A crown princess who doesn't do infrastructure construction isn't a good doctor.

In the Wutong courtyard.

"Masashi, what are genes?"

Yesterday, because Jinzhu's mother was from Nanchi, she could eat houttuynia cordata. Lu Xi said it was due to her genes, and Lanya inexplicably remembered it. Today, she had nothing to do and was originally learning embroidery from her older sisters, but she couldn't concentrate for a long time. So she boldly went to Qin Suiyou to satisfy her curiosity.

Qin Suiyou was reading a storybook when he heard Lan Ya ask him this question. He put down the storybook and pondered for a moment.

"Genes are the beginning of life. Your parents' genes intersect and merge to form your genes, and your body's bones, blood, and organs grow and mutate on this basis to form you. Genes carry the human body's habits, so children will have a certain degree of resemblance to their parents. Jinzhu will also inherit part of her mother's taste as a Nanchi person. However, genes can mutate during recombination and fusion, so there are no two people in the world who are exactly the same. A talented man and a beautiful woman may have an extremely ordinary offspring. Similarly, two people with average talents may give birth to a genius."

"That's so profound."

Lan Ya felt as if Qin Suiyou had opened up a completely new world for her, but even just the tip of the iceberg was enough to overwhelm her brain.

“I overheard you chatting with Luo Xian yesterday. Your father is a doctor, so you might have a talent for studying medicine.”

Lan Ya said shyly, "Actually, my father once praised me, saying that I was a rare genius, but I didn't have the chance to inherit his mantle, and I won't have the chance in the future."

As she spoke, Lan Ya's expression turned somewhat forlorn.

"Who says there's no opportunity? There's a teacher right here."

Lan Ya looked up in surprise and disbelief.

"You mean..."

Qin Suiyou nodded and then pointed to himself.

"This...I..."

Seeing that Qin Suiyou was not joking at all, Lan Ya became so excited that she became incoherent, and finally knelt down and tried to kowtow.

Qin Suiyou dodged in time, grabbed a book, rolled it into a tube, and lifted Lan Ya up by her arm.

"What are you doing?"

Lan Ya was a little confused by Qin Suiyou's move and it took her a while to come to her senses.

"Weren't you going to teach me medicine?"

Qin Suiyou nodded and said, "I will teach you, but we need to see your talent and comprehension first, as does Xinyue's."

Thinking that Qin Suiyou was also going to teach the princess medicine, Lan Ya couldn't help but click her tongue slightly at the thought that she might have to study with the princess in the future.

"Then...wouldn't I have to become your disciple?"

Qin Suiyou chuckled softly.

"No need. I can teach people medicine, but I don't take on apprentices. You and Xinyue are just my students. Speaking of which, Mr. Li wanted to become my apprentice, but I didn't agree. However, I still taught him what I knew."

Good heavens! This is getting more and more outrageous!

Is Zhengjun referring to Mr. Li, the man in the Prince's mansion whom she greatly admires (for his looks?)?

Lan Ya was a little dizzy and her mind couldn't process what was happening.

Meanwhile, in a ward at Yuqing Hospital.

"This, this isn't working. You must be seeing things."

Gao Yu was filled with anticipation, but when she turned her head, she saw that Beitang Yan was still in the same position, without moving at all, which made her somewhat disappointed.

"I saw it clearly, he moved his hand just now!"

Seeing that Gao Yu didn't believe him, Lu Xi hurriedly explained that he had sensed the change in Beitang Yan's aura, but it was not a good time to say that, and even if he did, Gao Yu probably wouldn't believe him.

Sure enough, Gao Yu still had a gloomy face and clearly hadn't listened.

Seeing that Gao Yu had no reaction and no expression on her face, Lu Xi pulled Gao Yu to sit on the edge of the bed.

“We’ll keep an eye on him right here. I don’t believe he’ll make that one move. Watch closely.”

Gao Yu still wasn't very interested, but seeing how serious Lu Xi was, a glimmer of hope rose in her heart. She obediently sat down and stared at the hand that Lu Xi had mentioned Beitang Yan had moved, without blinking for a long time.

Her eyes were so sore she couldn't stand it. Gao Yu blinked a few times quickly before continuing to stare.

Did it move just now?

Lu Xi shook her head: "No."

Gao Yu's back ached from sitting in one position, so she slowly moved around to relax her muscles for a while.

Did it move?

"not yet."

Almost a quarter of an hour later, Gao Yu looked up and gave Lu Xi a death stare.

Lu Xi coughed awkwardly twice.

"Ahem, well... perhaps we should wait and see?"

The door opened, and Lan Ya walked in.

"Wait and see what?"

"Ok?"

Lu Xi asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"

For the past few days, one person has been coming to Wutong Courtyard every day to help Gao Yu, but it's always the servants who come, while the maids take care of the affairs in Wutong Courtyard.

Zhu Yu came today, but he should have finished washing the medicine pots and bowls and gone home by now. He will come again near dusk.

Lan Ya walked over to Lu Xi and Gao Yu with her hands behind her back, without any hesitation.

“Since you’ve been so late in returning, the Lord is afraid you’ve forgotten about your business and gone off to play somewhere else, so he specifically ordered me to come and find you.”

Lu Xi crossed her arms angrily and said, "I haven't forgotten the important matter, but I clearly saw Beitang Yan move his hand just now, but Gao Yu doesn't believe me. I'm going to prove it to him."

After saying that, he picked up a piece of paper and handed it to Lanya.

"Here, these are today's test results. You can take them back now; I'll be there later."

Lan Ya didn't take it, but said in surprise, "The young master has made a move! Then why don't you go and tell the Lord? What are you still doing here? It would be good to let Mr. Li take a look first!"

Lu Xi and Gao Yu: "...Oh, right."

Gao Yu went to find Li Yuanyuan first, thinking they should let her assess the situation before going to Qin Suiyou.

A moment later, Li Yuanyuan ran into the door even faster than Gao Yu.

"Get out of the way."

Li Yuanyuan was very anxious, and Lu Xi, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, was almost knocked over by her.

However, Lu Xi wasn't angry with Li Yuanyuan. Instead, she kindly reminded her, "You can't rush things. He can't run away now. What if you make a mistake in diagnosing his pulse if you're in such a hurry?"

Li Yuanyuan calmed down a bit and took a few deep breaths to regulate her breathing.

After catching his breath, he rubbed his hands together to make sure they were dry, then massaged his fingers together a few times before placing his hand on Beitang Yan's wrist.

After carefully feeling the pulse with her eyes closed, Li Yuanyuan's breathing became a little more rapid. Then she took Beitang Yan's other hand and placed it on her pulse again.

Gao Yu was anxious and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Li, how is the master's condition?"

Li Yuanyuan withdrew her hand without answering, only saying, "Go and invite Young Master Qin."

Seeing that the person didn't say anything more, Gao Yu felt uneasy, so she ran the errand again.

It seemed that Beitang Yan had some new developments, and since Li Yuanyuan was also there, Lan Ya wasn't in a hurry to go back. She stood aside and looked Li Yuanyuan up and down, her pretty face beaming with an uncontrollable smile.

Li Yuanyuan seemed to sense something, and turned to look at the young girl who was still openly looking at her. Considering the young lady's pride, she did not ask directly, but only indicated her doubts with her eyes.

Li Yuanyuan didn't ask, and Lan Ya didn't answer either, just staring at each other openly. The two of them would occasionally exchange glances.

Lu Xi was busy playing with the little sparrows that flew in from outside the window until Qin Suiyou came over.