Song Yihuan was greatly startled by her own thought. When she took a closer look, she saw Ji Lingchuan wearing a cold expression.
"Have you finished everything?"
It must have been her illusion just now, right?
Song Yihuan quickly dispelled the inappropriate thought in her mind. She walked up to Ji Lingchuan, supported her veil hat, and looked up with a smile.
"All done. Big Brother Ling indulges this little boy too much. You'd better put him down quickly, or he'll shout for me to carry him up to watch the acrobatics next time he sees it."
Ji Lingchuan looked behind her. Gu Yunzheng walked out of the medical center behind her. Her face was not as delighted as he had expected, but rather dejected. He guessed that the hairpin Gu Yunzheng had bought couldn't be delivered successfully. He barely managed to hold back the corners of his lips from curling up.
He straightened his face and said, "It doesn't matter. His weight is negligible to me. Making him happy might be helpful for his condition."
Song Yixuan hugged Ji Lingchuan's neck and laughed at Song Yihuan, "Fourth Sister, Xuan'er has never seen such fun acrobatics. Brother - in - law is so good!"
Seeing her younger brother so happy, Song Yihuan felt a bit relieved and just let them be.
On the way back, Ji Lingchuan didn't let the child sit on his shoulders anymore. Instead, he carried him in his arms. Song Yihuan walked beside him, answering his occasional questions from time to time. Before they knew it, their walking paces almost became the same.
Gu Yunzheng lagged a few steps behind. Seeing this scene, his heart felt even more congested.
He could tell that Ji Lingchuan had deliberately slowed down his pace to match Song Yihuan's. He really took good care of her.
When they were about to reach the inn, Ji Lingchuan stopped and put Song Yixuan on the ground.
"You two go back first. I just remembered that I forgot to get the medicine for Mother. I need to go back to the medical center." Ji Lingchuan said.
Even if he didn't say it, Song Yihuan also wanted to do so. If they both returned to the inn together, it would surely reach the ears of the eldest sister and the Princess of Ningqin soon. She didn't want to cause trouble for herself.
The siblings held hands and went back to the inn first, while Ji Lingchuan turned around and headed back to the medical center. When passing by Gu Yunzheng, Ji Lingchuan stopped, lowered his eyes, and glanced at him.
"Lord Gu, there are plenty of fish in the sea. I hope you can find your good match during this autumn hunt."
After saying that, he strode away, leaving Gu Yunzheng standing there with a deathly pale face.
Back at the medical center, Ji Lingchuan found Doctor Xue and explained to him the symptoms of the Princess of Ningqin during this journey. He asked Doctor Xue to prescribe some calming and conditioning medicine. While Doctor Xue was writing the prescription, Ji Lingchuan said,
"Doctor, you felt my wife's pulse just now. Based on her condition, will she be able to have children in the future?"
Doctor Xue looked up at him, his eyes full of confusion. "What condition? What children? In my opinion, your wife's pulse is steady. There are no signs that she can't conceive."
Ji Lingchuan's breath almost stopped. He relied on his strong self - control to barely stabilize his surging emotions. His face still looked cold and solemn, but his voice sounded a bit hoarse.
"In the capital, a doctor once said that she was extremely weak after a miscarriage and it would be very difficult for her to conceive in the future."
Doctor Xue looked angry. "What quack doctor made such a diagnosis? This is just delaying people! Sir, don't worry. Your wife not only hasn't had a miscarriage, but she may not even have given birth to a child!"
Ji Lingchuan took a deep breath, closed his eyes tightly, and opened them a long time later.
After getting the prescription, Ji Lingchuan left two gold leaves and said seriously, "Thank you, Doctor Xue."
When he walked out of the medical center, the sky was gradually getting dark. People on the street were in a hurry to go home. The cool wind blew from afar, making his solemn face look even colder.
But no one knew that at this moment, there was a blazing fire hidden in his chest. The fire didn't go out because of the cool wind. Instead, it burned more and more vigorously, spreading to his limbs and bones.
Doctor Zhong from the Imperial Medical Academy was highly skilled in medicine and was also known as the master of gynecology. He had nursed many noble ladies in the palace back to health. His diagnosis must be correct.
Ji Lingchuan didn't know whether Doctor Xue's medical skills were better than Doctor Zhong's, but he could tell that Doctor Xue was an upright person. So he would never joke about the patient's condition.
In this case, there was only one possibility to explain the different diagnostic results of the two doctors.
The pulse that one of the doctors felt was not Song Yihuan's.
It was undoubtedly Song Yihuan who was by his side today. Then the person whose pulse Doctor Zhong felt in Tinglan Courtyard that day must be someone else.
As for who that person was, he already had a guess in his mind.
If that was really the case, then this marriage would become a huge joke.
Normally, when a lamp was lit, there would be a darkest place under it. The light would blur in one's eyes, and it was easy to ignore this place under the lamp. So such acts of embezzlement were often jokingly called "darkness under the lamp".
He really didn't expect that such an absurd thing would happen to him!
Ji Lingchuan stood on the street for a while, long enough for his heart to completely calm down, and then he turned away.
After Song Yihuan returned to the inn, she went into her room to rest and didn't go out wandering around anymore.
On the other side, Song Nanxin met Fuling privately.
"Tell me. That little bitch said she wanted to go out for a stroll today. What did she do?"
"Bai Shao" stood beside Song Nanxin. Fuling knew that "Bai Shao" had now become Song Nanxin's confidant. She was extremely careful in her response, not showing any signs of something wrong.
"Fourth Miss and Young Master Five hadn't even left the inn when they bumped into Scholar Gu. They said a few words, and then Scholar Gu chased after Fourth Miss and went out together. They walked around the market and then went to a local medical center to see a doctor for Young Master Five."
Song Nanxin sneered. "That little bitch still hasn't given up at this time. She still wants to save that short - lived ghost? What was the diagnosis result?"
Fuling said, "The doctor said that there was no cure for Young Master Five, but as long as he was well taken care of, it wouldn't be a problem for him to grow up safely."
Song Nanxin lazily played with her fingers. "And then?"
"Then, the heir arrived at the medical center, saying that he wanted to buy some medicine for the princess. It was just a coincidence that he met Fourth Miss and Scholar Gu in the medical center." Fuling said everything in detail. "However, the heir ignored Fourth Miss and Scholar Gu. After the doctor saw Young Master Five, Fourth Miss took Young Master Five and Scholar Gu away."
What Fuling said was what Song Yihuan had allowed her to reveal to Song Nanxin. To gain Song Nanxin's trust, she had to combine truth and falsehood so as not to arouse her suspicion.
Sure enough, Song Nanxin didn't suspect. Instead, she praised, "You did a good job. This is a reward for you. Now that we're outside, there are many people and things are complicated. I still need you to keep an eye on her for me."
Fuling's eyes lit up and she happily accepted the silver. "Yes, Eldest Miss."
Song Nanxin let Fuling leave. She took "Bai Shao" back to the Princess of Ningqin's room and saw Ji Lingchuan sitting beside the princess, personally feeding his mother the medicine.