HLnovel Chapter 940 Will you marry me?
Chapter 940 Will you marry me?
Before she knew it, it was Lu Yangyang's birthday. She received an invitation from Pei Ji to the Princess's residence, which turned out to be an invitation from Zong Que to Guanfeng Garden.
Guanfeng Garden was owned by Prince Rong. The first place Lu Yangyang went out after arriving in the capital was Guanfeng Garden.
That was also the place where she first met Zong Que.
Unfortunately, she got busy with many things later on and never went back.
In addition, the capital has been quite unsettled in recent years. I heard that Prince Rong closed and renovated Guanfeng Garden, and it has not been open to the public for a long time.
Why would Zong Que have thought of inviting her to meet here?
After Zong Lin abdicated, he was sent to the Northern Suburbs Palace. Zong Que, as the Crown Prince, officially took over the administration of the court. He was already extremely busy just dealing with the mess left by Zong Lin.
Lu Yangyang had only seen him twice in the past few days, and it was only because he was too busy to eat. She was worried that his health couldn't take it, so she specially went to have dinner with him.
And that's not all. The Imperial Observatory and the Ministry of Rites have also set the date for the coronation soon, in early March. In less than half a month, there will be sacrifices to Heaven, Earth and ancestors. There are many things to do.
Zong Que had said he would celebrate her birthday with her, and Lu Yangyang thought that it would be enough for the two of them to have a meal together. She didn't expect that he would also ask Pei Ji to formally send an invitation.
Lu Yangyang changed her clothes, got into the carriage that Pei Ji had prepared, and went to Guanfeng Garden.
Pei Ji dropped her off at the entrance of Guanfeng Garden and then stopped.
Lu Yangyang looked up at Guanfeng Garden and was surprised to find that the name of Guanfeng Garden had been changed.
It was transformed into Zhaoming Hospital.
Lu Yangyang walked in curiously and was surprised to find that the scene inside was completely different from when she first saw it.
The original garden layout was changed into a two-story house in a U-shape.
The long row consisted of many rooms. Lu Yangyang couldn't help but walk over and found that there was a blank wooden sign hanging at the door of each room. She walked along the corridor and saw Zong Que standing in the central garden.
Unable to contain her excitement, Lu Yangyang rushed towards Zong Que.
She threw herself on Zong Que and hugged his waist tightly.
Zong Que nearly fell over from her bump, let out a muffled groan, and asked with a low laugh, "Do you like it?"
Lu Yangyang's eyes reddened with emotion. She nestled in Zong Que's arms and exclaimed excitedly, "I love it! I love it so much!"
“When I was little, I was an apprentice at the local clinic. My dream was that one day I would own a clinic and make a lot of money!”
Lu Yangyang buried her head in Zong Que's chest and said in a muffled voice, "Later, when I met Zhiyi and the others, I first had the idea of letting more people learn what my aunt taught me. Then, when I met Aunt Jing, my aunt regained her senses, and they told me that a real medical clinic is this big, with different departments and each person doing their own job, so that it can cure more people's illnesses efficiently. At that time, I thought that I must fulfill this wish in my life."
Lu Yangyang looked up at Zong Que and exclaimed, "How did you conjure up such a huge hospital for me?!"
Zong Que lowered his head and touched her forehead with his brow. "When we were in the Southwest, when you went to meet Mr. Jing and the others, I wrote a letter to my uncle and asked him to help renovate Guanfeng Garden. At that time, the situation in the capital was unstable, and Guanfeng Garden was already ostentatious. I took the opportunity to close the garden under the pretext of rest. Based on what Mr. Jing had described to me, I thought about it and designed the current appearance."
"While ensuring sufficient stability, we can only build a maximum of two floors for now. We've divided the area into two sections: one for consultations and dispensing medicine, and the other for patient accommodation. On the other side are the original guest rooms and servants' quarters of Guanfeng Garden, which we've temporarily preserved. They can be used for accommodation or teaching. These only occupy half of Guanfeng Garden in total. The other half is currently empty, and you can plan how to use it in the future."
After Zong Que finished speaking, he released Lu Yangyang, picked up the wooden box that was placed aside and handed it to her: "This is the land deed and the seal of Renxintang. It has been transferred to your name. I plan to reduce the size of the Imperial Medical Academy and have them come here to work. All the medicinal materials can come from Renxintang."
Zong Que held Lu Yangyang's hand and said, "Yangyang, you can do whatever you want to do."
"Ah Que, thank you." Lu Yangyang hadn't expected Zong Que to be so thoughtful. "This is the best birthday gift I've ever received."
"Is this the best?" Zong Que looked into her eyes. "What about me?"
Lu Yangyang was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
Zong Que held her hand, knelt down on one knee, and took out a gemstone ring. The pink diamond was set in a silver band and was exceptionally bright. "Mr. Jing said that in their culture, proposing marriage requires kneeling on one knee and then putting on a ring."
"The imperial decree that granted us this marriage was due to many reasons and circumstances, and it was not what you or I wanted."
"I hope that if one day you become my wife, it will be because Zong Que and Lu Yangyang are mutually in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together."
"Yangyang, long before the imperial decree of marriage, I had already fallen in love with you. The imperial decree was not sincere, but marrying you was. Later, when we met again in Yuzhou, I gave you a letter of divorce, hoping that you would be free and passionate, not bound by marriage or status. I also hope that you can be moved by me, just as I am moved by you, and be moved by me."
"Now, I want to ask you one more time."
"Yangyang, I love you. Will you marry me?"