Facing Gao Zhenzhen, Doctor Wang was no longer as calm as before. He asked cautiously, "Miss Gao, are you feeling unwell?"
Gao Zhenzhen handed the Heart Protecting Pill to Doctor Wang: "Doctor Wang, can you check it for me? Is there anything wrong with this Heart Protecting Pill?"
Doctor Wang did not dare to reveal that he had already examined the prince once, so he could only check the Heart Protecting Pill again:
"Don't worry, Miss Gao. This Heart Protecting Pill is of excellent quality. It's the best I've ever seen. It even contains blood, which should be Miss Ling's blood."
Gao Zhenzhen was very satisfied and winked at Ping'er: "You did a good job."
Ping'er took out a banknote and gave it to Doctor Wang: "Doctor Wang, thank you for your hard work."
"You can't do that! Treating Miss Gao is my job." Doctor Wang immediately refused.
Ping'er forced the banknote into Doctor Wang's hands and said, "This is a reward from the young lady. Doctor Wang, take it!"
Doctor Wang took the banknote and accidentally touched Ping'er's fingers. He quickly retracted his hand and his face turned red instantly.
Gao Zhenzhen saw this and realized that sending Ping'er to contact Doctor Wang was a good move. She sent Ping'er away and asked Doctor Wang, "Doctor Wang, what do you think of Ping'er?"
The maidservant of the prince's beloved was naturally not something a mere doctor like him could evaluate. Doctor Wang could only praise her dryly, "Ping'er is Miss Gao's maidservant, so she is naturally excellent."
"Then, if I betroth Ping'er to you, would you be willing?" Gao Zhenzhen said with a smile.
Doctor Wang was used to being cautious and prudent, and never had such unreasonable thoughts: "Miss Gao, I am just a small doctor, how can I be worthy of your maid..."
"If I say you are worthy, then you are worthy, unless you look down on my Ping'er."
"How could it be!" Doctor Wang said immediately, "Miss Ping'er is so good, how could she not be worthy of me..."
"So, Doctor Wang, you are willing to marry Ping'er, right?" Gao Zhenzhen said confidently.
To be able to have Gao Zhenzhen betrothed to his most trusted maid was a great honor for anyone in the Prince of Qin's Palace. Doctor Wang, who was already timid, had witnessed Gao Zhenzhen's unknown vicious side, so he had no courage to refuse. He knelt down and kowtowed, saying:
"If Ping'er is willing, I, I, I am willing to marry her and treat her well for the rest of my life!"
Gao Zhenzhen was very satisfied with Doctor Wang's tact: "I'll find time to ask Ping'er what she thinks. Doctor Wang, just wait for the good news."
After Doctor Wang left, Gao Zhenzhen put away the Heart Protecting Pill.
The experience of being forced to eat dog blood by Ling Xiang yesterday is still vivid in her mind. She dare not eat this heart-protecting pill with added blood.
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With Nangong Yu's "generous donation", Ling Xiang summoned Lian Cailiang and others to discuss important matters.
Lian Cailiang said, "Miss, 516 former members of the Ling Family Army have returned. We expect them all to arrive within half a month at the latest. Together with their families, we estimate there will be over 2,000 people. How will we accommodate them?"
This number of people far exceeded their expectations, and the originally prepared manor could not accommodate so many people at all. Lian Cailiang was very troubled by this.
Ling Xiang thought about it, took out the map of the village, and discussed the renovation with Lian Cailiang:
"Here's what I'm thinking: use the separate courtyards inside the manor as training grounds, then build uniform housing around them, allocating rooms based on the number of people."
Ling Xiang drew up a blueprint on the spot and specially opened up a piece of land to build a multi-story building. Not to mention 2,000 people, she could even accommodate 5,000 people.
After viewing it, Lian Cailiang said, "This house is indeed exquisitely designed, but it would cost a considerable amount of money. I'm afraid the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion doesn't have enough money to spend right now."
Ling Xiang had just received two large sums of money from two wealthy people, so he had no shortage of money. With a wave of his hand, he handed the budget to Lian Cailiang: "Uncle Lian, do you think this is enough?"
Lian Cailiang opened the storage bag and took a look. He was surprised and said, "Miss, you've already prepared it! I want to thank you on behalf of all the former members of the Ling Family Army who have returned!"
The renovation of the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion and the conversion and reconstruction of the manor require a lot of manpower. After hearing about Ling Xiang's plan, the former members of the Ling family army who had already arrived in the capital volunteered to participate in the construction work.
As the chief designer of the building, Ling Xiang moved to the village to direct the construction.
One day, Ling Xiang had just returned to her room after finishing her work when Ling Yan came over with a bowl of soup. "Third sister, thank you for your hard work. I can't help you much, so I can only make the soup myself. I hope you don't mind."
"Oh, thank you, Second Sister." Ling Xiang took the soup bowl with a smile and blew on it gently. "Second Sister, are you used to living in the manor these days?"
"Of course, the farm is not as good as the mansion. I'm fine, but my mother is pregnant and it's quite hard. Third sister, when do you think we can move back?"
Ling Xiang put down the soup bowl and asked, "Have you discussed this with your mother?"
Ling Yan did mention it to Zhang Qian, but Zhang Qian unexpectedly broke her usual habit and insisted on living on the farm. Ling Yan didn't want to live on the farm and face those lowly farmers every day, so she came to discuss it with Ling Xiang:
"My mother is pregnant, how can I let her work so hard? As her daughter, I have to think more about her."
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside.
Mu Heng knocked on the door and hurried in: "Miss, there are people making trouble outside, yelling for you to make the decision, go out and take a look."
"Tell me what happened in detail." Ling Xiang hurried out.
"Third sister, I'll go with you." Ling Yan followed immediately.
Mu Heng followed Ling Xiang closely: "It seems that the farmers are unwilling to switch to growing medicinal herbs."
Ling Xiang frowned. "Wasn't the announcement about switching to growing medicinal herbs sent out long ago? Why are you objecting now? What's the matter?"
Mu Heng shook his head: "I don't know either."
Ling Yan said disdainfully, "Most farmers are short-sighted and don't understand Third Sister's good intentions. But this farm belongs to our Zhenguo Marquisate Mansion. We plant whatever we want. They have no right to object. If it were you, I'd say, anyone who doesn't want to be allowed to do so should be driven away!"
Ling Xiang paused and looked at Ling Yan with a serious expression: "Second sister, you've been working hard taking care of Zhang Qian every day. You should go back and rest. I don't need your help here."
Ling Yan looked righteous and awe-inspiring. "I'm not having a hard time, but Third Sister, you've just arrived and you've encountered them causing trouble. It's obvious that they're deliberately making things difficult for you. You have to establish your prestige in the village, and I'll help you!"
At this moment, if someone adds fuel to the fire, things will definitely become difficult. Ling Xiang was not polite to Ling Yan at all: "I said no, second sister, don't you understand?"
"Then I'll go to the kitchen and prepare meals for my third sister." Ling Yan left angrily.
The gate of the courtyard was filled with farmers, all of them filled with indignation:
"We've been working on this farm for so many years, and we've paid the rent just as well. Why can't we grow crops?"
"That's right! If we don't grow crops, what will we eat?"
"Medicinal herbs are so precious, how could we grow them? This is clearly making things difficult for us."
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When Ling Xiang reached the door, the farmers saw her coming out and shouted even louder, "Miss Third, please give us an explanation! When Second Master was in charge, he never interfered with what we planted!"
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