Hua Zhi didn't come out of the house until curfew time was approaching. Gu Yanxi and Shaoyao were waiting by the door. When Shaoyao saw her, she wanted to pounce on her, but was quickly grabbed by Gu Yanxi.
Hua Zhi turned around, knelt down, said take care and walked towards the door. She had said everything she could say, and she would never say anything she couldn't say.
Hua Pingyang went to the inn with her as usual, and Hua Baili followed behind, and only stopped after seeing her out the door. He was already twelve years old, had read many books, and understood many principles, so he knew that warmth does not only come from the light of a fire and the sun, but also from a certain kind of person, whose heart will be warmed up as long as she looks at him for a second longer.
Hua Zhi, who had just walked out of the door, suddenly turned back. She stood at the bottom of the stairs, and Hua Baili stood on the stairs. His height, which was already a level higher than Hua Baili, looked even taller.
Hua Baili hurried down two steps so that his elder sister could look at him at eye level.
"Do you have any letter for me to take to your mother?"
Hua Baili's eyes lit up. Of course he had written it, but he didn't dare to speak out. He knew that his eldest sister didn't like his mother. Probably the children of the main wife would not like the brothers and sisters born to concubines.
"You can write it tonight and send it to the inn tomorrow morning. And tell Bai Xiang by the way. You can bring whatever you want, but it can't be too heavy. I'm afraid you already have a lot of things."
Hua Baili nodded repeatedly and did not take out the letter he had written long ago. This way, he would have a reason to see his elder sister off tomorrow morning.
"Take care of yourself and take care of your father."
"I will, elder sister."
Hua Zhi glanced at the people who had not left the courtyard, and when she turned around, a corner of her cloak was raised. Her movements were quick and she was full of energy and determination. She was obviously just a weak woman who could not even tie a chicken, but at this moment she seemed to be full of infinite power and no one could defeat her.
Gu Yanxi's eyes flashed a few times, and even though he knew Hua Pingyang was observing him, he did not look away. He did not intend to hide his thoughts. From beginning to end, his resistance had nothing to do with others, but came from Hua Zhi herself.
At night, Hua Zhi packed her things and said to Shaoyao who was clinging to her: "Grandfather's illness needs to be cured. You should run more often. If Grandfather asks you anything, don't answer. Just say you don't know. Especially about Grandmother's illness, you must not tell Grandfather."
Shaoyao nodded dejectedly.
"It's freezing here, so don't stay here for too long. Once you've collected the herbs, return quickly. Don't try to be stubborn when things get tough. This is not the capital after all."
Peony nodded.
"If you have time, please take care of my father and my brother." Hua Zhi tied the last knot and pulled Shaoyao to sit on the bed. "I'm worried that they will get sick from the cold. It's too cold here."
"Huahua, you underestimate them. Master said that humans are the most adaptable species in the world. Once they arrive in a place, they will adapt to it."
Yes, how many powerful species have disappeared in the long river of history, but tiny humans have reproduced from generation to generation to this day and will continue to reproduce into the long future.
Touching Shaoyao's uneven face, Hua Zhi asked, "You are a doctor with superb medical skills, but you can't remove the scars on your face? What about your master? Does he have any advice?"
"Master said that it's impossible to remove it all, but it can make me look less ugly. However, the medicine is too hard to find. It's been several years and I still haven't found it."
"As long as there is something in the world, there will always be a day when everything will come together. We can afford to wait."
Shaoyao nodded vigorously, "Brother Yan said the same thing."
The two of them chatted for half the night before they fell asleep with their heads against each other. Listening to Huahua's breathing becoming long, Shaoyao opened her eyes, got up quietly, walked away with her clothes in her arms, put them on, and sneaked out of the door like a thief.
Hua Zhi opened her eyes in the darkness and listened to the door of the next door opening and closing. Although she could no longer hear any sound, she knew by feeling that the two people had left.
She always wakes up with a startle during sleep, so she didn't realize it on the first night because she was really tired. But how could she not notice that there was someone missing beside her in the second half of the night during the next two nights
It might be true that she discovered good medicinal herbs, but what really made Shaoyao stay was probably the fact that she had to go out in the middle of the night.
Over there, Shaoyao and Gu Yanxi entered the general's mansion as if they were familiar with the place.
Wu Yong had been waiting for a long time. Just as he was about to speak, Shaoyao spoke first, "Take off your clothes quickly."
"..." Wu Yong felt that he should be more generous. She was a girl and didn't care about these things. He should be more open and honest. It's just taking off all the clothes, so take it off!
Wu Yong bit his cheek, stripped himself clean and lay straight on the bed, his body as stiff as a corpse. Shaoyao resisted telling the truth, turned up the light, spread out the golden needles, and picked up one.
Gold needles are not as hard as silver needles, and internal strength needs to be brought in when inserting the needles. This is why gold needle insertion is so tiring.
Most of the needles were inserted into the triangle area, and Shaoyao stabbed without blinking, as if there was really a corpse under his hands. Wu Yong was secretly glad that he was really not able to do it at this moment, otherwise how could he not have some manly reaction when being stared at like that. However, if he really dared to react, the prince would probably have more than just a gloomy face.
"I'll leave tomorrow." Gu Yanxi pretended not to see it and sat down at the table and poured herself a cup of tea.
"The eldest daughter of the Hua family is going back?" There was a hint of joking in Wu Yong's voice. The most talked about thing in Yinshan Pass these days was the eldest daughter of the Hua family coming from the capital. He originally admired her in his heart, but when he learned that the prince Gu Yanxi, who was raised by the emperor as his own son, was following her by her side as a martial arts teacher, he not only admired her, but respected her!
She is the only one in the world who dares to order Master Gu around.
The first one is the current emperor.
He would not think it surprising that a woman with such ability could go to Yinshan Pass, let alone outside the pass. How could Prince Gu be interested in an ordinary woman
"Since you know this, please take better care of the Hua family."
Unexpectedly, he admitted it so readily. Wu Yong subconsciously looked at him, and his upper body was raised a little, but Shaoyao pushed it back, "Behave yourself."
"Sorry, sorry." Wu Yong quickly lay down. He was a little afraid of Shaoyao, but there was nothing he could do. This female doctor was so fearless that sometimes he felt that she didn't even consider herself a woman.
"Sir, if the Emperor knew that you were attracted to the girl from the Hua family whom he had just sent away, have you thought about the consequences?"
"I won't let him know for now."
Perhaps because they had lived and died together before, and Wu Yong was far away from the emperor, he didn't have so many taboos when speaking, "It's right under his nose, how can you hide it?"
Gu Yanxi looked at the slightly swaying candlelight, her eyes softened as she thought of Hua Zhi, "It's okay, if you can't hide it anymore, just tell him. Even if he objects at first, he will agree in the end."
Compared to marrying the daughter of a powerful official, marrying the daughter of a guilty official would obviously make the lonely man feel more at ease. All objections would be superficial after thinking about this.