Chapter 249 Private Meeting
"Lan'er, go see if there's any fresh milk in the kitchen. You can't go empty-handed to see Princess Qingyang. Make her some new food today."
Bai Lan: "There's still half a basket of rose petals left in the small kitchen. Would you like to make another batch of flower cakes for Princess Qingyang to try?"
Song Yu's eyes lit up, "Good idea."
Wen Nuo smelled the smell and slipped into the kitchen with his eyes closed, "Sister, I'm coming!"
Wen Nuo looked at the food on the table and couldn't help but slur his lips. He asked knowingly, "What delicious food are you making?"
Song Yu handed him the fried milk and said, "Take it and eat it. It's delicious. Come with me to the Nine-Storied Tower later..."
When Su Beiqing learned that Song Yu was going to Jiuchonglou, she hurriedly arranged for people to travel.
She remembered the last time Du Ye sent Nanny Qiao to reprimand her, so she sent double the number of guards.
Song Yu didn't want to make such a big fuss, so he rejected Su Beiqing's arrangement and rushed to the Jiuchong Tower with his own people and the four guards arranged by Su Beiqing.
Su Beiqing watched Song Yu walk away, and when she turned around, she saw Du Zhihuan coming over with her maid.
"Hanhuan."
"Mother, school is about to start at Chaofeng Palace. I want to go to the bookstore to take a look."
Su Beiqing saw that his complexion was much better than yesterday, "Let's go again tomorrow and recuperate."
Du Zhihuan held Su Beiqing's hand and said, "Mom, I'm feeling much better now. I haven't been out for a long time. I'll go early and come back early, okay?"
"Well, bring more people with you."
"No need, mother. I can take Yunyan and the others. There's no need to arrange for too many people to travel. I can't go beyond my sister."
Su Beiqing was both relieved and distressed. The daughter she raised was sensible and filial. "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Nine-story building
"Princess, is Miss Du not coming?"
Seeing that it was almost noon and there was still no sign of the Du family's carriage, Gu Jinyan couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
Mu Chuqing said: "Don't worry, it's coming soon, sit down first."
Mu Chuqing never expected that the savior of the richest man's daughter would be Sister Yu.
She was really surprised to learn that Sister Yu could perform cesarean sections to treat illnesses.
If it weren’t for the Gu family’s contribution when the Nine-story Building was first built.
She would never help her ask Sister Yu out.
Gu Jinyan handed the Thousand Mile Bronze Mirror to Gu Jinxuan and sat down.
"Princess, Miss Du, would you be unwilling to see us siblings?"
"...You're overthinking it. Sister Yu wouldn't just turn around and leave when she comes. Besides, you two siblings are meeting Sister Yu today to personally thank her with generous gifts. The relationship between you and Sister Yu is that of doctor and patient."
At this time, Gu Jinxuan excitedly said, "Here they come, sister, the Du family carriage is coming."
Gu Jinyan quickly stood up, took the Qianli Bronze Mirror, and saw Wen Nuo, wearing a mask, getting on the carriage first.
Wen Nuo leaned over and bent slightly, extending the back of his hand towards Song Yu, "Sister, hold on tight."
Song Yu cooperated very well, put his hand on the back of Wen Nuo's hand, and slowly got off the carriage.
Passersby kept turning their heads to look, their eyes full of amazement.
The manager of Jiuchonglou had been instructed in advance and led the brother and sister through a dedicated passage.
He went up to the third floor and led the two of them onto the manual elevator that went straight to the ninth floor.
Wen Nuo couldn't help but gasp at this. "Sister, last time we climbed up to the ninth floor step by step. This elevator is the first time I've seen one. I'm really impressed."
Song Yu laughed and said, "So we are still ignorant. When we encounter something new and surprising in the future, we should be shocked in our hearts, but don't show it on our faces."
"Yeah, don't worry, it will save others from saying that we are ignorant."
When they reached the ninth floor, the elevator stopped and the door was opened from the outside by two guards.
"Miss Du, Master Wen Nuo, please come this way."
The brother and sister nodded slightly and followed the guard to a private room that they had not visited last time.
"Sister Yu, you are finally here." Mu Chuqing came out to greet them.
Wen Nuo quickly handed over the food box, "Sister Princess, this is the new food my sister made for you."
Mu Chuqing was flattered. "Sister Yu, it's great that you're here. Don't cook next time. It takes a lot of effort. Come in quickly. The food will be here soon."
"Miss Du."
"Young Master Xiao Nuo."
Song Yu and Wen Nuo were stunned when they saw the Gu siblings coming towards them.
How did they get here?
"Miss Du, you are my savior. Please accept my greeting."
"You can't do that." Song Yu quickly helped Gu Jinyan up. "Miss Gu, I saved you, and you paid for the consultation. It's common for doctors to save people and patients to pay for the consultation. Don't take it to heart. You've just recovered your strength, so you can't stand for long. Come, sit down."
As soon as Song Yu sat down, Gu Jinxuan handed a large box to Song Yu.
"Miss Du, you saved my life. I must thank you in person no matter what. If you hadn't rescued me in time, I would have gone to hell long ago. This is my gift, please accept it."
Song Yu didn't answer. "Miss Gu, your brother has already paid for the consultation, so you don't need to spend any more. Today, because of the princess, we are able to sit together for dinner. We are destined to meet. You are the princess's good sister, so you are my sister. We can sit together and get together in the future..."
Song Yu felt that she still had to try to get the Gu siblings to join her camp. One more friend is always better than one more enemy.
Mu Chuqing was anxious. She and Gu Jinyan only had dealings based on interests and were just ordinary sisters.
Gu Jinyan knew what happened yesterday when she heard it, but she didn't take it to heart.
"Miss Du, what my brother paid was not the consultation fee. It was the reward for you answering the call to come and see me. This is the consultation fee. The reason I arranged for someone to find you and your brother when I returned to the capital was because I didn't want to pay you. I feel uneasy."
Song Yu pursed his lips and smiled, "Since you said so, I'll accept the consultation fee, but my laparotomy..."
"Don't worry, Miss Du, my sister and I won't tell anyone."
Mu Chuqing: "Sister Yu, I've accepted the consultation fee. Let's have dinner."
As soon as he finished speaking, five maids came in one after another and brought in the food.
Mu Chuqing couldn't wait to open the food box brought in by the siblings.
They were all the flower cakes and fried milk that she had eaten before.
Sister Yu’s cooking is definitely better than anything she’s ever had.
Mu Chuqing quickly picked it up and took a bite. It tasted just as good as she thought. "Sister Yu, can I eat the food you cook often in the future?"
"Of course, as long as I cook, I will definitely bring you a portion."
How can I just bring one with me?
She was thinking that she could often eat the food cooked by Sister Yu when she was at the Mu Mansion.
Well, it's impossible for her to openly match her elder brother with her younger sister Yu when she knew that she was already engaged to her cousin.
What's more, the Gu siblings were present.
On the other side, Du Zhihuan and Xiao Chengqian met in a teahouse two streets away from the bookstore.
"Hanhuan, are you feeling better?"
Du Zhihuan nodded slightly, her eyes filled with sorrow, her voice soft and tinged with a hint of coquettishness, "Much better, brother, what should I do? Now everyone in the capital knows that I'm the Du family's adopted daughter. Yesterday, I was almost expelled from the Du Mansion."
Xiao Chengqian lovingly held her in his arms and soothed her softly, "Don't panic, Huanhuan. The Marquis and his wife still dote on you."
"But I'm not of the Marquisate's bloodline after all. My sister is back. She's skilled in medicine and saved Madam Mu's life, so the Emperor made her a sixth-rank noblewoman. She's also a great cook, and after attending the Imperial Academy, she'll learn more and more in the future. I'm afraid that my parents will like my sister more and more. I definitely won't be able to marry any of the young men in the capital right now. My parents will definitely find a good husband for me, and I'll get married after I reach the age of 15."
Xiao Chengqian became anxious when he heard this. How could Huanhuan marry anyone else but him!
"Hanhuan, you and I grew up together, how could you marry someone else?"
Du Zhihuan pushed him away, "We can't be together. You are destined to marry my sister, and I can't be your concubine or mistress. You can't take a concubine or a mistress either."
"Now I can only listen to my parents' arrangements. They won't harm me, they just want me to have a good life in the future. They will definitely choose a good husband for me among the students who are going to Beijing to take the imperial examination..."
Xiao Chengqian's face became increasingly ugly. Only then did he realize that he truly loved Huanhuan, and that it was not the brother-sister relationship he had assumed.
Du Zhihuan looked at his expression and continued, "I'm in an awkward position now. We can't meet like this anymore. We'll be brother and sister from now on. You have to protect me well, okay?"
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