Chapter 10 Special Hobby
Lin Ruzhen cried out in surprise, covering her mouth, secretly complaining: What's going on? I just drank the decoction prescribed by the doctor to clear my heat and it's already feeling much better. Why is the pain coming back suddenly?
"Jane, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Ruzhen shook her head and said vaguely: "My mouth hurts, maybe I'm a little angry."
Dongfang Yan said, "There is a snow lotus gifted by the emperor in my palace. It is an excellent product for clearing away heat and removing internal heat. I will have someone bring it to you later."
Lin Ruzhen nodded.
Dongfang Yan said with concern: "Zhen'er, your face is a little pale. If you are still uncomfortable, go back to your room first."
"I'm not feeling uncomfortable..." Lin Ruzhen wanted to stay with Dongfang Yan for a while longer, and take the opportunity to apply some eye drops to Lin Qingyue, but before she could finish her sentence, she felt another sharp pain like a needle prick or a burning fire.
“It’s not uncomfortable” is also a lie.
Lin Ruzhen trembled in pain and leaned into Dongfang Yan's arms.
"How can the inflammation be so serious?" Dongfang Yan was also very nervous.
Lin Ruzhen was about to say something else, but as soon as she opened her mouth, a foul odor wafted out of her mouth.
Dongfang Yan subconsciously held his breath, and with a glance, he saw that Lin Ruzhen's mouth was full of sores of various sizes, one on top of the other, some of which were still oozing pus.
Even though Dongfang Yan was knowledgeable and experienced, he was still frightened to the point that his scalp went numb and his back stiffened.
"Where is your maid? Come here, take good care of the second young lady!" Dongfang Yan suppressed his nausea and pushed the beauty in his arms away.
"Since you are not feeling well today, take a good rest. I will come to see you another day."
After saying this, he turned and left, his steps as hurried as when he came.
Lin Ruzhen didn't understand why King Jin's attitude changed so quickly.
She never imagined that Lin Qingyue had planted a spell called "honesty" on her.
The best way to deal with liars is to let the lies backfire on them.
Every lie is a sore, and the more lies you tell, the more sores will fester. When things get worse, your mouth will be filled with a foul odor.
The only solution is "honesty".
Unfortunately, for people like Lin Ruzhen, who are so used to enjoying the benefits of lies, they have long forgotten what "honesty" means.
Dongfang Yan hurried to the rockery and saw Lin Qingyue, leaning against a tree trunk with a piece of dogtail grass in her mouth. A smile curved at the corner of her lips, but no one knew what she was laughing at.
"What are you doing here?" For some reason, her smile at this moment made Dongfang Yan feel very uncomfortable.
Lin Qingyue said with a smile, "I am keeping watch for the prince, lest anyone see His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin secretly meeting his sister-in-law, which would be offensive to public morals."
She originally thought that Dongfang Yan had deep feelings for Lin Ruzhen, but now it seems that he is just so-so.
Dongfang Yan didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but after being confronted by Lin Qingyue, he immediately felt embarrassed and tried to explain himself, "We just happened to meet, how can that be considered a private meeting? Let's go back home!"
Lin Ruzhen returned to her room and looked at herself in the mirror. She was shocked: when did so many sores appear?
Moreover, the new one that had grown out was even bigger than the previous one, almost covering half of her tongue, making it painful to speak.
Fortunately, Dongfang Yan still valued Lin Ruzhen. Although she was gone, he did not forget to invite an imperial physician for her.
The doctor who came to see him was the director of the Imperial Hospital, a man of exceptional medical skill who specialized in treating emperors. If it weren't for the Prince of Jin's favor, he wouldn't have been invited.
After seeing this, Li Yuanshi was also surprised. Mouth sores were not uncommon, but one that appeared so suddenly and grew so quickly was truly unheard of!
"Hospital Master, can he be cured?" This was what Lin Xiao was most concerned about.
Li Yuanshi said, "I will prescribe a prescription for treating mouth ulcers. Second Miss, please try it for three days. If it heals, we will all be happy. If not, we will have to find another way."
Lin Xiao asked: "What do you mean by finding another way?"
Li Yuanshi stroked his long, graying beard and said, "Perhaps he was poisoned, or perhaps he was possessed by some strange spell. However, these are beyond my expertise, so I dare not make any rash comments."
After saying that, he wrote out a prescription and left with the medicine boy.
Lin Xiao naturally followed behind and saw him out of the house attentively.
When I turned around, I saw my son rushing out with a murderous look on his face.
"Feng'er, where are you going?"
"Zhen'er's matter must be related to Lin Qingyue. Maybe she secretly poisoned Zhen'er during lunch! This vicious woman should not be allowed to return home!"
"I'm going to Prince Jin's Mansion! Prince Jin cares so much about Zhen'er, he will definitely help Zhen'er!" Lin Rufeng said as he rushed to Prince Jin's Mansion in a hurry.
"Don't go!" Lin Xiao was more rational and stopped his son. "Don't jump to conclusions before you figure things out."
He was right to love Lin Ruzhen, but the prerequisite was that this daughter had to be valuable. If her mouth ulcers never healed and her mouth stank, then even ordinary nobles wouldn't dare marry her, let alone marry the Prince of Jin!
"I will send someone to investigate this matter. If it's really related to Yue'er, then she must have a way to resolve it. If it's not related to her, even if you beat her to death, it won't be able to relieve Zhen'er's pain, and will only make Yue'er resentful. After all, we are family, and our relationship shouldn't be too strained."
In the past, Lin Xiao had never paid much attention to Lin Qingyue, subconsciously thinking that she had returned from the countryside and was not presentable.
When I met her today, I realized that her aura was completely different, and her relationship with Prince Jin didn't seem as complicated as I had expected.
"In short, you are not allowed to cause trouble in the Prince Jin's Mansion, otherwise I will not forgive you! If you have nothing to do, go to the Liu family to bring your wife back. If you always go back to her parents' home, it will make us look mean to our daughter-in-law."
Mentioning his wife Liu, Lin Rufeng only felt more irritated.
He was giving face to a woman who couldn't lay eggs by not divorcing her.
Today I just slapped her in public, and she ran back to her parents' home.
She even refused to drink the secret medicine for conceiving a child that her mother had worked so hard to get for her.
Now I have to beg her to come back in a humble manner. Does she really think she is a princess?
It seems that I didn't hit him hard enough before.
hateful!
When Lin Rufeng left the mansion, the sky was setting in the west and evening was approaching.
He was riding a horse and passing by Shuangyan Lane. When he heard the faint sound of stringed instruments coming from inside, his heart began to itch.
Lin Xiao has been under strict supervision recently, and he hasn't come here to have fun for a long time.
I heard yesterday that quite a few new prostitutes have arrived. Not only are there delicate, frail children of thirteen or fourteen, but there are also burly men who can wield spears and swords.
——In comparison, he prefers the latter.
"Forget it, I'll go and have some fun first, then go to the Liu Mansion to pick someone up."
Anyway, his father-in-law and mother-in-law felt that their daughter was unable to have children and that they owed Lin Rufeng a debt. They tried to please him in every way they could whenever they met.
Whenever the young couple had a conflict, regardless of whether they were right or wrong, Lin's father and mother would force their daughter to give in first, for fear that Lin Rufeng would divorce Liu based on the seven grounds for divorce.
By the time Lin Rufeng, feeling the spring breeze, came out of Shuangyan Lane, holding his butt and looking satisfied, it was already late at night and everyone was asleep.
There is the sound of clappers in the distance, which can be heard from afar.
Lin Rufeng frowned. "It's already midnight so soon? We need to hurry to the Liu Residence. If we don't go back tonight, I won't be able to explain to my father."
Just as he was about to jump on the horse, the horse was suddenly frightened, neighed loudly, and ran away, leaving its owner behind.
"Beast, come back!"
Lin Rufeng chased the horse for a while but couldn't catch up with it. He found himself in an even more remote alley without realizing it.
"Damn it! When I get back and have someone capture you, I'll tear your bones and flesh apart, you beast!"
"Whoosh——" A cold wind blew past, and the surrounding temperature dropped sharply.
Lin Rufeng shuddered, feeling inexplicably as if something was following him.
His eyes moved slightly downwards, and he saw another shadow slowly splitting out from the shadow under his feet.
At first, the new shadow was still thin and long, like a snake. But soon, it expanded and even stretched out its hands, feet, and head...
"ah--"
The miserable screams echoed in the night sky.
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