Chapter 145 Recognize Her Identity

"Sister Zhuo Ning, why don't you stay and have dinner before leaving~~"

Thinking that she would be going to Nanyang with Yang Lie in two days, Song Yuqiu started sticking to Xie Zhuoning as soon as she got off the carriage.

"Okay, whatever you say~" Xie Zhuoning said with a smile on his face.

Yang Lie was watching from the side with a sour look on his face. "Miss Xie, when did you become so easy to talk to?"

When I asked her for help, she was very indifferent.

Every little bit is calculated precisely, without any emotion, only interests.

But Song Yuqiu just acted coquettishly, so she agreed to everything she said.

Is it because I don’t know how to act coquettishly?

He cleared his throat and said in a tortuous tone, "Ahem, thank you, Miss~ Actually, I want to ask you a favor~"

"Get lost!" Xie Zhuoning didn't even want to give him a glance.

"Hahahaha!!!" Song Yuqiu burst into laughter mercilessly.

As he was talking, a figure walked out from inside, and asked with a smile, "The Marquis of Changxing is back?"

Before anyone came closer, Xie Zhuoning immediately responded, "It's Xiao Bicheng."

She quickly lowered her head, and Yang Lie took a few steps forward, standing right in front of her. "Why is the eldest prince here?"

Xiao Bicheng said in a gentle tone, "I thought you were leaving soon, so I came to see you off in advance."

He is always able to lower his posture towards those he wants to win over.

Of course, he came this time with the intention of testing Yang Lie again.

Otherwise, he would not have come so quietly, and he would not have informed everyone inside and outside the inn in advance so as not to let them leak the news of his arrival.

Xie Zhuoning's heart tightened, wondering how much of what they had just said had been heard by Xiao Bicheng.

"How could I have deserved the eldest prince's concern?" Yang Lie was immediately moved, and hurriedly helped Song Yuqiu forward, "Ayu, this is the eldest prince."

"Hello, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..." Song Yuqiu was about to salute immediately.

"Miss Song, there's no need to be so polite." Xiao Bicheng raised his hand pretentiously. "Miss Song seemed so happy just now. Did something good happen to her?"

Yang Lie looked at Song Yuqiu nervously.

She calmly made up a lie, "It's not a good thing, it's just a funny story."

"Oh? Tell me about it?"

"When I was in the countryside, there was a fool in the village who only liked the sun and disliked the moon. Every day he waved a stick towards the sky, saying that he wanted to knock the moon down. One day a scholar passing by saw him and burst into laughter!"

Xiao Bicheng nodded, "Hitting the moon with a stick is like hitting a stone with an egg or a tree with a mayfly. It is indeed ridiculous."

Unexpectedly, Song Yuqiu shook his head and said, "The scholar scolded the fool and said, 'You are so stupid! How can you hit the moon when you are standing so low? Can't you climb up the tree and get closer to it before hitting it?'"

Yang Lie: “…”

Xie Zhuoning: "..."

Xiao Bicheng: "..."

There was a sudden strange silence in the air.

Song Yuqiu tilted his head in confusion, "What's wrong? Isn't it funny?"

"It's really funny. It makes it hard to tell who is smart and who is stupid."

Xiao Bicheng curled his lips to show his respect and even made a few comments.

Yang Lie, who was standing by, just wanted to end it all as soon as possible. "The sun is blazing, please move inside, Your Highness."

Xie Zhuoning watched Xiao Bicheng turn around and was about to go into the house with Yang Lie, but he suddenly stopped and turned back.

"By the way, I just saw three of you coming in together. Who is the other one?"

His eyes were fixed squarely on Xie Zhuoning.

Even though she was disguised as a man, she had already been recognized by Yang Fangwen today, so there was no guarantee that she would not be recognized by Xiao Bicheng.

Xie Zhuoning kept his head down the whole time and bowed respectfully, "Your Highness, I am the doctor that the Marquis invited to treat Miss Song."

"Doctor..." Xiao Bicheng looked thoughtful, "You look familiar."

"I have a common face, and many people think I look familiar."

"It just so happens that this prince is feeling a little unwell, so why don't you come and treat him?"

Xie Zhuoning was complaining in her heart. How could she treat any disease?

But I had to bite the bullet and say, "Yes."

After entering the room, Xiao Bicheng sat on a chair and stretched out his wrist, "Doctor, please."

Yang Lie and Song Yuqiu looked at each other, extremely anxious.

The face can be disguised, but generally no one notices the hands, so hands are rarely disguised when disguising oneself.

Xie Zhuoning was born into a wealthy family. She had never touched women's bodies since she was a child. Her fingers were as slender as jade and as thin as green onions. If she stretched out her hand to take someone's pulse, her identity as a woman would be exposed.

Her eyes darkened and she was about to say something.

Song Yuqiu, who was standing by, suddenly stretched out his good leg and kicked Yang Lie hard in the knee.

Yang Lie's legs suddenly went limp, and with a "thump", he fell to his knees in front of Xiao Bicheng.

Xiao Bicheng was shocked. "What does Marquis Changxing mean by this?"

"Hmm..." Yang Lie frowned and said as he thought, "Actually, I want to ask the eldest prince for a favor..."

Hurrying up to help him up, Xiao Bicheng said angrily, "Why should we be polite? If you have something to say, just tell me."

He was not afraid that Yang Lie would ask for something, but he was afraid that he had no desires or requests.

People who have no desires are the most difficult to control, because you can never give them what they want, so how can you use them?

Yang Lie's eyes moved quickly, and when his gaze met Xie Zhuoning's, he instantly remembered what she had said to him before.

"To be honest, Your Highness, my daughter A-Yu misses home very much. She is going back to Nanyang with me this time, but I don't know when she will be able to return. She is always worried about her father-in-law. So I took the liberty to ask Your Highness to take care of my father-in-law after I leave."

Song Yuqiu's eyes widened, "I didn't..."

Is this guy okay?

She almost hated Song Jian to death, how could she possibly ask the eldest prince to take care of him?

But before she could finish her words, Yang Lie grabbed her hand and said to her affectionately, "Ayu, I know you don't want to trouble others, but the eldest prince is your own person, you don't have to worry about these."

A blush flew up to her earlobe, and Song Yuqiu really wanted to say, come on, can you let go of my hand first?

"Haha," Xiao Bicheng was delighted when he heard Yang Lie's words, "Marquis Changxing is right. We are all family members, so there is no need to be polite. Besides, Lord Song is an honest official with a good reputation. This prince has long wanted to make friends with him."

Yang Lie heaved a sigh of relief and bowed, "Then I would like to thank the eldest prince first."

This interruption made Xiao Bicheng stop talking about the medical consultation as the conversation turned to other matters.

While Yang Lie was distracting Xiao Bicheng's attention, Xie Zhuoning immediately retreated quietly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she left, Xiao Bicheng also stood up and said, "Okay, let's stop here today. I wish the Marquis Changxing good health and a safe journey."

Yang Lie wanted to keep him a little longer, but before he could say anything, Xiao Bicheng had already walked out the door.

Yang Lie thought to himself, "Oh no! The eldest prince must have recognized Miss Xie!"