Lan Linxue understood Qin Kou'er's lip movements and couldn't help but chuckle. "You're waiting? Fine! I'll wait! You absolutely must come back! Otherwise, I'll chase you down to the ends of the earth!"

For Lan Linxue, Qin Kou'er's glance was more effective than medicine. Seeing Qin Kou'er still struggling in the wind and rain, he felt that he absolutely could not become a burden to her and had to get better immediately because he needed to stand up and shield her from all the storms that followed.

After Lan Linxue returned, she immediately told Lao Qi to hurry up and get the medicine.

The seventh brother was startled.

Lan Linxue's reluctance to take medicine is just like a patient's reluctance to eat; it's harder than forcing her to swallow it. This time, she actually asked to take the medicine on her own initiative, which is like the sun rising in the north.

It seems Qin Kou'er is quite formidable; she only glared at the Crown Prince, and he obediently followed her orders!

It seems they'll have to curry favor with this future Crown Princess from now on; that way, their lives will be much easier.

After Lan Linxue finished her medicine, the seventh brother was still worried, so he grabbed the old doctor and had him take Lan Linxue's pulse again.

The old imperial physician closed his eyes and examined the prince for a while before opening them and saying in amazement, "This is truly strange! The prince's condition is completely different from before! Although he is not completely recovered, his pulse is much stronger, and the tightness in his chest has also dissipated considerably. More importantly, it seems that he has taken something that protects his heart; his pulse feels much stronger and more powerful!"

"Does that mean the Crown Prince is alright?" The seventh prince was overjoyed. Good heavens, so looking at Qin Kou'er had this effect!

The old doctor chuckled immediately: "It won't get better so quickly! It's just that the dangerous part has completely passed, but the rest still requires recuperation."

As he spoke, the old imperial physician turned to look at Lan Linxue and asked with a smile, "Did the Crown Prince take any medicine? Otherwise, even if his pulse is good, he would not recover so quickly."

Lan Linxue immediately smiled, took out the small medicine bottle in her hand and showed it off to the old doctor, then quickly put it away.

"Coyle gave it to me!"

The seventh brother almost vomited when he saw Lan Linxue's sweet face.

Whose child is so shameless? One minute they're making me cry, the next they're treating me like a precious treasure. Is this kid trying to kill me?!

As the old doctor left with a smile, Lan Linxue secretly glanced at her small porcelain bottle, then carefully placed it against her chest.

He wants to keep this for the rest of his life.

Qin Kou'er wasn't as lucky as Lan Linxue. Lan Linxue felt that taking medicine was the most painful thing, while Qin Kou'er felt that seeing Jiang Ming was the most painful thing.

Qin Kou'er thought her smile was very gentle and beautiful, but she didn't know why Jiang Ming's bitter face looked even uglier than crying.

"Sect Leader Qin, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I'm currently overwhelmed with my own problems!"

With that, Jiang Ming sighed deeply, then leisurely sat down in his rocking chair, his face showing a bitter expression, but his body moving with a relaxed air.

"Lord Jiang is joking. All matters in Jiangnan are under your control. What else could you possibly be preoccupied with?"

Qin Kou'er wasn't in a good mood today. If she hadn't had to come, she really wanted to slap Jiang Ming to the ground. Why was she playing these games with this old man like this?

"Oh dear, Master Qin, you're joking." Jiang Ming shook his head. "What am I, the Governor-General of Liangjiang? In front of the princes and crown princes, I'm not even worthy to carry their shoes! Look, the crown prince only asked me to produce a few million taels of silver. Now I'm so anxious that my hair has turned white. Master Qin, tell me, this amount of silver is nothing to the crown prince, and even to you, Master Qin, it's just a drop in the ocean. But in front of my humble temple, it's an astronomical figure! At this rate, I think I'll have to go to Lord Gu sooner or later!"

After saying that, Jiang Ming closed his eyes slightly and snorted, "Let's see how Qin Kou'er performs! Wanting to ask for help without taking a single penny, how ridiculous! There's no such logic in the world."

Qin Kou'er frowned involuntarily. These officials were always trying to squeeze money out of her. If she was willing, they might turn a blind eye and let her have her way, but if she was unwilling, they wouldn't take a single penny from her!

There are ways to get Jiang Ming to submit, and money isn't always necessary.

Qin Kou'er smiled slightly, picked up the teacup beside her, and said softly, "Sir has always been honest and incorruptible. It would take at least three months to raise so much silver, let alone three! I wonder if I should go and see Fifth Master; perhaps he could be more lenient with you!"

At this point, Qin Kou'er looked up and smiled at Jiang Ming, "You know I've always had some connection with Fifth Master!"

Jiang Ming originally wanted to extort money from Qin Kou'er, but he didn't expect Qin Kou'er to bring up Lan Xiuyuan instead.

Jiang Ming quickly opened his eyes, sat up slightly, and looked at Qin Kou'er nervously, asking, "What will the Pavilion Master say to Fifth Master?"

Qin Kou'er gently placed the teacup aside and looked at Jiang Ming, saying, "My lord, the only thing troubling you right now is the money the Crown Prince wants and the birthday gift for the Prime Minister! You can't have both right now, I wonder if what Kou'er said is right!"

Jiang Ming sighed deeply, "Alas, Pavilion Master Qin is indeed exceptionally intelligent. I am currently troubled by this very matter!"

Qin Kou'er smiled slightly, covering her cheek with her sleeve before saying, "Actually, this matter is very simple; it's just a matter of Fifth Master's word! The Crown Prince's situation is now unchangeable. With his temper, even the Emperor, let alone me, can't handle him. But Fifth Master is magnanimous and always considerate of the difficulties faced by all the officials! Although we can't send a gift to every official in the Prime Minister's court, sending one to all the officials in Jiangnan is still possible. With this gift, plus Fifth Master putting in a good word for us with the Prime Minister, what obstacle can't we overcome? Don't you think so?"

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