General, your wife has gone to deliver another calf for your horse.

Upon realizing this, she was horrified.

Li Rong! General Li! He actually has a wife!

Even though her own princess often said that she would definitely be General Li's wife, she never thought that anyone could really stand on equal footing with General Li.

What surprised her even more was that this famous young master from the Li family in the capital seemed to be very protective of her, calling her "Mother" affectionately.

She recognized Young Master Li now. Everyone knew that the young master of the Li family was a notorious scoundrel in the capital. The prime minister once described him as "rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall of dung cannot be plastered!"

His actions of cutting off the finger of the youngest son of a Ministry of Revenue official and smashing his future stepmother's head with a stone are still considered shameful by people in the capital, who use them to teach their children never to be like him.

Such a person would call someone "mother"? Would he even protect someone? And now, he is obediently staying by that woman's side, serving her with writing materials.

It felt like a dream.

Yu Chuan couldn't help but look at Jiang Nuanzhi. She was sitting upright at the table, quietly writing a prescription. The prescription she had written earlier had already reached Young Master Li, and he had already prepared the medicine according to the prescription.

This woman seemed to possess a unique air about her. Her words, for some reason, carried a certain credibility.

To be honest, this problem of hers started in childhood. She seemed to have found the proof in no time. Although it's still unknown whether what she said is credible.
Even though this person seemed impeccable, she still couldn't reconcile the image of a woman with that of Li Rong.

"Alright. The medicine is ready. Here is the dosage for the next three days. For her condition, three days of this will be enough. I've also written down some precautions and dietary restrictions in the prescription."

Jiang Nuanzhi took the medicine that Ping'er had prepared, examined it carefully and found no problems, then neatly wrapped it up, tied it into a large bundle with rope, and gave it to Yuchuan.

Then, smiling, she saw them off, saying, "You can leave now."

Yu Chuan was stunned for a moment and looked at Jiang Nuanzhi. Were they being asked to leave?

Her princess is now the sole heir to the Prince's mansion. With special permission from the Emperor, her future child will be the next Prince. Everyone in the capital treats her like an ancestor. Even the Regent is wary of the military power in her hands and is always amiable. This is truly the first time.
However, this suited her just fine, so she nodded and stepped forward to pick the person up.

"Etc., etc!"

Before Yu Chuan could even pick up his master, he heard a man's voice behind him.

"Young lady, is that young lady a member of your family?"

Yu Chuan frowned as he looked at the newcomer: "Who are you?"

Dean Yue smiled and pulled out a fan from somewhere. He nodded elegantly and said with a smile, "As for me, I'm the kind person who saved your young lady yesterday. You've already thanked Doctor Jiang, so you should at least show some gratitude to me, right?"

Upon hearing this, seeing Yu Chuan stunned, Dean Yue immediately said, "Yesterday, I happened to pass by the mountains and saw that the young lady was in distress. I took the initiative to help and brought her back. This Doctor Jiang was also someone I helped find. You see, you gave Doctor Jiang two packets of silver. Now that it's my turn, you should at least give me something, even just ten or eight coins would be a token of your appreciation, right?"

After speaking, she looked expectantly at Yu Chuan. Yu Chuan frowned: "How do I know you're not lying to me? Which hand did you use to save the princess?"

A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes; if this man had truly encountered the princess...
"Hey, you're not being fair, girl. I saved someone, and you're trying to repay kindness with enmity?" Dean Yue immediately took two steps back, squinting his eyes as he said, "I carried her back in a basket, but I didn't touch her at all." As he spoke, Dean Yue blinked frantically at Jiang Nuanzhi beside him.

Yu Chuan was surprised, not expecting this person to be so perceptive, and said only: "You're joking. The people of the Prince's Mansion would never be so ungrateful. However, one should always be cautious when traveling."

Jiang Nuanzhi found it amusing and said, "This... sir, what he said is true. This young lady should indeed thank Dean Yue. If it weren't for the dean, she would probably have had to spend the night in the pit. And with the rain last night, it probably wouldn't have been peaceful."

“Exactly, exactly. If that pit had been washed away by the rain, it could have buried her. It’s all thanks to me.” Dean Yue said, then met Jiang Nuanzhi’s half-smiling eyes and added, “And Dr. Jiang too. We are both indispensable.”

Jiang Nuanzhi chuckled and nodded again: "That's right."

Dean Yue: "Therefore, it is only right to give a small token of gratitude."

Jiang Nuanzhi: "Yes, that's right."

Yuchuan: "."

Are these two trying to extort money from me by acting in concert?
Although her Prince's Mansion was incredibly wealthy and didn't lack money, only their princess had ever used this tactic before; no one else had ever spoken to them like this.

Of course, what she found even more unacceptable was that the woman with the beautiful face and elegant demeanor of a secluded orchid in a valley had actually colluded with such a treacherous person who took advantage of her kindness.

At that moment, he looked at the guard beside him, not in a good mood.

The guard immediately took out another small bag of silver. This time, Yu Chuan reluctantly took out a handful of loose silver and gave it to Dean Yue.

Dean Yue was suddenly handed a handful of loose silver, which looked to be about two or three taels. He immediately beamed with joy: "It was worth it. Catching these crabs yesterday was such a good deal."

He turned around and saw Ping'er, and immediately pinched her cheek happily: "See? Master has money now. Tomorrow, Master will give you an extra piece of meat."

"Master!"

Yu Chuan exclaimed in surprise, looking at Dean Yue in disbelief, "He's your master?"

She took a deep breath before frowning and saying, "Young Master Li, are you confused? Does your father know that you have taken such a master as your teacher?"

Putting aside character, what great scholar of our time would value money so highly? Furthermore, this man truly has the face of a petty scoundrel. And he's actually the tutor of General Li's son?
"Hey, girl, how can you talk like that? What kind of person am I?" Dean Yue rolled his eyes. "You can't ignore the fact that I saved this girl just because I asked you for money."

"General Li has fallen so low?" Yu Chuan muttered to himself, seemingly ignoring Dean Yue's words, before taking a closer look at Li Junping.

His clothes were patched beyond recognition, the sleeves too short to be counted. There was also the dilapidated courtyard, the tiny rooms barely large enough to stand in. And his seemingly unremarkable master. She couldn't help but let out a long sigh. After thinking for a moment, she finally took some more silver from the person beside her, knelt down, and respectfully presented the money bag: "Young master, please accept this silver. Please convey my regards to the general. Consider it a token of my father and brother's respect to the general." (End of Chapter)