The Dark Moonlight returns to the capital, and the mad prince is accused of forcing love.

Lin Zhiwei's face turned pale, and she fell silent instantly.

Asking the old lady to do something? She wouldn't dare even if she had ten times the courage.

She could only grit her teeth and swallow her anger.

"The old lady is quite old and now suffers from various ailments, so I'd better not bother her."

As she spoke, she seemed to suddenly remember something and covered her mouth in fright.

"Zuo Qing, the old lady likes Xu Qianhui so much. If the second young master marries Miaoyun, will she allow you to take Xu Qianhui as a concubine?!"

Upon hearing this question, Xu Qianhui looked up curiously and saw Lin Zuoqing's lips curl into a mocking smile.

"Won't."

He repeated it again.

Never.

In the spring of the 145th year of the Great Xia Dynasty, Lin Zuoqing won first place in the imperial examination.

Before the imperial examination, he took Xu Qianhui to the main courtyard, handed the written birth chart to Madam Fu, and said, "When my son becomes the top scholar, please have Mother stamp the birth chart. I want to bring Ahui into the house in a grand sedan chair carried by eight men."

He longed to be with her openly and honestly, and he wanted to entrust everything to her.

Now he says that she won't even have the title of a concubine.

Therefore, people's hearts are as fickle as clouds and rain.

The vows we make now are only for the present and do not represent the future, so there's no need to take them too seriously.

"That's good." Lin Zhi smiled. "By the way, my aunt was talking about our marriage yesterday. She said you might be able to get an imperial decree to grant us marriage, is that true?"

"uncertain."

Lin Zuoqing answered without the slightest hesitation.

He has always been like that.

I will only make guarantees about things that are 100% certain; everything else I will tell the truth.

He said that as long as he could read, he would write tirelessly.

He said he would pass the high school entrance exam, and he became the top scorer.

If he made a promise but failed to keep it, that was the only time he did so.

The only thing that seems to be going to be marriage is Xu Qianhui.

Lin Zhiwei forced a smile: "It's alright, imperial edicts are hard to come by, I don't blame you."

Even so, Xu Qianhui could still hear the disappointment in her tone.

When she left, her steps were much heavier than when she arrived.

As soon as the door closed, Lin Zuoqing pulled Xu Qianhui out from under the table.

After Xu Qianhui was carried to the bed like a little chick, Lin Zuoqing left without saying a word.

"Qingshu! Why hasn't Dr. Wang arrived yet!"

Because he was talking as he walked, he got further and further away from Xu Qianhui, so she didn't hear what he said later.

Not long after, Lin Zuoqing came in again, followed by an old man with white hair and a youthful face.

Upon seeing the old man, Xu Qianhui immediately clutched her chest and coughed, saying in a weak voice, "It's been so many years, I'm troubling Dr. Wang again..."

"Miss Xu." Wang Chongshan nodded and bowed to Lin Zuoqing, "Young Master, please tell me about the situation again."

Lin Zuoqing said, "She accidentally fell into the pool, and soon a large amount of blood appeared on the surface of the water."

Wang Chongshan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

He opened the medicine box, took out a pulse pillow, and placed it under Xu Qianhui's wrist.

Xu Qianhui lay on the bed, so guilty that she didn't dare to say another word.

The room was unusually quiet.

Only the charcoal brazier occasionally emitted a very faint crackling sound.

Lin Zuoqing stood three steps away, his gaze falling on her slender wrists.

They didn't move an inch.

After a long while, Wang Chongshan withdrew his hand and turned to look at Lin Zuoqing.

"Miss Xu once fell into the water and injured her body. Although she has recovered somewhat over the years, she is still not as healthy as an ordinary person."

Lin Zuoqing pursed his lips, his jawline tense, and did not reply.

"The reason you mentioned that she fell into the water and bled is because she was already suffering from a cold, and then, during her menstrual period, she was exposed to the cold water, which caused her to bleed profusely," Wang Chongshan continued. "I will prescribe two doses of medicine. One is to treat the cold, and the other is to warm the meridians and stop the bleeding. However... the second dose may have some impact on her future fertility. I ask you, Your Highness, to decide."

Postpartum hemorrhage? Impaired fertility?

Lin Zuoqing's brows furrowed more and more as he listened: "What will happen if I don't take that medicine?"

"If you don't eat it, there's always the risk of a second hemorrhage." Wang Chongshan sighed. "At that point, even a miracle worker couldn't save you."

Lin Zuoqing closed his eyes.

He didn't think about it.

Unexpectedly, Xu Qianhui was not lying to him this time.

I never expected the situation to be this serious.

Her cold was probably caused by her jumping into the river because of her own actions.

When he opened his eyes again, he said without hesitation, "I'd like to trouble Dr. Wang to write the prescription."

Xu Qianhui was struck dumb upon hearing Wang Chongshan's words.

"No, no... Dr. Wang, I don't want to be here, I want to go back to Ci'an Hall."

Her voice trembled as she tried to sit up, bracing herself against the bed.

She had just risen halfway when a large hand landed on her shoulder.

With a little force, Lin Zuoqing pressed the person back onto the bed.

"What are you doing, messing around like this!"

He was incredibly strong, and Xu Qianhui couldn't break free, so she simply turned her head away and refused to look at him.

"Your Highness, you should listen to Miss Xu," Wang Chongshan interrupted at the right moment. "Her condition is extremely dangerous right now, and we must not let her get upset or upset. If she insists on not staying here, forcing her to stay will only worsen her condition."

Lin Zuoqing looked at the thin shoulder beneath his hand.

She tilted her head, giving him a cold, indifferent profile.

She... would rather disregard her own safety than stay with him.

"Do you really have to do it this way?" Lin Zuoqing asked.

Xu Qianhui glanced at him sideways.

"This isn't a place for me, is it?"

If she stayed any longer, she really didn't know what kind of bitter medicine Uncle Wang would prescribe for her.

If I actually force it down, wouldn't I have suffered for nothing?

The two looked at each other.

Finally, Lin Zuoqing looked away and called out towards the door, "Someone, prepare a sedan chair."

Wang Chongshan put away his medicine box and bowed to Lin Zuoqing.

"I will go with you to take the old lady's pulse."

The sedan chair was brought over quickly.

Several old women came in, wrapped Xu Qianhui in a thick blanket like a silkworm cocoon, and carefully lifted her onto the sedan chair.

Lin Zuoqing stood at the door, like a cold, hard stone sculpture, watching the sedan chair leave Songbai Courtyard.

Only after the sedan chair disappeared around the corner of the veranda did he turn around and walk back to the empty room.

On the ground were the footstools he had kicked over.

......

The sedan chair arrived at the side courtyard of Ci'an Hall.

Xu Qianhui was led into the inner room, and the old women withdrew.

She immediately sent the two maids serving outside the courtyard to invite Granny Fang over.

After everyone had left, Wang Chongshan placed the medicine box on the table and raised his long eyebrows.

"Miss, could you please stop abusing your health like this?"

Knowing she was in the wrong, Xu Qianhui said softly, "It's just that I have a good foundation..."

"So what if you have a good foundation? Even an iron block will rust if you soak it in water all the time. Are you stronger than iron?"

Xu Qianhui stuck out her tongue: "Iron rusts, but people don't."

"Yes, people don't rust. But miss, could you please have some mercy and let this old man live a few more years? I was terrified when I heard about your accident!"

With that, Wang Chongshan bowed towards the void: "If my wife's spirit in heaven knew of this, I would have no face to see her after death!"

When her mother was mentioned, Xu Qianhui immediately deflated.

"Uncle Wang, my heart is now as cold as ashes, and my body is like a boat adrift. If I don't throw all my chips into the water, how can I obtain true justice?"

"I tried to make my life better again, but they..."

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the courtyard.

Granny Fang hurriedly pushed open the door and came in.

"Miss, you've suffered! The old lady knows about this and has already sent someone to the Marquis of Wu'an's residence!"