The long street of Bianjing Lane was desolate and quiet, with not a single person in sight. The governor, Fan Ding, couldn't see through the schemes of Lin Xuan or Gu Wuhen, who had hidden many people in Jiangning City. Tonight's situation was too precarious, even the inspector, Jia Pengyu, had slipped away from Jiangning City. Fan Ding would not let his family get deeply involved without reason, nor could he allow the Yongchang Marquis Manor behind him to be implicated.

  The Chu Party is gaining power in the court, and the new nobleman Gu Wu Chen has the right to report rumors and events. In order to provoke a bloody conflict between Gu Wu Chen and other forces, it would be in the interest of the Fan family and the Yongchang Hou Mansion. Although he felt suffocated, Fan Ding still let his followers put the illegitimate son Fan Zhi Mei into a carriage and take him back to the old mansion, as if today's events had nothing to do with the Fan family.

  Dai Feng led the people away, Lin Xie took Xiao Man and Zhou Pu to leave Baiyuan under Song Daopo's resentful eyes, turned a corner at the alley and arrived at Jiyunju.

  "Lin Mengde came and left before nightfall, Zhao Zhuren, Ge Shulingshi, and Zhang Canjun also came. Yang Pu has been waiting for over an hour and was talking to Mr. Zhao in the inner house...". Liu Yu'er walked out of the Huahua Gate and saw Lin Xie and Zhou Pu leading their horses into the front yard, so she stood under the eaves of the Huahua Gate and talked to Lin Xie about the matters in the courtyard, her eyes still on the little barbarian who was riding sideways on horseback.

  It was when Lin Xie first arrived in Jiangning that I saw her, and she was dressed as a young boy at the time. Even then, I thought this girl was quite lovely. Now, seeing her back in women's clothes, although her eyes were red and swollen from crying, her delicate face was even more pitiful.

  Lin Yu and Zhou Pu were not at home, so there was no one else in the house to take charge. The two gatekeepers and four guards all looked up to Liu Yue'er. Whether it was arranging for Zhao Qinnian's family to stay, or inviting a doctor to treat Zhao Qinnian's son's injured leg, or Yang Pu coming over, only Liu Yue'er stepped forward to greet and assign tasks. Although she had run a teahouse in Shiliang County and had also gone out to solicit customers, her identity as a cook in the Lin household made it difficult for her to take charge, especially with her unclear relationship with Lin Yu. Hearing the front gate open without being announced, she knew that Lin Yu and the others had returned, and she felt a sense of relief. She quickly walked out from the flower-decorated door, but didn't expect Lin Yu to bring back the little savage girl after such a long delay.

  Lin Tie took down Xiao Man from the horseback and handed her over to Liu Yue'er. He also knew that Xiao Man had been spending the past two days in worry and fear, and was exhausted. He asked Liu Yue'er to arrange for Xiao Man to rest. The main courtyard didn't have a room prepared for female guests to rest, so Liu Yue'er took Xiao Man to the backyard to wash up and rest. Before leaving the city the next day, Wang Xueshan might discover Zhao Qinnian's betrayal at any moment, so they couldn't let their guard down even a bit. Lin Tie handed over the task of guarding the courtyard to Zhou Pu and went in to see Yang Pu and Zhao Qinnian.

  Zhao Qinmin and his family were arranged in the east wing guest room, Lin Xianzhao stood in the corridor and made a bow to Yang Pu and Zhao Qinmin, saying: "I went out to take care of some private matters, making Uncle Yang and Mr. Zhao wait for a long time."

  Yang Pu and Zhao Qinmin didn't see Xiao Man, they knew that at such a critical moment Lin Xie still took the time to attend to something, this matter was probably not simple. Yang Pu said: "It doesn't matter..." He didn't leave, he was worried about alerting Wang Xueshan too early about Zhao Qinmin's betrayal. On this side, there were not enough people to stop the assassin's night attack, after bringing Zhao Jin over, he hadn't left, planning to send Lin Xie and the others out of the city at dawn the next day.

  "How is Lao Lang's injury? Is he still in a coma?" Lin Fu asked Zhao Qinmin, "Which room is he placed in? I'll go take a look..."

  "Thank you, Lord Lin, for your concern..." Zhao Qinnian said. His son's left and right calf bones were both broken, his nasal bone was fractured, and he had multiple bruises all over his body. These injuries were sustained on the streets of Dongshi, and after being taken to the Procuratorate, due to being beaten in Dongshi, they confessed one by one without even needing torture. Fortunately, they were rescued from prison in time and treated by a doctor, so their lives were not in danger. However, with such severe injuries, it would be difficult to fully recover. To say that Zhao Qinnian didn't have any resentment towards Lin Xie was impossible, but he wasn't an ungrateful person either. After all, they had taken different stances before and each had their own agenda. Moreover, the lives of his family of five depended on this man in front of him.

  Lang Zhong had not left yet, and before they left the city tomorrow, Lang Zhong could not be allowed to leave and leak the news prematurely. Zhao Qinmin and Yang Pu accompanied Lin Fu into the house where his son Zhao Jin was recuperating from his injuries.

  “……I've said everything, don't hit me anymore!” Zhao Jin was sitting on the edge of the bed, feeding his mother ginseng soup while enduring the pain. When he saw Lin Fu enter, he looked like he had seen a malevolent spirit and was about to retreat in fear, knocking over the bowl and spilling the ginseng soup all over the bed. Fortunately, two doctors standing in front of the bed quickly pressed down on his lower body, preventing him from touching his broken leg. Even so, Zhao Jin cried out in pain and almost fainted.

  Lin Tie looked at the blood-soaked ground, also feeling embarrassed. Seeing that Zhao Jin's wife and daughter were looking at him with fear in their eyes as if he was a malevolent spirit, he bowed deeply to Zhao Kunmin's young son who was struggling to sit up in pain and said: "Today, Lin Tie made a mistake in the East Market and caused trouble for Young Master Zhao. I came specifically to apologize to Young Master Zhao and hope that Young Master Zhao can forgive Lin Tie's transgression today..."

  Zhao Jin finally calmed down a bit, his forehead hurting with cold sweat, but he didn't dare to respond to Lin Mou's words. Zhao Qinmin stood beside him and apologized to Lin Mou: "Lord Lin, your words are too severe. Today, this unfilial son was also misled by others and did something wrong. Fortunately, there is still a chance for him to repent and start anew..."

  "It's pointless to say these things," Lin Fu looked into Zhao Jin's eyes, where the remnants of fear still lingered, and said, "Brother Zhao should be grateful to have a father who can take responsibility..." He walked over and lifted up the quilt that covered Zhao Jin's legs, saw the anxious faces of Zhao Qinnian's wife and daughter, and smiled as he said, "Lin Fu has some basic medical knowledge, let me take a look at whether the bone was set properly..."

  The two men sitting on the bed looked somewhat displeased, but it was not convenient to say anything in someone else's home, so they stood up and let Lin Fu take their place, watching him coldly as he examined the fracture and reset the broken leg.

  In the past, medical and literary scholars were not divided, and reading a few medical books would allow one to learn some basic medical skills. Even directly diagnosing and prescribing medicine for people was very normal. The two doctors who were invited overnight were both famous doctors in Jiangning City, one surnamed Zhang and the other Wu. They didn't believe that Lin Xuan, this Eastern scholar from Dongshi, would know any advanced medical techniques. After observing him for a moment, they felt surprised to see that his bone-setting technique was quite skilled, although it differed slightly from traditional orthopedics.

  Lin's shallow medical skills, of course, cannot be compared with those of famous doctors in Jiangning City, but when it comes to understanding the human body's muscles and bones, as well as treating external injuries and fractures, there are hardly a few famous doctors who can compare with him. The traditional Chinese orthopedic surgery of this era is indeed not to be underestimated. Zhao's double leg fracture was set very properly, without any errors. Lin stood up and called out to the people waiting outside the door: "Go to the pharmacy to buy plaster, we need a lot, one pharmacy may not be enough, so run to two more, we must get at least 10 or 8 kilograms..."

  "Master Lin, clearing heat and relieving fire, gypsum is just an auxiliary medicine, a few coins will do, we have some with us all the time, why do you need ten or eight catties?" The Wu surname doctor who was famous for treating injuries in Jiangning City finally couldn't help but speak out while watching Lin messing around.

  "Who said I was going to use plaster to treat the injury?" Lin Xuan retorted, unaware that plaster was used as a fixing agent for fractures. However, he had read several medical books and knew that plaster was mentioned in medical texts from five or six hundred years ago as an auxiliary medicine for clearing heat and relieving fire, so pharmacies usually stocked very little of it.

  Yang Pu sent two mounted guards to escort Lin Xie's people out, carrying enough silver to buy gypsum at a nearby pharmacy. They soon returned with the required amount of gypsum.

  Zhao Qinmin and others all think that Lin Fu is a bit of a mess, they don't believe that Lin Fu's medical skills are better than the two doctors who were invited, but Lin Fu is such a powerful person, in this house Lin Fu really wants to make trouble, Zhao Qinmin can only swallow his anger and watch as he orders people to throw large quantities of plaster into an iron pot to dry burn and then have someone take it to a stone mill to grind into powder and mix with water to form a paste, also silently praying that his son will suffer less hardship, fearing that both legs may not be saved.

  The two doctors watched Lin being tied up, unable to persuade him, and waited until they saw Lin use tree bark to create a mold around the injured person's broken leg, pouring plaster into it. After a while, the plaster in the tree bark mold solidified again, firmly fixing the broken bone in place. The two doctors were moved, and the doctor with the surname Wu squatted down to examine the fixed break, his beard twitching with excitement, saying: "How did Lin think of such an excellent method? I've treated people for half a lifetime, and it's easy to set bones, but healing takes several months. During this time, the injured person can't withstand external forces, and if they're bumped again, all previous efforts are wasted. Even if you invite a doctor who is a hundred times better than me, it's hard to reconnect the broken bone. I've treated hundreds of broken bones in my decades of practice, but only over a hundred have fully recovered without leaving any disability. The material for fixing bones is hard to find. Lin's method is a hundred times more brilliant than the willow branch technique - please forgive me for underestimating you earlier. If we're talking about medical skills, I don't know how much better Lin is than me." The doctor with the surname Wu immediately stood up and gave Lin a deep bow to apologize, while the other doctor, who wasn't skilled in treating injuries, also had good eyesight and joined in giving Lin a deep bow.

  "You two gentlemen are being polite, I was just messing around." Lin said with a smile.

  Yang Pu and Zhao Qinmin were only then certain that Lin Xie was not messing around, and the wonders of his orthopedic techniques even won over these two famous doctors in Jiangning City.

  Yang Pu had long known that Lin Xie's extensive knowledge was one of the important factors why Gu Wu Dun valued him. In the past, when he heard him talk to Gu Wu Dun, he also knew some things, and seeing his methods for treating injuries, he also knew a bit. But after all, it wasn't until he personally saw him fix Zhao Qinnian's son's broken bones with his own hands and immediately convince two famous doctors in Jiangning City that the impression was deeply ingrained.

  Zhaokinmin had some resentment towards Linzou in his heart, but when he saw Linzou return late at night and personally treat his son without complaint, and the fracture treatment was so wonderful, those resentful feelings faded a lot. He thought that Linzou being valued by Gu Wudeng and becoming famous in Jiangning in such a short time couldn't be just because of his ruthless methods.

  Zhao Jin was also frightened for a day, and the fracture of his leg bone was the most exhausting to his spirit. Although he had fainted before, he couldn't make up for the loss of his spirit. Although the pain in his injured leg didn't go away, he fell into a deep sleep at this time.

  Lin tied saw that this side was safe, and said to the two doctors: "It's already late at night, I've prepared a guest room for you two gentlemen to rest temporarily. Tomorrow morning, I'll offer double the diagnostic fee and send you two gentlemen off. It's been a hard half-night, so I had someone cook a midnight snack, please eat it before resting."

  Two doctors were not without a hint of expression, Wu Xing, a doctor who specialized in treating injuries and fractures, still recognized Zhao Qinmin. Looking at the situation in the house, he also knew that it was impossible to leave at this time. However, they didn't have much to worry about, as they only treated illnesses and injuries without asking questions. Doctor Wu, nearly 60 years old with a long white beard, had even experienced being kidnapped by mountain bandits to treat someone's illness before being sent back.

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