The Intervention of Court Forces

With the conditions of Afu and other servants under control, the prince's mansion temporarily returned to peace. However, this peace was only a brief respite before the coming storm. One day, the prince's mansion suddenly received an imperial decree. The emperor, having heard that there was a woman in the prince's mansion who could cure diseases with strange medical skills, was very curious and sent a trusted eunuch to investigate. The eunuch's name was Liu Fu. He had great power in the palace and was known for being difficult and mean - spirited, with the nickname "Even Ghosts Fear Him". His visit this time seemed to be to explore the strange medical stories, but in fact, he was secretly on a surveillance mission for the emperor, looking at everyone in the prince's mansion with a critical eye.

When Liu Fu entered the prince's mansion, the scene was very grand. Li Yi led all the people in the prince's mansion to welcome him in front of the mansion. Lin Yue, dressed in plain clothes, also stood aside. Liu Fu got off the carriage, his eyes narrowed slightly as he scanned the crowd, his eyes seemingly able to see through everything. He said in a shrill voice,

"Prince, I have come here by the emperor's decree to see this strange woman in the prince's mansion. I heard that she has excellent medical skills and can bring the dead back to life. Is it true?"

Li Yi bowed slightly and replied respectfully,

"What the 公公 said is true. Miss Lin's medical skills are indeed superb, but it's all for the sake of treating the common people and has no other intentions."

Liu Fu walked into the prince's mansion and his eyes lingered on Lin Yue for a long time, full of suspicion and scrutiny. He sneered,

"Hmph, a little girl, how capable can she be? I really have to take a good look."

Subsequently, Liu Fu proposed to see Lin Yue treating a patient with his own eyes. Although Lin Yue was a bit nervous, she remained calm and composed. She led Liu Fu to the medical hall of the prince's mansion. At this time, a servant happened to come to seek treatment for a sprained waist while working.

Lin Yue asked the servant to lie on the bed. First, she used the palpation method of modern medicine to carefully examine his waist injury, and then explained to Liu Fu,

"father-in-law,this is a typical waist sprain. In modern medicine, we first judge the degree of injury and then carry out targeted treatment."

As she spoke, she used modern massage techniques to massage the servant's waist, introducing the function of each movement to Liu Fu at the same time. Liu Fu was a little surprised to see Lin Yue's skilled operation, but still stubbornly said,

"This is just some fancy tricks. Compared with the orthodox medical skills of our dynasty, it is far from enough."

Lin Yue did not refute. She continued to treat the servant and then took out the herbal ointment she had prepared and applied it to the servant's wound,

"father-in-law,this herbal ointment is made by me based on the pharmacological knowledge of modern medicine and combined with ancient herbal formulas. It can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and accelerate the recovery of the injury."

Liu Fu leaned closer to look at the herbal ointment and smelled it, and said in a sarcastic tone,

"This smell is rather strange, but how effective it is remains to be proven by time."

In the following days, Liu Fu stayed in the prince's mansion all the time. He not only monitored Lin Yue's every move but also meddled in the daily affairs of the prince's mansion. He often mentioned the emperor's attention to the prince's mansion in front of Li Yi, hinting that Li Yi should be careful in his actions. Li Yi understood in his heart that Liu Fu's arrival was no accident. There must be the emperor's suspicion of the prince's mansion behind it. He discussed with Lin Yue and decided to take the initiative to show loyalty to the emperor and at the same time accelerate the progress of medical research, hoping to dispel the emperor's doubts with results.

Lin Yue began to be busy day and night. She compiled the modern medical knowledge she knew into a book and prepared to let Li Yi present it to the emperor. During this process, however, Liu Fu secretly put obstacles in her way. He bribed a servant in the prince's mansion to steal the medical materials sorted out by Lin Yue and tampered with some of the contents in the materials, trying to make Lin Yue look bad in front of the emperor.

When Lin Yue found that the materials were stolen, she was extremely anxious. She searched everywhere and finally learned by chance that it was the servant who did it. Lin Yue found the servant and questioned him sternly. Under Lin Yue's interrogation, the servant finally admitted that it was Liu Fu who instigated him. Lin Yue told Li Yi about this, and Li Yi was very angry. He decided to confront Liu Fu face - to - face.

Li Yi, with Lin Yue and the servant, came to Liu Fu. Liu Fu pretended to be innocent,

"Prince, this servant is talking nonsense. How could I do such a thing?"

Li Yi said coldly,

"father-in-law,the evidence is conclusive. If you don't admit it, I have to report this matter to the emperor and let the emperor decide."

Liu Fu was startled. He knew that if this matter got to the emperor, he would definitely not end well. His eyes rolled, and he quickly said,

"Prince, there must be some misunderstanding. Presumably this servant is greedy for money and did it on his own. It has nothing to do with me."

Li Yi looked at Liu Fu's appearance and felt disgusted in his heart, but he also knew that he couldn't make things too stiff, so he warned Liu Fu,

"公公,the people in the prince's mansion are of one mind. I hope father-in-law will not interfere in the affairs of the prince's mansion anymore."

Liu Fu agreed on the surface but hated Lin Yue and Li Yi even more in his heart.