Green Beauty quickly thanked him, "Thank you very much, Physician Lin. I will bring the money over later."
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I think Si Yi isn't feeling well, you should take her back to rest." Unable to bear Si Yi's glare, Physician Lin quickly waved him away.
Green Beauty had no suspicions and helped Si Yi away.
After the man left, Physician Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
Si Yi is a real handful.
He was actually trying to help him when he said that, but he didn't appreciate it at all.
Physician Lin shook his head.
After Lü Qiao helped Si Yi leave Physician Lin's courtyard, the two went directly back to Si Yi's courtyard.
"Si Yi, Physician Lin said you should rest well, so go to bed right away," Lü Qiao said hurriedly as they entered the room.
"I'm fine." Si Yi regretted telling Physician Lin to exaggerate his condition earlier.
“What do you mean nothing?” Lü Qiao frowned and pushed him onto the bed. “Doctor Lin said that you are weak. If you don’t take care of yourself, then later… later…” Her voice trailed off, unable to continue.
Si Yi was pushed by her and fell onto the bed. Upon hearing this, he raised an eyebrow and asked, "What about in the future?"
Lü Qiao bit her lip, "It will affect our ability to have children in the future..."
Si Yijun's face flushed slightly, but his dark eyes remained fixed on her, and he couldn't help but ask, "Lü Qiao, do you really want to have my child?"
"What are you thinking? Don't talk nonsense." Green Fairy blushed slightly, stammered, and then took the ginseng and ran out.
Watching the girl run away, Si Yi's lips curled into a smile.
Suddenly, after being fabricated by Physician Lin, it didn't seem like a big deal anymore.
He took off his outer robe and lay down on the couch to rest.
Unexpectedly, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
He only woke up when he felt someone rubbing his face.
Startled by his sudden opening of his dark eyes, Lü Qiao stammered, "Si Yi..."
Si Yi snapped out of his daze, blinked, and the murderous aura he had exuded dissipated as he asked in a gentler voice, "What's wrong?"
“What did you just do…” Green Fairy was still somewhat frightened when she thought of the look in his eyes just now.
"I'm fine. Did I scare you just now?" Si Yi asked gently.
Lü Qiao shook her head, then nodded, "...a little."
Si Yi looked at her for a moment, then suddenly pulled her into his arms. "I'm not targeting you. It's just a habit I've developed over a long period of time."
Suddenly pulled into his arms, Lü Qiao was stunned for a moment, but upon hearing his words, her stiff body gradually softened.
She understood what he meant; it must be the vigilance he had developed when he followed the prince on his campaigns.
"I know."
After he finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.
The two looked at each other.
Whether it was because he was genuinely injured or because the girl was in his arms and his nostrils were filled with her fragrance, before Si Yi realized what was happening, he suddenly rolled over and pinned her beneath him.
Green Fairy blinked, about to push him away, when the boy's cool lips covered hers.
Her mind went blank.
Until Si Yi's cold voice, tinged with a hint of warmth, rang in her ear.
"Lvqiao, I'm not weak."
These words brought her back to reality. Startled, she quickly pushed him away, her face flushed and burning.
"The ginseng soup is ready. It's stewed with a young hen and it's on the table. Go and drink it quickly. I have something to do, so I'll head back now." After saying that, she jumped out of bed and ran off in a flash.
Si Yi sighed and slowly stood up.
He walked to the table and frowned when he saw the ginseng still steaming on it.
He strongly suspected that Physician Lin was only saying that for the money.
He didn't want to drink it and wanted to throw it away, but when he thought of Lü Qiao's fifty taels of silver and her good intentions, he couldn't bear to part with it.
Finally, with a cold expression, he drank the ginseng soup.
In the evening, after finishing her work, Lü Qiao came to Si Yi's courtyard to see him.
Seeing that the door was closed, she knocked on it.
When no one answered the door for a while, she had no choice but to call out, "Si Yi, are you there?"
There was still no sound. She thought for a moment and wondered if Si Yi had fallen asleep.
Thinking about it, she peeked through the crack in the door, trying to see if Si Yi was inside.
However, just as she leaned against the door, it was suddenly pulled open from the inside.
Caught off guard, she fell right in.
Her hand touched a firm, tight patch of skin. She paused for a moment, then slowly looked up, only to meet her boss's dark eyes.
She blinked and then noticed that he was shirtless, and there were still water droplets on his chest, indicating that he had just taken a shower, and she was pressed against him.
Realizing what was happening, she quickly stood up straight and took two steps back.
"What were you peeking at through the door just now?" Si Yi asked, squinting at her.
"I didn't peek..." Green's face flushed, and she hurriedly denied it. "I knocked on the door, but you didn't come to open it for a long time. I thought you were asleep inside."
As soon as the words were spoken, blood began to flow from Si Yi's nose.
"How could you..." she exclaimed in surprise.
Si glanced at her, covered his nose with one hand, and closed the door with the other. "It's late, you should go home now."
Green Beauty, locked out: "..."
Coming to her senses, she knocked on the door. "Si Yi, you have a nosebleed. Are you really okay?"
Si Yi leaned against the door and, upon hearing the sound, mumbled, "It's nothing, you can go back now."
"But……"
"Go back quickly." Si Yi frowned.
He gets nosebleeds, isn't it because of the ginseng soup she made?
It's all Doctor Lin's fault!
After thinking for a moment, he said, "It must be that the ginseng that Physician Lin sold you was spoiled. You should return it tomorrow."
Green Fairy was taken aback. "You mean, you had a nosebleed because you ate ginseng soup?"
"That's right."
Green Beauty hesitated for a moment, "The ginseng shouldn't be spoiled."
"Then why am I having a nosebleed?" Si Yi frowned.
“I’ve heard people say that a weak body can’t handle strong tonics. Si Yi, your body might be too weak.” Lü Qiao nodded seriously as she said this, confirming that it must be true.
The tightly closed door was suddenly flung open.
Si Yi stood by the door, staring at her with displeasure, and reiterated, "My body isn't weak, don't you understand?"
Feeling a chill run down her spine as he stared at her, Lü Qiao took a step back, then turned and ran away, saying, "It's late, I'm going home now."
Si Yi: "..."
You little brat, you run fast!
He rubbed his temples.
...
Two days later.
The Taoist priest Lingyin came to Gu Linchao's door to request an audience.
Gu Linchao was not surprised and had someone invite him in.
In the past two days, Master Lingyin has made several attempts to sneak into the Prince of Xiang's residence, but without exception, he has returned empty-handed.
He finally realized that he couldn't save Shen Qingning this way.
So on this day, he went directly to the Prince of Xiang's residence and requested an audience with Gu Linchao.
When he entered the Prince's Mansion, Gu Linchao was already waiting for him in the front hall.
Gu Linchao didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Master Lingyin, you must have figured things out by coming here today."
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