Read The Prime Minister Insists on Offering Himself

Having a wife like this

Before looking for a place to live, the two first went to a medical clinic.

The plaque on the door reads Renxin Hall. When you enter the door, there is a whole wall of medicine cabinets. Next to the cabinets sits a young boy who looks like an apprentice. There is also a middle-aged man taking a nap with his eyes closed on a recliner inside.

Bai Miaoke helped Lu Yu into the room, raised her hand and knocked on the door, attracting the attention of the young apprentice.

"What do you two need?" He stood up and looked at the two of them cleverly.

"Please help my wife take a look at her injuries." Lu Yu said.

Bai Miaoke raised her eyebrows and looked at him in surprise. She did suffer some minor injuries when they escaped from the ship, and A Ling treated her briefly and left her alone.

It still hurts when she exerts force, but compared to Lu Yu's internal injuries, it is nothing, so she never mentioned it. Unexpectedly, Lu Yu still remembers it.

"Okay, help me take a look first." Bai Miao was not the type to be indecisive, and she didn't shirk her responsibility.

The apprentice said hello, then walked to the recliner and called softly, "Master, Master, there is a patient."

After calling twice, the middle-aged doctor on the recliner woke up slowly and glanced at the two people sitting beside him.

"What's wrong?" the man asked.

Lu Yu repeated what he had just said, and the doctor asked the two to sit down and took Bai Miaoke's pulse.

Some said unhappily, "Your pulse is as strong as an ox, where are you injured?"

Ignoring his unfriendly attitude, Bai Miaoke was still very happy that she was in good health. She said good-naturedly, "I have a few scratches on my arms and a stab wound on my right shoulder. Now it hurts when I raise my hand."

The doctor looked at the woman in front of him again with some surprise. She looked to be in her twenties, so how could she have suffered such an injury?

"I'll prescribe some external medicine to stop bleeding for you. Just go back and apply it."

Then, as if he had thought of something, he glanced at Lu Yu with a bad look and said, "Stay away from men who hit women. Your iron body won't be able to withstand any more injuries."

This was a misunderstanding. Bai Miaoke didn't expect that this stinky-faced doctor had such a kind heart. She smiled and said, "My husband is also injured. Please take a look at him too."

The doctor uttered a "hmm" from his throat and asked, "Where are you injured?"

Lu Yu raised his hand and pointed to the location of the wound.

The doctor's face became a little serious. He took the patient to the inner room, unwrap the bandage and examined the wound.

"Your wound is too close to your heart. If it was an inch off, you would have died. Fortunately, an expert treated your wound, which allowed you to hold on until now."

When they heard about the master, Bai Miaoke and Lu Yu both thought of Zhuyu and Aling, wondering how they were doing now.

"Then may I ask when this injury will heal?" Lu Yu asked.

"Okay? That's still too early. Do you occasionally feel chest tightness, shortness of breath, and depression in your heart?" the doctor asked in a cold tone.

"Yes." Lu Yu nodded.

"That's it. Your wound must have been exposed to water for a long time, causing the blood to flow back and block the chest from being discharged."

"What should we do then?" Bai Miaoke asked.

"Do you have money? If you do, take some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine and you will get better faster. If you don't have money, just go home and lie down and do less physical work, and you will get better in a month or so." The doctor said it very bluntly.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "But don't bother yourself. Your wound is too deep. If it's torn open and starts bleeding, it will be very troublesome."

Although his words were not polite, they were very useful. Lu Yu thanked him: "Thank you very much, how much is the consultation fee?"

The doctor looked up and down at the two men's simple clothes and said in a casual tone, "The consultation fee is ten cents, and the medicine is charged separately."

"I want the best medicinal herbs!" Bai Miaoke said with full confidence, and it was hard to tell that she only had four taels of silver on her.

The doctor wrote down a prescription and handed it over, saying, "One dose of medicine is one ounce, one dose each morning and night, and your external injury medicine..."

Before he could finish his words, Bai Miaoke interrupted him, "Then consider the trauma medicine as a gift to us. We will have many opportunities to come to you to get medicine in the future."

The doctor shook his head helplessly: "You are such a sharp-tongued little girl."

After saying this, he handed the prescription to the apprentice and asked him to go and get the medicine.

Bai Miaoke and the other person sat there waiting. She started chatting with the doctor again: "By the way, is there anyone in town who has a yard for rent? We would like to rent a place."

The doctor still said expressionlessly: "Then you have to go ask Old Mrs. Wang. I only know how to treat illnesses."

The two men took the medicine, gave the last four taels of silver they had, and prepared to go to Wang Po's place as he mentioned to ask if there was any vacant house.

"What should I do if I have no money?" Bai Miaoke pouted and continued somewhat unhappily.

"This little town is too remote. My Bai family's business has not even reached here. I should have brought more money with me."

"We're not going to sleep on the streets anymore."

She complained a lot, but never mentioned that she regretted saving him.

Lu Yu couldn't tell whether he was feeling happy or blaming himself more. If it wasn't for saving him, this young lady would never have fallen into such a miserable state. It was also for this reason that he felt secretly happy in his heart, because it turned out that she loved him more than he thought.

"Forget it, I'll pawn this hairpin first." Bai Miaoke finally sighed and pulled out a jade hairpin from her hair.

In fact, she still had a gold hairpin. It was not that she was reluctant to pawn it, but the head of the hairpin had been specially sharpened by her and was very useful for self-defense when necessary.

Lu Yu, who had been silent and thinking about his own things the whole time, finally reacted. He took the hairpin from her hand and put it back into her hair.

"Let's just use the Fish Cutting Talisman." His tone was casual, as if it was nothing.

Bai Miaoke then found a corner, took out the fish symbol and looked at it over and over again. She was reluctant to cut a piece from the exquisitely crafted fish symbol.

A pair of slender hands took it, and with a flick of the knife, a golden fish head was cut off.

Bai Miaoke picked it up and looked at it carefully, and found that the location was well chosen, as it avoided the word "Prime Minister" on the back and also staggered the official seal of the court on the front.

"Sure, we'll rent a big house and hire ten or eight servants to take care of you while you recover from your injuries! We'll also need to buy some more clothes and jewelry. You'll have to live here for at least ten days or half a month." Bai Miaoke said happily, pinching the goldfish's head.

Lu Yu had a headache and felt that his previous idea that this young lady would be thrifty and frugal was completely wrong. He should work harder.

He thought so in his heart, and when he saw the two people holding hands tightly, he said in a very indulgent way, "Okay, I'll do as you arrange."

"Hello, which is the best restaurant in town?" Bai Miaoke asked a passerby.

The man looked up and down at the two ordinary-dressed but extraordinary-looking people, pointed in a direction, and said, "There is only one restaurant in town, and it's not cheap."

The last sentence was said while looking at Lu Yu, with a hint of doubt.

Bai Miaoke thanked him and helped Lu Yu walk towards the restaurant. Due to the wounds on his body, he could not move vigorously, so it took them a quarter of an hour to reach the door of the restaurant.

It is called a restaurant, but in fact it is just a two-story building. The wooden plaque on the door reads "Yingchun Tower". There are two stone lions on the left and right, which make it look quite decent.

It can't be compared with Lanyue Tower, but it's okay. Bai Miaoke hasn't eaten much for several meals.

It was past lunchtime and there were only a few customers in the building. As soon as the two entered the door, they caught the waiter's attention.

"Please come this way, gentlemen." He then extended his hand and led them to an empty table in the lobby.

Bai Miaoke asked persistently, "Are there no private rooms? How much is a private room?"

"Sir, there are private rooms upstairs, ten taels per room." The waiter said and looked at them expectantly.

Bai Miaoke turned her face away, pretending nothing had happened, and helped Lu Yu sit at an empty table in the lobby.

This place is next to the window and it is past dinner time, so it is quite quiet.

Staring at the dishes on the restaurant menu that cost seven or eight taels each, and touching the only five taels of silver left in her pocket, Bai Miaoke looked at Lu Yu for help.

Lu Yu was amused by her dilemma and pitiful expression, and took out a gold medal from his arms and handed it to Bai Miaoke.

Bai Miaoke took it curiously. The heavy golden plate was exquisitely crafted, with layers of fish scales on one side, which were delicately carved and looked lifelike.

There are only two big words on the other side - Prime Minister.

Bai Miaoke could see that this was the goldfish talisman representing the prime minister's status, and he actually took this thing out!

Bai Miaoke quickly hid the thing in her sleeves and looked around nervously. Seeing that no one was paying attention to this side, she approached Lu Yu and said, "Why did you take out the fish talisman? Are you going to pawn this?"

"It's not impossible." Lu Yu answered calmly, as if it was just an insignificant object.

"This is the symbol of the prime minister's status, and you just gave it to me like that?" Bai Miaoke was still very surprised.

Lu Yu sneered: "Who said that the status of the prime minister has to be symbolized by this fish symbol?" This question left Bai Miaoke speechless.

Indeed, he has always relied on tough measures to sit in this position, which is enough to convince the government and the public.

After realizing this, Bai Miaoke took out the fish talisman again and touched it again and again. It was a heavy piece of gold.

"You can cut off a little bit, too much will be exposed." Lu Yu felt that if he didn't remind her, he would give the whole piece away.

"Ah! Okay." Bai Miaoke also noticed the imperial seal on the fish token and touched it regretfully, then glanced at the waiter who was dozing off in the distance.

"Or let's just go." Bai Miaoke said in a low voice.

Lu Yu: “Hmm?” Didn’t he say that he could cut off a little bit of it?

"Let's go." Bai Miaoke took Lu Yu's arm and left the restaurant in a flash, looking like a guilty thief.

She was used to spending lavishly, but this was the first time she had to run away because she couldn't afford a meal. She looked up at Lu Yu, and he was still calm and composed.

Bai Miaoke recalled that except for the occasional time when she teased him, the Prime Minister was always so elegant and graceful, as if he had everything under control.

"It's no problem to cut some gold from the fish symbol. I can find someone to replace it later." Seeing her rare embarrassed look, Lu Yu smiled and comforted her.

"Forget it. It costs money to hire a doctor to treat your injury. We have to stay here for a while before you recover, which also costs money. It would be okay to eat something else." Bai Miaoke said confidently.

Lu Yu still smiled and nodded, but he was very happy in his heart: I didn't expect that she knew how to be thrifty and manage the household. With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for!

They seemed to have completely forgotten that they were just pretending to be a couple.

In the end, the two of them ate two baskets of buns at a roadside bun shop.

But filling your stomach is just the first step. Next you have to consider where to live.