Yan Nan glanced at the Princess of Pingnan, who was pressing her brow, but said nothing more before going to deal with the relevant matters.
In stark contrast to Princess Pingnan were Ye Junfei and her entourage.
After he changed out of his blood-stained clothes and wiped the blood off his face, Lin Xiuyan noticed that he only had a few shallow wounds on his body.
Those wounds only bled a little, the kind that didn't even need any medicine.
Wu Ge smiled and told them what had happened: "When the young master discovered that someone was ambushing us, he gave me a wink."
"Those assassins weren't particularly skilled in martial arts, nor did they seem like well-trained killers."
"They looked like ordinary servants and guards; although they knew some martial arts, they weren't very skilled."
“I could take on a hundred of these people by myself, not to mention the young master.”
"When they surrounded us and realized they couldn't beat us, they turned and tried to run away."
"The prince felt that since they dared to come and assassinate, they should be prepared to be killed, so he ordered me to block all their escape routes."
"In the end, it wasn't them who came to assassinate us, but us who surrounded and killed them. The two of us surrounded and killed dozens of them."
"To make it look more horrific, we chased them down for two blocks."
"Of course, to others, it looks more like they're chasing after us and beating us up."
Lin Xiuyan was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
She looked at Ye Junfei and asked, "Are these people the old hag's men?"
"It shouldn't be." Ye Junfei had dealt with Princess Pingnan far more times than Lin Xiuyan, and he understood her way of doing things much better.
His eyes were deep and unfathomable: "If I'm not mistaken, it should be someone from Anle."
Lin Xiuyan was stunned for a moment. She remembered that she had overheard Princess Anle's words earlier that day.
This might be what Princess Anle meant by "adding fuel to the fire."
She pursed her lips slightly and said, "He's pretty quick."
Ye Junfei said calmly, "Anle has always been efficient, but this time I have to thank him."
Lin Xiuyan knew why he wanted to thank Princess Xie Anle. In the end, Ye Junfei did indeed need such an assassination at this time.
Only with this one thing in place can the entire Ye royal family stand behind Ye Junfei and serve him.
She laughed and said, "I really have to thank him for this, but if he knew that's what you were thinking, he'd probably be furious."
Ye Junfei also laughed and said, "So sometimes, those with ill intentions don't necessarily do all bad things."
At this point, he asked the Medical Sage, "Fifth Uncle, how did you come up with the idea of preparing so many IOUs?"
The Medical Sage looked at Lin Xiuyan and said, "Xiuyan said that the Prince's mansion has been quite unsettled recently. Unsettled means that someone will get injured or sick."
"She thought this was a chance to make money, so she made me write some IOUs just in case."
"I never expected that the very thing I wrote today would come in handy."
Lin Xiuyan pursed her lips and said, "Fifth Uncle can still do more in this matter. He can poison the old hag or something."
The medical sage raised his hand and gave her a sharp rap on the head, saying, "Don't forget the medical ethics I told you about!"
"As doctors, no matter how good our medical skills are, we must not forget our original intentions."
"Although the Princess Consort of Pingnan is vicious, we cannot compete with her in viciousness just because she is vicious."
"Poisoning people is a major taboo for doctors."
Lin Xiuyan had heard him say these words in her previous life, and now that he was scolding her again, she felt a little complicated.
She clutched her head and said, "That's not right, Fifth Uncle. According to your logic, poisoning Ye Jingxian last time was unethical!"
The medical sage was stunned for a moment, then glared at her and said, "That was a special case! They were all going to kill me, so of course I had to find a way to protect myself!"
Lin Xiuyan looked at him with her bright almond-shaped eyes and said, "But the old hag wants to kill us every day."
"Why can't we poison her to protect ourselves?"
The medical sage was stumped by her question.
He racked his brains for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a coherent answer.
Finally, he said directly, "You just said you were going to poison people to extort money, but your motives are different!"
Seeing that Lin Xiuyan was about to speak, he interrupted her, saying, "I will not accept any of your rebuttals."
Lin Xiuyan made a face at him, and he glared at her.
Ye Junfei almost laughed. The Sage of Medicine was gentle and rarely argued with anyone. This was the first time he had seen the Sage of Medicine like this.
He said softly, "Poisoning the old hag at this time is not a wise move."
"Because doing so will only push the Hu clan to their limits, making them more united and harder to deal with."
"At times like this, the best approach is to defeat them one by one and disintegrate them from within."
"Since the Imperial Clan is pressuring this old codger like this tonight, he will definitely send that old hag to handle this matter."
"Given the old man's past ways, he'll probably make the Hu family take the blame."
“Once this precedent is set, there will be a second time. In addition, Ye Jingxian is now disabled, which will affect their confidence.”
"After that, some internal conflicts are likely to arise among them."
"If we help them out again, they're very likely to do something that will provoke the old man again."
Lin Xiuyan was truly impressed that he had already thought out the follow-up developments for just this one matter.
Wu Dao entered and said, "Young Master, Yan Nan just left the manor; he must be going to find the Hu family."
Ye Junfei's lips curled slightly: "It seems we'll find out who the scapegoat is tomorrow."
"This time, the Ye clan should be able to achieve a moderate victory, and they will definitely be very happy."
"The Ye clan has been oppressed by the Hu clan for too long, and they will definitely cause trouble for the Hu clan in the future."
Given this premise, the Hu family's future will not be easy.
If their lives are difficult, then the life of Princess Pingnan will be even more difficult.
Princess Pingnan, having lost the financial support of the Zhou family, was already somewhat constrained.
If the Hu family also becomes dissatisfied with her, then her future days will not be as comfortable as before.
Lin Xiuyan felt that she also needed to step up her efforts on the Zhou family's side and completely destroy them.
She chuckled softly: "There will be times when the old hag will have a headache."
Ye Junfei strongly agreed with her statement.
Because the Hu family was never a unified entity, their help to the Princess of Pingnan was ultimately due to her status.
When her identity can no longer bring them benefits, they will think of other ways.
The Sage of Medicine looked at them and said, "If your mother could see this, she would be very pleased."
He laughed again after he finished speaking: "You have an unexpected surprise today."
Ye Junfei asked, "What unexpected joy?"
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