Chapter 941: Cutting the line is based on one’s mood (2/2)

Long Feiye was immensely interested in how she’d refused to let a patient cut in line right before she transmigrated.

“Lingyun Hospital?” Long Feiye mused before smiling. “So under what circumstances can a patient cut in line? Does it depend on their illness?”

“It depends on my mood!” Han Yunxi laughed, and Long Feiye soon joined in. Like this, the two chatted until Han Yunxi inexplicably fell asleep. She only remembered Long Feiye carrying her back to their rooms. By the time she woke up, it was already morning the next day. The sun was high in the sky and the spot beside her on the bed cold and empty. It was obvious that Long Feiye had gotten up before her. She sat up doubtfully. Why was she so sleepy these days?

Yesterday, she had been sleeping the whole time in the carriage, so she figured she’d have enough sleep to last until Gu Beiyue arrived. Who knew that she’d dozed off again last night? Despite their days on the road, it wasn’t bumpy in the carriage at all. Besides practicing her needle skills, there was nothing else to do. If this was the past, she would cultivate her poison storage space, but for the sake of preserving her energy, she hadn’t cultivated for days. The groggy Han Yunxi suddenly remembered something and quickly checked her pulse. She remembered that pregnant women would all have a period of sleepiness, but times varied between each person. Unfortunately, the results made her reject the idea. She silently laughed at herself. There was no way she could get pregnant that soon! She was probably too tired from all the work before and relaxed during the journey, which was why her body was making self-adjustments now.

Without another thought, Han Yunxi helped herself out of bed and made herself presentable. Now that it was daylight, Gu Beiyue must have arrived! She called for the servants, but it was Baili Mingxiang who arrived. She had been holding back the entire trip, but today her face was wreathed in joy.

“Princess, you’re finally awake! Doctor Gu’s here, he’s drinking tea at the Fragrant Pine Garden with His Highness. This servant has come on orders to bring you to them!” Baili Mingxiang said with a smile. It’d been ages since she felt so happy.

Han Yunxi was pleased. “Hurry!”

But Baili Mingxiang only wheeled her to the table and called the servant girl on duty to bring over breakfast. “Princess, finish your breakfast first. Doctor Gu’s treatment will probably take some time, so you have to eat your fill,” she said.

Han Yunxi had no choice but to acknowledge these as Long Feiye’s orders. There was no way to refuse, but when the servant girl arrived with the food, she realized that it was Baili Mingxiang who had cooked the food. They were all dishes she’d eaten before at Leisurely Cloud Pavilion. Without a doubt, Baili Mingxiang had made her breakfast on purpose, not necessarily on Long Feiye’s orders.

As she picked up a bowl of millet porridge and chopsticks, Baili Mingxiang said, “Princess must eat your fill. If the treatment lasts until the afternoon, you’ll get hungry.”

Han Yunxi suddenly had the mistaken sensation that they had returned to Leisurely Cloud Pavilion again. Whenever she sat at the table, Zhao mama and Baili Mingxiang would come to wait on her. Su Xiaoyu would be out in the gardens, watering the poison plants. It was impossible to return to such days now. Baili Mingxiang’s future belonged in the army, while Little Yu’er’s whereabouts were stlil unknown. She still had worth as a hostage in Bai Yuqiao’s hands, so her life wouldn’t be in danger. She only hoped the girl was smart enough to not be so stubborn so she could save herself some torment.

Who knew if their trip to Hundred Poisons Sect this time would yield them answers about Bai Yuqiao?

Although she was anxious to see Gu Beiyue, Han Yunxi earnestly ate her meal until she was full, then had Baili Mingxiang wheel her to Fragrant Pine Garden. At the entrance, she saw Long Feiye and Gu Beiyue discussing matters over the tea table. Their voices rose and fell, making it hard for her to hear them. Both men were engrossed in the topic at hand and hadn’t noticed her arrival. As Baili Mingxiang prepared to call out, Han Yunxi stopped her. She observed Gu Beiyue from a distance. He was dressed in his usual spotless white robes, his expression amiable. Even strangers would find him as comfortable as an old friend. Although it’d been ages since they met, Han Yunxi didn’t feel any distance between them. There was still the same old intimate peace, as if they’d never experienced that life-and-death parting, as if they’d never separated at all.

Few people could sit at Long Feiye’s table and have the man pour tea for them, but Gu Beiyue counted amongst them. It was rare for Long Feiye to look so friendly as well, his light laughter floating on the wind. Han Yunxi forgot all about her legs, reluctant to disturb the beautiful painting of the scene.

Yet Long Feiye had long noticed her existence and quickly stopped his conversation with Gu Beiyue with creased brows. “Still not coming over?”

Gu Beiyue too, had noticed long ago. Yet despite his anxiety to see Miss Yunxi again, he would never speak up if Long Feiye didn’t speak first. Only now did he turn and widen his smile at the sight of her. Despite this, he remained silent. Quickly rising to his feet, he assumed a modest stance just like the first time he greeted her at Great General Mu’s estate. But instead of “esteemed wangfei,” he now called her “Your Royal Highness;” instead of a slight bow with hands clasped in front, he now fell to his knees in a kowtow.

“Your subordinate Gū Yue (孤月) greets Your Royal Highness!” He cupped his hands before his chest with both knees on the ground, then rested his forehead against his hands on the dirt.

He was akin to the white clouds in the sky! Yet today, he had devoutly lowered himself onto the mud. It wasn’t just Han Yunxi, but Long Feiye who didn’t see a hint of baseness in his actions. Some people were just destined to be honored and respected souls even when they kneeled!

Han Yunxi couldn’t bear to see Gu Beiyue kowtow for long, so she quickly said, “Gu Beiyue, if you don’t get up this instant, I’ll get mad!”

She’d told him for years not to act so formal around her, but now he’d fallen straight to his knees at the sight of her. It had been so long since they met that she thought things would return to the old days, and that he’d be just as excited and happy to see them. Who knew that he was still like water, gentle like jade? Everyone was helpless before his actions.

Han Yunxi couldn’t help but wonder what kind of things in the world was capable of disturbing Gu Beiyue’s unruffled calm...aaa