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

The braised pork knuckle that Qingyi bought was indeed delicious. It was tender, falling off the bone, and rich but not greasy. Xu Qianhui ate a whole one and still wanted more.

She assured that if no one barged in, she could definitely eat a second one.

This was Xu Qianhui's first time meeting Lou Miaomiao.

She was covered in blood, her disheveled hair obscuring her face, and was being held by Chu Yunci like a torn doll, lifeless.

Chu Yunci asked frantically, "Where's Dr. Wang? Is Dr. Wang here?! Quick, save him!"

Upon seeing the patient covered in blood, Shen Huaijin immediately pushed open the door to a nearby room.

"Dr. Wang has gone out to see patients. Quick, bring the person inside!"

Chu Yunci did not hesitate and strode across the threshold.

Behind him, drops of bright red blood dripped along the way, leaving glaring marks on the bluestone slabs.

All of this happened extremely quickly.

When Xu Qianhui came to her senses, Chu Yunci's figure had already disappeared through the doorway.

Several jumbled noises came from inside the door.

Something happened in the room. A moment later, Chu Yunci rushed out of the clinic, pulled a maid carrying a bundle back with him, and the two of them went back into the room one after the other.

Qingyi had never seen Chu Yunci before, so she curiously craned her head to look around.

"Miss, what happened to that girl? She's injured like that, it's quite frightening to look at. I wonder if she'll survive."

Xu Qianhui shook her head: "With him here, we'll definitely be able to save him."

After listening, Qingyi continued to tease Bai Ze with her head down.

Time slipped away quietly amidst the torment.

About half a cup of tea's time later, the door made a soft sound, and Chu Yunci walked out, wiping the fine sweat from his forehead. He looked up and saw Xu Qianhui sitting in the courtyard.

He paused for a moment.

"Are you feeling unwell? Why are you at the hospital?"

Xu Qianhui stood up and gave a half-bow, saying, "I fell into the water a few days ago, and the medicine Dr. Wang prescribed ran out. I came over to get some..." As she spoke, she looked towards the room and asked, "What happened?"

Mentioning this, Chu Yunci looked exhausted, and his figure showed signs of dejection.

"Please excuse my poor appearance. That's my wife's younger sister, Lou Miaomiao. She accidentally fell off the carriage."

What he didn't say was that Lou Miaomiao came to the mansion to visit the child today, and when she was about to return home, her mother forced him to see her off.

Inside the carriage, Lou Miaomiao kept urging him to marry her.

He disagreed, so she jumped off the carriage.

That's absurd.

It's so absurd it's hard to even talk about.

They wouldn't say a word more.

Xu Qianhui gently comforted her, "Dr. Shen's medical skills are excellent. Don't worry, she'll be fine."

Chu Yunci did not respond.

He felt quite exhausted staying in the capital, dealing with these trivial matters was even more tiring than fighting on the battlefield.

When lives were at stake, Xu Qianhui didn't ask any more questions.

She had originally planned to leave with Qingyi, but then she remembered that she still had things to say to Shen Huaijin, so she suppressed the thought of leaving.

The sunlight slanted across the eaves, casting large shadows.

After an unknown amount of time, the tightly closed door was finally opened.

Shen Huaijin stepped out of the door, holding a clean handkerchief and wiping her fingers little by little.

His clothes were spotless, and his handsome face remained calm and expressionless.

"The consultation fee is thirty taels. The patient's broken leg bone has just been set and it is not advisable to move him now. You would better have someone come and take care of him, and then bring him back to your residence in three days."

"Thank you, Doctor Shen." Chu Yunci took out a silver note with a face value of one hundred taels and handed it over. "I'll go and arrange for someone to help right away."

"No rush." ​​Shen Huaijin waved his hand. "Go find the waiter to settle the bill. I still need to write a prescription."

Chu Yunci went to the front hall as instructed.

When he returned, Shen Huaijin handed him the written prescription: "After the patient takes the anesthetic, wait until she wakes up before decocting the medicine. Boil three bowls of water down to one bowl over a low flame. If you don't know how, you can ask the apprentice to help."

Chu Yunci carefully wrote down the prescription, folded it neatly, and put it in his bosom. He then turned to look at Xu Qianhui, who was waiting to the side.

"I'll go in and check the situation."

Xu Qianhui stepped aside: "Go ahead, I have some questions to ask Doctor Shen."

Chu Yunci strode into the room.

Xu Qianhui waved to Shen Huaijin: "Little Huaijin."

Shen Huaijin didn't move.

In the past, Xu Qianhui would have gone over and grabbed him directly.

Since Chu Yunci hadn't left yet, she sighed and said in a low voice, "I need to talk to you about something, really."

After she finished speaking, she pointed to another empty room.

Shen Huaijin looked at her and said, "You're not allowed to call me Little Huaihuai."

This is about negotiating terms.

When Xu Qianhui was eight years old, he took his younger brother and went with Doctor Bai out of Jiangnan. They spent the night in a river bend.

Xu Qianhui volunteered to fetch water, but Shen Huaijin arrived at the riverbank before her.

He was running so fast that he slipped and stepped on a pebble, hitting his head hard on the pile of stones.

Xu Qianhui was so frightened that she picked him up and was about to go find Doctor Bai.

Unexpectedly, he didn't faint from the fall and even stubbornly insisted that Xu Qianhui put him down.

Xu Qianhui was afraid he would really faint, so she called out to Xiao Huaihuai while talking to him.

"Little Huaihuai, be brave and don't be afraid, you won't get stupid from the fall."

The bleeding boy gritted his teeth and managed to utter only one sentence.

"Shut up."

From then on, she would tease him about it from time to time.

He also developed an inexplicable obsession with correcting this form of address.

Xu Qianhui nodded to him, meaning: I agree.

Shen Huaijin then followed her into the empty room.

The door was slammed shut behind them, and the light inside the room immediately dimmed.

The two were very close together.

The man's tall figure exuded a strong sense of oppression, casting Xu Qianhui in shadow.

She leaned closer to him and whispered, "I forgot to tell you earlier, when Uncle Wang comes back, remember to tell him to sort out the properties that he can't handle, and I'll find someone to help him take care of them."

Shen Huaijin lowered his eyelashes and looked down at her.

"You're asking him to handle it?"

He was referring to Chu Yunci.

Xu Qianhui gently shook her head: "It's not certain yet. I'm not that close to him. But these things are too hot to handle. I'll only feel at ease if they're put away as soon as possible."

Why didn't you ask me for help?

Xu Qianhui looked up at her with surprise.

"What help can you, a doctor, possibly be? I'd be grateful if you just made things worse."

We've known each other for over a decade, and this guy spends all his time consulting doctors, examining patients, and researching medicine; he's not interested in anything else.

Entrusting this matter to him is not as good as begging Doctor Bai on your knees.

At least they knew quite a few high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

Shen Huaijin asked, "Are you short of money right now?"

Xu Qianhui found this remark quite amusing.

"He owes me all of this, it has nothing to do with whether I need money or not."

She paused, then said, "Do you expect me to keep holding onto these things and wait for him to realize his mistake before taking them back?"

Shen Huaijin fell into a brief silence.

After a long pause, he said calmly, "Leave it to me."

Xu Qianhui tilted her head and looked him up and down, her watery eyes revealing a hint of mischief.

"This is a matter of tens of thousands of taels of silver. If you don't handle it well, I'll complain to Doctor Bai." A faint smile appeared on her lips. "Of course, if you're afraid of being scolded by Doctor Bai, you can also pay the debt with your work."

Shen Huaijin chuckled: "How do you know I can't do it if you don't let me try?"

"Great!" Xu Qianhui clapped her hands. "If you can really pull this off, I'll send you a magnificent Akhal-Teke horse to pull your carriage, and I'll also find you a beautiful wife!"

Shen Huaijin took a half step back and smiled: "Alright, I'll be waiting."