Chapter 1355: Chapter 985: Poison Doctor Unrivaled 46 (four thousand)_2
The grandfather and granddaughter boasted about each other for a while, then arranged some refreshments for Murong Xue. Only then did someone come in to report: "Old Valley Master, Prince Yi requests an audience."
"Bring them over." Chun Yu and Xia He looked at Murong Xue and smiled. The Old Valley Master’s double standard was just a bit too obvious.
For those he likes, he just dotes on them as much as he wants. For those he doesn’t, he can’t even be bothered to put on a polite front. Someone like Beiming Yi, a man of great power, he only gives him a bit of appropriate care because he’s useful.
Don’t be fooled by Shui Yuntian’s absence from officialdom; when it comes to everything big and small in Holy Water Manor, he knows it all. The Four Countries value the military and look down on merchants; merchants are ranked even lower than farmers. Yet money is the only circulating medium—without money nothing works. If the powerful want to stabilize their influence, they must have money in their hands. This is a paradox: they look down on people yet cannot do without them. The two types of strength that Holy Water Manor controls are exactly what the political world needs. If they didn’t have the ability to hold onto that, by now he would probably be fawning his way out to welcome them in person.
"My grandson has already told me about your situation. Since you’re staying long-term, all the facilities have been arranged for you. But I have to inform you in advance: living here—food, lodging, medicine—will cost ten thousand taels of silver a month. I’m not even asking you for much, seeing as those Medicinal materials are quite expensive."
Although this wasn’t Beiming Yi’s first time here, it was his first time being charged. He found it funny inside, yet he said straightforwardly on the surface, "As it should be."
Beitang Qing, reading the mood, quickly stepped forward and asked, "Do we pay in advance, or settle later?"
"Once your leg is healed, you can settle it all at once." Anyway, as the dignified Prince Yi, you’re not going to skip out on the bill.
After Beitang Qing had Beiming Yi settled in, he led his men out of Wind Valley at sunset, leaving only four people stationed in the outer valley of Wind Valley to pass messages. Beiming Yi and Murong Xue were both settled in the valley behind the mountain. Of course, this was also the center of Wind Valley.
Like one of Miyazaki’s films, a breathtaking paradise, Wind Valley was beautiful, and Murong Xue liked it a lot.
Only here can you really feel your nature being set free. Waking up every day in a place like this, even your breath carries the scent of fresh grass. You eat fruit you grew yourself, gnaw on drumsticks from chickens you raised yourself—Wind Valley is truly a perfect place to spend your retirement.
Because Murong Xue had to manage Beiming Yi’s three meals a day, she took on the entire amount for all three of them by herself, morning, noon, and night. The Old Valley Master also followed along, eating her medicinal cuisine and drinking spiritual spring water. Anyway, it was good for his health; as long as she was willing, whoever treated her well, she would naturally treat them well in return.
The former was for the sake of利益, and the latter, well, she had probably already started treating him as a respected elder of her own.
After so many lives, having been both a man and a woman, Murong Xue’s state of mind was no longer something an ordinary person could compare to.
While treating Beiming Yi’s illness, she discovered he had every single annoying trait that a male lead in a romance novel could possibly have.
Because the inner valley of Wind Valley didn’t allow him to bring his own people in, the ones taking care of his daily needs were all Maids from the valley. Later, because he wasn’t used to that, they switched to a servant. But the servant had never done such delicate tasks before, so Beiming Yi was left stewing in anger every day with nowhere to vent it. In the end, he personally requested that she come.
Murong Xue refused without even thinking: "I’m not doing servant work. I can only take care of myself, I can’t take care of other people. Besides, you’re a man. Bathing and changing clothes means lifting and carrying you around. Do you really think that’s appropriate? You wouldn’t say I’m taking advantage of you?"
"What? This king giving you a chance to take advantage of me, and you’re actually unhappy about it? At worst, you carry me once and I’ll carry you back. Or is it that you despise this king for being a cripple?"
This bizarre logic left Murong Xue completely dumbfounded: "Hey, why make it so complicated? The servant’s clumsy; just teach him more. They usually only do odd jobs; how would they know how to serve someone? The ones who serve people in your palace are all eunuchs, right? When have you ever seen a guard do this kind of work? Each trade has its specialty; you need the right remedy for the problem. After all, we’re going to be here for half a year. If you sulk over this every day and let it fester in your heart, it’ll only be worse for your health. Worst case, I’ll have them find you a few sharper ones. You’re idle anyway, so why not train a few obedient ones you can order around?"
"This king thinks you are the most suitable candidate." Faced with his low-skill flirting tactics, Murong Xue honestly wanted to just snort-laugh right in his face.
