There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 302: Awkward

Li Shuchen, having just done something indescribable, became shy despite her usually carefree nature. Her face flushed red, she turned away and closed her eyes, feigning sleep.

I do not know how long it has been

Li Shuchen felt that he had regained some strength, as if some of the life force that had been drained from him had been returned.

He sat up happily

"Yuying, the medicine I'm taking is working. How about you?"

Liang Yuying nodded, her face flushed, and slowly sat up, leaning against the carriage wall.

Li Shuchen smiled happily when he saw that Liang Yuying had also been cured of the poison.

Reading more books is still useful.

Zizhu: "Miss Li, we've arrived at the General's Mansion."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen got up and helped Liang Yuying out of the carriage.

When the girls saw Yingzhu, who had regained some of her energy, they stared wide-eyed and followed cautiously behind, not daring to say a word.

She occasionally glanced at Li Shuchen, her eyes filled with sadness.

Grape remained silent upon seeing this, heartbroken, and followed closely behind Li Shuchen.

Zizhu also remained silent, leading the way without uttering a word.

Soon after, they arrived at the courtyard.

Li Shuchen helped Liang Yuying to the bed. Still embarrassed, he didn't dare look her in the eye and instead turned to look at Zizhu.

"Zizhu, quickly go and fetch Doctor Sun."

Zizhu: "I sent someone to invite them as soon as I arrived in the capital; I reckon they'll be here soon."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a sound came from outside the door.

"But General Liang is injured again?"

Doctor Sun hurriedly entered the room and put down his medicine box. He looked up and saw Li Shuchen sitting by the bed, her forehead covered in sweat. He asked again, "Miss Li, could it be that you have been seriously injured again?"

Li Shuchen got up and sat down on a stool nearby: "Dr. Sun, please take a look at Yuying first."

Doctor Sun sat down to take Liang Yuying's pulse. After a long while, he withdrew his hand and said, "How could General Liang have been poisoned by the strange poison of the Laji Kingdom? This poison is insidious and vicious, destroying a person's vital energy. It is extremely harmful. Fortunately, General Liang has already taken the antidote, and the poison has been neutralized. He will recover completely after a few days of rest."

Upon hearing this, Grape's eyes reddened, and she cried out, "Dr. Sun, please take a look at my young lady! She's also been poisoned!"

Upon hearing this, Dr. Sun immediately took Li Shuchen's pulse. At first, he frowned, but then gradually relaxed.

"You two are quite lucky; you both took the antidote. This antidote is rarer than poison, so you're both very fortunate to have survived."

Grape felt relieved upon hearing this, then muttered in confusion, "This... there was clearly only one antidote. General Liang took it, so how did Miss recover? Oh well, whatever, as long as Miss is alive, that's all that matters."

Zizhu was also puzzled upon hearing this; it was hard to believe that one pill could cure two people's poison.

Dr. Sun was equally puzzled and looked up at Li Shuchen.

Li Shuchen spouted nonsense: "I'm lucky; I can detoxify just by smelling the medicine."

Grape nodded in belief and said, "Miss is the most fortunate."

Doctor Sun walked to the side, picked up a pen, and wrote two prescriptions, handing one to Zizhu and the other to Putao: "These are tonic prescriptions that will help General Liang and Miss Li recover."

"Dr. Xie Sun" *2

Grape Purple Pearl went out to get medicine, leaving only three people in the house.

Doctor Sun's gaze swept between Liang Yuying and Li Shuchen for a while before he finally couldn't help but ask, "How did Miss Li manage to detoxify? I don't believe in the absurd claim that smelling medicine can cure poison."

Li Shuchen's face turned bright red again upon hearing this. How could she explain this? It was so embarrassing!

"Well... that... well... anyway, the poison was neutralized. The method of neutralization isn't necessarily suitable for everyone; it was just a coincidence. Dr. Sun, please don't ask any further questions."

Seeing Li Shuchen's expression, Doctor Sun knew he wouldn't get any information from him, so he picked up his medicine box and said, "I'm leaving."

Li Shuchen stood up: "Take care, Dr. Sun."

After seeing them off, she felt awkward about being alone in the same room with Liang Yuying, so she said, "I'm going home now."

Liang Yuying said in a hoarse voice, "Grape has already gone to get the medicine. She must be worried if she can't find you when she comes back. Why don't you rest at my residence? That way, we can look after each other."

Li Shuchen stood at the doorway, head bowed, and said, "Then I'll go back to the Magnolia Courtyard."

Liang Yuying: Okay

Li Shuchen rushed into the Magnolia Courtyard as if her life depended on it. The blush on her face faded a little after she sat on the swing, and then she swung around aimlessly.

As she swung along, she got hungry.

They already didn't have much energy, and these made them even more listless.

He shuffled from the swing to the house, then lay on the table waiting for someone to bring him food.

"Miss Li, it's time for lunch."

A young woman placed the food on the table.

Li Shuchen looked up at the food in front of him, his eyes shining.

"Miss Li, may I serve you your meal?"

Li Shuchen picked up the milk-flavored steamed bun and said, "No need, you can go back to your work."

"Yes"

The girl left the room.

Li Shuchen began to wolf down his food, eating with great relish, and soon finished every last bite.

Then, rubbing his stomach, he sighed, "It's still good to have energy after a full meal!"

Grape carried the medicine into the room and said, "Miss, the medicine is here. I'll go and brew it."

Li Shuchen: "No rush, go eat first, then we'll fry it."

Grape pulled out a packet of medicine and said, "Miss's health is important."

Li Shuchen: "Grape's health is also important. The poison in my body has been neutralized. I can recover whether I take medicine or not, it's just a matter of how fast or slow. But you're still young and growing. What if you starve yourself and don't grow tall? Listen to me, go eat first."

Grape: "Okay, Grape will listen to Miss and go eat."

Li Shuchen smiled and said, "Grape, you're so cute."

Feeling sleepy after a meal, Li Shuchen got up, walked to the bed, and closed her eyes to sleep.

I slept soundly and deeply, and it was incredibly sweet.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already dusk.

Grape: "Miss is awake. The medicine is cold. I'll go heat it up."

"Need not"

Li Shuchen picked up the medicine bowl from the bedside table, tilted his head back, and gulped it down: "It's hot, this is just right."

Grape took the bowl and asked, "Miss, you slept all afternoon, are you hungry?"

Li Shuchen: "I'm not hungry, I want to go for a walk."

"Okay, I'll help you up, Miss."

Grape helped Li Shuchen walk out of the courtyard, and the two walked until they arrived at the bamboo house.

Li Shuchen stared at the bamboo swing to the left of the bamboo house, puzzled: "When was a swing built here? I haven't mentioned it to anyone."

Grape: "It might have been built by General Liang."

But she never told Liang Yuying about this. How did she know that she wanted to build a swing here?

Never mind, let's just sit on it and swing around for a bit.

Li Shuchen plopped down on the swing, pushing off the ground with her feet and starting to swing.

"It's so cool here, a great place to escape the summer heat."

"Grapes like it here too."

Grapes playing in the stream laughed.

Li Shuchen: "It's a pity I have to leave tomorrow."

Grape turned around and asked, "Miss, won't you stay here and rest for a few more days?"

Li Shuchen: "Going back to the inn to recuperate is the same. There are too many things to take care of at the inn, and we can't afford to delay. Staying here for even one more day means earning a lot less money."

Earning less money means failing to complete the task; failing to complete the task means no reward; no reward means losing the people you want to retain.

Grape, picking up a pretty stone, replied, "Okay, I'll wake Miss up first thing tomorrow morning."