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

"Tell me, does the young master really have taken a liking to this Prince An's heir?"

Lu Yu, Lu Xi, Du Heng, and Du Ruo were all present during breakfast. They were all quite surprised by Bei Tangyan's intimate behavior and Qin Suiyou's indulgence, but none of them showed it. They waited until breakfast was finished before slipping aside to have a private meeting.

When Du Heng asked Lu Xi, Lu Xi shrugged and said, "I don't know either, but when I first arrived at the Prince An's mansion and went with him to check Beitang Yan's injuries, he did say that Beitang Yan's appearance was quite to his liking."

"Then the possibility is extremely high."

Even Du Ruo, who usually doesn't comment on such matters, couldn't help but say so.

Du Heng asked, "What do you mean?"

Du Ruo said with a worried expression, "In all these years, have you ever heard the young master speak of others like this?"

"No."

Several people shook their heads.

Then Lu Xi said slyly, "Actually, it's no wonder. After all, Beitang Yan is really good-looking. What do you think, Lu Yu?"

After saying that, he nudged Lu Yu with his elbow.

Lu Yu glanced at Lu Xi without any emotion and said, "He's only a little taller than me."

This amazed the others. Lu Yu loved to appreciate all kinds of beautiful things, including people. But his own good looks were undeniable, so his standards were naturally very high. Therefore, few people could get Lu Yu to say that someone was "not bad," let alone admit that someone was more handsome than him.

Du Heng stroked his chin thoughtfully, then sighed as if he had just realized something, "So, young master does care about looks after all~"

"What else? If he found someone who was horribly ugly, could you all stand it?"

Lu Xi said this, but Du Ruo hesitated and expressed a different opinion.

"If it is someone the young master truly loves, we absolutely cannot stop him. If all else fails, we can just have Lu Yu perform plastic surgery on her."

Although Qin Suiyou didn't have extensive knowledge of medicine, he had collected various medical information, ranging from basic to advanced. Lu Yu, while not particularly fond of methods to alter one's appearance, still studied some in his spare time with considerable success. After performing surgery on people insecure about their looks, seeing their transformed appearances was quite a positive change. However, if Qin Suiyou's lover came to him for such a procedure…

"No, it would be one thing if you were just not good-looking enough to match Yu, but if you feel inferior and want to get plastic surgery because of it, then your character is really nothing special. It would be better to leave Yu's side as soon as possible."

"Pfft~"

The group was amused by Lu Yu's serious demeanor, especially Lu Xi, who almost fell over laughing.

"So now it seems we only need to focus on one thing."

Looking at Du Ruo, who had suddenly spoken, the group asked in unison, "What is it?"

Du Ruo glanced around at the group of people in front of her before slowly saying, "Young Master can't stay in Bei Qian forever. Although the Prince of An's heir has lost his memory, he will eventually recover. If he tries to seize a high position in Bei Qian then..."

If Qin Suiyou really falls in love with Beitang Yan later, that would indeed be a problem. The group of people, whose smiles had not yet completely faded, suddenly began to ponder.

Du Ruo then said quietly, "Actually, it's not that difficult. Anyway, Bei Qian should not lack a good emperor who is diligent and loves the people. When the time comes, we can replace him with a suitable person. If Bei Tang Yan is willing, everything will be peaceful. If he is not willing, we can just tie him up and take him back to Zhongzhou City. I don't believe he can escape from Cang Qiong Hai."

Upon hearing this, everyone gave Du Ruo a thumbs up.

"Awesome!"

……

The group of people secretly decided where Beitang Yan would go in the future, but the person in question was completely unaware of it. He did sneeze, but after wiping it with a handkerchief, he continued to pester Qin Suiyou to teach him how to use a pencil.

Yesterday, Qin Suiyou wrote his name in pencil for him. This morning, after breakfast, Qin Suiyou had nothing to do, so he looked through the account books of the dowry shops given to him by his aunt, Yun Shi, in his study. Beitang Yan saw the pencil on the table and decided to try it out, but the characters he wrote were completely illegible.

Recalling Qin Suiyou's light and quick strokes yesterday, and the elegant yet spirited handwriting of the finished product, Beitang Yan realized that his own handwriting could not possibly be so terrible. He quickly realized that he must not know how to use this pen with its hard nib. He remembered that Qin Suiyou's pen-holding posture seemed to be very different from his own, so he began to pester Qin Suiyou to teach him.

"Teach me, honey, honey, honey~~~"

Qin Suiyou put down the ledger in his hand and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to learn how to use this?"

Beitang Yan replied in a loud voice, "I'll help you."

"What can you help me with?"

Beitang Yan continued, "I see you're looking at the ledgers and writing and drawing at the same time, but you're using all these pens. I don't know how to use them yet, and I was thinking that if I learned how, I could help you."

Upon hearing this, Qin Suiyou's face immediately broke into a smile, captivating Beitang Yan.

Seeing that Beitang Yan was staring at him without blinking, Qin Suiyou raised his hand and tapped his forehead.

"Back to God."

Awakened from his reverie, Beitang Yan felt a little embarrassed, but he hadn't forgotten what he was supposed to do, so he asked again, "Is it alright? Please teach me."

Feeling completely relaxed after being coaxed, Qin Suiyou originally planned to first categorize the contents of the ledger using the currently common but outdated accounting method, and then draw up the basic table styles accordingly, before letting Du Heng and Du Ruo do the next work. However, since Beitang Yan was so enthusiastic, Qin Suiyou did not refuse.

"Okay, come sit here, I'll teach you."

Beitang Yan hurriedly went over and properly adjusted his posture as Qin Suiyou had instructed.

Beitang Yan adapted quickly, and soon, under Qin Suiyou's guidance, he wrote a few characters that were already legible. Although they were not as good as his original brush writing, it was still a great improvement.

Qin Suiyou's name doesn't have too many strokes, but it's still slightly more complicated than Beitang Yan's own name, so Beitang Yan's name was used for teaching at the beginning.

Qin Suiyou originally planned to use basic numbers for him to practice, but Beitang Yan didn't want to be underestimated, so he used his name instead.

When the results improved, Beitang Yan was eager to try writing Qin Suiyou's name, but before he could even start writing, a maid on duty came to tell him that the head eunuch Gao had arrived.

After calming down the slightly disgruntled Beitang Yan, Qin Suiyou sent a maid to invite Steward Gao to the small hall.

Qin Suiyou was leaving, and Beitang Yan wanted to follow, but they didn't know what was going on, so Qin Suiyou didn't stop him.

When the two entered the small hall, the head of the management company arrived shortly after.

"This servant greets the Crown Prince and His Majesty."

Since waking up, Beitang Yan had only met the head of the family once and was not very familiar with him, so Qin Suiyou told him to dispense with formalities.

Just as Qin Suiyou was about to have tea served, the head steward of the palace intervened and stopped him.

"My lord, there's no need for tea. I've come here on orders."

Qin Suiyou then asked, "Did Steward Gao come to deliver a message to me?"

The head steward replied with a smile, "Your Majesty is truly wise. This servant is here on the Prince's orders to summon you to the front courtyard."

Qin Suiyou probably guessed what it was about, but still asked a token question.

"What is it?"

The head steward replied with a friendly smile, "It's good news. The pencil you gave to the prince was seen by another nobleman, who really liked it and wanted to ask the prince for it. The prince was reluctant to part with it, but today the nobleman came to the mansion and said he wanted to spend a lot of money to buy it."

"I see. Please wait a moment, Mr./Ms. Gao. I'll go change into something more appropriate."

The executive nodded and said, "You don't need to worry, there's still plenty of time over there."

This means that the people who come are either not very close to each other or are too familiar with each other.

Qin Suiyou guessed it was the latter, so he didn't really dawdle. He changed his clothes quickly, and spent the rest of the time coaxing Beitang Yan.

Qin Suiyou then told him that if he waited for a long time and did not return, he should go directly to Shi'an Courtyard, since he would be going there for lunch anyway. After he and Prince An finished dealing with their business, they would also have lunch at Shi'an Courtyard.

After much persuasion, Beitang Yan finally agreed, but his eyes held a rather resentful look as he watched Lu Xi follow Qin Suiyou to the front yard.