Lin Xiuyan knew beforehand that the maids around Princess Pingnan were all formidable, with Yan Nan being the most cunning among them.

The last time she was able to torment the Princess Consort of Pingnan, it was when Yan Nan was away.

Lin Xiuyan chuckled lightly: "You're being impolite to me? How so?"

"I wasn't afraid when I encountered thousands of Xuanzi Camp soldiers in the wilderness before, do you think I need to be afraid of you in the palace?"

Today is the day of the State Affairs Hall's grand meeting, which takes place every ten days, so Prince Pingnan and Ye Junfei went to the State Affairs Hall early in the morning.

They hadn't returned yet, but Ye Junfei left Wu Ge at the palace, where Wu Ge was protecting Lin Xiuyan.

Yan Nan's expression changed slightly upon hearing her words. The incident from last time had already spread throughout the Prince's residence.

Therefore, Yan Nan initially did not intend to confront Lin Xiuyan directly; she used some methods to try to distract Lin Xiuyan.

But Lin Xiuyan seemed to know her plans. No matter what she said, Lin Xiuyan insisted on staying by the side of the Medical Sage.

Yan Nan only turned against her out of desperation, hoping to make Lin Xiuyan know what was good for her.

But for Lin Xiuyan, the idea of ​​being sensible was simply impossible.

Yan Nan's eyes showed some hesitation; she was torn between continuing the attack.

Just then, she heard Ye Jingxian's screams coming from the courtyard.

Her expression changed slightly, but Lin Xiuyan laughed and turned to the Medical Sage, saying, "Fifth Uncle is amazing!"

The Sage of Medicine said calmly, "It's not that I'm amazing, it's that you are."

"If you hadn't reminded me that the Prince of Pingnan and his wife are shameless and told me to keep a backup plan, they probably would have really gone to any lengths to kill me."

It turns out that Lin Xiuyan came to see the Sage of Medicine after leaving the Political Affairs Hall yesterday.

She analyzed the way the Prince of Pingnan and his wife acted for the medical sage, reminding him to be very careful.

She also suggested that the medical sage add some poison while treating Ye Jingxian.

This is what she advised the medical sage: "You should not have the heart to harm others, but you must have the heart to guard against others."

"If they have no ill intentions towards you, you can simply get rid of the poison later."

"But if they have malicious intentions towards you, then poison is a lifesaver."

She knew the Medical Sage always disdained this way of doing things, but because the people involved were the Prince and Princess of Pingnan, he was willing to listen to her advice. (www.cascoo.net)

In addition, the Princess Consort of Pingnan treated him extremely badly today, so when he cut open Ye Jingxian's leg to remove bone fragments, he took the opportunity to poison him.

The poison was extremely virulent when it took effect, which could be considered a warning from the Sage of Medicine to the Prince of Pingnan and his wife.

Yan Nan's expression turned extremely ugly upon hearing their conversation.

At this moment, another maidservant beside the Princess of Pingnan also hurriedly came over.

Seeing that the Sage of Medicine was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sister Yan Nan, the Princess Consort requests the Sage of Medicine to come over."

These words perfectly matched what the Medical Sage had just said, and Yan Nan's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

She took a deep breath and said to the medical sage, "Please!"

Before the Sage of Medicine could speak, Lin Xiuyan laughed and said, "Do you really think the Sage of Medicine is your servant, that he can do whatever you want him to do?"

Yan Nan's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he still said, "I was rude just now, please don't hold it against me, Medical Sage."

The Sage of Medicine said calmly, "Throughout my life, I have practiced medicine and saved lives, and I have never deigned to use such low-class methods."

"But you always manage to push me to the point where I have no choice but to resort to such low-class methods to protect myself."

"You need to be taught a lesson now so you'll remember it."

"If you want me to cure Ye Jingxian's poison, then make the Princess of Pingnan kneel down and beg me."

After he finished speaking, he said to Lin Xiuyan, "Didn't you want to play chess with me just now? Come on, let's go over there and play a game."

Lin Xiuyan smiled and agreed, "Okay! The guest room is a bit small, Fifth Uncle, why don't you come to my place instead!"

The medical sage readily agreed.

As they were about to leave, Yan Nan stopped them, saying, "As a healer, how can the Sage of Medicine stand by and watch someone die?"

The Sage of Medicine laughed and said, "I treat patients, and after I heal them, you try to kill me. How can I not stand by and watch them die?"

After he finished speaking, he reached out and pushed Yan Nan away, then went to their courtyard with Lin Xiuyan.

Yan Nan's expression turned somewhat grim upon seeing this scene, but he dared not say anything more at the moment and hurriedly returned to report.

After arriving at Lin Xiuyan's courtyard, the medical sage sighed and said, "They probably bullied Yiyi in the same way back then."

"These people are used to being arrogant, and they think they can control the fate of the whole world."

Lin Xiuyan chuckled and said, "Now the initiative is in Fifth Uncle's hands. Fifth Uncle can do whatever he wants to them."

After she finished speaking, she asked He Shen to pour tea for the Medical Sage: "Go and brew the black tea that I brought and put in the box."

The physician's gaze deepened as he looked at her: "You seem to know me very well?"

He had this feeling from the very first time they met.

But he also knew clearly that they had never met before.

Lin Xiuyan was taken aback, realizing that it was because she had asked He Shen to make black tea that he had said that.

She smiled and said, "Fifth Uncle's preferences were all told to me by the young master."

He said that his fifth uncle was the closest person to him in the world and that he wanted me to take good care of him.

Her statement is barely plausible.

But the Sage of Medicine still felt that familiar feeling in his heart. He said softly, "I don't know why, but when I first saw you, I felt a pang of heartache."

"It's like seeing you suffer a lot and endure a lot of pain, wanting to help you but being unable to."

Lin Xiuyan's eyes reddened slightly upon hearing his words.

Because the Sage of Medicine had said the same thing to her in her previous life, and she had indeed caused the Sage of Medicine a lot of worry in her previous life.

She sniffed and said, "I am the only daughter in my family. My parents dote on me to the extreme, and the prince also treats me very well."

"My life has been smooth sailing, happy and carefree, so how could I possibly suffer any hardship?"

"But when I saw my fifth uncle, I felt an extraordinary sense of familiarity. Perhaps it was a connection from our past lives!"

The Sage of Medicine laughed: "If you said that to Jun Fei's face, he would blow your head off."

Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "There are ties between past and present lives. It's not just the relationship between the male and female protagonists. They can be father and daughter, or master and disciple."

The medical sage nodded: "You're right."

When he saw Lin Xiuyan, he only felt the care and love of an elder for a younger person, and had no other thoughts.

He didn't remember if they had met in a past life, but now he only hoped that the little girl would be happy.

This feeling was strange, yet real and touching.

The sound of hurried footsteps came from outside, and the two men's eyes turned cold, knowing that the Princess Consort of Pingnan had arrived.

The next moment, Princess Pingnan hurriedly entered with several maids.

She was no longer as arrogant as before. As soon as she entered, she said in a pleading tone, "Medical Sage, I know I was wrong!"

"Please, sir, forgive my petty offense and cure Xian'er of the poison!"