"I don't!"
"Sister! He's a quack!"
"He must be lying to me!"
"Get him out of here right now!!"
Consort Xian frowned deeply.
She had always indulged her younger brother's unreasonable behavior before, but today was different!
Physician Lü is His Majesty's man. If she can't appease Physician Lü today, then when he returns to the palace and tells His Majesty, all her years of efforts will be in vain!
Consort Xian took a deep breath, suppressing her temper, and coaxed, "He'er, be good! As long as you apologize to Physician Lü, I'll think of other ways to treat your illness in the future!"
Wang Songhe had long harbored resentment towards her, so how could he possibly listen to her advice?
He shoved her and said fiercely, "It's all because of you! I'm only doing this to protect you! If it weren't for you causing the deaths of so many women in the harem, I wouldn't have..."
"He'er!"
The Consort Xian shouted to stop him, her eyes filled with frost, "What nonsense are you spouting?!"
Wang Songhe was startled by her sharp gaze and realized that he had revealed many of his sister's secrets in front of outsiders, and he felt a little scared.
He glanced at Physician Lü, unsure how much of what he had just said had actually been taken to heart.
Physician Lü kept his eyes down, seemingly oblivious to everything around him, as if he hadn't heard a thing.
In that moment of distraction, the Queen Mother burst into tears again, adding fuel to the fire unexpectedly.
She cried out, "Waaah! He'er! Just listen to your sister! Apologize to the imperial physician! Your sister has it so hard in the palace. Even if you can't help her, you can't hold her back!"
"She has it tough! But do you think it's easy for me? My leg is paralyzed! Who's going to compensate me for my leg?!"
Wang Songhe was furious! He was the one who had suffered! Why should he be made to apologize?
His leg was caused by his sister, yet he's expected to be understanding!
He's being considerate my ass!
He shouted, "I won't apologize! I'd rather die than apologize!!"
Physician Lü waited and waited, but no apology came, and his patience wore thin.
He gave a low snort, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Consort Xian and said coldly, "Your Majesty, I am of limited ability and cannot treat your brother's illness. Please find someone more skilled! I will return to the palace immediately to report!"
After saying that, he left resolutely, ignoring the attempts of those around him to stop him.
"Imperial Physician Lü!"
The Consort Xian was extremely anxious and signaled her subordinates to hurry up and give chase!
Not only did she offend Physician Lü on her way home today, but she also let him hear things he shouldn't have heard. She absolutely cannot let him return to the palace like this!
Seeing that all her trusted confidantes had gone after Physician Lü, Consort Xian took another deep breath and said to the Queen Mother, who was making things worse, "Mother, you should go back and rest first. I want to have a few words with He'er alone."
The Queen Mother wiped away her tears, "Waaah!! Alright! You two siblings, talk things out! Please don't fight anymore!"
"Okay, daughter understands!"
After watching the Queen Mother leave, Consort Xian said to the remaining two palace maids, "You two go out and guard the courtyard. Without my orders, no one is allowed to enter!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After the palace maid left, only the brother and sister remained in the room.
Consort Xian walked back to Wang Songhe's bedside step by step, her expression serious and irritable, just about to say something to him.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Two silver needles flew in, one for each of the siblings, and they both fainted at the same time.
Li Yunyan easily jumped down from the roof, squatted down, pried open Consort Xian's mouth, and stuffed a "stroke pill" into her mouth.
After waiting a short while, he raised his hand and removed the silver needles from their heads.
She put the silver needles back into her system space, a smile of accomplishment spreading across her face.
Clearing his throat, he then shouted in a high-pitched voice, "Help! Her Highness Consort Xian has fainted from anger caused by the young master!"
By the time the two remaining palace maids rushed in, Li Yunyan was already on her way home!
*
Li Yunyan returned home relatively early today; it was still afternoon when she arrived back at the courtyard.
She had just jumped over the courtyard wall when Xia Xiunian blocked her way again.
Looking at yet another unfamiliar face before him, Xia Xiunian hesitated before speaking, "Yanyan?"
"A-Nian, why are you back so early?"
Li Yunyan loosened her grip, hooked her arms around him, and lazily draped herself over him.
Xia Xiunian carried her back to the room, whispering, "I was planning to come back to see you at noon, but you weren't here, so I thought I'd wait for you to come back at home."
"Why are you being so obedient?" Li Yunyan raised her hand and pinched his cheek, then looked up and kissed his chin.
"cough!"
Xia Xiunian, his ears turning red, placed her on the soft couch and then busied himself with chores. "Have you had lunch? Would you like to take a bath?"
Li Yunyan stretched her slightly sore calves and said lazily, "No! I want to eat something first, and then take a shower!"
"Okay! Wait a moment, I'll get it done for you right away!"
He's quite adept at housework now; he can heat up the food he prepared in advance in no time by fiddling around in the kitchen.
After the food was served, Xia Xiunian, blushing, squatted down in front of her, his eyes flickering, and asked in a low voice, "Are you feeling unwell? Would you like me to feed you?"
Seeing how shy he was, Li Yunyan wanted to tease him.
She propped her head up and whispered in his ear, "I feel terrible right now! It's all your fault!"
His whole face turned red.
Looking bewildered, she asked worriedly, "Should we check on my husband? Or should we apply some medicine?"
"No need!" Li Yunyan chuckled, pulling him down and giving him a long French kiss. After a moment, slightly breathless, she said, "You are my medicine."
Xia Xiunian was captivated by her kiss. Although she now had a strange and ordinary face, his heart would involuntarily race whenever he got close to her.
This feeling made him feel lightheaded and incredibly happy!
He grinned foolishly as he carried Li Yunyan to the dining table and sat her down. When he learned that she didn't need him to feed her, he busied himself in the kitchen boiling water for her.
Li Yunyan felt that Xia Xiunian's attentiveness to her was even better than that of a maid, since a maid would never carry her in and out of the house.
He carried her behind the screen, then ran out with his ears turning red.
They've already done *that*, and he's still so shameless!
Li Yunyan chuckled to herself, thinking mischievously: Why not give him a lesson in how to toughen up his skin?
After a rustling sound, she exclaimed in surprise from behind the screen, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
"What's wrong?"
Xia Xiunian burst through the door with a "bang!" and then rushed behind the screen in one breath.
Then they saw Li Yunyan, dressed only in a light green dress, sitting on the ground with red eyes.
She had returned to her original appearance, and looked up at him, tears welling up in her eyes.
"A-Nian, I fell down!"
Xia Xiunian knelt down with heartache and picked her up, "Where are you hurt? Let me see!"
Li Yunyan raised her leg.
A long, slender, and fair leg was draped over his shoulder.
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