Li Qiyou's eyes fell on the two people who were not shy, and his expression was hard to describe, "Mrs. Crown Prince, this is..."
"Your Majesty, I have something I must ask you today." Fang Zilan stopped Li Qiyou's words and asked directly: "The fiefdom of Prince Rongan is right in front of you, do you really want to stay?"
Li Qiyou was stunned for a moment, "You... know everything?"
"I've probably guessed it." Fang Zilan pursed her lips, and Li Qiyou seemed to have made up his mind, nodding and saying: "In that case, I have nothing to hide from you. I want to stay."
"May I ask, Your Majesty, where is the decree to be conferred?" Fang Zilan asked very rudely. Zhuge Yu frowned slightly and said, "Mrs. Crown Prince, please be careful what you say."
Li Qiyou, as if unaware, replied: "I have not received the imperial decree."
Fang Zilan continued to ask: "Is there a talisman, an order, or a document for taking office?"
"No talisman, no order." Li Qiyou said resolutely: "There is no official document."
Fang Zilan was a little moved, "My lord, do you know what the situation in the court will be like if you insist on staying?"
"I know." Li Qiyou didn't hesitate, while Fang Zilan was almost aggressive, "You know, but you still want to stay?"
"I want to stay." Li Qiyou said loudly, and Fang Zilan grabbed Hongtai's hand tightly, but unexpectedly he held it backhand, "Little beauty, are you satisfied this time?"
Fang Zilan's expression turned cold, and she looked back at Hongtai and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know whether to live or die. It's still too late for you to regret it now."
"Mrs. Prince." Zhuge Yu couldn't help but interjected: "You know that the prince has thought carefully about this move, why do you need to pour cold water on him?"
"Lord Zhuge, you live in the capital and sit firmly on the temple. How can you think that the prince has thought carefully about this move?" Fang Zilan's face turned colder, and Zhuge Yu's expression froze, "I..."
"I'm not asking about you." After Fang Zilan finished speaking, she stopped looking at Zhuge Yu and looked back at Hongtai, only to hear him say: "Mrs. Crown Prince, I want you to get away now, but is it still too late?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? You know..." Fang Zilan was interrupted by Hongtai before she could finish her words. "Since it's too late, what kind of nonsense did the Crown Prince's wife tell me?"
He said, letting go of Fang Zilan's hand, and then gently patted the back of her hand, as if to reassure her.
Fang Zilan's expression was dark and unclear. Hongtai bowed to Li Qiyou and said: "The prince understands the righteousness and is willing to turn the tide in the crisis, which is admirable. Although I am not talented, I hope to help the prince."
As soon as he said this, Li Qiyou's expression changed imperceptibly, and she turned to look at Fang Zilan. She stepped forward and blocked Hongtai, "If the prince is interested, you might as well keep him by your side. I won’t let the prince down.”
Li Qiyou clenched his hands into fists, "I know nothing about him, why should I keep him by my side?"
"I know the prince's concerns." Fang Zilan said softly: "His Majesty kept the Duke Xianyue of unknown origin, so that the four realms were temporarily stable. Why can't the prince follow your majesty's example and keep him?"
"These are two different things." Li Qiyou said, brushing his sleeves: "How can he be compared with... Duke Xianyue?"
During the pause, what he swallowed was the word "you". The phrase "How can he be compared with you?" was a question that Li Qiyou could not say.
"Of course you can't." Before Fang Zilan could speak, Hongtai said: "No one in the world can compare with the Duke of Xian Yue, but I want to give it a try."
"It's really hard for Ayu to travel like us in the open air." Fang Zilan saw that Zhuge Yu's expression was not good, so she quickly reined in her horse and stopped, "We are very close to Xiguan City, let's take a rest."
"It doesn't matter, I can still hold on." Zhuge Yu waved his hand, and A Wan on the side also stopped his horse, "I have long heard that Mr. Zhuge is a sick man, but I didn't expect that he could be so patient."
"Awan." Fang Zilan's tone suddenly became a little colder, "Please take a look for Ayu."
Awan saw that she had a serious face and did not dare to speak nonsense, so she had to apologize and said with a smile: "I am young and can't speak. Mr. Zhuge, please don't be the same as me. If you don't mind, can you let me take your pulse?"
Zhuge Yu was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Thank you, Miss Awan."
"Young Master Zhuge, you're welcome." A Wan said, stepping forward and taking Zhuge Yu's pulse.
Fang Zilan and Vice General Cao stayed aside quietly. After a while, they saw Awan retract her hand. Zhuge Yu straightened his sleeves and said slowly: "What do you think Miss Awan has to say?"
"I can't speak highly of you, but Mr. Zhuge, your cough was brought from your mother's womb. Although you have been raised well since childhood and rarely have attacks, you must not take it lightly." A Wan's serious look was like that of a little adult, "This journey has been very rare. It’s bumpy, Mr. Zhuge is tired, it’s better to take the medicine on his body.”
A look of surprise flashed in Zhuge Yu's eyes, "How did you know I had medicine on me?"
"Most people who suffer from coughs carry medicine with them." A Wan answered matter-of-factly, "What's more, Mr. Zhuge has an herbal aroma on his body, which is very obvious."
Zhuge Yu asked: "How do you know that this fragrance is not a medicine bag?"
Awan chuckled softly, "Master Zhuge, are you trying to test me? Although wearing a medicine bag can relieve coughs, I can always tell the difference between the smell of the medicine in the medicine bag and the smell of the medicine taken internally. Yes. Mr. Zhuge does not have any medicine bag or sachet with him, but he has brought two kinds of medicine. Am I right?"
"Exactly." Zhuge Yu calmed down, and the smile on Awan's face became brighter, "Since what I said is right, please believe me, Master Zhuge, take one of the emergency pills you brought, and wait until you arrive at Xiguan City, I will prepare some medicine for Mr. Zhuge."
"Okay." Zhuge Yu took out the pills on his body without hesitation and took one.
Vice General Cao was surprised by what he saw and couldn't help but said to Fang Zilan: "Boss, Miss Awan's posture is really bluffing."
"Do you think it's just bluffing?" Fang Zilan smiled slightly, "Awan is confident in her medical skills. She has this confidence. No matter who she faces, she can maintain her posture and not fall behind."
Zhuge Yu calmed down after taking the medicine. He sat under a tree and closed his eyes for a while, then opened his eyes and breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "It's indeed much better."
"Although most people in the world don't like soups and medicines, saying that they are three parts poisonous, in Mr. Zhuge's situation, you still need to take the medicine in time and not hold on, otherwise it will be difficult to cure the disease once it occurs." Awan said it truly. , Zhuge Yu did not dare to neglect, and immediately clasped his fists and saluted: "Zhuge Yu has written it down, thank you Miss Awan."
Awan accepted Zhuge Yu's gift graciously, then turned to Fang Zilan and said: "Master Zhuge is fine, let's continue on our way."
