The Regent's Palace in the capital.
Xiao Yanchu looked at the letter that Hu Qing had sent back.
"The young master is well; Doctor Su has wiped out the Zhao family."
Wipe out the Zhao family?
Although the Zhao family wasn't a particularly prominent family, they were still considered well-known in Yanyang. Yet, this little girl managed to destroy the Zhao family so easily.
This little girl...
At this moment, a guard walked in: "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager has sent someone to say that she misses the young prince and wants Your Highness to bring the young prince to the palace for a meeting."
Xiao Yanchu raised an eyebrow slightly: "Your Majesty, the young prince is not feeling well. He will come to the palace to pay his respects to you in a while."
"yes."
After the guards left, Shen Yu walked in: "She found out?"
"Probably not. She just occasionally asks me to bring Yi'er to the palace."
Shen Yu chuckled: "He clearly wishes Yi'er would die sooner, but he still pretends to be all loving."
Xiao Yanchu said indifferently, "Isn't she just as eager for me to die?"
“That’s true. Apart from her son, the only remaining bloodline of the Xiao family are you and Yi’er. If you’re gone, her son can sit firmly on the throne. How is the Empress Dowager’s health?” Shen Yu sat down by himself, poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip.
"As usual, with Mu Jingshan watching over her, her condition hasn't worsened." A hint of worry flashed in Xiao Yanchu's eyes when she mentioned her mother.
"The New Year is just around the corner. According to tradition, you have to take Yi'er to the palace to pay your respects. What will you do then? Will you bring Yi'er back?" Shen Yu asked.
Xiao Yanchu rubbed his fingers along the rim of the teacup, remaining silent for a long while.
......
With the New Year approaching, lanterns and decorations began to adorn Yanyang City, and red lanterns were hung at the entrance of Ren'ai Hall.
Yuan Hong held Xiao Bao's hand as they looked at the lanterns hanging at the door.
After hanging the lanterns, the two little ones held hands and went back to the clinic together.
Now, apart from Su Ruojin, Xiao Bao can accept Old Madam Lin and Yuan Hong holding his hands.
The clinic's business is getting better and better, and Su Ruojin has hired a few more doctors to practice there, which gives her some free time.
Su Ruojin chatted with Old Madam Lin in the room. Old Madam Lin looked at her with a look of satisfaction: "Little Jin, after the New Year, you will be sixteen years old. In most families, you would have been engaged by now. It's just a pity... sigh. Grandmother does not want you to marry into any wealthy family. I just want you to find someone who treats you well."
Su Ruojin had a headache. In her previous life, even as the head of the family, she was constantly pressured to get married by the elders in the clan. She never expected that she would be pressured to get married again at the age of fifteen after being reborn.
“Grandmother, I’m still young, there’s no rush,” Su Ruojin quickly said.
"No rush, no rush. All you ever say is no rush. In two more years, you'll be an old maid. Then we'll see if you're still in a hurry. Grandma thinks Feng Ying is a pretty good guy. Everyone in the clinic knows how he feels about you, but we don't know what you think. If you think he's good too, Grandma will arrange your marriage next year."
"Grandmother~~" Su Ruojin was speechless: "I have no feelings for him, so please don't play matchmaker. Don't cause misunderstandings and delay Fengying's life."
She knew that Feng Ying had feelings for her, but since she established the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion, she had only regarded Feng Ying as a friend and had never developed any romantic feelings for him.
When Madam Lin saw that Su Ruojin really didn't have that kind of feeling for Feng Ying, she let it go: "Alright, alright, if you don't have that kind of feeling, then so be it. But if you ever meet someone you like, you must tell your grandmother."
"I know, Grandmother, I'll definitely tell you first when I run into you." Su Ruojin nodded in agreement.
Old Madam Lin saw through Su Ruojin's perfunctory attitude and said with a helpless laugh, "You silly girl, if your grandmother didn't worry about you, you would definitely grow up to be an old maid, and then we'd see who would still want to marry you."
"If no one wants to marry me, then I won't marry. I'll stay by my grandmother's side for the rest of my life. Isn't that good enough?"
"Nonsense, what woman doesn't get married?" Old Madam Lin thought this was just a shy excuse from a young girl.
Unexpectedly, this was indeed Su Ruojin's true thought at that moment.
At this moment, Yanluo walked in: "Miss, Young Master Jiang has arrived."
Young Master Jiang?
Jiang Qi'an?
Is he here to pick up Xiaobao and take him home for the Chinese New Year?
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