Chapter 65: Prince Li Is Nothing But a Rake

With this conjecture in her heart, a trace of coldness flashed through Chi Nan Yi's eyes.

This Prince Li was no good thing either—seeing that she was just a commoner, he tossed her some silver as though teasing a kitten or puppy.

She took out a Silver Needle and needled several acupoints on his leg.

Since he was so eager to pretend to be a cripple, she would let him play the part to his heart's content.

Chi Nan Yi looked at his golden mask, recalling in her mind the man she had encountered in that haunted courtyard.

She curled her lips: "Every masked man I've run into lately, one and all, is no good thing."

Just then, a sound of footsteps came from outside the door.

Chi Nan Yi's thoughts shifted, and she led Mo Junyan back into the study.

Outside the door, Yun Tian and Yun Shan blocked Yun Shui from entering.

"You cannot go in."

"Aiya, I have urgent business." Yun Shui held a sealed letter in his hand: "Eight hundred li express."

"Miss Chi is currently examining the master's illness."

"Examining his illness? What illness does the master have… mmf mmf mmf…"

Yun Shan was quick-eyed and quick-handed, clamping a hand over Yun Shui's mouth.

No wonder he was the one who got beaten up every time!

With a mouth like that, the Prince not having his tongue pulled was already showing him mercy.

Though the voices outside the door were not loud, Chi Nan Yi heard them clearly.

It was not hard to guess what Yun Shui had been about to say: what illness does the Prince have?

So… Chi Nan Yi looked at him, and a thought surfaced in her mind: Prince Li was nothing but a rake!

Chi Nan Yi held the Silver Needle and pretended to needle him a few times—just you wait, you old rascal.

She took out a porcelain vial and waved it beneath Mo Junyan's nose. The next instant, Mo Junyan's brows furrowed slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Chi Nan Yi looked at him with a smile on her face: "Prince, Prince?"

Mo Junyan rubbed the space between his brows, his fingertips brushing the cold mask, and his heart eased slightly.

"Just now, This Prince…"

"The Prince fell asleep after taking his medicine."

Fell asleep?

Mo Junyan's gaze flickered slightly.

He had clearly passed out, more like.

"This commoner has just taken the Prince's pulse. The Prince's body does indeed have multiple injuries. Curing them will require considerable effort. This commoner will return and prepare a new prescription, and will certainly ensure the Prince's complete recovery."

Seeing the light glinting in her eyes, a bad premonition rose in Mo Junyan's heart.

"You…"

Just then, he suddenly felt that both his legs had truly lost all sensation.

"This Prince's legs…"

"The Prince need not worry. This commoner already knows how to treat the Prince's legs."

She blocked Mo Junyan's unspoken words completely.

Mo Junyan knew that what he had done had been exposed, and a look of helplessness rose to his face.

This little liar was quite the grudge-holder.

"Miss Chi." Mo Junyan said with a smile: "This Prince did not intend to deceive you."

"What does the Prince mean? This commoner does not understand." Chi Nan Yi feigned ignorance: "Rest assured, Prince. Within half a month's time, this commoner will surely cure the Prince. It is only that the Prince's condition is now more severe than before, so the pills must all be reformulated, and the medicinal ingredients required will be more numerous and more costly…"

"Fine." Mo Junyan nodded. However much silver was needed, she need only go to Yun Tian and the others to get it.

Hearing him say this, Chi Nan Yi's anger subsided a little.

"Then this commoner will take her leave first." Chi Nan Yi picked up her medicine chest and was about to leave when a familiar voice came from outside the door: "What, is there something in Prince Li's chambers that even I must avoid?"

I?

The Crown Prince, Mo Junheng?

Why would he be here?

Chi Nan Yi's body stiffened abruptly for an instant.

She had come all this way—how could she still run into this wretched creature?

Chi Nan Yi's stiffness was the original host's conditioned reflex, but in Mo Junyan's eyes, this scene was not so simple.

His fists clenched slightly, and a trace of killing intent filled his eyes.

As a special agent, Chi Nan Yi was inherently sensitive to killing intent, and in this life she also had the blessing of her spatial ability, so she sensed the coldness radiating from Mo Junyan in the very first instant.

In the original host's memory, Prince Li and the Crown Prince had been rivals in the previous life.

The world all said it was because the Crown Prince had stolen Prince Li's beloved.

Before Mo Junheng ascended the throne as emperor, the side consorts of the entire Eastern Palace could be counted on one hand.

The only one who could be connected to Prince Li was Su Yuqing, the granddaughter of the Right Chancellor.

Could it be that Prince Li's beloved was her?

Chi Nan Yi looked at his gradually chilling gaze, then silently withdrew her eyes.

It seemed her conjecture was correct.

According to the previous life's timeline, Su Yuqing should be entering the Crown Prince's Residence soon.

Tsk tsk tsk, nothing like rivals in love meeting to get the blood up!

She was still fantasizing about the spectacular scene of a battlefield of love, when she heard Mo Junyan, seated there, say in a low voice: "Let the Crown Prince in."

Mo Junheng heard him say that, and a flash of viciousness crossed his face before he could conceal it.

He, Mo Junyan, is merely a prince, while I am the crown prince; I wanted to see him, but his guards stopped me outside, and I could only enter his study with his permission.

Heh, his airs are truly not ordinary; those who don't know might think he, Mo Junyan, is the crown prince.

As the study door opened, Mo Junheng walked in.

At a glance, he saw Chi Nan Yi standing not far from Mo Junyan.

Mo Junheng couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

When did Mo Junyan have a woman by his side?

"Older brother, I'm wounded and can't salute you."

Mo Junheng's gaze fell on the wheelchair beneath him, and he said softly, "We're brothers; why be so formal?" He looked again at Chi Nan Yi—just a hurried glance earlier, he hadn't seen her face clearly; now, examining her closely, he couldn't help but be startled.

Though her attire was plain, her face was strikingly beautiful—no wonder it caught Mo Junyan's eye.

Hiss…

But I feel like I've seen her somewhere before.

Mo Junheng's gaze kept drifting to Chi Nan Yi, and since she wasn't blind, she clearly noticed his scrutiny.

She lowered her head and rolled her eyes.

What are you looking at?

Look again and I'll gouge out your dog eyes.

"This young lady is…"

Chi Nan Yi knew he would ask, and she performed a somewhat perfunctory salute: "I pay my respects to the Crown Prince; I'm a commoner girl here to treat Prince Li."

"Treat an illness? You mean you're a doctor?"

"Your Highness, that's correct."

Mo Junheng stared at her for a moment, then snorted: "Is the Prince Li manor out of people? You have a perfectly good manor physician, yet you won't use the imperial doctors from the palace, and now you've come to this backwater to find a female doctor—Second Brother, I really can't understand you anymore."

What's wrong with the female doctor?

What's wrong with the female doctor?

In her previous life, how did the original owner not know he held such prejudice against women?

And yet she wholeheartedly believed she was different in his heart from everyone else.

Just different, that's all.

She pinched a pill between her fingertips, waiting for a chance to slip it into Mo Junheng's mouth without anyone noticing.

Mo Junyan said indifferently: "Whom I let treat me is my own affair; what does it have to do with you, older brother? Speaking of which, as the crown prince, why have you come to this backwater?"