All the money was emptied on the way to exile, and there was too much money to spend

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, that's nothing."

Xia Chan said in a very cold tone: "It is very troublesome to treat him, and the cost is also very high. If he is not important to you, then you can just let him fend for himself."

As she spoke, she looked at Xie Wenhao on the side.

He looked away and continued, "His health is very bad. He will die in five days at most."

So the smart thing to do is not to treat Xie Wenhao.

Of course, there is some exaggeration in Xia Chan's words.

The purpose is naturally to find out Yuanzhao’s true purpose.

How much does he know about Xie Wenhao's identity?

Yuan Zhao didn't expect that Xie Wenhao's health was so bad.

He said "oh" and looked at Xia Chan carefully, wanting to see whether she was telling the truth or a lie.

But this time, just like before, it was impossible for him to see those emotions on Xia Chan's face that Xia Chan didn't want him to see.

She now acts as if the other person's life or death has nothing to do with her.

Yuanzhao was unsure.

He hesitated for a moment before he slowly spoke: "He might be the child of an old friend of mine. Seeing the old friend's son in trouble, I naturally couldn't bear it, and I wanted to do my best to cure him."

The son of an old friend?

Could it be that Yuanzhao guessed Xie Wenhao's identity?

The thought flashed through Xia Chan's mind, but he didn't show it.

She glanced at Xie Wenhao beside her with a faint look in her eyes.

"It's not impossible for me to keep him alive for a few more days."

“That’s the fee…”

She didn't say it explicitly.

But the meaning behind the words was already obvious.

If you want to treat Xie Wenhao, you must give her more money.

Yuanzhao originally thought that Xia Chan knew Xie Wenhao, but now he found out that she was just thinking about the money, so he laughed.

"can."

"As long as you can cure him and let him live for another year or so, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The symptoms of the summer cicada's relief are very obvious.

This made Yuanzhao even more convinced that Xia Chan just wanted money.

That's how it was settled.

Because there are many houses in the palace, Xia Chan no longer needs to leave the palace to find a place to live outside.

She lived in the palace, in a very small courtyard next to the one where Xie Wenhao was imprisoned.

Started to treat Xie Wenhao.

Xia Chan and Xie Lin had previously speculated that she would be kept in the palace. They had already discussed the response in advance, so there was no need to rush out.

Just live in the palace with peace of mind.

Besides, there are many good things in Prince Jin's Mansion. Wouldn't it be great if she could plunder them when she leaves?

The summer cicada's hands itch just thinking about it.

Fortunately, she has good patience and knows that the most important thing now is to cure Xie Wenhao first.

Yuanzhao was also anxious, so after Xia Chan checked in that day, he asked her to start treating Xie Wenhao immediately.

Although Xia Chan deceived Yuan Zhao, she was very serious when treating Xie Wenhao.

But Xie Wenhao seemed to resist her approaching.

Although the dying Xie Wenhao couldn't utter a word, his eyes were filled with disgust and rejection.

That look really is like a wild animal.

Well, a wounded beast.

Xia Chan found it a little amusing. She walked up and squatted in front of Xie Wenhao.

"Don't you want me to treat you?"

Xie Wenhao didn't want to pay any attention to Xia Chan at all.

As she spoke, he slowly closed his eyes.

Xia Chan didn't care. She reached out and held Xie Wenhao's hand, tapping his wrist with her fingers.

This is what Xie Lin taught her.

He said it was a little secret code between him and his two nephews.

As long as she uses this code, Xie Wenhao will definitely recognize that she is a member of the Xie family.

Sure enough, after she knocked a few times, Xie Wenhao, who had his eyes closed and looked lifeless, suddenly opened his eyes.

His monkey-skin-covered eyes were filled with shock.

Xia Chan heard footsteps coming in from outside, and she quickly said in her own voice: "I am your third uncle's wife."

After saying that, she stepped back a few steps and pretended to take out some pills from the medicine box and give them to Xie Wenhao.

Xie Wenhao, who was originally very resistant to her, is now particularly obedient.

This surprised Yuan Zhao who came in.

"What? This beast is no longer stubborn?"

As he spoke, he looked at Xia Chan and said, "Mr. Xia must have a solution."

I don’t know if this is a sincere compliment or more of a test?

Xia Chan curled her lips.

"Even ants try to survive, let alone a human being?"

As she examined Xie Yuanhao, she continued, "Besides, let alone a dying man, even if he was alive and kicking, I have plenty of ways to make him obey."

After saying that, she stabbed Xie Wenhao with the silver needle in her hand without hesitation.

The thin silver needles pierced Xie Wenhao's entire arm.

He bared his teeth and stared at Xia Chan with wide eyes. His expression was as if he wanted to tear Xia Chan apart, but he was powerless to do so.

Yuan Zhao watched from the side and found it very interesting.

He also believed that this country bumpkin named Xia Dan really had some abilities.

But then again, even though we knew Xia Chan was capable, we didn't relax the surveillance at all.

Xia Chan examined Xie Wenhao and agreed to give him five acupuncture injections every day.

When it was evening, after she had her meal, she returned to the courtyard arranged by Yuanzhao to live in.

The yard was surrounded by a high wall and was even locked from the outside.

There were many people guarding outside the door, both openly and secretly.

Xia Chan just took a quick glance and didn't take these people seriously. He went to sleep peacefully in his room.

As for what happened outside the palace, she didn't worry about it at all.

With Xie Lin here, you can rest assured whether you are looking for someone or buying bricks and tiles.

She just needs to cure Xie Wenhao.

Xia Chan knew that someone was watching her outside, so it was not easy for her to go into the space to prepare potions. She could only use the medicine box as a cover and keep taking things out from it.

Fortunately, she didn't take out anything particularly surprising, just a small bottle of medicine occasionally, and the people monitoring her didn't know what it was.

Xia Chan fiddled with it for a while, and the people who were monitoring her didn't know what she came up with. Anyway, it was just a mess of potion that gave off a very unpleasant odor.

She finished her work, tidied herself up, lay down on the bed, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The person who was monitoring her stayed there for most of the night but found nothing unusual, so he ran to report to Yuanzhao.

Yuan Zhao's butt was hurting from the rat bite. After hearing his subordinate's report, he waved his hand in annoyance and said, "Go, keep watching."

"Yes."

After the guards left, Yuanzhao continued to cry out in pain.

It’s not that he was exaggerating, but the place where the mad rat bit was really painful.

He will observe this new doctor for a few days. If there is really nothing suspicious about him, he will let him treat his butt.

Yuanzhao thought about it and turned over.

The next second, there was a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

"Ouch... my butt."

At the same time, outside the city.

Xie Lin caught Xie Wenjun who had left the city earlier.