The wife of two taels of silver

Chapter 138 Seeking Medicine

First, she gained a reputation for treating febrile diseases, and then she cured the evening flower of its poison by her own efforts. After Lin Haitang returned to the Princess's Mansion, many people sent visiting cards to her house.

The waters of the capital are too complicated. Without knowing much about it, Lin Haitang didn't want to deal with too many people. Except for Liu Shuyun's invitation, she turned down all the other visiting invitations.

Liu Shuyun came to visit in the afternoon, and Lin Haitang and Gu An were waiting for him in the hall.

Liu Shuyun waved his folding fan, looked at Gu An and Lin Haitang with a smile on his face, and said, "Heng'an, Princess."

Gu An nodded at him and said, "Brother Shuyun."

"You kid, I haven't seen you for so many years. You've grown a lot taller." Liu Shuyun stood beside Gu An and found that Gu An was a punch taller than him.

Gu An laughed and gestured for Liu Shuyun to sit down. Then he put his arm around Lin Haitang and sat next to her.

For a moment the room was filled with the sound of talking and laughing. The servants brought up two plates of cakes and immediately retreated with their heads bowed and nodded.

Lin Haitang observed Liu Shuyun and found that he did not look sad or depressed at all. She shook her head secretly and felt that Xi Shuyun's sincerity was misplaced.

It's true that Xi Shuyun likes Liu Shuyun, and it's true that Liu Shuyun doesn't like Xi Shuyun. It can only be said that the two of them are not destined to be together, and no matter how much Xi Shuyun gives, it's useless.

Lin Haitang thought about making some blood-replenishing pills and sending them to Xi Shuyun in the next two days, so that she wouldn't be so sad that she wouldn't take her health seriously.

Liu Shuyun finished talking to Gu An, with a smile in his eyes. He turned to look at Lin Haitang, stood up, and took out the things he brought with him: "Princess, I think you forgot that you still have your share of the money."

A stack of silver notes with a face value of one thousand taels forcefully entered Lin Haitang's sight.

Lin Haitang's eyes were instantly completely occupied by the banknotes. Her face was calm, but her eyes were shining. With a whoosh, she grabbed the banknotes tightly in her hand.

Ever since Lin Haitang and Gu An took their whole family to Zhanglin County for medical treatment, they haven't received any share of the profits from Xiannong Bookstore for several months.

The Xiannong Bookstore branch in Hua'an County couldn't find Lin Haitang, so they had no choice but to pass the money up the chain of command until it finally reached Liu Shuyun. During this time, he had been saving Lin Haitang's share, waiting for news on her before sending it to her. Liu Shuyun never expected that the news she would receive would be the title of Princess Anle.

Liu Shuyun can still remember how shocked and incredulous he was when he heard the news. He once thought that there were two Lin Haitangs, and Princess Anle just had the same name as the Lin Haitang who wrote "Dream of Red Mansions".

Liu Shuyun faced the reality on the day Princess Anle came to Beijing. After seeing Princess Anle's appearance, Liu Shuyun finally accepted the fact that Lin Haitang had become Princess Anle.

Lin Haitang spread the banknotes in her hands, forming a fan shape, one stacked on top of the other, which looked extremely beautiful.

"Thank you, Brother Liu, for delivering it personally despite being so busy." Lin Haitang said politely, his eyes fixed on the banknote.

Liu Shuyun burst out laughing when he saw Lin Haitang like this. He gently waved his folding fan and said, "You said I'm not very busy."

When Lin Haitang finally had enough of the banknotes and looked up, Liu Shuyun's expression straightened and he bowed to her, "Thank you, Princess, for saving Xi Shuyun."

Hearing these words from Liu Shuyun, Lin Haitang felt strange. She raised an eyebrow and asked calmly, "Why do you have to thank me? What is your relationship with Xi Shuyun?"

Liu Shuyun stood up, fanned himself, and said, "Ayun is my sweetheart. You saved her, so naturally I have to thank you."

Lin Haitang felt even more puzzled now. She asked, "Is your sweetheart Xi Shuyun?"

Liu Shuyun nodded and said, "Yes, there is nothing wrong with admitting this."

"Have you told Xi Shuyun?" Lin Haitang asked, remembering Xi Shuyun's sadness on the road.

Liu Shuyun said: "I haven't told it, and I haven't told anyone else. You two are the only ones who know."

Lin Haitang felt even more baffled and asked, "You like Xi Shuyun, but you didn't tell her. Instead, you told us two unrelated people about it. What were you thinking?"

Liu Shuyun smiled and said, "Princess, I have a disease and I will die young. It is better not to waste her time. She should have a happy and brilliant life."

Lin Haitang and Gu An frowned instantly.

Liu Shuyun continued to smile and said, "Princess, your medical skills are well-known. Recently, I have a favor to ask of you. If you can really cure my illness, I will give you everything I have."

If I could live, I would like to continue living, to see Xi Shuyun again, and to see her smile again.

"Brother Shuyun, you have never told me that you are ill in all these years." Gu An frowned and looked at the smile that was still on Liu Shuyun's face.

"Well," Liu Shuyun waved the fan in his hand and said, "There's no need to talk about this disease I was born with all the time, so as not to let it bother me."

Lin Haitang raised her chin and pointed, motioning Liu Shuyun to sit over: "Come here, I'll take your pulse."

Liu Shuyun sat down obediently.

From the moment her fingertips touched Liu Shuyun's pulse, Lin Haitang's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

Lin Haitang stared at the blue veins on Liu Shuyun's wrist, thinking to herself: No wonder, no wonder he deliberately distanced himself from Xi Shuyun.

After a long while, Lin Haitang withdrew her fingers, looked up at Liu Shuyun, and said, "There's something wrong with my heart."

Liu Shuyun nodded, his face still as warm as the spring breeze, without a trace of sadness: "Yes, it has been like this since I was born. My mother shed many tears for this."

Lin Haitang really couldn't cure this disease. She shook her head regretfully and said, "I'm sorry, I can't cure your disease, but I can write you a prescription to make you feel better. If you follow my method, you will have a long life ahead of you and won't die so early."

Liu Shuyun didn't have high expectations to begin with. After hearing Lin Haitang's next words, his eyes brightened. His lips trembled, and his voice trembled as he said, "Really?"

"Seriously." Lin Haitang nodded bluntly.

Seeing Lin Haitang's confident look, Liu Shuyun became even more excited: "Okay! I will definitely do as you say!"

Lin Haitang asked the servants to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote a prescription for Liu Shuyun.

Finally, Lin Haitang advised: "Liu Shuyun, if you really like Xi Shuyun, go tell her. She has been sad for you for a long time."

"You can't deny your future by not telling her anything." Lin Haitang coaxed.

Liu Shuyun tightly grasped a corner of the prescription, crumpling the paper into a mess. He nodded at Lin Haitang.

Gu An looked at Liu Shuyun's back, lowered his head, and asked, "What about you? If it were you, what would you do?"

Lin Haitang smiled and said, "Of course I want to be by your side."

No, then I will be like Liu Shuyun, choosing to say nothing and stay away from the one I love, Lin Haitang thought.