Xue Shengjing smiled. "Excellent. Miss Huo is in Yong Capital at present. You may well have a chance to meet her, Lord Hu."
Hu Xiaotian was both startled and delighted by the news. Ever since they had parted in Kang Capital, he had lost contact with Huo Xiaoru. They had originally made an appointment for a year later, when she would visit Azure Cloud, but who could have imagined the earth-shattering changes that would occur after he went there? If they met again now, would the surroundings remain while the people had changed beyond recognition?
Just then, Tie Zheng walked in. Xue Shengjing asked, "Well? Did you find Mr. Liu?"
"Mr. Liu was suddenly taken ill," Tie Zheng said. "He just sent someone to inform us that he cannot come."
Xue Shengjing frowned at the news and muttered, "Why must it happen at such an inconvenient time? Is he seriously ill?"
"Apparently, the illness struck very suddenly and severely," Tie Zheng replied.
Xue Shengjing reached out with his large hand and scratched his crotch again. For a prince to keep making such involuntary gestures in front of a guest was decidedly unbecoming.
Watching from the side, Hu Xiaotian wondered to himself, Has something gone wrong below the belt for this Prince of Yan? Why else would he want to see Mr. Liu of the Divine Farmer Society?
"Your Highness need not be anxious," Tie Zheng said. "Liu Changsheng is hardly the only physician in Yong Capital. If his health prevents him from coming, we can simply choose another renowned physician."
"Wasn't he perfectly fine yesterday? How could he suddenly fall ill today?" Xue Shengjing asked. "Tie Zheng, send someone to investigate. Find out whether that old fellow Liu is truly ill or merely pretending." Then he turned to Hu Xiaotian,