Medical Consultation
The next day, after finishing her official duties, Princess Jade Hayes brought Nathan Ye to pay a visit to Dr. Rowan Lin, who had just returned from gathering herbs.
At this moment, Dr. Rowan Lin was with Margaret Evans.
Margaret Evans was well into her pregnancy, her belly round and her figure fuller. Her complexion was radiant, clearly a sign that Dr. Rowan Lin had been taking excellent care of her.
At that moment, April was paying her respects to Margaret Evans, and the two were chatting happily, their laughter filling the room.
Ever since Belle started assisting Princess Jade Hayes, she hadn't had much time to personally attend to Margaret Evans, so April had taken on more of those duties.
Now that April was working alongside Belle, she was busy most days, but she always kept Margaret Evans in her thoughts, stopping by every few days to check in.
Princess Jade Hayes arrived with Nathan Ye just in time to witness this warm scene.
"Father, Mother, April is here too!" Princess Jade Hayes entered with a bright smile, ushering Nathan Ye inside as well. "This is Minister Ye from the Ministry of Public Works. He's been working tirelessly on the new Modern Academies, barely sleeping for days on end. I'm worried about him—he's a pillar of our court, and I couldn't rest easy until he had a proper checkup. Father, could you please take a look at him yourself?"
Dr. Rowan Lin stroked his chin and studied Nathan Ye, noting that his energy was indeed depleted. The claim that he was exhausted was no exaggeration.
But Princess Jade Hayes wouldn't have summoned him for such a minor ailment—there had to be something more to this.
But since Princess Jade Hayes didn’t bring it up, Dr. Rowan Lin didn’t ask either. He figured that once he examined Nathan Ye privately, he’d learn the truth, so he wasn’t in any rush to know now.
Lady Margaret Evans, on the other hand, was as straightforward as ever. Hearing Princess Jade Hayes’s concern, she looked gratefully at Nathan Ye. "Minister Ye, you truly work so hard! Just look at those dark circles under your eyes—you really should take better care of yourself. April, fetch a bottle of tonic pills from the cabinet for Minister Ye."
April answered promptly, retrieved a bottle of pills, and walked over to Nathan Ye. "Minister Ye, you’ve worked so hard. Lady Margaret Evans is giving you this—please accept it."
Nathan Ye was caught completely off guard. He’d only just walked in and already received a reward—a bottle of medicine!
And this was from Lady Margaret Evans, wife of Dr. Rowan Lin—it had to be something good!
Nathan Ye hurriedly protested, "This is far too valuable—I really can’t accept it!"
April pressed her lips together, glanced at Nathan Ye, and smiled. "Minister Ye, please don’t refuse. Just take it—you look so tired your eyes are sunken!"
Nathan Ye looked down at the lively young maid, his cheeks flushing. He hadn’t interacted with many young women before, and his baldness made him self-conscious, so he’d never sought a wife. Now, being so close to such a cute girl, he couldn’t help but feel shy.
Blushing, Nathan Ye accepted the bottle and said, "Thank you, Lady Margaret Evans."
April returned to Lady Margaret Evans’s side, her eyes twinkling with curiosity as she kept watching Minister Ye.
April had heard from Belle that Minister Ye was deeply invested in building the academies, exceptionally capable, and had even been recruited from the capital.
official—nothing like those useless ones who collect a salary and do nothing.
Since this was a ladies’ gathering, Nathan Ye simply greeted everyone before Dr. Rowan Lin led him away to the Lin Family Study & Pharmacy. "Minister Ye, what seems to be troubling you?"
Nathan Ye, having already been teased about it, didn’t feel embarrassed anymore. He rubbed his bald head and said, "Dr. Rowan Lin, my hair keeps falling out—so much that I’m going bald. Is there anything you can do?"