Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

A person with the surname Han who also knows medicine, could he be from Han Yuanzheng's family?

Zhou Lin was doubtful and couldn't help asking Shen Chuning beside him.

Shen Chuning nodded slightly, which was considered an affirmative answer.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lin took a deep breath, then grabbed her and took her to a corner. He lowered his voice and said anxiously, "How many people have you saved? You're being too bold! Han Yuanzheng's house was raided, and you're actually hiding a member of the Han family. If you were discovered, do you know what the consequences would be?"

Shen Chuning quickly reassured him, "Han Yuanzheng was wrongfully implicated in the incident involving the late Crown Prince. We all know he's innocent. When the Fifth Prince asked me to help the Han family, they only made this small request. And don't worry, we won't be discovered. He wasn't officially listed in the family tree before, and I had already quietly brought him out before the officials arrived at the Han family."

Zhou Lin frowned and continued to ask, "Have you prepared his identity documents?"

Shen Chuning shook her head and said softly, "He's always been by my side. He doesn't need any identification documents on a daily basis. If I were to apply for one in Beijing, I'd be worried they'd find out where he is. So I thought I'd secretly give him an identity the next time Shandong reports a missing person."

Zhou Lin sighed helplessly and said slowly, "In Shandong, population is closely tied to farmland. Even if one or two people mysteriously disappeared, they would have been taken over by the gentry long ago. With so much concealment, it's impossible for them to report to the governor. Well, I think I should find some time to go to the north and get him an identity document. I can't let him stay with you like this forever."

Ning Shutong blushed slightly as he listened to their conversation, looking a little embarrassed. He awkwardly squeezed out a sentence: "Thank you... Thank you."

Zhou Lin's expression remained stern, and his tone was firm: "I'm not helping you for nothing. An Ning said you have some knowledge of medicine. If I come back half-dead in a few days, I'll have to rely on you to treat me."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuning became anxious and quickly interrupted, "Pfft, pfft, pfft! Talking about being half-dead is so unlucky. Although Shutong only has a basic understanding of medicine, he is an expert in poisons. Maybe he can concoct an antidote. After taking it, we won't have to worry about the poisonous fog anymore."

Ning Shutong heard this and shook his head firmly, saying, "No, I can't."

Shen Chuning: “?”

Zhou Lin: “?”

Shen Chuning and Zhou Lin both looked confused.

Shen Chuning's eyes widened as she asked, "How could you dismantle my platform so quickly? At least you pretended to study it carefully."

Ning Shutong frowned and said seriously, "I don't even know what poison it is, and you want me to make an antidote? I'm good at fighting poison with poison. If you think it's okay to let him take a poison that's not quite right for his condition, then I have at least hundreds of them. Let him pick any of them."

Shen Chuning: "Aren't there pills that can cure any poison or poison-avoiding pills that prevent people from being poisoned?"

Ning Shutong: "I'm just telling you to read less storybooks. They'll make you stupid."

Zhou Lin glared at him and he fell silent instantly.

Shen Chuning asked Zhou Lin helplessly, "What should we do? Can we take Shu Tong to see the poisonous fog first?"

Zhou Lin shook his head: "I will most likely go to the navy camp and use the ship you saw to go out to sea directly. If it takes too long, it will be hard to avoid being discovered, which means I only have one chance to go out to sea."

At this moment, Ning Shutong suddenly seemed to have thought of something and interrupted Zhou Lin abruptly, "A Ning, didn't you just say that some fishermen died in the poisonous fog before? Can their bodies be found now?"

Shen Chuning curled her lips. "Nine out of ten fishermen who went out to sea at that time never returned. Even if they did, it was decades ago. How could there be any bodies left?"

Zhou Lin asked unwillingly: "What about the corpse? Is the corpse okay?"

Ning Shutong pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly and said, "If the bones haven't been corroded or contaminated, it should be possible. After all, if there's poisoning, there will definitely be traces. But just in case, it's best to find a few more, so there are fewer mistakes."

Zhou Lin: "If there are corpses, how long will it take you to prepare the antidote?"

Ning Shutong: "Three to five days should be enough."

Zhou Lin: "Okay, I'll give you the bones as soon as possible."

After Zhou Lin finished speaking, he left Ning Shutong's room.

After Zhou Lin left, Ning Shutong asked Shen Chuning, "Is this man reliable? You just told him my identity like that. If he goes to report you..."

Shen Chuning's eyes sparkled as she said, "He won't do that. I believe him."

……

"A Ning, save me, save me!!!"

Ning Shutong's anxious face looked particularly tense at this moment. His eyes were bloodshot, as if he had not slept all night, and his voice was trembling slightly as he shouted.

The shouts echoed in the quiet courtyard in the early morning.

Shen Chuning's eyes, which were originally slightly sleepy, instantly became clear after hearing the shout. She quickly walked to the door and looked at Ning Shu standing there with an embarrassed look on her face.

Cuiwei, who had just helped Shen Chuning wash up, frowned slightly, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

She seemed to have long been accustomed to Ning Shutong's sudden actions and was able to deal with the situation calmly.

She picked up the basin and went out. As she passed by Ning Shutong, she asked, "My young lady hasn't had breakfast yet. Would Doctor Ning like to join us?"

Ning Shutong heard this, and before the panic on his face had completely faded, he immediately put on a bright smile, his eyes gleaming with anticipation, and hurriedly asked, "Did Sister Cuiwei make this herself?"

Cuiwei shook her head. "I am currently taking care of the young lady personally, and only occasionally make a few snacks. Today's breakfast should have been prepared by the chef sent by Prefect Wang."

After hearing this, Ning Shutong's smile, which had just appeared on his face, quickly collapsed like a deflated ball.

He hung his head, his tone full of disappointment: "Then I won't eat it. I can't eat it."

Shen Chuning watched him quietly, feeling a little amused. She asked, "You were so serious yesterday, I thought you had really changed. How come you've only been like this for less than a day and you've already gone back to your old ways?"

Ning Shutong's cheeks immediately flushed with shyness, and he stammered, "I was just trying to maintain my image as a doctor in front of outsiders. Now that there are no outsiders here, why bother pretending? It's really too tiring."

"What's going on today?"

Hearing that Shen Chuning finally got to the point, Ning Shutong felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

Tears welled up in his eyes, and he wailed, "A Ning, you don't know how far Zhou Lin has gone! You must stand up for me!"