After returning home, Mrs. Qin heard that Prince Jing had sent someone to reward Lin, and she immediately called Li Jingwan over.

When Li Jingwan came in, there was gauze wrapped around the back of her hand.

The bandage was obvious, and Old Lady Qin noticed it at a glance, "What's wrong with your hand?"

"Madam, I was scratched by the first lady." Li Jingwan still had some fear on her face.

"Today, His Royal Highness Prince Jing sent someone to deliver a reward to the Madam, who needed her to express her gratitude. Madam Zhang was not at home, so I took the initiative to have the lock broken and went in to find the Madam. But she didn't recognize me at all, and suddenly went crazy and grabbed my hand."

"Luckily I dodged it, otherwise my face would have been scratched." She patted her chest, looking sad, "I didn't expect the eldest lady to be completely crazy."

Finally, Madam Qin felt relieved.

When she heard this, she was worried that Lin would say something, but luckily she didn't.

"Lin is also pitiful. She has been in poor health since she gave birth to Chongxiao. Chongxiao's death was a huge blow to her."

"Madam, why don't we ask a famous doctor to take a look?" Li Jingwan suggested.

"There have been doctors seeing her all the time, and they all say she is mentally ill and can't be cured."

"That lady is so pitiful." Li Jingwan wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Is your injury serious? What did the doctor say?"

"Madam, it's not serious, just a little painful. Aunt Tong knows a little bit of medical skills and bandaged it for me." Li Jingwan replied, "She said that I can't get wet for a few days, and change the bandage every day. It will heal in a while. There's no need to call a doctor for this minor injury."

"Have a good rest and don't leave any scars." Old Madam Qin said with concern and changed the subject, "Why would Prince Jing send someone to reward you?"

Although Qin Chongxiao died on the battlefield, he was defeated in that battle and the emperor was furious. However, he did not punish the Marquis' Mansion for the sake of the Zhenyuan General's Mansion, and they could forget about the usual pensions.

"Prince Jing had fought in the northwest and had just returned to the capital. He met my eldest brother, so he sent someone to give him a reward."

Old Madam Qin originally thought that Lin was a burden, but after hearing this, it seemed that she had to keep her and let her continue to live. Maybe she could get something for the Marquis' Mansion in the future.

After Li Jingwan left, Old Madam Qin asked Mother Zhang to call Aunt Tong.

When Aunt Tong arrived, Old Lady Qin immediately asked, "Did you know about the young mistress going to the Lin family's courtyard?"

"I know." Aunt Tong nodded. "I heard from Butler Cheng that the eldest lady suddenly went crazy and yelled, and the young mistress was scratched on the back of her hand, and then she asked me to bandage her."

"The back of your hand is really injured?"

"Yes, they were all scratched and bled." Aunt Tong nodded, "Several blood marks."

It seems that Li Jingwan did not lie, and Lin is indeed crazy.

Madam Qin was completely relieved. "You have been serving the Marquis for two years, but your stomach has not moved. I will have someone send you a tonic tomorrow. Remember to take it on time and give birth to a boy or girl as soon as possible."

Aunt Tong said gratefully, "Thank you, old lady."

"You are a maid in my courtyard. If you can give birth to a son, it will naturally be better than the sons of other concubines."

"I completely rely on you, Madam." Aunt Tong knelt down, "Don't worry, Madam, I will always keep an eye on the young mistress and report to you immediately if anything happens."

Old Madam Qin nodded with satisfaction.

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In Youlanju, Li Jingwan asked Bitao to grind ink after she returned because she wanted to write a letter.

"Miss, your hand is injured." Bi Tao was worried, "How about I write it?"

She and Cuiyu were domestic servants in the general's mansion and had been with Li Jingwan since childhood.

Li Jingwan treated them like sisters. Not only did she provide them with food, clothing and other necessities comparable to those of ordinary young ladies, she also hired a teacher to teach them for several years.

"It's okay, the injury is on the left hand." Li Jingwan smiled and raised her left hand, "The Madam deliberately chose the left hand."

She asked Lin to cause this injury deliberately.

After explaining everything, she asked Lin to pretend to be crazy, yelling and scratching the back of her hand, and she pretended to be scared and ran away.

In this way, others were more convinced that Lin was completely crazy and would not arouse the suspicion of Old Lady Qin.

Cuiyu spread the letter paper on the table, and Li Jingwan sat at the desk, writing the letter with her right hand.

After writing, when the ink was dry, Li Jingwan reminded Cuiyu, "When you go to deliver food to the Madam tonight, be careful and act smartly."

She was worried that Old Madam Qin was still poisoning Lin's food or medicine, so she asked Lin to try not to eat, or to avoid the sight of the mute maid and throw the food away.

"Don't worry, young lady. I know."

As soon as the ink dried, Li Jingwan put the letter into an envelope and handed it to Bi Tao, "Find someone to deliver the letter to the general's mansion and hand it to my mother in person."

In the afternoon, Yao received the letter. After reading the contents of the letter, she was thinking about what to do when the maid came in and said that Prince Jing had sent Doctor Wang to check her pulse.

Yao suddenly had an idea.

She invited the imperial physician in, and after checking her pulse, she asked, "Doctor Wang, is there a famous doctor in the capital who is good at treating gynecology and headaches and mental depression?"

Li Jingwan said in the letter that she had been in a bad mood recently and had headaches from time to time, so she asked her mother to help find a famous doctor to treat her at the Marquis' Mansion.

"Madam, I will go back and ask around. I'll let you know when I have any news."

"Then I'll have to trouble Doctor Wang." Yao expressed her gratitude.

That night, Chu Tingyu returned to the palace and learned about this.

"Looking for a famous doctor?" Chu Tingyu untied his cloak and threw it to Tianxi, "Who are you looking for?"

"General Li's wife didn't say anything, but Doctor Wang said she wanted to find a famous doctor who specializes in treating gynecological problems, headaches, and mental depression."

Chu Tingyu stopped and said affirmatively, "Li Jingwan."

Li Jingwan has never given birth.

Thinking of Li Jingwan who stood in the drizzle and watched him leave a few days ago, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

He walked straight into the study, asked Tianxi to grind ink, and quickly wrote a letter.

"Immediately find someone to deliver the letter to Medicine Valley and ask Xu Rui to come to the capital in advance."

Yaogu was a place specially set up for training doctors in the Sheng Dynasty. It was founded by a miracle doctor from the previous dynasty, who took in qualified children from the common people as his apprentices.

He graduated from the valley at the age of eighteen and worked as a bell doctor for the first three years before choosing his own path.

Xu Rui was a doctor in Yaogu with superb medical skills. When he was traveling in the northwest as a bell doctor, he was summoned to be a military doctor.

After the war ended two years ago, Xu Rui left the northwest and returned to Yao Valley, and he maintained a correspondence with Chu Tingyu.

Chu Tingyu invited him to the capital a few months ago to ask for a favor, and Xu Rui agreed.

According to the agreement, Xu Rui was supposed to arrive two months later, but since Li Jingwan needed to see a famous doctor, he asked Xu Rui to come earlier.

After Tianxi went out, Chu Tingyu stood by the window and looked up to see the bright moon in the sky.

This bright moon was the same one he and Li Dingzheng had seen in the Northwest military camp a few years ago.

They were on night patrol together at the time. After changing shifts, they sat on the ground drinking and talking about their families.

Li Dingzheng drank too much and suddenly lay back, "Your Highness, I really regret that my sister didn't marry you. If you were my brother-in-law, I wouldn't worry about my sister at all."

After he said this drunken remark, he went to sleep and never mentioned it again.

But Chu Tingyu always remembered it.

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