Su Liang was not used to sleeping with others, so she gave the bed to Yuan Ying, and she slept on the soft couch.
Yuan Ying accepted it unceremoniously. Although she was enthusiastic about Su Liang, she was not as pretentious and annoying as Yan Shiba.
It's almost dawn.
Su Liang felt a little itchy on her face. When she opened her eyes, she saw Yuan Ying's enlarged smiling face.
Yuan Ying is tall and plump, with a charming appearance. When she smiles, she looks like a charming beauty.
"Little girl, sister is leaving." Seeing Su Liang wake up, Yuan Ying stretched out her hand to pinch her face and straightened up.
Su Liang stood up quickly, "So early? Don't you want to eat something before leaving?"
"Next time, when Xiao Ye is well, I will take him to meet your benefactor." Yuan Ying said, put on her cloak, and suddenly asked Su Liang seriously, "What is your relationship with Xiao Gu...
"
Su Liang smiled and said, "We are good friends."
Yuan Ying's beautiful eyes were stunned, "Just a friend?"
Su Liang shook his head, "We are still brothers, family, master and disciple."
Yuan Ying looked confused, "What did he teach you?"
Su Liang shook his head again, "We are mutual masters and disciples. He taught me martial arts, and I taught him medical skills."
"You guys are really interesting." Yuan Ying smiled meaningfully. She was sure that Gu Ling was special to Su Liang, but obviously, the two of them had not yet pierced the window. As a bystander, she would not interfere blindly.
Okay, so as not to offend Gu Ling.
"By the way, medicine! Wait a minute!" Su Liang got dressed and went next door to knock on Gu Ling's door.
After a while, the door opened a crack, and a hand stretched out and handed the medicine bottle to Su Liang.
Su Liang took it and said, "Master, Sister Yuan is leaving, why don't you come out and see her off?"
"No." After Gu Ling finished speaking, the door was closed again.
Yuan Ying took one look at the medicine made by Su Liang and nodded immediately, "That's it, that's right! Little girl, you are not old, but you are really capable, but I underestimated you before. Let's have a good chat with you next time we meet.
Talk about medicine and poison."
Su Liang gave Yuan Ying a bag containing clothes for her and some snacks.
"This is good, give it to me!" Yuan Ying pointed to the inconspicuous wooden hairpin on Su Liang's head.
Su Liang refused, "This won't work, it's a gift from someone else."
Yuan Ying guessed that it was most likely a gift from Gu Ling, so she stopped asking for it. She picked up the bundle, put her arms around Su Liang, then turned around and left, saying she would see him again.
"Sister Yuan, take care." Su Liang stood under the eaves and watched Yuan Ying disappear from sight. When she turned around, she realized that Gu Ling had also come out.
"We just met, why are you so reluctant to let go?" Gu Ling asked.
Su Liang inexplicably felt that his tone was a bit strange, "It's okay. Sister Yuan is much cuter than Yan Shiba."
Gu Ling did not comment on this and turned towards the kitchen.
"Master, I want to eat small wontons for breakfast." Su Liang said and felt that it was great to be able to order.
Gu Ling replied, "I don't want to do it."
Su Liang:...Okay, okay, it will be good if you can eat. In the past, she never let Gu Ling order.
As a result, after Su Liang exercised and washed up, she ate a hot breakfast, mixed the sour soup noodles with chopsticks, and saw several small and exquisite wontons floating up from below.
A smile instantly filled Su Liang's eyes, "Master, don't you want to do it? After listening to what I said, do you also want to eat it?"
Gu Ling shook his head, "Practice your hands."
Su Liang said it was very good, "Master, if you have any dishes you want to practice on, just make them. I promise to taste them carefully and give you a fair evaluation."
It was a freezing cold New Year's Eve, and it started to snow while having breakfast. After a bowl of warm wonton noodles, Su Liang felt comfortable all over, and she was humming a little tune while washing the dishes.
After entering the palace to give Situ Han acupuncture today, Su Liang got a gold-plated invitation, inviting her and Gu Ling to attend the royal banquet on New Year's Eve.
Su Liang expressed his joy and went out of the palace to return to Prince Ning's Mansion with the invitation. Situ Han also rewarded many things and sent people to deliver them directly to Prince Ning's Mansion.
Su Liang was riding a horse in the snow, not very fast. Halfway there, she heard the rapid sound of horse hooves behind her, and someone was calling "Doctor Su". When she turned around, she saw two palace guards approaching on horseback.
When he learned that one of Situ Han's concubines was having a difficult childbirth, he asked her to return to the palace to save her. Su Liang turned back.
Gu Ling was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner at home, and many of the ingredients had to be fried first. He had agreed with Su Liang to eat less at the palace banquet, and to stay together when they came back.
Su Liang was very busy today. She gave Situ Han acupuncture first, and then delivered the baby to his beloved concubine. Near noon, the baby was born, and the mother and baby were safe. She thought she could leave, but Queen Mother Min sent someone over again, saying that she had a severe headache.
Su Liang went over to take a look...
Su Liang was still very talkative, so she readily agreed and followed people to Min's place. Min just hadn't slept well recently, so Su Liang didn't prescribe any medicine, but gave her a few injections, and she felt less groggy.
Already.
So, when Su Liang left the palace again, he received a bunch of rewards.
Back at Prince Ning's Mansion, Gu Ling brought a plate of freshly fried dumplings and a bowl of fresh fish soup, the lunch that Su Liang had missed.
"Thank you, sir." Su Liang smiled with crooked eyebrows, "Then I'll get started."
Gu Ling turned back to the kitchen and continued to prepare the ingredients for the New Year's Eve dinner. He thought that the route was correct. It had only been two days, but Su Liang already seemed to be conquered by his cooking skills...
But in fact, Su Liang felt that the division of labor was just changed. It was so good that when the team broke up one day, their life skills would be completely fine.
After Su Liang had a late lunch, went to the kitchen to wash the dishes and helped Gu Ling light the fire, she mentioned Yuan Ying again, "Sister Yuan is so beautiful and has a good figure, but you don't like her?"
Gu Ling raised his knife and lowered it, and a fish head was chopped into two halves. But as he always pursues perfection and precision in his cooking skills, this time the knife was a little crooked, and the size of the cut was obviously different.
Gu Ling looked down at his pale fish eyes, and was thinking about how to answer Su Liang's question, but he couldn't say that he was not interested in women anymore, so he heard Su Liang said with a smile, "But that's right, you are not interested in women.
She doesn’t understand amorous feelings at all. Sister Yuan still needs to find a man who knows how to appreciate her beauty.”
Gu Ling raised the knife and turned around, just when Su Liang looked up and was startled, "Master, what are you doing?"
Gu Ling's face was calm, "The fish head is broken, replace it with another one." As he said this, he fished out another fish from the basin, raised the knife in his hand, and got a new fish head.
Su Liang looked at the one thrown away by Gu Ling and expressed confusion, "What's wrong? Isn't it a freshly killed fish?"
"The two halves are cut into different sizes," Gu Ling said.
Su Liang complained speechlessly, "You have an obsessive-compulsive disorder."
The two of them also made a basket of jujube steamed buns based on Su Liang's memories of his previous life and what he learned from Aunt Bai in Sujiacun. Gu Ling basically made it, and Su Liang was only responsible for putting the washed red dates on top.
Gu Ling opened the lid of the pot, and the kitchen was filled with hazy heat. The heat dissipated a little. Su Liang looked at the steamed jujube steamed buns. Each one was in a perfectly symmetrical shape, and there was no distortion during the expansion process.
He gave Gu Ling a thumbs up again, "Perfect!"
When Rendong saw the finished product, he praised Su Liang's work for how beautiful it was.
Su Liang acquiesced, because people could not know that Gu Ling was cooking with her apron on every day, which would be a devastating blow to the cold image he had always cultivated in front of outsiders...
As the sky darkened slightly, Liandong drove Gu Ling and Su Liang into the palace for the banquet.
This was a banquet attended only by members of the Liang Kingdom's royal family, most of whom Su Liang had already seen.
Situ Han, who had not been seen for two months due to facial paralysis, had only seen the Empress Dowager and the King of Yue. Today he appeared in front of people in high spirits, with a spring breeze on his face. He had a good appearance, and he always acted gentle every time he saw Su Liang, but he gave
Su Liang's feeling was somewhat similar to Duanmu Yi's. Perhaps emperors who were not stupid were often smiling tigers with deep intentions.
The position arranged by Situ Han is very interesting. Su Liang and Gu Ling are opposite the prince, and Situ Xie, the king of Yue, is sitting below them.
Although Su Liang and Gu Ling were distinguished guests, this arrangement made the atmosphere a bit subtle. Throughout the banquet, Situ Han joked with Su Liang from time to time and asked Gu Ling whether the dishes were to his taste, but he completely ignored Situ Xie.
Every look is unworthy of praise.
Min took the initiative to smooth things over, "During the time when the Emperor was ill, the King of Yue sent people all the way to invite Dr. Su to treat the Emperor, and also helped with government affairs. He worked hard and hard. There are no outsiders here today. Shouldn't the Emperor give a toast to the King of Yue?"
When Situ Han heard this, he laughed loudly, picked up the wine glass, and looked at Situ Xie.
Situ Xie smiled warmly, raised his glass and stood up.
"Uncle Emperor." Situ Han said, drank the glass in one gulp, put down the glass, and his smile deepened. "Uncle Emperor is old and has worked so hard. I really feel guilty. From today on, Uncle Emperor will take care of everything that needs to be done."
Let everything go and enjoy your old age! This is my filial piety as a nephew, and your uncle must never refuse it!"
The first person whose expression changed was the Queen Mother Min, followed by Situ Xie's children and grandchildren.
There is no fool here. Who doesn’t know what Situ Han means? Asking Situ Xie to live a long life is clearly asking him to hand over the power in his hands.
Situ Xie's expression did not change, he only narrowed his eyes and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration." He did not really express his position.
Naturally, the specific power struggle will not be made explicit, but it is obvious that Situ Han has declared war on Situ Xie, and the result is still unknown.
Su Liang's only interest in the increasingly explicit internal strife in the Liang royal family was watching the show. She and Gu Ling were outsiders, and their purpose of coming here had been achieved, and they were just waiting for the right time to leave.
The banquet ended not too late. After leaving the palace, Su Liang and Gu Ling got on the carriage and walked for a while before Su Liang said, "Will Situ Xie rebel? After all, it is not the same for his illegitimate son to be the emperor and his legitimate descendants to be the emperor."
Likewise, even if Situ Han knows that he is his biological father, he doesn't have to admit it. In fact, looking at the current momentum, I wouldn't be too surprised if Situ Han wants to wipe out Situ Xie's entire family."
The fight between a father and son in the royal family is nothing new, not to mention that this is an invisible father and son caused by the affair between an uncle and his sister-in-law.
"Let them." Gu Ling was not interested in this.
Su Liang thought thoughtfully, "Maybe it's destined to be a life-or-death situation. After all, Situ Han has his own children and grandchildren, and Situ Xie also has children and grandchildren he raised. Even for the safety and future of his children and grandchildren, reconciliation is impossible. After all,
There is only one throne."
Seeing that Gu Ling was silent, Su Liang turned to the matter related to them and lowered her voice, "Yuan Ying came too quickly, took the snow lotus and left. What should we do about our marriage?"
The original plan was that Yuan Ying would descend from the sky to snatch the bride on the wedding day, and then they would take advantage of Yuan Ying's appearance to annul the marriage. But now this plan is not feasible.
"Let nature take its course," Gu Ling said.
Su Liang shrugged, "Okay. That's all we can do. After all, neither party can afford to offend."
Now that things have happened, they cannot deny the marriage they have accepted without any reason. And they cannot leave easily even if Duanmu Yi asks them to do something before they succeed.
Although in fact it is considered successful, the secret record will be obtained sooner or later. But whether to hand it over to Duanmu Yi and how to hand it over are matters that can only be discussed when we see Old Man Mu again.
Now Su Liang is waiting for Duanmu Yi to send someone. It doesn't matter whether it's to warn her or reprimand her. As long as the people arrive, she has reason to withdraw.
…
New Year's Eve.
This is the second year that Su Liang has passed since time travel, and Gu Ling is still by his side.
Last year they celebrated the New Year in Sujia Village. On New Year's Eve, Su Liang prepared a New Year's Eve dinner, including a tea-flavored chicken made with Dahongpao, which was quite luxurious.
This year in Yaocheng, there was no Dahongpao, but Gu Ling used the precious tea leaves given to Su Liang by Situ Han to make tea-flavored chicken, which had a unique flavor.
Su Liang tasted every dish and kept nodding in praise.
The last fish head with chopped pepper, two pieces of fish head, placed completely symmetrically on the plate, even the fish eyes look like mirror images.
"Master, do you feel uncomfortable looking at asymmetrical things?" Su Liang asked Gu Ling.
Gu Ling shook his head, "No."
"What did you do wrong with that fish head that was chopped off?" Su Liangxiao asked.
Gu Ling's expression was calm, "I have a disease, obsessive-compulsive disorder, can you cure it?"
Su Liang almost choked on the fruit wine he just took in, coughed lightly and said, "It's just cooking, it's not that serious, no need for treatment."
The windows were open and it was snowing heavily outside.
Su Liang was eating delicious food while recalling her experiences after time travel. Gu Ling listened quietly. He was by Su Liang's side most of the time and found that she also remembered those things. This felt good.
When she was almost done eating, Su Liang put down her chopsticks and walked to the window. Suddenly she turned around and suggested to Gu Ling, "Master, it's still a long time before dawn. Let's go out for a walk later?"
Gu Ling nodded, "Okay."
As soon as she left, Su Liang went back to her room, changed her clothes, put on her cloak, and picked up a small hand stove she bought at the market the day before yesterday.
When I went out, I saw Gu Ling was ready and waiting in the corridor.
"Master, you are feeling cold." Su Liang handed over the stove.
Gu Ling took a look and shook his head, "Not as cold as you."
"You can't even laugh." Su Liang complained.
Gu Ling said in a faint tone, "Brown sugar ginger and jujube tea."
Su Liang:...speechless...
The two left Prince Ning's Mansion and walked aimlessly in the heavy snow. Listening to the sound of snow under their feet, they felt as if they were the only ones left in the world and no one else.
Gu Ling said that he wanted to know how the children in Su Liang's previous life grew up.
Su Liang began to talk about her experiences from childhood to adulthood, what kind of school she went to, which teachers left a deep impression on her, the classmates she had not forgotten, and the stupid things she had done.
"When I was in high school, a boy confessed to me." Su Liang said and laughed.
Gu Ling's eyes flashed slightly as Su Liang continued, "Master, guess how I refused at that time?"
Gu Ling frowned slightly, "You said, you need to study hard?"
"Master, you guessed it right!" Su Liang expressed surprise.
Gu Ling: ...Yes, the age Su Liang is in this world now is exactly the age when she was in high school in her previous life. Her focus is also on studying and improving her strength. This is one of the reasons why Gu Ling does not plan to confess her love now.
, he respects and appreciates Su Liang's mentality and efforts.
"Where is the university?" Gu Ling asked.
Su Liang shook his head, "We don't have much time in college. Medical students are very busy and have a lot to learn."
Gu Ling: ...Very good, if Su Liang likes him, then he will be the first and only man Su Liang likes in her life.
…
New Year's Day.
When it was dark, Su Liang and Gu Ling returned to Prince Ning's Mansion.
Thick snow fell on the ice lake, and the two of them built a cute little snowman on it.
"This is winter." Su Liang looked happy, "Master, happy New Year."
Gu Ling swept the snow off Su Liang's hat with her hands, "Xiao Liang, happy New Year."
The conversation was exactly the same as last year. It was rare for Gu Ling to call Su Liang like this, just for the sake of confrontation.
Back in the main courtyard, Su Liang mentioned his friends, "Your brother, Comrade Xiaonian, must be having a sweet wife in his arms right now and living a happy life."
…
At the same time, Nian Jincheng, who had to leave his newlywed wife behind and couldn't return home on New Year's Day, was rushing to Yaocheng in the ice and snow. He sneezed suddenly, his face full of resentment, and he silently complained in his heart:
Blame that bastard Gu Ling, if he had married Su Liang earlier, how could he have been in such trouble...