Chapter 660: Chapter 594, I like the Fairy of the Water_1 Chapter 660: Chapter 594, I like the Fairy of the Water_1 “You’re quite fast; in just a few days, the residence is all tidied up.”

Seeing Daohua evaluating the yard, Xiao Yeyang smiled and stood to one side, “Do you see anything that needs adding or removing?”

Daohua glanced at him, “Whether to add or remove, you decide.”

Xiao Yeyang laughed, “I was just worried it might be inconvenient for you when you arrived.”

Daohua: “…I’m afraid I won’t have the chance to come here in the future.” Not waiting for Xiao Yeyang to continue, she asked, “Do you have a medicine chest here? I’ll help you treat your wound first.”

Xiao Yeyang nodded and took Daohua’s hand to the side room, “This is arranged according to the old master’s pharmacy; take a look and see how it is.”

As she observed a row of medicine cabinets, Daohua quickly moved forward to check; seeing that each cabinet was filled with herbs, she turned to Xiao Yeyang, “You’ve prepared so many herbs; can you use them all up?”

After saying that, she slapped her own head, “Of course you can use them all up, you have quite a few people under you.”

Then, she took out the needed wound medicine, gestured for Xiao Yeyang to sit on a stool to one side, and began to re-treat his wound.

The wound on Xiao Yeyang’s shoulder indeed had opened up again, with the bandage previously applied now soaked with fresh blood. Seeing this, Daohua’s brows furrowed tight, and as she treated him she asked, “Weren’t all the black-clad men dealt with by the waterfall? How did they appear at Guankou Building again?”

Xiao Yeyang’s expression darkened, “After the incident in Sishan Village, Uncle Eight Prince’s movements have become more frequent. The assassins this time around, some were to test me, others targeted my uncle and Advisor Jiang.”

Daohua: “Did Governor Guo also offend the Eight Prince?”

Xiao Yeyang: “It doesn’t matter whether he offended him or not, my uncle is loyal to the Royal Uncle and thus naturally opposes the Eight Prince. My uncle is the Governor of Zhongzhou, Jiguang, and Fenxi; he recently destroyed one of the Eight Prince’s strongholds, which led to this assassination attempt.”

Daohua frowned, “How can the Eight Prince muster so many followers?”

Xiao Yeyang fell silent for a moment, “Some were left to the Eight Prince by the former emperor, some were nurtured by the Eight Prince, and some joined him of their own accord.”

Daohua looked worried, “So have you all been exposed? With instances like today, will this happen again in the future? Will you and your second and third brothers be in danger?”

Seeing Daohua’s furrowed brows, Xiao Yeyang raised a hand to smooth them, soothingly saying, “The assassins that came today have been taken care of, and the Eight Prince should not yet be aware of our identities.” He said, narrowing his eyes.

“Don’t worry, in some time, the Eight Prince won’t have the energy to focus on matters here in Zhongzhou.”

Daohua said seriously, “Xiao Yeyang, you all must be careful.”

Seeing the concern in Daohua’s eyes, Xiao Yeyang nodded earnestly.

Soon, Daohua finished treating Xiao Yeyang’s wounds, then grabbed a prescription intending to have Defu prepare the medicine, only to find that the guy wasn’t there, nor was her maid Wang Manman.

Having no choice, Daohua could only take the medicine and prepare it herself.

Seeing Xiao Yeyang following her every step, Daohua said helplessly, “Xiao Yeyang, you’re injured and should rest quietly. I’ll bring you the medicine once it’s ready; you should go rest in your room first.”

Xiao Yeyang laughed, “There’s no rush; I can rest after you leave.”

At his words, Daohua said no more.

As she prepared the medicine, Daohua suddenly remembered Guo Xueming and couldn’t help but ask, “You saw Miss Guo today; what do you think of her?”

Watching Daohua make an offhand remark, yet with eyes brimming with curiosity, Xiao Yeyang felt a chuckle rise in him, but he held it back and put on a serious face, mulling over seriously, “Cousin Xueming… indeed, she is quite beautiful, and truly made a good number of people take notice today.”

Seeing a touch of displeasure on Daohua’s face, a sly spark flashed through Xiao Yeyang’s eyes.

Daohua huffed, “She only made others take notice, didn’t she catch your eye as well?”

Xiao Yeyang laughed, “Me? Of course, I noticed too,” seeing Daohua’s increasingly sour expression, he chuckled softly, “I heard from Defu that Cousin Xueming is ranked as one of the beauties in Beijing.”

Daohua snorted derisively, “Not only is she ranked among the famous beauties, I heard many compare her to the noble and elegant peony flowers.”

Xiao Yeyang stroked his chin, pondering for a moment, “Peony flowers, huh? That’s actually quite apt.”

Daohua glanced at the court’s display of peony bonsai and said indifferently, “It seems like you have quite a liking for peony flowers, just look, there are several pots of them in this yard.”

Hearing Daohua’s insinuating tone, Xiao Yeyang found himself in a surprisingly good mood, and he smiled, “Peony flowers are richly splendid and divinely fragrant, the king of flowers, naturally, I like to admire them.”

Upon hearing this, Daohua snorted and bent down to tend to the medicine pot, no longer bothering to engage with Xiao Yeyang.

Xiao Yeyang saw this, leaned in, and teased, “Angry?”

Daohua rolled her eyes, “Who’s angry? You go look at your peony flowers, don’t disturb me while I’m preparing the medicine.”

Xiao Yeyang touched his nose and chuckled softly. After a moment, he noticed the marble fish tank in the courtyard and pulled Daohua to take a look.

Daohua protested, “What are you doing? I’m preparing medicine here.”

Xiao Yeyang replied, “The medicine won’t be ready that quickly, no need to keep watching it. Defu got a pair of red koi from somewhere, I think they’re quite beautiful, you should take a look too.”

Daohua retorted, “What’s so interesting about fish?” Though she said that, she still leaned over the marble fish tank to look at the red koi within.

As her reflection appeared on the water’s surface in the tank, Xiao Yeyang suddenly leaned in close and whispered in her ear, “Me, I don’t fancy those noble peonies, what I like is… the delicate fairy in the water.”

Watching Xiao Yeyang smiling at her from within the water, Daohua couldn’t help but let her lips curve upward, and she glared at him, “Who cares what you like.” Saying so, she turned and walked towards the medicine pot, asking as she went.

“Where did Defu get those koi from? I’ll get a couple of pairs too, one pair to delight my grandmother, and one to amuse my mother-in-law and master.”

Xiao Yeyang said with a smile, “That’s easy to handle, I’ll have Defu take care of it.”

Half an hour later, the medicine was ready. Seeing that Xiao Yeyang had finished his dose, Daohua checked the sky, “Fourth Brother and Sister Su should have made their choice, I need to get back. Remember to have Defu prepare the few prescriptions I’ve gathered for you to drink.”

Xiao Yeyang suggested, “Why don’t you prepare the medicine for me? The one Defu makes is terribly bitter.”

Daohua was exasperated, “Do you think my mother would let me come out every other day? Besides, the medicine is the same, whoever prepares it, it’ll taste the same.”

Xiao Yeyang shook his head, “How could it be the same? When you make it, it doesn’t taste so bitter to me.”

Daohua fell silent, not wanting to argue with him, “You should rest, I can make my own way back to the Glass Store.”

Xiao Yeyang wouldn’t hear of it and personally escorted Daohua back to the Glass Store. Only after watching her get into the carriage and leave with Yan Wenkai and Su Shiyu, did he return to his new residence.