Recovered

Realizing his mistake, he quickly tried to cover it up. "No, that's not true."

Zhao Ruxi shook her head. "Don't lie to me, I know everything."

Before the wedding, Xiao Lingyan asked his gray-clad men to try making sheep intestine raincoats. The system only learned about this recently when she overheard the gray-clad men mentioning it.

"Are you stupid? Do you really think I'm too young to have children? There are many ways we can do it. Whether it's for my sake or for those people's, it's not worth risking your health. Listen to me, get better quickly."

As she spoke, she glared intently at Xiao Lingyan to increase her intimidation. "Did you hear me?"

But she didn't know that when she glared at him with her beautiful eyes, it looked to Xiao Lingyan like she was flirting, making his heart itch.

Actually, he's not feeling well lying here like this.

A young man who used to be busy practicing martial arts and doing other things every day is now unable to do anything and can only lie here like a living dead.

Most importantly, the wife he had pursued for two lifetimes was finally brought into his home, but he could only look at her and not touch her, which made him feel terrible.

He had actually regretted his decision long ago.

There are many ways to prevent Zhao Ruxi from having children; there's no need to go so far as to cause her paralysis.

Thanks to the Princess of Zhennan's announcement, the news of Xiao Ruotong's pregnancy spread throughout the noble families of the capital. Recalling the recent scandal involving Wei Zheng, the heir apparent to the Duke of Ying, who had been cuckolded, and how his wife hadn't conceived after more than a year of marriage, who didn't know that Wei Zheng himself was infertile?

In the past, if a couple couldn't have children after getting married, everyone would say it was because the woman couldn't bear children. Now, with the example of Wei Zheng and Xiao Ruotong, no one dares to suspect the woman alone anymore.

So if they don't have children for a year or two after consummating their marriage, people won't just blame Zhao Ruxi, they'll also suspect him. He can just accept that reputation.

Just like Zhao Ruxi said, there are plenty of other ways, why pretend to be a living dead?

He had initially vowed to stay in bed for a year or two, but now, less than six months later, he's up again. He just can't bring himself to say it.

Now that Zhao Ruxi has offered him a way out, he'd be a fool not to take it.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say, whatever my wife says." He said, feigning obedience.

Zhao Ruxi patted his face and couldn't help but laugh.

"Is there anything I need to do?" Zhao Ruxi asked.

Xiao Lingyan thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you have someone borrow some medical books from the library recently?"

Zhao Ruxi blinked, and immediately understood what he meant.

"Don't you want those imperial physicians to claim credit for the work?" she asked.

"Yes," Xiao Lingyan said calmly.

When the rebels forced the palace, the imperial physicians abandoned him, Noble Consort Cen, and Zhao Ruxi, and ran away to hide. While this was understandable, and Xiao Ge and Noble Consort Cen did not punish them afterward, nor did Xiao Lingyan hold a grudge, it was best to leave them with the credit.

"Don't wait until I 'cure' you and my reputation as a 'miracle doctor' spreads. You'll be putting me in a very difficult position then," Zhao Ruxi said with a wry smile.

That's what she said, but Zhao Ruxi still took on the job.

When Xiao Ge and Noble Consort Cen recruited many folk healers to treat him, he didn't let the person who developed the medicine participate, because he didn't want him to get involved, lest he expose his true intentions and make things worse.

Now that he wants things to get better, he naturally can't let that happen. So this matter can only be handled by Zhao Ruxi.

"How long will your recovery take?" Zhao Ruxi asked again.

"Three or four months, I guess," Xiao Lingyan. "Recovery always takes time."

"You can put your official duties on hold for now. Wait until I've recovered halfway before you go back to work. That way, no one will say anything against you," he added.

Zhao Ruxi nodded. "No rush. I haven't taken a vacation yet, so this is a good time to take a break."

Needless to say, she was incredibly busy in her past life. In this life, ever since she came here, she's been spinning like a top, never having a moment to rest.

Now that Xiao Lingyan recuperating, she can take this opportunity to rest as well.

Actually, neither of them really cares what others say. But doing things under the pressure of criticism and resistance from the entire government, versus doing things when everyone accepts and welcomes you, makes a huge difference in your mood and work efficiency.

It's worth the trouble, time, and effort to create a pleasant work environment.

Since Xiao Lingyan said she didn't need to do anything, Zhao Ruxi stopped interfering and simply continued with her own plans.

She needs to take advantage of this free time to accumulate more points.

She and Xiao Lingyan are only good at industrial design. If she wants the Great Jin to develop in a balanced way in all aspects, she needs to go to the modern world to acquire a lot of knowledge and technology, which requires a huge amount of points.

Next, Zhao Ruxi said that Xiao Lingyan's illness had not improved and she wanted to read some medical books. So she asked the imperial physician to make a reading list for her. She also personally went to the palace library and brought back all the books related to Xiao Lingyan's illness to the Prince of Qi's Residence, where she began to bury herself in reading.

Xiao Ge and Noble Consort Cen had almost given up hope on Xiao Lingyan's illness, so they were deeply moved by Zhao Ruxi's actions.

However, they didn't think Zhao Ruxi could come up with any solutions.

The medical books in the Great Jin were limited, and those who could enter the Imperial Medical Bureau to become imperial physicians were all doctors from generation to generation. They had memorized all the limited medical books. But they did not find any prescriptions that could cure Xiao Lingyan's illness.

"System, are there any problems with the Sixth Prince and Prince of An?" While reading and earning points, Zhao Ruxi kept the system monitoring the court's movements, fearing that someone might be targeting Xiao Lingyan.

"No. If the Cen Family's power hadn't been suppressed, Prince of An might still be restless. Now that the Cen Family's power is gone, and he handed over his power to Xiao Lingyan, even if he had any ideas, it's useless now. He wouldn't dare to act rashly. Besides, he still has brotherly feelings for Xiao Lingyan. Now is not a life-or-death situation, so he won't make a move against Xiao Lingyan at the moment."

"As for the Sixth Prince, he's not a concern. Consort Xian isn't clever, and she doesn't have many people under her command, so she can't do anything even if she wanted to. Her actions caught the Emperor's attention, and he demoted her by one rank. Noble Consort Cen also sent people to keep an eye on her. She can't cause any trouble."

"All of this was under Xiao Lingyan's surveillance."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Zhao Ruxi was completely relieved.

After reading through thirty or forty medical books, Zhao Ruxi took out a prescription.

This was a prescription she obtained from an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor in a modern hospital through the system; it was specifically for treating paralysis.

Upon hearing this prescription, the imperial physicians were all astonished. "Wonderful! This prescription is wonderful!"

"It seems His Highness can be saved."