I just wrote a love poem, how did that make me so powerful?

Seeing this, Xu Qing quickly asked, "Your Highness, what is your suggestion?"

Li Jingyan said solemnly, "If needed, we can bring Miss Song to the capital. There are several doctors in our mansion who are skilled in this field. Although we cannot guarantee a cure, it is still better than staying in this small county town."

Just as Xu Qing was about to speak, Song Yao's voice preceded hers.

"don't want……"

Xu Qing turned her head.

Song Yao sat on a small stool against the wall, holding a cup of tea in her hand, her head down, her shoulders trembling slightly.

After she said those two words, she was silent for a moment before raising her head, her eyes already a little red.

But the corners of his mouth were still trying to curve upwards, as if he was forcing a smile, or as if he was holding back tears.

She put down her teacup, stammering, "It's not that I'm being unreasonable, it's just..."

Song Yao paused for a moment, then said, "Brother Qing, I understand what the young master is saying."

Her voice became distant, carrying an unprecedented sense of vicissitude.

"But even the doctors in the capital can't guarantee a cure for my illness. What good will it do me if I go to the capital?"

She lowered her head, her voice even softer, yet unusually firm.

"If I go to the capital, and suddenly pass away one day, I won't even be able to see Qing-ge one last time. Rather than that... I'd rather stay in Hengyang, even if I only have a year or half a year left, I want to stay by your side."

Her voice trembled slightly when she said "go," but she didn't stop.

She looked up at Xu Qing, and tears finally welled up in her eyes and slid down her cheeks uncontrollably. She didn't wipe them away, but just smiled.

"I'm already grateful to God for keeping me alive this long. I'm not greedy."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing's heart skipped a beat, as if gripped tightly by an invisible hand, a suffocating pain washing over her...

He grabbed Song Yao's shoulders and made her look up at him.

His gaze was deep, his voice resolute, each word carrying immense weight.

"Yaoyao, listen to me. Don't say such silly things again."

If the doctors in the capital can't cure you, then I, Xu Qing, will seek out renowned doctors all over the country.

If no famous doctor in the world can cure you, I will teach myself medicine and develop my own drugs to treat you!

If it can't be cured in one year, it will take two; if it can't be cured in two years, it will take ten.

Song Yao was stunned.

She opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls.

She lowered her head and buried her face in Xu Qing's chest, her shoulders trembling as she cried silently.

The room was quiet for a while...

……

It was Song Yao who broke the peace.

"Brother Qing, don't be so foolish. You're not the same person you used to be. Even if I leave, you deserve better, like Miss Su from the Su family... Please don't tie yourself to this crooked tree..."

Xu Qing wiped away her tears: "You're not a crooked tree, you're my most beautiful towering tree..."

Seeing this, Li Jingyan turned his face away and glanced out the window;

The "Brother Nian'an" next to him already had tears in his eyes and was secretly wiping them with his sleeve;

Even "Brother Chengping," who had been sitting upright the whole time, lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

Li Jingyan sighed softly, his voice trembling as he spoke, clearly moved by what he had witnessed:

"I never imagined you two were such a loving couple. But you should carefully consider my suggestion: going to the capital will offer you more opportunities."

Chengping spoke up at this moment.

His tone was gentle and magnetic.

"Mr. Xu, we came to Hengyang because of an old friend. We were passing through and thought we'd come and see Miss Song. We were a little worried that she might be suffering here, but seeing how much you cherish her, we can rest assured."

He paused, his gaze lingering on Xu Qing's face for a moment: "If there's anything you can't handle in the future, you can go to Jing Yan. He'll be staying in Hengyang for a while longer."

Xu Qing bowed and thanked him, but his mind was racing with calculations.

When Chengping addressed Li Jingyan, he used the name "Jingyan" instead of "Crown Prince" or "Crown Prince of Zhao," but rather called him by his given name.

In the Great Liang Dynasty, those who could address the Prince of Zhao by his given name were either close relatives or people of high or low status.

Li Jingyan's attitude towards him clearly indicated the latter.

Cheng Ping's status is probably several levels higher than that of the Crown Prince of Zhao.

Xu Qing vaguely thought of a possibility, but he dared not think about it too deeply.

He was lost in thought when Nian'an suddenly stood up.

She seemed to have forgotten that she was still dressed as a man. She walked up to Song Yao and naturally reached out to shake Song Yao's hand.

Song Yao was wiping away her tears when she caught a glimpse of a hand reaching out from the corner of her eye, and instinctively dodged backward.

Nian'an's hand missed its target. She was stunned for a moment, seemingly not understanding why Song Yao had dodged. She was about to ask...

Li Jingyan coughed twice loudly beside him, his tone carrying a deliberate reminder:

"Brother Nian'an, what kind of talk is it to reach out and hold the hand of an unmarried young woman?"

Nian'an's hand froze in place before she finally realized what was happening.

Her face flushed instantly, and she quickly withdrew her hand, scratched the back of her head, and chuckled dryly.

"I'm so sorry! Miss Song, I... I didn't mean to!"

Song Yao glanced at her, seemingly sensing something as well, but she said nothing, only shaking her head: "It's okay."

Xu Qing saw this scene and almost couldn't help but laugh.

This Nian'an, her disguise as a man is really not convincing. She doesn't have that natural, confident aura at all, and she keeps giving herself away. Li Jingyan has to cover for her all the time.

But he didn't expose him; he simply remained silent.

Chengping then asked, "Mr. Xu, is there any other question?"

Xu Qing did not answer immediately. He remained silent for a while before slowly speaking.

"There's no problem, I'm just curious about something. Actually, I was going to pretend I didn't know. But since you asked, I won't pretend anymore."

He raised his head, looking calmly at Chengping: "If I'm not mistaken, the three of you have come here because Yaoyao's father... is about to be reinstated, right?"

The room immediately fell silent.

Chengping glanced at Li Jingyan, who was also slightly taken aback.

Chengping nodded slowly, his tone much more serious than before:

"Mr. Xu is indeed a smart man. During the day at Zhuangyuanlou, I thought you were just outstanding in talent, but now it seems you are more than that."

Since you've already guessed, I won't hide it from you anymore... It's true, but I hope Mr. Xu will keep it a secret and not spread it.

Xu Qing gave a wry smile: "I'm afraid this secret no longer needs to be spread by me."

Chengping and Li Jingyan both frowned at the same time.

Li Jingyan leaned forward slightly: "What do you mean by that, Mr. Xu?"