“I think Madam Feng is wrong. Helping others and treating illnesses—how can that not be an act of great merit?”
“Miss Feng’s medical skills are so outstanding. Perhaps she is a reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, sent to the mortal world to relieve suffering. If Madam Feng stops her from treating patients, wouldn’t that be going against the will of heaven?”
Madam Feng was stunned.
How did she suddenly become someone defying heaven?!
Consort Chen smiled faintly, gently shaking her head.
She hadn’t expected Sui-sui, despite her young age, to speak so convincingly.
But Madam Feng was not completely persuaded and still frowned without speaking.
Consort Chen took a slow sip of tea and said calmly,
“I understand Madam Feng’s concerns. In the Great Yue Kingdom, it is rare for women to open businesses, and the Feng family is a scholarly household. However, this matter is not without a compromise.”
Madam Feng raised her brows in curiosity. “What solution?”
Shangguan Sui suppressed a smile.
【Hehe, Madam Feng is already softening! This will definitely work!】
Consort Chen smiled slightly.
“As long as no one knows that it is the Feng family’s daughter, wouldn’t that solve the problem?”
“Miss Feng can open a clinic while wearing a veil. The servants and attendants around her can all be unfamiliar faces, so no one can recognize her.”
“The clinic can also be arranged specially. Patients and the doctor can be separated by a screen, like in a pawnshop, allowing Miss Feng to diagnose through pulse-taking and observation. This would also ensure her safety.”
Madam Feng pondered this carefully.
It did seem reasonable.
However…
Shangguan Sui immediately noticed her hesitation and interest.
She quickly blinked at Feng Aici.
Sister Feng, your turn!
Feng Aici understood immediately and knelt before Madam Feng.
“Mother, from childhood until now, I have always been obedient and sensible. I have never asked you for anything. This time, please allow me to be willful just once.”
“Grandmother was confined to the inner courtyard. Her medical skills had nowhere to be used, and she spent her days sighing in sorrow. Does Mother also want me to end up like her?”
“For a physician, the greatest wish is to save lives and heal the wounded. Nothing else matters…”
As she spoke, she became more emotional. Her eyes reddened, tears welling up.
Madam Feng immediately softened.
Her daughter had always been strong and sensible—she had never acted like this before.
“Alright… Mother agrees! Mother agrees!”
Consort Chen and Shangguan Sui exchanged a look and smiled.
【Hehe, success~】
..
Feng Residence.
“What? Open a clinic?! How can that be?! I disagree!”
Lord Feng had just returned from court and, after hearing his wife’s words, jumped up in anger.
Madam Feng shot him a glare and said sternly,
“Why are you shouting so loudly?!”
Lord Feng immediately deflated and smiled ingratiatingly.
“No, no, listen to me. In the Great Yue Kingdom, women rarely run businesses, and our family is a scholarly one.”
Madam Feng replied,
“So what if she wears a veil while treating patients? As long as people can’t recognize her, isn’t that enough? Even if someone does recognize her, what of it? We can simply deny it—who has evidence?!”
Lord Feng opened his mouth.
“But, but…”
Seeing this, Madam Feng immediately stamped her foot and began wiping her tears with a handkerchief, speaking pitifully,
“Waaah, I knew it—you don’t care about our Aici at all~”
Lord Feng panicked and quickly tried to explain.
“How could I not care about Aici? She is our only daughter! We’ve always cherished her like a treasure!”
Madam Feng glared at him.
“Then why won’t you fulfill her wish?”
“She has never asked for anything since she was little. Now she only wants to heal people, and you’re hesitating…”
She began crying even harder.
“Ahhh, my poor Aici! How can she have such a heartless father!”
“My precious daughter~ my poor daughter~”
Lord Feng helplessly waved his hand.
“Alright, alright, stop crying. I’ll agree, okay?”
Madam Feng immediately stopped crying and blinked. “Really?”
Lord Feng nodded reluctantly.
“Really.”
At that moment, Feng Aici—who had been secretly listening outside—pushed the door open and rushed in, bowing deeply.
“Thank you, Father! Thank you, Mother!”
Lord Feng looked at the joyful smile on his daughter’s face and couldn’t help but sigh.
It was the first time he had ever seen her so happy.
Forget it. As long as his daughter and wife were happy.
Let others say whatever they wanted.
And if this affected his daughter’s marriage prospects?
He wasn’t afraid.
Worst case, he would just support his daughter for the rest of his life.
Night fell.
On a small hillside outside the capital, a group of black-clothed assassins lay in ambush, staring unblinkingly at a carriage slowly approaching them.
The carriage was exquisitely decorated, with a jade pendant hanging from the front.
The leader of the assassins immediately recognized it.
“This is the Eldest Prince’s carriage! The person inside must be Master Yunxing!”
He waved his hand backward.
The black-clothed men immediately sprang into action, drawing their swords and rushing straight toward the carriage!