Whether Prince Kaiyang was ill or not, Luo Sheng actually didn’t care.

She just instinctively pondered it for a moment, then said to Divine Physician Li, “I’m not quite clear whether Prince Kaiyang is seeking consultation for someone else or for himself.”

“Why would a little miss like you help him?” Divine Physician Li asked casually.

Luo Sheng’s brows relaxed, her lips curved in a smile. “Does the Divine Physician want to know?”

Divine Physician Li’s eyelid twitched.

Just now when he asked about the prescription, this little girl had said the same thing, immediately followed by negotiating terms with him.

Could it be that to learn the gossip between this girl and Prince Kaiyang, he had to make another concession?

He wasn’t a gossipy person!

Divine Physician Li’s expression turned serious. “This old man was just asking casually. Since that’s the case, I’ll go to Prince Kaiyang’s manor to take a look. Once Prince Kaiyang’s matter is settled—”

“I’ll tell you the origin of the prescriptions.” Luo Sheng said calmly as she offered him a cup of tea.

Divine Physician Li had originally prepared to leave in a huff, but seeing the rose tea, he took it and drank it before finally sweeping his sleeves and departing.

Hearing that the Divine Physician had left, Grand Commander Luo hurried over to ask Luo Sheng.

“Sheng’er, what did the Divine Physician want with you?”

Luo Sheng casually made up a reason. “The Divine Physician came for a follow-up visit to ask me about Father’s physical recovery.”

She could tell Si Nan that she was Princess Qingyang, and when the time came would also tell Xiu Yue, even Divine Physician Li, but absolutely could not reveal the slightest hint in front of Grand Commander Luo.

The one spoiled rotten by Grand Commander Luo was his beloved daughter Miss Luo, not some wandering ghost.

Grand Commander Luo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “If the Divine Physician wanted to understand my recovery situation, why didn’t he come directly to me?”

He was the patient, after all. Sheng’er was obviously brushing him off.

“Perhaps he didn’t want to see Father?”

Grand Commander Luo’s breath caught. While losing face, he actually somewhat believed it.

The Divine Physician’s actions were unpredictable—who’s to say he didn’t seek out his daughter precisely because he didn’t want to see him?

After all, with the Divine Physician’s miraculous medical skills, if he wanted to understand a patient’s recovery, asking others would also work.

“Why does the Divine Physician have grievances against Father?” Luo Sheng asked.

A flash of embarrassment crossed Grand Commander Luo’s face before he forced himself to say, “The Divine Physician doesn’t have grievances against your father specifically—he just doesn’t wish to deal with the Qilin Guard.”

As for why the Divine Physician had grievances against him, he knew in his heart.

Divine Physician Li and Prince Zhennan were friends despite their age difference. He had once stayed at Prince Zhennan’s manor for a period of time. The Divine Physician resented him in his heart for leading troops to exterminate Prince Zhennan’s entire household…

These past events naturally didn’t need to be mentioned to a young girl like Sheng’er.

Fearing Luo Sheng would continue to press, Grand Commander Luo quickly found an excuse and left.

Luo Sheng picked up her teacup and took a sip.

Sure enough, if you wanted to stop someone from getting to the bottom of things, just ask them a question they couldn’t answer.

After Divine Physician Li left the Grand Commander’s manor, he headed straight for Prince Kaiyang’s residence.

Those watching the excitement all returned to report to their masters.

“What, the Divine Physician went to Prince Kaiyang’s manor again?”

“Strange, the Divine Physician first went to the Grand Commander’s manor, then to Prince Kaiyang’s manor. Could there be some unknown connection between them?”

“Speaking of connections, I think of how Miss Luo pulled off Prince Kaiyang’s belt…”

For a time, people made all sorts of guesses and various speculations flew about. Their curiosity was nearly cooked through by the fire of gossip.

Shi Yan once again rushed into the study in a flurry.

“Master, the Divine Physician has arrived!”

Wei Han stood up and walked outside.

“Master—”

Wei Han looked at Shi Yan.

“Don’t you think Miss Luo is miraculous?”

Wei Han withdrew his gaze and walked out of the study expressionlessly.

Shi Yan fell behind, completely baffled.

He hadn’t said anything wrong—why did the master have no reaction at all?

Wei Han met Divine Physician Li in the front flower hall.

As soon as Divine Physician Li saw him, he began looking him over.

After a long while, Divine Physician Li said flatly, “Extend your hand.”

Wei Han hesitated for a moment.

“What, is the prince not seeking consultation for himself?” Divine Physician Li’s tone didn’t sound very good.

Wei Han only hesitated for an instant before frankly admitting, “Yes.”

“Then extend your hand.”

Wei Han simply held out his hand.

Divine Physician Li took his pulse, then said, “Open your mouth.”

This time Wei Han no longer hesitated and obediently complied.

After Divine Physician Li completed looking, listening, and examining, he sat down casually and asked, “The prince’s occasional symptoms of body numbness—it’s been half a year, hasn’t it?”

“Yes, it suddenly became like this starting from the end of last year.” Wei Han answered truthfully.

This was also the hidden reason why he had actively requested to return to the capital after repelling the Qi people.

He commanded heavy military forces and his prestige in the army was growing daily. Actively proposing to return to the capital was first to set his imperial brother’s mind at ease, and the other reason was that something had gone wrong with his body.

Divine Physician Li thought for a moment, then suddenly said, “This old man heard that at the beginning of the year, Miss Luo pulled off the prince’s belt—”

The young prince who remained calm as a mountain through bloody storms couldn’t control the twitch of his mouth at this moment.

Was the Divine Physician this gossipy too?

As for his first encounter with Miss Luo, his impression was deep.

He had been walking down the street familiarizing himself with the long-missed capital scenery when a young woman suddenly ran in front of him.

He was about to step aside when his illness struck at that very moment. In just that instant, he could only watch helplessly as his belt was pulled off by the other party.

At that time, he had only one thought in his mind: This damned ailment must be cured!

“So it was because of this.” Divine Physician Li ignored the young man’s embarrassment and finished speaking with a smile.

No helping it—thinking about how he was forced to negotiate terms before coming to treat this youngster made him a bit displeased.

What, bullied the wrong person? Should be looking for Miss Luo who negotiated terms with him?

That girl was sharp as a tack and still had leverage over him—he temporarily couldn’t bully her.

“I humbly request the Divine Physician’s assistance.” Wei Han lowered his eyes, his tone earnest.

Divine Physician Li pondered for a moment, stroking his beard as he said, “Curing the prince’s illness—to say it’s easy, it’s not easy; to say it’s difficult, it’s not difficult.”

“Please enlighten me, Divine Physician.” Wei Han was already mentally prepared for this.

When his body first showed problems, he had the most trusted physician in the northern lands examine him, but the other party couldn’t even diagnose anything unusual and could only suggest he return to the capital to seek capable imperial physicians.

But he didn’t want to trouble those imperial physicians.

Yet Divine Physician Li pointed out his condition right away, showing his reputation was well-deserved.

“To say it’s not difficult is because with this old man taking action, preparing medicine and acupuncture won’t be a problem.”

Wei Han listened quietly, knowing the words that followed were the key point.

“To say it’s not easy is because one of the catalysts is hard to find.”

“May I ask what catalyst it is?”

“Does the prince know of the royal bird?”

“Phoenix?” The first thing Wei Han thought of was the colorful phoenix often paired with dragons.

“Wrong.”

“Vermillion Bird?”

“Wrong.”

“Azure Simurgh?”

“Wrong!”

Wei Han fell silent.

Apart from these three, he couldn’t think of what other bird could be called a royal bird.

Divine Physician Li shook his head repeatedly, asking in a tone of disappointment, “Can the prince find a phoenix, Vermillion Bird, or Azure Simurgh?”

Wei Han was silent for a moment, then said, “I cannot.”

These three divine birds only existed in legends—who had truly seen them?

“What do divine birds that can’t be found have to do with the catalyst? The royal bird is a goose—a domesticated white goose!” Divine Physician Li explained irritably.

Wei Han fell into an embarrassed silence.

Who could have imagined the royal bird was a domesticated white goose?

He heard the Divine Physician say, “The catalyst you need is the blood of a white goose that has lived over twelve years.”