On his way back from his office at the military camp, Zhao Moyan made a detour to Xinglin Medical Clinic. Li Xingyun had been waiting inside for a long time. As soon as Zhao Moyan stepped into the pharmacy, Li Xingyun said, "My lord, you've finally arrived. Your wife came to see me this morning."

“I know,” Zhao Moyan said, sitting down next to Li Xingyun.

"Do you know what she asked?" Li Xingyun asked as he poured tea for Zhao Moyan.

"What?" Zhao Moyan reached out and took it, saying expressionlessly.

"Guess!" Li Xingyun said, deliberately keeping Zhao Moyan in suspense when he saw that Zhao Moyan didn't react.

"It's about Chen Chong."

"Your Excellency is truly remarkable. You two are indeed a couple, both possessing such profound wisdom."

"Why would she contact you?"

"It's not like the first time Madam came, when she pawned the jade pendant to me. I only glanced at it a couple of times back then, and now she's starting to suspect me."

"How did you reply?"

"Me? I didn't dare say anything more even if the Marquis disagreed. Under the Madam's threats and interrogation, I only told her that it was a royal item of the Chen Kingdom. She also asked about my relationship with you, but didn't ask anything else."

"Understood. If she has any more questions next time, just tell her the truth and don't hide anything."

"Are you sure? Don't you want to know how your wife threatened me?"

"how?"

"She wants to turn my clinic into a brothel. Your wife has quite the unique and unusual ideas, my lord!"

"It seems she knows you quite well!" Zhao Moyan said with a smile after hearing this.

"Is Your Excellency making fun of me?" Li Xingyun said somewhat angrily, but thinking about it, it made sense. Everyone in Shancheng County knew that he, the Divine Doctor Li, was not interested in women; a little inquiry would reveal that.

"I wouldn't dare, Dr. Li, you're overthinking it," Zhao Moyan said, but the smile in his eyes was obvious.

"She also asked me to tell you that if anything happens to Chen Chong, you should take good care of Tangyuan."

Zhao Moyan listened without saying anything, put down his teacup, got up and left. Li Xingyun didn't say anything more either.

On the way back, Zhao Moyan kept thinking about the meaning of Tian Yu's words. Was she preparing to leave them and follow Chen Chong? Or was she warning him not to touch Chen Chong? How much did she really know? Upon arriving home, the steward, Uncle Zhou, greeted him, saying, "My lord, have you had dinner? Would you like me to prepare dinner?"

"No need, have the others eaten yet, Madam?"

"I've eaten. Madam was out all day and didn't return until dinner time. She went to Xinglin Medical Clinic in the morning and spent the afternoon at a teahouse in the west of the city, where she bought many books."

"Understood. From now on, there's no need to monitor Madam's movements; just ensure her safety."

"Yes, this old servant understands."

"Where is Madam now?"

"In the east courtyard, after coaxing the young master to sleep, she stayed in her room alone and never came out."

"Okay, you can go now."

"yes."

Zhao Moyan walked to his own door, then turned and went to the east courtyard. Seeing that Tian Yu's light was still on, he went to her door, intending to knock and check on her. He'd been busy all day and wondered how she was; she hadn't taken her medicine that morning. Zhao Moyan was worried, but he hesitated, wondering if he shouldn't disturb her. After all, as she had said, they had nothing to do with each other anymore. After hesitating for a long time, he gently knocked. Zhao Moyan waited for a while without any sound, thinking she might be asleep. That was good, otherwise he wouldn't have known what to say.

"Please come in!"

Hearing the sounds coming from inside, Zhao Moyan was a little stunned. Was she still awake? Pushing open the door, she saw Tian Yu writing at the table with her head down. Without looking up, she said, "Uncle Zhou, is something wrong? Is Zhao Moyan back?"

When Tian Yu finished speaking and looked up to see Zhao Moyan standing in front of her, she was slightly taken aback. She then explained, "Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't notice just now. I thought it was Uncle Zhou looking for me. Did you just return, Lord Marquis?"

"Yeah, I just got back."

"My lord, have you eaten?" Tian Yu asked.

"I've already eaten. What are you doing? Why aren't you resting?" Zhao Moyan said as he walked over to see what Tian Yu was writing.

"I'm organizing some documents. Is there anything I can help you with, Lord Marquis?" Tian Yu casually covered the documents on the table, clearly not wanting Zhao Moyan to see them.

"It's nothing. You didn't take your medicine this morning. Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Seeing Tian Yu trying to cover up her discomfort, Zhao Moyan walked over and sat down on a chair in the living room.

"No, I'm fine, Your Excellency, there's no need to worry."

"Why did you start calling me Lord Marquis today?" Zhao Moyan asked curiously.

“I was ignorant of etiquette before, but now I realize it was wrong. I should address you as Lord Marquis.” Tian Yu said respectfully.

"Is it true?"

"Of course, Lord Marquis is Tangyuan's father, so I would not dare to neglect him."

"Whatever you want. You still have four more chances to fulfill the promise you made last time. Have you thought about what you want?" Zhao Moyan said.

"I don't want anything for now. I'll ask the Marquis for it later if I think of anything."

"Okay, take your time thinking about it."

"If there's nothing else, Lord Marquis, I'm going to rest now."

Zhao Moyan couldn't find a topic to talk about for a while, but wanted to stay a little longer. Tian Yu's words made her even more embarrassed, but she still pretended to be calm and said, "Okay, it's getting late, so you should get some rest."

Tian Yu bowed and walked to the door to see Zhao Moyan off. Seeing this, Zhao Moyan had no choice but to get up and leave. As soon as he stepped out the door, Tian Yu closed it. Zhao Moyan turned back to look at the closed door, shook his head, smiled bitterly, and left.

For the next few days, Tian Yu was busy collecting information about the area and establishing relationships with relevant people. She left early and returned late every day, too busy to think about anything else. In the meantime, she went back to Lao Zhao Village alone. Zhao Moyan was worried and sent two soldiers from the military camp to accompany her. When Tian Yu returned, she picked some of the vegetables that had grown at home and distributed them to the villagers in the nearby area. She also gave all the poultry at home to Grandma Gouzi to raise. Seeing that the crops in the field were growing well, she packed some things and returned to the county town.

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