As he spoke, he seemed to recall something happy, and a smile appeared on his face. He said, "When Anfu and Anle were just learning to talk, they both liked to call me Ankang, just like our mother did. But Anfu started calling me that when he grew up."
Li Chang'an knew he was talking about his younger brother and sister, so he followed his gaze and saw the two children fast asleep.
While the two were chatting, Liang Xuanjing returned.
"This is the medicine prescribed by the doctor. This prescription lists the times to take it and things to pay attention to. Please remember it carefully. Also, the doctor said your mother needs to rest for a while, so please take good care of her."
As Liang Xuanjing handed the bags to An Kang, he added, "By the way, this is all the medicine I'm giving you. You can take it until she recovers, so you won't have to go get any more."
An Kang nodded gratefully, and as the two finally left, she ran over and handed Li Chang'an's money bag to her, saying, "You saved my mother, I can't take your money anymore!"
Li Chang'an shook his head and said, "No need, you can keep it. The money in here is enough for you to live on for a while."
Liang Xuanjing took the money bag and put a lot of silver out of his own money bag into it, making the money bag bulge.
Then Liang Xuanjing handed the money bag to An Kang, smiled at him, and said, "This is a lot of money, but you have to be careful with it. Little man, you have to take good care of your younger siblings and mother in the future, so as not to let us down."
An Kang nodded gratefully and watched the two leave.
When I returned to the street, it was almost dusk, and the stalls selling trinkets had already closed up shop.
Just as Li Chang'an was about to go back, he bumped into someone, who was none other than Feng Beichuan.
Feng Beichuan spotted Liang Xuanjing behind Li Chang'an at a glance, and his face suddenly darkened.
Liang Xuanjing ignored this, closed his folding fan, and said with a hint of mockery, "Greetings, Your Highness Regent. Are you here to see Princess Yong'an?"
As he spoke, he met Feng Beichuan's cold and sharp gaze. The other party looked hostile, but he remained calm and composed.
Li Chang'an was caught in the middle and felt extremely awkward. Then Feng Beichuan said coldly, "Is there any need to report my affairs with the princess to Young Master Liang?"
After saying that, he pulled Li Chang'an aside.
A hawker selling candied hawthorns saw the two and said, "Young master and young lady are a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Beichuan looked at Li Chang'an with a smile in his eyes. He stuffed a heavy bag of silver into the vendor's hand and said, "I'll take all of these."
The vendor was so happy he couldn't stop smiling. He simply left the entire stall to Feng Beichuan and happily packed up his things to go home.
"Tsk tsk tsk, the Regent has quite the grand gesture."
Liang Xuanjing walked towards the two of them with an expression of watching a show.
Feng Beichuan stared at him unhappily and said, "Young Master Liang, why aren't you leaving yet? Do you want me to personally escort you? By the way, Young Master Liang, I heard that His Majesty intends to promote your father to Minister of Rites. At that time, your father will be a cabinet minister. If you continue to do things your own way, I'm afraid you will embarrass your father."
His words were full of sarcasm, but Liang Xuanjing remained indifferent. He said, "Thank you for the reminder, Regent. However, this is just my nature. I can't change it even if I don't want to. My father was a Vice Minister, and I am like this. Even if I get promoted, I will still be the same. Indeed, I was born a mediocre person who doesn't strive for advancement and only enjoys pleasure. I am not as good as my elder brother, much less as good as Your Highness. Everyone thinks so."
"However, I am a person who does things my own way, and I'm afraid I will disappoint Your Highness!" After saying this, he casually picked up two candied hawthorns, tossed them into the air and caught them, and then prepared to leave.
Feng Beichuan sneered, "This was bought by me for the princess. Is Young Master Liang just going to take it away like that?"
Liang Xuanjing chuckled, walked up to Feng Beichuan, and whispered in his ear, "Thank you for your kind gift, Your Highness."
After saying that, he brushed past Feng Beichuan.
Li Chang'an watched silently from the side, unable to do anything. Only after Liang Xuanjing left did she say to Feng Beichuan, "Actually, this Young Master Liang isn't as bad as others say. You don't need to target him specifically."
Feng Beichuan looked at her strangely, and after a long while said sourly, "What, you've already fallen for someone else so quickly?"
Li Chang'an pinched him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? If you keep this up, I'm leaving!"
Feng Beichuan obediently shut up.
"Why did you buy so many candied hawthorns? What am I supposed to do?" Li Chang'an said helplessly, looking at the pile of candied hawthorns.
"Whatever you want," Feng Beichuan said, raising an eyebrow.
Li Chang'an planned to take all of these back and have them given to the children in the neighborhood.
As evening approached, Li Chang'an decided to deal with the shop matters the next day. She prepared to return home, but after walking a short distance, she discovered that Feng Beichuan was following her.
"Why do you always follow me?" Li Chang'an asked, puzzled.
Feng Beichuan replied fluently, "I'm afraid you'll encounter danger."
Li Chang'an found it somewhat amusing. She said, "I'm going back to my residence, not into some dangerous place. What danger could I possibly encounter? Besides, I know martial arts."
“But you’re always alone. No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you can’t defeat a group of people, right? I’m worried about you,” Feng Beichuan said.
Li Chang'an felt that his worries were a bit unnecessary, so he said, "A whole group of people? How could I have so many enemies? You think of me as too annoying."
“I’m serious. It’s not a good thing for you to always be alone and have no one to serve you.”
Feng Beichuan said very seriously.
Li Chang'an felt a bit of a headache. She said helplessly, "Didn't I say that I don't want to be served? It's too much trouble."
But Feng Beichuan still felt that this was not good enough. He summoned Zhuque and said to Li Chang'an, "From now on, let Zhuque stay by your side. She can be your maid and protect you."
"You just handed over your personal bodyguard to me like that?!"
Li Chang'an was very surprised.
Feng Beichuan didn't care at all: "What's the big deal? You can order my men around at will, let alone a secret guard."
Zhuque then bowed to Li Chang'an and said, "Zhuque is willing to serve Your Highness!"
Li Chang'an had no choice but to accept her bow, and then said to her:
“I am not as particular as those ladies from noble families. My maid does not need to be overly respectful. As long as you do things cleanly and efficiently, that’s enough. I am not a child. I can take care of myself, so you do not need to serve me every step of the way.”
Zhuque nodded in agreement.
Feng Beichuan was very satisfied with the result. He said to Li Chang'an, "With Zhuque by your side, I feel much more at ease from now on. Zhuque has been protecting you from the shadows, so she can't do as well as the maids in some things. Please bear with her."
Li Chang'an waved his hand and said, "It's alright, I don't care about those things."
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