Lin Zhuwei didn't expect Concubine Jia to insist on asking questions, so she could only bite the bullet and answer:

"His name is Yin Xunheng. He is just a minor official and cannot bear such concern from the Queen."

Concubine Jia snorted slightly, and seemed to no longer be interested. She only lazily replied: "In this case, I will just tell the Marquis a few words for you. Xiaoyu, bring the Third Prince over to let Doctor Lin take a look."

The poor Third Prince had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by a maid. He was carried over with sleepy eyes and crying.

Lin Zhuwei carefully felt the Third Prince's pulse, and then said, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince just has a weak spleen and stomach, and insufficient Qi and blood. I will prescribe some medicated food for him to nourish his blood and stomach."

Concubine Jia nodded: "Very good. Then I'll trouble Doctor Lin."

Lin Zhuwei quickly wrote the prescription and gave it to Xiaoyu to keep.

Then she asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, please ask my servant to come and see you. Your Majesty has been coughing at night recently. Do you need me to take your pulse now?"

Jia Fei's eyes darkened. Xiao Yu was very perceptive and quickly responded:

"Doctor Lin, that's not necessary. Half an hour ago, Doctor Gu came to check the Majesty's pulse and prescribed medicine for her. If you check the pulse again now, wouldn't it make Doctor Gu misunderstand that the Majesty doesn't trust him?"

Lin Zhuwei nodded and said yes, without thinking too much, and left.

Jia Fei's eyes turned cold, and she indifferently picked up the flower bones from the potted plant on the table and crushed them with force.

Xiaoyu saw that she was unhappy and called out cautiously, "My Lady..."

"Take the servant who went to invite Lin Zhuwei just now, and beat her to death with a stick." Concubine Jia's eyes were full of sinister intent, and the corners of her lips curled up coldly.

"Yes, your majesty." Xiaoyu responded and quickly went out to instruct the guards outside the door.

In less than a moment, shrill screams were heard from the front yard.

Xiaoyu helped Concubine Jia massage her head acupoints and asked doubtfully, "Madam, do you think that Lin Zhuwei is Yu Shaoruo?"

Concubine Jia shook her head coldly: "You can't find out anything from a few words. She is very careful in what she says. Send a few people to keep an eye on her and don't let her find out."

"Don't worry, Madam. I will make arrangements."

Concubine Jia closed her eyes and rested for a moment before she continued, "It would be best if she is not Yu Shaoruo. If it were her, I would definitely not let her have an easy life."

"Also, regardless of whether she is Yu Shaoruo or not, my pulse can only be checked by Imperial Doctor Gu himself, and no one else can do it."

"Yes, Madam." Xiaoyu responded respectfully, then remembered something and asked quickly, "Then Madam, is the prescription written by Imperial Doctor Lin being given to the Third Prince?"

Concubine Jia shook her head: "Please keep the prescription first, maybe it will be useful in the future."

"Okay, I will keep it myself, please rest assured, Madam."

Concubine Jia nodded and said no more. She just closed her eyes and rested quietly. No one knew what she was thinking.

Let’s talk about Lin Zhuwei again. After coming out of Changning Palace, she broke out in a cold sweat.

Concubine Jia is actually He Zhilan!

This was something she could never have imagined.

The scene when He Zhilan firmly refused to enter the palace is still vivid in our minds, but now she is one of the four concubines.

Being able to climb to such a high position in the palace with strict rules, I am afraid that He Zhilan is no longer the innocent girl she used to be.

What's more, she has not given birth to any children yet, but she has already secured the position of concubine in the harem. I am afraid that the means behind this may not be exposed to the public.

Lin Zhuwei didn't want to think about it anymore. She was just worried about how she should explain to Yin Xunheng and ask him to help her cover up the lie.

But what he didn't expect was that when Yin Xunheng heard Lin Zhuwei's hesitant request, his eyes lit up.

"Xiao Wei, are you saying that you told Concubine Jia that I was your sweetheart?" Yin Xunheng stood up suddenly with excitement.

"Fake! Fake!" Lin Zhuwei said quickly.

“Yes, yes, yes…” The corners of Yin Xunheng’s mouth were almost raised to the corners of his eyes, and his handsome face full of smiles looked even more beautiful.

Fake is fake! Who knows, maybe one day it will become true!

Lin Zhuwei reluctantly interrupted the unrealistic fantasies in his mind: "Xun Heng, don't let your imagination run wild. We still get along like friends in private. We just need to be careful in front of others and not get exposed."

Yin Xunheng nodded excitedly: "I know, I know..." and was about to rush out.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Lin Zhuwei had to shout at him.

Yin Xunheng rubbed his hands happily, turned around and ran back, smiling innocently: "Xiao Wei, you see, I was so happy that I almost forgot about you, the real owner!"

Lin Zhuwei: “…”

Unexpectedly, Yin Xunheng became bolder this time. With a red face, he grabbed Lin Zhuwei's hand and ran out.

Lin Zhuwei struggled hard but couldn't get free, so she could only let him hold her hand.

Yin Xunheng's face flushed, his heart was pounding, his steps were even a little unsteady, and he didn't dare to look at her at all.

Lin Zhuwei was actually speechless.

She knew that Yin Xunheng had feelings for her, but she was only focused on revenge and didn't care about these personal feelings at all.

Yin Xunheng was so nervous that his palms were sweating. He held Lin Zhuwei's hand and walked straight ahead. After they walked out of the courtyard, turned into the alley, and arrived at the prosperous market.

There were many vendors at the market. One of them was sharp-eyed and clever. When he saw the two of them, he immediately stretched his neck and shouted:

"This gentleman, they are a perfect match! Buy a jade bracelet for your beloved girl!"

Yin Xunheng suddenly stopped, grabbed Lin Zhuwei and stopped in front of the vendor.

"Oh! What a perfect couple!" The vendor's mouth was as if smeared with oil, "Oh, young master is so nice, this white jade bracelet you took is a rare top grade, not expensive, only twenty taels of silver."

Lin Zhuwei's eyes widened: "Twenty taels? That's not expensive? Why don't you go and rob?"

Yin Xunheng was so delighted by the merchant's praise that he immediately took out two silver ingots and threw them on the table, then picked up the jade bracelet.

"Xun Heng! Don't be like this!" Lin Zhuwei frowned.

Not to mention that they were just friends, she couldn't afford such an expensive gift.

His intimate actions alone were far beyond what she could accept.

She was about to pull her hand back, but Yin Xunheng held her tightly and said in a deliberately low voice:

"Xiao Wei, you have to act more realistically. Maybe Concubine Jia's people are watching us. Isn't it the best way for a man to give a woman a gift to show the love between lovers?"

Lin Zhuwei couldn't have imagined that he would be so bold and confess his feelings without any concealment. She felt helpless and there was actually some anger in her eyes.

She didn't like Yin Xunheng's self-willed behavior.

But he was right. She couldn't break free in front of everyone, otherwise she would be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, and she would be deceiving her superiors and hiding the truth from her subordinates.

Seeing that she was no longer struggling, Yin Xunheng was secretly happy and took the bracelet and tried to put it on her hand...

A pair of black eyes like an eagle shot straight over from the private room in the teahouse next door, filled with resentment and anger.

Fu Junyan looked at Yin Xunheng coldly, and suddenly took out a sharp knife from his sleeve pocket, aimed at Yin Xunheng and was about to throw it at him.

"My Lord!" Amu was shocked and quickly stopped him, "My Lord! The young mistress is still here!"

Fu Junyan pretended not to hear and threw the knife out of his hand.

Yin Xunheng was filled with joy, watching the jade bracelet being put on Lin Zhuwei's hand——

"Snapped"!

There was a crisp sound, and a flying knife just brushed past the edge of the jade hairpin, splitting it into two pieces, which fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Yin Xunheng was shocked and subconsciously let go of Lin Zhuwei's hand.

Lin Zhuwei's eyes flashed, and her whole body instantly became alert. She looked sinisterly in the direction where the knife was flying.

Unexpectedly, she fell into a pair of sophisticated and angry black eyes, and the coldness in her eyes instantly turned into anger.

Yin Xunheng also looked over, and when he saw that it was Fu Junyan, he became even more annoyed.

Fu Junyan looked back at him coldly, then suddenly jumped out of the second-floor window, jumped down, and walked straight towards the two of them.

"My lord, what do you mean?" Yin Xunheng asked angrily.

Fu Junyan curled his lips coldly: "Catch the thief, the knife missed."

Lin Zhuwei snorted coldly. His ability to tell lies with open eyes was getting stronger and stronger.

Yin Xunheng growled unconvincedly: "There are no thieves here..."

Before he finished speaking, Amu grabbed a thin man by the collar and brought him over.

The man was struggling desperately to beg for mercy: "Sir, I just stole a chicken, this crime does not deserve the death penalty..."

Lin Zhuwei couldn't help but sneer: "My Lord, you are in charge of a large army. Since when did you take care of sneaky things?"

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