The next day—
Seven days had passed since Leng Ruo Li performed the cesarean section on Madam Su. Leng Ruo Li wondered how Madam Su was recovering, as today was the day she was scheduled for a follow-up appointment at Bai Cao Tang.
Dressed in simple, clean white clothes and a veil, Leng Ruo Li walked through the bustling streets, her robes flowing gently.
Today, Leng Ruo Li had not brought Xing'er along. Ling'er's grandmother had recently passed away, and Ling'er was still feeling down. Leng Ruo Li had asked Xing'er to stay and keep Ling'er company.
As she walked, a luxurious carriage galloped towards her. It startled the pedestrians on the street, who quickly scurried to the side. The carriage also overturned small stalls lining the street, causing the people to grumble about the occupants of the carriage.
Leng Ruo Li agilely dodged to a safe area. Suddenly, she heard a child's cry from behind her. She turned to see that someone had dropped a child while running. The little boy, who looked only four or five years old, stared in terror at the approaching carriage, frozen in place.
With the carriage getting closer and closer, and the adults unable to reach the child in time to pull him to safety, Leng Ruo Li decisively took out her scalpel and hurled it towards a vital spot on the horse. The horse was struck immediately, becoming even more frenzied. It reared up on its front legs, whinnying loudly to the sky, and then collapsed, dead. However, the child was also kicked by the horse's hoof, sent flying through the air, and fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
Leng Ruo Li rushed to the child and thoroughly examined his body. She breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully, the child was unharmed.
Then, she took a lollipop from her system space, unwrapped it, and placed it in his mouth, gently coaxing him, "Little brother is so brave. Sister is giving you candy, so stop crying, okay?"
Soon after, a woman ran over, hugged the child tightly, and burst into tears.
"Lin'er, you nearly scared me to death just now."
"Wuwu~" The little boy began to cry loudly again.
The woman was filled with regret. She had been too focused on packing up her stall and had forgotten to tell her son to quickly move aside, almost causing her son's death. Fortunately, this veiled young lady had saved her son's life, preventing him from being trampled by the horse and saving him.
"Miss, thank you. You saved my child's life just now."
After speaking, the woman knelt down to kowtow to Leng Ruo Li. Leng Ruo Li quickly helped the woman up and comforted her,
"Little sister-in-law, it's good that the child is alright. You don't need to kowtow to me. If the child has any discomfort, please go to the Bai Cao Tang ahead and see Doctor Huang."
The woman nodded, thanked Leng Ruo Li profusely, and then disappeared with her child from the crowd.
Leng Ruo Li turned and pulled her scalpel from the horse's body, took out a tissue to wipe away the blood, and casually tucked it into her sleeve.
The owner of the carriage had also fallen quite hard, sustaining several injuries, but none to vital areas. He climbed out of the carriage with the help of two servants.
This person was none other than Lin Hongtao, the heir of the Duke of Lin's mansion, the nephew of the current Empress. He was corpulent, with a round head and large ears, a quick temper, and was uneducated. He liked to bully the weak and commit all sorts of wrongdoings, relying on his status, and was so arrogant that the common people in the capital dared not speak out against him.
When the surrounding villagers saw that the person emerging from the carriage was Lin Hongtao, they scattered and fled.
"Who in the heavens dared to kill my esteemed 世子's prized steed?" Lin Hongtao roared at the fleeing villagers.
But no one dared to respond to him.
Leng Ruo Li also walked with the crowd, but after only two steps, Lin Hongtao called out to her from behind.
"You in the front, stop for my esteemed 世子!" Lin Hongtao shouted at Leng Ruo Li.
However, Leng Ruo Li pretended not to hear and continued walking, which angered Lin Hongtao. He then ordered the two servants beside him to stop Leng Ruo Li.
Leng Ruo Li looked at the hands blocking her path and asked coldly, "What do you mean by this?"
"You killed my esteemed 世子's prized steed, and you can't just get away with it." The two servants, relying on Lin Hongtao's status, were acting arrogantly in front of Leng Ruo Li.
"Then what does your esteemed 世子 want?" Leng Ruo Li said indifferently.
At this moment, Lin Hongtao walked over, holding his waist, and said, "I'll give you two choices. One, compensate my esteemed 世子 with another prized steed. Two, compensate my esteemed 世子 with a night of pleasure."
"Your clothing looks so shabby. Your family must be quite poor, right? You probably can't afford a prized steed. But judging by your ethereal appearance, the person under the veil must be a beauty, right? Then my esteemed 世子 will be generous and let you accompany me for one night of spring breeze. What do you say?"
After saying this, Lin Hongtao laughed heartily and reached out, attempting to remove the veil from Leng Ruo Li's face to see her true appearance. However, she easily dodged him, gaining no advantage over her.
The two servants then surrounded Leng Ruo Li, preventing her from escaping, and they also started laughing like Lin Hongtao.
He thought that after being cornered, Leng Ruo Li would cry and beg for mercy. To his surprise, she acted unusually, saying sweetly,
"Esteemed 世子, do you really want to spend a night of spring breeze with this servant? But this servant fears you'll go back on your word after seeing my face."
"No, no! I wouldn't regret meeting such a beautiful woman like you!" Lin Hongtao said, making assurances.
"Then, esteemed 世子, please look carefully at this servant's true appearance."
With that, Leng Ruo Li removed the veil from her face. Lin Hongtao took a serious look at Leng Ruo Li and was so startled that he immediately turned and ran, fleeing as if for his life.
"Oh my god, she's so ugly!"
The dark spots on her face were like black spiders crawling across her face, making her look like a monstrous female yaksha. Fortunately, he, Lin Hongtao, had run fast. What if that woman clung to him?
After scaring Lin Hongtao away, Leng Ruo Li put her veil back on and laughed heartily, her voice as pleasant as a lark's.
However, she was unaware that all the events unfolding below were being observed by a man on the third floor.
In fact, Jun Mo Han had been on the third floor since Leng Ruo Li had stepped in to save the child. He had originally intended to save the child himself, but Leng Ruo Li had been faster. He had no choice but to return to the third floor to watch the show.
"Your Highness, I didn't expect Miss Leng's skills to be so agile. Look at her flying knife move, it's so cool!"
Jun Mo Han remained silent, but his heart was already stirred...
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Bai Cao Tang Medical Clinic
Ever since a "Veiled Divine Doctor" had performed a cesarean section here, the business of Bai Cao Tang Medical Clinic had become exceptionally good. Currently, people were flocking to Bai Cao Tang for medical treatment.
But only Doctor Huang in the clinic knew how to treat patients. He was completely overwhelmed and worked like a dog every day.
He now truly understood that good business could also be a problem.
Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared before him. Doctor Huang looked up abruptly and was stunned. Wasn't this his master, the "Veiled Divine Doctor"?
Fearing he would shout out, Leng Ruo Li quickly made a "shushing" gesture with her finger, signaling him to be quiet.
Afterward, Doctor Huang led her to the room where Madam Su was staying.
Upon opening the door, they saw Su Xun and Madam Su happily playing with the baby.
When they saw Leng Ruo Li arrive at Bai Cao Tang, they were slightly surprised before reacting and quickly greeting Leng Ruo Li.
"Miss, you're here!" Su Xun and Madam Su said happily.
"General Su and Madam Su, this young lady is here today to check Madam Su's cesarean incision. If Madam Su's wound is fine, then Madam Su can return home to recuperate during her confinement month."
Next, Leng Ruo Li called Su Xun and Doctor Huang outside, letting Madam Su expose her wound. Leng Ruo Li carefully examined her wound and found that it was healing well. She then told Madam Su, "Madam Su, you can return home today."
Upon hearing this, Madam Su was overjoyed.
Leng Ruo Li called Su Xun back in and gave him many instructions regarding the precautions Madam Su needed to take during her confinement month at home.
Su Xun called for a maid, packed Madam Su's belongings, and then bid farewell to Leng Ruo Li, Doctor Huang, and the staff of Bai Cao Tang before returning to the mansion.
As they were leaving, Madam Su specifically asked for Leng Ruo Li's name. However, due to the original owner's special identity, Leng Ruo Li told them her former life's name, Ye Ying.