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  In an instant, Lin Lan's face turned pale, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, her eyebrows furrowed tightly.

  "Second Young Mistress, what's wrong?" Silver Willow asked in alarm.

  Lin Lan pulled out the silver needle from her chest and weakly waved her hand: "It's nothing, I just sealed my heart meridian with acupuncture for a temporary period."

  "But... Second Young Mistress, your lips have turned white." Yin Liu was worried.

  "It's only temporary, Silver Willow. Go heat up some water for me to wash my face." Lin Lan weakly put on her clothes and used a silver needle to seal her pulse, making it beat slowly and feebly. She had only seen this in medical books before, and this was her first time actually doing it. Her hands were a bit unsteady, and she slightly overdid it, but fortunately, the discomfort would only last for two hours. Regardless of whether her guess was correct or not, she had to be prepared and absolutely could not let the old witch get a hold on her.

  Inside Chuihuitang, Mrs. Han said with a smile: "Now you can rest assured, old lady! Just look at Ruo Yan's complexion, it has been rosy lately."

  Ding Ruoyan lowered her eyebrows and smiled slightly, looking warm and shy.

  The old lady smiled warmly: "Don't worry, don't worry, but you're still a bit too thin, need to take good care of yourself."

  "That's right, let the doctor write a prescription and we'll follow it to nurse Ruo Yan back to health. We must make sure she's nice and plump again, or else her mother will worry that she's not comfortable in our home. Last time we met, she even scolded me." Madam Han said with a smile.

  Ding Ruo Yan felt a bit embarrassed: "My mother has always been straightforward by nature, but it was just an unintentional remark, please don't mind, Mother."

  "Ha! I'm well aware of my mother-in-law's temper. She's all talk and no heart, anyway. What's wrong with her being concerned about her own daughter? Why would I take offense? This illness has been going on for months, and I've been worried sick. Now that she's finally showing some improvement, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

  The old lady smiled and said: "This child Ruo Yan is gentle and quiet, just looking at her makes people want to love her."

  The maid outside said: "The second young mistress has arrived."

  The old lady's smile stiffened and her tone turned cold: "What time is it now?"

  "Quickly, it's almost New Year's Eve."

  "She's busy, gone from dawn till dusk." The old lady said with a sigh, ultimately disapproving of Lin Lan opening a pharmacy. A woman should be at home serving her parents-in-law and taking care of her husband, not running around outside all day.

  Mr. Han smiled and said: "Lin Lan's pharmacy will open in early March, so I've been busy these days."

  The old lady heard Lin Lan's pharmacy a few words and was dissatisfied again. How did this pharmacy become hers? Without the support of the Li family, could she have opened it successfully?

  Ding Ruo said softly: "Still, younger brother and sister are capable."

  The old lady hummed: "A woman's virtue is to respect her parents-in-law, teach her children and support her husband. What does it have to do with anything else?"

  Lin Lan walked in with a gentle smile, greeted everyone and said: "As soon as the daughter-in-law returned, she went to Ninghe Hall. I didn't expect my mother to come to my grandmother's place, so I hurried over."

  "Has everything in the shop been arranged properly?"

  Lin Lan said with a smile: "Thank you, Mother, for your concern. Everything has been arranged properly. We plan to open on March 6th."

  "Busy as you are, don't forget to take care of your own body. I see that your complexion doesn't look too good." Madam Han said with concern.

  Lin Lan said: "Today was quite busy."

  "There's no need to personally oversee everything, just assign tasks and let others do them, don't exhaust yourself." Mr. Han's concern was thorough, his superficial work was first-rate.

  The old lady said: "Alright, don't stand there, sit down and talk!"

  The maid brought a needlework pillow and placed it under the feet of the young mistress.

  Lin Lan thanked and sat down.

  Ding Ruo Yan said in a low voice: "His complexion is really not good, is he uncomfortable somewhere?"

  Lin Lan smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter, just take a break and it'll be fine."

  "It just so happens that I invited a doctor to examine Ruo Yan today, and Ming Yun said that her body is not very good either. Although I am a doctor myself, it's also good to listen to other doctors' opinions. Chun Xing, go invite the doctor over and have him take a look at Second Young Madam." Madame Han instructed.

  Lin Lan sneered inwardly, and indeed she had guessed it. The old witch seemed to be saying that she was taking advantage of her sister-in-law's presence, and also wanted to take a look at her. If that was the case, then the doctor should have left after examining her sister-in-law, but instead he stayed behind waiting for summons? It was clear that he wanted to invite the doctor to expose her excuse of not being suitable for pregnancy due to physical discomfort. Fortunately, she had prepared for this.

  "Don't bother! My wife has been taking medicine and recuperating all along." Lin Lan said.

  The old lady said faintly: "It's been taking medicine all along, just took the wrong medicine, it's better to have a doctor take a look, don't eat out of some disease."

  The old lady had been harboring a grudge against Lin Lan for taking the abortion pill, and at one point she even thought that although Lin Lan was of humble origin and would talk back, she still had a filial heart; now it seemed that none of this was true.

  Lin Lan didn't think much of it and smiled faintly, apparently the old lady's opinion of her wasn't ordinary.

  Before long, Chun Xing brought the doctor over, an elderly old man.

  "Let Jiang Dafu take a look at your second daughter-in-law as well." said Mrs. Han in a soft voice.

  Jiang Dafu nodded and took out his pulse-taking pillow. Chun Xing came over to invite the two young mistresses to come and have their pulses taken.

  Lin Lan no longer hesitated and walked over with a big smile, sat down and stretched out her right hand.

  "Thanks for your trouble, Jiang Dafu," Lin Lan said calmly. "Actually, I'm a doctor myself."

  Jiang Dafu looked at Lin Lan in surprise and became cautious.

  As soon as Jiang Dafu felt Lin Lan's pulse, he suddenly furrowed his brow, stroking his long beard that reached his chest with one hand, and pressed two fingers down a bit harder.

  "This illness of mine was brought from my mother's womb, and it's also the reason why I've come to pay respects to a famous doctor as my teacher." Lin Lan said calmly: "But Doctor Jiang thinks that my pulse is both thin and smooth, yet heavy with a hint of roughness."

  Mr. Jiang glanced at the lady on the upper seat, considered for a moment, and then stood up to say: "I observed your pulse, Madam, and found that the left inch pulse is vacuous and large but rough. When pressed, it feels sunken and weak. The vacuity indicates insufficient heart blood, while the roughness suggests stagnation. If my diagnosis is correct, you often experience palpitations and chest tightness."

  Lin Lan said: "Doctor Jiang is indeed a skilled doctor, his diagnosis is spot on."

  Mr. Han was skeptical: "I see that my wife is fine every day, how can she have a deficiency of heart and blood?"

  Mr. Jiang sighed secretly, this lady was indeed something, her own daughter-in-law was a doctor, and she still asked him to diagnose a peaceful pulse, could this be deceived? This young lady obviously knew her symptoms very well, he didn't want to ruin his reputation, no matter how much diagnostic gold was offered. So he regretfully said: "I'm afraid it's something brought from the womb, although I've taken good care of myself, there's still some inadequacy."

  The old lady had previously thought that Lin Lan was deceiving everyone, but she didn't expect that Lin Lan really was ill. She couldn't help but ask worriedly: "That... will it affect the pregnancy?"

  "Only I fear it is not suitable at present."

  The old lady's expression turned gloomy, with disappointment clearly written on her face.

  Lin Lan saw this and anxiously said: "Call Grandmother, Mother is worried, it's not the daughter-in-law's fault."

  "Can it be cultivated then?"

  Jiang Dafu hesitated, and Lin Lan hurriedly said: "The wife's master had given the wife a prescription early on, and the wife has been recuperating according to the prescription. These years have already improved a lot, mother doesn't need to worry."

  Jiang Dafu let out a sigh of relief. The disease in her pulse was the most difficult to cure, and he didn't have much confidence either. Since this young lady had her own prescription, he didn't need to worry about it anymore.

  Mr. Han was greatly disappointed and looked at Lin Lan again, who used to be full of energy and had a rosy complexion, but today she looked pale and wan. Mr. Han asked: "Is it because you are too tired and your energy is depleted?"

  Jiang Daifu stroked his beard and said: "It shouldn't be, but since the young mistress has this condition, it's not suitable for her to overexert herself."

  For a moment, both Mrs. Han and the old lady were speechless. After a long while, Mrs. Han said: "Thank you, Mr. Jiang. Chun Xing, see Mr. Jiang off."

  Jiang Dafu bowed and withdrew.

  The old lady sighed: "Since you're not feeling well, go back and rest early. You won't have to come over to pay your respects later."

  Lin Lan comforted her: "Grandma, don't worry about your grandson's wife. Her teacher said that according to his prescription, after another period of recuperation, she will be fine."

  The old lady heard this and her face slightly cleared up: "Go take a rest!"

  Lin Lan bowed and took her leave.

  After Lin Lan left, the old lady sighed: "It was I who wronged her before. Fortunately, this illness is not incurable, it's just that thinking of Ming Yu temporarily unable to have children... Ah..."

  Mr. Han also sighed and echoed: "It's not, the old man has been looking forward to holding his grandson! Lin Lan's body is not well taken care of, now she has opened a pharmacy, busy with work, how can she take good care of herself? Even if Ming Yun is by her side, there is still no one to take care of her."

  Mother Jiang was overjoyed and said, "Yes! Second Young Master's wife wants to open a pharmacy, she definitely won't have time for Second Young Master anymore. Someone has to keep an eye on him!"

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