Yan Xiu's phoenix eyes looked at her darkly, as if to say, "Do you think I believe you?"
"Gulp." Li Yuyu swallowed and was about to continue her argument.
"Crack."
"Ah!"
After the crisp sound, Li Yuyu belatedly let out a scream.
Doctor Zhang was startled by her scream. Fortunately, he was kneeling on the ground and managed to maintain his composure. After calming down, he explained nervously under Yan Xiu's murderous gaze: "The bone has been reset. Lady Li will recover in a couple of days."
"Really?" Li Yuyu blinked her eyes and tentatively placed her foot on the ground.
It actually didn't hurt anymore.
"You're amazing!" Li Yuyu said happily.
"Thank you for the compliment, Lady Li," Doctor Zhang replied modestly. He actually hadn't done much; it was a simple matter of resetting the bone.
"Since Lady Li thinks Doctor Zhang's medical skills are excellent, then reward Doctor Zhang with one hundred taels of silver."
Yan Xiu slowly straightened up, with his hands behind his back, and declared loudly.
Just as Doctor Zhang was about to stand, his legs went weak and he kneeled on the ground again. His voice trembled as he expressed his gratitude: "I, thank the Emperor for the reward!"
A hundred taels of silver, just like that.
Li Yuyu suddenly felt that Yan Xiu was squandering money like water.
"Does Lady Li have something to say?" Yan Xiu raised an eyebrow at Lady Li, who seemed to want to speak but held back.
Li Yuyu glanced at Doctor Zhang, who had already disappeared from sight, and then whispered: "Emperor, don't you think rewarding Doctor Zhang like that is a bit much?"
"Too much?"
"Yes, you could casually reward him with several taels, oh no, several taels of silver would be sufficient. One hundred taels of silver, isn't that too much?"
Today, after seeing the bright silver in the chest, Li Yuyu had an idea of what one hundred taels meant, and the thought made her heart ache.
"Lady Li is correct." Yan Xiu nodded in agreement: "In that case, the hundred taels of silver should come from Lady Li."
"Uh, what?" Li Yuyu realized and widened her willow leaf eyes in disbelief, pointing at her own nose: "You want me to give Doctor Zhang a hundred taels of silver?"
"Doctor Zhang cured Lady Li, and Lady Li is very pleased. Therefore, it is only natural for Lady Li to reward the skilful Doctor Zhang."
Only natural, my foot!
Toma just reset her ankle. If she hadn't tried to freeload meals and penalties, she could have stomped her foot to fix the bone herself. Would she have waited for the Imperial Physician to come?
"I have no money, so I won't reward him."
"In that case," Yan Xiu said, "I will first bestow the hundred taels of silver to Doctor Zhang on behalf of Lady Li. Lady Li can just write me an IOU and repay me when she has the silver."
Li Yuyu: ???
Are you joking? The ruler of a nation asking his own concubine to write an IOU?
Being your concubine, shouldn't you be financially supporting me?
"There is no paper or pen here, so I'll escort Lady Li back to Luaxin Pavilion, and you can write the IOU when you return," Yan Xiu said considerately, then turned to walk outside. After taking a couple of steps, he returned to ask with concern, "Can Lady Li walk on her own?"
Li Yuyu: ...
She could certainly walk.
But she didn't want to go back to Luaxin Pavilion with Yan Xiu right now.
Li Yuyu hurried away, leaving the boxes of gold and silver still in her bedroom. If she led Yan Xiu back now, wouldn't it contradict her earlier claim of having no money?
She wouldn't do anything that would embarrass herself.
"I almost forgot." Yan Xiu waved at Donglai: "Go pick up those and keep them safe for me."
Donglai, looking at the gold and silver that had fallen on the ground and remained unclaimed for a long time, rubbed his hands excitedly: "Yes, this servant will do it now."