Su Liang was not only tired and hungry, but also needed a hot bath to relieve her fatigue.
The guest courtyard that Situ Xie arranged for Su Liang was the Hanxiang Courtyard, which is the closest courtyard to Ningxiang Residence, with a small plum grove in the middle.
Gu Ling heard from Situ Ning that Situ Xie once adopted an orphan girl named Situ Xiang. She was Situ Ning's sister who grew up with her. However, before Situ Ning got married, she ran away from home for a man and there was no news from her.
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Hanxiangyuan is the place where Situ Xiang once lived. It has been vacant for many years and has been recently repaired and cleaned.
There was a rockery in the courtyard. When Su Liang got closer, he saw the two words "Ning" and "Xiang" written together. It was obvious that the sisters had a good relationship.
The room was very clean. Although Su Liang was not expected to arrive for another two days, the thoughtful Situ Xie had already asked people to burn fine silver carbon in the room three days in advance. Therefore, when Su Liang opened the door, it was exactly what was inside the room.
The most comfortable temperature, the faint aroma of cold plums, not stuffy at all.
Even the room for Honeysuckle is prepared so that no one can be picky about it.
Su Liang could only say that Situ Xie's rank was really high.
But ever since he first learned that the current Emperor Liang, who was nominally Situ Xie's nephew, was actually his unknown biological son, Su Liang's moral evaluation of this person could no longer be positive.
The servants of Prince Yue's Mansion brought the food, handed it to Lonicera at the door, and then left. It was very polite.
Su Liang asked Lonicera to come with her. After eating, hot water was brought.
Ever since he left Xuanbei City, he had been on the road. Finally, he was able to take a hot bath. Su Liang felt that the pores all over his body were opened, and he sighed happily.
"Master, Princess Yaoguang sent someone to deliver new clothes." Liao Dong said outside the screen.
"Yeah." Su Liang closed her eyes and responded lazily, "Take it, I'm short of clothes."
Lonicera added hot water twice more, and Su Liang felt relieved. He picked out a set of clothes given by Situ Yao and put them on. It was obviously specially prepared for Su Liang. It was made of the best materials in Liang country, thick but not bulky, and stylish.
But it was popular in the Qian country.
Lonicera also got two new clothes, one for women and one for men. They both fit well and the colors and styles suited her status as a follower.
"The people in Prince Yue's Mansion are very considerate," Liao Dong said.
"Except for that Third Young Master." Su Liang thought of how Situ Min saw her at the foot of Wolong Snow Mountain last night, his eyes lit up and he leaned forward, humming softly. The relationship has been formed, maybe Situ Min can become the next one.
A breakthrough in everything he was doing. At least for now, he was the least thoughtful person in the Yue Palace.
When Su Liang woke up after a long sleep, it was already dark outside. She heard Lonicera talking to someone, and it seemed to be Gu Yue.
After Su Liang got dressed and got out of bed, he walked outside and Rendong came in. "Master, are you awake?" He turned around and went out, but soon came back and explained, "My subordinate told Gu Yue that we can bring food.
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Su Liang yawned, rubbed his face, and felt that most of his energy had been restored. He walked over and opened the window. The lanterns in the corridor revealed a dim light. The snow that stopped before noon began to fall again, and the rockery in the courtyard had turned into a
Small snow mountain.
With the cold wind blowing on his face, Lonicera brought something out, "This is the ointment Princess Yaoguang asked Gu Yue to send. Master, do you want to use it?"
Su Liang took it, opened it and smelled it. The aroma was very fresh. She went to the snow-capped mountains last night and her face was a little bit cold. Now it was slightly red. She also ran out of the antifreeze ointment she made, so she used some given by Situ Yao.
After Su Liang had dinner, Gu Yue appeared again and asked her to see Situ Xie.
"Is Gu Ling in the house?" Su Liang asked.
Gu Yue shook his head, "Young Master Biao went to the posthouse to see General Lin, but he hasn't come back yet."
When Su Liang took Lonicera and saw Situ Xie in the front hall, Situ Jing was also there.
Seeing Lonicera carrying the medicine box, Situ Xie stood up with a smile, "It seems that Doctor Su is ready to enter the palace to treat the emperor."
Su Liang nodded, "This is exactly the purpose of my emperor sending me here. It has been delayed for a day and a night."
Situ Xie looked serious, "It's all Min'er's fault. When the emperor wakes up, I will explain the whole matter."
"The King of Yue is truly selfless." Su Liang chuckled.
Situ Xie and Su Liang left the Yue Prince's Mansion, each got on a carriage and headed towards the Liang Palace.
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Posthouse.
Lin Wei thought that Gu Ling came to accompany Su Liang because he was hiding from him. He would not leave even after dark, so he said that he would go back to Prince Yue's Mansion with Gu Ling.
"You live here." Gu Ling said.
"Why?" Lin Qian expressed confusion, "It will be more convenient for Su Xiaoliang to treat me when I go to Prince Yue's Mansion."
Lin Boyan said, "Just listen to Gu Hou." The injured Lin Xie was in the post house, so Su Liang had a reasonable reason to walk between the post house and the Yue Prince's Mansion. The same was true for Gu Ling. Every move in the Yue Prince's Mansion was attended by people.
Keep an eye on it, so that it would be convenient for the two of them to meet at the post house.
"Okay." Lin Yi agreed after hearing what Lin Boyan said.
"Should Xiaoliang go back to the palace today to treat Emperor Liang?" Lin Bojun asked, "I don't know what the outcome will be. If she can do anything about it, if Xiaoliang is confident, what we are going to do next will go much smoother.
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"Of course Su Xiaoliang can do it, there is nothing she can't do!" Lin Xie was very confident in Su Liang.
At this time, in the palace of Liang Kingdom, the moment Su Liang saw Situ Han, the emperor of Liang Kingdom, he understood why he specially invited her here.
Crooked mouth and squinting eyes, commonly known as facial paralysis, is a symptom of stroke in this world.
The first time Su Liang's medical skills became widely known was because she cured Mr. Qin who had suffered a stroke.
At the same time, Su Liang also understood why Situ Han didn't show up these days. As the emperor of a country, he couldn't be seen like this.
Seeing Su Liang checking Situ Han's pulse, Situ Xie quickly asked, "How is it? Is Doctor Su confident?"
Su Liang nodded, "I'm 60% sure, I'll give it a try."
Situ Xie looked overjoyed, and Situ Han, who was awake, couldn't help but opened his mouth to say something, but drool came out.
Situ Xie wiped Situ Han's mouth with a handkerchief and patted his shoulder gently, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Divine Doctor Su is here and he will definitely be able to cure it."
Su Liang wrote a prescription and asked someone to prepare the decoction for oral administration. Then she gave Situ Han an acupuncture for the first time and told him some things that needed attention. Situ Xie asked him to take note of it carefully.
Just as he was about to leave, Queen Mother Liang came and thanked Su Liang with a grateful expression.
Su Liang dealt with it, but secretly observed the interaction between Situ Xie and the Queen Mother Min, but did not see anything, because Situ Xie lowered his head and saluted Min, then turned his back and told the palace maid and eunuch to take care of Situ Han.
’s matter.
When leaving the palace, Situ Xie said to Su Liang, "When the emperor recovers, we will hold a banquet to thank Dr. Su."
"I will do my best." Su Liang said.
"How long does it take Divine Doctor Su to estimate how long it will take?" Situ Xie asked.
"Stop talking for a month." Su Liang said, "I have a request. I hope the King of Yue can help me."
Situ Xie nodded, "If you need anything from Divine Doctor Su, just ask."
"Let Gu Ling stay with me." Su Liang said.
Situ Xie was stunned for a moment, then his smile deepened, "I am very happy that Divine Doctor Su likes my grandson so much. I will talk to him about this matter, and I will also send someone to explain it to Emperor Qian."
Now that it was the twelfth lunar month, Su Liang was eight percent sure about Situ Han's treatment, but she was only six percent sure. If she wanted to stay for a month, she would have to spend the New Year in Yaocheng. But she planned to let the Lin brothers go first. The two sisters-in-law are pregnant, and they had promised to go back before the Chinese New Year.
Situ Xie knew that Gu Ling had pretended to be Ning Jing before, but he didn't know what the emotional relationship between Gu Ling and Su Liang was like.
On the surface, Su Liang is pursuing Gu Ling, but Gu Ling avoids him.
Therefore, it was normal for Su Liang to stay in Yaocheng to treat Emperor Liang and to ask Gu Ling to stay as well.
Situ Xie would send someone to inform Duanmu Yi at that time, and Duanmu Yi would not have any objections, because he had an ulterior motive and wanted Su Liang to cooperate with Gu Ling to get what he wanted.
When Su Liang returned to Prince Yue's Mansion, he happened to meet Gu Ling who had returned from the post house, so he chased him to Ningxiang Residence.
After learning about Situ Han's condition, Gu Ling agreed to Su Liang's plan and let Lin Boyan and Lin Bojun go home first. He stayed with Su Liang, openly treating Emperor Liang, and secretly looking for Mu's descendants and agencies. picture.
"Where's Lin Xi?" Gu Lin asked Su Liang.
Su Liang was stunned for a moment, "I forgot about him. Let him go. After all, he is injured. Staying will hinder us."
If Lin Xie were here, he would definitely be "sad". But what Su Liang was talking about was a very real issue. What she was going to do was risky, and she had to be prepared to be chased when she left. The injured Lin Xie stayed behind , which is very dangerous for himself.
"I will tell him exactly what I said." Gu Ling said.
"What the emperor asked you to do, we will discuss it with Situ Xie tomorrow. I think he will not refuse. Then let the two brothers of the Lin family set off back with Lin Xie. Take away everyone who can be brought." Su Liang explain.
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The next day, when Su Liang went to the posthouse to change Lin Wei's dressing, he had already been told by Gu Ling that he was leaving.
"Su Xiaoliang, am I your best friend?" Lin Wei looked resentful.
Su Liang nodded, "Well, I'm your best friend."
Lin Wei: ...Actually, after he knew Su Liang's purpose, he understood that it was for his own good to let him leave first, but he really didn't want to leave.
"My injury won't heal in a month?" Lin Wei asked, "If I can recover before you leave, why can't I stay?"
Su Liang shook his head, "Haven't you ever heard of a broken muscle lasting a hundred days? You can't fully recover in a month. If you get injured again, it will be even more troublesome."
"Although I know you are doing it for my own good, I still want to hit you." Lin Xin said in a faint tone.
Su Liang nodded, "When your arm recovers, come over and hit me. I promise not to kill you."
"Ahhh! Bastard! Can't you be gentler to me?" Lin Wei was so angry.
Su Liang shook his head, "No. My tenderness is all for Gu Meiren."
Lin Xin snorted, "Isn't it because I want to stay here to help you pursue Gu Xiaoling? You heartless!"
"No need, I run fast, I will chase after you, you will be in the way." Su Liang said.
Lin Wei rolled his eyes, "You and Gu Xiaoling are really a perfect match when it comes to being angry with me!"
"By the way, when I passed by Xuanbei City, Chen Yun had already received an order to go south. Do you want to go with him? After all, your home is over there." Su Liang asked.
"Going south?" Lin Yi was stunned, "Going to Kasyapa City? Why haven't I heard him mention it?"
"You two have such a good relationship, I thought you knew it. It seems that he asked his adoptive father for the gift after you came to Liang Kingdom." Su Liang said.
"Father?" Lin Qian was stunned again.
When he learned that Su Liang had accepted Xing Ji as his adopted father, Lin Qi chuckled and said, "When I go back, I will also recognize Mr. Hou as my adopted father. He will definitely agree, and then I will be your brother, haha!"
"That's not necessary." Su Liang shook his head.
"I think it's necessary." Lin Yi looked serious, "I'm leaving now. It's too late to rush back to Kasyapa City to celebrate the New Year. Let's go to Xuanbei City and have a look."
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During the negotiation with Situ Xie, Lin Boyan was mainly talking, while Gu Ling sat drinking tea throughout the whole process, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
Regarding some of Qian Guo's "excessive" requests, Situ Xie agreed to most of them after some bargaining, and made it clear that one was for the sake of Gu Ling, his grandson, and the other was to thank Su Liang for coming all the way to Yaocheng to treat Emperor Liang.
After the matter was finalized, the Lin brothers would leave for their return trip in three days. Gu Ling was left behind in response to Su Liang's request to Situ Xie.
In the next three days, Su Liang got on the carriage picked up from the palace at a fixed time every day, went into the palace to treat Situ Han, and then returned to Prince Yue's Mansion. She spent half a day in the post house to treat Lin Wei.
Gu Ling stayed in the post house during the day, so when Su Liang came over, the two of them could meet each other. There was very little time to spend alone together. Lin Boyan was there when they were talking about things, and Lin Xie was basically there at other times.
Lin Xian detailed the places he visited and the delicious food he ate in the days before Su Liang came, and told Su Liang to definitely take Gu Ling there.
"Gu Hou may not be willing to go with me." Su Liang smiled.
Lin Wei's expression became serious, "Gu Xiaoling, you say yes in front of me now, otherwise we will break off our relationship."
Gu Ling nodded, "Okay, let's break up the relationship."
The Lin brothers all lowered their heads to drink tea, hiding their secret smiles. Only Lin Yi in the room was kept in the dark. He didn't know that Gu Ling and Su Liang were acting, and that he deeply wanted to bring them together. No matter how you looked at it, he looked like Su Liang. Joining forces with Gu Ling to tease Lin Xin.
"Gu Xiaoling, if you continue to be ignorant, I will start pursuing Su Xiaoliang again." Lin Xin snorted.
Gu Ling nodded slightly, "Okay."
Su Liang said at the same time, "Okay, you have been rejected by me again."
Lin Wei:...This is probably what happens when you make friends carelessly...
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The day before the Lin brothers left, Su Liang went shopping in Yaocheng with Lonicera and bought some interesting specialties as gifts for relatives and friends at home for them to take back.
Situ Xie gave Su Liang a box of tea, which was the famous Qianshanxue tea specially for the Liang royal family. Su Liang also gave it to Lin Boyan and asked him to take it back and give half of it to each of Mr. Qin and Lin Shuzhi.
Su Liang saw a beautiful pony and bought it with a lot of money to give to Zheng'er.
That night, Situ Xie hosted another banquet to see off the Lin brothers and Lin Xie.
Early the next morning, Su Liang sent the Lin brothers and Lin Wei to the city gate.
"Gu Xiaoling is so mean, he didn't even come to see me off!" Lin Wei complained, "Su Xiaoliang, you must train him well and take him down. Then you can call me brother together."
Su Liang nodded, "Go to sleep, there will be everything in your dreams."
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When Su Liang returned to Prince Yue's Mansion, he went straight to Ningxiang Residence.
When he entered the door, he saw Gu Ling with a book in front of him and a piece of paper in his hand.
"What is that?" Su Liang asked.
"The book I borrowed from Linglong Pavilion contains a letter." Gu Ling said, handing the yellowed paper to Su Liang.
There are criss-cross creases on the paper and it has been torn. The writing is not clear, but it can still be distinguished. It was obviously inserted into the book many years ago.
There is no title, but there is a signature. The word "Xiang" should be the original owner of Hanxiangyuan, Situ Xie's adopted daughter Situ Xiang. It is written to someone.
"I'm pregnant with his child."
"I don't ask you to be with me, but I beg you to take me away, no matter where you go."
"I really want to tell Ning'er everything, but I'm afraid she'll hate me."
"I'm about to suffocate. Where are you? Please help me."
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After reading the letter, Su Liang looked confused, "Didn't it say that Situ Xiang ran away with someone? But looking at this letter, it seems that she has someone she likes, but she is pregnant with another person's child, and she can't leave if she wants to."
Situ Xiang had read this book and hid the letter inside. The book was returned to Linglong Pavilion, but it had not been opened before today.
Su Liang was thinking that it was possible that the person who wrote this letter to Situ Xiang actually took her away in the end, but it was also possible that there was something else hidden.
Su Liang looked at the sentence "I am pregnant with his child" again, frowned and said, "The other party knew who it was without naming him. It should be a man in Prince Yue's palace, right? It couldn't be Situ Xie, right? He
With the adopted daughter..."
Su Liang shook his head, "It's too scary. You can't assume this without evidence. It might be one of your uncles. The only thing that's certain is that from Situ Xiang's side, you might have an unknown cousin.
Suppose the child mentioned in Situ Xiang’s letter was born and still alive.”
Gu Ling was not interested in this topic, "Have you rested well?"
Su Liang nodded, "It's okay. What's wrong?"
"I want to eat dumplings." Gu Ling said.
Su Liang nodded, "In order to pursue you, I even cooked for you myself when I came to Liang Kingdom. I am really a nymphomaniac."
Gu Ling looked calm and said, "You are not." He was so beautiful that Su Liang was not impressed at all. He was the best in the world.
"It doesn't matter, there's no shame in being crazy about you." Su Liang said casually, "I also want to eat dumplings."
When leaving Ningxiang Residence, Su Liang finally found the little ice sculpture rabbit under the plum blossom tree, praised it "it's so beautiful", and took it away decisively.
Gu Ling stood by the window and saw this scene, turned around, and the smile in her eyes was all his...