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Chapter 298 Spasm
Chongming Island is no longer hers. She never intended to return to Chongming Island when she left. Why does Luo An still want to go back to Chongming Island with her?
Prince Ming led his troops to attack Wudong County, and Magistrate Jiang led his troops to retreat thirty li away. Wudong County is close to Qinzhou, and if Prince Ming succeeds, the King of Nanyue might even abandon Qinzhou.
The battlefield is ruthless, and swords have no eyes. Who knows what might happen if I return to Chongming Island at this time?
Nianyao asked cautiously, "What happened?"
Luo An held her hand in his palm for a while before saying, "You two had a fight."
Is An Liangchen qualified to argue with Luo An? It's unimaginable that these two would argue.
Nianyao guessed, "You wanted him to stop the war, but he refused, so you started arguing?"
Luo An shook his head and then nodded: "Pretty much. I negotiated a deal with him: I would save Nanhua, and he would cease hostilities. He got angry and threw the memorial to the throne."
Nianyao was dumbfounded. What kind of deal was this?
This isn't An Liangchen's fault; she would have smashed things too if she were in her shoes. No one had ever dared to smash things in front of Luo An, so of course Luo An couldn't stand it either.
Luo An seemed to understand her thoughts, releasing her hand with an even worse expression: "Can't I?"
“It’s not that it’s impossible.” Nianyao brushed aside the broken porcelain shards and sat cross-legged on the ground. “The main thing is… you can just tell him to cease hostilities directly. There’s no need to talk about a deal.”
Luo An knew very well: "He won't agree. How can a ruler be so compassionate as to be a woman?"
Nianyao said, "If the Crown Prince disagrees, you can go and talk to the Emperor."
Luo An snorted: "Why do you think the king doesn't abdicate?"
Nianyao looked at Luo An and waited for a while, then raised an eyebrow: "If I don't ask, you won't tell me?"
Luo Anren leaned back: "It's not that His Majesty doesn't want to retire, it's that the Crown Prince won't let him. When His Majesty was young, he fought in the north and south and made great military achievements. The old ministers in the court all respect him."
When faced with an old minister whom the crown prince couldn't control, the emperor would intervene. If the emperor couldn't give a direct answer, he would say that the crown prince had full authority to decide.
The father and son were adept at playing the game of tai chi, which allowed An Liangchen to thrive in the court and smoothly advance his career as regent.
Nianyao nodded: "I thought you only focused on studying medicine, but it turns out you also have a keen understanding of the world."
Luo An scoffed: "It's not like I've known them for just the first time. The Southern Yue were destroyed by the King himself. If it weren't for my father, the King would have unified the South long ago."
The Emperor was very dissatisfied with my father back then. If I go to the Emperor, he will only be more opposed.
It seems Luo An truly doesn't want war between the two countries. So what can his return to Chongming Island change? How can the head of a manor stand against the crown prince of a nation?
Nianyao carefully chose her words: "Negotiation is suitable for opposing sides. Someone asks our Dahe Gang to transport goods, we offer a price, and the other party tries to lower it. Bargaining is also a form of negotiation, just on a smaller scale."
But I can't negotiate with Ninth Brother; we're brothers. Just like you and An Liangchen are brothers, you can't negotiate either.”
Luo An pressed further, "Why can't the brothers negotiate?"
Nianyao said, "When two parties have different positions, they each have something that the other values, which can be called bargaining chips. Only when their positions and bargaining chips are different can they negotiate."
Luo An said, "Now our positions are different, and our bargaining chips are different too."
Nianyao wiped her face and said with utmost patience, "You and An Liangchen are brothers, so your positions shouldn't be different. Nanhua is Nanfei's older sister, the Crown Princess of Dongyang, and she's a patient."
Nanfei served as your medical apprentice, the Crown Princess is your cousin-in-law, and you are a doctor. Out of consideration for her, and in relation to your role as a physician, you must do everything in your power to save her. She is neither, nor should she be, a bargaining chip for you.
That seems to make sense. Luo An's tone softened slightly: "Of course I will do my best to save her."
What's the point of negotiating then!
Nianyao cursed inwardly, but comforted him aloud, "Of course I know you will do your best. But if you use the Crown Princess as a bargaining chip, others won't think that way. If something happens to the Crown Princess, you won't be able to clear your name no matter what."
Luo An scoffed: "I just don't know how, who cares what others think?"
Yes, yes, you're really amazing.
Nianyao thought to herself, "If you've had a fight with An Liangchen, you can just go back to Heaven and Earth. Why go back to Chongming Island?"
Luo An said, "I can't be bothered to read his face."
He's such a spoiled brat who's never been wronged; he's incredibly immature. If we keep talking, she'll get angry.
Nianyao changed the subject: "My aunt said the Crown Princess was seriously ill, and you cured her so quickly with your miraculous healing skills? There are so many doctors in the world, what kind of illness can only be cured by you?"
Luo An said, "It's a spasm. My senior sister thought it was a facial paralysis caused by a cold and gave her acupuncture, but unexpectedly it made it worse."
Nianyao couldn't help but say, "Can't you finish what you started? Yanghua came to our door, saying she's your savior and wants you to repay her with your body. You didn't tell me about something this big before..."
Luo An said, "You actually believe such a ridiculous notion as offering yourself in marriage?"
Nianyao stood up and sat down at the table. She took a sip of tea before calming down: "Of course I don't believe it, but could you please be more specific? If you had told me in advance that you had a savior, I would have been prepared."
Luo An said, "I used to live perfectly well without saying a word."
Nianyao almost slammed her hand on the table.
Seeing her gritted teeth and ferocious expression, Luo An suddenly said, "This is a long story, and it all started with Duoyi."
Nianyao said irritably, "Take your time, I'm not in a hurry to be reincarnated."
Nanfei entrusted An Liangchen to deliver Duoyi to Laoshan Village. An Liangchen then placed Duoyi under the care of the Heaven and Earth Palace, intending to decide what to do based on the battle situation.
Nanfei died in battle, and An Liangchen naturally didn't want to keep Duoyi. Nanhua insisted on taking Duoyi to Laoshan Village, wanting to fulfill Nanfei's regret.
Duo Yi harbored resentment towards Nan Hua and stabbed her with a sword. Nan Hua was skilled in martial arts and in good health, so the wound wasn't deep, and she immediately applied medicine and bandaged it to stop the bleeding.
But the sword was rusty. Nan Hua's wound had a scab on the surface, but the blood inside was stagnant and congested; the blood, affected by the disease, reached his heart, causing a spasm.
The spasm was detected early and treated promptly, so it was fine. However, Nanhua thought the increased drooling was due to her mood. Her newly appointed palace maid wasn't very attentive either. Others, knowing she was in a bad mood, avoided her.
Consort Yu, however, upon seeing Nan Hua, spoke with concern, saying that the Crown Princess's eyes were slanted and her nose crooked, as if she had encountered a ghost, and advised Nan Hua to visit temples more often to pray.
Nan Hua was both annoyed by his concubine and felt something was wrong when he looked in the mirror, so he used the excuse of being unwell to go to the Heaven and Earth Palace to recuperate.
The senior sister thought Nan Hua had caught a cold and suffered facial paralysis, so she gave her acupuncture.
Nan Hua's condition did not improve; instead, it progressed from squinting and a crooked nose to trembling hands and feet and difficulty breathing.
The eldest sister was quite frightened and dared not delay any longer, so she quickly asked Luo An to go back.
After returning home, Luo An opened up Nan Hua's wound, cleaned it with medicinal liquid, and prescribed Wang Zhen San to be taken regularly.
Luo An said, "That's how it is. I think I've made myself clear."
Nianyao nodded in satisfaction: "That was explained very clearly, excellent! Is the Crown Princess alright now?"
As if praising a three-year-old, Luo An's tone was slightly more relaxed: "It depends on how well the wound heals. If the wound recovers well, then there's nothing to worry about."
Nianyao trusted his medical skills: "Then it's definitely nothing. The master of Tianxia Medical Manor is not just a name without substance."