The next day, when Shen Tangning got up, Chi Yan had already gone to roll call. She knew he had slept in the study the night before.

While washing up, Xue Qing whispered furtively, "I heard from Ba Liang that the young master drank quite a bit of wine last night!"

She knew the two had parted on bad terms the night before and wanted to try to mend their relationship.

If one side is willing to back down, wouldn't the conflict be easily resolved? Besides, there's Wang Zhi Ning in the manor right now, eyeing her covetously. The two of them having a falling out at this time is exactly what she wants!

But after she said that, Shen Tangning didn't react. She hadn't slept well last night, and she knew that Chi Yan had come back.

She knew he had been standing in the yard for a long time.

The two looked at each other through a window. Taking advantage of the fact that Chi Yan couldn't see her, she brazenly stared at his figure until he turned and went to the study, at which point she finally went to sleep.

Xueqing bit her lip, wanting to say a few more words, but then she looked over and calmly said, "Inform the driver that I'm going out today."

Seeing that she had no interest in discussing the topic, Xueqing pursed her lips dejectedly and said, "Yes."

...

"Is this the place?"

The carriage stopped in the alley, and Shen Tangning looked out through a gauze curtain, where she could clearly see the situation at the clinic across the street.

Wenqi sat outside, his respectful voice deliberately lowered: "That's right, I specifically inquired and found that Madam Pei comes to Renxintang to pick up medicine every seven days."

Sure enough, not long after, a low-key carriage stopped in front of Renxin Hall, and a woman wearing a veil got off the carriage. Judging from her figure, she was indeed Madam Pei.

Shen Tangning's eyes flickered slightly, a thoughtful look in them:

If it were just a routine doctor's visit or prescription pickup, there would be no need for such secrecy. If she didn't want anyone to see her, she could simply have asked someone to make the trip. But she insisted on coming herself and dressing up like this...

This only shows that she doesn't want to publicize the matter, but she's not comfortable entrusting it to someone else.

After a while, she became quite interested and waited patiently. After a while, Madam Pei came out of the clinic and got into the carriage.

After Madam Pei's carriage left, Shen Tangning instructed Wenqi, "Go and find out what medicine she got."

She originally wanted to go in person, but many people knew her, while Wenqi hadn't shown his face in front of outsiders much, so it was a safer option.

Upon entering the clinic, Wenqi immediately noticed a young man fiddling with an abacus behind the counter. He looked quite young, probably an apprentice. The man glanced at Wenqi and casually asked, "Seeing a doctor or getting medicine?"

Wenqi stepped forward and cut to the chase: "What medicine did that lady just get?"

The apprentice frowned, his tone somewhat impatient: "I'm sorry, we don't allow the disclosure of patient privacy here."

If everyone comes to ask what illness someone has and what medicine they are prescribed, who will dare to come to their house in the future?

But there are always exceptions. When Wenqi pushed a silver ingot in front of him and said with a smile, "Do me a favor," he shamefully wavered!

How much is a month's wages? This person is so generous, how can he refuse?

He glanced quickly to his left and right, then swiftly stuffed the silver ingot into his pocket and cleared his throat in a pretentious manner: "Then you can't say it was me who said it!"

Wenqi quickly returned. Shen Tangning looked at him and noticed that his expression was somewhat strange. His brow twitched slightly: "You found out?"

Wenqi looked hesitant, lowered his head, and said awkwardly, "The apprentice at the clinic said that the medicine that Madam Pei prescribed was... an aphrodisiac and kidney tonic."

Shen Tangning: "..."

Her expression was also a bit strange, and she immediately understood why Wenqi was looking at her like that.

The fact that Madam Pei frequently takes this medicine makes it hard not to wonder if Young Master Pei is impotent.

Thinking about it carefully, it's not impossible. Madam Pei has been married for three years and is still not pregnant, but Young Master Pei has never taken a concubine.

If it's his own problem, then that makes sense.

This was an unexpected discovery, Shen Tangning thought to herself as she silently tugged at her lips.