Song Ruoan carried the medicine back to the room, and that's when she heard Lin Miaoxin's words.
She was overjoyed: "You can know a person's face but not their heart. If I hadn't experienced it myself, I would have been deceived by my sister's appearance. But she has been pretending like this for more than ten years."
As Song Ruoan spoke, she placed the herbal medicine she was holding on the table in front of her.
A maid from the Prime Minister's residence stepped forward, tested the poison with a silver needle, and then nodded to Lin Miaoxin.
So Lin Miaoxin sat down next to Prime Minister Lin and had her maidservant come forward to feed her the medicine, spoonful by spoonful.
Seeing the maid of the Prime Minister's residence testing the poison, Song Ruoan felt somewhat displeased. However, when she saw that the maid who was feeding the medicine looked unfamiliar, she asked a question.
"Miss Lin, where did the maid who accompanied you go out earlier go? Such a loyal maid is rare."
Upon hearing this, Lin Miaoxin nonchalantly replied, "Are you talking about Twelve and Thirteen? They've already been dealt with."
“They failed to protect their master and deserve to be punished.”
Upon hearing this, Song Ruoan's eyelids twitched in surprise. She hadn't expected the Prime Minister's daughter to be so quick.
"Miss Lin is a capable leader, while they are incompetent. How should they be punished?"
Song Ruoan asked casually, but then she saw Lin Miaoxin blow on her fingernail and say nonchalantly, "Dead."
Upon hearing this, Song Ruoan's hands trembled, and the smile on her face froze instantly.
The maid who had been silently feeding the medicine suddenly trembled.
She lost her grip on the soup spoon and accidentally dripped the dark medicine onto Lin Miaoxin's skirt.
Lin Miaoxin frowned slightly and said to the maid in a light tone, "This is my favorite dress."
Upon hearing this, the young maid trembled and knelt down on the ground with a thud. "Please forgive me, Miss! Please forgive me, Miss!"
But Lin Miaoxin simply waved her hand, and two servants immediately came and dragged away the maid who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy.
Then another maid came forward and carefully continued to feed Lin Miaoxin the medicine, as if nothing had happened.
Judging from Lin Miaoxin's appearance, the maid who was just dragged out must have met the same fate: death.
Song Ruoan's eyelids twitched, and she pursed her lips without saying a word. He Yunze, on the other side, frowned slightly when he saw this.
The air fell silent for a moment, and the only sound could be the soft whirring of Lin Miaoxin taking her medicine.
Seeing their reactions, Prime Minister Lin finally spoke, and he said to Lin Miaoxin with a hint of reproach:
"My daughter is ignorant and has been spoiled by me. She was just saying things out of anger!"
"These servants are incompetent; they'll just be fined a little of their monthly allowance."
There was not a trace of blame in Prime Minister Lin's words; on the contrary, it was unusually indulgent.
He Yunze forced a smile and was about to speak when he heard Prime Minister Lin continue:
“I understand Young Master He’s situation. Are you currently lacking an official position? Judging from your demeanor, you are no ordinary person, nor do you seem like the person described in the rumors.”
Upon hearing this, He Yunze knew that Prime Minister Lin was trying to shut him up.
He hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to Prime Minister Lin, and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, Prime Minister. I could not have asked for such a favor!"
Prime Minister Lin nodded, his eyes showing more approval as he looked at He Yunze: "I admire that you don't want to rely on your father."
"There's a position called Registrar in the Secretariat now. It's a ninth-rank official post, but he's under my command, so you understand?"
Prime Minister Lin spoke meaningfully, then looked in Song Ruoan's direction again:
"As long as your wife can cure my daughter, you can use your talents to your advantage. I'm sure you'll be promoted several ranks soon and be above Su Mingli."
Overjoyed at the Prime Minister's promise, He Yunce boasted to Prime Minister Lin, "Ruo An's medical skills are superb. She just treated me and my mother, and now I can walk freely."
"As for your daughter's illness, it's likely that she'll be completely cured and lively again in less than half a month!"
"Lord Lin trusts me, and he will surely see my talent in the future."
Hearing He Yunze's resolute words, Prime Minister Lin was very pleased and valued him even more: "I entrust my daughter's health to your wife's hands."
After Lin Miaoxin finished drinking the herbal soup, she felt full of energy and the tightness in her chest was gone.
Prime Minister Lin was in a great mood and personally saw the two off from the Prime Minister's residence. Before leaving, he did not forget to instruct the maid: "Fifteen, take good care of your young lady."
Upon hearing this, He Yunze couldn't help but sigh, "Lord Lin's love for his daughter is truly well-deserved."
Prime Minister Lin shook his head: "I only have one daughter. You saving her is saving my life!"
At the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence, he patted He Yunce on the shoulder with great seriousness: "Young and promising! You are truly young and promising!"
"Tomorrow, officials from the Ministry of Personnel will go to the Marquis's residence for inspection, and the day after tomorrow you will be able to go directly to the Secretariat to take up your post."
Hearing this, He Yunze breathed a long sigh of relief.
He knew his future was secure!
After he and Song Ruoan got back into the carriage, and the carriage rumbled away, Song Ruoan nervously grasped He Yunce's hand:
“My lord, this Miss Lin is truly heartless. The maidservant beside her is named Fifteen, which proves that fourteen people had already died before this.”
"The Prime Minister's mansion is so ruthless, treating human life like dirt. I'm really scared to be asked to treat her."
He Yunze was in high spirits and didn't care about what he heard. He held Song Ruoan's hand tightly:
“You are the one treating Miss Lin, so naturally you have nothing to be afraid of. Besides, doesn’t she like you? Since she likes you, then the one who should be afraid is Song Xizhi.”
"We just said so much in front of her, she already hates Song Xizhi to the core."
As He Yunze spoke, he narrowed his eyes, his gaze full of profound meaning: "If Song Ruo'an makes you unhappy, then you will be unable to treat Miss Lin, and naturally someone will go to settle accounts with Song Xizhi."
Although Miss Lin is ruthless, she is a protective charm for them.
Hearing this, Song Ruoan finally breathed a sigh of relief and leaned sweetly on He Yunce's shoulder.
"My husband, you are so clever! I have medical skills. No matter how willful and capricious that Miss Lin is, or how insidious and ruthless Prime Minister Lin is, they will still treat me like a Bodhisattva!"
He Yunze playfully flicked Song Ruoan's nose from behind: "That's right. Now everyone in the capital knows you're a miracle doctor with amazing healing skills. We'll soon be famous throughout the world."
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