Su Liang slept until dawn. When she got up and was making breakfast, a guest came.
It's Dr. Gao and his grandson Gao Jiabao.
After receiving an order from the emperor early in the morning, Dr. Gao took the initiative to visit Su Liang and wanted her to help look at Gao Jiabao's injuries.
Ningjing invited his grandfather and grandson to sit in the small hall and made tea for them.
"Excuse me for disturbing you." Dr. Gao said.
Ning Jing shook his head slightly and said, "The treatment for His Highness the Fifth Prince cannot be delayed."
"Yes!" Dr. Gao chuckled.
Gao Jiabao asked, "It was Su Liang who rescued His Highness the Fifth Prince last night?"
Ning Jing nodded, "It's not her."
With that said, the tea was brewed, and the aroma of the tea was refreshing.
Mrs. Gao took a sip of the medicine, her eyes were surprised, "This is..."
Ningjing looked calm and said, "Dahongpao."
Dr. Gao often came to the palace to treat noble people. Just smelling the aroma of tea, she felt it was a bit like the Dahongpao that the Queen Mother often drank.
Gao Jiabao took two sips and nodded, "It's really extraordinary!"
As the head of the Xunyang tea merchant Ning family, Ning Jing is not unusual to have Dahongpao.
But even if there is, it won't be much.
There were four different tea cans on the tea table. Ningjing chose to use the best Dahongpao to entertain the Gao family's grandparents, which surprised them.
After all, I'm not familiar with it.
When guests come to your door and feel that they are being taken seriously, they naturally feel very at ease.
Tranquility gives them a feeling that although they are unsmiling, they are sincere in their treatment of others.
Su Liang prepared breakfast and brought it over. There was no communication between the two of them. Ningjing went to set out the dishes and chopsticks and took four pairs.
"Don't be so polite, we've already eaten." Gao Jiabao was a little embarrassed.
Su Liang smiled and said, "I got up late today. Let the two of you try some home-cooked food and then talk about business after eating."
When the grandsons of the Gao family saw that Ningjing had filled four bowls of porridge in just a few words, they no longer refused.
Gao Jiabao thought, even though he wasn't hungry, even if it didn't taste good, he couldn't show it.
As a result, he was conquered after taking a bite of the porridge. It was fragrant and glutinous, sweet but not greasy.
Dr. Gao said cheerfully, "I didn't expect Miss Su to be such a good cook."
The grandfather and grandson had not seen any servants in the Su family, and were surprised that Su Liang cooked the food himself. It was impossible for her and Ning Jing to be short of money.
After breakfast, the grandparents of the Gao family were even more surprised to see Ningjing getting up and clearing the dishes.
When Ning Jing went to the kitchen, Gao Jiabao couldn't help but ask Su Liang, "Are you always like this?"
The top scholar in both civil and military affairs, with a huge fortune, and doing everything by himself? The Gao family is not an aristocracy. A young master named Gao Jiabao has two servants and two maids to serve him.
Su Liang nodded, "I'm used to it."
First, because both Su Liang and Ning Jing have secrets, living with a third person would not be as comfortable as they are now, and they can say and do whatever they want.
Secondly, as a time traveler, Su Liang's education in her previous life made it difficult for her to accept the idea of enslaving others.
Paying money to hire people to help you do things is completely different from buying the servants back as if they were objects, owning them, and disposing of them as you wish.
But she respects the rules of this era and doesn't think her friends are wrong just because they have servants.
Previously, Xing Yusheng sent Qi Jun to work as a coachman for them for a day. Su Liang did not refuse his kindness.
Just like the matter of being a vegetarian. Regardless of the psychology of vegetarians, what they eat and whether they eat or not is their own business. But if they point fingers everywhere, do not eat meat themselves, think that it is wrong for others to eat meat, and persuade others to become vegetarians, then
It's just that the rules are too lenient for people who live by the sea.
"You guys are really..." Gao Jiabao thought for a while and didn't know how to describe it, so he said, "Very special."
Su Liang told Dr. Gao about treating Duanmu Che. Gao Jiabao sat next to him and thought it was amazing.
His grandfather had always been very stubborn in his medical skills. Unexpectedly, when discussing with Su Liang, he showed no airs of elders at all. After talking about Duanmu Che, he took the initiative to ask Su Liang for advice on some problems that he had not solved until now.
What's even more amazing is that Su Liang can answer most of his grandfather's questions.
The old man's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he said three times, "Yes, that's how it should be, why didn't I think of it!"
Gao Jiabao felt that his grandfather's medical skills were really not as good as this little girl's.
The result was that, seeing that it was almost noon, Dr. Gao still had no intention of stopping and completely lost track of time.
But in the afternoon, he still had to go to the Fifth Prince's Mansion.
Gao Jiabao couldn't help but remind him, "Grandpa, it's getting late."
After hearing this, Dr. Gao looked outside and saw that the sun was shining brightly and it was at its peak. He quickly stood up and said goodbye, "It's too late today. When will Miss Su be free? I'll bring my family treasure here again. You can show him the injury."
Gao Jiabao: ...I agreed before I came here that after talking about Duanmu Che, I would ask Su Liang to help him look at his injuries, otherwise he would not come. As a result, his grandfather was about to leave now, so he remembered him.
Come.
Gao Jiabao even felt that Dr. Gao wanted to find a reason to come to discuss medical skills with Su Liang next time and use him as an excuse...
Su Liang smiled and said, "As long as I'm at home, that's fine. I also have a lot of questions I'd like to ask Mr. Gao."
Dr. Gao nodded immediately, "No problem."
Su Liang sent people out of the hospital and met Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing.
After a brief greeting, the Gao family's grandfather and grandson left, and Su Liang invited Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing to come in.
"Sister Su, yesterday the emperor asked my second brother to rescue the fifth prince. I was worried. I didn't even close my eyes before the second brother came back!" The red bloodshot eyes in Lin Xueqing's eyes showed that she did not sleep well last night, but she started laughing as she spoke.
, "I knew that nothing would happen if Sister Su went there! The second brother said that it was all thanks to Sister Su to rescue the Fifth Prince, but he didn't do anything!"
Su Liang shook his head, "It's not my own fault."
"I don't want to say any credit, I'm just afraid that something will happen to you!" Lin Xueqing said with a smile.
When Xing Yusheng went to the Lin family to pick up Lin Xueqing, she already knew what happened, but she still had some questions to ask Su Liang, "Do you believe that the woman who kidnapped the fifth prince said that she was just an admirer of Gu Ling?"
Su Liang nodded, "There is no evidence to prove that she is not, so let's just assume that she is for now."
"How beautiful is that Gu Ling? He has such crazy admirers." Lin Xueqing was very curious.
Su Liang said that she was also very curious.
Xing Yusheng actually wanted to find Gu Ling. It had nothing to do with anything else. He just wanted to confirm that Gu Ling was alive now because Gu Ling had saved his mother back then.
As Ning Jing walked in, Lin Xueqing smiled and said, "I think Senior Brother Ning is the most beautiful, rich and talented, with a bright future. What do you think, Sister Su?"
Su Liang shook his head, "No, I'm the most beautiful, I'm rich and talented, and I have a bright future."
Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing both nodded repeatedly and couldn't stop laughing.
Xing Yusheng was a little surprised to learn that Lin Wei had left Beijing and went south. A man's intuition suggested that Lin Wei was interested in Su Liang. He didn't expect Lin Wei to give up so readily after learning that Su Liang was engaged. He seemed to have a good character.
"My second brother and I are about to get married, and my eldest brother's life-long affairs have not yet been settled, which is really worrying." Lin Xueqing sighed softly.
This is not a world where marriage and love are free. There is an order of elders and younger ones, especially marriages, which are often done in the order of elders and younger ones. It is rare for the elder brother to marry before the younger brother gets married, and the younger brother marries his wife first.
Xing Yusheng smiled and said, "My father-in-law said that he would not care about the eldest brother for now. He must find a girl he likes. He should not delay the marriage between the second brother and Xue Qing. Whatever outsiders say, let them be."
Lin Boyan doesn't mind if his younger siblings get married first, so there won't be any problem.
After chatting for a while, Lin Xueqing and Su Liang were cooking together. Xing Yusheng saw that Ningjing was making a wood carving. There were already many on the bookshelf, of different sizes and shapes, and they were all exquisite, so he smiled and asked if he could give him one.
Ning Jing shook his head, "No."
Xing Yusheng:...He knew it would be this result.
The young couple came to play at home and left in the afternoon. Because Lin Xueqing said she wanted to see Wangxiang Mountain, Xing Yusheng took her out of the city.
Just as they left, Duanmu Chen's confidant Chang'an came over secretly and brought another news to Su Liang.
"The emperor said this morning that this time he would not only choose a concubine for my master and His Highness the Fifth Prince, but also a consort for His Highness the Sixth Princess." Chang'an said, "The Emperor specifically mentioned Shi Lang Lin and admired him very much."
Su Liang was stunned for a moment before realizing that Chang'an was talking about Lin Boyan. He was young, already the Minister of Rites, and was once praised by Duanmu Yi for his paternal demeanor.
Before Lin Shuzhi resigned, the late emperor once said that he had talent as a prime minister.
If nothing else, Lin Boyan has a bright future in officialdom.
In history, there are often allusions about the number one scholar, Princess Shang, but Ning Jing, the literary champion, and Su Liang, the martial arts champion, became a family directly, leaving no chance for others to make a fuss about their marriage.
Otherwise, it may happen that Su Liang marries Duanmu Che and Ning Jing marries Duanmu Qianqian, which is terrible.
Duanmu Yi obviously had no intention of marrying his beloved daughter, but sincerely considered her happiness and chose someone with a low family background but a good family background and a bright future. Who would dare to treat Duanmu Qianqian badly if she married like this?
Su Liang said in a faint tone, "The Emperor has really good taste."
Chang'an said with a smile, "Master asked his subordinates to tell Miss Su about this matter, but I hope Miss Su will not interfere this time. Even though the marriage between Miss Lin and General Lin is a coincidence, the emperor has made it a success. The eldest son Ruo Lin was arrested this time."
It’s a bit unreasonable to be chosen as a consort and suddenly have a fiancée appear.”
Su Liang held his head and said, "I understand. Thank you, His Highness the Fourth Prince, for your kind information."
Su Liang didn't expect that there would be three similar things.
Calm down and think about it, she is getting closer and closer to the center of power, and some things are bound to happen.
It turns out that Duanmu Qianqian fell in love with Nian Jincheng, and Duanmu Yi may not have had the intention of making Nian Jincheng his consort, but before marriage was granted, Nian Jincheng was accused of treason and was immediately abolished.
But when Duanmu Qianqian reaches his age, he still has to get married and can only choose another one. The two young masters of the Lin family are both young talents who are highly regarded by Duanmu Yi. Lin Bojun has a master. Apart from Lin Boyan not being of high birth, he is very good in all other aspects.
suitable.
He is also the top scholar in literature, although not in Jinke.
Not long ago, Lin Xueqing was worried that her eldest brother wouldn't be able to get a wife, and this is what happened.
After Chang'an left, Su Liang went to Ningjing to discuss, "Duanmuchen just wants to sell well, and he is sure that as long as I know about it, he will definitely find a way to make this possible marriage aborted. Brother Lin is the consort and has nothing to do with Duanmuchen."
The advantage is that Duanmu Qianqian is not the sister of his compatriot, but the daughter of the empress. Now that the Lin family is married to both the Xing family and the Qin family, the interest relationship here is not obscure."
The in-law relationships among the nobles in the entire capital are intricate, and many interests are combined through marriage, especially among the royal family.
Duanmu Yi may be thinking about his daughter's life. But the Queen and the Prince may not intend to use Duanmu Qianqian's marriage to strengthen their power.
It's hard to say who was the first to connect Lin Boyan and Duanmu Qianqian. It seemed to be Duanmu Yi who mentioned it, but maybe it was the Queen's pillow wind.
Su Liang continued, "Duanmu Chen specially sent someone to tell me about this, and also told me not to interfere and not to be discovered by the emperor. I think he wanted me to interfere, but not to leave traces, let alone implicate him.
I think I can control it or not, what do you think?"
Ning Jing looked calm and said, "Don't worry about it for now. We'll see what happens later."
Su Liang nodded, "That's fine. If you don't even spell out your eight characters, anything you do rashly can easily end up being self-defeating. You should thank me."
Ningjing raised her head, "Thank you for what?"
Su Liang smiled and said, "I have reason to suspect that if I hadn't said that we were engaged, you would have been the most popular candidate for the Sixth Princess's consort. It's classic for the number one scholar to be the consort."
"Thank you." Ning Jing said nonchalantly.
Su Liang discussed with him, "Because of the engagement, you asked me to agree to a condition, should I cancel it in one go?"
Ning Jing shook his head, "No, I've already thanked you."
Su Liang:...Okay.
…
The Fifth Prince's Mansion.
When Dr. Gao came, Duanmu Che drank the medicine and was sleeping.
After waiting for half an hour, Duanmu Che woke up, and Uncle Huang asked Dr. Gao to come in.
In just a few days, Dr. Gao felt that Duanmu Che had suddenly become much gloomier. He bowed carefully and said that he had learned the acupuncture technique used by Su Liang to acupuncture Duanmu Che, and that he would be responsible for treating Duanmu Che from now on.
Duanmu Che said with a cold face, "Except for Su Liang, I won't accept any other doctors! Dr. Gao please come back!"
Dr. Gao did not expect such a situation.
Uncle Huang advised Duanmu Che that his health was the most important thing.
Duanmu Che got angry, "If you really think my health is important, just find that woman! I have something to tell her!"
Uncle Huang was afraid of saying anything that would anger Duanmu Che, so he could only ask Old Doctor Gao to leave first, and then go to Emperor Bingming to make a decision.
When Duanmu Yi learned that Duanmu Che was losing his temper, he didn't tolerate him. He directly sent someone to pick up Duanmu Che and move him to the palace. He would heal his body before leaving the palace. He watched and asked Dr. Gao to treat Duanmu Che.
…
The next day, Dr. Gao came to visit again, still bringing his grandson with him.
Su Liang asked if the treatment for Duanmu Che yesterday went well. Dr. Gao told the truth that it was not smooth.
Su Liang was quite speechless. Duanmu Yi really loved Duanmu Che, so Duanmu Che was the real one! If this continues, sooner or later he will kill himself!
In order to avoid being forgotten again, Gao Jiabao asked Su Liang to look at his injuries first.
"The recovery is not bad." After Su Liang looked at it, he asked Mrs. Gao what medicine she used. The two discussed for a while and made some changes to the prescription.
Then the old man and the young man began to discuss medical skills again. They came and talked with each other, and they all learned useful information. However, Gao Jiabao was not interested in medical skills. After asking for Su Liang's consent, he went for a walk in the garden.
The prince's selection of his concubine and the princess's selection of his consort have not yet begun. The question Su Liang is most concerned about now is where Yan Jincheng took Nian Jincheng.
That night, Yan Shiba appeared again at the third watch. The same scene happened as last time. Suddenly, there were two more people in Su Liang's room...
"Ning Jing, please go back and sleep." Su Liang naturally showed only his head.
After Ning Jing left, Yan Shiba went to Su Liang's bed again, "Sister Liang, was the cooperation between my sister and you the night before yesterday perfect?"
Su Liang nodded, "Not bad."
"What's okay?" Yan Shiba coughed lightly, "That's perfect! There's a clear connection between the two minds!"
"Where is Nian Jincheng? Have you asked about Gu Ling's whereabouts?" Su Liang asked.
Yan Shiba shook his head, "Xiao Nian refused to say anything. I listened to you. I didn't beat him. I just threatened him. If he doesn't explain tonight, I will go to Zuixiang Tower to find some girls to serve him. He was really scared.
,Ha ha!"
Su Liang:......
"Don't worry, Sister Liang, I will definitely be able to pry Xiaonian's mouth open!" Yan Shiba was quite confident, "That Nian Ruting is still alive, what do you plan to do with her?"
"Let Nian Jincheng decide." Su Liang said, "At that time, I was just afraid that you would beat Duanmu Che to death on a whim, and I would not be able to deal with it. Otherwise, you can hand Nian Jincheng to me and I will ask."
"That's not possible! I agreed to give Gu Ling to you! You can't find it yourself!" Yan Shiba said.
"Then be careful when Gu Ling finds you and kidnaps Nian Jincheng." Su Liang said.
Yan Shiba chuckled, "Come quickly, I'm afraid he won't come!"
After chatting for a while, Su Liang did not ask where Nian Jincheng was hidden, and Yan Shiba left in a hurry.
Su Liang shouted to Ning Jing against the wall, but there was no answer, and she felt confused.
When it was almost dawn, Yan Shiba appeared again, full of anger, "Damn it, damn it! Gu Ling really stole Nian Jincheng last night! I didn't catch him!"
Su Liang frowned, "So fast?"
"Maybe Gu Ling was targeting me the night before yesterday!" Yan Shiba hit the bed with his fist, "I'm so angry! After all the hard work, it was all in vain and the clues were broken!"
Su Liang patted Yan Shiba's back and said, "Otherwise, forget it."
Yan Shiba jumped up and said, "What do you mean? You must never forget it? I will capture Gu Ling to warm your bed wherever you are in the world!"
As soon as the words fell, Yan Shiba disappeared again.
Su Liang hesitated for a moment, whether to tell Yan Shiba the truth, but then gave up the idea. Although Yan Shiba occasionally seemed to be very kind to Su Liang, her character was unreliable, and the stakes were so important that she must not
Say it.
When Su Liang got up, she went to knock on Ningjing's door. When she heard that she was asked to go in, she opened the door and walked around the screen. She saw Nian Jincheng lying weakly on the bed and Ningjing standing by the bed, wringing out the handkerchief.
This scene of deep brotherly love made Su Liang feel very loving.
The next moment, Ning Jing threw the twisted handkerchief directly onto Nian Jincheng's face and said, "Wash your face, it's so dirty."