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  In the main room, Old Lady Ye sat upright in her seat, her eyes slightly cast down, her expression somewhat stern. The maid attending to her, however, was sizing up Lin Lan as soon as she entered the door.

  Lin Lan took a glance around, but didn't see Li Xiuciai, apparently she had been sent away by Old Lady Ye. Looking at Old Lady Ye again, her hair was white as snow, holding a rosary in her hand, wearing simple clothes, her face gaunt, without the usual rich family old lady's plumpness, instead with more vicissitudes of life. Her eyes slightly turned, and her gaze fell on the blanket covering Old Lady Ye's knees, raising a question mark in Lin Lan's mind. Now it was already warm spring season, wearing thin clothes walking under sunlight made one feel hot, let alone this room which faced south and had good ventilation and lighting, could it be that Old Lady Ye had leg problems?

  Mrs. Ye slightly raised her eyes and saw Lin Lan staring at her legs in a daze, suddenly feeling displeased.

  "I heard you saved Mingyun's life?" Old Lady Ye spoke calmly, her tone flat.

  Lin Lan came back to her senses and gave Ye Lao Furen a curtsy, imitating the gesture that Xing Liu had shown her earlier.

  "Returning to Mrs. Lao, Lin Lan just helped Mr. Li... young master cure snake poison once." Lin Lan replied humbly.

  Ye Lao Furen still didn't know that Lin Lan was Hu Dafu's female apprentice, thinking only that the hunter's sister knowing how to treat snake venom was normal.

  "Saved Mingyun's life once, today Mingyun helped to lift the siege, it can be said that the kindness has been repaid. Zhou Ma, go to my room and fetch 100 taels of silver to give to Lin Niang as a thank you gift for saving Mingyun's life." Old Lady Ye said slowly.

  Zhou Ma nodded and was about to go get the silver.

  As expected, Old Lady Ye was indeed going to send her away. One hundred taels of silver might be a trivial amount for the wealthy, but for Lin Lan, it was already a considerable sum. If she were frugal with her spending, it would be enough for her to use for three to five years. However, just like that, she left without even putting up a fight. Li Xiucai would definitely say that she wasn't loyal. She remembered clearly the clause in the contract... no matter how great the difficulties, one must not lightly give up.

  "Old lady, Lin Lan saved Li Gongzi not for the silver, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Besides, as a doctor, it's her duty to treat and save people, so she can't take this silver." Lin Lan still smiled.

  Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother stopped in her tracks, turned around and looked at the old lady and then at Lin Lan, a hesitant expression on her face.

  To Old Lady Ye, Lin Lan's words of righteousness were nothing but pretentious nonsense, an excuse to continue clinging to Ming Yun.

  "Lin Niang, let's open the skylight and speak plainly. How much silver will it take for you to leave Ming Rong?" asked Ye Lao Furen patiently.

  Lin Lan was stimulated, whether in her past life or this life, she never put silver in the most important position. She had medical skills and abilities, so why worry about not being able to earn silver? Old Lady Ye said this, obviously underestimating her background, looking down on poor people, and suspecting her intentions. This was something Lin Lan could not accept.

  Lin Lan smiled calmly: "Old lady, I appreciate your kindness, but Lin Lan and Young Master Li have made a promise to each other in the mountains, how can we easily abandon it? If you don't want me to stay, just ask Young Master Li to come and speak clearly, and I will leave immediately."

  Lin Lan was certain that Li Ming would absolutely not compromise.

  Mrs. Ye's face changed slightly, and her voice carried a hint of coldness: "Lin girl, although you come from a farming family, you should also know that marriage is a major event, and it must be done with the consent of one's parents and the matchmaker's words are the most important thing. Mingyu's identity is clear, and your identities are worlds apart. Even if I were to agree, Mingyu's father would not agree, so why bother being stubborn and humiliating yourself?"

  The words were spoken clearly, and Lin Lan remained calm and composed, neither angry nor sorrowful: "Old Madam, I understand what you're saying. The betrothal was made between Young Master Li and me, and he even gave me a letter as a gift to seal our engagement. Everyone in the village can testify to this, so how can it be said that there was no matchmaker or gifts? It's just that Old Madam really doesn't like me and wants to break off the engagement. If that's the case, please ask Young Master Li to come and explain himself. I'm not someone who clings to things stubbornly; all I want is a clear explanation. Is this request too excessive?"

  Mrs. Ye was indignant: "Lin girl, are you blaming our Ye family by saying this?"

  "Old lady, how can you say that I'm relying on the Ye family? When I made a mountain alliance with Li Gongzi, I didn't know he was an outsider of the Ye family, nor did I know he had a father who was a high-ranking official. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have accepted him, and it's impossible for me to be standing here being questioned by you. I'm still fuming with anger!" Lin Lan looked very innocent, as if she didn't care about the Ye family at all.

  Mrs. Ye glared at Lin Lan, panting, the quilt on her legs was crumpled by her grasp, and she remained silent for a long time.

  Lin Lan looked back fearlessly, but was actually studying the expression on Ye Lao's face. She saw that her complexion was sallow and had yellowish-brown spots in several places, and after saying a few harsh words, she began to pant. Adding to this, Lin Lan inferred that Ye Lao was afraid of cold and feared chilliness in her legs and feet, which made Lin Lan suspect that Ye Lao might have a spleen deficiency with internal dampness. People with such a constitution were prone to contracting damp evils. If Lin Lan's judgment was correct, Ye Lao should have had a more severe case of rheumatism.

  Zhou's mother saw this and hurried forward to give the old lady a back massage and smooth out her breath, softly advising: "Old lady, you should take your medicine now."

  Lin Lan blurted out: "Just taking medicine won't work."

  Mrs. Ye and Zhou Ma's face stiffened, and Zhou Ma hesitated and asked: "What should we do then?"

  Lin Lan Dao: "May I take the old lady's pulse?"

  Mrs. Ye withdrew her gaze disdainfully, the yellow-haired girl, learning a little trick and wanting to show off in front of her, her rheumatism couldn't even be cured by Dr. Hu, what could she do? She immediately called out: "Yurong, take Lin Niang to the side house first."

  The round-faced maid came forward at the sound of her voice, and it turned out that her name was Yu Rong.

  "Old lady, can you get something to eat in the kitchen?" Lin Lan said with a smile, not giving her pulse diagnosis without eating, but she was at an age where she needed to eat constantly, and going hungry for one meal would make her anxious. Moreover, today had been so eventful, and they had walked so far to get to the Ye's house, all of which required energy, so not having food was out of the question.

  Mrs. Ye suppressed her anger and ordered Yu Rong: "Let Yao's mother get her something to eat."

  Lin Lan smiled and said: "Thank you, Mrs." And then said: "Trouble Yu Rong sister."

  Made her look very unnatural.

  After Lin Lan left, Old Madam Zhou advised: "Madam, don't be angry because of a disobedient maid, your own body is important." Since Third Miss left, the old madam was overly grieved, her body getting worse day by day, making people anxious and worried.

  Mrs. Ye closed her eyes, leaned back in her chair and let out a long sigh: "No one is considerate."

  "Master Ming is so temperamental..." Old Mother Zhou said halfway, then swallowed her words and squatted down to massage the old lady's legs.

  "Want to say he is like his mother?" Old Lady Ye sighed faintly, her expression becoming dazed, as if recalling the past. After a long while, she said: "Indeed like his mother, even more disobedient than his mother."

  Zhou's mother couldn't help but sigh along with him: "What can we do now? Are we really going to let the young master do as he pleases?"

  Mrs. Ye narrowed her eyes, seeming somewhat tired: "What does she think of this Miss Lin?"

  Mother Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Not an easy person to deal with."

  "Thick-skinned and big-bellied."

  "Old Mrs. Zhou chuckled and said: 'What the old lady said is absolutely right, but in my opinion, we should add one more condition - a sharp tongue that can kill people with anger.'"

  "Never mind, the child has grown up and no longer listens to orders. Let him be! Let Lin girl go to the capital to stir up that Korean scoundrel's heart, it's not bad either." Old Lady Ye's eyes flashed with a hint of hatred, and she closed her eyes again, her voice gradually weakening.

  Zhou's mother had a smile at the corner of her mouth, pinched and rubbed slowly with force, this time those two in Beijing will be furious, it's really refreshing.

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