Peerless Physician: The Path of a Foolish Eldest Daughter's Rise to Power

Chu Yize said gently, "Xinyue, I think my fiefdom will be Dengzhou from now on, and I will strive for it."

"This isn't a good place; you'll need to put in the effort to govern it. Is there some special reason why you must go to Dengzhou?"

“My mother is not favored, so I won’t get a good fiefdom.”

"You're quite self-aware, aren't you? There must be other reasons, right?"

“You’re so smart, I won’t lie to you. The situation in various countries is not very stable right now. We’re not far from the western border. Our Great Yue Dynasty and the Western Ling Kingdom have been at war for many years. I’m afraid that when my brother, the Crown Prince, ascends the throne, there will be trouble on the western border.”

“You’re being too forward-thinking. Your father will be furious if he hears what you’re saying. He’s still on the throne, and you’re already thinking about the crown prince ascending the throne.”

After they finished speaking, they all burst into laughter.

"I will be more careful in the future and will not make Father Emperor dislike me."

Aren't you going to the border?

"Now the Second Prince is the military supervisor. He originally wanted to use our military achievements to gain some fame, but things didn't go as planned. I estimate that he will return to the capital soon."

"Sima's intentions are obvious to everyone, doesn't your father care?"

"He is the son of Consort Zhu, whose father was the most favored by the emperor."

"Your second brother is just a child who gets teased by his mother when something happens, yet he dares to overestimate his abilities and vie for the throne."

"Aren't you going to Dengzhou Prefecture to take a look?"

"You can go to your fiefdom yourself; I'm not going."

"Xin Yue, you know I love you. I will only marry you in this life, and making Dengzhou my fiefdom is based on your affection."

Is this a confession? Chu Yize is exceptionally handsome, highly skilled in martial arts, and outstanding in ability. He is also the first man she has seen since transmigrating. With such an excellent man, what is she hesitating for?

She herself didn't know; she was too young, but combined with her two lifetimes, he must be 40 years old by now. She hadn't seen her mother, and she hoped her mother would approve of her future husband. Perhaps.

In short, she didn't know either, but she didn't dislike him.

"Xin Yue, your coming-of-age ceremony is coming soon. You can start discussing marriage now. Don't worry, I will definitely get the approval of your elders before I marry you."

This guy thinks too much; he's like a mind reader.

"You've said everything already. Let's resolve our own problems first."

"Okay." Chu Yize's lips curled up slightly, his obsidian-like eyes gleaming with a soft light. He looked at her as if she were a water lily that had been guarded for a thousand years before finally blooming, and the surrounding sunlight seemed to soften.

"You go ahead with your work, I'm leaving." She didn't want to be captivated by his handsome appearance.

"Take these books and read them."

Gu Xinyue took the book and left quickly.

Gu Xinyue spent the whole afternoon reading. She used to never read other people's travelogues, but now that she has plenty of free time, she finds reading travelogues quite interesting.

Suddenly, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old barged into the house. She was wearing a pink dress, her hair was adorned with many jeweled hairpins, and her beautiful face was covered with exquisite makeup. However, she trespassed into someone else's house without any manners.

Gu Xinyue looked at her without saying a word.

She angrily retorted, "You should spend less time with Young Master Ling. You're ruining his reputation!"

"How have I tarnished Young Master Ling's reputation?"

“You are a man, and you are holding hands with Young Master Ling in public. If you two stay indoors for a long time, people will misunderstand Young Master Ling.”

"What's the misunderstanding?"

"It's a misunderstanding that Young Master Ling is interested in homosexuality." Her voice was much softer.

"By what right do you say this? Who are you to him? Did he tell you his reputation was damaged?"

"You, you, you," the girl stammered, unable to speak.

"I'm speechless. You've trespassed into my house, now you can get out."

"Hmph." The woman turned and left angrily.

Gu Xinyue was depressed. If there were already so many unwanted suitors in this small Panxian County, how many more would there be after they returned to the capital and everyone found out he was a prince?

Previously, Chu Yize's words had stirred up some emotions within Gu Xinyue, but now she began to reflect. No matter how outstanding he was, she was unwilling to waste her energy on such useless things.

This girl isn't crazy. If Chu Yize hadn't provoked her, what gave her the audacity to come and question him?

After silently cursing Chu Yize countless times in her heart, Gu Xinyue felt better. She would never fall for Chu Yize's sweet words.

The next morning, after breakfast, Gu Xinyue checked on the progress of the medicine preparation. Most people were recovering, and Ling San and Doctor Li were enthusiastically preparing the medicine with great energy.

Gu Xinyue took Gu An and Gu Yang out. Although the people along the way had nowhere to stay, they were all very happy, with a kind of joy that came after surviving a disaster.

Some families are repairing their thatched houses.

The shops on the street collapsed and were no longer in operation, but there were people there cleaning up the collapsed site.

There were many places where the county government distributed porridge, and they came to one of them.

Seeing people queuing up consciously, each with a bowl in their hand, every citizen could get a bowl of porridge and a dark-colored steamed bun.

Gu Yang watched for a while and said in a low voice, "Miss, this porridge is much thinner than the porridge we serve, but the black flour buns have a little white flour added to them, so they taste a bit better than pure black flour."

Indeed, the smell of porridge in the air was faint.

Suddenly, Gu Xinyue saw a little girl of three or four years old who was not in line. She was holding a bowl in her hand, and she pouted her little mouth, bringing her nose and mouth together to smell the faint fragrance of porridge in the air.

The little girl's action melted Gu Xinyue's heart. She bent down, patted the little girl's head, and said, "Sister will get you your food."

She didn't notice that her blue pendant was showing. As she stood up, the sunlight shone on the pendant, making it shine with dazzling colors.

After sensing the light, Gu Xinyue picked up the pendant and gently placed it around her neck.

She said to Gu Yang, "Go and get some porridge for the little girl."

Gu Yang took the bowl, and a yamen runner came up to him. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Gu Yang, the runner took the bowl and left.

A moment later, Gu Yang brought over a bowl of porridge and two dark-colored steamed buns.

Gu Xinyue teased, "You're amazing! You've made friends so quickly after arriving here. You're fast at making friends!"

"Miss, they are yamen runners from the county government office. I met them there; they know you're Doctor Gu."

"Little sister, where are you going? Let us get you some porridge, otherwise you'll burn yourself."

The little girl looked up at everyone, blinked, pointed in a direction with her book, and asked, "Where are my parents?"

After walking for about fifteen minutes, in a corner of a collapsed house, a couple lay there, covered with a quilt. The man looked pale, and the woman kept sneezing, weakly greeting Gu Xinyue.

"You're sick, let me take a look at you."

Seeing that the couple didn't react, Gu Yang said, "This is Dr. Gu, the miracle doctor who solved this epidemic."

The couple quickly said, "Thank you, Dr. Gu."

After taking their pulses and examining them, it was found that the man had a broken leg and the woman had caught a cold.