"The Marquis isn't capable?"
Cui Ming exclaimed softly.
"Hush, keep it down," Hong Ye hastily covered Cui Ming's lips and whispered, "This is just my speculation..."
Such a significant matter couldn't be kept to herself for discomfort, so Hong Ye poured out all her inner perplexities to Cui Ming without reservation.
Cui Ming's expression shifted from shock to embarrassment and finally settled into a semblance of calm.
"You're worrying unnecessarily, the Marquis wouldn't be like that. You forget, the young lady learned medicine from Doctor Li. If something were wrong, the young lady wouldn't know?"
Hong Ye was almost persuaded.
...
"What? Dingbei Marquis got injured at the Northern Border?"
