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

After Long Haonan went to the palace to pay his respects to the Emperor, he went to the General's Mansion. This was all seen by the people that Dongfang Jincheng had sent to follow Long Haonan, and they immediately reported the matter to Dongfang Jincheng.

When Dongfang Jincheng heard that Long Haonan was going to see Li Anjin, he became suspicious. When did Li Anjin meet the Crown Prince of Longteng Kingdom?

He ordered his men to continue following, while he sent someone to inquire where Li Muxia had gone. On the way, he ran into Dongfang Jinxuan, and the two of them fell in love. However, as soon as he arrived at Haidilao, he saw the people he had sent to keep an eye on Long Hannan mingling among the diners. Realizing that Long Hannan might be there, he sent someone to ask, only to find out that Long Hannan was actually with Li Muxia. Moreover, the person who reported the incident said that the two seemed to have a very special relationship.

That's why we're in this situation now.

Long Haonan and Dongfang Jincheng sat on either side of Li Muxia. Dongfang Jinxuan served food to Li Anran while watching the three of them. Li Anran ate the food Dongfang Jinxuan served her, and in the same way, she watched the three of them, whose atmosphere seemed a bit off.

Li Muxia felt a little embarrassed. After all, with both of them putting food in her bowl at the same time, it was already overflowing. She didn't know whether she should put her chopsticks in or not.

Seeing that the two were about to put food into her bowl, Li Muxia quickly covered her bowl and said, "Your Highness, Crown Prince, I can do it myself."

Then, looking at Long Haonan, he said, "I never expected that Brother Long would be the Crown Prince of Longteng Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, Long Haonan said somewhat guiltily, "Actually, I didn't mean to hide my identity."

Li Muxia nodded and said, "I understand. Now I'm even with the Dragon Prince. I lied to the Dragon Prince, and the Dragon Prince lied to me."

Hearing Li Muxia address him as "Crown Prince" repeatedly, as if he were a complete stranger, Long Haonan said, "Muxia, you can still call me as you did before in private, or you can just call me by my name. My name is Long Haonan."

When Dongfang Jincheng heard Long Haonan call Li Muxia's name affectionately, he felt as if a jar of old vinegar had been spilled in his heart.

He said, "The Dragon Prince is a distinguished guest of the Eastern Kingdom. As the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion, Mu Xia should be mindful of her conduct."

Upon hearing Dongfang Jincheng's words, Long Haonan frowned slightly. Wasn't it said that this Prince Rui was a man who was not interested in women? A man's intuition told him that Dongfang Jincheng liked Li Muxia, and that he was targeting him in every way because of Li Muxia.

Li Muxia understood Dongfang Jincheng's meaning and said, "Crown Prince, Your Highness is right. Now that we know you are the Crown Prince, it is not proper to address you as before. From now on, I will still address you as Crown Prince."

Li Muxia's words successfully cheered up Dongfang Jincheng.

Long Haonan stopped insisting on the issue of how to address her. He knew that Li Muxia needed time to accept this, so he asked instead, "Muxia, where are we going later?"

Li Muxia remembered that she had promised to show Long Haonan around Kyoto. Hearing his question, she glanced out the window. It was still snowing outside, but people in ancient times loved to appreciate snow. The pavilion in the middle of the lake was a good place to enjoy the snow.

Just as Li Muxia was about to speak, Dongfang Jincheng said, "The Crown Prince wants to tour the capital, so I should accompany him throughout. How about we go to the Lakeside Pavilion? It's snowing now, and the Lakeside Pavilion is a nice place to enjoy the snow."

After listening to Dongfang Jincheng's words, Li Muxia raised her eyebrows slightly. Did this person have mind-reading abilities?

Upon hearing this, Long Haonan respectfully cupped his hands to Dongfang Jincheng and said, "Since it is a place recommended by His Highness Prince Rui, it is naturally the most suitable place."

After saying that, he looked at Li Muxia and continued, "Muxia, let's go to the pavilion in the middle of the lake. I also want to see how the snow scenery of the Eastern Kingdom is different from that of our Dragon Soaring Kingdom."

Li Muxia didn't understand the meaning behind Long Haonan's words, but Dongfang Jincheng did. Long Haonan was clearly trying to separate Dongfang Jincheng from Li Muxia, making Dongfang Jincheng seem like an outsider, while Long Haonan and Li Muxia were together.

Although Dongfang Jincheng felt uncomfortable, he did not show it on his face. He still acted as if he was the host and should entertain the guests well. He said, "Yes, in the summer, Mu Xia and I went to an art exhibition. The scenery of the lake pavilion in the summer was already very beautiful. I haven't been to the capital often these years, so I haven't seen the snow scene in winter. Today, thanks to the Dragon Prince, Mu Xia and I can go to the lake pavilion to enjoy the snow together."

After saying that, he raised his cup towards Long Haonan.

Upon hearing this, Long Haonan's expression turned sour. He hadn't expected that Dongfang Jincheng and Li Muxia were already so familiar with each other.

Li Muxia felt increasingly uneasy as she listened, sensing that something was amiss, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

And so, the meal ended amidst the subtle power struggle between Dongfang Jincheng and Long Haonan.

Upon arriving at the pavilion in the middle of the lake, Li Muxia thought that she could relax a bit with Dongfang Jincheng present. Unexpectedly, Long Haonan ignored the two princes, Dongfang Jincheng and Dongfang Jinxuan, and kept asking her all sorts of questions. Dongfang Jincheng, for some reason, also joined Long Haonan in asking Li Muxia to explain things to him, even saying that he didn't stay in the capital often and didn't know any of these things.

How could Li Muxia, a modern person who had transmigrated halfway through life, know these things? She looked to Dongfang Jinxuan and Li Anran for help, but the young couple had already happily gone off to do their own thing.

Li Muxia had no choice but to bite the bullet and piece together what she had read in books.

That afternoon, Li Muxia was the most tired. She had a feeling that there was something between Dongfang Jincheng and Long Haonan that was related to her, but she just couldn't figure out what it was.

When Li Muxia got home, she lay down on her bed and didn't want to move.

In the following days, Long Haonan continued to report to the General's Mansion every day, taking Li Muxia around to familiarize him with things in the capital, while Dongfang Jincheng would also appear between the two of them on time.

However, today, as envoys from various countries arrived in the capital one after another, Dongfang Jincheng was ordered to welcome them. Long Haonan was relieved that he finally had the opportunity to be alone with Li Muxia.

Li Muxia was used to wearing men's clothing, and she had been wearing men's clothing while accompanying Long Haonan to Kyoto these past few days, which was not only convenient but also saved her a lot of trouble.

The two hadn't walked far down the street when they ran into Dongfang Jincheng and a group of envoys.

Long Haonan sighed and rubbed his forehead, thinking to himself: What a small world, why is he always here?

Li Muxia wanted to blend into the crowd and avoid the envoys as much as possible, but the more she tried to avoid them, the more people wanted her to stay away.

Among the group of envoys, one of the men riding alongside Dongfang Jincheng suddenly looked at Li Muxia with a smile and said, "Doctor Xia, I didn't expect to run into you here. It seems we have quite a connection."

Upon hearing this voice, Li Muxia felt goosebumps rise all over her body from fear. She opened her eyes wide and looked over, and sure enough, she saw Nangong Huaiyuan with an ambiguous smile on his face.