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

After the carriage started moving, Qin Suiyou looked at Beitang Yan, who usually annoyed him, and didn't know what to say.

Why are you unhappy again?

Beitang Yan shook his head.

"I'm not unhappy."

"Oh my."

Qin Suiyou raised his hand, pinched Beitang Yan's chin, and turned his face to face him.

"Look at him, his mouth could hold an IV drip, and he's still being stubborn."

Seeing that Beitang Yan closed his eyes, Qin Suiyou glanced at him for a moment, then moved closer to Beitang Yan's ear and whispered something in a clear voice that carried an unknown allure.

“If you’re not happy, our Ah Yan won’t be pretty anymore.”

A blush quickly spread from Beitang Yan's neck upwards, his face flushed, and his temperature rose higher and higher, seemingly also depleting the moisture in his mouth. He couldn't help but lick his lips, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

"Uh...who, who said I'm not handsome? I'm more handsome than them. With me in front of you, yes, you can't look at others."

Qin Suiyou distanced himself, and although Beitang Yan's ears and cheeks were flushed, he seemed to still be somewhat unsatisfied, and secretly moved closer to Qin Suiyou again.

Upon hearing this, Qin Suiyou said, "Oh~ So, when you're not around, you can look at other people."

"No, that won't work either!"

Seeing that Qin Suiyou's expression seemed to be questioning, Beitang became furious.

"No, you can only look at me. I'm your husband. If you look at them, I'll... I'll..."

Qin Suiyou tilted his head.

"That's it?"

Beitang Yan opened and closed his mouth a few times, his eyes darting around anxiously, and finally he came up with a solution.

"I'll lock you in the room, so you can only see me."

"what."

Qin Suiyou found it amusing, wondering how Beitang Yan could come up with such a thing with his current brain.

"You want to force yourself on me?"

Beitang Yan looked puzzled.

"What is forced love? Love obtained through coercion is not a good thing."

Qin Suiyou: "Since you know that what you get by force isn't good, why do you still want to lock me up?"

Upon hearing this, Beitang Yan shook his head anxiously.

"That's not how it is. I didn't mean to force you. I just wanted my wife to only look at me. Besides, I can't keep you away. I can't bear to."

With a captivating smile spreading across his face, Qin Suiyou patted Beitang Yan's head, making his face turn even redder.

"Our Ayan is so good. Alright, our Ayan is so beautiful, how could we look at others? We were just treating someone's illness, so let's leave it at that for today. But remember, you're not allowed to cause trouble in the future."

Beitang Yan said weakly, "I didn't cause any trouble."

As soon as she uttered her rebuttal, she looked up at Qin Suiyou's "You think I don't know?" expression and instantly deflated.

"You've been so close to other people for so long, I just couldn't help it."

Seeing Beitang's slightly embarrassed expression after he spoke his mind, Qin Suiyou reached out and cupped his face in his hands.

"Have some confidence in yourself. You have a handsome face that can charm countless women."

Beitang Yan pursed his lips and said, "Then...did I captivate you?"

Qin Suiyou nodded.

"Of course, you are the person I've met in all these years who suits my taste the best."

This wasn't a lie told to deceive Beitang Yan; Qin Suiyou had already told Lu Xi this when he went to check on Beitang Yan's condition on their wedding night.

Upon hearing this, Beitang Yan's eyes began to dart around, revealing a clear sense of smugness, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl upwards.

"You're so happy."

Beitang Yan nodded.

"Well, I would be even happier if my wife could say she likes me again."

Qin Suiyou poked Beitang Yan's forehead and laughed, "Don't push your luck."

"How about I say something first in exchange?"

"Need not."

"I really want to hear it. If not now, could it be a reward for later?"

"Liking something only has meaning when it comes from the heart; what's the point of treating it as a reward?"

"Ok."

When they returned to Wutong Courtyard, Gao Yu and the others were tidying up the main house where Beitang Yan had previously lived. During this period, Beitang Yan had been living with Qin Suiyou, so the main house looked almost empty, as if no one had been recuperating there for a long time.

Before Qin Suiyou and Beitang Yan returned, the Emperor had already issued an edict to send an imperial physician the next day. In order to prepare for this, the room had to be decorated.

Seeing Gao Yu preparing to carry in a medicine-decocting stove with a burning charcoal fire, Qin Suiyou asked, "What are you going to do with this?"

Gao Yu put down the stove and replied, "Let the room be filled with the smell of medicine."

Having learned the reason, Qin Suiyou told Gao Yu that he didn't need to do that.

"Although A-Yan has been bedridden for a long time, his previous injuries were treated with ordinary tonics by the imperial physicians. What's in this medicine pot you're holding?"

Gao Yu looked embarrassed.

"The tonics prescribed by the imperial physician were never used again and were eventually thrown away. This one is made from the dregs of medicine that I got from Mr. Li."

Li Yuanyuan would research new prescriptions in her spare time, and the amount of dregs from these prescriptions was quite high, which Gao Yu would collect and reuse.

Qin Suiyou lifted the lid of the medicine jar, peeked inside, then fanned the air with his hand and sniffed it.

Put the lid back on and said, "Different prescriptions result in different tastes. Don't tell me you didn't even think of something this simple."

"Uh... please forgive me, Masakazu."

Gao Yu was feeling annoyed when Beitang Yan said, "Have you become stupid from not using your brain for too long?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yu was not alarmed, but instead looked up in surprise.

"Young Master, you remember now!"

Beitang Yan frowned.

"What are you thinking about? I just feel that as my subordinate, you shouldn't be so foolish."

"what?"

Gao Yu lowered his head in frustration. He hadn't done his job well and had even been scolded by the young master. How could he possibly be a housekeeper? It seemed he would have to go and learn from his father. Perhaps asking Du Ruo would be a good idea; she knew a lot of things he didn't.

"Alright, we don't need the dregs of the medicine now. It's normal that there's not much medicine smell in his room. We don't need to make it too deliberate. Just make the room look like someone is always there."

"Yes."

Gao Yu carried the medicine pot and stove to put them away, wanting to see the results of their work, while Qin Suiyou walked towards the main room.

When they went in, the main room was empty, but many of Beitang Yan's belongings that he had moved to the east wing had been replaced.

After looking around and finding nothing amiss, Qin Suiyou said to Beitang Yan, "You can sleep here tonight."

Beitang Yan found it hard to believe.

"why?"

"The imperial physician is coming tomorrow. What if he arrives early and we don't have time to prepare? We'll be exposed."

Beitang Yan: "Then come over here too."

"You can sleep here tonight, and we can switch back after the imperial physician leaves, okay? Be good, and after you officially 'wake up,' you can sleep wherever you want."

"Really?"

Qin Suiyou nodded and assured him, "Really, I would never lie to you."

"Does that mean I don't need to wear makeup when I go out?"

Despite the fact that Qin Suiyou personally prepared the best cosmetics, Beitang Yan was still not used to the feeling of applying various things to his face. Moreover, as far as he knew, his status as the heir of the Prince of An and his previous military achievements still had a strong deterrent effect on others. He wanted to use this status to keep others away from his wife.

"No need. There's no need to hide it then. You can go out however you want, just don't run around naked."

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Beitang finally reluctantly agreed to sleep in the main room that night.