Chapter 414 is exactly what you think.

As dusk fell, a faint purplish haze hung over the horizon, and distant mountains were shrouded in mist. At the foot of the mountains lay a tranquil little village.

It was dinnertime, and smoke was rising from every household's chimney. Occasionally, villagers could be seen walking along the winding village roads.

After eating and drinking their fill, Lin Yuesha and Doctor Yan went to digest their food together. She wanted to ask a few questions about her father's condition in private, but Bai Youran quickly clung to her.

"Cousin, Sister Yue Sha, I see a small river ahead. Why don't we go and wash our faces with handkerchiefs?"

Having finally escaped the sight of Granny Fang and Granny Kang after leaving the northern lands, Bai Youran skipped along happily, saying cheerfully. She caught a glimpse of Doctor Liao looking in their direction and immediately smiled.

Based on Bai Youran's observation, Physician Liao was refined and polite, and didn't talk much. He probably liked women who smiled a lot, so she tried to act naturally to get Physician Liao's attention.

Neither Doctor Yan nor Lin Yuesha could see through Bai Youran's thoughts. When she approached, the two stopped talking.

"Alright, it's stuffy in the carriage during the day, let's go to the river to wash up."

Lin Yuesha immediately agreed, and the three of them, without any maids, headed straight for the small river at the village entrance.

The village was peaceful, and the villagers worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. Their lives were simple and ordinary, yet full of warmth and life. Lin Yuesha closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and her heart calmed down.

If she hadn't had a father who was a high-ranking official, she might have lived a peaceful life as a peasant girl in a small village.

"Sister Yue Sha, may I ride in your carriage tomorrow?"

Bai Youran and Lin Yuesha took the initiative to get closer to each other. She didn't want to stay in her cousin, Doctor Yan's carriage, where she would be continued to be trained by Granny Fang and Granny Kang, forced to stand up straight and not move, a feeling that was worse than death.

Upon hearing that the two old women were now working for Lin Yuesha, Bai Youran raised an eyebrow, but in her heart she thought, "These two old women are just snobs. They say they have a wide network of connections in the capital and are invited by many daughters of officials. But they're probably just some low-ranking officials who rush to suck up to the daughters of the Prefect of the Capital."

It's a pity that Lin Yuesha wasn't the legitimate daughter of the Prefect of the Capital. There was another legitimate young lady in the Lin family mansion in the capital.

"Sister Bai, my carriage is a bit cramped."

Lin Yuesha was very averse to Bai Youran and didn't want to ride in the same carriage with her. The Yan family had pulled too many dirty tricks, but as their daughter, Bai Youran wasn't entirely innocent either.

"It's alright, how about we swap Qingxing and Qi'er for me and Ruyi?"

Bai Youran pursed her lips, then said bluntly, "Those two maids are from the Lin family, not your own people, so you should be more careful."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Qingxing and Qi'er were sent by Qin to monitor Lin Yuesha, and even if they intended to surrender, they could not be trusted.

Why not move the two of them to another carriage? That way, the two sisters can have a heart-to-heart talk.

Lin Yuesha sneered inwardly. If she didn't know what Bai Youran was thinking, she would have been somewhat moved by these heartfelt words. However, now that she understood Bai Youran's purpose, this act of sisterly affection was meaningless.

"If Sister Bai doesn't mind that my carriage is simple, please come."

Lin Yuesha did not refuse these small requests, mainly out of respect for Doctor Yan.

"How could I dislike her? Sister Yue Sha is clever and resourceful, unlike anyone else."

Bai Youran's praise was sincere, especially since the carriage had a private toilet. Although they still had to avoid towns, it was much better than having to search for a latrine everywhere.

Still a young girl at heart, after a few casual words, Bai Youran jogged straight to the river to wash up, leaving Doctor Yan and Lin Yuesha standing there.

“Sister Yue Sha, I know you are in a hurry to get to the capital as soon as possible to see your uncle for treatment.”

Yan Yan saw through Lin Yuesha's thoughts and advised, "I just took your uncle's pulse. After traveling all day, his body can't take it. We shouldn't go too fast."

It was summer, and the weather had become much hotter after leaving the city. The carriage was stuffy and couldn't be exposed to any wind. By the end of the day, Xiao Chenggui's pulse was unstable.

If you rush on your journey but fall ill midway and worsen your condition, it will be counterproductive.

"Sister Yan, you're being too hasty."

Lin Yuesha humbly accepted the instruction. She needed to adjust her mindset; this wasn't modern times, where a journey of a thousand miles could be completed in just a few hours by train or plane.

In Daqi, the only options were horse-drawn carriages and walking; one had to take each step carefully to reach their destination.

When Qingxing and Qi'er were mentioned, Doctor Yan didn't say much, but she vaguely guessed that the two of them were not Qin's people either.

"Oh, right, Sister Yue Sha, I just remembered someone."

Yan Yan thought of the pockmarked face she had seen in the Red Peach Courtyard. Lin Yuesha seemed to be close to the pockmarked face. Previously, the female doctor Yan did not want to meddle in this matter, but now that she was even closer to Lin Yuesha, she couldn't help but say a few words.

"Pockmarked face...you mean Brother Yun?"

Lin Yuesha wasn't interested in the topic of pockmarked face; she inexplicably sensed that pockmarked face was somewhat hypocritical.

He went to the capital, but he deliberately misled her to go to the Northwest. Besides, Shuangfuji was his territory, which Lin Yuesha never knew.

Indeed, Lin Yuesha didn't care about these things, but Big Beard was able to tell Hongtao the truth, so their relationship wasn't even as good as that between Hongtao and Big Beard.

Ultimately, it was because the pockmarked man didn't trust himself and was afraid that Lin Yuesha would take advantage of him.

"It's him."

The female doctor pointed to his face, saying meaningfully, "He has a very thick skin."

She had a thick skin, as if she were wearing a mask. Doctor Yan was unsure, as she had no evidence, so she could only offer a hint to Lin Yuesha.

Dr. Yan had mentioned it before, and Lin Yuesha thought that Dr. Yan had a family heirloom skill that could smooth out the pockmarks on a pockmarked face.

Now, when Dr. Yan says that a pockmarked face has thick skin, is that what she means?

"It means exactly what you think."

Lin Yuesha made a gesture of touching her face, and Doctor Yan assumed she understood, so she immediately affirmed.

“Sister Yan, next time you encounter something like this, you don’t need to worry about my feelings. I’m not that familiar with him.”

Lin Yuesha angrily severed all ties with him. She never expected that the pockmarked man, who looked like a gentleman, was actually just a hypocrite on the outside and was actually this kind of person!

She was completely fooled by him. What's the point of deceiving her?

"Concerned about your reputation?"

The female doctor Yan sensed something was amiss and asked, "Sister Yue Sha, have you misunderstood something?"

"ah?"

Lin Yuesha was also confused. She asked back, "Isn't it because Sister Yan was taken advantage of by the pockmarked man that she says he has a thick skin?"

When a woman encounters such a situation, she is too embarrassed to speak out. Sometimes, speaking out would damage her reputation, but if she doesn't speak out, she can only swallow her anger and suffer in silence.

Female Doctor Yan: ...

This matter was difficult to explain. Yan Yan thought for a moment and decided that Lin Yuesha was naive and probably didn't know about masks. She decided to leave it at that.