jdhmnovel Chapter 154 The Divine Physician and the Regent's Wife (16)
Chapter 154 The Divine Physician and the Regent's Wife (16)
Upon hearing this, Yun Mo's face flushed slightly. Although Lin Jingyi's voice was relatively soft, he was still embarrassed that a woman had mentioned this illness.
Seeing that Lin Jingyi's expression was normal and he wasn't looking at him, he breathed a sigh of relief.
But I'm not entirely satisfied with just letting it go like this.
So Yun Mo stood aside and waited for Lin Jingyi.
The boy who was taking notes couldn't stand it anymore. There were many men who wanted to seduce Doctor Xie, but he couldn't stand that such a mediocre man was still trying to provoke him.
"I wonder if there's anything else this young master needs?" The young boy who was recording the events asked, noticing that Yun Mo was still there and staring intently at Doctor Xie.
Yun Mo blushed, and seeing Lin Jingyi looking up at him with a puzzled expression, she said awkwardly, "I have something to say to Miss Xie."
The confidence and composure they had when they first arrived were completely gone.
"Ah Jiang, write it down." The boy's name was Ah Jiang. Lin Jingyi ignored Yun Mo and instead wrote down the prescription for the next patient.
Ever since the Emperor bestowed the plaque, many young men from prominent families have tried to invite Lin Jingyi out, but she has refused them all; she's almost gotten used to it.
After finishing his notes, Lin Jingyi said to Yun Mo, "I don't have time right now, and I don't want to waste time on pointless things."
"It's okay, I'll wait for you... to finish watching." Yun Mo glanced at the long queue and felt that it would be a long wait.
Looking at his features, which resembled those of the Emperor Yun, Lin Jingyi figured he must be a prince, perhaps Yun Rong's brother, and said nothing more.
She didn't understand why these princes wanted to see her, but she wasn't afraid anyway.
Many people come to Lin Jingyi for medical treatment, most of them for the free medical consultation and medicine.
Therefore, she also set a limit: she would only see one hundred patients a day, as she couldn't see that many by herself.
Although people had complaints, they dared not voice them. Those who wanted to see a doctor had to queue up early in the morning, and the young ladies and gentlemen were no exception.
After watching for a whole morning, Lin Jingyi finally finished watching the day's episodes, just in time for lunch.
Lin Jingyi stretched and prepared to pack his things and go home.
Yun Mo had been waiting for Lin Jingyi for a long time, so she found a stool to sit on. Lin Jingyi had been looking at her all morning and had long forgotten about Yun Mo.
Just as Lin Jingyi was about to leave, Yun Mo called him back.
"Thank you, girl."
After realizing that she wasn't very capable, Yun Mo lost interest in Lin Jingyi.
But now that Emperor Yun values Lin Jingyi, the princes can't directly ask the emperor to grant them a marriage; they can only try to seduce Xie Yuan themselves.
Yun Mo just wants to know if Miss Xie likes Yun Rong and if there is any possibility that the two of them can be together.
"What's wrong? Tell me, then go back for dinner."
Lin Jingyi looked somewhat normal as he faced Yun Mo, who was standing in front of him.
"My name is Yun Mo, I'm the third prince's younger brother." Yun Mo stared at Lin Jingyi, and seeing that she showed no surprise, he continued:
"I wonder if Miss Xie likes my third brother?"
The Emperor dotes on his third brother and values Miss Xie. Miss Xie is also very popular with the people. Although the third brother has been granted the title of prince, it cannot be guaranteed that he will not participate in the competition.
"Of course I like it." Lin Jingyi felt a burning gaze behind him, and Yun Mo's eyes were unusual.
Remembering that Yun Rong would usually come to pick her up at this time to go back for lunch, she used her divine sense to scan the area and indeed saw Yun Rong.
He showed delight after hearing Lin Jingyi's words.
Lin Jingyi then continued:
"However, my affection for my senior brother is that of an elder brother, and there is no romantic feeling involved."
"In that case, Yun Mo will take his leave."
Seeing Yun Rong's dejected expression, Yun Mo smiled and said, "Since no one has a chance, I won't bother with it anymore."
"Ah."
"Third Imperial Brother," Yun Mo greeted Yun Rong with a smile.
Yun Rong nodded slightly and looked at Lin Jingyi.
"Senior brother, you've arrived. Let's go back together," Lin Jingyi said with a smile to Yun Rong.
She is not the original owner of this body. The original owner did not have any romantic feelings for Yun Rong, and she would never cultivate romantic feelings for Yun Rong.
"Okay." Yun Rong concealed her true feelings and smiled as she patted Lin Jingyi's head.
The two walked side by side like that.
"Senior brother, you know that I am not the real Xie Yuan." Lin Jingyi did not want to betray a man's sincerity. Since they could not be together, he should cut off the other's thoughts as soon as possible.
Yun Rong felt a dull ache in his heart: "I know."
"Senior brother likes Xie Yuan, I am not her, she hopes you find your own happiness." Lin Jingyi turned his head to look at him.
Before this, Yun Rong had been deceiving herself, believing that Xie Yuan was still alive. Now that Lin Jingyi had brought it up again, she felt even more guilty.
He never imagined that his love would be a burden to her.
Seeing Yun Rong's depressed state, Lin Jingyi tried to comfort him:
"She has always regarded you as an older brother. Her departure from the Divine Doctor Valley was because of Huangfu Yaoyu, and had nothing to do with you."
“However, if my master and mistress hadn’t arranged a wedding for us, Yuan Yuan wouldn’t have left, and she wouldn’t have met Huangfu Yaoyu.”
Yun Rong choked up a little, and his long-suppressed emotions finally erupted at this moment.
He's the one who killed Yuan Yuan!
Seeing Yun Rong's reaction, Lin Jingyi continued, "No, Huangfu Yaoyu's goal is the Valley of Divine Physicians. He will naturally seduce Xie Yuan when he sees her; it's only a matter of time."
"Xie Yuan has now been reincarnated and is living a very happy life. She never blamed you until her death."
"Really?" Yun Rong wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and asked in a muffled voice.
"Yes, besides, I am Xie Yuan now, living the life she wanted in her place." Lin Jingyi nodded emphatically.
"What was your original name?" Yun Rong thought this demon was a good one.
"My name is Lin Jingyi." Lin Jingyi didn't care what Yun Rong thought of her; as long as she got through to him, that was enough.
"A man?" Hearing this name, Yun Rong thought it sounded like a man.
If a male ghost possessed Yuan Yuan's body...
Lin Jingyi was speechless.
"I'm a woman."
"Okay." Yun Rong felt a little uncomfortable thinking about how pathetic he had been crying in front of a girl.
But seeing that Lin Jingyi's expression was normal, she realized that she had been being dramatic.
"What are your plans for the future, Senior Brother?" Lin Jingyi had been here for almost half a year, and winter was approaching. He was thinking of returning to Divine Doctor Valley for the New Year.
Instead of answering, Yun Rong asked, "And you?"
Now that he has come to terms with the reality that Yuan Yuan is no longer here, he feels much more at ease facing this drastically changed 'Xie Yuan'.
I always felt I owed Yuan Yuan something and wanted to make it up to her.
"Go back and reunite with your parents for the New Year," Lin Jingyi said with a smile.
"I don't know either. In Yun Kingdom now, even though my parents are still alive, all my brothers look at me with suspicion." Yun Rong looked conflicted after Lin Jingyi spoke.
It would be better to stay in the Valley of Divine Healers with Aqing and Yuanyuan; it would be more peaceful there. But if he left, he wouldn't be able to bear leaving his parents.
"Now that my senior brother is enjoying great favor and has been granted the title of king, he will still be feared by others."
The bonds of kinship within the royal family are relatively weak. Despite blood ties, they may still fight each other for the highest position.
"Hmm." Yun Rong pursed his lips. Having lost his parents at a young age, he didn't know how long the Emperor and Empress's favor would last.
After all, he wasn't the only prince.
……
In the end, Lin Jingyi and Xie Qing both stayed in Yun Kingdom for the New Year.
They sent a message by carrier pigeon to the Divine Doctor Valley explaining the situation, and Xie's parents also supported them.
Ever since Yun Mo tried to seduce Lin Jingyi, she was told by Lin Jingyi that she had kidney deficiency and never came to see him again.
Most of the other princes already had wives, so they were too embarrassed to make a move.
Yun Mo's maternal family was quite powerful. In order to balance the power, the emperor arranged a marriage between him and the legitimate daughter of a minor official. The daughter of the minor official could not control Yun Mo, and Yun Mo did not respect his wife.
That's why they dared to seduce Lin Jingyi. Most of the other princes' wives were worthy of him, and moving the wives' positions would make it difficult for them to win over their allies.
So they just wait and see.
Seeing that even the third prince, who was the most handsome among the princes, couldn't get anywhere, the other princes gave up their hopes.
He feared that he would lose both his wife and his troops.
Lin Jingyi was also happy to have some free time. With Xie Qing and Yun Rong joining the clinic, the number of patients he saw a day increased from one hundred to three hundred.
Yun Rong also gained some good reputation.
The Empress had been trying to find a princess for Yun Rong, but Yun Rong kept refusing. In the end, the Empress had no choice but to turn to Lin Jingyi.
At that time, Lin Jingyi was still cultivating. She was already at the third level of the Foundation Establishment stage, and her lifespan in this world was two hundred years.
"Miss Xie, Her Majesty the Empress has arrived," a maid from the Prince's residence said to Lin Jingyi outside the door.
Lin Jingyi and Xie Qing had been living in Yun Rong's mansion, where the servants treated them with great respect.
"Aunt Lian." The Empress called Lian Shu. After spending a long time with Lin Jingyi and the others, she felt that calling her "Your Majesty" all the time was too formal, so she asked Lin Jingyi and the others to call her "Aunt."
"Yuan Yuan, Aunt Lian has something to say to you." The Empress pulled Lin Jingyi's hand, and the two sat down together.
Thinking of the only woman her son had ever been in contact with, and remembering the Emperor's comment that her son's gaze towards Yuan Yuan was not simple, she decided to ask Lin Jingyi for his opinion.
At the beginning, before Lin Jingyi had even spoken to Yun Rong, Yun Rong looked at Lin Jingyi with a rather intense gaze.
As a man, Emperor Yun naturally understood the meaning behind his son's gaze.
If the Empress hadn't complained to Emperor Yun, Emperor Yun would have forgotten the look in his son's eyes for Xie Yuan.
"Aunt Lian, please feel free to speak." When the Empress was bored, she would often come to the Prince's Mansion or disguise herself to watch Lin Jingyi and the others receive medical treatment.
Lin Jingyi wasn't surprised that they had come to talk to him now.
"What does Yuan Yuan think of Rong'er?" Her son is almost twenty years old now, and children his age are already in school.
Looking at the well-behaved and sensible Lin Jingyi in front of her, Lian Shu became more and more satisfied.
"My senior brother is very good." Seeing the Empress's look, Lin Jingyi had a bad feeling and continued, "My senior brother is like my own brother. He treats me very well."
Empress: "..." No, she thought the two children were in love with each other!
"What do you think of Rong'er as your husband?" the Empress continued to tempt him, undeterred.
"Aunt Yun, how can my little sister marry my brother?" Lin Jingyi asked in shock.