Ye Wanmian said, "Don't be so categorical. My assistant has already collapsed. Do you think your constitution is any better?"
Xiao Yixuan recalled the appearance of the man he saw just now and frowned tightly. "Why do you bring anyone to the clinic? That man clearly looks like a beggar. He probably can't even afford the consultation fee. Why bother saving him?"
Moreover, that was a man. As a female doctor, she would inevitably touch others, which was really inappropriate.
Ye Wanmian said, "You know, I've never been the kind of person who turns a blind eye to those in need."
Xiao Yixuan reached out and scraped the bridge of her nose, saying helplessly, "Yes, yes, yes. You're such a kind-hearted bodhisattva. No wonder no matter how much silver I give you, it's never enough. You spend it all on helping others. It seems I'll have to come more often in the future."
This action was very intimate, just like when she was still the young mistress of the Ye family.
Ye Wanmian felt uncomfortable and slapped his hand away, annoyed. "If you're so free, you might as well look into the case of the Crown Prince's murder."
"Mian'er," Xiao Yixuan said helplessly. "Do you really not want me to come?"
"My lord, I've made myself very clear before," Ye Wanmian said. "Now, there's a huge gap between us. Moreover, your fiancée was just here. Why do you have to waste your time on me?"
Noticing Xiao Yixuan's face darken slightly, thinking of the schemes he and the Chen员外 and others had been involved in, she clutched her sleeves, turned her back, and softened her voice a bit.
"Xiao Yixuan, please think about me. I really just want to live a peaceful life. I don't want others to know my identity and background. I don't want to go through the days in the capital when everyone pointed fingers at me again."
Xiao Yixuan's expression changed. In the end, he didn't continue to pester her. He left the Huichuntang Clinic with the two guards outside.
Ye Wanmian stood at the door, watching him leave. Her expression looked rather gloomy. However, as soon as Xiao Yixuan's figure disappeared from sight, she turned around and immediately changed her expression. She let out a long sigh of relief and found that the clothes on her back were soaked with cold sweat.
Xiao Yixuan's visit today was purely an accident. But he clearly still had doubts about her. Fortunately, when she was tidying up the clinic this morning, she had put back the medical records about brain diseases that she had taken out of the cabinet. Otherwise, with his vigilance, he might have seen something from the medical records.
Fortunately, there was still a relationship between them that could divert his attention. And fortunately, the other day she had a sudden idea and treated a patient with a cold. Knowing that the cold was contagious, she thought he wouldn't come for a while.
Even though Xiao Yixuan had left, Ye Wanmian didn't dare to act rashly at this time. She sat back at the table and continued to perfect the medical records she hadn't finished writing. Then she got up to check the accounts of the medicine cabinet and started to calculate with the abacus.
Fortunately, a few patients came soon. They all had minor ailments such as sprains or headaches, which kept her extremely busy.
While she was writing prescriptions for the patients, a figure quietly left the alley across from the clinic without disturbing anyone.
In the carriage, Xiao Yixuan leaned against the cushion. Expressionlessly, he picked up the cup and drank the tea in it.
After a report, the guard lifted the curtain and got in. "After the lord left, the Madam Jiang in the clinic was very busy. She never left the front hall and never passed any messages to anyone."
The string in his heart loosened a bit. Xiao Yixuan waved his hand gently. "I see. Go down."
Just as Ye Wanmian had thought, his visit to the clinic today was indeed an accident.
Hearing that Ye Huan had taken Ye Wanxing to the clinic, worried that Ye Wanmian's identity would be discovered, he rushed to the Huichuntang. Fortunately, the two of them didn't notice anything. However, he really wanted to test Ye Wanmian.
In the past two days, they had sent people to search according to the location indicated by the Yuanqi Taoist, but they had found nothing.
The longer it took to find that person's body, the more anxious he became. He also tossed and turned in bed at night and couldn't fall asleep.
These two days, he had been repeatedly thinking about the process of the burial that day. Although he had already dispelled his doubts, every time his eyes passed over the words "Jiang Mian", they would pause for a while.
However, according to today's result, he was really overthinking. But Ye Wanmian's thick medical records also gave him an inspiration.
Xiao Yixuan gave an order. "Make arrangements. Send people to check the medical records in all the clinics in Tianyuan County and the nearby villages and towns. Report all the clinics that have treated unconscious patients within the past five days!"
"What about Madam Jiang's side?"
Xiao Yixuan said, "I've already checked the Huichuntang. There's no need to check it again."
"Yes!"
If he knew who had dug up the grave and taken Xiao Jingcheng away, he would surely make that person pay with his life!
...
After seeing off another patient, Ye Wanmian thought of Li Zhao and specially went to take a look. The medicine bowl she had sent was already empty. Li Zhao had obediently drunk the medicine according to her instructions. However, he didn't rest. He was still sitting against the head of the bed in a daze.
"Uncle Li, since you've taken the medicine, why don't you rest for a while longer?"
Ye Wanmian picked up the empty medicine bowl and asked Li Zhao.
Since she entered the room, Li Zhao's eyes had been on her. Hearing this, he didn't answer directly. Instead, he asked in a hoarse voice,
"The young doctor saved my life and allowed me to recuperate here. But I've never known the young doctor's name."
Ye Wanmian smiled and replied, "My surname is Jiang, and my name is Jiang Mian."
"Jiang..." Li Zhao's eyes flashed. He covered his lips and coughed twice, then asked, "Is it the Jiang in 'The spring river tides join the sea; the sea moon rises with the tide', or the Jiang in 'My old friend, the magistrate of Boluo, sent me wild ginger flowers'?"
Ye Wanmian was stunned and couldn't help but look at him a few more times. She replied, "It's the former."
Li Zhao's cough became more severe. Seeing that he was really uncomfortable, Ye Wanmian stepped forward to pat his back.
After he calmed down, he tugged at the corner of his lips and smiled. "Your surname is Jiang. Jiang Mian, Jiang Mian. It's a good name."
Ye Wanmian took two steps back and also smiled. "I'm the one who's surprised. I didn't expect Uncle Li, who looks so disheveled, to be so knowledgeable and be able to quote a poem casually."
Li Zhao looked at her deeply and said, "You can tell which poem I'm referring to at once. You're not bad either."
Ye Wanmian's heart skipped a beat. She quietly clutched her sleeves, and the smile on her face faded a bit.
"Doctor Jiang, are you really married and widowed?" Li Zhao's eyes were no longer blank and muddy as before. They became clear and sharp.
"Anyone who can marry a woman who has read books, knows characters, and is reasonable must have a high military rank in the border army. With such a high rank, even if he died in battle, his widow would never be treated badly."
"So, you're lying."