Unexpectedly, a large group of people were waiting in the teahouse. In addition to Huangfu Yi and Hua Jiuye, there were also Huangfu Mi and Puyang Liancheng. Even Xiao Yun'er came along. It was a large group of people, and the scene looked very impressive.
Meng Wan was both surprised and delighted. She immediately rushed in, looked at everyone, and exclaimed, "You've all come!"
This situation left Chu Heng somewhat bewildered. He looked at Meng Wan, then at everyone else, and couldn't understand what was going on.
Didn't you say you were going out to buy something? Why are there so many people here now? Who are they all?
Before they knew it, everyone had surrounded Chu Heng, their faces beaming with joy.
It's him, it really is him!
Huangfu Yu immediately grabbed his hand: "Seventh brother, that's great, that's great! You're still alive! Father was overjoyed to hear the news and specially ordered us to come and bring you back!"
All of them were extremely excited, but Chu Heng was completely bewildered. Looking at the crowd, he couldn't help but frown: "Who are you?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions stiffened. Only then did they remember the purpose of their trip, and they hurriedly pushed Hua Jiuye in front of him, saying, "It doesn't matter if he has amnesia, we have the disciple of the divine physician. Hua Jiuye, quick, take the pulse of the seventh brother!"
Hua Jiuye did as she was told and stepped forward as if to treat the patient. At that moment, the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open, and Hongxiu's figure appeared outside.
Fortunately, she had been keeping an eye on Chu Heng, originally worried that Meng Wan would play tricks. Sure enough, she found reinforcements, including Hua Jiuye, who was supposed to take Chu Heng's pulse.
How can this be? What will happen to her if she gets cured?
He immediately stepped forward, shielding Chu Heng behind him: "What are you doing? Who gave you permission to do such a thing to Brother Heng?"
Seeing that they were still shouting and making a fuss, Meng Wan frowned almost imperceptibly: "Princess, they were sent by the Emperor of Lanling to come with me to escort Prince Heng back to Lanling. Now that things have come to this, please stop making trouble, okay?"
"No way!" Hongxiu tilted her head back. "Don't try to intimidate me with any talk of Lanling Wang. This is Western Shu. I won't allow it. No one can take him away!"
After saying that, he winked behind him and said, "Someone, take Brother Heng away!"
Several guards rushed in and gestured for Chu Heng to enter. Chu Heng hesitated, glancing at everyone before finally looking at Meng Wan, clearly somewhat dazed.
They spoke with absolute certainty, and so many people came all the way from Lanling to see him. Could it be... that he really is Huangfu Mi?
But... "Princess, how about letting them examine me? I also want to regain my memories as soon as possible. Since there is a divine physician here, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Hongxiu's face visibly stiffened.
Let Hua Jiuye treat him? How could that be? What if she was cured? Wouldn't all her efforts be in vain? But since he had already brought it up, if she refused outright, it would only arouse his suspicion. What should she do?
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on her. Xiao Yun'er, who had been standing there silently, seized the opportunity to speak and shouted at Hongxiu, "What? Are you scared now? Are you afraid that my brother-in-law will regain his memory and you're feeling guilty?"
That was her nature all along, and she was quick to scold Hongxiu and tell her to stop interfering. At this moment, Hongxiu suddenly raised her head, glared at everyone, and then looked at Chu Heng: "How could I stop someone from treating you? But Brother Heng, Father just said that he has something to discuss with you. If possible, could you go back first? He seems to be in a hurry."
Clearly, they were stalling for time. Huangfu Yu immediately stepped forward and said, "Even if you're in a hurry, take his pulse first. It'll only be a short while. If you really care about him, you shouldn't stop him. Otherwise, you're hiding something!"
Hongxiu paused noticeably after hearing those words. At this moment, she was clearly in a dilemma. She turned her head to look at Chu Heng and saw that he was looking at her too. When their eyes met, she had no room to refuse.
After pondering for a while, he said, "Where am I feeling guilty? Don't make false accusations. Since Brother Heng wants to try, then you can give it a shot."
Upon seeing this, Meng Wan was overjoyed and quickly gave Hua Jiuye a wink. Hua Jiuye understood and stepped forward, saying, "Master, give me your hand."
Chu Heng did as he was told, and Hua Jiuye then carefully took his pulse.
Logically speaking, there are only two reasons for amnesia: either one is receiving too much stimulation, or one suffers a severe head injury. Chu Heng is clearly the second one.
Hua Jiuye hesitated for a long time before letting go of her hand. A group of people surrounded her, asking her questions eagerly, and even Hongxiu came over.
Hua Jiuye brushed a stray hair behind her ear and said, "You guys go ahead and get busy, I'll think about it."
In fact, amnesia usually heals naturally, and the prescribed medicine is usually calming. But right now he was in a hurry and wanted His Highness to regain his memory as soon as possible, so he had to think about what to do.
Seeing this, everyone left together, leaving him alone in the room to ponder, and none of them were quite sure what to do.
"Sister, will brother-in-law stay like this forever? What if he can't regain his memory?" Xiao Yun'er frowned, looking worried.
Meng Wan frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. She just stood there looking at Huangfu Mi with a complicated expression.
Yes, what if the memory doesn't return?
Only Hongxiu breathed a sigh of relief. If they didn't leave now, when would they? She immediately grabbed Chu Heng's hand and said, "Brother Heng, since that's the case, let's go back first. Don't keep Father waiting."
Chu Heng hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. Seeing this, Meng Wan hurriedly stepped forward and called out to him, "I'll settle them in first, and then go back to the Prime Minister's residence, is that alright?"
Her cautious tone was because she was afraid he would be angry that she had taken it upon herself to bring him out.
However, Chu Heng only squinted at her for a moment before nodding and saying, "I said you can stay until you are fully recovered. I also want to know if that divine doctor has any way to cure my illness. If he has made up his mind, then you can bring him to see me, okay?"
Meng Wan nodded immediately, overjoyed, and held Xiao Yun'er's hand tightly, afraid that she would lose control of her emotions.
Chu Heng didn't say anything more, but turned and left with Hongxiu.
After everyone left, the crowd gathered again. At this moment, Huangfu Yi, who had remained silent throughout, suddenly grabbed Meng Wan's wrist: "I'm talking to you—"
"What's wrong?" Meng Wanfang looked away from Chu Heng's departing figure, but her expression still lingered with longing. What could she do? She was simply happy.
Looking at her face, with a slight smile, Huangfu Yi swallowed back the words he wanted to say.
What he wanted to say was simply that he saw Meng Wan looking somewhat depressed because of Huangfu Mi.
He reluctantly let go, shrugged, and said, "It's nothing. I just wanted to say that you could take Hua Jiuye to the Prime Minister's residence. I'm always worried that Hongxiu might harm you. It would be perfectly reasonable for Hua Jiuye to go to the residence under the pretext of treating Chu Heng, and she can also protect you."
"But..." She turned to look at Huangfu Yu and Xiao Yun'er, "What about you two?"
Huangfu Yu had been staring at Huangfu Yi the whole time, his eyes gleaming and his mind clear as a mirror, but he didn't say much. Now, when Meng Wan asked, he pulled himself together and said, "Don't worry, we have Lao Ba to take care of things, so you don't need to worry. But you, you must be careful."
Meng Wan nodded. Hua Jiuye hadn't come out yet, so she pulled Xiao Yun'er aside and the two sisters went to whisper to each other.