After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Jin Yunting gave a brief explanation, and Fang Nanzhi thought the prescription was quite good.

The reason I've been in poor health might be related to the weather; this winter has been very cold.

Winter is always particularly difficult for the frail and elderly.

Fang Nanzhi thought for a moment and asked, "How many braziers do you have in your room?"

"Four." Jin Yunting was indeed more sensitive to the cold than the average person.

The Jin family certainly wouldn't neglect him; they never stopped supplying him with the finest silver charcoal.

"Do you feel cold?" Fang Nanzhi asked earnestly, staring at his face.

Jin Yunting nodded slowly.

He was fine during the day, but at night he still felt a chill creeping in, even under the thickest blanket.

But he couldn't cover himself with too many blankets either, because too many blankets would be heavy and make him feel suffocated and unable to breathe.

Fang Nanzhi thought for a moment: "Do you know what a kang (heated brick bed) is?"

People in the capital city didn't need kang (heated brick beds), but further north, or in impoverished areas, many people still used them.

Jin Yunting shook his head.

Fang Nanzhi then told him how to build a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove).

"The temperature of the kang is high, which should suit you. It's also safer than putting too many charcoal braziers on it."

Jin Yunting wrote down: "Thank you."

"No need, I wasn't much help anyway," Fang Nanzhi said. "If you have time, you should go see my master."

She had just taken Jin Yunting's pulse and felt that it was weaker; it took her a long time to hear it.

It should be noted that her medical skills have improved significantly since she first met Jin Yunting a few years ago.

However, it was still so difficult to feel Jin Yunting's pulse, which meant that his body was deteriorating further.

Jin Yunting smiled and said, "Thank you, but it's not necessary."

“But you’ve been mentally and physically exhausted lately. If you do something wrong, it will affect everything. It’s dangerous to continue like this.”

Fang Nanzhi is a doctor, so she should make the seriousness of the matter clear.

Actually, she felt that if she were Jin Yunting, she wouldn't be some kind of powerful prince. With power and influence, she could go out and have fun, relax, and take care of her health.

Nothing is more important than your health.

"Even if I get cured, I won't live past thirty, will I? A few more years won't make a difference."

Jin Yunting remained calm, as if he had been mentally prepared for this for some time.

He was able to accept this day because he had been preparing for it since he was a child.

But Fang Nanzhi frowned: "Living is always possible."

“In the past, when medical skills were not advanced, people could die from eating the wrong thing or from a cold.”

"But now, although a cold is dangerous, it is not incurable."

"Perhaps one day, your illness will not be a problem for doctors."

"The premise is that you have to survive."

Fang Nanzhi believes that she and Jin Yunting are not only patients, but also good friends.

Jin Yunting is very loyal and has helped her a lot, so she should also comfort him.

And that's really what she thought in her heart.

Today's problems may be solved tomorrow.

Jin Yunting knew very well how slim this opportunity was, but looking at the starlight in the girl's eyes, it was like a flame that rekindled his dormant heart.

He closed his eyes; the starlight was too fleeting to grasp, and looking at it too much was not good.

"Yes, I will try my best to survive."

Jin Yunting didn't really want to give up his life; he was just calm and accepting of whatever the outcome might be.

Fang Nanzhi had managed to calm the person down.

The other two people in the car exchanged a glance before changing the subject.

"How did you two meet?" Qin Yan asked.

Wang Gong smiled and said, "Brother Jin and I have known each other since childhood and have been friends for a long time."

They both lived in the capital and came from prominent families, so it's true they knew each other, but having any real friendship was just a lie.

Neither the brother nor sister believed it, but they didn't want to expose it.

The carriage soon arrived at Mingyue Tower, where a servant led them to a private room.

The private rooms here are quite unique; there's a huge piece of glass on the roof, meaning that you can see the starry sky just by looking up.

Unfortunately, there is no moon tonight; it may be obscured by clouds.

The promised moon-viewing was just an excuse.

The four ordered some dishes before the waiter went downstairs.

They drank tea while discussing business.

"Speak, what is it?" Qin Yan asked directly.

Wang Gong opened his folding fan, smiled, but said nothing.

His gaze fell on Jin Yunting.

The latter took a sip of water slowly before speaking: "Has Zhizhi been in contact with Le Qi lately?"

Fang Nanzhi nodded.

This is not a secret.

"For some reason, the Le family has offended the Prince Ning's mansion. You must be careful; they might be trying to kill two birds with one stone."

Jin Yunting offered a reminder.

Fang Nanzhi's eyes widened, and she instantly realized what it meant.

The rumors about the Le family army and the things that harmed Le Qi, could they be related to the Prince Ning's mansion?

Why does the Prince Ning's mansion always get involved in everything?

As for killing two birds with one stone, it's easy to understand. She was at odds with the Princess Consort of Ning, and was also a good friend of the Crown Prince, so naturally she was also resented by the Prince's mansion.

"How did you know?" Qin Yan frowned and asked.

His second uncle didn't find out about this. How come the Jin family is so well-informed?

Is their family really that much different from those established families?

Jin Yunting did not answer, but only said, "The Ning Prince's Mansion is in great danger right now. Zhizhi, you must not go and confront them head-on at this time."

What does "very dangerous" mean?

Fang Nanzhi didn't quite understand.

Qin Yan also fell into deep thought, based on the true and false information he had heard at the Imperial Academy.

The situation of the Prince Ning's mansion is not very good.

Prince Ning seems to have lost the Emperor's favor, while the Crown Prince's reputation has plummeted and his abilities have been questioned.

Shouldn't they be more well-behaved?

"They want to use Zhizhi to deal with the Crown Prince?" Qin Yan probed.

The Prince of Ning's mansion must hate the Crown Prince for falling to this state.

If it weren't for the Crown Prince's repeated targeting, they wouldn't have lost his favor.

It's possible that, in a moment of emotional imbalance, she might want to exact revenge on the Crown Prince.

Jin Yunting shook his head: "I don't know, but the Prince's Mansion has been making a lot of private moves lately."

He couldn't tell what the Prince Ning's mansion was planning to do.

But one thing is certain: this time, they'll remain silent until they make a stunning debut.

"How did the Prince Ning's Mansion and the Le family become enemies?"

Fang Nanzhi was curious.

This time, it was Wang Gong's turn to speak.

“In recent years, there has definitely been no enmity between them. The Le family keeps a low profile and is protected by the emperor. Anyone who wants to cause trouble for them can resort to underhanded tactics.”

"However, there aren't many. Anyone with eyes can see that although the Le family has the emperor's favor, they may not be able to rise again in the future and do not pose a threat."

"If we're talking about conflicts, we have to go back to the earlier years."

“When Prince Ning was young, the late emperor hired General Yue as his martial arts instructor.”

Qin Yan and Fang Nanzhi stared wide-eyed, quite startled.

"However, the master and disciple were not very harmonious. General Yue believed that Prince Ning had impure intentions, made too ruthless moves, and lost the royal demeanor. He reprimanded him many times."

"He always complained to the late emperor, who punished Prince Ning several times for this."

"Later, General Yue simply resigned, unwilling to continue teaching Prince Ning. This marked the beginning of a complete falling out."

Fang Nanzhi didn't understand: "Even if the master-disciple relationship is bad, at most you'd be a little perfunctory when teaching, why did it have to escalate to this?"

What good can a subject do if his relationship with the prince is too strained?

General Yue must know this principle.

"Because Prince Ning had ulterior motives and had his eye on General Le's niece."

"I heard that General Le had no daughters, but raised his niece as his own daughter."

"He didn't want Prince Ning to be his nephew-in-law, so he simply didn't give him any chance at all."

Fang Nanzhi was stunned.

I never imagined there was such a connection.

"It's understandable that Prince Ning holds a grudge against the Le family because of this, but so many years have passed, isn't it a bit late for revenge?"

Qin Yan still felt that something was strange.

"I don't know, but there's a saying that goes, 'A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years.'"

Wang Gong smiled broadly.

Perhaps Prince Ning felt that his chance for revenge had arrived?

Fang Nanzhi asked, "What happened to General Le's niece afterward?"

"She got married," Jin Yunting said.

"She married a lieutenant general under General Le. Since the old general passed away, she has been living on the border and has never returned to the capital."

Fang Nanzhi was speechless, unsure of what to say.

Just as I was thinking, the servant brought the dishes over.

The dishes at Mingyuelou were no worse than those at Wanbaolou, and Fang Nanzhi ate with great relish.

They continued talking while they ate.

"Fortunately, your free clinic should be ending soon. As long as you don't make any mistakes in the next few days, you should be able to get away."

Wang Gongdao.

Fang Nanzhi nodded, then shook his head.

"Not necessarily. Doctor Xing said that Physician Xing intends to improve this matter further."

This was a piece of gossip that Xing Yun and she had discussed privately.

"Oh? How should it be changed?" Wang Gong asked in surprise. "Actually, the Imperial Hospital has already made enough of a splash this time. If they can just complete the free clinic peacefully, they will have done nothing wrong."

Fang Nanzhi shook her head.

"do not know."

"But Physician Xing's goal is not something that can be achieved in the short term."

If Physician Xing is truly ambitious and wants the world to see the abilities of a physician, doing only one thing is certainly not enough.

This is just a tentative first step.

"And what about you?" Jin Yunting asked, looking at her.

"You want to join the Imperial Hospital?"

Fang Nanzhi thought for a moment: "I don't think so."

To be honest, the Imperial Medical Academy nowadays only treats the emperor and the powerful and wealthy in the capital. What would she be doing there?

Now, with the jade pendant in her hand, she can freely read the books in the Imperial Medical Academy.

She was quite well-known, and some people asked her to treat patients. Besides her salary, what other benefits did she get from joining the Imperial Hospital?

Fang Nanzhi, however, believed that she was not short of money.

Jin Yunting nodded.

"No matter what you do, you should know that one person's strength is limited. Sometimes it is better to stick together and help each other."

That's a very profound statement.

Clearly, Jin Yunting knew about Fang Nanzhi's bold words and had glimpsed the young girl's ambition from them, which is why he gave her such a reminder.

Fang Nanzhi nodded; she knew.

A road, if it is to be successfully traversed, requires the exploration of countless people, not just the efforts of one person.

Halfway through the meal, a servant from the Jin family came and asked the young master to go back.

Jin Yunting then took his leave.

Qin Yan was noticeably more relaxed after he left.

"You've teamed up with Jin Yunting?"

He looked at Wang Gong and asked.

He knew that Wang Gong was now tirelessly working to bring down Wang Rong.

It is common knowledge that Wang Rong and Jin Yunting are at odds.

The enemy of the enemy is the friend.

“No, he approached me.” Wang Gong’s gaze fell on Fang Nanzhi: “It’s quite obvious who he was after.”

Fang Nanzhi belatedly looked up.

"You mean, he came specifically to remind me? Then why did he contact you?"

Can't he come by himself?

They know each other.

"The Jin family is quite interesting; they've been keeping a very close eye on their heir this year."

Wang Gong gave an irrelevant answer.

Fang Nanzhi immediately understood.

Chief Jin doesn't want his son to have anything to do with her, perhaps because of the time last year when Jin Yunting sent someone to help her?

It's normal that the Jin family doesn't like her now.

“But I remember that Jin Yunting, the heir apparent, wielded considerable real power.”

This means that he is not so easily manipulated.

“No matter how much real power he has, he’s still the head of the Jin family.” Wang Gong understands this point very well.

He had been the heir apparent for so many years, and he had carefully cultivated his network of connections.

But without his father's support, wouldn't he quickly lose everything?

Fang Nanzhi glanced at him: "Well, but I think Jin Yunting is probably a bit more cunning than you."

The subtext is that he's smarter than Wang Gong and wouldn't have lost so badly.

Wang Gong had no appetite. Was it because he was stupid? No, it was because he was completely unguarded with his own father.

At first, I thought that no matter how much my father doted on Wang Rong, it wouldn't shake his position. Who knew...

"Zhizhi, what you said hurt me a little."

He clutched his heart.

Fang Nanzhi looked at him in surprise: "It's been so long, and you still can't stand this kind of blunt truth? I thought you had gotten used to it."

Qin Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Wang Gong glared at him fiercely.

Because Fang Nanzhi had hurt him deeply, Wang Gong was unwilling to escort them back to their residence.

"Hmph, fine, I won't see you off then." Uncle Yuan drove the carriage alongside them until the brother and sister got into their own carriage.

As soon as the carriage started moving, Fang Nanzhi, having eaten and drunk her fill, became drowsy.

Qin Yan covered her with a blanket, but then fell into deep thought.

Is Jin Yunting paying too much attention to Zhizhi?

Why go through all that trouble to remind you?

Furthermore, he really should take the imperial examination and enter officialdom soon, otherwise he will always seem like an outsider who can't help.

The carriage stopped, and Fang Nanzhi was dazed and woken up. She almost floated back to rest.

I slept soundly until dawn, and was ready to start another day full of energy. Just as I was about to go out, I saw a figure standing in front of me.

It was the first cover.

Feng Yi had been secretly protecting Fang Nanzhi, and even went back to her hometown for the New Year with her.

At that time, Fang Nanzhi wanted to call everyone out so they could have some fun together.

The result was that the cover wouldn't show the face, insisting that it couldn't be exposed.

It's quite rare for them to show their faces; it's not easy for them.

"Good morning, Brother Feng."

Fang Nanzhi waved to him.

Feng Yi bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Miss Fang."

"Don't mention it. Are you here for something?"

Fang Nanzhi asked directly.

Seal a little bit.

"Miss Fang, please rest assured, you don't need to worry too much about the Ning Prince's residence. His Highness has made arrangements."

Fang Nanzhi was stunned for a moment.

What does this mean? Is the Crown Prince keeping an eye on the Ning Prince's residence? What does he intend to do?

She nodded blankly: "You went to see Qingyan?"

Feng Yi was a little embarrassed: "Yes, His Highness tells you to just do what you want to do."

In truth, he was somewhat "monitoring" Miss Fang, since he had reported her whereabouts to His Highness.

The Crown Prince did not intend to control Fang Nanzhi in every way; his main concern was for her safety.

Fang Nanzhi scratched her head: "Oh, does the Crown Prince have any free time lately?"

She thought she would find an opportunity to bring up the matter of having Qingyan withdraw Feng Yi and the others.

But she hasn't had time to go to the palace lately.