Chapter - 13

Tao Hong Liu Lu exclaimed in a low voice and hurriedly bowed.

Doctor Piao nodded at the lively and adorable little girl who was leaning against the window and giggling. Her watery eyes were filled with bits of sunlight. He asked, "Is this the delicate and pitiful little sister you spoke of? I must be old and dim-sighted. She's arrogant, but how is she weak? Isn't she quite powerful? Look at how she's teasing people! "

Yu Pinyan didn't answer. He walked straight into the courtyard and called out softly, "Xiang'er."

The little girl who was laughing cheerfully a moment ago pursed her lips and blinked her eyes. Bean-sized tears flowed out of her eyes as if they were free. Her perky nose was slightly red as she stammered, "Brother." She looked extremely pitiful. If he hadn't happened to see her teasing people, he would have thought that she had suffered a great grievance.

This time, he could really see how delicate she was. Doctor Piao was speechless at the little girl's ability to change her expression.

"Brother, Brother, you're finally back! I missed you so much! "She called out repeatedly. Half of her body leaned out of the window and raised her arms to ask for a hug.

This was the first time someone had welcomed him so warmly when he returned home. Yu Pinyan's cold and solemn face softened. He hurriedly walked a few steps forward and shouted, "Don't move, be careful not to fall out!" He strode into the room and pulled the little girl he had been thinking about day and night into his arms. He weighed her and chuckled. "You're plump and your complexion looks better. It seems like you've been eating well."

This familiar and intimate behavior gave Yu Xiang the illusion that she had never been separated from her twin brother. She stared at Yu Pinyan for a long time before reaching out to touch his weather-beaten face. Her voice was full of heartache. "Brother, you've lost a lot of weight. It must have been hard on you!"

No matter how hard it was, it didn't matter how hard it was to receive a concerned greeting. Yu Pinyan smiled and shook his head. He weighed the little girl again before gently placing her on the couch.

Yu Xiang grabbed his clothes with one hand and pointed outside the window with the other. "Brother, who is he?"

Doctor Piao was admiring the flowers and plants in the courtyard. The placement of these flowers and plants had not been carefully planned. Wherever there was an empty space, a few pots were placed there. However, because the growth was too luxuriant, it showed a kind of wild beauty. At first glance, one did not feel anything, but at the second and third glance, one could not help but be captivated by this scene of vitality.

The courtyard was like the person. This little girl should have some personality. Doctor Piao nodded to himself. When he heard Yu Xiang's question, he walked to the window and answered with a smile, "I'm the doctor that your brother invited to treat your leg. You can call me Doctor Piao. "

How shameless of him to call himself a godly doctor. Yu Xiang smiled and called out, "Doctor Piao."

Doctor Piao nodded with satisfaction and said, "But I have a rule. I only treat one person once in my life. I promised your brother that I'd treat you, which means that you've already used up your only chance. However, coincidentally, the Crown Prince caught the epidemic, so your brother gave the opportunity to treat you to the Crown Prince. I saved the Crown Prince, so I can't save you because both of your chances have been used up. Do you understand what I'm saying? "

Yu Xiang's smile did not fade, but Yu Pinyan's face turned cold. He originally thought that Doctor Piao had insisted on returning to the fu with him because he changed his mind and was willing to treat Xiang'er. However, it turned out that Doctor Piao wanted to see him make a fool of himself and sow discord between him and Xiang'er. If he had known earlier, he would have kicked this old man out!

He held his sister's white fingertips and said in a low voice, "Xiang'er, I'm sorry. In the future, your brother will definitely help you find a better doctor. "

"In this world, besides me and Master Ku Hui, there is no one else who can treat her. Where are you going to find a better doctor? "Doctor Piao's face was full of arrogance.

Yu Pinyan fiercely glared at him. Just as he was about to drive him away, Yu Xiang grabbed his fingertips and said with a smile, "Brother, why are you apologizing to me? Logically speaking, the Crown Prince is the emperor, and my brother is a subject. It is a subject's duty to be loyal to the emperor, so naturally, you should save the Crown Prince. Logically speaking, it was thanks to the Crown Prince's help that my brother was able to successfully inherit the title of nobility and prevent the Marquis Household from falling apart. This great kindness should be repaid. Logically speaking, the Crown Prince and my brother grew up together and have a deep friendship. His life is in danger, but I am safe and sound. Naturally, the Crown Prince should be my priority. What my brother did was right, so why should I apologize? "

Yu Pinyan looked at her in surprise and was speechless for a long time. He really did not expect that Xiang'er would be so understanding.

Doctor Piao, however, cried out strangely, "Aiya, did you two siblings plan this beforehand? You really don't want to treat your legs? Are you willing to be a cripple for the rest of your life? "

"Don't we still have Master Ku Hui? There's still a long way to go, so there's no rush. Even if we can't find it, it's fine. My brother will naturally protect me. I don't need an outsider like you to worry about me. "Yu Xiang pulled on Yu Pinyan's sleeve and asked." Brother, don't you think so? "If she really became estranged from Yu Pinyan because of this person's instigation, then she would be the number one fool in the world!

Yu Pinyan laughed loudly and hugged the little girl in his arms. He rubbed her for a long time and said, "Naturally, your brother will definitely protect you for the rest of your life."

Doctor Piao's only hobby was to instigate people while he watched the show from the side. But now, not only did the siblings not quarrel, they were even more affectionate than before. He immediately deflated and waved his hand to leave. However, his gaze was suddenly attracted by a small potted plant placed by the window.

"This, this can't be Frigid Iced Haworthia, right?" His fingertips trembled.

Frigid Iced Haworthia grew in the extremely cold highlands. It looked like a bunch of ice, but it was actually a kind of plant that would only bear a small vermillion fruit every few decades. That fruit was the main ingredient in making Frigid Iced Haworthia Pills. It could cure hundreds of poisons. Every year, many medicine shops would hire people to go to the extreme north to pick it, but they would always return empty-handed. A single Frigid Iced Haworthia Pill was now sold for a sky-high price. However, this ice shaped plant in front of him not only grew well in a warm region, it even bore five vermillion fruits. This was really too unimaginable!

Doctor Piao turned the pot around to look at it. After examining it several times, he finally confirmed that it really was a Frigid Iced Haworthia!

"Ai, it's called Frigid Iced Haworthia? The name is really nice! "Yu Xiang hugged the pot in her arms to prevent it from being snatched away.

Yu Pinyan used a strange gaze to size up this bunch of ice flowers that bloomed in the summer.

"You actually don't know its species? Then how did you grow it? "The corner of Doctor Piao's mouth twitched.

"Grandmother gave me a lot of seeds. I threw them all into the flowerbed to raise them. When they sprouted, I moved them one by one into the small pot. If I watered them and let them bask in the sun, then they would live." This was a parallel world. There were many plants that Yu Xiang had never seen before. She could only use this kind of clumsy method to grow them. But it was very strange. All the seeds that she personally planted always sprouted smoothly. She also didn't understand it.

"Watering? Basking in the sun? It can live like this? "Doctor Piao felt like he was about to faint. Frigid Iced Haworthia took root in the ice, so it didn't need to be watered. It was even more afraid of sunlight. Was this plant really Frigid Iced Haworthia? He began to doubt his previous judgement.

"Little girl, can you let me take another look? Just one look! "He said shamelessly.

With her brother here, Yu Xiang wasn't afraid that he would snatch it. After a moment of hesitation, she put the pot on the windowsill and warned, "This flower looks very special. At night, it will even emit a white light. You have to be careful. Don't lose a single leaf."

Doctor Piao was still hesitating. When he heard that it could emit a white light, he was sure. He suppressed his violently beating heart and asked in a low voice, "Little girl, can you sell this pot of flower to me? I'll pay any amount of money! " This could be a variant of Frigid Iced Haworthia. It was resistant to heat. If he brought it back and raised it well, he could cultivate many branches. It really was a treasure!

"What do you want it for?" Yu Xiang's eyes rolled around.

Yu Pinyan sipped her hot tea and slowly said, "Frigid Iced Haworthia bears a cinnabar fruit every twenty years. It can be used to make Frigid Iced Haworthia pills, which can cure hundreds of poisons. On the market, one cinnabar fruit is worth ten thousand gold. "

Yu Xiang's eyes lit up, but she quickly regained her composure and asked, "If I sell it to you, can you treat my legs?"

Doctor Piao wanted to scratch the wall at this moment. He painfully shook his head, "I can't! I once swore that if I broke the sect's rules, I would fall into the path of a beast in my next life. But … "He leaned on the windowsill with hope in his eyes," I can teach you a unique massage technique to prevent the muscles in your legs from atrophy. Otherwise, even if you find Master Ku Hui, there's no way to treat the necrosis of your muscles. "

Yu Xiang thought for a moment and smiled evilly, "Sorry, I know the massage technique myself. I'm not selling this pot of flower. " In her previous life, she had been paralyzed for twenty-five years. She had more than ten effective massage techniques in her head. Why would she need anyone to teach her?

Hearing this, Doctor Piao was grief-stricken. But he was cured by the little girl's next sentence.

"But, I can give you four cinnabar fruits. You have to agree to three conditions."

"What conditions?" Doctor Piao cautiously asked. He could see that this little girl was shrewd. She couldn't suffer even the slightest loss!

"First, after you make the Frozen Jade Dew Pills, give me three of them. Second, in the future, you have to treat my grandmother. Third, you have to treat my older brother. Is it possible? If it's possible, you can take them away now. "Yu Xiang counted with her fingers.

"Okay, okay, okay, I agree! Wait here, I'll be back soon! " These three conditions didn't go against his principles. Doctor Piao immediately agreed and ran out to buy an ice jade box to store the cinnabar fruit.

"Brother, three pills. You, me, and Old Ancestor, one each." Yu Xiang narrowed her eyes and smiled like a cat that had stolen a fish. She continued, "The rest of the cinnabar fruit and the bouquet will be given to the crown prince so that he can pass it on to the emperor. This kind of precious thing isn't something that our Marquis Household can afford to raise. It's just a coincidence that we got it. "

Yu Pinyan rubbed the little girl's jet-black hair and laughed in a low voice, "My Xiang 'er is becoming more and more clever and sensible."

"You just realized? Isn't the term 'exceptionally clever' specially used to describe me! "Yu Xiang pointed at her own nose.

Another burst of laughter came from inside the room, causing the passing servants to look over. Ever since the old Master Hou passed away, the little Master Hou hadn't been this happy in a long time.

In the main courtyard, the matriarch received the news and was stunned for a long time. She had someone casually buy a bag of seeds for Xiang 'er, but she actually managed to grow a stalk of Frozen Jade Dew? This was really strange!

Mama Ma smiled so widely that her eyes couldn't be seen. "Aiya, she got three Jade Dew Pills and Doctor Piao's promise. That's equivalent to having five more lives! Five! "She shook her hand and sighed in a low voice," I've always said that the second young miss is blessed! "

The matriarch couldn't help but sigh, "Xiang 'er is a good person. She's filial and sensible. Although she's not of the Marquis Household's blood, she's not much worse than the main branch's granddaughter. She was also able to think of giving the flowers away. Her brain is also extremely clever. It's a pity that her legs are crippled. We finally managed to invite Doctor Piao, but she gave the opportunity to the crown prince … "

After a moment of silence, the matriarch sighed, "Our Marquis Household still owes her!"