Ye Wanxing seemed a bit surprised that Xiao Yixuan would care about the affairs of her adoptive parents' family. Her mood immediately turned gloomy. "My adoptive parents were both refugees who drifted to Cangzhou. Even if they had relatives, I don't know where they are now."
Xiao Yixuan frowned and pressed on.
"Where are their tombs?"
Seeing the question in Ye Wanxing's eyes, he cleared his throat and explained. "You and I are already engaged. They raised you, so it's only right and proper for me to offer them a stick of incense."
Sure enough, Ye Wanxing was greatly touched. Her eyes filled with tears as she looked at him affectionately. "Cousin Xuan, you're so good to me. If they knew this in the underworld, they'd be very happy."
"Actually, I also have something to tell you, Cousin Xuan." Ye Wanxing affectionately wrapped her arm around Xiao Yixuan's. "In a couple of days, I'd like to go out of the city to the nearby Ling'an Temple to pray."
Xiao Yixuan asked, "Why do you want to go there?"
Ye Wanxing gave him a reproachful look. "Cousin Xuan, have you forgotten? My mother gave birth to me at Ling'an Temple. This time when we returned to Dongli Town, mother specifically told me that I must go to Ling'an Temple to meet Master Huaihai and offer incense to the Buddha."
He had actually forgotten about this.
Now that Dongli Town was under guard and everyone had to be interrogated when entering or leaving, and since Ling'an Temple was outside the city, that's why Ye Wanxing came to him.
Taking off the jade pendant from his waist and handing it over, Xiao Yixuan said, "Since it's aunt's request, you and Young Master Ye can go. Take this token. The guards at the city gate won't stop you."
Ye Wanxing took it with a smile. "Thank you, Cousin Xuan."
...
On the other side, after Ye Wanmian and Doctor Wang left Liuxiang Tower, they were respectfully sent back by the Pei family's military guards who had invited them.
Many people stopped to look at them along the way. Suddenly, the looks people gave Doctor Wang became eager.
The news that the Pei family's army was looking for doctors for the Prince of Mu had spread all over the city. People had also heard about the reward for those who could cure the prince and the punishment for those who couldn't.
There were only four doctors left to treat the prince. Two of them had been dragged away, and another one, out of fear of death, tried to escape when Doctor Wang was invited into Liuxiang Tower and was also subdued by the guards.
And Doctor Wang was the only one who walked out of Liuxiang Tower intact!
What did this mean? It meant that Doctor Wang was highly skilled in medicine. He had cured a disease that even the imperial doctors in the palace couldn't!
Didn't you see the guards calling him "miracle doctor" one after another? From now on, Doctor Wang was going to rise to fame and prosperity!
Facing those envious eyes, Doctor Wang seemed particularly calm. Even the guards escorting him and Ye Wanmian away couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.
This was what it meant to remain unperturbed by honor and disgrace. No wonder he had caught the eye of the Prince of Mu. Who would have thought that there were hidden talents in this small Dongli Town.
However, Ye Wanmian couldn't hear any outside sounds at this moment. She was completely lost in her own thoughts. The hand hidden under her sleeve was tightly clenched into a fist, with her nails digging into the flesh.
Just now, Ye Wanxing had passed by her and entered Liuxiang Tower.
With just a fleeting glance, she had taken in Ye Wanxing's current appearance.
After not seeing each other for two years, Ye Wanxing's skin had become fair and smooth. She was wearing clothes made of fine silk and looked like a refined young lady from a noble family who had been raised in luxury since childhood.
In contrast, she herself looked like a rustic country woman. By now, their identities had completely reversed, returning to their respective places.
Ye Wanmian didn't feel any jealousy in her heart. But just thinking about the Jiang couple and Jiang Zhiqing locked in the courtyard and not allowed to see anyone, a surge of hatred welled up in her heart.
Why did the Ye family and Ye Wanxing lie? Why did they deceive her into thinking that her parents were dead?
Ye Wanxing had never lived in Dongli Town at all. Why did the Ye family say that she had grown up in Dongli Town since childhood?
What was their purpose for coming back to Dongli Town this time?
Her heart skipped a beat.
Could it be... that they were here for her mother?
Once this thought came up, it couldn't be stopped. It grew wildly in her heart and firmly grasped her mind.
"Mian'er, Mian'er?"
Someone slapped her hard on the shoulder. Ye Wanmian suddenly came back to her senses and found that they had already returned to the outside of the medical clinic. The guards who had sent them back had already left.
Doctor Wang said, "What were you thinking so intently? I called you several times and you didn't respond."
Ye Wanmian shook her head. "It's nothing. I was just recalling how master treated the prince just now so that I can remember it well and use it when I encounter a similar case in the future."
"You're quite diligent." Doctor Wang smiled and walked into the medical clinic with his hands behind his back. Ye Wanmian temporarily suppressed the thought in her heart and chased after him with the medicine box in her hand.
"Master, master, I have something to ask you." Ye Wanmian said with a smile.
Doctor Wang was organizing the somewhat messy medical records and writing brushes on the table. "Just ask."
"Just now in Liuxiang Tower, you didn't seem scared at all. Did you know from the beginning that you could save the Prince of Mu?" Ye Wanxing asked curiously.
Xiao Jingcheng, who had run into the medical clinic following her footsteps, also thought of this question.
Doctor Wang had been extremely calm from beginning to end. He really did look like a miracle doctor. He couldn't help but manipulate his body and walked around to the front, staring intently at Doctor Wang's face, trying to see something.
Doctor Wang still looked calm. "Who said I wasn't scared? Does being scared mean having weak knees and looking terrified? If I were too scared to treat the patient, then I would be going against the original intention of practicing medicine."
"People are not born with different social statuses. It's people themselves who divide themselves into different classes. Even the emperor will experience birth, old age, illness, and death. He's also afraid of death. Anyway, we're all going to die. If he kills me, he won't be able to live either."
Ye Wanmian stared with wide eyes and clapped her hands vigorously. "After listening to master's words, I feel like I've read ten years of books!"
Xiao Jingcheng, who was hiding aside and eavesdropping, also stared with wide dog eyes.
Sure enough, like master, like disciple. These two were really birds of a feather!
But... damn it, he actually thought there was some truth in what this old man said! Especially the last sentence. It really hit the nail on the head for him.
Calling Ye Wanmian into the inner room, Doctor Wang took out the two hundred taels of silver notes from his sleeve and took one of them out, handing it over. "Don't say I don't care about you, girl. This is your share. Take it."
Ye Wanmian was slightly shocked and looked at Doctor Wang in disbelief. "Master..."
"What, don't you want it? Then I'll take it back." Doctor Wang pretended to take it back. Ye Wanmian quickly grabbed the silver note. "I want it, of course I want it! When an elder offers something, one dare not decline."
Folding the silver note and putting it into her pocket, Ye Wanmian was still very puzzled. "But, why?"