Yan Yu Tower.
As Lin Qinghe arrived at the back courtyard, she saw Ye Qingyan standing with Feng Jingtian. Before she could speak, Feng Jingtian, who had already noticed their arrival, said with a smile, "Girl, you're here."
Lin Qinghe walked over with You Rong, "Yes, Divine Physician Feng. We're here. I'll have to trouble you to administer acupuncture to my husband today."
"It's nothing, a small matter. The medicinal herbs for the bath are all prepared. After the acupuncture, let him soak in the side room. We can play a few more rounds of chess."
After a brief chat, Feng Jingtian pulled Ye Qingyan, who was beside him, and said with a smile, "Girl, come, come… Let me introduce you. This is my last disciple. You should have met him at the royal hunting grounds last time, right?"
Lin Qinghe nodded and smiled faintly, "Yes, last time we were able to escape danger thanks to Young Master Ye's help. We hadn't even had a chance to thank him before he left."
"Don't mind him. He's just got that bad temper, very eccentric. And he especially dislikes people…" Feng Jingtian lowered his voice, "mentioning his name."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qingyan, who had been fiddling with various herbs, suddenly became furious. He rushed to Feng Jingtian and scolded him indignantly, "You old rascal! What bad things are you saying about me to others again?"
"You brat, I'm your master. Is this how you should behave towards your master?"
"What master? I think you're just an indecent old man!"
"Where am I indecent? It's just that when your adoptive father found you and raised you, you looked so delicate, like a little girl. He mistook you for a girl and gave you a girl's name. These things… I've never mentioned them to anyone!"
"Feng Jingtian!" Ye Qingyan gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to defy my master today!"
Ye Qingyan drew his sword to attack, but unfortunately, Feng Jingtian subdued him with a few moves. His acupoints were sealed, and he stood there, unable to move, only able to curse at Feng Jingtian, "You old rascal! Release my acupoints, and we'll have a proper fight. This time I'll defeat you!"
"Hmph! With you like this… if you want to defy your master, wait a few hundred more years. You wait here. I'll take the girl and the others inside." Feng Jingtian shook his head and muttered, "I don't know why I listened to your adoptive father and took you as a disciple. Your temper is terrible, you're useless, and your chess skills are abysmal. You can't even play chess with me…"
Feng Jingtian turned back to Lin Qinghe with a smile and said, "Alright, let's ignore this unfilial disciple. Let's go in."
"Uh…" Lin Qinghe said, "Okay, Divine Physician Feng."
Lin Qinghe led You Rong inside. Before leaving, she looked back at Ye Qingyan, who was about to explode with anger, and found it inexplicably amusing.
In fact, apart from his gender, Ye Qingyan was no different from the information given by the system: a beautiful and arrogant woman with a fiery temper. This face, this temper… it was quite fitting.
Suddenly, You Rong stepped forward and blocked Lin Qinghe, saying with a pout, "You're not allowed to look at him! Does… does he look better than this King?!"
Lin Qinghe was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. She pinched You Rong's puffed-out cheeks and said, "You look the best, my dear… I won't look at him. Let's go inside."
You Rong snorted and said nothing more, but he secretly noted that if his Princess Consort ever looked at that man in red again, he would stand in front of her and forbid her from looking!
After Feng Jingtian finished administering acupuncture to You Rong and had him soak in the tub, he felt his pulse, stroking his white beard, his expression changing continuously.
Lin Qinghe's heart tightened, and she asked, "Divine Physician Feng, how is it? Is there any problem?"
Feng Jingtian gave Lin Qinghe a reassuring look and smiled, "Don't worry. Thanks to an extremely rare herb my disciple brought, adding this herb to the decoction and combining it with acupuncture, I believe the blood stasis in his skull will completely disappear within a month."
Lin Qinghe was overjoyed, "Does Divine Physician Feng mean… in less than a month, my husband's sanity will be fully restored?"
Feng Jingtian nodded, "Yes, exactly!"
Lin Qinghe couldn't be happier. She looked at You Rong, then at Feng Jingtian, and said gratefully, "Divine Physician Feng, thank you for treating my husband. You are a great benefactor to us both. In the future, whatever you need us to do, please don't hesitate to ask, and we will do our utmost to help."
Feng Jingtian stroked his beard and said with a chuckle, "No need, no need. You girl just remember to come and play chess with me more often. In my life, besides medicine… chess is my other favorite pastime."
"Okay! As long as Divine Physician Feng is in the capital city, I will definitely try my best to make time to play chess with you."
"That's good. I'm considering settling in the capital city, it might be nice…"
As they were talking, Ye Qingyan's angry scolding could be heard from outside: "You old rascal! Hurry up and unseal my acupoints, or I'll never forgive you… Old man, I curse you to lose every chess game, to find not a single herb when you go out, and to be bitten by a dog…"
Feng Jingtian was enraged upon hearing this. He said to Lin Qinghe, "Watch him soak in the medicinal bath here. It should take about half an hour. I'm going to deal with this unfilial disciple!"
Feng Jingtian stormed out, and within a short while, sounds of clattering could be heard from outside the courtyard. At first, Ye Qingyan could still curse, but later, he began to beg for mercy without any integrity.
Listening to the commotion outside, Lin Qinghe smiled and shook her head. She sat on a chair in front of the bathtub and looked into You Rong's eyes, asking with a smile, "Is it uncomfortable soaking in there?"
You Rong shook his head, "This King feels a bit warm, other than that, it's fine…"
"Well, that's good. Keep soaking. Divine Physician Feng said it would take half an hour." Lin Qinghe rested her chin on her hand, her eyes sparkling, and suddenly changed the subject, asking, "Your Highness, am I the person who treats you the best? Do you like me the most?"
You Rong nodded heavily, without hesitation, "Yes! This King likes the Princess Consort the most! The Princess Consort is the only person who cares about this King, besides the Empress Dowager. This King will treat the Princess Consort well for his entire life!"
"Then let's pinky promise. In the future, even if you regain your senses, you are only allowed to like me, no concubines, only me. Do you understand?"
You Rong hooked Lin Qinghe's outstretched finger and grinned, "Yes! This King promises the Princess Consort! In the future, there will only be the Princess Consort, and no concubines. This King's life, next life… the person this King will always, always like the most is the Princess Consort!"
After the pinky promise, Lin Qinghe smiled with satisfaction. She believed that once You Rong regained his senses, the currently motionless task progress bar would greatly increase!
Time flew by, and more than half a month passed.
After the assassination attempt at the hunting grounds, Noble Consort Xiao was demoted to Consort Xiao. She and You Jing became much more obedient, giving Lin Qinghe a period of peace. She would bring You Rong to Yan Yu Tower to be treated by Divine Physician Feng every few days.
Today, after returning to the Prince's Mansion from their treatment at Yan Yu Tower, Lin Qinghe and You Rong retired for the night as usual.
In the middle of the night, Lin Qinghe was drowsily turning over, her leg sprawling across You Rong. You Rong, who had been sleeping with his eyes closed, opened them. He turned his head and saw Lin Qinghe lying beside him. A cold glint appeared in his eyes, and he fiercely kicked her off the bed.