After a long while, Su Fuliu finally put away the needles and returned them to her body.
"Aunt Xu, alright, get up and move around a bit. See if your shoulder feels better?"
Xu Jiaolong then stood up, stretched his shoulders, and exclaimed in surprise, "It really works! You're quite good, Xiao Su! Your hastily learned acupuncture technique is impressive. It seems you have a talent for medicine!"
Seeing Xu Jiaolong's expression as if she had discovered a new continent, Su Fuliu said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's not about talent or anything, it's just that Aunt Xu trusts me and is willing to let me perform acupuncture. It's good that Aunt Xu is better."
Xu Jiaolong nodded, then looked at Feng Muting: "Shi'er, Xiao Su's talent can't be wasted. You have to find a way to let him learn properly. Why don't you go to the palace and find the best imperial physician to be Su Su's teacher? Or, you can go find that divine physician Lu and have him teach Xiao Su. Who knows, Xiao Su might become a world-renowned divine physician in the future."
Feng Muting glanced at Su Fuliu, then smiled and nodded: "Understood."
Su Fuliu then said, "Aunt Xu, it's rare for you to come to the Prince's Mansion, why don't you stay here for a few days?"
Chapter 333 Completely Confused
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiaolong smiled and said, "Actually, I had wanted to stay at the Prince's Mansion for a few days before, but at that time, I hadn't told you the truth yet, so I couldn't come. But now I can stay for a few days."
After hearing this, Su Fuliu couldn't help but glare at Feng Muting.
Feng Muting chuckled awkwardly, then called Su Yan over to arrange a room for Xu Jiaolong.
"This way, Madam," Su Yan said politely.
Xu Jiaolong nodded and followed Su Yan.
On the way, they ran into Xie Chen, who was standing not far away, smiling and waving a bag in his hand at Su Yan. Su Yan frowned and gestured for him to move aside, as he was busy.
Xie Chen had no choice but to obediently put down what he was holding and stand there waiting.
None of this escaped Xu Jiaolong's notice. She smiled and asked, "Is that Xie Chen?"
Su Yan paused for a moment: "Does Madam still remember him?"
"I remember, what impressed me most was how he always followed you around calling you 'brother.' You know, how did someone who was so skinny and small grow up to be so tall and strong all of a sudden? He's quite a bit taller than you now. It seems you're a good older brother. You probably gave him all the good food and didn't get much for yourself, right?"
Su Yan smiled awkwardly: "As the older brother, it's only natural for me to take care of my younger brother."
“That’s true, but nowadays, it’s hard to say who will take care of whom,” Xu Jiaolong said with a smile.
Su Yan choked, unsure of what to say in response.
He led Xu Jiaolong to the guest room and said, "Madam, please stay here. If you need anything, please let me know."
"Okay, that's all. You can leave now. Xie Chen is still waiting for you there. Go on." Xu Jiaolong said as she sat down.
A blush crept across Su Yan's face as he lowered his head slightly. "Yes."
After saying that, he turned and left.
He went up to Xie Chen with a displeased look and complained, "Didn't you see I was busy? Why did you suddenly pop out and greet me?"
Xie Chen smiled and then waved what he was holding in front of him: "Okay, brother, don't be angry. Look, this is food I bought for you. Guess what I bought this time?"
"No guessing, no wanting, no eating." With that, Su Yan turned away angrily.
"Are you sure you don't want it, brother?" Xie Chen looked at him, then opened the paper package in his hand.
Suddenly, a sweet aroma wafted into Su Yan's nose, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Brown sugar cake!"
"Brother guessed right!" Xie Chen smiled and walked around to Su Yan, picked up a piece of brown sugar cake and held it to his mouth. "Brother, have a bite. I went to several stores, and this store's brown sugar cake tastes the best. I'm sure you'll like it."
Su Yan lowered his eyes, glanced at the brown sugar cake at his lips, and hesitated whether to eat it or not, when he heard Xie Chen say, "Brother, do you want me to feed you with my mouth again?"
Upon hearing this, Su Yan immediately took a bite, then reached out and took the remaining brown sugar cake from Xie Chen's hand, eating it on his own without paying any attention to Xie Chen.
Xie Chen sighed softly, "Brother, are you not going to talk to me?"
Su Yan looked at the brown sugar cake in his hand, thinking that the person had gone to several shops to find the best one. It would seem a bit unreasonable for him to ignore them. After thinking for a moment, he handed a piece to Xie Chen as well: "Have a piece too."
Xie Chen shook his head: "Brother, you can eat it yourself. I've already tried several other places outside, and besides... this isn't what I want to eat most right now."
Upon hearing this, Su Yan blurted out, "What would you like to eat? I'll take you there."
After all, he's always bringing her food, so it's only right that he treats her to a meal sometime.
Xie Chen couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, leaving Su Yan completely bewildered.
Chapter 334 A Bad Premonition
"What are you laughing at? Do you think I'm lying? I'm not that stingy. Just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll definitely take you there!" Su Yan was still eating brown sugar cake, which made his face bulge.
Xie Chen chuckled and poked Su Yan's chubby cheek with his finger, saying, "I'm trying my best to feed you what you want to eat, aren't I? Is the brown sugar cake delicious, brother..."
Xie Chen uttered that last "brother" very softly, with a hint of seduction in it.
Su Yan then realized what was happening and almost choked. He covered his mouth and coughed violently.
Seeing that he was choking, Xie Chen reached out and patted him on the back.
But after only two pats, Su Yan immediately dodged. He looked at Xie Chen and said, "Stay away from me, keep five steps away!"
After saying that, he wanted to throw the brown sugar cake back to Xie Chen, but looking at how delicious it was, he couldn't bear to part with it.
So he could only run away with the brown sugar cake in his arms.
Xie Chen shook his head, then picked up the longsword in his hand, glanced at it, and sighed softly, "Alas, it's all your fault."
In the room, Feng Muting held Su Fuliu's hand and said, "This is the first time I've seen A-Liu perform acupuncture. She looks even more skilled than Doctor Lu."
Su Fuliu shook her head: "Tinglang, don't say that. Doctor Lu is also very skilled."
"That's because you didn't make a move. If you had, you would definitely be stronger than him. Moreover, you're only injured now. If you recover your martial arts skills and your arms become more flexible in the future, Doctor Lu will probably be no match for you."
Su Fuliu smiled, thought for a moment, and then replied, "If I can recover my martial arts skills, I don't know if my acupuncture technique is better than Doctor Lu's, but there is one thing I do know."
"What?"
Su Fuliu looked at Feng Muting and said seriously, "If I regain my martial arts skills, I'm afraid even the prince can't beat me."
Upon hearing this, Feng Muting raised his eyebrows, then frowned involuntarily: "Ah Liu's martial arts... are that powerful?"
"Otherwise, why do you think Xiao Shixun would cripple my martial arts first?" Su Fuliu retorted.
Feng Muting choked, suddenly feeling a "bad premonition".
It's already extremely difficult for him to touch his Ah Liu now. If his Ah Liu were to regain her martial arts skills, wouldn't it be as difficult as climbing to heaven for him to touch her again?
Thinking of this, he said, "Ah Liu, actually... I can protect you completely, and I can also help you protect your brother. However, he has Doctor Lu protecting him, so he probably doesn't need my protection. Besides, I can also help you take revenge. Do you think you should stop trying to recover your martial arts? Didn't you say that the recovery process would be very painful?"
Su Fuliu shook her head: "No, I've already thought it through. I want to regain my martial arts skills and fight alongside Tinglang. That's my blood feud, how can I let Tinglang risk his life alone?"
"Can……"
“Tinglang, don’t worry. I’ve already endured that kind of pain once, so what’s wrong with going through it again? Now that I have Tinglang by my side, I’m not afraid.”
"Silly boy..." Feng Muting reached out and rubbed his forehead. Although he was afraid that it would be even more difficult to touch Su Fuliu in the future, he was even more afraid that he would be in pain.
Even he might not be able to withstand such pain, let alone the delicate Su Fuliu, who would have to endure it twice.
Then, he pulled Su Fuliu into his arms and asked, "It hurts so much, how can I bear to let you suffer any more? Your medical skills are so amazing, is there any way to transfer your pain to me and let me suffer in your place?"
Su Fuliu chuckled softly, then shook her head: "How could there be such a way? Besides, even if there were, I wouldn't do it. Tinglang can't bear to see me in pain, but do you think I can bear to see Tinglang in pain?"
Chapter 335 I can give up everything, I just want you.
Feng Muting looked at Su Fuliu with a touched expression and said, "Since you're so reluctant to let me go, how about letting me go back to my room to sleep? The small bed in the study is not comfortable at all. I can't even stretch my legs out, and I can't even turn over. It's so miserable."
By the end, Feng Muting looked like he was about to cry.
Su Fuliu stared at him blankly for a moment, thinking she was seeing things.
Is Feng Muting about to cry? Is crying contagious?
"Hey, Tinglang, don't cry. You can come back to sleep," Su Fuliu quickly comforted him.
Perhaps this study was really too uncomfortable to sleep in, otherwise, even someone like Feng Muting wouldn't have felt like crying while sleeping.
Feng Muting immediately laughed, his earlier near-crying expression completely gone. He gave Su Fuliu a hard kiss on the forehead: "Aliu is so good."
Su Fuliu stood there blankly, feeling that something was wrong. Feng Muting's expression changed too quickly. Had he been tricked?
Oh well, what's done is done, there's no going back now.
At least Feng Muting was punished by having to sleep in the study for a few nights.
After that, Feng Muting happily went to the study to tidy up the pillows and blankets.
The servants were astonished to see the once-majestic prince now carrying pillows and blankets, returning to his room as happily as a child.
Feng Muting didn't care what others thought of him; he was happier than anything else to finally be able to go back to his room to sleep.
As he slept that night, he held Su Fuliu tightly in his arms and couldn't help but sigh, "Sleeping with A-Liu in my arms is definitely the most comfortable thing."
Su Fuliu said, "Aunt Xu will probably start to feel unwell the day after tomorrow. When that happens, Tinglang can have the family physician come and examine Aunt Xu. Once the physician says there's nothing he can do, Tinglang can go and tell the Emperor. The Emperor should be able to bring Aunt Xu into the palace to recuperate, right?"
"Yes, if Father finds out, he definitely will."
"That's good. I hope that this time, His Majesty and Aunt Xu will be brave enough to take this step."
“For our future, they must also be brave!” Feng Muting replied.
Su Fuliu was taken aback: "Why is it for our future?"
“If Father and Aunt Xu don’t try harder to give us a younger brother, then in the future… Father and the ministers will force me…” Feng Muting stopped there.
Su Fuliu immediately understood: "They'll force you to have children, right?"
Feng Muting immediately replied, "But don't worry, A-Liu, I won't listen to them. Even if Father and Aunt Xu can't give me a younger brother, I won't have any children with other people. Their coercion won't work."
After listening, Su Fuliu did not speak, but silently lowered her head.
"Ah Liu..." Feng Muting called softly.
Then Su Fuliu said, "But Tinglang is the Emperor's pride. If in the future... how can they accept that Tinglang has no heir?"
"Silly girl, don't think about these things. I can give up everything, I only want you. If it weren't for helping you get revenge, I wouldn't want any imperial throne or royal title. I just want to live a carefree and happy life with my Ah Liu."
Feng Muting knew that this little crybaby was probably burying her head and crying again.
He reached out and cupped his face in his hands, and sure enough, it was him.
He gently wiped away his tears, saying, "Ah Liu, after we get our revenge, how about we go into seclusion, find a place where no one knows us, and live like immortals?"