"So, cousin, what do you plan on doing next?" Yang Chuxia couldnāt help thinking that hiding couldnāt be a long-term solution.
"I think Iāll hide until my dad comes back," Wang Pingtao said, scratching his head awkwardly. "I canāt go back to that home for now, otherwise I might end up being sent away by my mom one of these days."
"Why donāt you go to Wangshui Town and help me look after the shop?" Yang Chuxia gave it some thought and felt that it was also true that Wang Pingtao couldnāt go home now, otherwise chaos would surely ensue.
Anyway, she had heard that they were short on staff at the shop for the time being, so why not let him fill in for a while?
"That?" Wang Pingtao thought it over, found it feasible, and said, "Alright, but itās troubling you again, cousin."
"Whatās so troubling about that? We are indeed short of people at the shop, and besides, this is something significant that helps you protect your family. Itās meaningful."
She simply couldnāt stand those who always wanted to become the mistress, as if they had a screw loose. No matter the era, there were never a shortage of men with two legs, right? Why steal someone elseās husband? It was truly despicable.
Having settled on that, the following day Wang Pingtao set off for Wangshui Town.
Meanwhile, Ms. Qian of the Wang Family was still at home waiting for Wang Pingtao to return, but Qian Xiaoqing didnāt care much whether he came back or not. Since returning from the Yang Family, these past few days, for some reason, she just couldnāt stop thinking about Yang Qingruiās handsome face, growing more and more enchanted the more she thought about it.
"Madam, Divine Doctor Mu has arrived."
After the Emperor had returned, Mu Shaoling and Commandery Princess Dongyang also went back to the county city.
Having stayed in the county city for several days and finding it boring, they heard that Yang Chuxia had sent a message to Mu Shaoling. Dongyang also decided to come along.
"Xiaxia, I need to stay at your place until itās almost time for me to give birth, then Iāll go back to the county city,"
Commandery Princess Dongyang said as she got off the carriage, "Staying in the county city is really suffocating. If we live together, at least we can chat."
"Sure, I welcome it very much. As long as Mu Shaoling has no objections, itās settled."
"Oh, and you mentioned asking for my medical help for someone, who is it? Who could possibly require your intercession to seek out my divine medical skills?" Upon entering the house and getting to the business of saving someone, Mu Shaolingās lordly demeanor showed up.
Was he so easily solicited?
"Itās Constable Hongās wife. She seems to have fallen ill and canāt move now. The local doctors in the town couldnāt identify whatās wrong, so I thought of asking you, the great divine doctor, to have a look. And hey, itās rare that I actively ask for your help, so you have to do me this favor."
Upon hearing Yang Chuxia put it that way, Mu Shaoling got an idea. He was quite interested in a certain coral she had, so he chuckled, "If you want this divine doctor to make a move, there are conditions to be met."
"Tssk, so much fuss over treating someone. If you didnāt have the medical skills, would someone want to seek you out? Being a doctor and saving lives is a responsibility; to talk about conditions is just wrong. To still call yourself a ādivine doctorā with that attitude is laughable," Commandery Princess Dongyang said coldly upon hearing this.
"Alright, forget I said anything. I didnāt say a word," as soon as Commandery Princess Dongyang opened her mouth, Mu Shaoling promptly raised both hands. "Madam Ye, whenever you want the treatment done, just tell me the time and place. Just let me know once itās decided."
Yang Chuxia found the interaction between the two quite amusing. There must be a new story between them, or else how could they have a child together?
"Heh heh, to get Divine Doctor Muās agreement is really not easy. To prevent any change of heart, rather than choosing another day, how about today?"
"No way, Ye Ziāan, your heart is too dark. Iāve only just arrived, havenāt even warmed up the seat yet, and you want me to go treat someone? At least wait until tomorrow."