Luanfeng was wary, but she maintained a calm and professional demeanor, saying, "Your Highness, please sit down so that I can take your pulse."

Lingyue reluctantly sat down and extended her hand. Luanfeng gently placed her wrist on Luanfeng's wrist, carefully feeling her pulse. After a moment, Luanfeng said, "Your Highness, there is nothing seriously wrong with your health. You have just been feeling a little unsettled lately, but a little care will suffice."

Upon hearing this, Lingyue immediately exploded: "What do you mean 'nothing serious'? I clearly feel uncomfortable all over. Are you just trying to brush me off?"

Luanfeng replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Your Highness, please calm down. I dare not be perfunctory. Your pulse does indeed indicate that there is no major problem with your health. If you feel unwell, it may be due to other reasons, such as poor rest or a bad mood."

Lingyue was deliberately causing trouble, so she wasn't going to listen to Luanfeng's explanation.

She suddenly stood up, pointed at Luanfeng, and said, "You're shirking your responsibility. I think you just don't want to treat me properly. Humph, do you think you can disrespect me just because Brother Ayin is protecting you?"

Luanfeng frowned slightly, but remained calm: "Your Highness, I had no such intention. I was merely informing you of your physical condition truthfully."

If you don't believe me, you can ask another doctor to diagnose you.

"How dare you talk back! Guards! Slap him in the face!"

Lingyue gave a cold laugh and ordered the maids following behind her.

Upon hearing this, the maids immediately stepped forward, raising their hands to slap Luanfeng's face. Luanfeng's heart tightened, but she still stubbornly straightened her body, her eyes revealing defiance.

"Smack!"

"Clap clap clap clap..."

The maids' slaps landed hard on Luanfeng's face.

Luanfeng's delicate face instantly swelled up red. A hint of pain and grievance flashed in her eyes, but she still stubbornly refused to beg for mercy.

"This is the price you pay for disrespecting this princess! Now... can you properly... treat this princess? Don't try to fool me!"

Lingyue slightly raised her chin, her eyes filled with smugness and threat.

Despite the pain on her face, Luanfeng was furious, but she knew she couldn't confront Lingyue directly at this moment. She took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice calm: "Your Highness, please calm down. Luanfeng will do her best to treat you."

Lingyue snorted coldly, sat down again, and extended her hand for Luanfeng to take her pulse again.

Luanfeng suppressed her emotions and carefully felt Lingyue's pulse.

After a moment, Luanfeng said, "Your Highness, you are indeed feeling a little unwell. It may be due to overwork and restlessness in recent days, which has caused some blood and qi stagnation."

I'll prescribe some herbal medicine to regulate your Qi and blood. If you take it regularly, it should provide some relief.

"Hehehe... This princess is indeed feeling unwell. You had better treat this princess seriously. If there is even the slightest mistake, this princess will not let you off lightly." Lingyue narrowed her eyes slightly, her tone full of threat.

Luanfeng lowered her head and said respectfully, "Your Highness, please rest assured, I will do my best." She turned and walked to the medicine cabinet, carefully selecting herbs with practiced and focused movements.

At this moment, Chu Wanwan, who was hiding in the shadows, frowned. This Princess Lingyue was probably not just here to slap Luanfeng a few times.

Lingyue watched Luanfeng's busy figure, and although she still felt dissatisfied, she temporarily restrained her arrogance. She sat there, waiting for Luanfeng to prepare the medicine for her.

After a while, Luanfeng walked up to Lingyue with a packet of herbs and said, "Your Highness, please decoct these herbs three times a day and take them for several days. You should feel better."

Lingyue took the herbs, glanced at them, and said with a smile, "Then thank you, Physician Luanfeng."

After saying this, she turned and left with her maids.

Luanfeng watched Lingyue's departing figure and sighed softly. Lingyue wasn't sick at all; she had only come today to humiliate her.

She knew that because of Zhan Yin, her days in the Divine Palace would be difficult, but she could not back down, because she had her own principles and beliefs.

She loved medicine and longed to use her skills to heal more wounded soldiers. Moreover, she didn't want to easily give up her feelings for Zhan Yin.

Despite the pressure from Lingyue's difficult behavior, Luanfeng knew she had to face it all bravely.

Chu Wanwan quietly returned to her palace with Lingyue. As soon as they entered the palace, a maid's voice rang out: "Princess! Are you really going to take the medicine that slut prescribed for you?"

Lingyue narrowed her eyes slightly, a hint of mockery flashing in them: "What? Are you afraid she'll concoct some poison to harm this princess? If she dares, that would suit my purposes perfectly!"

"What did the princess mean by forcing her to prescribe medicine for you?"

The maid asked in confusion.

"Now that Brother A-Yin is deeply in love with that woman, and Father Emperor refuses to bestow me in marriage to Brother A-Yin, I have to think of a way to get rid of that woman, right?"

Lingyue slightly raised her chin, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes. "This medicine is a crucial part of my plan to kill Luanfeng!"

As she spoke, Lingyue pulled out a handful of herbs, the appearance of which was remarkably similar to a medicine that Luanfeng had given her. A sinister smile curled at the corner of her lips as she said to the little maid, "Mix these herbs into the medicine that Luanfeng prescribed."

"What kind of medicine is this?"

"There is a poisonous herb that looks no different from dragon's beard grass. However, their effects are completely different. Dragon's beard grass is a good medicine for replenishing qi and blood, while this poisonous herb will make people weak without them realizing it, eventually causing them to fall into a coma and even risk their lives. As long as it is mixed into the medicine prescribed by Luanfeng, I will then arrange for someone to expose Luanfeng for poisoning me, and she will have no way to defend herself."

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