I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

In those days, eating spoiled food was actually quite common, though it was mostly common among ordinary people who had experienced hardship and were therefore quite frugal.

Even though most people no longer lack food, they still can't bear to throw it away.

But Pei Xingjian's family was different. He was, after all, an official with a monthly salary, so he shouldn't lack food.

Even though he was short of money, Li Shen felt that he lacked daily necessities, such as cloth.

To his surprise, Lu Dingniang's sister had actually eaten something bad. Had Pei Xingjian, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, really had such a miserable early life?

"Dysentery?" Li Shen was suddenly taken aback, recalling what he knew about Pei Xingjian's resume, but after thinking for a while, he couldn't think of anything about Pei Xingjian's experiences when he was young.

His own Pei Xingjian was very powerful in the later stages, such as attacking the Turks and conquering the Western Regions, but there is no record of him in the early stages, mainly because the TV series did not show it.

"Yes, it is dysentery. Fortunately, it was brought in time, otherwise..." Li Xiuwei paused here, but the rest of his words were self-evident.

If it had been brought in any later, it would have died.

"That serious?" Li Shen was somewhat surprised. He had not expected it to be this serious at all. Lu Dingniang had told him that his sister was ill.

He thought it was just a minor illness, but he never expected it to have progressed to a terminal stage.

"Yes, thanks to the treatment method provided by the prince, my master and I have been researching this disease and have made great progress in understanding the dysentery that the prince mentioned."

In the past six months, countless people have been saved; the prince's heroic deeds have truly benefited the people.

Li Xiu bowed deeply, his admiration for Li Shen now overflowing. Everyone said that Prince Ji was the reincarnation of the God of Wealth.

According to him and Sun Simiao, Prince Ji was not a god of wealth, but clearly a god of medicine and a god of healing.

The main purpose of King Ji in collecting the wealth of the world was to save the people.

"So, medicine made from Guanyin clay is already on the market?" Li Shen paid little attention to Li Xiuwei's praise.

His focus was on the fact that the medicine had started selling, which was a highly profitable business.

"Your Highness, sales have already begun, and they are going very well," Li Xiuwei nodded.

"Well, we'll talk later." Li Shen didn't ask any further questions; he had come today to visit the Lu family.

He turned around and saw Lu Dingniang talking to her sister. Lu's face was pale and she looked rather weak.

"Thank you very much, Your Highness Prince Ji, for taking time out of your busy schedule to visit me." Madam Lu tried to rise and bow, but Li Shen waved his hand.

"No need for formalities, we're all family. Why didn't Shouyue come?"

Pei Mingli's courtesy name was Shouyue; calling him that would make it sound more intimate.

"My lord visited me yesterday, but today he is busy with official duties and has gone to court."

Lu replied softly.

"I see. Are you feeling any better?" Li Shen suddenly realized that things had indeed been quite busy since Yuan Zheng's arrival.

"I'm much better now, and I can go home tomorrow. It's not a serious illness, I just need to rest and recover."

Lu replied weakly.

After hearing this, Li Shen turned to look at Li Xiuwei, who quickly whispered:

"Your Highness, given her condition, she will probably need at least five days before she can be discharged from the hospital. After that, she will need to recuperate at home."

"I'm incredibly lucky to have survived this time."

It seems that Lu's illness is more serious than his own father's this time, which is truly fortunate, Li Shen thought to himself.

"Dean Li has already said that your illness will take another five days. I think you should stay here and rest assured for a while."

"Go home and rest after you're feeling better," Li Shen said to Madam Lu.

"But the New Year is coming soon, and I won't be able to go home if I stay here."

Lu explained.

"Sister, nothing is more important than your health. You should stay here and get well before going back."

"If you're worried about the cost, sister, there's no need to worry. I have some savings that should be enough for your treatment here."

At this moment, Lu Dingniang, who was standing to the side, offered some words of advice.

"Thank you, Your Highness, but this is absolutely not necessary. We still have the money for treatment."

Mrs. Lu quickly waved her hand in refusal.

After her younger sister joined the Prince Ji's household, her status changed. Giving gifts to their parents was simply a matter of filial piety.

But to give him money would be outrageous; what if Prince Ji got upset?

How can a married daughter always bring money home? Isn't that unchaste?

"Stone." Li Shen called out, and Stone immediately understood, taking a small pouch out of his pocket and handing it to Li Shen.

Li Shen weighed the bag in his hand and then handed it to Lu Dingniang.

Lu Dingniang gave Li Shen a grateful look before placing the bag in her sister's hand.

"Sister, please accept this. Getting well is more important than anything else. After you recover, you'll need to buy some medicine to help you recover, which will cost you money."

"This..." Madam Lu choked up a little as she held the heavy bag, feeling both moved and grateful for Prince Ji's magnanimity.

"This humble servant thanks Your Highness Prince Ji and Your Highness the Princess Consort." Madam Lu nodded and bowed.

"Cultivation level, later we will take her to the high-ranking official's ward on the third floor. All expenses will be covered by the Prince Ji's mansion. Also, take some nourishing medicinal herbs back with us."

Li Shen turned to Li Xiuwei and gave him instructions.

"Yes, Your Highness, I have remembered."

Li Xiuwei quickly accepted the order. He truly did not know that this Lady Lu had this connection with Prince Ji, and was actually the elder sister of Prince Ji's wife.

All he knew was that she was a woman who had joined the army, which was why he arranged for her to be in this ward, since she was just a soldier.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. There's no need to take the medicinal herbs. I will buy them myself when I get back. Your Highness has already bestowed so much wealth upon me."

Lu quickly refused.

"It's alright," Li Shen shook his head.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, Physician Sun is outside requesting an audience."

At this moment, a guard outside announced that Sun Simiao had received news of Prince Ji's arrival and had come to pay his respects.

"My lady, you can chat here for a while. I'm going to talk to Doctor Sun and the others about some things," Li Shen said softly to Lu Dingniang.

“Yes, my lord, you may go ahead and attend to your business.” Lu Dingniang nodded.

Then Li Shen led Li Xiuwei outside.

“Dingniang, I am truly happy for you that His Highness Prince Ji treats you so well.”

After Li Shen left, Madam Lu became less reserved and spoke more casually to her younger sister.

“My husband has been very kind to me. Today he even came with me to visit my father and mother. That’s when I found out that my sister is ill.”

A happy smile appeared on Lu Dingniang's face.

"Did you go back to visit your parents today? Sigh, I was planning to visit them in the next few days too."

He contracted the disease during treatment, and now it seems Yuanzheng will be unable to visit his parents.

Mrs. Lu sighed, somewhat saddened.

“Sister, don’t worry. Father and Mother are all well. It’s just that Mother is worried about Sister’s condition and has been very anxious these past few days.”

"Sister, you just need to focus on recovering. It's not too late to visit Father and Mother after you've fully recovered."

Seeing this, Lu Dingniang offered words of comfort.

（熬夜了2025年11月9日03:19:17）