Chapter 25: Meeting Again (1)

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The sky was already completely dark, and lanterns were lit in front of the houses on the street. No matter how noisy the surroundings were, Yin Chujin did not take their words to heart. After handing the 1,000 taels of silver to Yang Chengji, she walked into the Benevolence Hall. When she reached the door, she saw the servant who was still sitting weakly. She said to him, “Your young master doesn’t take your life seriously at all. He casually sacrificed you. This kind of young master isn’t worthy of you following him. I think you should find another way out!”

After saying this, she walked into Benevolence Hall and nodded at the rows of medicine cabinets. In her heart, she was planning which medicine to bring back to the residence later.

Someone in the crowd stood up and walked to the entrance of the hall to shout at her, “Miss, my son has been coughing non-stop recently. He found a few doctors and drank a lot of medicine, but he hasn’t improved. Can you help take a look?”

“Miss, can you take a look at my daughter’s leg?”

“Miss…”

After someone started, more and more people walked out from the crowd, wanting Yin Chujin to treat them.

Yin Chujin frowned and waved her hand without looking back. “I’m not a physician. If you have any questions, you can look for Yang Chengji.”

“But…”

“Physician Yang, I want to buy medicine!” Yin Chujin pointed at the medicine on the medicine cabinet and turned to Yang Chengji.

Yang Chengji wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and finally came back to his senses. He looked at the banknotes in his hand in a daze and hurriedly ran into the hall, wanting to return the banknote to her. “Miss, these banknotes are for your treatment. It’s better for you to accept it!”

“I used the medicine from your Benevolence Hall before.”

“Those medicines aren’t worth much. There’s no need to pay this much…”

“Since that’s the case, treat the remaining silver as payment for the medicine I’ll buy!” Yin Chujin did not continue to argue with him on this issue. She turned around and pointed to a few rows of medicine cabinets for him to pack.

Yang Chengji nodded and instructed his grandson to help him get the medicine. When he turned around and saw the group of people standing at the door, he was at a loss.

“Miss, look, they…”

“Physician Yang, they’re your patients. Do as you see fit.” After Yin Chujin finished speaking, she leisurely looked around the hall. Her eyes drifted to the backyard, where there seemed to be some dried herbs. Out of curiosity, she asked for Yang Chengji’s permission and went to the backyard.

Under the moonlight and the light from the low courtyard wall, Yin Chujin entered the backyard. Benevolence Hall was a small medical center, and the backyard was rather narrow. It was surrounded by some bricks, and the bricks were covered in moss. When she looked up, she could see the sky clearly. The cold moonlight shone directly into the small courtyard. Presumably, there was plenty of sunlight in the day, so it was indeed good to dry herbs.

The incident at the medical center today was too serious. They had not even put away the herbs.

Accompanied by the autumn wind, Yin Chujin took a deep breath. The coldness and the fragrance of the herbs entered her nose, making her feel comfortable. A happy smile appeared under her veil. She squatted down and grabbed a handful of dried chrysanthemums. She looked at them carefully and sniffed them.

“Prince Xiao is marrying a concubine today. As for the main Consort, she put on a wonderful show in front of a small medical hall. Now, she’s leisurely studying medicinal herbs here. Can I say that she’s too open-minded?”

Just as Yin Chujin was engrossed in her thoughts, she heard a teasing voice above her head. She looked up reflexively and saw Sheng Yiming, whom she had met several times but did not have a good impression of, under the moonlight.

At this moment, he had his arms crossed over his chest and was sitting on the roof in a white robe like a spring breeze. There was a smile on his lips as he looked down at her.

Upon hearing the voice, Leng’er came out of the hall warily and stood in front of Yin Chujin. She held her sword tightly and was ready to attack.

“You have a loyal follower!” Sheng Yiming commented.

Yin Chujin glared at him unhappily and comforted Leng’er. “Leng’er, it’s fine. He’s just a sickly invalid!”

She emphasized the word “sickly”, which made Sheng Yiming laugh. In the next moment, before the two of them could blink, his figure had already landed in front of them.

Leng’er felt a sense of danger. The long sword in her hand was already half out of its sheath. Yin Chujin shook her head at her and raised her chin to meet his devilish eyes. “What are you doing here?”

“If you can come, why can’t I?” Sheng Yiming smiled charmingly.

Yin Chujin frowned and said coldly, “Don’t smile!” It was a sin for a man to smile so seductively.

Sheng Yiming closed the folding fan in his hand and stopped smiling. He rubbed his nose and looked at her innocently. “Princess Jin is really domineering. She even cares if others smile or not.”