The next day, after the Imperial Physician checked on Lin Yanran, her mind had returned to normal, but she fell ill.
The Imperial Physician said that due to extre fright and catching a cold, she fainted and was drenched by rain outside for a long ti, leading to her illness.
Mrs. Qin was deeply distressed upon hearing this, and couldn’t help but curse the mastermind behind the scenes, even going so far as to curse their ancestors.
"Doctor Liu, is Yan’er’s illness serious? When will she recover?"
Seeing that the year-end was approaching, she had hoped to settle the marriage before the new year...
This vile culprit! This despicable villain!
"Madam, don’t worry too much. The second young lady has always been healthy. As long as she takes her dicine and rests well for a period, she will be fine."
"That’s good, that’s good, thank you, Doctor Liu!"
After Doctor Liu prescribed the dicine and gave so instructions, Lin Qianqiu personally ca to express his gratitude.
Mrs. Qin also offered a thank-you gift, which Doctor Liu initially refused, but couldn’t resist Mrs. Qin’s enthusiasm and Lin Qianqiu’s persuasion, so he accepted it after so refusals.
He couldn’t help but ask with concern, "Mr. Lin, is there any news from the Capital Governor? How could such a thing happen so suddenly?"
Lin Qianqiu sighed heavily, "The culprits are cunning, their thods are clean and efficient, leaving no clues at the scene. It will be difficult to catch them."
Doctor Liu was also indignant, "In the grand imperial city, at the foot of the emperor, who would have thought thieves could be so rampant!"
"Fortunately, the second young lady and madam only suffered a fright, and with proper rest, they will recover."
"The culprits’ motives are unclear and they remain hidden, posing a threat! Mr. Lin, you must be extra cautious during this ti!"
Lin Qianqiu’s heart was already filled with worry and fear.
This ti it was a corpse sent to scare them, who knows what they will do next?
But on the surface, he maintained the calm and collected deanor of an official, "Thank you for the reminder, Doctor Liu! I will be more vigilant and not give the culprits another opportunity."
As they were speaking courteously, the steward ca running hurriedly.
Seeing this, Lin Qianqiu thought assassins had co again, his heart tightened, ready to ask, but the steward, wiping sweat from his forehead, said, "Master, the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince has co!"
Lin Qianqiu and Doctor Liu quickly exchanged a glance.
Doctor Liu said, "The Crown Prince must have heard about the second young lady’s situation and ca to see her. Congratulations, Mr. Lin!"
Lin Qianqiu felt proud inside but remained humble on the surface, "No, no! What virtues does my daughter have, to receive such attention from His Highness!"
With that, they quickly walked towards the courtyard to welco the Crown Prince.
...
The Crown Prince sat by Lin Yanran’s bedside, his face like jade showing just the right amount of concern and gentleness.
"Yan’er, how do you feel? Any better?"
Lin Yanran’s face was slightly pale, adding to her delicate beauty, her eyes flowed with an autumnal charm, looking at him tenderly, "Your Highness, I thought I would never see you again!"
The beauty was on the verge of tears, making her look pitiful, her gaze was full of affection.
Nangong Jue’s voice grew even softer, with a hint of pity, "How could that be? I’m here, aren’t I? Don’t think too much, just take your dicine."
With that, he took the bowl of dicine brought by the maid and intended to feed her himself.
Lin Yanran was startled by his affection, overjoyed, wishing to move closer to let him feed her.
But she maintained her composure as a noble lady, lowering her eyes shyly, not daring to look directly at the Crown Prince, her voice soft and sweet as water, "Your Highness, Yan’er, Yan’er can drink it herself."
"You are ill, let feed you."
Looking at the Crown Prince’s gentle face, Lin Yanran wanted to nod imdiately, but she continued to be reserved for a mont.
"Your Highness, with such a noble status, is willing to feed Yanran dicine, this kind affection Yanran will rember, but, let Yanran drink it herself."
Lin Yanran thought to herself, she had already refused twice, showing enough modesty,
When the Crown Prince spoke again, she wouldn’t refuse anymore.
Full of anticipation and ready to be fed by the Crown Prince, Lin Yanran looked at him with shy and expectant eyes.
The Crown Prince smiled slightly, "Since Yan’er insists, I won’t force you."
With that, under Lin Yanran’s astonished gaze, he handed the bowl to the maid, "Help your second young lady take the dicine."
Lin Yanran: "..."
The maid was also sowhat nervous, holding the bowl, unsure whether to step forward or what to do?
The Crown Prince stood up, "You are sick and frightened, you need to rest well, rember to sleep for a while after taking the dicine, I’ll visit you another day."
Lin Yanran’s heart tightened, filled with disappointnt, "Your Highness, are you leaving?"
"I still have so matters to attend to,"
The Crown Prince’s smile and tone were gentle, but it seed he didn’t notice the reluctance and longing in Lin Yanran’s eyes, he brushed off his sleeves and left gracefully.
Lin Yanran stared blankly at his departing figure, her heart a mixed bag of emotions.
"Miss..."
The maid had just opened her mouth when Lin Yanran shot her a fierce glare, silencing her.
"Dog, servant! Who allowed you to stand here?"
The maid was so frightened by the grim voice that her legs went weak, and she knelt, "Spare , second young lady! I was wrong!"
Lin Yanran really wanted to have the maid dragged away and beaten, but considering the Crown Prince hadn’t gone far, she refrained for now.
...
At the scheduled ti, Yun Ran disguised herself and went to the foundry on the third day.
The owner brought out the silver needles and the ring token for her to inspect.
"Young master, see if you are satisfied? If there’s anything you’re not happy with, I’ll have soone fix it."
Yun Ran examined the ring carefully for a while, a sly smile slowly forming at the corner of her mouth.
The ring, although a counterfeit, was convincingly realistic; it could fool most except for a few old foxes. It could still deceive the underlings.
"Not bad, I’m satisfied with both the silver needles and the ring, make a sword as well."
The owner happily took the order, but when he saw the dinsions on the drawing, he was dumbfounded.
"Young master, are these dinsions marked incorrectly?"
Yun Ran smiled faintly, took out a piece of silver and placed it on the table, "No mistake, I want it this long, here’s the deposit."
The owner looked at Yun Ran, then at the drawing, filled with suspicion:
This long sword? Can it even be lifted? The size would make it taller than a person!
No, at least as tall as one and a half people!
If soone were to use it in a fight, they might get struck before even lifting the sword!
Out of goodwill, the owner confird the dinsions repeatedly before agreeing, "Young master, you can pick it up in three days."
After leaving the shop, Yun Ran returned to her female attire as usual, playing with the ring token between her fingers, in a great mood heading towards the Jiuzhou Music House.
Halfway there, she was suddenly stopped by soone.
"Wanyue."
Yun Ran was taken aback, frowned and looked at him, "What is it, Crown Prince?"
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