After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

"Yes!" Zhuang Qi responded gruffly, but unlike the Prince of Huai, Zhuang Qi always felt that the Lin family was a thorn in his side.

So he cautiously reminded Prince Huai, "Your Highness, now that we're leaving, what should we do with Lin Yunche and the Lin family?"

"The Lin family?" Upon hearing the name "Lin family," Prince Huai slowly frowned.

Twenty years ago, his fiefdom was constantly being eroded by the emperor. At that time, he knew in his heart that the current emperor could not tolerate his younger brother.

He had no choice but to secretly communicate with the powerful Northern Dynasty in order to protect himself.

Unexpectedly, the Northern Dynasty offered him even more tempting terms.

As long as they can get the Lin family army to leave the northern border, they can help him become the new emperor of the Shang Kingdom.

Isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him!

But who could have imagined that even though the Lin family was accused of treason and collusion with the enemy, they still desperately swept away the Northern Dynasty's invading army, ultimately sacrificing most of their soldiers' lives.

They were willing to risk their lives! But the empire that was within his grasp also flew away like a cooked duck.

In order to quell the anger of the Northern Dynasty, he could only persuade the emperor of the Shang Dynasty to cede the two cities.

He had been biding his time all these years, waiting for the Lin family to disappear from this northern land.
Twenty years have passed, and the Lin family has not only survived, but has also produced a top scholar! Not to mention the Northern Dynasty, even he himself can no longer contain himself!

"Zhuang Qi, the Lin family must be eliminated!"

"However, I also want to remind you, and myself as well."

"The Lin family is no longer the Lin family it was more than twenty years ago, and I, the Prince of Huai, am no longer the Prince of Huai I was more than twenty years ago!"

"Go and inform Luan Heng that I, the Prince of Huai, am ready!"

"If you want more cities, then come along."

The Prince of Huai spoke in a booming voice, his imposing presence inspiring all the advisors present.

That's right, they've been preparing for so many years! After so many years of hard work, they no longer need to hesitate or act timidly.

"attack!"

"attack!"

"attack!"

The Prince of Huai was delighted to see everyone so enthusiastic and in high spirits, and he felt that his rise to power was just around the corner.

Unlike the undercurrents in Beifeng City, Huaizhou City is currently in a state of harmony, both inside and out.

The Wei couple at the "Lord Lin" wonton stall saw Lin Yunche pass by and surrounded him with wontons, saying, "We haven't seen you go out these days, so we were too embarrassed to come and visit."

Old Wei scratched his head and handed the wontons to Lin Yunche, saying, "Lord Lin, this is a new flavor that our stall has developed. Why don't you take it home and try it?"

Lin Yunche smiled slightly and nodded, then took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it to Old Wei.

"You can't eat wontons for free, here's the money!"

Old Wei stared blankly at Lin Yunche. Lin Yunche would eat wontons when he passed by their stall before, but he rarely smiled so warmly and gently as he did in the past.
No, almost none!
Moreover, Lord Lin usually only has a few copper coins on him, and this is the first time he has been so generous.

Seeing Old Wei staring blankly at the silver ingot, Sister-in-law Wei slapped him hard, then smiled and said to Lin Yunche, "Lord Lin, we can't accept your money!"

"Don't say that this bowl of wontons is worthless. The key is that the recipe was given to us by Madam Lin before."

"How could we possibly accept your money!"

Lin Yunche's face stiffened upon hearing the name Madam Lin, then a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Old Wei turned around and nudged his wife, saying, "You woman, you always know how to bring up the most sensitive topics!"

Sister-in-law Wei realized she had said the wrong thing and pursed her lips awkwardly.

"Lord Lin, it wasn't me..."

"It's alright, Sister-in-law Wei. Wanqing will be happy to hear that you still think of her."

"I'll accept this bowl of wontons, but you can't refuse the money."

As he spoke, Lin Yunche insisted on leaving the silver ingots behind, and then asked Old Wei for a few bowls of wontons before leaving satisfied.

After Lin Yunche left, Old Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked his wife, "Hey, don't you think Lord Lin is like Lord Lin?"

As she wrapped the wontons, Sister Wei nodded, "It doesn't quite look like it!"

"At least before he fell ill, Lord Lin wasn't so refined, and he wouldn't speak to us so politely today."

Old Wei agreed, "Do you think Lord Lin might be overwhelmed with grief, that's why?"

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Wei nodded and said, "I'm afraid that's the case."

"You can tell from Madam Lin's temperament that Lord Lin's sudden change in attitude must be because he misses Madam Lin terribly."

"Oh dear! It's my fault for blurting it out just now."

"Right now, I only hope that Lord Lin can recover as soon as possible and return to his former self."

"I hope so!"

Meanwhile, Lin Yunche was happily walking home, carrying wontons in both hands.

Passing by the century-old medical clinic, they happened to run into Doctor Zheng, who was seeing off a patient. He hadn't seen Lin Yunche for quite some time.

Upon seeing Lord Lin, Doctor Zheng was surprised to see Lin Yunche looking so happy, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

"Lord Lin!" Doctor Zheng shouted, suppressing his anger.

Lin Yunche turned around blankly, looked up at the person who had called out to him, and paused for a moment.

Seeing Lin Yunche's reaction, Doctor Zheng felt even worse. "Lord Lin, it's only been a few days. You haven't forgotten about the century-old medical clinic and us, have you?"

Lin Yunche shook his head. "No."

"May I ask, Lord Lin, what good news has come your way that makes you so happy?"

Lin Yunche then realized that his happy mood had been noticed by others.

This filled him with trepidation. He remembered that when he was there, the princess disliked his smile the most.
A long-standing sense of fear caused Lin Yunche's expression to begin to distort.
This startled Doctor Zheng, because he had never seen Lord Lin in such pain, not even when Madam Lin left that day.

So he misunderstood Lord Lin, didn't he?
Dr. Zheng felt a little guilty, and the resentment he had felt earlier had long since disappeared.

"Lord Lin, I'm so sorry, I misunderstood you just now!"

"I knew it! You wouldn't forget Madam Lin so quickly!"

Lin Yunche snapped out of his daze and forced a smile, saying, "You're right!"

Just as the two were talking, a commotion broke out in the street.

"Get out of the way! All of you get out of the way!"

Immediately afterwards, a man hurriedly pushed a woman toward the century-old medical clinic.

Lin Yunche didn't realize what was going on, but Doctor Zheng was already used to this kind of situation!

"Doctor? You're a doctor?" the man asked eagerly upon seeing Doctor Zheng.

Dr. Zheng nodded, glanced briefly at the woman in the cart, and looked up to ask, "Who is she to you? Did you know she's pregnant?"

The man was clearly bewildered and shook his head violently, saying, "I didn't know, my wife is pregnant?"

"Really pregnant?"

At this moment, Dr. Zheng had no time to explain to the man, but instead told him to immediately carry the person into the clinic.

The man nodded blankly. He immediately put down the cart, carried the woman on his back, and took her into the clinic. Doctor Zheng followed closely behind.

Lin Yunche glanced at the handcart in the middle of the road and wanted to lend a hand, but the man quickly ran out. "Thank you, young master, I can do it myself!" The man deftly picked up the handcart again, intending to park it on the side of the street.

The man may have run too fast; before he could even push the cart away, he collapsed.

Upon seeing this, the apprentice doctor immediately cried out, "Doctor Zheng! Doctor Zheng!"

"That person just fainted!"

Doctor Zheng had just finished taking the woman's pulse, and it was very bad; she needed acupuncture immediately. How could he possibly leave to treat other patients now?

"Bring him in, then hurry and find Doctor Yang!" Doctor Zheng said.

The young apprentice nodded immediately. Just as he was about to call for help, he saw Lin Yunche had already brought the man in. Not only that, he also pushed the man's cart to the side of the street and asked the nearby vendors to keep an eye on it.

"Where should I put it?" Lin Yunche asked when he saw the young apprentice staring at him in a daze.

The young apprentice, regaining his senses, asked, "Lord Lin, this way?"

This was Wushuang's first time entering the century-old medical clinic, but for some reason he felt that all the furnishings here were familiar to him.

He carried the man and followed the boy to a room in the backyard. Following the boy's instructions, he placed the man on the bed in the room.

After everything was settled, the apprentice politely said to Lin Yunche, "Lord Lin, could you please take another look at him? I'll go find Doctor Yang right away."

Lin Yunche nodded slightly. After the medicine boy ran away, Lin Yunche took off the bowls of wontons tied to his waist.

He checked carefully and thankfully the soup hadn't spilled, so it wouldn't affect eating.

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, the man on the bed suddenly began to convulse.

Lin Yunche quickly stepped forward and held the man down. He saw that the man was sweating profusely, had a deep and thin pulse, and his face and eyes were red. This was a case of convulsions.

This illness is likely caused by sudden internal heat affecting the heart; if not treated promptly, it could be life-threatening.

Lin Yunche looked anxiously towards the door, but did not see anyone coming.

Now it seems he has no choice but to find a solution himself! Fortunately, although he has never encountered a case of this disease, he has read about it in books.

He glanced around the room, found the medicine box in the corner, took out some aconite, ground it into powder, and placed it under the man's tongue.

Afterwards, silver needles were taken out and inserted into several acupoints on the man, including Renzhong, Hegu, Taichong, and Yanglingquan.

The aconite root placed under the tongue seemed to be working under the influence of the silver needles, and the convulsions gradually disappeared.

Lin Yunche took the man's pulse again, and the pulse was finally a little stronger.

Just then, the apprentice returned, but he didn't bring Doctor Yang back. He was now sweating profusely with anxiety. "Lord Lin, Doctor Yang isn't here. Perhaps we should send him to the other side first?"

The apprentice was only halfway through his sentence when he noticed that the man had already been treated with silver needles, and his earlier convulsions had completely disappeared. The apprentice was somewhat bewildered. "Lord Lin, you..."

Lin Yunche ignored the apprentice's surprise. He walked to the table, skillfully wrote down the prescription, and handed it to the apprentice, saying, "Go and brew the medicine first. We'll talk about it later."

The young apprentice, carrying the prescription, stumbled out of the backyard!

This is the prescription that Lord Lin gave him, but does Lord Lin even know medicine? The young apprentice, thinking this, looked at the prescription in his hand and became perplexed!

Fortunately, Doctor Yang rushed back at that moment, and the apprentice immediately handed over the prescription.

"Dr. Yang, this is the prescription written by Lord Lin. It needs to be administered to the patient. Would you like to take a look at it first?"

Doctor Yang thought he had misheard, and while taking the prescription, he asked again to confirm, "Who did you say?"

"Lord Lin, this is the prescription written by Lin Yunche!"

As Dr. Yang looked at the prescription, his hands trembled slightly, but his face was filled with joy.

"Is this a convulsive disorder?"

"Yes! The man just now was having convulsions."

Before the apprentice could finish speaking, Doctor Yang excitedly shoved the prescription back into the apprentice's hands, saying, "This prescription is excellent. Go get the medicine now and bring it in shortly."

After saying that, Doctor Yang jogged into the courtyard, leaving the young apprentice standing alone.
What's going on? This Lord Lin isn't the Divine Physician Luo, so why is Doctor Yang acting as excited as if he's seen the Divine Physician Luo?
The young pharmacist sighed softly, then turned and went to the front desk to get the medicine.

Upon entering the room, Doctor Yang rushed to the bedside, first taking the man's pulse, and then examining the silver needles in the man's mouth and body.

That's right! Absolutely right! Not only that, the technique used in this acupuncture was also very special, something he had never seen before.

"Lord Lin, did you cure this person?" Doctor Yang asked happily.

Lin Yunche was unsure whether he should admit it or not. In his impression, Lord Lin had no medical skills at all. If he agreed, wouldn't that expose his identity?
"I didn't cure him!" Lin Yunche suddenly said in a serious tone.

Doctor Yang was surprised. "Not you? Is there anyone else here?"

Dr. Yang looked around but did not see anyone else.

Lin Yunche coughed twice and said, "Well, this man was convulsing badly just now, and the medicine boy hadn't returned yet, so I went back to the yamen and asked the yamen doctor to take a look."

"What? Was the treatment wrong?"

"No, it's very well treated!" Doctor Yang said. "I just didn't expect that, besides Doctor Luo, there would be someone else with such ingenious ideas."

"Especially the way the medicine was used in the prescription just now, it was truly ingenious. If it were me, I would never have thought of it."

Lin Yunche blushed when he heard Doctor Yang praise him like that.

Just as Dr. Yang was about to ask the doctor's name, Dr. Zheng's voice came from next door.

"Dr. Yang, if you come back, please come and help as soon as you have time!"

"This pregnant woman's condition is not good; she may not be able to save the baby!"

Upon hearing this, Doctor Yang immediately picked up his medicine box and was about to step out of the room when he suddenly remembered something and turned to Lin Yunche, saying, "Lord Lin, the situation is critical. Why don't you also invite that official physician to come and take a look?"

"Perhaps we can save this child!"

After saying that, Doctor Yang hurriedly left. Lin Yunche stood there, suddenly feeling as if his legs were filled with lead.
"Lord Lin, I know it was you who saved this man."

Why did you lie to Doctor Yang?

Suddenly, the medicine boy appeared and asked Lin Yunche a question.

Lin Yunche's face was deathly pale, and he murmured in a weak voice, "Why? Because I... am not worthy!"

"Yes, you don't deserve to be praised!"

The apprentice couldn't understand. "Lord Lin, you treat patients and save lives; your medical skills are superb. What does that have to do with whether or not you're qualified?"

"If I had your medical skills, I definitely wouldn't keep them to myself. I hope everyone would come to me, and I hope to help more people get rid of their illnesses!"

Lin Yunche gave a wry smile, "What if you don't cure that person?"

Or did you do something that disgusted others?

The young apprentice blinked innocently, thought for a moment, and said, "If I couldn't cure that person, it means my skills are not good enough. I'll just keep studying."

"As for what disgusting things you did, you mean things that are annoying, right?"

"So what! I feel happy when I treat and save people, so I'll keep doing it!"

"Lord Lin, aren't you happy that you just saved this person?"

Lin Yunche looked at the child in front of him with a flicker in his eyes, feeling as if he had been punched in the heart. "He was very happy just now, very happy when he successfully saved people!"

"I was very happy when Dr. Yang praised me!"

With that in mind, Lin Yunche no longer hesitated, picked up the medicine box in the corner, and followed in Doctor Yang's footsteps.

(End of this chapter)