"Very well,"
Lu Qingwan clapped her hands in satisfaction. "You all remember your old professions, then let's get to work.
From now on, you are free to leave.
Do what you do best, where you do it, and how you do it, no one will interfere.
But I hope that when I need you, you won't be barehanded, with nothing to give me but your lives."
After she finished speaking, she turned to Li Jin. "Li Su is not here today, so I'll trouble you.
From my private treasury, give each of them one million taels of silver notes, and also arrange for some travel permits and such to minimize any obstacles."
Lu Qingwan wanted to use her own money to arrange for her people, and Li Jin naturally had no objections.
Wu Ying, however, was shocked. "Mistress!
You're just letting them go!"
The four of them also looked at Lu Qingwan in surprise. Han Chen even asked without reservation, "Mistress spent a lot of resources finding us and training us.
Are you not afraid that we will abscond with the money and never return if you let us go like this?"
"It's better to abscond with the money than to stab me in the back in the future."
Lu Qingwan looked back at them with her eyes clouded. "I cannot guarantee that everyone will treat me with sincerity, but I like to gamble.
This time, I will gamble that you few are loyal and will not betray me.
Of course, if you make me lose this bet, I will not forgive you easily.
I will kill you no matter where you go, and use your heads to mourn my betrayed trust."
As she spoke, there was a smile in her eyes, but they clearly saw the killing intent hidden behind it.
Until Lu Qingwan left, the four of them were still pinned to the spot by that powerful killing intent, unable to recover for a long time.
Lu Qingwan, on the other hand, had no free time from the moment she left Bu Ye Zhou.
With the selection of consorts put on the agenda, she was the busiest.
As soon as she sent the calling cards to the residences of the three Old Madams, Li Su reminded her from the side, "Wangfei, you should go to Bai Xing Lin for your clinic hours. If you don't go, Jing Wang will find his way to the manor."
Lu Qingwan looked up from her tedious tasks. "Is it already the tenth of the month?"
"Yes, Wangfei. Have you been so busy these past few days that you've forgotten the time?"
Li Su looked at the bewildered Lu Qingwan with concern. "I wish I could have pushed this duty away. If His Highness knows you're this exhausted, he'll be heartbroken!"
Lu Qingwan chuckled. "He doesn't feel tired on the battlefield, so why should I?
Have Ying Yi and Ying Er prepare themselves to accompany me to Bai Xing Lin."
Li Su wanted Lu Qingwan to rest, but could do nothing else, so she turned to find them.
Lu Qingwan gazed out the window absently. "How long has His Highness been gone?"
Li Yang answered from the side. "Replying to Wangfei, His Highness left the capital four days ago, including today."
Lu Qingwan came back to her senses, bewildered. "Only four days?
Why does it feel like longer than forty days?"
"That's because you're too busy, Wangfei."
Li Yang was also helpless. "His Highness endures many hardships when he is away.
But Wangfei, if you continue to overwork yourself like this, His Highness will not fall on the battlefield, but you will fall first!
This selection of consorts should not have been your responsibility in the first place, but since it has fallen upon you, you should push off anything you can. Please rest well.
If you collapse from working on other people's matters, His Highness will be heartbroken."
"Why are you such a chatterbox for a grown man? You go out, I need to change."
Li Yang felt awkward and stood in the cold wind with a bright red face, trying to cool himself down.
Seeing Lu Qingwan change into Lin Sa's equipment and ride off, he didn't dare to say another word.
Ying Yi drove, and Ying Er accompanied her. They traveled to Bai Xing Lin by carriage. Seeing the bustling crowd at Bai Xing Lin, she was a little surprised.
As soon as Lu Qingwan arrived, the waiting patients recognized her. "Miracle Doctor Lin is here!"
After the initial surprise, the patients politely greeted her. "Greetings, Miracle Doctor Lin!"
"Miracle Doctor Lin, thank you for saving so many of our lives last time. We heard you would be seeing patients today, so I came specifically for you!"
"Yes, yes, my daughter was also saved by Miracle Doctor Lin. She's been saying every day that she met an immortal!"
...
The large-scale poisoning incident in Shangjing City pushed Bai Xing Lin, which was already renowned in the medical field, to a new level.
Naturally, as the highlight of Bai Xing Lin, Miracle Doctor Lin also became famous.
Lu Qingwan walked through, responding to the earnest greetings of the patients. She finally entered the inner hall and let out a long sigh.
"Hoo!
I should have come through the back door. It feels like a leader visiting the countryside, and I'm already tired before I've even seen any patients!"
A familiar laugh came from within. Looking towards the sound, she saw Jing Wang already waiting in the inner hall.
Meng Sheng also rushed over. "Grand-teacher, this guest is of special status, so I asked him to wait here. What do you think..."
"It's alright, I'll treat his illness."
Lu Qingwan skillfully took out her medical kit. "Find someone to assist me, and then you can go and treat other patients.
Also, please tell them that I have some matters to attend to today and can only see thirty patients at most. Please be understanding."
Meng Sheng responded with a series of agreements and hurried out of the inner hall.
Only then did Lu Qingwan have the time to attend to Jing Wang. "Has Your Highness been taking the medicine as prescribed?"
With the fate of his descendants in her hands, Jing Wang was extremely polite to Lu Qingwan. "Miracle Doctor Lin personally instructed me, how could I not obey?
Today, I will trouble Miracle Doctor Lin!"
Lu Qingwan exuded the aura of a divine doctor. "It is my duty, Your Highness need not be so polite.
However, since Your Highness needs both acupuncture and medicinal baths, please move upstairs, and I will treat Your Highness."
Jing Wang was as obedient as a child. As soon as Lu Qingwan walked away, he followed closely.
Bai Xing Lin, after its expansion, resembled the embryo of a modern hospital. Lu Qingwan frowned involuntarily as she led Jing Wang out.
"What are you doing here?"
A woman with a seductive and enchanting beauty smiled charmingly. "Little Meng Doctor asked me to come and assist Miracle Doctor Lin. Doesn't Miracle Doctor Lin know?"
This female assistant, whom Lu Qingwan had not expected, was none other than Su Shang, whom she had parted ways with just yesterday.
She was supposed to have disappeared with the million taels of silver that Lu Qingwan had given her as startup capital. Now, she was appearing in Bai Xing Lin. Lu Qingwan couldn't help but be surprised.
However, it was clearly not the time to talk. Lu Qingwan furrowed her brows and said, "Since that's the case, quickly go to the ward to prepare."
"Yes, Miracle Doctor Lin."
Su Shang responded and went upstairs with familiarity.
Bai Xing Lin, after its systematic expansion, had the embryo of a modern hospital.
Each department was separated, and the chief physician of each department was a renowned doctor in Da Gan. As she walked along, every department was overcrowded.
Looking at the patients waiting in the corridor and the staff who were running back and forth busily, a new idea surfaced in her mind.