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"Cousin, how is your injury? Are you able to get out of bed?"

I hear his voice before I see him.

When Mu An Ning heard the familiar lazy voice, his eyebrows moved involuntarily and he looked out the window.

It's true...enemies often meet on a narrow road.

She didn't really want to see him, but why did the number of their encounters seem to have doubled since they got engaged?

It was as if something was controlling the two of them in some mysterious way.

But...Gu Huaizhi's cousin, isn't that the current crown prince Gu Yihan?

Thinking of this, her heart suddenly shook, and she turned her head involuntarily to look at the man on the couch whose clothes were slightly messy.

Even when attending palace banquets in the past, she had never seen his true face. She didn't expect to see it here by accident.

Those cold eyebrows and indifferent expression are truly worthy of the title of bright and clear moon.

However, as Mu Wan'er's fiancé, did he really not see Mu Wan'er's identity, and was he not teasing her?

While she was thinking, the young man outside the door strode in.

The smile on his face froze, and a trace of confusion flashed across his beautiful peach blossom eyes, as if he couldn't believe that he would be here, face to face with the face that had made him upset for the past few days.

His eyes fell quietly on the girl wearing a jade crown in front of him.

She was wearing a royal blue gown today, with a black belt gently tightening her waist at the collar.

She looked like she had never put on any makeup. No, it should be said that her pure and fair face seemed to have been deliberately painted darker.

Her thin eyebrows seemed to have been deliberately drawn, becoming slightly thicker, making her originally soft features look much more heroic.

It's obvious that this is a woman dressed as a man, but... it's too obvious.

If someone doesn't know her, at first glance, they might think she is a handsome young man with red lips and white teeth.

But if someone is familiar with her, they can tell that she is a daughter at a glance.

Hearing a light cough from afar, he came back to his senses and noticed Mu Wan'er, who was also wearing men's clothes, and Gu Yihan, who was sitting beside the couch.

There was a flash of surprise in his eyes, and he asked with some uncertainty: "What are you doing?"

His eyes then moved downwards, and when he saw the slightly ugly wound on Gu Yihan's abdomen, he glanced at the girl beside him. Seeing that she did not react, he quietly took a few steps forward, and inadvertently caught her line of sight.

One man and two women, in disheveled clothes, were in the same room. When did his cousin, who had always been as cool and pure as jade, become so ridiculous?

Gu Yihan saw his cousin's surprised expression and pulled up his coat without changing his expression.

After getting dressed, he coughed lightly, put on a weak smile, and pretended to be puzzled and said, "Ah Huai, aren't these two the doctors you hired for me?"

Gu Huaizhi was startled when he heard this, then he raised his eyebrows and said as if he suddenly realized something: "Oh, yes - it seems to be true."

He finished speaking, then slowly walked around the girls beside him, showing a look of surprise: "But I specially hired an experienced doctor for your cousin, how come these two are so young?"

Mu Wan'er heard this and finally couldn't help but speak in her heart -

[Why is this male supporting role everywhere? He even comes to disturb my strategy! 】

[Hey, dog system, do you think he recognized the two of us? ]

[From my perspective... there shouldn't be any.]

Mu An Ning was originally feeling uncomfortable being stared at by Gu Huaizhi, but after hearing Mu Wan'er's thoughts, he couldn't help but lower his eyes to see the two of them dressed in clumsy men's clothes. He wondered where Mu Wan'er got her confidence from.

Gu Huaizhi suddenly stopped, his eyes swept across the small medicine bottle on the table, his brows slightly frowned, and he looked at Gu Yihan: "Who gave you this medicine bottle?"

Gu Yihan glanced at Mu Wan'er, who was standing beside him with her eyes slightly narrowed, as if she was a little unhappy, and chuckled, "It was the doctor next to me who used it to treat my injuries."

Gu Huaizhi picked up the medicine bottle and played with it in his hands. He glanced at Mu Anning beside him and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Really?"

It was hard for him not to remember this small and exquisite medicine bottle with light pink peach blossom patterns.

There were a lot of similar medicine bottles in his room, each of which she had personally delivered to him when he was injured while riding or practicing martial arts.

And now, the medicine bottle appeared in his cousin's house.

The inexplicable irritation in Gu Huaizhi's heart reappeared. He stared at the medicine bottle in his hand and suddenly said with a smile: "I think this medicine bottle is very beautiful. Why don't you give it to my cousin?"

The other three people were stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect that he could say such absurd words and snatch the medicine bottle from an injured person.

Gu Yihan opened his mouth, not knowing whether to nod in agreement or reject his cousin's strange request.

After Mu An Ning glanced at his future brother-in-law on the couch, he couldn't help but look sideways at the young man beside him. His voice was not loud but sonorous and powerful: "Sir, your cousin is so seriously injured. It is not a kind act to steal his medicine bottle."

These words are straightforward, almost a direct question: Why do you, a healthy person, have to steal other people's life-saving things?

[Good job! My daughter is getting erected. ]

The corners of Gu Huaizhi's lips froze for a moment, as if he had not expected that she would be the one to speak.

Seeing him holding the bottle tightly but keeping silent, Mu An Ning could not help but frown. She felt a sense of justice rising in her heart, and she gently opened her red lips and said, "So, young master, you should return this medicine bottle to your cousin."

The young man heard the string of words whispering into his ears, and he suddenly felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

In the past, she would never go against him.

He slowly turned his head, and his peach blossom eyes, which had been slightly upturned, gradually drooped, rippling like water waves.

His usual nonchalant expression had disappeared, replaced by an unhappy look: "You really don't want to give it to me?"

Mu An Ning was stunned. This man's words were really puzzling.

It wasn't that she didn't want to give it to him, it was obviously that his cousin urgently needed the medicine.

Besides, didn’t he look down on this medicine bottle in the past?

I vaguely remember that he said the pattern on the medicine bottle was too feminine and that even if he was badly injured, he would not use the powder inside.

But despite this, she still couldn't help caring for him every time he was injured, and she kept sending him medicine, regardless of whether he would use it or not.

She came back to her senses, and her clear eyes calmly swept over the confused boy. There was no expression on her face, and she just nodded lightly.

Gu Huaizhi's eyes were so deep that he seemed to understand her innermost thoughts without missing a single detail.

After a moment, he snorted lightly and threw the medicine bottle towards Gu Yihan.

Gu Yihan quickly grabbed the medicine bottle with his hand that was originally on the wound. But when he saw Mu Wan'er's surprised expression, he coughed softly, his voice sounding a little weak and helpless: "Ah Huai."

Gu Huaizhi turned a deaf ear to her, crossed his arms, and said to the girl nonchalantly, "Now that the medicine has been applied, would you two doctors please see us off?"

*

"Congratulations, Mr. Tan."

"Hahaha, we have to ask Tan to edit it."

The aroma of wine filled his nose, and Tan Wenhuai was already slightly tipsy. He thanked them one by one with his ears slightly red.

He had never thought that an ordinary person like himself would have the opportunity to enter the officialdom and participate in court affairs.

Although he was only a minor official of the seventh rank, he lived up to the expectations of his deceased father and mother.

Mrs. Su came over with a smile on her face: "Ah Huai."

Tan Wenhuai bowed and said respectfully, "Aunt."

Madam Su stared at her nephew, a gentle smile in her eyes, and said with emotion: "Now you have officially entered the officialdom, and your aunt is proud of you."

Tan Wenhuai was originally from Jiangnan, but his parents unfortunately passed away in the plague at the beginning of the year, forcing him to leave his hometown and go to the Su Mansion.

Mrs. Su had no sons, only one daughter, Su Nianci.

As Tan Wenhuai's aunt, she naturally felt pity for her helpless nephew, and just wanted to do her best to help him.

Although Mr. Su is usually serious, he is also a kind-hearted person and always puts his wife's words first.

Upon hearing that Tan Wenhuai had become a top scholar in the imperial examination and had successfully entered the officialdom, he immediately threw a big hand and held a promotion banquet for him.

There was already a thin layer of red in the corners of Tan Wenhuai's eyes. When he heard his aunt's words, his inner emotions were stirred up and tears filled his eyes.

Just as his tears were about to fall, Mrs. Su looked around quickly and saw that everyone was drinking and laughing, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

She patted his shoulder and said, "You are an official now, don't show weakness and cry so easily."

This child had been prone to tears since he was young, so every time he visited the capital, he would be laughed at by other children.

Tan Wenhuai took a deep breath and said sincerely, "Wenhuai thanks auntie for taking care of me this month."

He will leave the Su Mansion and move to a new house in a few days.

Mrs. Su smiled and shook her head, thinking of her deceased elder sister, and couldn't help but sigh.

But she remembered that today was a happy day and it was not appropriate to dwell on sadness, so she changed the subject and said, "On the day your cousin told me about the blind date, you and Miss Mu had a very pleasant conversation." She smiled and said, "Are you interested in that girl?"

Tan Wenhuai's face, which was originally a little sad, suddenly turned red again.

He stammered, but couldn't utter a coherent sentence: "Aunt, I, I..."

Seeing that he was speechless again, Mrs. Su smiled meaningfully and said, "Now that you have established your career, it is time for you to get married and start a family."

*

Gu Huaizhi crossed his arms, looked at the pale-faced man leaning on the couch, and said impatiently: "Cousin, so what exactly do you want to see me about?"

Was it just to show him the love and...interest between him and his fiancée?

Gu Yihan saw that his cousin was unhappy and couldn't help but chuckle.

This smile directly touched his wound, causing him to cough a few times involuntarily.

In fact, he did not expect that Mu Wan'er would bring her elder sister here today, and they would run into Gu Huaizhi directly.

Gu Huaizhi heard the mockery in his cousin's laughter, his face suddenly darkened, and he said in a muffled voice: "What are you laughing at?"

His cousin likes to rub salt into other people's wounds and build his fun on other people's suffering.

Just as Gu Yihan was about to speak, a deafening cry for help suddenly came from outside: "Help!"

The two people in the room looked at each other and their expressions changed slightly.

This powerful voice, if not from Mu Wan'er who had just left not long ago, then whose else could it be?