Lin Miao naturally felt both body and mind comfortable...

Plus, the medicinal power of the vermilion fruit inside him had yet to be fully digested and absorbed.

The chemical reaction of the two instantly filled up Lin Miao’s Dantian.

In other words, he could soon break through and advance again!

This was just too fast.

Lin Miao almost couldn’t hold it back, but in the end, he forcefully suppressed it and decided to polish his cultivation a bit more, to avoid an unstable foundation affecting his future training.

However, both Lianxin and Liansuo advanced to the Meridian Passage Realm.

This was simply unimaginable for the two women.

In just a few days, the two of them had advanced from the Lower Grade Blood Fusion Realm to the Lower Grade Meridian Passage Realm in one go, which was crossing a major realm.

It was unheard of for anyone to achieve such a fast advancement speed.

With advancement speed like this, they were almost faster than the founding ancestors of the Snow Mountain Sect, and saying this out loud, probably no one would believe it.

The two women were extremely excited in their hearts,

...

"Mr. Lin, getting what you wished for!" Early the next morning, Yue Mei’Er entered, covered her mouth with a charming smile and said to Lin Miao.

"Lianxin and Liansuo both said it was you who encouraged them?"

"It’s just that I saw them both worrying in vain, so I lent them a hand. Besides, if you didn’t have such thoughts, those two would be of no use, right?" Yue Mei’Er chuckled lightly.

"Next time, don’t do it. In such matters, I will handle it myself." Lin Miao said with a pull on his face.

"Yes, my lord, I was wrong, from now on I’ll listen to you." Yue Mei’Er stepped forward and helped Lin Miao straighten his collar.

"Junior Brother..."

"Mei’Er is here too?" Sun Youwei came in, and upon seeing Yue Mei’Er, a glimmer flashed inadvertently in her eyes. The women around Junior Brother were becoming more and more presumptuous, coming first thing in the morning, not considering Junior Brother’s health.

This wouldn’t do at all in the future. It seemed like she would have to take better control of this matter from now on.

As the main wife, she had this responsibility and obligation to take care of Junior Brother’s health. People are not made of iron; they cannot handle such exhaustion repeatedly.

"Greetings, Lady Youwei." This call of "Mei’Er" made Yue Mei’Er startled for a moment. She felt a bit guilty, quickly composed herself, and respectfully greeted.

"I am here, Mei’Er, please check the kitchen if the breakfast is ready, once we’re done eating breakfast, we’ll return to Dongshan."

Yue Mei’Er slightly lifted her eyes to look at Sun Youwei, a little surprised, but Lady Youwei’s attitude seemed somewhat different from usual today.

"Mei’Er, just do as Senior Sister instructs."

"Yes, my lord." Only then did Yue Mei’Er nod, and quickly walked out with a quick pace.

...

"Junior Brother, the people around you are getting more and more, Senior Sister knows, there are some things that are hard to manage, but you also need to pay attention, there’s already enough people in the family." Sun Youwei still felt a bit jealous, with so many, apart from the title of the main wife, nothing else was confirmed, naturally making her feel uneasy.

Lin Miao knew he was in the wrong towards Sun Youwei, extending his hands to grasp her tender fingers: "Senior Sister, I know it’s unfair to you doing this, and I won’t make excuses for myself. Going forward, you will decide who enters the family. If you agree, they can enter; if you don’t agree, then they won’t. How about it?"

"Count them, there’s already several: Miaoxue, Mei’Er, plus Lianxin and Liansuo, that’s four. You and I are both physicians and should understand things have their limits. You also want to be like Ye Xizhao, marrying at a young age and then..."

Lin Miao couldn’t let her finish saying that and directly stopped her mouth.

"You just know how to take advantage of me..." Sun Youwei’s cheeks flushed, spat, but her heart was also sweet.

"When Master’s mourning period is over, I’ll marry you home." Lin Miao said, "I’ve ordered a set of grand wedding clothes for you at the embroidery shop, and in a few days, they will send over the design draft..."

"Ah, why didn’t you tell me?" Sun Youwei was overjoyed; she truly didn’t expect Lin Miao was already preparing for their grand wedding.

"These wedding clothes are complex in production, taking a long time, so they must be ordered in advance. Fortunately, our wedding date is long enough, so there’s plenty of production time. Just wait to wear this set of wedding clothes and marry me as the main wife of the Lin Family!" Lin Miao said.

"Then what about Sister Miaoxue and the others?"

"Once you’re married, I’ll find another day to bring them in too, you don’t need to worry about that." Lin Miao smiled.

"Then what about Shi Yin, Liuli, and Miss Xu from the Xu Family, including Lien Yurou?"

"Them..." Lin Miao was stumped by the question. Shi Yin’s affection for him was something even a fool could see, and he wasn’t a fool. Regarding Liuli, although he didn’t pay much attention normally, he could still sense a bit of her suppressing such emotions and trying to avoid being alone with Lin Miao.

As for that Xu Family girl, Lin Miao considered her more like a sister; he hadn’t thought about any romantic feelings.

As for Lien Yurou, initially, he didn’t quite like this girl, but later on, she turned out okay, just that she had a bit of a spoiled temper before, something that wasn’t an issue in other people’s eyes.

"As for Shi Yin, if she’s willing, our family has room for her. But Liuli, we must fully respect her opinion. As for Xu Qixi and Lien Yurou, we better not complicate things for them; I’ll make sure to keep my distance from them." Lin Miao said.

The Xu Family daughter originally wanted a son-in-law to marry into the family, so how could she marry and be just a concubine without any status?

Lien Yurou is the daughter of the Lien Family in the capital, of noble descent, and also a disciple of Guan Biyun. Guan Biyun has done him favors, so no matter how beastly he is, he can’t lay hands on her female disciple.

"What if she’s willing?"

"Senior Sister, don’t think too highly of your junior brother. I’m so fickle in love, and yet you’re the only one willing to stay by my side without leaving. Any other woman would’ve divorced me long ago!" Lin Miao said.

Sun Youwei shot him a glance: "You’re dreaming. If I divorced you, I’d be at a huge loss. Do you think I’m stupid?"

"Senior Sister, thank you for your tolerance."

"For the sake of you expanding the Sun Family, I won’t argue with you..."

...

After having breakfast, Lin Miao and his party set off from the manor to return to Dongshan.

Lin Miao and Sun Youwei shared a carriage, while the sisters Lianxin and Liansuo, who couldn’t ride horses, took another carriage. Mrs. Yun didn’t accompany them to Li Hen City; she returned earlier, so she wasn’t in the group.

Yue Mei’Er stayed at the manor as she had matters to deal with and would return to Dongshan in a couple of days.

She wasn’t suitable to return with Lin Miao’s group.

Lianxin and Liansuo suddenly not riding horses naturally didn’t escape the sharp eyes of Sun Youwei. Out of respect for her, Lin Miao didn’t touch her, planning to wait until the wedding day.

The journey from the manor to Dongshan was only half a day’s trip.

By noon, Lin Miao’s convoy had slowly passed through the city gates. As he was now an official with rank, he enjoyed a reduction in the city entry tax.

As long as the goods carried didn’t exceed a certain value, they were exempt from tax.

Even valuables if carried personally didn’t require tax, which was a privilege granted to officials.

Returning home after a month’s absence, Yun and Liuli had already received news and were waiting at the house.

There’s no comfort like being at home.

Lin Miao had people move the luggage and things bought during the journey into the residence, especially the Buddhist scriptures, which naturally went to the study.

These items were to be handled by him personally in due course.

Many things purchased in Li Hen City were directly procured by Si Miaoxue, and Lin Miao didn’t know what they were.

Since they were household items, they were naturally carried to the inner quarters for Senior Sister Sun Youwei to manage.

"Mr. Lin, the messenger from the Luan Yi Wei who came to Dongshan to deliver the decree has been staying at the Xinglin Institute for half a month, just waiting for your return." Xia Zhu said, walking straight into the study.

"What, the Luan Yi Wei, here again?" Lin Miao asked in surprise. Hadn’t he just been appointed Assistant Minister?

"It’s said that you have rendered great service to the court. A special decree promotes you to a Sixth Grade Chengde Gentleman and also appoints you as Deputy Chief of the Dongshan Prefecture Medical Bureau."

"What?" Lin Miao was stunned. After a month away, he returned to find he had been promoted and had a real position.

Lin Miao understood that Pei Jian must have shared the credit for quelling the Huang Family of Qingping Town, otherwise, how could this credit be explained?

"The Luan Yi Wei delivering the decree didn’t know where you went, so they had to stay in Dongshan Prefecture." Xia Zhu explained, "Every day they send people over to ask when you’ll return, but we didn’t know where you went, nor how to answer."

"We were just wandering around, relaxing, and never expected something like this." Lin Miao truly hadn’t anticipated it.

Pei Jian hadn’t mentioned recommending him to the court for commendation. Even if he knew, he couldn’t just wait for the court to issue a reward.

So, he couldn’t be blamed. He was just a non-substantive civil servant without specific duties, enjoying personal freedom that even the court couldn’t question.

As for him going out during the ’Path to Sainthood’ trials, that was his freedom, as long as he fulfilled the trial’s requirements.

There were no rules saying that one couldn’t go anywhere during the trials.

If you wasted your time and ranked low at the end of the trials, that was your business and no one else cared.

"Also, Wen Ruyu, who came from the capital, has been wanting to see you. He comes to Yongning Hall every day. Sometimes, when Mr. Hui isn’t there, he just takes over the consultations himself."

"Wen Ruyu, isn’t he the Chief of the Dongshan Medical Bureau and a disciple of Mr. Fu? Isn’t it overqualified for him to be seeing patients at our Yongning Hall?" Lin Miao was a bit surprised.

"I don’t know what he thinks..." Xia Zhu’s cheeks suddenly flushed, and she looked down in embarrassment.

Lin Miao glanced at Xia Zhu, noticing that she seemed a bit unusual today. It was rare for her to blush like this.

Yet today, every time Wen Ruyu was mentioned, she couldn’t help but blush.

He knew that Xia Zhu had agreed to marry Shen Haidong initially to silence her father Xia Yuan, as it was a condition for her to become Lin Miao’s disciple.

But Xia Zhu had no romantic feelings for Shen Haidong, only the affection between senior and junior siblings.

Of course, if nothing unexpected happened, Xia Zhu would eventually marry Shen Haidong. At least, she didn’t dislike this senior brother, if she had to marry someone.

But now, it seemed she had another option.

His first disciple perhaps had fallen for Wen Ruyu. If they ended up together, wouldn’t he be on equal terms with Mr. Fu?