Chapter 7 How can she be so pitiful? Lin Yanshu is not allowed to be foolish...
Lin Yanshu crashed solidly to the ground.
She felt a sensation of both ice and fire, her mouth was numb and her buttocks were sore. She burst into tears, her cries echoing through the mountains and forests.
Ji Yuan looked closely and saw that the little girl was holding a bunch of herbs that had been nibbled on. It was his first time raising a baby, and he hadn't expected the little girl to be so greedy.
He quickly grabbed Lin Yanshu by the back of the neck to carefully determine what Lin Yanshu had accidentally ingested.
Finally, using whatever was available, they fed Lin Yanshu a few more mouthfuls of herbs, and Lin Yanshu grew up under such conditions.
It wasn't until later, when she was accidentally poisoned and lost her voice, that her master felt guilty towards her.
Although Lin Yanshu felt that before being poisoned, Ji Yuan should have felt more guilty towards her, as Ji Yuan had brought her danger several times.
Later, her master somehow found out how to obtain the antidote, threw her a letter, and disappeared.
She didn't even know where Ji Yuan was going or what the antidote was.
"That old bastard, he caused me to get poisoned, and he left a tattered note before running off to find medicine."
“I’m still here waiting for him with a very good conscience.”
Lin Yanshu pouted unhappily, her eyes filled with a sadness she herself didn't realize:
"Having him as my master is the worst luck I ever had in my past life!"
Li Chengyi's eyes softened; he hadn't expected this woman to have such a troubled past.
In this light, her rudeness was simply due to a lack of proper upbringing, and her transgression towards him was unintentional.
Since she was his savior, he would personally teach Lin Yanshu as a way of repaying her kindness.
After all, not everyone can receive the teachings of the crown prince.
Li Chengyi turned his head away, looked at the blazing fire, and awkwardly said:
"I will help you find your master."
Upon hearing Li Chengyi's words, Lin Yanshu turned to look at Li Chengyi's profile. The young man's expression was indifferent, but his eyes revealed an incredulous seriousness.
In fact, over the years, Lin Yanshu no longer harbored the obsession of being abandoned; she simply remained in the same place out of habit.
I habitually wait for my master to return to this little house one day.
But deep down she knew that the possibility was extremely slim.
She curled the corners of her lips into a slight smile, tilting her head to the side.
"Thank you, A-Zhao."
Looking at her smile, Li Chengyi knew she was just grateful to him, but his earlobes involuntarily turned red.
He clenched his fist and said sternly:
"You...you can't just smile at men like that!"
Perhaps feeling he hadn't emphasized it enough, he added a few more sentences incessantly:
"Although you doctors treat patients and save lives, you don't adhere to the strict separation of men and women."
"But you are, after all, a woman..."
As he spoke, Li Chengyi felt a slight unease:
"And she looks so...bewitching."
"If you act like this, it will be easy for men to have impure thoughts about you."
"Not everyone is like me, a true gentleman."
"Lin Yanshu, did you understand?"
Lin Yanshu hadn't been listening to what Li Chengyi was saying; she just thought his voice was quite pleasant.
The sound was so soothing that she wanted to fall asleep. With her eyes half-open and her eyelids drooping, she finally let her head sink and fell asleep on Li Chengyi's shoulder.
Li Chengyi felt a weight on his shoulder, and when he looked down, he saw that the person had actually fallen asleep.
He gritted his teeth in anger, but the person next to him seemed to sense his displeasure and snuggled into his arms for warmth.
Lin Yanshu only felt warm, and the further she went, the softer the pillow became. Little did she know that she had fallen onto Li Chengyi's chest.
Li Chengyi felt extremely ashamed and indignant, but also felt that Lin Yanshu was already asleep.
While struggling with his decision, he fell asleep with his head resting against Lin Yanshu's.
When Lin Yanshu woke up, the rain had stopped, and the faint light from outside the cave shone through the dust onto her face.
She sniffed, feeling a chill, and reached out to push Li Chengyi away.
Li Chengyi opened his eyes. After being used as a pillow by Lin Yanshu all night, he felt his arm was a little numb.
Li Chengyi slowly moved his wrists, stood up, and folded up the paper umbrella on the ground.
Lin Yanshu looked at the sun outside and excitedly jumped out. She spread her arms and spun around several times in the light and shadow. Li Chengyi walked to her side unhurriedly.
"Stop jumping, or you'll catch a cold and I'll have to take care of you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yanshu coughed.
Her eyes widened, and she glared at Li Chengyi. It must be his jinx that cursed her!
Li Chengyi smiled indulgently.
He followed behind Lin Yanshu, keeping pace with her as they descended the mountain.
The girl skipped and hopped down the mountain with her graceful figure, seemingly unaffected by the muddy mountain path.
Li Chengyi smiled to himself. He couldn't understand why Lin Yanshu, who looked pale and pitiful yesterday, was so joyful tonight.
So much so that he was so engrossed in watching Lin Yanshu's back that he lost his footing and almost tripped.
Lin Yanshu reacted quickly and caught him:
"The road is a bit slippery, let me hold your hand."
She grasped Li Chengyi's hand in return.
Lee Seung-ik thought of how he had just told her yesterday to be wary of men with ill intentions, and yet today she had so casually grabbed his hand.
He shouted angrily:
"Lin Yanshu!"
"You're not at all like a proper lady when you lay your hands on a man like that, do you know that?"
Lin Yanshu blinked in confusion, let go of Li Chengyi's hand, then tugged at his sleeve, looking at him as if to say:
Is that alright?
Lee Seung-ik closed his eyes resignedly.
The first time he gave someone pointers, he ended up teaching a complete idiot.
He will teach Lin Yanshu more about propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame in the future.
Li Chengyi thought about this all the way home.
As soon as Lin Yanshu stepped into the house, she saw a familiar face standing at the door.
She involuntarily frowned.
She never expected that trouble would come so soon after she came down from the mountain.
She knew the middle-aged woman in front of her all too well. Every month of the year, the woman would come to her to act as a matchmaker, specifically to find a husband for the governor's youngest son, Gu Shuyun.
She had absolutely no feelings for Gu Shuyun.
They were all just passersby in her medical career.
Gu Shuyun, being playful, went hunting on the mountain, but encountered a horse that had been startled and fallen off. Fortunately, she managed to pick it up.
Lin Yanshu took care of him for a while, but she never expected that Gu Shuyun would remember her so fondly.
Lin Yanshu was quite surprised when someone first sent him some gold and silk.
She only charged herself the consultation fee she was entitled to.
Later, Gu Shuyun sent people to deliver medicine and letters, and all sorts of things. Even though Lin Yanshu was slow to notice, she eventually realized something was wrong.
At first, she thought Gu Shuyun was concerned about his image and was afraid that others would find out about his disheveled state after his injury, so she gave him hush money.
Later, he kept sending her a bunch of cheesy poems, and matchmakers came to her door every day, praising Gu Shuyun to her.
She then realized that Gu Shuyun was in love with her.
The matchmaker recognized Lin Yanshu from afar, and with a beaming smile, she rushed over to him enthusiastically.
"How have you been lately, Little Lin's wife?"
Li Chengyi didn't recognize the person, but judging from her attire, he could roughly guess that she was a matchmaker who had come to his door.
He sensed that Lin Yanshu didn't like the other person.
Lin Yanshu nodded perfunctorily. The matchmaker didn't seem embarrassed and remained as enthusiastic as ever:
"Why doesn't that young lady reply to Young Master Gu's letter?!"
"Young Master Gu has been waiting so long his heart is about to break!"
Hearing the matchmaker's exaggerated tone, Lin Yanshu gestured coldly and said:
"Then he needs to see a doctor and take medicine, not ask me to write a letter."
The matchmaker smiled awkwardly:
"Isn't the young lady a doctor?"
"Moreover, Young Master Gu is outstanding in both background and learning, and he is also deeply in love with the young lady."
Lin Yanshu pushed the door open, ignoring her. The matchmaker, unperturbed by the lack of response, continued her monologue:
"Young Master Gu has passed the imperial examination again, and his family is arranging a marriage for him, but he refuses no matter what, his heart is truly waiting for the young lady!"
"Where can you find such a fine man!"
Lin Yanshu entered the gate, and the matchmaker wanted to follow her to continue persuading her, but Li Chengyi blocked her outside.
The matchmaker looked up and sized her up. One glance was enough to leave her speechless:
What a handsome young man.
Their demeanor and bearing are unmatched by ordinary people.
The matchmaker became cautious, fearing that this might be an important person from somewhere.
But when she looked him over, she saw that the man was dressed in coarse linen clothes and had a cold face.
She thought about it and realized that in this remote and desolate village, no one could possibly become a great person every day. The only person who could come out of nowhere was someone like Young Master Gu.
However, with such a beauty by her side, Lin Yanshu is probably even less interested in Young Master Gu.
What will she do about the matchmaking fee?!
"Oh, young master, are you Miss Lin's lover?"
"No wonder Miss Lin has been ignoring Young Master Gu lately."
Li Chengyi glanced at the matchmaker indifferently and said in a cold voice:
"If you keep talking like that, I can't guarantee you'll live to say another word."
At just one glance, the matchmaker felt an overwhelming sense of pressure. She forced a smile and said ingratiatingly:
"It was an old woman who misspoke."
"Young Lady Lin, if you have time, please reply to Young Master Gu's letter. That way, I can report back to him!"
The matchmaker shouted instructions to Lin Yanshu, then quickly turned and slipped away.
Only then did I realize that I had been terrified by such a young man.
Lin Yanshu had just pulled out the letter Gu Shuyun had sent a few days ago when she saw Li Chengyi sitting down in front of her with a cold face.
She swallowed hard, thinking that this person was so unpredictable, sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy.
After a long pause, Li Chengyi finally spoke:
"Who is Young Master Gu?"
Lin Yanshu gestured earnestly:
“A patient we picked up from the mountain before.”
"After he recovered from his illness, he kept saying that he liked me and wanted to marry me."
She thought for a moment, then gestured:
"Very delicate, very noisy."
Li Chengyi stared intently at the letter, as if trying to see through the thin sheets of paper, and asked softly:
"You like him?"
Although it was a question, Li Chengyi had already confirmed the answer.
Besides, with me by her side, how could Lin Yanshu possibly be interested in another man?
Lin Yanshu shook his head:
"I didn't."
"I'm still worried about how to get rid of this person."
Seeing Lin Yanshu's frustration, Li Chengyi couldn't help but smile.
She suffered because of her casual approach to choosing people.
He suddenly realized that this was a good opportunity to correct Lin Yanshu.
He spoke mysteriously and seductively:
"Then... do you want to get rid of him? I have a good way."
A note from the author:
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Lin Yanshu: Ah Zhao, Ah Zhao, can I smile at you and hug you?
Li Chengyi: ...In principle, it is not allowed, but I permit it.
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