Judge Lu quickly stepped forward and stood beside Xiao Xuan.

The Crown Prince is now assisting the Emperor in handling state affairs and is the future supreme ruler.

If something really goes wrong, it's far beyond what a mere head of the Imperial Medical Academy could bear.

"Your son was afflicted by cold when he was young, and you don't know that he has a chronic illness from that time. Now I'm going to use acupuncture to expel the stagnant cold from his body. Is there a problem?"

Judge Lu's expression froze; what the woman said was indeed true.

But he didn't know why the crown prince was affected by the cold.

But by the time he found out, the prince's health was already severely compromised.

Even a doctor like him couldn't completely eradicate it.

If it weren't for the Crown Prince's insistence on practicing martial arts to strengthen his physique, he probably would have already...

"Alright, let her try."

Xiao Xuan interrupted their argument.

"But......"

“Uncle Zhou, if you continue like this, I won’t mind sending you back to your hometown in Lingnan. Anyway, you’ve reached the age where you should be retired.”

Judge Lu had no choice but to step back. He was only forty-five; he was nowhere near the age to retire.

The Crown Prince is behaving very strangely today.

He clearly felt nauseous and vomited when he saw this woman just now, so why is he now protecting her like this?

Fine, let her give it a try.

With him here keeping an eye on things, I doubt this woman would dare to act recklessly.

If he really had any evil intentions, the guards outside would definitely be faster than him.

"Let's begin."

Xiao Xuan's eyes held no hint of a smile, yet his gaze frequently lingered on Ning Yin.

Ning Yin inserted silver needles into his acupoints one by one, her technique precise and her force just right.

After the blood clots were drained, Xiao Xuan's complexion did indeed improve considerably.

After doing all this, Ningyin weighed out some Chinese medicine from the medicine shelf and instructed Suxin to brew the medicine.

Xiao Xuan stared at the woman's nimble movements, his expression somewhat complicated.

The first woman he didn't reject was actually a country girl.

She was beautiful and a skilled doctor.

Once the medicine was ready, Judge Lu hurriedly stepped forward and fanned himself with his hand to smell it.

"Do you have a prescription for this medicine? I'd like to see it."

Ningyin's recipe is a family heirloom, and that ancient book was her grandmother's lifeblood.

No matter what, I can't tell outsiders.

"The prescription is unique and cannot be shared. If you trust me, then drink it; if not, then please do as you wish."

Xiao Xuan stared at the bowl of dark, thick soup, his expression unchanged.

His own feelings are the most genuine.

If the scent of medicine he had just smelled made him feel refreshed...

The feeling after the blood clots were removed was like being reborn.

Xiao Xuan half-raised his eyelids and picked up the medicine bowl directly from the table.

Without saying a word, he drank it all in one gulp.

Judge Lu, standing to the side, was so anxious he was stamping his feet, extremely worried.

“Young master, this… this old servant should examine it first.”

"No need, I trust this young lady."

After drinking the medicine, Xiao Xuan was about to get up when he suddenly felt a strange sensation in his leg.

The man moved with incredible speed, instantly pinning down the creature that was crawling on his leg.

Instantly, Xiao Xuan's expression turned ferocious, and his whole body trembled.

He crushed a cockroach in his hand into tiny pieces.

The cockroach died on the spot, but Xiao Xuan couldn't hold back any longer.

"Uncle Zhou, quickly bring me some water!"

When Judge Lu saw the corpse in Xiao Xuan's hands, his legs went weak.

It's not that he's afraid of these things, but rather that the Crown Prince detests cockroaches the most.

In previous years, during this season, the eunuchs who cleaned the palace would spray insecticide all over the palace.

If the prince saw a cockroach, he probably wouldn't have any appetite for the whole day.

"Is it really necessary? A grown man like you is afraid of a cockroach."

Ning Yin remained unfazed. When she was forced to kneel in the ancestral hall, her sister-in-law had bullied her quite a bit.

They stuffed cockroaches and rats under her futon too many times.

She would always crush it herself and throw it away.

I never expected a grown man to be so terrified by a cockroach.

Judge Lu brought water for Xiao Xuan to wash him clean.

Xiao Xuan managed to control his emotions.

I was planning to stay a little longer, but it seems I have to leave now.

“I apologize for my rudeness, but your medical skills are superb, and you have the ability to bring the dead back to life. How could you be in such a desolate place? You should go to a clinic in the capital.”

His abyss-like eyes fell on Ning Yin's beautiful face, and a certain emotion surged in Xiao Xuan's heart.

Ning Yin sensed something was wrong and took two steps back.

“I don’t like noise, so it’s fine here. Your illness has been going on for a long time and can’t be cured overnight. The medicine I’ve prescribed for you should be taken twice a day.”

She originally wanted to tell a lie, saying that the acupuncture treatment would last for about five days.

She'll find another place to live after the man leaves.

As a doctor, she couldn't bring herself to deceive her patients like that.

Seeing that Xiao Xuan was still quite polite, she decided to tell the truth.

"Very well, in that case, I thank you very much, young lady."

"Uncle Zhou, the consultation fee."

When Judge Lu saw that the Crown Prince's complexion had indeed improved considerably, a strange feeling arose in his heart.

He had been watching Ning Yin administer acupuncture without blinking.

Not only are the acupoints accurately located, but the pressure is also controlled just right.

He had previously administered acupuncture to the crown prince, but the results were unsatisfactory.

Now I'm starting to see the trick; the acupoints he used are exactly the opposite of Ningyin's.

Judge Lu felt inferior, but he was unwilling to admit it.

He took out ten taels of silver and handed it over.

Xiao Xuan's cold gaze was sharp, and Judge Lu said awkwardly, "Young master, then, how about five taels?"

"Uncle Zhou, when did my Li family fall into such a state? Give me five hundred taels!"

At Xiao Xuan's command, Judge Lu quickly took out five hundred taels of silver.

Ning Yin took the silver note and stared wide-eyed in surprise.

This man is really foolish and rich.

Although his mind was not normal, looking into his sharp eyes gave people an invisible sense of pressure.

Like a born superior, he exudes an air of noble aloofness and undeniable authority.

Before Ning Yin could react, Xiao Xuan had already stepped out of the courtyard.

There were cockroaches in the house, and he didn't want to stay there for another second.

I gave her 500 taels of silver, hoping she could get a better room next time.

Not long after Xiao Xuan left, Ning Yin heard what sounded like a carriage passing by outside.

Without paying too much attention, he stuffed the banknote into his sleeve and noticed that Su Xin had already cooked two side dishes.

The master and servant were starving, so they picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

"Oh, my dear sister-in-law, so you really are here!"

The sarcastic voice sounded all too familiar.

Ningyin turned her head and saw her sister-in-law dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a smug look on her face.

"Shen Jia, your brother and I are divorced. Don't call me sister-in-law. It disgusts me."

"Ningyin, you're a divorced woman, what gives you the right to be so arrogant? Are you playing some kind of hard-to-get-you-with-you trick? Let me tell you, a great general like my brother will only marry Sister Shuhuan."