The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

by Usui Takumii

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Madam Xue happily returned to the main courtyard. Old Madam's maid had been waiting at the door for a long time. When she saw her approaching, she immediately greeted her and asked, "Madam, Old Madam is still waiting for you. Did you drive Lin Dan away?"

"Uh, let's talk about this later." Only then did Madam Xue remember her purpose of rushing to Xiaofeng Pavilion, and the expression on her face couldn't help being a little embarrassing.

The eldest maid seemed very disappointed, but she forced her to be invited into Old Madam's room with a smile. Because of the prestige of the original owner, 99% of the servants of the Xue family didn't like her, waiting for her to become a lost dog.

"Is that girl Dan'er gone? If she wants to come to the main courtyard to ask for a meeting, you can stop me. I don't want to see her anymore." A very distressed look. After her grandson became paralyzed, she also became seriously ill, and she has not yet recovered. Previously, she thought that Lin Dan had made a change, and she was happy for a while, but she didn't expect to be slapped in the face by Lin Dan, so she couldn't bear it mentally and fell down again.

"Mother, I didn't catch Lin Dan. When I went, Boyong was eating by himself, as if he disliked Lin Dan's service. Mother, you did the right thing, send Lin Dan away, Boyong really has a normal person's reaction." Speaking of this, Madam Xue immediately showed a happy expression.

"Can Boyong eat by himself?" Old Madam got up immediately and said anxiously, "No, I have to go and see for myself."

Madam Xue hurried to stop her and persuaded her: "Don't move, just lie down, Boyong is fine, you can see it anytime you want, it's not bad for a moment. Weak, you two got sick from each other, so what should we do!"

As soon as Old Madam heard this, she didn't dare to move, and promised again and again: "Okay, I won't go. It doesn't matter if this old bone of mine died of illness, if I kill my good grandson, I will regret it. What! How much food did he eat? What kind of dishes did he have? Does he look better?"

"He ate a bowl of porridge, a few pieces of braised tofu and a little minced meat, and his face looked much better. I asked Lin Dan to feed him, but he firmly disagreed and even spoke to me."

"What did he say?"

"He said: Mother, I eat by myself, don't let others feed it."

"Oh, this child is still the same as when he was a child, with a particularly thin skin! If he is willing to talk, everything will be fine!" Old Madam said with tears in her eyes.

"Yes! Master is looking for famous doctors everywhere. If Qin State does not have it, he will go to Wu State. If Wu State does not, he will go to Chu State. The Central Plains is so big, there will always be someone who can cure this disease. As long as Boyong overcomes the hurdle in his heart, he is willing to get back on his feet, everything will be fine." Madam Xue lowered her head and wiped away tears, her voice choked.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat opposite each other, crying and laughing, making all the maids dumbfounded. As for the words "shooing Lin Dan away", no one dared to say it again.

Lin Dan didn't know that she was almost swept out of the house, and was rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find things. The book "Lin's Needle Method" has already stated that all family acupuncture methods must use special needles made by the ancestors of the Lin family, and cannot be mixed with external gold needles and silver needles, otherwise it will be ineffective. But she searched all over the place, but couldn't find this set of needles, let alone found that Father Lin used it in her memory.

Is it also lost? Just thinking of this, she patted her forehead and scolded herself for being stupid. Since the bottom of the box can hide things, so can the lid of the box. After a while, she found a set of acupuncture tools in the lid of the box. There were needles as thin as ox hair, needles as thick as bamboo sticks, needles as long as half a foot, needles as short as two inches, and needles of various shapes. The different stone needles and gold foil are wrapped in cloth and well preserved.

However, without the cultivation method of inner strength, these tools are equivalent to waste. It is no wonder that since the ninth generation, the ancestors of the Lin family have sealed them up, and they will never see the light of day again.

Lin Dan held these needles in his hand and identified them one by one according to the pictures in the book. At this moment, there was a muffled sound from the next room, as if something heavy fell on the ground. She immediately put the needle back in its place and hurried over to check it out. In order to take better care of Xue Boyong, she completely ignored the defense of men and women, and directly moved her belongings into the wing next to him. Living so close, she could hear the slightest disturbance on the other side.

When she arrived, the servant who was in charge of serving Xue Boyong had already fallen asleep and was lying on the soft couch outside, while Xue Boyong rolled off the bed and was struggling to support his upper body, trying to climb back.

"Brother, don't move, I'll help you." Lin Dan easily picked up an eight-foot tall man, placed it gently on the couch, and asked softly, "Brother, do you want to drink? Water? You just ask someone to help you, why do you do it yourself?"

It was the second time that Xue Boyong had been hugged by Lin Dan. He was closing his eyes and didn't want to look at each other at all.

Lin Dan poured a cup of hot tea and put it to his mouth.

He gritted his teeth tightly and looked passively resisting.

Lin Dan sighed, squeezed his cheek, pried open his teeth, and forced a glass of water.

Xue Boyong choked up and coughed again and again, and a blush appeared on his pale cheeks, which turned out to be very handsome. He looked straight at Lin Dan, his eyes extremely cold.

Lin Dan said slowly: "Brother, what are you looking at? You can't deal with me, so you should drink water obediently, or you will choke later. In fact, Brother had the opportunity to drive me away, as long as he saw me. At first glance, you said that you didn't like me and wanted me to leave, and Old Madam and Madam would immediately drive me away. But you stubbornly didn't speak, so I stayed."

As she spoke, she poured a second glass of water, still trying to force it, but Xue Boyong took the initiative to take it over and drank it bit by bit. After drinking, he looked up and his dark eyes flashed brightly.

Lin Dan smiled slightly, breaking his hopes, "Brother, it's too late for you to talk now. You despised me and didn't want me to take care of you, so you took the initiative to eat and drink water, and even talked to Madam. Now, they must think that It is I who stimulated you that will cheer you up. If you say that you drive me away, they will never listen. So brother, you are completely in my hands now, so you should eat and drink honestly, sleep, and take good care of your body."

Speaking of which, she said seriously: "Brother, look at how weak and powerless you are now? Don't you feel aggrieved?"

Xue Boyong drank the water expressionlessly, as if he didn't hear her at all, but after drinking, he didn't return the teacup to her, but threw it directly on the ground. Maybe he originally wanted to smash it, but his hands were too weak to do it.

The teacup fell vertically on the feet covered with woolen blankets, not to mention shattering, without even making a sound.

Lin Dan picked up the intact teacup, wiped it clean, and said casually, "Brother, do you want to vent your anger or demonstrate to me? If you have the strength, you can smash the cup in my face, that's the only way to be happy. But look, your demonstration didn't even splash a little bit of water, I don't know, I thought your hand slipped."

Xue Boyong closed his eyes and panted heavily, the blue veins on his forehead popping out one by one.

The little servant, who had already been awakened by the movement of the two, stood in the corner, daring not to say a word.

"Brother, take a good rest, I won't disturb you." Lin Dan put the cup back in its original position, walked out, suddenly stopped when he reached the door, and explained to the servant, "Brother drank a lot of water, You first use a urinal to pick up some urine for him and then lay him down, otherwise he will be suffocated at night, which will affect his sleep."

She didn't think there was anything wrong with her words at all, but the little servant's cheeks were blushing, his eyes were dodging, and he looked shy and unspeakable.

Xue Boyong couldn't bear it any longer, he suddenly opened his eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "Aren't you going yet?"

"I'm leaving now, good night, Brother." She stepped out of the threshold and explained seriously, "If you have anything, just call, and I'll come over immediately. I live next door, very close."

"You have a daughter's family, you are not married yet, but you live in a big man's yard, and you set the room next to him, don't you think it's inappropriate?" Xue Boyong reprimanded in a hoarse voice.

Lin Dan snapped his fingers and said, "Brother, you told me thirty-eight words in one breath. I stayed in the Xue family for twelve years. This is the longest sentence I have ever heard from you. It's amazing." After she spoke she closed the door and commanded through the door panel: "It's almost time, Brother, go to sleep." She was completely ignorant of what the other party said.

Xue Boyong stared fiercely at the door panel, as if he wanted to stare it out two holes. His dead eyes were now frighteningly bright.

The young servant took the urinal in fear, and was swept away by Eldest Young Master's death gaze, and almost knelt down and kowtowed. In this Xue Manor, Miss Lin was indeed the most powerful, even the tiger beard dared to flirt.

Lin Dan went back to her room and continued to study the medical books. She lay down and went to sleep when the sleepiness came over, and then fell asleep in a second. She had no idea what she had made Xue Boyong angry about.

The next day, she went to the kitchen early to make two bowls of porridge and a few small dishes, and sent them to Xue Boyong's room. After serving Xue Boyong for breakfast, she was ready to formally study medicine. Everyone learns to recite Tangtou Poetry at the age of four or five, and learn to diagnose the pulse at the age of seven or eight, but she only started at the age of seventeen, which is a bit late after all.

This time, she didn't need to say another word. As soon as she put down the food box, Xue Boyong took the initiative to say, "I'll do it myself, I don't need you to feed it."

Madam Xue came to visit her son every morning. When she pushed the door and came in, she just heard him say these words, and saw him lying on the table seriously drinking porridge, trying hard not to let her trembling hands drain the porridge and water in the spoon. Sprinkling it out, as if returning to the time when he just learned to eat by himself when he was a child.

Many memories flooded into my heart and wet Madam Xue's eyes. Fearing that her arrival would spoil her son's appetite, she quickly backed out and peeked out of the window. She saw Lin Dan frequently put vegetables into her son's bowl, some scrambled eggs, and some finely chopped sauerkraut, and her son swallowed them all without showing any resistance. In the past, if any woman dared to get so close, or even touch his food, he would have been cold-hearted.

"Madam, aren't you going in?" A maid who was in charge of serving Eldest Young Master, but was blocked by Lin Dan outside the door, asked in a low voice.

"I won't go in. Boyong can't even hold the spoon firmly. He spills half of his mouthful and is very embarrassed. If I go in, he will be thin-skinned and will definitely refuse to eat." Madam Xue still knew her son very well. , then waved his hand and said with relief: "Go back, we will come again in the afternoon."

"But Miss Lin is also inside, isn't Eldest Young Master also eating well?" The maid said unwillingly.

"Lin Dan is an outsider, I'm his mother, what's the difference? He can't care about Lin Dan's opinion, but he can't care about his family's opinion. He doesn't want us to see his weak appearance, so we can just pretend we can't see it." Madam Xue wiped the corners of her eyes, stared at the maid before leaving, and said coldly, "You talk too much."

The maid hurriedly bowed her head to admit her mistake, and then sent the group away in fear.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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Madam Xue thought that her voice was very low and would not disturb others. In fact, both of them in the room were martial arts and could hear it clearly. Lin Dan pretended not to know, but Xue Boyong showed a guilty expression. When Madam Xue left, he put down the spoon and lost his appetite.

"Drink a little more," Lin Dan beat his bowl with chopsticks: "There is only a thin layer of porridge left, which can be solved in two or three bites. Don't waste it."

Xue Boyong was unmoved.

Just then, a servant came in with a pot of ginseng soup, put it on the stove, and simmered on low heat.

Lin Dan turned her head to look at him and suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

"Replying to Miss Lin, the little servant's name is Li Zhong (loyal)." The servant bent down to answer, with a panicked expression. Since he saw Lin Dan tame Xue Boyong to obedience, he no longer dared to show disrespectful expressions. Can this master cure the most promising Eldest Young Master of Xue Mansion, and can she still not cure others?

"What are the names of those two girls outside?" Lin Dan continued to ask.

"The one in red clothes outside is Fangfei (fragrance), and the one in green clothes is Biyu (jasper), which has only been transferred recently. We have never served a maid in Xiaofeng Pavilion before." The servant answered everything and was courteous.

Lin Dan nodded and said, "Well, before I came, Eldest Young Master didn't want to eat. How did you keep him alive?"

The servant said with a bitter face, "Madam comes to beg Eldest Young Master to eat every day. If Eldest Young Master is in a good mood, he will drink a sip or two of ginseng soup. If he is in a bad mood, he will not eat or drink, but just sits in front of the wall. Miss Lin, look, this is the ginseng soup that Eldest Young Master drinks every day. The small one is put on the stove to warm up. Remember to let Eldest Young Master drink a little later, so that he can make up for his short-loss body as soon as possible."

Lin Dan turned his head and looked at Xue Boyong and said word by word, "Your own mother has to cry and beg for you to eat. Brother, you are really promising!"

Xue Boyong's face turned red, immediately picked up the spoon, and drank the rest of the porridge.

Lin Dan hit the iron while it was hot and let him drink a bowl of ginseng soup and a few Guben Peiyuan pills, so he stopped.

"Would you like to pee?" She took the handkerchief handed over by the servant and wiped Xue Boyong's face while asking naturally.

Xue Boyong coughed violently and reached out to push her several times, but failed to push people. She is now a dog skin plaster, which can't be torn open as soon as it sticks to it.

"Don't you want to pee? Then would you like to be respectful?" Lin Dan continued to ask.

Xue Boyong gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Dan, get out of here!"

"Well, you can shout if you need it. I'll ask Li Zhong to help you. My bedroom is in your left room, and my study is in your right room, only separated by two walls, very close. As soon as there is any wind and grass here, I can hear it right away." Lin Dan finished saying these words before she went out.

Xue Boyong's originally pale cheeks have turned red now, don't know if it's shameful or angry.

Li Zhong huddled his head in the corner as if he did not exist. Although he has been with Eldest Young Master since he was a child, he has never served each other much. What Eldest Young Master himself can do will never pretend to others, so he slept so well last night, and he didn't expect to put a glass of water by Eldest Young Master's bed or take him to the toilet or something.

If it hadn't been for Lin Dan's alertness, according to Xue Boyong's strong manner, he would have lie on the ground for one night if he couldn't climb back, and would never have taken the initiative to ask for help. By the next morning, Madam Xue saw that the whole yard was going to be boarded. Thinking of this stubble, Li Zhong couldn't help but add some gratitude to Lin Dan.

After breakfast, Lin Dan went to the study next door to read, began with the simplest soup song, and then learned pulse diagnosis and identification of Chinese herbal medicine. At the same time, she didn't leave her inner skills behind and smoked every day. Meditating for two hours.

Madam Xue soon sent someone to build a small kitchen for Xiaofeng Pavilion and deliver the freshest ingredients every day. At first, Lin Dan pretended to follow the chef to learn cooking, but later completely replaced her. She also slowly took over the sewing work of the embroiderers, but she sewed all Xue Boyong's clothes and trousers herself, and it was very meticulous.

On this day, the cook was completely defeated by Lin Dan's craftsmanship and took the initiative to retreat to fight. At the beginning, she thought that Lin Dan was learning cooking from herself to show to Old Madam and her. Unexpectedly, after only seven days of learning, she learned her family skills.

The cook was full of regret, but it was too late, and she was only secretly shocked by Lin Dan's intelligence. I heard that Lin Danlian just learned embroidery, but compared the old embroidered woman who had been working for decades. She said that an embroidered pillow should really have a look with her own eyes. If she embroidered pillows, there would be no smart girls in the capital.

Lin Dan made a hibiscus chicken slice, a brewed tofu, a mushroom stir-fried heart, and a winter melon sparerib soup, which was packed in exquisite food boxes and sent to Xue Boyong's room.

Xue Boyong was stunned as soon as he took the first bite, and then accelerated his eating speed. After the injury, he ate much smaller. He was full after drinking a bowl of porridge and was unwilling to pick up the bowls and chopsticks. Today, he ate two bowls of rice in a row and drank a bowl of soup, leaving only some vegetable juice for Lin Dan.

Lin Dan didn't dislike it at all. She poured the soup into the bowl and mixed it. She ate it deliciously.

Xue Boyong's hands have regained some strength, and his face has a little meat. He is wiping his mouth and explaining to Li Zhong, "Are you changing the cook today? This man is very good at craftsmanship. He will be rewarded with a tael of silver."

Li Zhong agreed, and then secretly went to see Lin Dan.

Lin Dan directly opened Xue Boyong's money box, took a pair of silver out, and put it into her pocket.

Xue Boyong looked at her coldly and asked, "What do you do with my money?"

"Brother rewarded me. Today's new cook is me. From now on, I will cook Eldest Brother's food and sew Eldest Brother's clothes, okay?" Lin Dan squeezed Xue Boyong's cheek and said gratifiedly, "Brother, you are meaty!"

Xue Boyong quickly grabbed her wrist and scolded her with red cheeks: "How can a girl pinch a man's face at will? Do you know if she is ashamed?"

Lin Dan broke away his clamps and became more and more gratified: "Brother, you have also grown your strength."

Xue Boyong felt that he was talking completely with chickens and ducks, and the expression on his face was both embarrassing and helpless.

Madam Xue and Old Madam, who came to visit him, stood at the door and looked at the scene with a smile. As expected, the grandson (son) gained a little weight, his face was ruddy, his eyes were bright, and even his physical strength was slowly recovering. One day, he will recover completely.

Thinking of this, Old Madam showed a gentle expression to Lin Dan. Although Madam Xue was still cold-browed, her tone of voice was much gentler and no longer shouted bitch one by one.

Seeing the two elders, Xue Boyong wiped his face and almost wanted to sigh. In recent days, he has indeed been so angry that he forgot to think nonsense, and gradually realized how much harm his depression brought to his family. His voice choked and he said sincerely, "Grandmother, Mother, grandchild is unfilial, which worries you!"

"What's your fault? Don't say that quickly." Old Madam quickly walked in and comforted him, "Your face is much better now, and you also have strength. Your body and bones are stronger every day. Your father went to Jiangzhou to help you find a famous doctor, and the good news will come back soon. You will definitely recover."

Madam Xue echoed repeatedly with a smile in her tears.

Seeing this scene, Lin Dan quietly walked out, quietly covered the door, and left space for them.

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Three days later, Marshall General Xue did not send back the good news, but Xue Jiming came back and said, "Grandma, do you know? A few days ago, a farmer's stomach was pierced by ox horns, and his intestines leaked out. Others said that he was dead and sent to Xuancao's pharmacy, but she saved him!"

"What, can still save if intestines leak?" Old Madam was shocked.

"Can be saved, Xuancao cleaned up the man's intestines and stuffed it back, and then sewed up the other party's stomach with needles and threads. After more than a month, the man jumped alive. I saw it with my own eyes. Where is it fake? If you don't believe it, you can send someone to the street to inquire. Now it has spread all over the capital, saying that Xuancao is a magic doctor alive and there is no disease that she can't cure!"

As soon as Old Madam's eyes lit up, she immediately sent someone to inquire. Madam Xue also waited eagerly, hoping for the truth of the news. If the news is true, even if Youngest Son wants to marry Wu Xuancao as his first wife, she will have nothing to say.

The servant came back soon and learned the rumors on the streets and alleys. They said that Wu Xuancao was a magic doctor, had friendship with the King of Hell, could rob people from hell, and said that she was extraordinary in medicine, could live and die, and so on.

Old Madam and Madam Xue immediately sent someone to invite her, but because Lin Dan had smashed her shop and ruined her reputation, she refused to come. After inviting her three times in a row, she put down her words and said that she would let Lin Dan kneel down at the door of her pharmacy and admit her mistake loudly before she came over.

"Go find Lin Dan. If she doesn't want to, she will also escort her to Xuancao (daylily) Tang and kowtow to Wu Xuancao!" Madam Xue slapped the table and said loudly.

Old Madam closed her eyes and didn't mean to intervene at all. These things were provoked by Lin Dan. It's nothing to ask her to apologize.

Xue Jiming gritted his teeth and said, "Grandmother, Mother, why don't you drive Lin Dan away?" When Eldest Brother fell down, he had to support the Xue family, so he usually stayed in the barracks to train. He seldom came back and didn't know that the culprit was still at home.

"Well, forget it. Grandmother is always soft-hearted and doesn't listen to anyone! I went to find the dead girl myself. If she doesn't invite Xuancao to our house this time, I will throw her out and starve her to death in the street!" Xue Jiming left angrily, and Old Madam and Madam Xue did not stop him.

As long as Wu Xuancao can be invited and his legs can be cured for Xue Boyong, who will take care of Lin Dan's leave or stay? Even if Old Madam really loves her, she doesn't value her more than her own grandson.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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Lin Dan just accompanied Xue Boyong to finish breakfast and was cleaning up the table while talking to him: "Brother, what do you want to eat for lunch? Aunt Fang bought a bag of chestnuts from the market yesterday. I tasted one. It tasted sweet and glutinous. Let's simply have chestnut stewed chicken at noon. Right? Make another pot of lotus root sparerib soup, steam a bass, stir-fry two small dishes, and live together."

Xue Boyong slowly wiped his mouth with a pal and ignored her at all.

She glanced at each other and said, "Brother, what kind of food do you like to eat? How's your taste? Do you like light or heavy, spicy or sweet? Brother, don't you have a special preference?"

Xue Boyong didn't bother to look at her at a glance. He waved to Li Zhong and said, "Help me to bed."

Li Zhong quickly came over, but was stopped by Lin Dan. "Go to bed. Just after dinner, you have to digest it for less than half an hour to lie down, otherwise it's not good for your stomach. Brother, let me take you to the window and sit down. If you are bored, you can read books."

Xue Boyong closed his eyes and lay silent in the chair.

Lin Dan's eyes dimmed, but she didn't insist on hugging him to the window. Instead, she went back to the study, moved all her medical books over and began to study every day. She read page by page, memorized line by line, and muttered to make Xue Boyong upset. He turned his head and stared at her. Seeing that she seemed unconscious, he could only endure it with all his strength.

Lin Dan put down the book at this time and asked, "Brother, have I quarreled with you?"

Xue Boyong said nothing.

Lin Dan was relieved. She picked up the book and continued to recite it. The volume was higher than before.

After about two quarters of an hour, Xue Boyong said unbearably, "Shut up!"

"Brother, what did you say?" Lin Dan pretended that she didn't hear anything.

Xue Boyong tightened his eyebrows and said word by word, "I asked you to shut up. You're too noisy!"

"Okay, Brother, I just don't pronounce it." Only then did Lin Dan be satisfied. She walked to Xue Boyong's side, squatted down and looked at him sideways. She said, "Brother, just tell me what you want. If you don't say it, how can I know? I'll ask you again now, what kind of food do you want for lunch, and what's your preference for taste?"

Xue Boyong gritted his teeth and squeezed out one sentence: "Just eat the dishes you mentioned earlier. I don't have a special preference. It's light or heavy."

Lin Dan persevered and asked, "What flavor do you like, brother? Salty, sweet, spicy, spicy, sour, spicy…"

The blue veins on Xue Boyong's forehead jumped. Before she finished speaking, he struggled to spit out two words: "Sweet."

"Ah?" Lin Dan looked surprised and didn't expect that an iron-blooded tough guy like Xue Boyong would like sweets at all.

Xue Boyong thought she was pretending to be stupid and deliberately punishing himself. Although he was reluctant, he repeated, "I like sweetness. Are you satisfied now? Is it ready to stop? Can you leave my room and let me be quiet for a moment?"

Lin Dan nodded repeatedly, "I'm satisfied. Then I'll make an amber lotus root cake for Eldest Brother at noon. It's sweet and glutinous, which is very delicious. Brother, I'll leave now."

She moved a thick pile of medical books back to her study. When Xue Boyong thought she could finally catch a breath, she came back. Without saying a word, she carried him to the window and seriously told him, "Brother, bask in the sun more, which is good for bones. It's still a little cold in the morning. I'll take you out in half an hour. We'll bask in the sun in the yard and go back to bed after lunch. Here are some military books that I found in your study. Take a look to avoid boredom. Brother, I'm leaving. Call me if you have something to do. You see, as long as you are willing to say it, I can meet all your requirements. If you have any ideas, don't worry about it anymore."

Xue Boyong sneered and said, "How many times have I said that you are not allowed to hug me without my permission? Have you ever heard of it?"

Lin Dan waved his hand disapprovingly: "That's different. I will do what is good for you, whether you agree or not."

Xue Boyong laughed colder and colder: "What's the difference between me and not?"

"Well, I can't explain it clearly to Eldest Brother. That's it." Lin Dan sighed, "Brother, I'm really gone. You have wasted a lot of time this morning."

Xue Boyong was angry with her, patted the armrest of the chair and said, "Lin Dan, how can you rake it upside down if you are unreasonable? Lin Dan, Lin Dan, come back here, let's make it clear…"

Lin Dan covered the door and rubbed her cheeks. In fact, she doesn't like to talk, but there's nothing she can do. Xue Boyong is also the kind of silent person. Now he is paralyzed in bed and depressed. If he is depressed, he has to suffocate more serious diseases. Therefore, she had to force herself to say a lot every day and try her best to tease Eldest Brother to vent his depression.

She has always been a straightforward person. She doesn't know how to speak euphemistically. On the contrary, she often makes Xue Boyong angry. But when she hit it crookedly, Eldest Brother's mood became clear day by day, and his face gradually became ruddy, which made her so relieved.

She walked into the study, took out a piece of paper and wrote: After half an hour, when the weather gets warmer, remember to hug Brother out to bask in the sun. At noon, Brother wants to eat chestnut stewed chicken, lotus root stewed spareribs, steamed bass, stir-fried cabbage, stir-fried pumpkin, and two more desserts, an amber lotus root cake and a shredded apple. Brother likes sweet food!

After writing, she glued this piece of paper to the window next to her and could see it as long as she turned her head slightly, so as to remind herself not to forget to take care of Eldest Brother because she was addicted to study.

After finishing all this, she was about to open the medical book, but heard a rapid voice coming from the door: "Lin Dan, Lin Dan, get out of here quickly!"

Lin Dan is too familiar with this voice. It's not Xue Jiming, the fiance of the original owner, but who is it? She was about to go out to see the situation when Xue Boyong said coldly, "In my yard, how can you be heard loudly?"

Xue Jiming, who was aggressive, seemed to see a cat's mouse. He immediately soften his tone and apologized carefully: "Brother, I'm wrong. I'm too anxious to do this. Next time I must pay attention, Brother, please forgive me this time."

Lin Dan then pushed the door out and asked blankly, "Are you looking for me?"

Xue Jiming clenched his fist, as if he wanted to hit someone, but he suppressed it and said quickly, "Lin Dan, go to Xuancao Hall with me to kneel and kowtow towards Xiao Cao'er to admit his mistake. Be sure to invite her to treat his legs for Brother. Xiao Cao'er can even save the dying, and it's not a big deal to cure Brother's legs."

Lin Dan frowned and said, "Is her medical skills so superb?" In the impression of the original owner, Wu Xuancao's medical skills were so bad that she couldn't even recognize the herbs. Why did she suddenly become a miracle doctor because she grabbed the wrong medicine?

Xue Jiming's face was full of anger: "Don't look down on people. Xiao Cao'er is best at treating trauma. Whether she breaks her hands and feet or breaks her intestines, she can cure them. She can sew up the wound with a needle to bring the patient back to life. She can also clamp the broken leg with two boards to restore the disabled. Her medical skills are better than your father's. Why do you look down on her? Are you going to apologize? If you don't go, I will tie you up!"

As soon as he raised his hand, two bodyguards came up with ropes.

Xue Boyong sneered and said, "In my yard, call my bodyguard and catch my people. Jiming, you are becoming more and more promising!"

Xue Jiming blushed and quickly defended, "Brother, this is all for your own good! Xiao Cao'er said that as long as Lin Dan kowtowed to her and admitted her mistake, she would come to treat your legs…"

Xue Boyong interrupted him: "I don't care whether she likes to come or not. Do you really think that everything is Lin Dan's fault?" He glanced at his younger brother and the bodyguard, and then fixed herself in Madam Xue's face, who came in a hurry.

Although everyone did not say it clearly, it was not difficult to find from their indignant expressions that they confirmed that all the wrong things had been committed by Lin Dan. If it hadn't been for Lin Dan, how could the Xue family fall into the current precarious situation?

Xue Boyong closed his eyes and said word by word, "I didn't want to say something, but I had to say something, otherwise you would never grow up. Your engagement with Lin Dan, but you accept it yourself. Is there anyone in the family who forces you?"

Xue Jiming said unwillingly, "No, no one forced me."

Xue Boyong looked straight at him and said slowly, "That's right. First of all, you promised Lin Dan for life, but then taught Wu Xuancao privately. After the incident broke out, instead of solving the matter well and explaining to the two, you secretly ran to the border gate and let the two weak women travel for you for a long time. If you know that you have a marriage contract, you should control your heart and not provoke other girls. You betrayed in the front, wavered behind, and finally shirked your responsibility and spilled dirty water on Lin Dan's head. If you don't agree to marry her from the beginning, or know how to be self-deserving after meeting Wu Xuancao, none of the following disasters will happen."

Xue Boyong glanced at Lin Dan and continued, "Wu Xuancao is entangled with a man who has been engaged. Lin Dan went to smash her store. What's wrong? Which kind of apology did you ask her to apologize? When something goes wrong, you always look for reasons in others and never look at yourself. If you can't even afford such a trivial matter, how can you talk about leading the army to fight, how can you talk about making contributions? The reason why my legs are useless is to pay off your evil debts!"

Xue Jiming was already stabbed by his eldest brother's blade-like words that he couldn't raise his head. Hearing the last sentence, he was really like a thunderbolt and could not bear it. As soon as his legs softened, he knelt down and choked up, "Brother, I'm sorry for you! I'm the culprit. I was wrong!"

After all, Xue Jiming is her son. Even if he is wrong, Madam Xue won't think deeply. Now after listening to her eldest son's words, she woke up and regretted a lot: "Boyong, I'm blamed for this! It was I who didn't educate him well that made him look ignorable and irresponsible. Inertia is like killing a son. If only I had figured out this truth earlier. I'm also wrong!"

Lin Dan was stunned by the cry in the yard. She never expected Brother to stand by her side.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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Lin Dan slowly walked to the door and whispered, "Brother, if Wu Xuancao really has good medical skills, I'd better go there?"

Xue Boyong sneered and said, "If I had heard it correctly before, she seemed to want you to kneel down and admit your mistake to her. You troubled her earlier because she and Xue Jiming were confused. Have you wronged her?

Lin Dan shook his head: "I haven't wronged her."

Xue Boyong glanced at her and continued, "That's right. Since you didn't wrong her, why don't you apologize to her? She is a teenage girl. Where can she go with good medical skills? Kneeling three times and kowtowing is a gift of worshipping the gods of heaven and earth. Can she stand it? Don't be too troubled when you go back to reading!"

Lin Dan moved his lips, as if she had something to say, but swallowed back.

"Okay, Brother, I don't have much to do. Brother, didn't you say you wanted to sleep? Shall I let Li Zhong carry you to bed?" In front of outsiders, she will never take the initiative to hug Xue Boyong, so as not to make him shameless.

Xue Boyong ignored her at all, but turned his head to scold his brother, "What are you still kneeling for? Go back to the barracks for training! I have been in the army for more than half a year, and I haven't made any progress at all!" Then he looked at the bodyguard standing by the courtyard wall and stressed word by word, "No one can act without my permission in the future!"

The bodyguards knelt down together and answered loudly.

Xue Boyong pressed his eyebrows and said tiredly, "Mother, you go too. I'm tired and want to rest. Don't listen to the wind or rain in the future. I can't stand your toss."

Madam Xue nodded obediently and dared not mention Lin Dan's kowtowing and admitting her mistake.

Only then did Li Zhong squat down and prepare to carry Eldest Young Master to bed.

The idlers left, and the noisy yard immediately restored its previous calm. The two maids were guarding outside Eldest Young Master's door. You squeezed your eyes, and I curled my lips, with a disdainful and regretful expression. They thought they could see Lin Dan's bad luck, but they didn't expect that Eldest Young Master would take the initiative to defend the culprit. Although everything was caused by Second Young Master, if it hadn't been for Lin Dan's mess, Eldest Young Master would not have fallen off his horse.

I don't know what Eldest Young Master thought. He was so angry all day that he spat blood, but stood up to maintain her at a critical moment. Couldn't she spill * soup on the dishes she cooks every day?

While the two were arranging Lin Dan in their hearts, they saw her quietly open the door and sneak out.

"Ah, you…" The girl named Biyu wanted to call her, but she was covered by another girl named Fangfei and whispered, "Don't worry about her, let her go. Only in trouble can Old Madam and Madam have an excuse to drive her away!"

Biyu nodded repeatedly to show that Fangfei let go of her mouth. The two looked at each other and smiled, with the light of gloating in their eyes. Although Eldest Young Master has been abolished, he is still a good match for them. If no one wants to marry Eldest Young Master, they will be concubines for Eldest Young Master, and life will be fine. If they can give birth to a healthy child and inherit Eldest Young Master's mantle, Old Madam and Madam will be rewarded a lot.

Eldest Young Master is a useless person, and his mood must be gloomy. Why is it difficult to get close to him and warm him up? It would be better if he could rely on them. At that time, the whole Xiaofeng Pavilion, and even General Xue's mansion, would be their world.

It is precisely because of this ulterior motive that the two girls are so tired of Lin Dan, who is in the way of their affairs.

Hearing the noise outside the door, Xue Boyong immediately opened his eyes and frowned and said, "Li Zhong, help me up quickly. It seems that something is wrong."

"Good boy," Li Zhong quickly helped him up and said doubtfully. "It's quiet in the yard. What's going on?"

"No, Lin Dan was so clever just now. It doesn't look like her." Xue Boyong ordered, "Go next door and have a look immediately."

Li Zhong nodded and immediately ran to the next door. Shao Qing ran back and said breathlessly, "Young Master, Miss Lin is gone. I looked around the yard, but I didn't see anyone."

"Go to the front yard to find Younger Brother and see if he is still there." Xue Boyong frowned very tightly.

Li Zhong followed his words and deeds. After a moment, he ran back and told him, "Second Young Master is not here. He said that he kowtowed to Xuancao Hall with Miss Lin and admitted his mistake."

Xue Boyong slapped the bedboard hard and sneered, "Okay, okay, I knew she would fight against me! Send some bodyguards to get them back to me!"

Li Zhong quickly chased out with several bodyguards, but saw that Old Madam and Madam Xue were also sitting in the carriage and preparing to kowtow to Wu Xuancao in person to admit their mistakes. Xue Jiming took off his coat and carried the thorns on his back. He was actually ready to plead guilty. In this way, the bodyguard didn't know how to stop him, so he had to kneel outside Xuancao Hall. The scene was very grand, pushing Wu Xuancao's name as a magic doctor to a new height.

Xue Boyong had no idea what was going on outside. He ordered someone to carry himself into the yard and put him where he could see the door at a glance. As long as Lin Dan comes back, he will find her as soon as possible.

An hour later, Fangfei and Biyu came over with the food box and whispered softly, "Sir, it's time to have lunch."

Xue Boyong waved his hand: "I won't eat, you can take it back."

"Sunson, at least you can eat some. This is the meal cooked by the slave and maidservant." Fangfei still didn't give up and wanted to persuade him again, but Xue Boyong's cold eyes were frozen in place. She opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't spit out a word she was afraid of.

Obviously, Lin Dan served him like this. Obviously, she said that Eldest Young Master should do whatever she should, and should not force him to obede. Why can he not do it when she gets to himself? Fangfei's hands and feet were so weak that she almost broke the bowl. Biyu had already knelt down, silent like a cold cicada.

Xue Boyong didn't even give the corners of his eyes any light. He rushed straight to the bodyguard standing in the corner of the wall and waved: "Bring me to Lin Dan's study. I'll wait for her in the room."

"Yes, General." The two bodyguards immediately moved him to Lin Dan's study with chairs.

First of all, he saw the piles of medical books, followed by a person-shaped wooden shelf placed in the corner, and then the falling paper full of handwriting. Xue Boyong bent down to pick up a piece of paper and found that it was something similar to reading notes. The handwriting was so scribbled that he could barely recognize the general content.

"Pick up all these papers and arrange them neatly." He raised his hand slightly, and the two bodyguards immediately began to move.

After a while, he pointed to the wooden puppet and said, "Give it to me."

One of the bodyguards quickly moved the wood over, and Xue Boyong found that its surface was marked with cinnabar with the direction of meridians and collaterals and the azimuth of the acupuncture point. Many acupuncture points were covered with needle holes, which showed that Lin Dan drew a lot on it. She said that she wanted to study medicine, but it turned out to be true, not a random wish.

Xue Boyong shook his head, and his cold eyes quietly melted a little. Turning around, he found a piece of paper sticking to the window. Lin Dan wrote a few lines of Douda with thick ink – half an hour later, when the weather gets warm, remember to hug Brother out to bask in the sun. At noon, Brother wants to eat chestnut stewed chicken, lotus root stewed spareribs, steamed bass, stir-fried cabbage, stir-fried pumpkin, and two more desserts, an amber lotus root cake and a shredded apple. Brother likes sweet food!

Xue Boyong's soft eyes instantly became extremely complicated, and he was stunned when he looked at this piece of paper.

About two quarters of an hour later, the bodyguard whispered, "General, the manuscripts have been sorted out."

"Ah?" Xue Boyong answered with a trance expression, and then waved his hand embarrassedly: "I see, you all step down. I want to be alone for a while."

"You haven't eaten yet?" The bodyguard reminded me.

"I don't want to eat." Xue Boyong tore off the paper on the window and looked over and over in his hand, but somehow he changed his mind and said, "Have the food box over."

The bodyguard was overjoyed and went there quickly. When he put the rich meals on the table one by one, Xue Boyong lost his appetite. Nothing else, these meals don't have the taste as Lin Dan made himself at all, and they can't arouse his appetite.

"Forget it, I won't eat it. Bring me a bowl of ginseng soup." He rubbed his eyebrows and felt uncomfortable everywhere.

Seeing that he was so uncomfortable, the bodyguard couldn't help feeling nervous. He trotted to serve ginseng soup and invited the doctor resident in Xue Mansion. After a lot of tossing, Lin Dan finally came back and said in surprise, "Brother, why are you in my room?"

Xue Boyong stared at her red and swollen forehead and said, "If I don't come, how can I know that you are superficial and tricking me around?"

Lin Dan quickly opened the topic: "Brother, have you eaten yet? If I don't eat, I'll cook for you right away."

"Lin Dan, don't always turn a deaf ear to my words!" Xue Boyong patted the table unbearably.

Seeing that he was really anxious, Lin Dan slowly walked over, squatted down and looked at him. He sighed, "Brother, as long as someone can cure you, let me kneel down and kowtow. Even if they want to eat my flesh and drink my blood, I am willing. You gave me this life. As long as you need it, I can get it back anytime and anywhere. Not only me, but also Old Madam, Second Young Master went to Xuancao Hall. They did anything for you. You see, you are so important in their hearts that you must not give up on yourself."

Speaking of this, she smiled softly, "Brother, I'm very happy today, because I didn't expect you to protect me at all. I thought you hated me." The original host suffered so many grievances, but no one really cared about her feelings. If someone had stood up like Xue Boyong and said a fair word for her at that time, she would not have made a big mistake one after another because of her love.

But what the original host couldn't get, Lin Dan got it, so she feels very warm and happy now. She couldn't help holding Xue Boyong's hand and shook it gently.

Xue Boyong tried to break free, but she held it firmly. His cheeks couldn't help blushing and gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Dan, you just played arrogantly in front of me. You admitted your cowardice when you went outside. If someone asks you to kowtow, you kowtow. Where do you put the face of the Xue family? I don't want your life. Just take care of yourself and cause me less trouble!"

"Okay, I was wrong. What Brother said is right. I'll listen to Brother." Lin Dan nodded frequently, as if she were clever.

Xue Boyong stared at her for a while, and then covered his face and sighed.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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Although the Xue family went to apologize to Wu Xuancao, she did not come to see the doctor immediately, but delayed for half a month, saying that she would not come together until the doctor in her pharmacy came back from the mountains. The doctor was Zheng Zhe (sage), a miracle doctor of the State of Wu. He lost his official position as a royal doctor because he could not cure the king's illness. Later, he was persecuted by his colleagues, so he fled to the State of Qin.

Madam Xue was originally very dissatisfied with Wu Xuancao's procrastination. As soon as she heard about Zheng Zhe's name, she forgot all those complaints in a flash. On the contrary, thank God and look forward to it.

Xue Boyong's impression of Wu Xuancao has always been very bad. At the beginning, after Xue Jiming stepped on the two boats, Wu Xuancao not took the initiative to give in, but also said that Xue Jiming could only choose between her and Lin Dan, and she would not be a concubine until she died. However, before Xue Jiming was engaged to Lin Dan, what qualifications did she have to intervene? Get among them? If she is really well-bred and reasonable, she should take the initiative to leave.

Xue Boyong doesn't care at all whether she comes or not.

Grandmother, Mother, Younger Brother and Lin Dan all ran to Xuancao Hall to kneel down and kowtow just to hire a famous doctor for himself. This intention was too heavy for him to refuse. If you can choose by yourself, he hopes that Wu Xuancao will never step into the door of Xue Manor again.

Half a month passed unconsciously. On this day, Lin Dan still carried a food box to accompany Xue Boyong for breakfast. See Li Zhong squatting down. In her body, she was about to carry Xue Boyong out of bed. She quickly walked over and said, "I'll do it. You can prepare the meal."

"Okay, Miss Lin." Li Zhong was not pretentious and soon agreed. Miss Lin was much stronger than ordinary men, which is known to everyone in the Xiaofeng Pavilion. Eldest Young Master is often carried up and down by her, which has become a wonder in the cabinet.

Xue Boyong frowned, but he didn't say anything. When Lin Dan approached, he suddenly grabbed her wrist and caught her. Lin Dan subconsciously turned her wrist and just broke free of his clamps, but he caught her the next moment. The two launched an offensive and defensive battle between this square inch. One wanted to approach, the other was not allowed to approach, the other could move flexibly, and the other was paralyzed in both legs. However, the man who acted freely was gradually defeated in such a confrontation. She was pressed on the mattress by the bad man and cut his hands back.

Lin Dan was so tired that she couldn't breathe and said in a muffled voice, "Brother, you won! Can't I hold you anymore?"

Only then did Xue Boyong let go of her hand, supported herself with a slight force in both arms, and simply moved to the chair by the bedside. Due to Lin Dan's careful recuperation, his body has long recovered to its heyday. Except for one pair of legs, he is very strong everywhere, and because of the deliberate practice these days, his arms are stronger than before.

He has been planning for a long time to teach Lin Dan a lesson. Seeing that Lin Dan was sweaty and her hair was messy by himself, he couldn't help laughing and was in an unprecedented mood.

Lin Dan ben was still a little unwilling. Seeing Eldest Brother's handsome smile, she was also happy.

"Brother, I knew you were the best!" She sat at the table, handed the served food to Xue Boyong, and told him, "Brother, eat more so that you will get well quickly."

"You eat too." Xue Boyong picked her some vegetables for the time.

"Okay." Lin Dan stared at her full job, and her mood was complicated and unspeakable. The more she gets along with Xue Boyong, the more she knows him. He is very literatiolent, bold and strong, responsible and responsible. Although he looks cold on the surface and very difficult to approach, after really understanding it, she found that he was a very protective person.

In the Xue family, Lin Dan was hated by everyone, but in Xiaofeng Pavilion, she was under the wings of Xue Boyong and protected without trace. He was the one who should have hated her the most, but he finally chose to forgive…

Thinking of this, Lin Dan's eyes were a little sour, and the food in her mouth seemed not so delicious.

Xue Boyong knocked on the dishes and scolded him, "What are you thinking about? Eat quickly!"

"Okay." In order to hide her sadness, Lin Dan quickly pulled two mouthfuls of rice, and then secretly vowed to learn medicine as soon as possible to cure Eldest Brother's leg. After dinner, she asked Xue Boyong what he wanted to eat for lunch as usual, wrote down the menu and pasted it on the window, and then began to study hard.

An hour later, the group of people hurried into the Xiaofeng Pavilion. The head was Old Madam. Behind her was a beautiful, tall girl with a unique temperament, accompanied by an old man with gray hair and a fluttering beard, who looked quite fair. Madam Xue and Xue Jiming followed them step by step and frequently said compliments.

Lin Dan recognized Wu Xuancao through the window. The old man walking beside her should be Zheng Zhe, the miracle doctor of Wu. After waiting for more than half a month, I finally waited for them. She immediately pushed the door out and said hello to several people.

Old Madam nodded and entered Eldest Grandson's room, but Wu Xuancao didn't even look at her, as if she were very disdainful. Instead, the miracle doctor Zheng stayed with the medical book in her hand for a long time before following up.

"Boyong, this is Physician Wu and Physician Zheng. They are here to see you." Old Madam said cautiously, "Come on, sit by the window and let them have a good look."

Immediately, two bodyguards carried Eldest Young Master to the chair by the window so that they could see each other.

Wu Xuancao originally thought she would see a man who described it as withered artemisia and despair, but unexpectedly, Xue Boyong's situation was 10,000 times better than she thought. His face was ruddy, his eyes were clear, and his body was strong. If someone who didn't know saw it, he would never notice that his legs were sick and he could not walk. He was taken care of by the Xue family. In her era, it was rare for disabled people who were so well-taken of.

At Xue Boyong's cold eyes, Wu Xuancao immediately lowered her head and took a deep breath. She has also been to the border gate and knows what the man is in the heart of the barbarians. He kills people like numbness and his means are fierce. He once killed 100,000 prisoners, and his heart has long been dark. Even if he becomes a disabled person, it is difficult to eliminate his evil spirit.

I heard that Lin Dan has been taking care of him since he was injured, and I don't know how Lin Dan, who is as timid as a mouse, gets along with him. Don't she feel afraid? Thinking of this, Wu Xuancao stretched out her hand and said, "Master, please help him have a look first."

Zheng Zhe immediately humbled himself: "I dare not respond to your master. I took the initiative to follow you to learn surgery. It's my turn to you Master."

Old Madam and Madam Xue were skeptical of those rumors outside. After all, Wu Xuancao is too young and looks a little unreliable. But after listening to Zheng Zhe's words, their expressions became cautious in a flash. It can be seen that Wu Xuancao is by no means a false reputation for Zheng Zhe, known as a miracle doctor.

Wu Xuancao smiled and said, "As the saying goes, 'There is no order to learn, and the talent is a teacher'. You learn first than me, and the medical skills are also more superb compared to me. How can't you afford this, Master? It's my honor that you can discuss surgery with me.

Hearing this, Zheng Zhe suddenly smiled and nodded Wu Xuancao with his finger, as if he was very happy.

Wu Xuancao said again, "Master, please first. I'll watch it for him after you see it."

Xue Boyong, who was humbly given up by the two, felt extremely uncomfortable like a piece of goods that was chosen by others.

Seeing that Eldest Brother frowned and seemed unhappy, Lin Dan immediately urged, "Are you going to see a doctor or are you here to flatter each other?"

Zheng Zhe and Wu Xuancao didn't have time to speak, so Old Madam scolded, "Dan'er, don't be rude to the two doctors!" He bowed his hand and said, "Two doctors, Dan'er has been spoiled by me, and she is a little arrogant. Please forgive me. My eldest grandson is sick…"

In fact, Old Madam is also a little anxious, but she doesn't dare to offend these two people easily.

Zheng Zhe and Wu Xuancao showed an embarrassing expression and quickly gathered around to look, smell and ask.

Xue Boyong put his fist on his lips and coughed gently, but in fact, there was a trace of smile in his eyes. Seeing that others were speechless by Lin Dan, he actually felt very interested.

Zheng Zhe carefully explored the pulse, checked Xue Boyong's eyes, tongue coating, legs, etc., and finally shook his head helplessly: "Eldest Young Master's tongue is light red and tender, the moss is white, the pulse is thin and empty, the qi stagnation and blood stasis, and the meridians and collaterals are not smooth. It should be injured in the spinal cord. Spinal cord injury is not humaneable, and I have no good way to do it." He shook his head and meditated, "I'll think about it when I go back. Pressing medicine casually may add to the serious condition of the boy's condition. You must be cautious."

Old Madam looked at Wu Xuancao with a pale face.

Wu Xuancao did not have a pulse diagnosis, but just looked at it casually and shook her head and said, "My diagnosis is as difficult to treat as Physician Zheng. The reason why General Xue's legs lose consciousness is not necessarily that he hurts the spinal cord, but may hurt nerves or even the head, but it is difficult for the naked eye to distinguish. If you want to cure his leg, you must first find out the cause of the disease. However, with the existing medical technology, it is almost impossible to find out the cause of his illness.

"You mean, Boyong's legs can't be cured?" Old Madam suppressed her fear and said,

Wu Xuancao was an upright person and immediately nodded: "That's right, I can't cure it."

Old Madam looked at Zheng Zhe, and the other party also shook his head, showing a helpless expression.

Old Madam swayed and seemed to faint, but Madam Xue, standing behind her, collapsed first, scaring everyone. They hurriedly carried her to the next room to set up, but Lin Dan crossed the noisy crowd and went to Xue Boyong's side and held his hand tightly. She felt that what she needed most comfort now was not Old Madam and Madam Xue, but Eldest Brother.

Xue Boyong was not very disappointed, nor was he sad about it. He subconsciously clenched the small hand in the palm of his hand, and his deep eyes scratched a touch of imperceptible tenderness.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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After diagnosing Madam Xue's pulse and confirming that she was just overly sad and didn't matter, Zheng Zhe and Wu Xuancao came back to say goodbye to Eldest Young Master. Since they didn't say anything to death, Old Madam and Madam Xue did not dare to offend them and ordered someone to bring a dozen taels of gold ingots as rewards.

Zheng Zhe arched his hand and said, "When I go back, I will study it with Physician Wu to see if I can find a cure."

"Good to say, thank you both for your help." Old Madam can only be careful as much as possible.

After Zheng Zhe's words fell, he looked at the desk and pretended to be surprised, "Whose is this Lin's Medical Code?"

"It's mine." Lin Dan came in a hurry and completely forgot that she was still holding a book in her hand. After coming in, she put it on Eldest Brother's table. Seeing that Zheng Zhe seemed to want to pick up the book and read it, she immediately went over and put it away.

Zheng Zhe laughed and arched his hand again, as if he didn't care, but Wu Xuancao breathed harder and turned flushed, as if she were a little unbearable. When she saw the book, an extremely strong desire to grab it suddenly surged into her heart. It seems that it should belong to her and will help her completely stand in this world and go high.

You must get it! Must! Similar calls stirred back and forth in her heart, almost making her lose her position on the spot. She gritted her teeth and couldn't help but say, "Lin Dan, can you lend me that book to read?"

Lin Dan shook her head decisively: "No."

Old Madam scolded her quickly: "Dan'er, what can you do if you show Physician Wu the book? Why is your child so mean?"

Xue Boyong sneered and said, "When I came, I asked my family to kneel down three times and kowtowed nine times, and when I went, I asked Lin Dan to present the treasures of my family. Physician Wu was so obstinate! If you are really a miracle doctor of living dead flesh and bones, I won't say anything about you, but why are you so rampant when you have a false reputation? Don't say that you can't cure my disease. Even if you can cure it, I won't care about it. Please ask Physician Wu to go back where she came from. Don't go back to my house in the future!

Old Madam opened her mouth, but she was reluctant to scold her grandson and could only compensate Wu Xuancao.

Wu Xuancao had some ways to maintain the legs. She wanted to tell the Xue family that when she saw Xue Boyong's contemptuous appearance, she was very angry and shook her hands and left. Xue Jiming bowed his hand to apologize to his eldest brother, stared at Lin Dan fiercely, and then chased her to leave.

Xue Boyong stared at his brother's embarrassed figure and shook his head and said, "I thought I had taught him a lesson last time that he could make progress, but now looking at it again, it turned out to be a mud that can't be supported by the wall. There is only that woman in his eyes, and there is no distinction between right and wrong. Grandmother, don't worry about my illness. I'm lucky to be cured. It's God's plan not to cure it. I accept my fate."

Old Madam held her grandson's hand, burst into tears, and kept muttering the word "invil". At this time, who else can she blame? Xue Jiming and Lin Dan were raised by herself, and their temper was also indulgent by her. Now this evil result should be retributed on the innocent eldest grandson, and Eldest Grandson has forgiven. What else can she do?

The slightly better Madam Xue was helped into the room by two maids, hugging her son and crying bitterly. From hope to disappointment, this huge psychological gap is too tormenting.

Lin Dan looked at them calmly and warned, "You should cry back and don't cry in front of your eldest brother. Brother is the person who needs comfort most. How can you let him comfort you in turn? His mood finally became clear. Don't do that."

The maid standing aside glared at her as if she wanted to peel off her skin, but Old Madam and Madam Xue hurriedly wiped away their tears and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, we won't cry anymore! Boyong's illness can definitely be cured. Wu Xuancao that girl is only 18 years old this year. What do you know? We can also find another doctor to see Boyong. Boyong, don't think nonsense. We're leaving now. Have a good rest."

Xue Boyong looked at Lin Dan helplessly, and then nodded, "Grandmother, Mother, have a good rest, don't worry about my illness. Fortunately, I lost my life. It's good to treat it with a normal heart."

"Okay, okay, let nature take its course." Old Madam and Madam Xue left reluctantly while wiping their tears.

Lin Dan walked back to the study, took the "Strange Diseases", turned it over to 166 pages, handed it to Xue Boyong, and said, "Brother, look, my ancestors have cured your disease. When I learn medicine, I can cure you, so don't accept your fate!"

Xue Boyong took over the book and read it carefully. His eyebrows were getting higher and higher. He didn't expect that Lin Dan's ancestor was Lin Chaoxian. No wonder Zheng Zhe's eyes twinkle when he sees the word "Lin"; no wonder Wu Xuancao has a thick face and borrows Lin Dan's books to read. You know, Lin Chaoxian is respected as a medical immortal by later generations, but the living dead are fleshy and bones, which can be called supernatural medical skills. Unfortunately, the Lin family is getting worse and worse from generation to generation. Later, it was silenced and completely disappeared.

"Your father hides so deeply." Xue Boyong sighed.

"It's not that my father hides deeply, but that he doesn't even learn the fur of his ancestors. Naturally, he dares not pretend to be a medical immortal." Lin Dan said solemnly.

Xue Boyong coughed and said with a smile: "You just beat me, Grandmother, Mother, Wu Xuancao and Zheng Zhe all day long. You can't even let go of your own father. Lin Dan, you will die if you don't criticize others, won't you?"

Lin Dan opened his eyes wide and shook his head slowly: "Brother, I never criticize people. I'm just telling the truth."

Xue Boyong couldn't help it any longer. He covered his face and smiled. After laughing, he returned the medical book and seriously urged, "You must keep these inheritances. Don't let others steal them."

"Brother, I know, I usually hide them in the dark rim of the mahogany box." Lin Dan said frankly.

Xue Boyong wanted to laugh again, but he still resisted, and his tone sounded very happy: "Then go back and change places quickly. I can't even tell you."

"Okay, I'll listen to Brother." Lin Dan squatted down and looked at him with a cautious expression: "Brother, I have learned all the medicine and pharmacology, and have begun to learn acupuncture and massage. But just building a car behind closed doors, my medical skills will definitely not be refined, and I have to see a few more patients. When your body is completely recovered, I will go to the countryside to treat the people for free and go up the mountain to collect medicine by the way. If you can't come back in time to cook for you, you must eat obediently and don't lose your temper like last time. Drinking too much ginseng soup is not good for your health.

Xue Boyong's happy expression retreated in an instant, frowned and said, "Who do you think is losing his temper?"

"I lost my temper. Brother is the strongest." Lin Dan changed her words from kindness.

Xue Boyong looked up at the sky and tried his best to suppress the strangled girl *. Hearing what she said, even he felt a little unreasonable. Isn't this girl Keke him?

Knowing that Wu Xuancao did not have the legs of Xue Boyong who was good at the rule of law, Lin Dan's pressure doubled, and she was more energetic in learning. She either recited the medical book or pricked the needle with a puppet all day long. If someone felt a little uncomfortable in Xiaofeng Pavilion, she would immediately diagnose the pulse for the other party and then prescribe several medicines.

A few days ago, Fangfei occasionally felt cold and coughed a little. She grabbed some medicine for her, told her to concoct it every day, and asked her about her condition from time to time.

On this day, Fangfei took the boiled kettle into the bedroom to exchange Eldest Young Master's face washing water. Lin Dan heard her forbearable cough and couldn't help asking, "Fangfei, are you not well yet? Is the medicine I prescribed for you ineffective?"

After staying in Xiaofeng Pavilion for a long time, Fangfei finally understood the situation. No matter who Eldest Young Master's legs are, he is really kind to Lin Dan. Although he is usually cold-eyed and it is difficult to smile, if anyone bullies Lin Dan, he will never forgive him. Not to mention that the servants and bodyguards in the yard changed their attitude towards Lin Dan under his admonition, even the second prince did not dare to speak loudly in front of Lin Dan.

Therefore, Fangfei tried her best to pull out her smiling face and said respectfully, "Miss Lin, your medicine is very effective. My illness has recovered, but I coughed a lot in the morning and stopped at noon."

"Is that right? Then I'll check your pulse again to see if you want to change the dressing. Lin Dan stretched out his hand to explore the veins.

Fangfei didn't dare to resist, so she had to do anything.

Xue Boyong didn't look at Fangfei all the way, but looked at Lin Dan frequently, with a faint smile in his eyes. The girl is crazy, but whenever a living creature passes by her, she will pull her to explore her veins, and even the big black dogs he raises can't escape.

"What can I see?" He asked softly.

"The condition is not good, but it has worsened. What's the situation?" Lin Dan wrote down a new prescription while meditating and asked Fangfei to grab the medicine.

Seeing that she had not asked, Fangfei breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retreated with the prescription. After a while, the sun came out. Lin Dan took Xue Boyong to the rocking chair outside to bask in the sun and covered his legs with a quilt.

Xue Boyong said helplessly, "How many times have you said it? Don't hug me at any time. You need to ask for my consent. If we are seen by outsiders, how can you get married?"

"Okay, Brother, I know Brother." Lin Dan agreed in her mouth, but resolutely refused to change her behavior. Taking good care of Xue Boyong is her responsibility. What's wrong with others? If she doesn't marry someone, she doesn't have to marry someone. She doesn't have to set up a family or pass on the family. She has no worries at all.

Xue Boyong wiped his face and obviously wanted to sigh, but somehow he actually smiled.

Just then, his two big black dogs ran over in a hurry, put down what was in his mouth, and carefully saw that it was a muddy oilpaper bag. The two big black dogs shouted at their owners like Xianbao, and then tore open the oil paper with their paws to expose the Chinese herbal medicine inside.

Lin Dan squatted down and picked it up for a moment, frowned and said, "This is the medicine I prescribed for Fangfei last time. Didn't she take it?"

Xue Boyong stared at the bag of medicine, which was obviously extracted from the soil, with a cold expression.Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the "Novel Multiverse dot com" website @

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Seeing that Lin Dan's good intentions had been trampled on like this, Xue Boyong was unexpectedly furious and immediately ordered, "Bring that maid here. I want to thoroughly interrogate her."

Lin Dan poked the herbs in the oil paper packet with a stick and sighed, "Forget it, Brother. I'm just starting to study medicine. It's inevitable that she doesn't trust my medical skills. Brother, I'm going to read. You bask in the sun in the yard for a while. Call me if you need anything." Being disdained certainly didn't feel good, but she wasn't angry. She was an indifferent, emotionless person in the first place. It already took all of her energy just to pay attention to the people that she needed to; where would she have the energy to care about outsiders?

"Okay, go ahead." Xue Boyong waved his hand. When Lin Dan left, he told the bodyguard, "Chase those two girls away. In the future, outsiders will not be allowed to enter Xiaofeng Pavilion as they please."

The bodyguard accepted the order and left. At the same time, Fangfei was complacently boasting to Biyu: "That lowly bitch only learned medicine for a few days and dared to prescribe medicine for me. I complied to her face, but buried the medicine on the back foot. She still asked me every day if I had gotten better. Did you see how stupid she looked? I practically led her in circles, heh…"

The words were barely out of her mouth when several bodyguards escorted her out of Xiaofeng Pavilion with her hands behind her back. Even Biyu was not spared. The two cried and begged for mercy the whole way out. They had no idea what they had done wrong even when they had been taken all the way to the main courtyard.

When Old Madam heard the noise, she quickly sent someone to take a look. When she heard that it was the bodyguards of Xiaofeng Pavilion, she was immediately worried that some accident happened to her eldest grandson again. Once she learned that it was just two maids who had crossed his bottom line and gotten kicked out, she breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't bother to listen to the two maids crying for justice either. Since they offended her eldest grandson, she naturally wouldn't let them stay. She immediately found some middlemen to sell the two of them off.

From start to finish, poor Fangfei and Biyu had no idea how they fell to this point.

Xiaofeng Pavilion was restored to its previous peace. Xue Boyong sat under the warm sunlight, but his expression was very cold. After meditating for a moment, he slowly said, "Li Zhong, has anyone in the courtyard caught an illness and is in need of treatment? If so, call them over. I have orders for them."

"Yes, Eldest Young Master." Li Zhong started to leave, but was stopped by Xue Boyong again: "Wait, carry me back to my room first."

Li Zhong didn't question it. Whatever Master ordered, he would do.

About two quarters of an hour later, he ran back panting, shook his head and said, "Eldest Young Master, no one in our yard is sick. Everyone is as strong as an ox." The bodyguards in Xiaofeng Pavilion were Xue Boyong's personal soldiers who had followed him through foul winds and bloody rain. Their physical fitness was naturally much better than most.

Xue Boyong nodded and said, "In that case, forget about it. I want to take a nap. You can go out." As he spoke, he lay down on the soft couch by the window.

Li Zhong quickly went over to close the window, then fetched a thick quilt and laid it over him. It was early winter. Even if the sun was out, it was still very cold indoors. It didn't take long to freeze a person into a popsicle if they weren't sitting next to a fire.

Xue Boyong closed his eyes and waved his hand: "Okay, you can go out."

Li Zhong quietly withdrew and didn't dare to stay any longer. Eldest Young Master was used to the battlefield and was very vigilant. He would immediately wake up at the tiniest movement, as if he were sleeping with one eye open. If he slept in the inner room, Li Zhong would still be able to set up a cot on the floor in the outer room, but now that he was sleeping in the doorway, Li Zhong could only stand guard outside.

After a while, the sun was covered by clouds and the north wind began to blow again. The sudden drop in temperature made Li Zhong shiver. Seeing that Eldest Young Master was sleeping soundly and wouldn't wake up for a while, he crept to the side room to warm himself by the fire and drink tea. Anyway, Lin Dan's study was next door to Eldest Young Master. If Eldest Young Master got up, she could hear it right away and take care of him immediately.

With Lin Dan there, Li Zhong was an extra. However, he didn't realize that when he left, Xue Boyong opened the window and pulled the quilt off.

When Li Zhong came back with a kettle of hot water, he saw Eldest Young Master sitting in the frigid wind reading a military book, his ears and hands red with cold. He quickly put down the kettle and ran to close the window, but was stopped by Eldest Young Master. "Don't close it. My chest is a little stuffy and I need some fresh air."

"Your hands are practically frozen into ice. What do you mean, you still need fresh air?"

"When I was at the borders, the weather was colder than this. Wasn't it fine?" Xue Boyong still held onto his wrist and refused to let him close the window.

Li Zhong couldn't break free. He secretly glanced next door, lowered his volume and said, "Eldest Young Master, if Miss Lin comes over later and finds you sitting at the open window reading until your hands were frostbitten, she would definitely scold you. If you don't want to be disciplined by her, you'd better close the window quickly. I'll bring you a hand stove. Warm up quickly lest she see anything out of place."

As soon as Xue Boyong heard the words "Miss Lin", he unconsciously let go and let Li Zhong close the window. Then he chuckled in his heart, unexpectedly not knowing whether to laugh or cry. It's not that I'm afraid of that little girl. I'm just too lazy to listen to her nagging. Thinking like this, he couldn't stop rubbing the space between his eyebrows. His helpless expression unconsciously held a bit of gentle indulgence.

After closing the window and lighting two more stoves, the room gradually warmed up to a more comfortable temperature. Yet Xue Boyong was somewhat distracted, raising his hand from time to time to touch his forehead.

Li Zhong was worried and said, "What's wrong with you, Eldest Young Master? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"Touch my forehead. Am I a little feverish?" Xue Boyong frowned and said.

Li Zhong touched his forehead with one hand and his own with the other and happily said, "You don't have a fever, Eldest Young Master. You're still well."

"Really?" Xue Boyong's brows not only did not relax, but also tensed even more. He covered his nose, lightly coughed twice, and said, "The fires are a little suffocating. Open the window to disperse the smoke."

Li Zhong became more confused. He squatted down and sniffed around, then shook his head and said, "Old Madam sends servants to buy specialized charcoal for Xiaofeng Pavilion. It's the most expensive silver bone coal on the market and is absolutely smokeless. Eldest Young Master, perhaps you smelled wrong."

"If I tell you to open the window, just open the window. Why all the nonsense?" Xue Boyong finally lost his patience and scolded coldly.

Li Zhong was shocked and quickly ran to open the window. He also tried to move Eldest Young Master from the window, but was turned down. The master and servant tossed about for a while until they heard a sound from the study next door. It seemed that Lin Dan had finished reading and was tidying her pen and paper.

Xue Boyong, who had just been stubbornly refusing to close the window, took the initiative to close the window himself, picked up the military book, and pretended to flip through it.

Li Zhong furtively glanced at him and scolded in his heart: Why don't you keep making trouble! Let Miss Lin see you deliberately court disaster! I knew you would be a coward in front of Miss Lin!

Xue Boyong glanced at him coldly, as if he had seen through his thoughts, and then couldn't help but cough, feeling that his throat was a little itchy. Obviously, his body felt worse, but his furrowed brows relaxed instead, showing a shallow smile.

After a moment, Lin Dan finished tidying her things and walked in. "Brother, I'm getting ready to cook. If you have anything else you want to eat, you can tell me now."

"Let's have radish stewed in chicken broth again." Xue Boyong stared at the military book in his hand and flipped through it as if he were very focused.

Lin Dan smiled in response. However, when she had finished cooking lunch and brought it over, she found Li Zhong squatting beside Xue Boyong, anxiously urging, "Eldest Young Master, you seem to have a fever. I'll go find a doctor for you!"

Xue Boyong grabbed his arm and said hoarsely, "What do you mean, find a doctor, we already have one in Xiaofeng Pavilion." He looked towards the door and beckoned, "Lin Dan, come over and take a look for me."

"Okay." Lin Dan immediately put down the food box and walked over, placing her fingers on his wrist and carefully checking his pulse.

Xue Boyong sent Li Zhong a meaningful glance, and the other person stood obediently at the door, not daring to make a single sound, let alone tell her about Eldest Young Master's previous act of courting death.

Li Zhong finally understood what Eldest Young Master tossed around for. Earlier, those two maids had hurt Lin Dan's heart. He was afraid that Lin Dan's enthusiasm and self-esteem had received a blow and he was trying to compensate for it! Eldest Young Master spoiled Lin Dan even to the detriment of his own health. In this entire manor, I'm afraid no one else could make him go to this much trouble!

Li Zhong stared at Lin Dan's back with a somewhat complicated expression, then looked at the gentle eyes of Eldest Young Master and quickly lowered his head, pretending not to know.

Xue Boyong looked at Lin Dan attentively, waiting for her to withdraw her fingertips before asking, "What's wrong with me?"

"Brother, you caught a cold, but the illness was found early and has not yet become serious. I'll prescribe some medicine for you, and you will recover after drinking it." Lin Dan wrote down a prescription and handed it to Li Zhong, urging, "Hurry to the front yard to fetch the herbs. This medicine has a dispersing effect and must be taken after a meal. I will accompany Brother to finish lunch, then let him digest for half an hour. That will be the perfect time to drink the medicine."

Li Zhong didn't dare delay, leaving quickly. There were resident doctors and small apothecaries installed in the general's manor, all prepared for Eldest Young Master. They made it extremely convenient to receive prescriptions and grab medicine.

Lin Dan put the dishes on the table one by one and said softly, "Brother, do you have a sore throat? Why don't I go back and make you a bowl of porridge?"

"It doesn't hurt. Sit down and eat." Xue Boyong waved his hand and coughed gently.

Seeing that his cheeks were somewhat flushed, Lin Dan put her right hand over his forehead to test his temperature. Fortunately, it wasn't very hot. Drinking medicine should be enough to disperse the heat. Due to the worry in her heart, she did not notice the flash of stiffness that flickered over Xue Boyong's expression, much less his evasive gaze.

"Men and women should not touch, don't you know this principle? Hurry up and remove your hand." Although his mouth was strict, Xue Boyong still dully sat in place, not moving a single muscle. In fact, if he wanted to, he could immediately pull Lin Dan's hand away, but he didn't. It was hard to tell whether he didn't think of this point or if he was unwilling to do so.

"Okay, Brother, I understand the principles. I'll listen to you." Lin Dan habitually, half-heartedly said, but the palm of her hand gently kneaded his wrinkled brows. After taking care of someone for a long time, his every expression and gesture would naturally be taken in and written on her heart.

"Brother, when you're suffering, it hurts my heart." She arranged the dishes in front of Xue Boyong, completely ignorant of the impact of her frank and honest words.

Xue Boyong stiffened for a long time before saying in a hoarse voice, "What nonsense, eat." His cheeks were redder and hotter than before, and in his eyes appeared a faint deepness that was hard to conceal.Read the most updated version of this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at Novel Multiverse – "NovelMultiverse dot com"

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While Lin Dan and Xue Boyong finished lunch together, Li Zhong brought back herbs. She immediately ran to the kitchen to brew the medicine, personally watching Xue Boyong drink it all. Then she carried him to the bed and covered him with a few thick quilts.

"If you're hot enough to sweat out your fever, you will have basically recovered. If you feel too hot later, endure it and don't kick the quilt off. Don't close the window completely. Be sure to leave a crack in case the charcoal fire is too hot and stuffy," she exhorted earnestly.

"Understood. You can go back." Xue Boyong's tone was slightly weak.

Lin Dan tucked in the corner of his quilt and watched him fall asleep before stealthily leaving. Li Zhong guarded Eldest Young Master's bed, watching him gradually go from flushed to pale cheeks, and sighed, "Eldest Young Master, is this worth the trouble? I don't know how effective Lin Dan's prescription is. If you keep dragging it out like this and the illness worsens, everyone in the courtyard will be beaten with planks."

Xue Boyong, who was pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes upon hearing this and cautioned, "If my illness worsens too much, you can find a way to draw Lin Dan away and secretly bring the resident doctor in. Don't let anyone know. She has just started studying medicine and it's hard to avoid making one or two mistakes. As she sees more patients in the future, her experience will accumulate. Sooner or later, she will master it."

"Eldest Young Master, don't forget that she was the one who ruined your legs." Li Zhong pointed out.

Xue Boyong closed his eyes and sighed a lingering sigh, "I haven't forgotten, but I can't bring myself to hate her. Just chalk it up to me owing her in my last life…" But before he even finished speaking, he had fallen fast asleep and small sweat drops began to exude from his forehead.

Li Zhong wiped his sweat nonstop, watching his face change from flushed to pale, then slowly regain a healthy blush. When he reached out and felt his forehead, the fever had somehow already subsided and the illness had mostly recovered!

"It wouldn't take effect this quickly, would it?" Li Zhong muttered in disbelief.

Another hour later, when Xue Boyong woke up and lifted the quilt, he was surprised to find that he was sweating all over his body, soaking his inner clothes. But he felt very light, as if the toxins accumulated in his organs had largely been expunged with the sweat, and his entire body seemed to contain even more vitality.

"Eldest Young Master, how do you feel?" Li Zhong asked tentatively.

Xue Boyong stretched his arms out and nodded, saying, "I feel very good. After sweating so much, I might actually be in better condition than before I fell ill."

As soon as he got up on this end, Lin Dan heard something on the other end. She immediately put down the medical book, running over with an expression brimming with expectations: "Brother, are you feeling better yet? Shall I check your pulse?"

This girl was seriously obsessed with checking pulses whenever she could. Xue Boyong chuckled in his heart but kept a straight face. He stretched out his hand and said softly, "Take a look. I think I've recovered greatly. Your prescription was extremely effective."

Lin Dan rubbed her hands together with shining eyes. She clasped Xue Boyong's hand in hers as if it were a valuable treasure, and only when she heard his deep laughter did she awkwardly loosen her hold and then gently place her index and middle fingers on his wrist to carefully examine the pulse.

Xue Boyong felt as if a feather had floated down onto his lifeline, a little ticklish and a little hot, which made him feel extremely awkward.

But at this time, Lin Dan frowned and said, "Brother, have you ever suffered from heart problems before?"

"What heart problems?" Xue Boyong failed to understand.

"Brother, your heartbeat is very rapid, which seems to be an initial symptom of heart palpitations." Lin Dan explained bluntly, in a textbook manner. She didn't have much experience at present and could only judge symptoms according to descriptions in the book. How could she think of other causes?

Xue Boyong's cheeks turned red in an instant. He forcefully pulled back his hand and said guiltily, "My body has been strong since I was a child. How could I have had heart problems? You must have misread it."

"Then I'll take a look again?" Lin Dan stretched out her hands and looked at Xue Boyong eagerly.

Xue Boyong closed his eyes for a bit, then pressed his hand against his chest. Only when he felt that his mood was much calmer did he stretch out his wrist again. This time he didn't dare to open his eyes, but rather leaned back on the soft pillow to rest, pretending to be deaf and blind.

After a short period of time, Lin Dan finally withdrew her hand and said lightly, "Sure enough, Brother, you really are better. It seems like the medicine I prescribed for you is very suitable. However, in order to consolidate the efficacy, you still have to finish drinking the remaining medicine. I'll get you a box of honeyed preserves. If you think the medicine is too bitter, you can sweeten your mouth with those."

Xue Boyong's eyes snapped open and he said in annoyance, "Who needs sweets? Do you take me for a three-year-old child?

"Brother is not a child. Brother is a general and big hero. Brother is the best!" Lin Dan stuck up her thumb, but her tone couldn't be any more casual.

But Xue Boyong still couldn't stop himself from cheering up, and then covered his face and groaned. He was practically afraid of this girl. Not only did she not listen to people's words, she also refused to accept rejection. She just minded her own business and did what she thought was right. It was precisely because she had such a simple, unsullied, and sincere heart that he couldn't hate her, let alone tolerate her being bullied.

"Go on out. I'm going to bathe and change my clothes." He pretended to impatiently chase her out.

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away." Lin Dan walked to the doorway and stopped again. She said, "It just so happens that I recently finished making some winter clothes for you, Brother. You can change into those after."

"There is an embroidery hall in the manor. Why did you have to do it personally?" Although he said this, Xue Boyong's eyes were stained with a little smile.

Presently, Lin Dan really did bring some sets of winter clothes and then retreated.

Li Zhong lifted one of the robes and his tone was very exasperated: "Miss Lin has never done needlework before. How would she be able to sew winter clothes? Look at these, Eldest Young Master. Although the stitches are neat, they are very light and cannot retain heat. I'd better take your old cotton-padded clothes back out. What a pity about this expensive material!"

"This thickness is just right for wearing indoors." Xue Boyong pinched the collar with an unconcerned expression.

"You're actually going to wear it?"

"I'm actually going to wear it. There is a brazier in the room. I won't be cold."

"How can such flimsy clothing not be cold! Eldest Young Master, don't just accommodate Miss Lin all the time. You also have to learn to say no! Miss Lin is thick-skinned and won't feel hurt."

The two bodyguards who came in to help the general bathe heard Li Zhong's words and their expressions became very strange. The general needed to learn how to say no? This person seems to have a poor understanding of the general's grandiose stature. Thinking back to the war at the border, the emperor consecutively issued three edicts to order the general to withdraw, but he ignored them all and finally led the Qin army to great victory. If he didn't know how to say no, then there was not a single unyielding person under the sun.

As soon as they thought this, the two heard the general say coldly, "I said I wanted to wear it, so I'm going to wear it. If you say any more nonsense, you can get out of Xiaofeng Pavilion!"

Li Zhong turned pale and immediately stopped talking.

As expected, the two bodyguards secretly thought. However, they couldn't help but take a glance at that set of clothing, and then shook their heads in their hearts: flimsy, really flimsy. Hanging on the dividing screen, it looked light as a feather, as if there was only a single layer of cotton fabric. How could such clothes keep out the frigid cold?

However, with Li Zhong as an example, the two dared not argue. They calculated that they needed to bring two more braziers in later to prevent the general from being frozen back into illness.

However, after bathing and changing into the clothes, Xue Boyong revealed an astonished expression. Seeing that his subordinates brought in two more braziers, he immediately waved his hand: "Take all the braziers away, it will be enough to leave just one. Don't be fooled by the fact that these clothes are thin. They are very warm."

Li Zhong moved his lips but dared not speak up. Eldest Young Master wanted to give Lin Dan face, so he would endure it and not try to rock the boat. But he soon found that the situation was different than what he thought. Eldest Young Master was telling the truth, not merely shielding Lin Dan, because a layer of fine sweat soon appeared on his forehead, as if he felt extremely warm.

"Eldest Young Master, did your fever return?" Li Zhong inquired with concern.

Xue Boyong didn't spare him a glance, but repeated to the two subordinates, "Withdraw the extra braziers, I'm not cold at all."

Seeing that the general's face was ruddy and his eyes were bright, not at all like the symptoms of illness, but more like he actually felt overheated, the two bodyguards finally removed three braziers, leaving only the one that burned the hottest. Xue Boyong sat by the window, every now and then raising his hands to touch the collar, then pinch the cuffs. He seemed to like it quite a bit.

"If only the soldiers at the border could wear such light and warm clothes," he sighed after a long time.

The padded winter clothes that border soldiers wore were very cumbersome. Add on dozens of catties of armor and it felt like they had a layer of stone wrapped around their bodies, causing their mobility to be greatly encumbered. On the battlefield, if they couldn't fight well, they would lose their lives, but if they were not dressed thickly, they would painfully freeze to death. Therefore, every winter, mortality rates increased exponentially, breaking Xue Boyong's heart.

Thinking of this, he immediately waved his hand: "Please invite Lin Dan over. I have something to ask her."

Presently, Lin Dan followed the two bodyguards in with a perplexed expression.

Xue Boyong rubbed the hem of the clothing and asked, "What are these clothes made of? They're clearly so thin, yet so fluffy and warm. If they can be mass-produced for the barracks, many lives will be saved."

Lin Dan suddenly realized what this was all about and said frankly, "Brother, I'm afraid your idea is difficult to accomplish. The layers of this outfit are not cotton, but silk. The Qin kingdom is located in the northwest and silkworms are rare. The cost to make this jacket is exorbitant, and to mass-produce it for the army would be an unimaginable expense. Additionally, silk jackets cannot be washed with water. As soon as it enters the water, the silk pocket inside will collapse and no longer be able to retain heat. Usually, meticulous care must be taken. Soldiers are busy with military affairs, so how could they split their attention to take care of a piece of clothing? Brother, look," she opened the hem to demonstrate as she spoke: "I have set up a lot of hidden buttons in the lining of your clothes to hold the silk interior in place. It can be removed when cleaning. The workmanship is exacting and intricate, and almost impossible to mass-produce."

Xue Boyong's hem was being pulled by Lin Dan and he felt awkward from head to foot; yet at the same time, he was filled with admiration for her ingenuity.

Li Zhong said with shame, "It turns out that such a thin set of clothing hides so many profound principles. I was actually so ignorant and narrow minded!"

Although Xue Boyong felt a little regret, he could only drop the idea. He gazed at Lin Dan seriously and asked, "How did you come up with such intricate clothing?"

Lin Dan said straightforwardly, "I noticed that when you changed into such heavy winter clothes, it was much less convenient for you to move around. Many times when you moved from the bed to the chair, you almost slipped and fell. Brother, you are stubborn and don't want me to carry you. I just wanted to make some light and warm clothes to make movement more convenient for you. One day, when I saw Aunt Fang's grandson playing with a silk cocoon, I patted my forehead and thought of a method to create this type of clothing."

Hearing this, Xue Boyong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he teased, "You can innovate just by patting your forehead? You really are a genius."

"To be honest, Brother, I do seem to be quite talented. When I entered the kitchen and patted my forehead, I knew how to cook. When I entered the embroidery hall and patted my forehead, I knew how to sew clothes…" Lin Dan was simply telling things as they were, but unexpectedly made everyone in the room laugh.

Xue Boyong pressed his fist against his lips and tried not to laugh too obviously in an attempt to not hurt the girl's face. The previous disappointments had disappeared like smoke and clouds. It was all right. Now that he had left the battlefield, he didn't need to concern himself about military matters, lest he be suspected of overstepping. He just felt that these past few days had really been hard on Lin Dan, to turn her from a delicate lady to her current hardworking appearance.

Thinking about this, Xue Boyong felt that his whole body was suffused with warmth and his heart started to boil. He ordered the bodyguard to bring a brocade box hidden in his study, handed it to Lin Dan, and seriously told her, "This is a trophy of war that I have collected. You can amuse yourself with it. Sewing clothes takes time and energy. It's okay if you only make a few sets every once in a while. There is no need for you to constantly do it yourself. If you have the time, why don't you read a few more medical books? I naturally have people who can take care of it. How can I make you care about me?"

"Thank you, Brother. If I don't care about you, who am I supposed to care about?" Lin Dan calmly received the brocade box. She opened it to find a dagger inlaid with jewels. She was immediately fond of it and didn't notice in the slightest that her last sentence made Xue Boyong blush.

"Speak less nonsense, hurry up and go study." Xue Boyong waved his hand to drive her away, as if he was very impatient, but after Lin Dan left, he revealed a faint smile.

Two bodyguards looked back and forth at each other, confirming again that the general treated Miss Lin differently. It should be known that that dagger was the first trophy of war he had earned on the battlefield and was a witness to his military career. Usually he treasured it very much, so how could he be willing to give it away? Did he have a sibling relationship with Miss Lin or a romantic one? But Miss Lin used to be the fiancée of Second Young Master, right? This matter looked more and more complicated…

Xue Boyong actually didn't think much about it. He was touched that Lin Dan took care of him with all her heart and had wanted to give her a gift for a while. When he thought that, the first thing that came to mind was this dagger, so he sent it out, and that was all.Read the most updated version of this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at Novel Multiverse – "NovelMultiverse dot com"

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Seeing that Xue Boyong's physical condition was stable, and that she now needed to accumulate real experience, Lin Dan finally decided to go out to be a traveling physician.

"Brother, I'm heading out. I probably won't be back until the afternoon." Before leaving, she went to report to Xue Boyong in the next room.

Xue Boyong saw that she was wearing a set of coarse cotton clothing, carrying a bamboo basket on her back, and holding a string of bells in her hand, as if she was going out for a long journey, and immediately frowned, "Where are you going?"

"I want to travel through the towns and villages outside the city to treat patients. I've finished reading all the necessary medical books and learning all the essential medical principles. Now I just have to put it all into practice. The people in the capital are picky. Whenever they're sick, they go to a doctor's clinic to see the in-house physician. The clinic would never hire me, an ignoramus, so I can only go to remote rural areas. The living conditions there aren't as good, so those with illnesses grit their teeth and hope to survive, unless their condition is critical. Only then will they load the patient on an ox cart and take them to the city. If I take the initiative to call on them, then charge a little less for the doctor's fee, they would probably be willing for me to treat them. After I get enough experience, one day, sooner or later, I will be able to heal your legs. You just wait and see." Lin Dan said as she waved her hands, ready to leave just like that.

Xue Boyong quickly raised his voice to stop her: "Hold on! You're a weak woman traveling outside alone. What will happen if you encounter danger?"

"Brother, I'm not a weak woman." Lin Dan clenched her small fist.

Remembering that she could easily lift an adult man, Xue Boyong's expression was slightly sluggish, but he still insisted: "I will not stop you from practicing medicine, but you must bring bodyguards when you go out, or else you're staying at home with me."

Lin Dan saw his expression was firm, so she half-heartedly said, "Okay, fine, Brother, whatever you say. You, and you, come with me." As she spoke, Lin Dan casually pointed out two of the guards and turned to leave, not caring whether they actually followed her. Her bearing was more natural than a marshal gathering troops for the battlefield.

Xue Boyong looked at her upright silhouette with frustration and a bit of helplessness in his expression. Presently, he held his forehead and began laughing deeply. He waved his hand and said: "Go, go, just go with her and make sure she is well protected."

Only then did the two guards salute to accept the order and take large strides to catch up.

Looking at the closed courtyard door, Xue Boyong shook his head and murmured: "I never actually blamed you for anything, so why would you go this far?" Although he said that, a corner of his cold, hard heart had already been vanquished by this stubborn little girl and begun to soften.

After Lin Dan left, the yard seemed especially quiet. Usually at this time, she would be reading in the study, the low hum of her recitation audible from time to time, like the drone of a swarm of bees. In the past, Xue Boyong had complained several times and she would habitually agree to stop. Later, she would forget. Memorizing books out loud seemed to be her habit. At this point, Xue Boyong had become accustomed to her habit. Now that this sound had suddenly disappeared, he felt uneasy instead.

He had Li Zhong carry himself outside to bask in the sun and sighed, "This little girl didn't even ask me what I wanted for lunch this morning."

Li Zhong replied automatically: "Miss Lin said that she would not be back until the afternoon. Lunch will be made by Chef Fang. What do you want to eat, Eldest Young Master? I'll go to the kitchen now and let them know."

Xue Boyong waved his hands with no interest: "No need, I don't want to eat anything."

Seeing that Eldest Young Master was so gloomy, as if he had returned to when he had first been injured, Li Zhong quickly said, "How about I call Chef Fang over now and ask her if they've received any fresh ingredients in the side kitchen today?"

"No need, let's talk about it after lunchtime." Xue Boyong was still as listless as before, just staring at the courtyard door; who knew what was on his mind.

Previously, just after breakfast, Miss Lin Dan would always playfully ask him to order what he wanted to eat at lunch. Today, Miss Lin Dan was not here, and Eldest Young Master didn't want to order any dishes either; he even said to wait until the afternoon to decide what to eat. This is clearly him not wanting to eat lunch at all! Li Zhong became more anxious. He worked up the courage to throw down the sentence "I'll go to the side kitchen to take a look" and ran away.

Xue Boyong closed his eyes, his expression a little desolate. Although he was surrounded by bodyguards, although there were countless servants to wait upon him outside the courtyard wall, he suddenly felt that his heart was empty and had nowhere to settle.

After a while, Li Zhong ran back, his anxious expression replaced by a smile, "Eldest Young Master, guess what? When Miss Lin left, she stewed a pot of beef on the stove and told the kitchen to keep it cooking until noon. By then, the meat will be at just the right softness for you to eat. I sniffed it just now and the flavor is simply amazing! If I hadn't covered my mouth fast enough, my saliva would've dripped into the pot. I don't know what seasoning Miss Lin used; it's not too bad if you don't lift the lid, but as soon as you lift it, everyone in the kitchen becomes almost intoxicated from the aroma. I have never smelled such fragrant beef before!"

Xue Boyong, who was originally still a little absent-minded, turned his head to listen attentively at this moment, his dark eyes continually flashing with light. He just remembered that before he fell asleep yesterday, the little girl had run to his room and asked him if he had any particular cravings recently. At the time, he had arbitrarily said beef, not realizing that she was asking so that she could start cooking it this morning.

Even though she was gone, she was still concerned that her brother's lunch would not be settled. This little girl… Thinking about this, Xue Boyong raised his fist and tried to cover the corners of his mouth, which rose uncontrollably.

When Lin Dan was leaving, she had already completed or delegated every task she needed to. There was no need to worry whether any problems would arise from Xue Boyong's end. She hired an ox cart and slowly rode toward the outskirts of the city. Seeing that the city gate was near at hand, she said to the two guards: "I let you follow me to appease Brother, but in fact I can handle any situation by myself. If you follow me, you won't have anything to do. Instead, you can help me look for someone."

The two guards sat outside the canopy of the cart without saying a word and did not respond at all.

Lin Dan did not get angry and continued: "You can help me find someone who has the exact same symptoms as Brother, someone whose legs were paralyzed after a fall. After you find them, tell me their address and I will go treat them. I have no experience. I can't turn Brother into a guinea pig, so I want to find a similar patient to try and treat. I'll tell you the truth, Lin Chaoxian is my great great great… grandfather. My family's ancestral Xuanji* acupuncture method can cure Brother's legs. In any case, this is also a ray of hope, so please treat it with importance."

Literally "black/mysterious help/rescue," probably best understood as "mystical healing."

The two guards, who had been holding their swords, pretending to nod off, suddenly opened their eyes and looked into the cart, but only saw the bamboo curtain.

"Lin Chaoxian is your ancestor?" The two spoke in unison, their tone extremely alert.

"Naturally. Brother also knows this." Lin Dan lifted the bamboo shade and then probed, "Will help me with this task?" Legends of Lin Chaoxian's godly medical skills had been passed down through the years, but the medical books he left behind just happened to be missing the most important volume. That was why the Lin family hid their ancestral roots and dared not brag, for fear that not only would they not be able to keep the legacy, they would ruin their ancestor's reputation instead.

The Lin family's ancestral acupuncture and massage techniques needed inner strength to be effective. Without inner strength, when the doctor pierced the death point with a needle, the patient would immediately take their last breath. That would not be saving people, it would be killing them! Because of this, Father Lin, who obviously possessed the family legacy, did not dare to learn it, only delving into the simplest techniques used to treating bruises and injuries. It was very pitiful.

The two guards did not know the inside story and had no desire to ask. They only knew that they had to seize any hope of curing the general, so they nodded immediately: "Yes, we will help you with this task! There are more people in the city so we will look there first. If we can't find anyone there, we'll go to the surrounding towns and villages. "

"Okay, then you can get off here. We will meet back at the west gate in the evening at the You hour*." Lin Dan knocked on the shaft of the cart and motioned for the driver to stop.

5 – 7 PM, pronounced "yo".

The driver was a rustic villager. What Lin Chaoxian, what Xuanji acupuncture? He had no idea at all. But even if he knew and spread rumors, Lin Dan had no fear. She was confident that she could easily resolve any trouble.

After the two guards got out of the car, they showed the driver the tokens on their belt and warned: "This young lady belongs to the General Xue Manor. You must send her back safely. Where you live and how many people are in your family, we know very clearly."

The driver agreed in fear and trepidation. By the time the two guards had left, the clothes on his back were soaked through with cold sweat. If he had known beforehand that these clients were so powerful, he would have not accepted this request.

"Let's go! With me here, there won't be any problems on the way." Lin Dan waved her hands, her tone calm, completely unaware that she had completely reversed the positions of the protector and the protected.

In fact, the Xue Manor also had their own carriages, but the decorations were very luxurious and not suitable for traveling in the countryside. Furthermore, if the people in the manor needed to use a carriage, they had to report it to Madam Xue. If she knew, Lin Dan's plans might not have been able to come to fruition. Madam Xue might be able to tolerate her staying behind to take care of her son, but she would probably not tolerate her being a traveling physician and throwing the Xue family's face.

To say something unpleasant, Lin Dan was very displeased with Madam Xue, who prioritized etiquette and dignity above all else. If the debts left by the original owner didn't have to be paid off, she would already have swung her arms and left.

The driver was amused by the little girl's commanding attitude and his anxiety dissipated in a flash. He shook the reins and slowly drove the ox cart out of the city gate.

Lin Dan took out a set of silver needles and a wooden figure she had kept in her bamboo basket and took this time to practice acupuncture techniques. She tried her hardest to control her internal energy, but the moment she inserted the needle, she wavered just the slightest bit. Violent qi flowed through the tip of the needle, into the soft wood, which instantly exploded and made a small hole.

With a muffled "pff" sound, snow white sawdust burst out of the hole and covered Lin Dan's face. Fortunately, this set of silver needles was made of extraordinary material which could withstand destructive internal energy without breaking; otherwise, even her means of making a living would be destroyed. If you replaced the wooden figurine with a real person, you could imagine that the stuff on her face wouldn't be sawdust, but fresh blood and pieces of flesh. If you couldn't control the strength of the internal energy while channeling it, this set of needles would only be able to kill people, not save them.

Thus, what she said to the driver just now was not exaggerated. As long as she held a needle in her hand, she would be able to kill whatever men or immortals she met. She was wholly unafraid of any danger.Read the most updated version of this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at Novel Multiverse – "NovelMultiverse dot com"

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After arriving at the nearest village, Lin Dan had the driver wait at the entrance. She held her bell, walking and peddling her services. "Treating the sick! If any family has an illness, call me and I will come treat it. If I can't cure it, I won't take any payment."

The bell rang and she shouted all the way through the village. When the villagers saw that she was female, and also very young, they hesitated. But once they heard that if she couldn't cure the illness, they wouldn't have to pay, they finally tentatively called out to stop her. She didn't refuse anyone who came; whoever called, she would go to their house to treat the sick. If she met a rogue who wanted to take advantage of her, she would knock them out with a single slap, no need for extra words.

The villagers saw that she was formidable and did not look down on her as much as they did before.

Lin Dan looked at several patients in succession, all of whom had minor illnesses, such as headaches and minor fevers, which were not at all difficult to treat. She would prescribe medicine, and those who had time and money could go to the apothecary in the city to fill the prescription. If they didn't have time or money, she would personally go to the mountains to collect the herbs, process and package them, and send them over the next day.

It was very costly to see a doctor and buy medicine. A random pack of herbs for treating colds would cost half a tael of silver, which was unaffordable for a common household. But Lin Dan only asked for a dozen copper coins, which was no different from giving things away for free. When the people in the village saw that she charged so little, they all came to see her whether or not they were ill. In any case, she said it herself. If she couldn't cure them, she wouldn't charge them.

Lin Dan had expected this to happen, but she didn't mind. What she lacked most now was experience, and the accumulation of experience depended on continuously practicing medicine. The more people that came to her, the happier she was, so she would never turn them away. No matter whether you were sick, as long as she had the chance to take a look at your pulse, she would learn something.

The pulse of a healthy person was distinct from the pulse of an ill one; patients with the same symptoms might also have different pulses; yet patients with different symptoms might have the same pulse*. In the process of interacting with these people, she learned many things that she wouldn't learn merely by reading. She also got a taste of the profound joy of being a doctor.

*Text originally read "patients with the same symptoms might also have different pulses; yet patients with different pulses might have the same symptoms," which means the same thing. By the way, the same pulse with different symptoms would be considered a different illness. Pulse isn't everything in Chinese medicine.

When evening fell, she wrote down the names and addresses of several households before leaving, not fully satisfied. Due to inadequate preparation, she did not bring medicine with her, so she still had to bring it over tomorrow after filling each prescription. Fortunately, most everyone only had minor aches and pains and could afford to wait. But from now on, she had to learn how to pick herbs herself, process them herself, and carry some commonly used medicine for emergency use. Otherwise, it would be like today: obviously, she knew how to treat the patients, but she didn't have medicine for them to use and had to drag it out for another day and a half.

If she mastered massage and acupuncture techniques, she could treat people on the spot, even without herbs, instead of being restricted by place and time. Thinking of this, Lin Dan touched the silver needles hidden at her waist, a fire burning in her heart.

At the You hour* the two guards punctually waiting at the west gate saw the swaying ox cart and let out a huge sigh of relief in their hearts. They had previously been duped by Lin Dan and forgotten common sense. It was only after she left that they realized that in fact, they could have left one person to protect her and have the other search the city. They didn't have to both leave at the same time. If something had happened to Lin Dan during this time, the general would never have spared the two of them!

5 – 7 PM.

"Miss Lin, I'll go with you tomorrow while Yan Zhao searches for the person, is that okay?" The head guard said after boarding the ox cart.

"Wouldn't it be a bit faster for two people to look?" Lin Dan looked out the window, paying no mind at all to her safety.

"If something happens to Miss Lin, we won't be able to give the general an account." the guard explained.

"Okay, but you have to find the person as soon as possible." Lin Dan knocked on the partition and shouted, "Driver, please stop for a bit! I want to buy something!"

"What do you want to buy? The two of us will help you." The guard immediately reached toward the purse around his waist.

"Buy that!" Lin Dan jumped off the ox cart, eyes shining.

The two followed her line of sight and saw that Xuancao Hall was just across the street. A patient with a wooden splint on his left leg was sitting on a chair that had wheels on it and was being pushed forward by a petite woman. At the door, the woman turned and bowed toward the doctor who sent her out, looking extremely grateful.

Lin Dan pointed at Xuancao Hall and said, "That chair is very convenient! With it, I can push Brother to take a walk in the yard. I might even be able to take him out of the manor for a bit."

"What an ingenious device!" The two guards also showed pleasant surprise and walked over immediately.

"Is this type of chair for sale? How much is it?" Lin Dan opened her mouth to ask, urgency visible on her face.

"It's you?" The two doctors recognized Lin Dan and sneered with disdain: "This chair is for sale to everyone who wants it, except for you! Hurry up and get lost!" Both of these people were Wu Xuancao's apprentices. Back when Lin Dan wrecked the clinic, they had also been beaten until their heads were bleeding. They had been holding a grudge for a while.

"You really won't sell it to us?" The two guards pressed the hilts of their sabers and stepped forward.

"What, do you want to use force again?" Their master was already a well-known divine doctor. Even the nobility in the imperial palace had to be respectful when they visited and requested her. What was a mere general? Thus, the two men were completely fearless and instead opened their mouths to mock her.

Lin Dan didn't want to cause trouble for Xue Boyong. She took a closer look at that wheelchair and waved her hand, saying: "Let's go, we're not buying it."

"Miss, you really don't want to buy it?" The two guards were still somewhat unresigned.

"We're not buying it, it's just a chair with a bearing installed, fitted with wheels. We can casually ask any random craftsman in the city to do that. It's not some extraordinary item. Let's go, Brother is still waiting at home. Who knows whether he ate his meals properly." Lin Dan had Xue Boyong on her mind and didn't want to waste any time on these irrelevant people.

The two doctors had wanted to provoke Lin Dan on purpose. They thought that she would cause a disturbance and they could then ask the nobility in the palace to discipline her. But they didn't expect her to just take a glance and leave, even saying that she would get a craftsman to copy the wheelchair. This didn't even count as punching cotton. It was more like jumping forward, only to be kicked down into a cesspit – extremely loathsome!

"How could you arbitrarily copy our product? Outrageous!" The younger doctor was so angry, his eyes turned red.

"How am I being outrageous? Your product is so simple, a craftsman with even the slightest bit of skill could make it at a glance. Since you're not willing to sell it to me, why can't I find someone to make one? It's not like I'm going to take it out and sell it. I'm only using it for my own household. Am I hindering you in any way? Even if I don't copy it, this type of chair will be all over the streets in a few days. Don't think too highly of yourselves and look down on the craftsmen in the capital." Lin Dan had just finished talking when a woman pushed a little chair with wheels on it and walked past. On it sat not a patient but an infant who had just turned one. The chair even had a ring-shaped board in the middle to prevent the young child from falling out. From the workmanship to the appearance, it was countless times more exquisite than the wheelchair from Xuancao Hall.

Lin Dan's eyes brightened and she immediately ran up to the woman: "Excuse me, Miss, where did you buy this type of chair?"

The woman pointed west and said, "Fuji (lucky sign) Carpenter Shop on West Street. There are chairs for both children and adults. The price is between one and five taels of silver. Young lady, you can go take a look."

"Thank you, sister!" Lin Dan turned her head and left, not even sparing another glance at the two doctors, who had smoke rising from their ears.

The two guards covered their mouths and laughed, then quickly caught up to her. If you compared the skill of spurning people, these two hairless youngsters were far worse than Lin Dan! If she didn't want to pay attention to you, she would even consider sweeping you with a glance to be a waste of her energy!

The two doctors originally wanted to hit Lin Dan's face, but didn't anticipate that their own faces would turn around and become swollen. Even passers-by saw them make a fool of themselves; it was good enough that they didn't faint from anger. They rolled up their sleeves and wanted to find that Fuji Carpenter Shop to settle accounts, but they were stopped by well-informed people: "Forget it, that shop has the Yu Prince's Manor standing behind it. Even if you go, you will hit a dead end and even offend a prince with real power. Is it worth the trouble? Your wheelchair is simple to make; if it gets copied, so be it. It's not like you depend on it to make a living."

This is a title that means "abundance."

When all was said and done, the two doctors didn't dare to offend the powerful. They stood at the door for a while before going back inside with their tail between their legs, to the amusement of the watching crowd.

Meanwhile, Wu Xuancao once again visited the Xue Manor.

After studying Xue Boyong's case, Zheng Zhe decided to treat the symptoms first, then gradually find a way to cure the root cause. So, he wrote some prescriptions to promote circulation, dissolve blood clots, and generally keep the body healthy. The patient could slowly take these. Although it wouldn't cure his legs, it could preserve his foundation.

Who knows what Wu Xuancao's intentions were; for some reason, she volunteered to deliver the medicine. When Xue Jiming heard, he immediately rushed back from the barracks to meet her. Madam Xue accompanied her, probing about her son's condition while flattering her, her attitude completely different from two years ago.

Wu Xuancao absentmindedly responded to the two of them until she walked into Xiaofeng Pavilion and her attention was roused.

"Brother, Xiao Cao'er personally brought you some medicine. Xiao Cao'er and Doctor Zheng are extremely skilled in medicine. After taking their prescription, you will quickly get better." As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Xue Jiming started giving credit to the person in his heart.

Xue Boyong ate too much at noon and was reclining on the veranda to digest when he heard this. He opened his long and narrow phoenix eyes and glanced askance at Wu Xuancao. With just this one glance, Wu Xuancao's boiling heart completely froze over. She did not dare to face him at all.

"I already said, outsiders are not welcome in my Xiaofeng Pavillion." He said slowly and clearly.

Xue Jiming went red and said, "How can Xiao Cao'er be considered an outsider? We will be one family sooner or later – isn't that right, Mother?" This was him covertly forcing his family to declare their position; it could be seen that he wasn't completely tactless.

Madam Xue gritted her teeth and nodded: "That's right, we will all be one family sooner or later. Don't be so stubborn, Boyong. Let Wu Xuancao take another look at your legs again." The words hadn't even fallen when she suddenly exclaimed: "Oh dear, why are you outside in such a thin garment? Aren't you cold? Where is Lin Dan, that damned girl? This is how she takes care of you?"

Xue Boyong frowned fiercely and said coldly: "Mother, in my courtyard, would you please refrain from calling Lin Dan a damned girl whenever you open your mouth. This is a silk-lined robe that she personally sewed for me. The lining of the jacket is made of silk and is both thin and warm. Sitting in the cold wind, my face is still ruddy and my hands are warm, which you should be able to see. My three meals are personally cooked by her each day and my inner and outer garments are personally sewn by her. This young lady was detained by me, a waste, in this courtyard, to labor all day. Shouldn't she be allowed to relax every once in a while?"

Seeing that her son reacted so strongly, Madam Xue immediately apologized to him, saying that Lin Dan was a good child, Mother jumped to conclusions, and so on and so forth.

However, Xue Jiming countered: "Brother, no matter how good Lin Dan is, that's what she owes you, what she has to pay back to you. Compared to her, Xiao Cao'er is truly sincere towards you. In order to study your case, she didn't sleep well for three consecutive nights. As soon as she drew up a course of treatment with Doctor Zheng, she immediately rushed to deliver the prescription, lest she delay your treatment. She thinks of you and considers your treatment her top priority. Why can't you get rid of your prejudice against her? All of the blame should be placed on me. It has nothing to do with her. She pities the poor and sympathizes with the old; she's charitable in thought and deed. There is no one who is better than her."

After hearing these words, Xue Boyong showed no expression, but Madam Xue felt touched and looked at Wu Xuancao with incessant gratitude.

Just at this moment, Lin Dan walked in pushing a strange chair. Paying no mind to anyone else, she looked straight at Xue Boyong with a pair of shining eyes: "Brother, look what I bought for you!"

Xue Boyong's gloomy expression immediately cleared up and a light smile involuntarily hung on the corners of his eyes and the tips of his brows, softening his handsome and cold features.Read the most updated version of this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at Novel Multiverse – "NovelMultiverse dot com"

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