The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

The next morning, Wei Shuyue came to the General's Mansion to find Li Muxia.

At this moment, Li Anran was practicing yoga with Li Muxia, something the two sisters did every day.

When Cui'er led Wei Shuyue in, Li Muxia was doing her final stretches. When she saw Wei Shuyue arrive, she quickly went to greet her.

Wei Shuyue looked at Li Muxia, who was only wearing her undergarments, and her expression became unnatural for a moment.

Seeing Wei Shuyue's expression, Li Muxia realized that they always wore simple undergarments when doing yoga for convenience. Therefore, they would send a maid to guard the door every time they did yoga. Everyone in the mansion knew what their young lady was doing at this time, so they would not come to Li Muxia's courtyard at this time.

Li Muxia scratched her head awkwardly and said, "Excuse me, Sister Wei, please wait here for us for a while. Ran'er and I will go change our clothes first."

Before Wei Shuyue could react, Li Muxia had already pulled Li Anran into the room. When they came out again, they saw Wei Shuyue drinking water from a teacup.

Li Muxia approached Wei Shuyue with the sheet music she had written the night before and placed it on the table: "Sister Wei, this is the sheet music I played at the palace banquet."

Wei Shuyue picked up the sheet music with shining eyes and started looking at it, asking questions whenever she encountered something she didn't understand.

Wei Shuyue didn't come empty-handed either; she brought an exquisite pearl bracelet. Although the pearls weren't very big, they were all round and pink. Li Muxia could tell at a glance that this bracelet must be expensive.

Wei Shuyue pushed the bracelet towards Li Muxia and said, "Muxia, this is a return gift for the musical score."

Li Muxia naturally dared not accept it, and said, "This is too valuable, and the musical score is not anything precious. I cannot accept this bracelet."

Li Anran, who was standing nearby, also saw the bracelet and was surprised by Wei Shuyue's generosity.

Wei Shuyue: "Muxia, don't be so quick to refuse. My father asked someone to bring this bracelet back for me. Oh, by the way, my father lives in Taishi, Fuhai Prefecture, which is by the sea. He bought this bracelet from a jeweler last year. Don't be fooled by the small size of the pearls; my father said that it's very difficult to find pearls of this size that are round and almost flawless. The jeweler spent a long time collecting them before he finally got two strings."

After a slight pause, Wei Shuyue continued, "I went to Fuhai Prefecture with my father five years ago and didn't return until last autumn. So I don't have many friends in Kyoto. I've met a few young ladies in Kyoto, but I always felt like an outsider when I was with them, so I haven't made any friends yet. But after meeting you, I realized why I felt like I couldn't fit into those young ladies' circles—it's because I hadn't met the right person. Mu Xia, I want to be your friend, is that okay?"

Li Muxia was stunned by Wei Shuyue's sudden confession and didn't know how to react. Wei Shuyue looked at Li Muxia and thought she was unwilling, and her eyes showed a deep sense of disappointment.

This made Li Muxia on the other side feel a pang of heartache and self-blame. Had he hurt the beautiful woman? He felt like a heartless man.

Wei Shuyue was genuinely disappointed, but more than that, she blamed herself for being too hasty and that she should have taken things one step at a time. Just when she thought she had failed this time...

Li Muxia picked up the pearl bracelet, put it on her wrist, and said, "Aren't we already good friends?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Shuyue looked up at Li Muxia in disbelief. Li Muxia shook the bracelet on her wrist and said, "This isn't a return gift for some sheet music; it's a best friend's bracelet."

After saying that, she raised an eyebrow at Wei Shuyue's wrist, as she had just noticed that Wei Shuyue was also wearing the same pearl bracelet.

Wei Shuyue understood and raised her hand to shake the bracelet on her wrist.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

The scene was so beautiful that no one wanted to disturb it, except for Li Anran, of course.

"Sister Wei, I want one too."

Hearing Li Anran's slightly coquettish voice, Li Muxia and Wei Shuyue both looked at Li Anran.

Wei Shuyue said apologetically, "Anran, I only have two of these bracelets for now, but I will write to my father and ask him to buy them if there are any more. I will make sure to give them to you first."

Li Anran then happily said, "It's a deal."

The three chatted like this all morning until it was lunchtime, when Wei Shuyue finally left.

Li Muxia had originally invited her to stay for dinner, but she insisted on leaving in the end.

After finishing her meal and resting for a while, Li Muxia went to the Shangguan residence.

Yesterday, I made a last-minute decision to go with Dongfang Jincheng to search for people, and I didn't fulfill my promise to my master. Today, I must do it no matter what, otherwise my second master will definitely hold a grudge against me.

Sure enough, when Li Muxia appeared at the Shangguan residence, Xiaoyaozi looked displeased and said sarcastically, "Oh, we two old bones can still wait for this busy man to come and take a look before we leave."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia ignored Xiaoyaozi's sarcasm and asked, "Master, are you leaving?"

Xiaoyaozi snorted coldly and did not answer.

Seeing his senior brother's condition, Bai Qingshi shook his head and said, "Well, we'll go back tomorrow. Your senior sister should wake up in the next few days, so we need to go back and keep an eye on her."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia quickly said, "Then I'll go back with you. Maybe I can be of some help."

When Xiaoyaozi heard that Li Muxia also wanted to go, he thought that if Li Muxia went with him, he could eat Li Muxia's cooking every day.

Thinking of this, he instantly forgot the unpleasantness from before and said with a smile, "Great! It's a good opportunity to go back to my sect, get acquainted with the sect, and offer incense to our ancestor."

Bai Qingshi frowned. He was thinking more than Xiaoyaozi. After all, Li Muxia was not a member of the martial arts world. She was a girl who had already come of age. Normally, girls of her age would stay at home waiting to be married, and their elders would not allow her to go out.

"Senior brother, this is not something we can decide here. Let Mu Xia go back and ask the old general for his opinion first."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyaozi's face hardened again, and he muttered under his breath, "Ladies from prominent families are such a hassle."

Knowing that her second master was unhappy again, Li Muxia quickly said, "Master, regardless of whether I can go or not, I will cook a big meal for both of you today. In addition, I have also prepared hot pot base for both of you, so that even if I am not by your side, you can still enjoy a delicious hot pot."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyaozi calmed down and said, "That's more like it."