Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 40.2
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Shen Zhen knew that it was not a trivial matter for him to want to speak with Bai Daonian, so she stayed outside and did not go in.
Bai Daonian walked to the room and saluted Lu Yan, “My lord, I really can’t repay you for your great kindness.” He paused and then said, “If the Lord needs me in the future, I will definitely help you with everything I can.”
Lu Yan was never willing to talk in circles.
Yesterday’s dream, to him, was like a fork in the past and present life and there was no mistake about it.
He knew very well what the death of the crown prince meant.
This not only means that the struggle for the crown prince between the third and sixth princes has begun, but also means that all the Ministers who were in the Crown Prince’s party in the court will go against the current, including the powerful Minister of War Sun Mu and others, as well as the imprisoned Marquis of Yunyang.
Thinking of this, Lu Yan said: “There is indeed something that requires Doctor Bai’s help.”
As soon as Bai Daonian heard that his benefactor needed help, he immediately replied: “What is it my Lord?”
“I would like to ask you to come back to Chang’an with me.”
Bai Daonian frowned and said, “My Lord, do you need me to go to Dali Temple to personally identify Governor Zhao and others?”
Lu Yan shook his head. The evidence he had obtained was enough for Zhao Chong to undergo capital punishment. “It’s my brother. He is very ill.”
When Bai Daonian heard this, he hurriedly said: “Treating patients is my responsibility. It can’t be considered as doing anything to help you. In that case, I will just go back to the capital with you.”
After saying that, Bai Daonian scratched his head again and said, “Actually, even if you didn’t ask me, I still want to go back to Chang’an with you.”
Lu Yan asked: “Why?”
“Lord Lu was so seriously injured because of my sister, how could I just walk away?”
After hearing these words, Lu Yan actually realized that in this life it was different from the previous life. In their previous life, they went through the water route and he didn’t get any sword injury.
Bai Daonian stepped forward and checked his injuries for him.
After a while, Lu Yan suddenly said, “I have a friend who suffers from a strange heart disease.”
“What kind of heart disease is it?”
“Whenever his wife cries, his heart aches.”
Bai Daonian couldn’t help but smile and joked: “This friend of your Lord’s must be someone who empathizes with others.”
After hearing this, Lu Yan guessed that Bai Daonian had misunderstood, so he explained it carefully.
It was a kind of pain that gets more severe the harder she cries.
Bai Daonian saw that Lu Yan wasn’t joking, so after thinking for a moment, he said seriously: “The heart disease you mentioned is indeed my first time hearing about such a disease after practicing medicine for many years.”
Lu Yan twitched the corner of his mouth.
So the conclusion was, his disease cannot be cured…
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Because Lu Yan was really unwell, their plan to leave the city was postponed for two days and they didn’t set off until the third day.
Before getting on the carriage, Fuman asked Shen Zhen, “Is the Miss’s foot feeling better?” Although she knew that Shen Zhen was not his concubine, she didn’t know what the relationship was between her and Lord Lu was, so she could only follow Yang Zong and the others and called her Miss.
Shen Zhen did not notice the change in Fuman’s address to her and said softly: “Thank you Concubine Man for the medicine, the swelling of my ankle has gone down.”
When Lu Yan heard her say “Concubine Man” , he couldn’t help but rub the center of his brow with his index finger, experiencing the feeling of picking up a stone just to smash it on his feet.
Seeing that everyone around her looked embarrassed, Lu Yan pulled her aside and said coldly: “You go up first.”
A group of carriages and horses passed through the sparsely populated streets and drove slowly towards the city gate.
Lu Yan put his fist to his lips, coughed, and said seriously: “Fuman is not her real name, she is Doctor Bai’s sister.”
Shen Zhen reacted for a moment and then said: “Her surname is Bai?”
“Well, they are originally from the Western Regions and were captured by Zhao Chong.”
People like Lu Yan have already developed the ability to act more upright the more guilty he felt.
He said to Shen Zhen with a serious face: “The matter between me and Miss Bai is just a show for Zhao Chong to see. She has left Yangzhou now. For the sake of her reputation, you should not call her Concubine again.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Zhen’s face turned pale but in an instant, she shifted her gaze to away.
Lu Yan glanced at her suspiciously. He didn’t expect such a reaction. With her temper, even if she was unhappy, she wouldn’t have the guts to get angry with herself.
Seeing that she kept her head bowed and silent and was even pitiful, the man clenched his fists and then held her hand.
Her hands were white and soft. He rubbed them for a while, then picked her hand and kissed it gently, “What’s wrong?”
The carriage passed through the arched city gate and headed slowly towards Chang’an.
