After returning to the capital to farm, the abandoned concubine made a comeback.

As night fell, the lights in the palace gradually came on, illuminating the tender scene of the two in the garden.

Lin Qin and Zhu Ling sat at the stone table, enjoying a brief moment of tranquility.

"We owe this free clinic a great deal to you," Lin Qin said with emotion, looking at Zhu Ling with tender eyes.

“You are the biggest contributor,” Zhu Ling replied gently. “Without you, none of this would have happened.” Lin Qin smiled, leaned on Zhu Ling’s shoulder, and felt his warmth.

"What are your plans next?" Zhu Ling asked softly, her eyes full of anticipation.

Lin Qin pondered for a moment, then smiled mysteriously, "I think..." She paused, her eyes gleaming, "...to stir up some trouble."

Zhu Ling raised an eyebrow and asked with interest, "Oh? What is it?"

Lin Qin leaned close to Zhu Ling's ear and whispered a few words.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ling was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

"Okay, I'll do as you say!"

Just then, a guard rushed over, interrupting the couple's sweet moment.

"Your Highness, someone from the palace has arrived..." His voice was slightly hurried, breaking the tranquility of the night.

Zhu Ling stood up, turned to Lin Qin and said, "You rest first, I'll go take a look." Lin Qin nodded, watching Zhu Ling leave, a smile still on her face.

In the dead of night, Lin Qin returned to her room and casually pushed open the door, only to be greeted by a mountain of account books.

Her heart sank as she realized that her business operations in Beijing had run into problems due to her distraction during the free clinic.

The numbers in the ledger seemed to mock her negligence, making her feel a sense of oppression.

She walked to the desk, sat in the soft chair, opened the account book, and looked worried.

Every loss was like a sharp knife, piercing her heart.

The decline in the shop's performance, and the helplessness and anxiety of the employees, are clearly visible in the account books.

She felt an unprecedented loneliness and helplessness, as if everything around her was drifting away from her.

Lin Qin frantically combed her hair, eager to find a solution.

She stood up and went to the study. The books on the bookshelves were in disarray, clearly a testament to her efforts to find inspiration.

Her eyes were filled with anxiety and confusion, and her fingers unconsciously tapped the table, making a regular "tap-tap" sound.

The surrounding air seemed to freeze, and even breathing became heavy.

She tried to sort out her thoughts, but her mind was blank.

She walked to the window, took a few deep breaths of fresh air, and tried to calm herself down.

The moonlight shone on her face, casting a faint shadow that made her appear exceptionally lonely.

Suddenly, a voice rang in Lin Qin's ear: "Do you really think this will solve the problem?" Lin Qin turned around sharply, only to find the room empty, with only her shadow swaying on the wall.

Her heart raced, her brow furrowed, and a voice deep within her told her that she had to find new inspiration.

She shook her head vigorously, as if trying to shake off the distracting thoughts in her mind and resolve to start anew.

Lin Qin looked out the window; the moonlight was like water, and the night was quiet.

Some business cases from her past life flashed through her mind, and a thought suddenly struck her, making her eyes light up.

She quickly turned around, preparing to return to her desk and continue her plan.

However, at that moment, a light footstep sound came from outside the door, and Lin Qin's heart started racing again.

She took a deep breath, walked resolutely to the door, and gently opened it. In the darkness outside, a figure could be seen faintly.

"Who?" Lin Qin's voice carried a hint of wariness.

Lin Qin suddenly stood up from her chair, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, and she gasped!

She felt all the blood rush to her head, and her heart pounded like a drum.

Become!

Become!

She was so excited she wanted to spin around on the spot!

Those business cases from her past life, those long-forgotten memories, flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.

Free medical consultation!

Yes, it's a free clinic!

She can apply the model of free clinics to business operations!

She grabbed the pen from the table, and the pen tip danced rapidly across the paper, making a scratching sound, as if playing a stirring melody.

Each character leaps off the page, outlining a brand new business blueprint.

Her breathing was rapid, and her palms were slightly sweaty, but she felt no fatigue whatsoever, only excitement and exhilaration.

After finishing the last stroke, Lin Qin let out a long sigh of relief and slumped into her chair.

She looked up at the window; the night was still deep, but her eyes were filled with hope.

Over the next few days, Lin Qin devoted herself entirely to the new business plan, almost forgetting about time.

She works tirelessly, like a high-speed machine.

However, Zhu Ling was too busy with affairs of the Prince's Palace to show up.

As night deepened, Lin Qin sat alone by the window, gazing at the bright moonlight outside, a strange sense of loss welling up inside her.

The room was quiet, with only the occasional whistling sound of the wind passing through the window.

She got up and walked to the door, gently pushed it open, and found the corridor empty except for the dim light shining on the floor, which elongated her shadow.

She sighed, closed the door, and went back to her room.

Suddenly, footsteps approached from afar, and Lin Qin's heart pounded faster.

She walked to the door, opened it, and Zhu Ling's figure appeared before her.

"You're back." Lin Qin's voice trembled slightly.

Zhu Ling simply nodded and walked straight into the room, seemingly oblivious to the grievance in her eyes.

Lin Qin silently closed the door and followed behind him.

"I have something to tell you..." Lin Qin had just started to speak when Zhu Ling interrupted her, "I'm tired, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Lin Qin looked at Zhu Ling's tired back and swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

"Mmm..." she responded softly, her eyes dimming...

Lin Qin scratched her hair in frustration, feeling like she was caught in the middle, suffering from both sides.

Career and relationships are like fish and bear's paw—you can't have both!

She wanted to rush to Zhu Ling immediately and ask him what had happened, but she was worried about disturbing his rest.

The new plan was like a seed sprouting in her heart, desperately needing sunshine and rain, and she couldn't wait for it to blossom and bear fruit.

"Ugh! This is so annoying!" Lin Qin raged in her room like a trapped animal.

He would walk to the table and pick up a draft of the new plan, then walk to the window and sigh as he looked at the night view of the palace.

She would bite her lip one moment and frown the next, her expressions more dramatic than a Sichuan opera face-changing act.

"Focus on your career! Focus on your career!" Lin Qin cheered herself up, clenching her fists. "Men will only slow down my speed in drawing my sword!" She took a deep breath, trying to suppress her longing for Zhu Ling in her heart.

The next morning, Lin Qin changed into a smart men's outfit and appeared on the bustling streets of the capital with high spirits.

She's about to start her new plan!

She walked into a quiet snack shop, where the owner was sitting at the door with a worried look on his face.

"Boss, business is slow?" Lin Qin asked with a smile, her tone slightly teasing.

The shopkeeper looked up and saw a handsome young man. He sighed and said, "Oh, don't even mention it. Business has been terrible lately. We're almost broke."

Lin Qin smiled mysteriously: "I have a way to revive your business. Want to give it a try?"

The boss looked her over suspiciously: "You? What can you possibly do?"

Lin Qin didn't waste any words and explained her new plan in detail.

She spoke fluently and confidently, as if everything was under her control.

The boss's expression changed from initial doubt to surprise, and finally to admiration.

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!" The shopkeeper slapped his thigh excitedly. "Young master, your plan is simply a stroke of genius!"

Next, Lin Qin visited several small businesses and, with her eloquence and innovative business ideas, successfully persuaded them to join her plan.

For a time, legends about a mysterious young master began to circulate throughout the capital, who was said to be able to revive any business.

Lin Qin stood atop the tallest restaurant in the capital, overlooking the bustling crowd, a confident smile playing on her lips.

She felt a sense of accomplishment as she basked in the admiring glances of those around her.

"Your Highness, it's time for your meal..." a guard whispered a reminder.

Zhu Ling put down the official document in her hand, rubbed her temples, and suddenly remembered something, "Where's Lin Qin?"

"Where did she go?" Zhu Ling's tone carried a hint of barely perceptible anxiety. The guard hesitated for a moment, then stammered, "The princess... seems to have left the palace early this morning, saying... saying she went to do some business."

"Start a business?" Zhu Ling raised an eyebrow, then recalled Lin Qin's excited eyes last night, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.

This little girl is really always on the go.

He put down his official duties, stood up, and said, "Prepare the sedan chair; I need to go out for a while."

When Zhu Ling found Lin Qin, she was standing in front of a snack shop that she had just "revitalized," gesturing wildly as she explained something to the staff.

The sunlight shone on her, as if she were gilded with gold, and her smile was dazzlingly bright.

Zhu Ling's heart was instantly filled with joy.

He stepped forward, gently hugged Lin Qin from behind, rested his chin on her neck, and said in a deep, sexy voice, "You ran all this way without even waiting for me?"

Lin Qin stiffened for a moment, then relaxed, turned around, and smiled brightly: "Why has Your Highness come? Weren't you busy?"

"No matter how busy you are, you have to come and see my money tree." Zhu Ling pinched Lin Qin's cheek, his tone full of doting. "Last night, I was wrong. I shouldn't have neglected you. Consider this my apology." As if by magic, he took out an exquisite jade hairpin from behind his back.

Lin Qin looked at the jade hairpin, and the cold touch made her realize that Zhu Ling really cared about her.

She burst into laughter through her tears and hugged Zhu Ling tightly around the waist. "That's more like it."

Zhu Ling hugged her tightly, wishing he could meld her into his very bones.

The two embraced each other tenderly, and everything around them seemed to lose its color, with only their reflections in each other's eyes remaining.

Just as the two were deeply in love, the owner of a tea shop stumbled over, his face filled with terror: "Miss Lin... something terrible has happened! We... we sell tea... someone said, said..." He stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

"Don't rush, tell me slowly," Lin Qin comforted her, but a sense of unease welled up in her heart.

"They said...that our tea is poisonous and will kill people if they drink it!" The owner finally finished speaking, his voice trembling.

Lin Qin's expression changed. She looked at Zhu Ling, only to find that his expression was even more gloomy than hers.

"Come on, let's go take a look." Lin Qin took Zhu Ling's hand.

"Heh, interesting." Zhu Ling sneered, a bloodthirsty smile curving his lips.

He wanted to see who dared to touch his people.