate daughter only came from the fact that the Emperor and the Empress wanted to arrange a marriage for them.

When did he save this man?

Seeing that the young man really didn't remember anything, Liu Qingyue's eyes slightly reddened, but she still held her body straight, with a touch of tenderness in her eyes: "Three years ago in Tianshui Lane, my daughter was almost trampled by a horse. Thanks to the prince for lending a hand and saving my daughter from the horse's hoof."

Gu Huaizhi put his hands behind his back and thought for a while before he spoke: "Miss Liu, I have no recollection of what you are talking about."

If he were to say what left the deepest impression on him three years ago, it would be his engagement to Mu An Ning.

Liu Qingyue's lips showed a trace of relief, and she did not mean to blame the boy: "Don't worry about it, my lord. I will just remember it."

She gently stroked the brocade box in her hand, as if recalling that scene, and the hidden passion in her eyes shone more and more clearly: "Over the years, the prince's kindness has always been in my heart. I should repay his life-saving grace with my own life..."

Gu Huaizhi felt something was wrong the more he listened, and he interrupted her next words: "Miss Liu, even if I really saved you, it was just a small effort, you don't have to take it to heart. Even if it's a cat or a dog, I will not stand by and watch it die."

"I believe the royal uncle and aunt have also told you that I already have a woman I like, so you don't need to take those jokes seriously." A figure suddenly appeared in his mind, and a smile appeared in his eyes unconsciously.

At noon, if he had to deal with the group of people who were following him, he could have spent more time with Mu An Ning. The person who sent Mu An Ning back home could not have been Gu Ji.

Well, if the mountain doesn't come to him, he will go to the mountain.

What those literati say is not entirely without reason, and it's worth listening to them occasionally.

Liu Qingyue grasped the hem of her clothes tightly, staring blankly at the young man's determined back as he left.

He didn't want to marry her so much that he even used the excuse that he had someone he loved.

Or, is he really attracted to Mu An Ning?

"Miss..." The maid was about to open her mouth to comfort her, but was slapped mercilessly by Liu Qingyue.

For a moment, silence enveloped the entire courtyard.

Liu Qingyue glared at the servants behind her and said in a sharp voice: "You lowly people are all laughing at me, aren't you?"

The servants all lowered their heads, their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, for fear of provoking her anger again.

The maid felt a burning pain on her face and her lips trembled slightly, but she dared not make any sound.

After a while, Liu Qingyue realized that she was not at home. She had to grit her teeth and leave the palace without changing her expression.

She had been waiting silently for so many years, and she would find a way to marry him no matter what, even if it meant going back to the palace to please the empress.

*

After getting off the horse, Gu Huaizhi nodded calmly to Mu Wan'er who happened to be leaving the house, and was about to walk directly into the Mu Mansion.

"Wait, Gu Huaizhi?" Mu Wan'er was stunned for a moment, and quickly changed the topic: "Oh, no, Prince, why are you here?"

This male supporting role never comes to visit unless there is something important. Why did he suddenly come to visit today?

Gu Huaizhi paused, coughed lightly, and covered up the unnatural expression on his face: "This prince has something to ask your sister."

He originally thought it was nothing, but after saying it, he still felt something was wrong and his whole body was hot.

Mu Wan'er said "oh" and immediately poured a basin of cold water on him without hesitation: "Please go back, my sister is not in the house."

Gu Huaizhi then turned around and asked suspiciously, "Is Aning not here?"

Mu An Ning rarely went out before, so could it be that Mu Wan'er was deceiving him?

"Yes." Mu Wan'er nodded, then shrugged and said, "Sister went to Jishitang."

The doubt in Gu Huaizhi's eyes gradually dissipated, and he frowned unconsciously: "Aning is still sick?"

She had already had a fever all night, and with the amulet, her fever should have subsided, and her complexion had regained its rosy color this morning.

But with her frail body, she was indeed prone to illness, and he was careless.

Mu Wan'er looked at the solemn young man, uttered an "Aiya", and couldn't help but say a few more words: "Don't worry, my sister is in good spirits. People are in high spirits when they are happy."

Before Mu An Ning went to the clinic, she told her that she and Tan Wenhuai had already exchanged their horoscopes and that it was estimated that they would be successful.

Although Mu An Ning is introverted and nothing can be seen from his face, she guessed that Mu An Ning must be happy in his heart.

Gu Huaizhi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that, but then his expression suddenly changed: "Happy event?"

Realizing that she had let something slip, Mu Wan'er secretly patted her own talkative mouth, and then looked at the scorching sun in the sky as if nothing had happened: "Ahem, I won't chat with you anymore, I have to go out."

The story hasn't even started yet, and we've finally got an ending that's different from the previous two times we've traveled through the book. We can't let Gu Huaizhi ruin this good thing.

Gu Huaizhi inexplicably felt something was wrong and immediately jumped onto the horse.

*

Doctor Lu looked away from the prescription, with a hint of praise in his eyes: "Girl Mu, you have made progress in the past few days. However, this medicine can be removed. The quality of the medicine is more important than the quantity."

At first, the girl would think carefully before writing down a prescription for any disease, and she would often make small mistakes.

But now he doesn't have to review minor illnesses.

Mu An Ning took the prescription and after reading it carefully, he suddenly felt enlightened. He immediately picked up a pen to remove the medicine and apologized softly to the patient.

The patient was a woman who looked to be over 60 years old. Seeing this, she just waved her hand nonchalantly: "I don't know how many medicines I have taken in my life. It doesn't matter if I take one more or one less. Young girl, learn from old doctor Lu. I will take good care of you."

Mu An Ning looked at the old woman with a hunched back and a big smile on her face, and her heart suddenly warmed up: "Thank you, Auntie."

Sometimes some patients would get angry because of this, but she knew she was in the wrong and she would never talk back, so few people would encourage her in this way.

The old lady looked at the distracted girl and stood up with a smile: "Young girl, please don't be like me and get upset because of a man."

Staring at the old man's gradually receding back, Mu An Ning was slightly stunned.

This lady is really good at seeing through people's minds, but what she said is only half right.

She admitted that she did have an inexplicable sense of loss in her heart, but it was not entirely because of the man, but more because of herself.

Actually, when she went back to her room and thought about it, she realized that getting married wasn't that hard to accept, and that one really had to look forward.

Marriage is a difficult hurdle that ordinary people have to go through, but Tan Wenhuai has a kind and gentle personality. If her future husband is such a person, perhaps this hurdle will not be so difficult to overcome.

However, she felt powerless against the thing that often came out to manipulate her.

She thought about confessing this to Mu Wan'er, but she found that Mu Wan'er was sometimes manipulated as well, so she probably wouldn't be able to deal with it.

Who knows what will happen in the future. After all, that thing seems to want to make her... fall in love with Gu Huaizhi again.

Forget it, let’s just make the best of it.

Coming back to his senses, Mu An Ning was startled when he looked up again, and asked in surprise: "Mr. Shi?"

Shangjing is neither small nor big, but I can always meet familiar people here, as if something is silently driving everything.

Shi Jiangli, who had not noticed the girl at first, suddenly fixed his gaze and immediately moved away from Doctor Lu.

He strode up to Mu An Ning, with a hint of scorn in his eyes: "An Ning, why are you here?"

Mu An Ning smiled and said, "I am here to help Dr. Lu write a prescription."

Shi Jiangli glanced at the old doctor Lu who was checking the pulse of a patient on the other side, and raised the corner of his lip: "I will call you Doctor An Ning someday."

Mu An Ning laughed and shook her head: "Master Shi, you are joking." Her eyes fell on Shi Jiangli's strange clothes, and she couldn't help but ask: "Master Shi, are you cold?"

On a day like this, everyone wore thin clothes, but Shi Jiangli was dressed in black and put on a cloak, as if he was living in winter.

Shi Jiangli's expression froze, and he coughed at the right time: "I fell into the water yesterday, so I came to the clinic to ask for a prescription to get rid of the cold."

He stared at Mu An Ning with burning eyes: "Please trouble the young doctor to prescribe medicine for me."

The image of the young man immediately flashed through Mu An Ning's mind, and he couldn't help but think to himself, this is too coincidental: "Master Shi also fell into the water?"

Shi Jiangli raised his eyebrows slowly and said, "Yes?"

Mu An Ning nodded, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "My daughter accidentally fell into the water yesterday, so I was a little surprised for a moment."

It seems that quite a lot of people went to watch the dragon boat race yesterday. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated underwater.

But what was strange was that after she had been soaking in the water for quite a while, she only had a fever overnight, and she did not suffer from the same condition as Jiang Li, who was still afraid of the cold after a day.

Shi Jiangli nodded suddenly, and suddenly raised the corner of his lip and said: "Then An Ning, do you still remember who saved you yesterday?"