Chapter 125 She really liked her husband

Yuan Qing glanced at the door behind him and cupped his hands in greeting: "I've come to see the Second Master."

Lin frowned slightly, feeling something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

It seems that Xie Songyi's house has become much more lively recently.

There were more people visiting the sick. But they probably didn't discover anything.

After all, she has kept it very secret all these years.

With that thought in mind, she composed herself and went inside.

When Yuan Qing's voice entered the room, Aunt Su had just poured the medicine into the flowerbed outside the window.

Just as the door was about to be pushed open, Aunt Su hid the bowl in her sleeve and pretended to close the window.

When Madam Lin entered, she saw Xie Yanzhi sitting on the edge of the bed, with Shen Qingnian standing beside him.

Aunt Su had her hands on the window frame, as if she were closing it. Seeing her enter, Aunt Su turned and said, "Madam."

Madam Lin glanced at her, then looked up at Xie Yanzhi and said, "The young master has arrived."

Xie Yanzhi nodded slightly.

Madam Lin turned to Aunt Su and asked, "Has Second Master taken his medicine?"

Aunt Su lowered her head: "I have already given you the medicine, as usual, not a drop is left."

After hearing this, Lin replied calmly, "That's good."

"Second Uncle will no longer need to take this medicine."

As Xie Yanzhi spoke, he looked up at Madam Lin and continued:

"I met a miraculous doctor on my journey south, and he will be at your residence the day after tomorrow."

"He wrote to say that I could stop taking the medicine for two or three days so that he could better examine my pulse."

"No!" Lin was startled and blurted out.

Yilang can't stop taking this medicine, otherwise...

Xie Yanzhi frowned slightly and looked at Madam Lin.

Why?

Lin, clutching her handkerchief, looked at Xie Yanzhi's probing gaze and realized that her reaction had been a bit too intense.

She composed herself and explained, "Yi Lang has been taking this medicine, and although there has been no improvement, his condition has not worsened either."

“I’m worried that suddenly stopping the medication will be bad for Yilang’s health.”

Xie Yanzhi had already seen Lin's reaction and understood what was going on.

It seems that the Lin family had always known about the strangeness of this medicine.

Upon hearing that the miracle doctor was coming, Lin's face showed no smile, but rather a hint of panic.

"What does Second Aunt mean?" Xie Yanzhi asked tentatively.

"Let Yilang continue taking his medicine," Lin replied.

Xie Yanzhi glanced at Shen Qingnian and said, "Then let's keep everything as usual and wait for the divine doctor to arrive before making any further decisions."

The expression on Lin's face immediately relaxed.

This change in Lin's family naturally caught Shen Qingnian's attention, and she found it hard to believe.

Could it be that the Second Madam has been harming the Second Master all along?

She then rejected her own idea.

Everyone in the manor knows that the Second Madam adores her husband and takes care of him day and night.

Second Master Xie was once a great general; Second Madam probably wouldn't have the guts to do that.

Xie Yanzhi got up and walked outside. Then, remembering something, he turned back and said, "Thank you for taking care of my second uncle all these years, Auntie."

A strange feeling welled up in Lin's heart again; Xie Yanzhi had never spoken to her so politely before.

But seeing Xie Yanzhi's still indifferent expression, she calmed herself down and said, "It's no trouble at all. Taking care of Yi Lang is my duty. As long as he can get better, I'll do anything."

Seeing this, Xie Yanzhi said nothing more and led Shen Qingnian out of the house.

Madam Lin glanced at the door and saw that Xie Yanzhi had already gone far away. She turned around and sat down in a chair, looking at Aunt Su in front of her: "What did the eldest young master say when he came today?"

"Or is there something strange about it?"

Aunt Su had never seen Madam Lin like this before; she seemed afraid that the eldest son would find out something.

Remembering Shen Qingnian's words, she composed herself and said softly, "The eldest young master just sat next to the second master for a while and looked somewhat sad, but he didn't say anything else."

After hearing this, Lin felt relieved.

Xie Yanzhi was aloof and didn't talk much. Aunt Su, being timid, didn't dare to lie to her.

Madam Lin then instructed, "This medicine must be given to Second Master on time, without missing a single day, remember?"

"Yes, Madam," Aunt Su replied obediently as always.

But she knew in her heart that there must be something wrong with the medicine the second master was giving her.

Nian'er said these were just some nourishing medicines, and even if you stopped taking them for a day, what kind of trouble would arise?

Unless the Lin family knew there was something wrong with the medicine.

On the way back, Shen Qingnian kept wondering whether Master Xie's illness was related to Madam Lin.

Xie Yanzhi turned around and saw that Shen Qingnian looked absent-minded. He frowned and suddenly stopped.

Shen Qingnian didn't notice that Xie Yanzhi had stopped and bumped into him.

"What are you thinking about so intently? You're not even walking properly!"

Shen Qingnian was caught off guard and bumped into a hard chest. Only after hearing Xie Yanzhi's words did she belatedly realize that she had bumped into Xie Yanzhi.

She took a step back, looked around, and said softly, "When the Second Madam came in, did you smell anything?"

Xie Yanzhi was puzzled; apart from the smell of medicine, he couldn't smell anything else.

What kind of smell?

Shen Qingnian thought for a moment: "I can't quite put my finger on it, but it feels very familiar."

"The taste was very faint."

The room already had a strong medicinal smell, so it was quite remarkable that you could detect even this faint scent.

"But the second madam does indeed have that scent on her."

Seeing Shen Qingnian's confident expression, Xie Yanzhi said to Yuan Qing, "Prepare the carriage, let's go find Physician Zhou!"

Having received the instructions, Yuan Qing strode off to prepare the carriage.

Seeing Shen Qingnian's probing gaze, Xie Yanzhi said calmly, "He wrote this prescription. Let him take a look; maybe he can figure something out."

So that's how it is!

"Is the young master going to the palace? This servant will wait for him in the mansion." After saying that, Shen Qingnian handed over the porcelain bottle containing the medicine.

Seeing this, Xie Yanzhi smiled slightly, reached out and wrapped the porcelain bottle and Shen Qingnian's hand together, and pulled her forward: "You come with us too."

Seeing this, Ling'er quickly lowered her head. The young master was making unwanted advances towards the young lady again.

Shen Qingnian struggled to pull her hand back: "Your Highness, I can walk by myself."

Xie Yanzhi turned around and stared at Shen Qingnian. Seeing only a hint of anger on her face, without a trace of shyness, he turned and strode away.

Seeing this, Shen Qingnian and Ling'er followed closely behind.

When Yuan Qing was about to get into the carriage, he saw that Shen Qingnian was sitting outside, just like Ling'er, and he felt uneasy.

Is Miss Qing having another argument with Master?

Yuan Qing tentatively asked, "Miss Qing, would you like to sit inside?"

"It's too sunny outside."

Shen Qingnian was holding a handkerchief to her face, as the sun was quite strong.

She understood that this was just Yuan Qing's excuse; he was only afraid that Xie Yanzhi would get angry again.

She glanced at the carriage curtain and said without hesitation, "No need, I'll sit here. I can't go in and squeeze the young master."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Qing felt a chill creep up from behind the curtain...