Ling Jingshu was embarrassed silently, cleared her throat, and changed the topic: “Let’s not talk about this anymore. Yan tángjiě, you haven’t recovered yet, so you should go back to the house and rest! Jingyu and the others are making medicine for Ah Xiao. I have to apply medicine for Ah Xiao’s eyes later, so I have to go over and take a look. I won’t accompany you.”

Ling Jingyan immediately responded energetically: “I have been lying in bed all morning, and I am very energetic now. Are you going to apply medicine to Ah Xiao? I’ll go with you, too.”

…Okay! It seemed she couldn’t get rid of her.

Ling Jingshu smiled helplessly and said: “If you don’t feel bored, let’s go there together.”

“It’s not a matter of being bored, talking with A Xiao is much better than lying on the bed.” Ling Jingyan stood up with a smile, pulled Ling Jingshu along, and went outside.

Ling Xiao’s room was next door.

Just a few steps away.

Jing Yu specially moved a small stove from the kitchen, with a medicine pot specially used for boiling medicine on it. Waves of hot air mixed with a bitter medicinal smell filled the air.

Ling Jingyan drank the medicine for several days, and when she smelled the medicine, she reflexively frowned: “It’s so bitter.”

Ling Jingshu laughed: “You haven’t tasted it, how do you know this medicine will be bitter?”

“Smell it too. You have to come out! This medicine smells much more bitter than what I drank.” Ling Jingyan said, then turned around and told Bi Tao: “I have candied fruits in the house, go and get more.”

Bitao responded and quickly retreated.

Ling Jingyan was usually careless, but occasionally she was considerate and kind, which always particularly touched people’s hearts.

Ling Jingshu smiled and thanked: “Yan tángjiě, thank you.”

She had also thought about preparing some candied fruits and the like, leaving Ah Xiao to eat some after drinking the medicine, but she had not had time to prepare it.

“There’s so much in my place that even one person can’t finish it, so I just gave some to Ah Xiao. This little thing is not worth thanking me for.” Ling Jingyan shrugged nonchalantly, then lowered her voice and laughed: “If you really want to thank me, just intercede for me and ask my mother to take me with her when she goes to the Prince’s Mansion tomorrow.” …

Ling Jingyan suppressed her smile: “You are not fully recovered yet, aunt. I definitely don’t want to take you out. I don’t dare to intercede for you. You’d better be honest and recuperate at home!”

Although Sun Shi dotes on Ling Jingyan, on this point, she will never give in.

Ling Jingyan knew it very well and couldn’t help but sigh and murmur to herself: “If I had known this, I really shouldn’t have stayed up in the middle of the night to admire the moon…”

Ling Jingshu: “…”

What admiring the moon in the middle of the night! It was because of King Yan that she was in a bad mood. Getting up in the middle of the night and crying secretly was the main reason.

Ling Jingshu complained silently in her heart, taking into account Ling Jingyan’s face and self-esteem, she refrained from telling the truth.

…

Bitao soon came with a large plate of candied fruits.

The medicine was also ready, and it was a big, dark bowl.

Ling Xiao sat in front of the table, not taking the medicine yet. The nostrils were already filled with the bitter and unpleasant smell of medicine.

Ling Jingshu took a small sip first… The taste was indeed profound and indescribable…

“Ah Xiao, this medicine is a little bitter. Please be patient when you drink it.” Ling Jingshu coaxed with a smile: “After drinking the medicine, eat more candied fruits.”

Ling Xiao smiled: “Ah Shu, I’m no longer a child. Drinking medicine requires someone to coax…”

(Drinking medicine requires someone to coax you. The coaxed Ling Jingyan said that the medicine was so bitter that it was hard to swallow. When someone coaxes her, she always feels a little better. This has nothing to do with age!!!)

“There is nothing to worry about if the medicine is bitter, as long as it can cure my eye disease. Okay, no matter how bitter the medicine is, it doesn’t matter. You don’t have to feed me. I can just drink it myself.”

After saying that, Ling Xiao fumbled for the medicine bowl.
He picked up the medicine bowl and took a big sip…

“Be careful, the medicine is very hot!”

Ling Jingshu shouted too late!

Ling Xiao drank so fast that he was already burned. A fair face soon turned red.

Ling Jingshu looked distressed and amused at the same time and said angrily: “You really are too much. Just drink the medicine slowly. Why are you in such a hurry? Did your tongue get burned?”

Not only the tongue but also the throat and stomach, every part felt hot and spicy.

Ling Xiao resisted the urge to wipe his tears, acted coquettishly, and bravely straightened his slightly thin body: “It’s okay. I am a man, this is nothing.”

Ling Jingyan was amused and teased unkindly: “Yes, yes, yes, You are a manly man. There is more than half a bowl left, please drink it all in one go. I will go to Huichun Hall to prescribe some medicine for burns another day.”

After saying that, she laughed.

Ling Xiao’s face turned red from being teased.

Ling Jingshu also found it funny, but couldn’t bear to laugh out loud. She brought the medicine bowl over, blew it carefully for a while, and then put it back into Ling Xiao’s hand: “Drink slowly. Don’t gulp down anymore.”

….. As expected, Ling Xiao drank much more slowly, drinking up all the remaining medicine in small sips.

As soon as he put down the bowl, a sweet and sour candied fruit was brought to his mouth: “Open your mouth.”

Ling Xiao opened his mouth obediently and took the candied fruit into his mouth. The sweet and sour taste immediately stimulated the bitter medicinal taste.

Ling Jingshu smiled softly and said, “Ah Xiao, let me apply the ointment for you.”

Ling Xiao nodded obediently.

…

Before applying ointment, apply a warm washcloth to your eyes for a few moments. Then apply the ointment evenly to the eyes and wrap it several times with clean gauze.

Ling Jingshu carefully and gently wrapped the gauze for Ling Xiao’s eyes, but she was extremely patient with such a tedious task.

Ling Jingyan looked on and felt it was novel and interesting. She asked with a smile: “How long will this ointment last? Will he be able to see after using it?”

“It will have to be used for three months.” Ling Jingshu responded casually: “According to Imperial Physician Wei said that the main cause of Ah Xiao’s eye disease was congestion and blockage in the brain. The diagnosis and treatment are mainly acupuncture, supplemented by drinking medicine. This ointment had no effect on treating eye diseases. But it can clear the mind and improve the eyesight.”

Ling Xiao’s eyes had been unable to see for six years. Now that he has applied ointment, he will not be able to see light for three months. He needs to take good care of his eyes.

Ling Jingyan took the porcelain bottle curiously.

The ointment in the porcelain bottle was translucent and semi-solidified, milky white, and exuded a refreshing fragrance. Smell it and you will feel peaceful.

“Ah Shu, can I use some of this ointment?” Ling Jingyan said whimsically and enthusiastically: “After using it, maybe my eyes will become brighter and more beautiful!” …

Ling Jingshu couldn’t laugh or cry: “Yan tángjiě, this is an ointment for clearing the mind and improving eyesight, it has no beauty effect. Don’t be naughty and use it indiscriminately. What if there are any unexpected consequences? Who can I talk to to reason with you then?”

“Okay! I just won’t use it indiscriminately.”

Ling Jingyan reluctantly put down the porcelain bottle.

Ling Jingshu smiled and said again: “Besides, your eyes are so big and bright, no one can compare with them.”

Ling Jingyan immediately became happy again, and raised her head with a little pride: “That’s true.”

Everyone: “. …..”

(To be continued.)