In the residence of the Qianzhou prefect, Lord Song invited Wei Qing into the main hall, and the two sat down as host and guest.

"Sir Song, what was so strange about that house just now?" Wei Qing asked.

"Master Wei, you may not know," Master Song said, "that house was abandoned for many years. A few months ago, the owner moved back from another place. He thought this house was good because it was close to the road, so he planned to open a teahouse or something, and do some small business. But just as he moved in and was about to clean up, strange things happened one after another in the house."

Lord Song paused here and continued, "After this family moved in, they first started to have a large black dog that would bark incessantly late at night. When the family went out to check, they found nothing. Then, they began to hear crying sounds coming from the yard at night. Over time, the family began to become afraid and decided not to continue their small business. They packed up and moved out again."

Having said a bit too much, Lord Song picked up his tea bowl, took a sip of the tea, moistened his throat, and continued, "After that family left, people often heard a woman crying in the house late at night. Over time, the house became a haunted house, and no one dared to go near it anymore. As the local official, I once led people in to investigate, but found nothing suspicious."

"Then...what about Lord Song's little daughter?" Wei Qing pondered for a moment and asked again.

"Alas..." Lord Song sighed and said, "Lord Wei, you don't know that at my age, I have only one daughter, and this daughter of mine has loved to wield swords and sticks since she was a child. Since I have only this one daughter, she has not been disciplined since she was a child, and she has become extremely naughty. She rides horses and shoots arrows all day long like boys. Just a few days ago, my daughter was riding a horse past that house, and for some reason, she suddenly fell off the horse and has been unconscious ever since." Lord Song's voice was choked with sobs when he said this.

"Sir Song, my name is Jindou. I know a little about medicine. I wonder if you could take me to see your daughter." Jindou, who was standing next to him, looked at Sir Song's sad expression and couldn't help but feel sympathy, so he interrupted.

When Lord Song heard Jindou's words, he couldn't help but look at Jindou carefully again. Although he looked unattractive and young, he thought about the fact that he came here on horseback with Wei Qing. Although he didn't seem to have any official position, he still had some status.

Besides, my daughter has been unconscious, so it would be good to have more people to see her. He immediately bowed and said, "Young Master, it is truly an honor for me to be able to treat my daughter."

After Lord Song finished speaking, he bowed to Wei Qing and said, "Please sit here first, Lord Wei. I will take this young master to the backyard for a look."

Seeing that Jin Dou had already spoken, Wei Qing didn't know what to say. He bowed to Lord Song and said, "Lord Song, please go and do your work first. I will just sit here for a while."

So Lord Song brought Jindou and went to his daughter's bedroom in the back house, one in front and one behind.

In the room, Madam Song was still looking at her daughter, crying bitterly. When she saw her master come in, she didn't notice Jindou behind her. She just grabbed Master Song's sleeve and asked, "Master, you burned all the paper money."

"Of course it was burned," Lord Song replied.

"Then... why is my daughter still unconscious?" Mrs. Song asked anxiously.

"Don't be anxious. Let this young master take a look at our daughter first," Lord Song said to his wife, pointing at the golden beans.

"This young master..." Mrs. Song only noticed Jindou at this time, and looked him up and down. Seeing Jindou's look, she also felt doubtful.

Lord Song looked at his wife, then at Jindou, with a look of suspicion on his face. Fearing his wife might say something Jindou wouldn't like, he hurried forward and said to his wife, "This young master came with Lord Wei, the commander of the Jinyiwei in the capital. His medical skills must be superb. Let him examine our daughter first."

Mrs. Song was shocked when she heard that he came with Lord Wei, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. She didn't understand why this famous commander of the capital came to her house. She didn't dare to say anything casually and moved aside to let the golden bean pass.

Jindou walked over and took a closer look at the face of the daughter of the prefect lying on the bed. He then put his finger on the daughter's pulse and found that the daughter of the prefect was not haunted by any ghost, but was actually unconscious because of a fall and head injury.

In this way, he could only treat her with silver needles, Jindou thought to himself, it seems that it is impossible for him to return to the capital with his second brother.

At this moment, Master Song and his wife saw Jindou remove his fingers from their daughter's wrist and hurriedly asked anxiously, "Master, how is my daughter's health?"

"Uh, well, your young lady fell on her head and is now in a coma. I need to give her acupuncture treatment to see any results."

"You mean... my daughter can still wake up?" Lord Song asked hesitantly.

Ever since his daughter fell into a coma, Lord Song had invited renowned doctors from Qianzhou City and the surrounding areas. Unfortunately, after these doctors arrived and examined his daughter's pulse, they all shook their heads and sighed, saying there was no hope for her to wake up. Now, suddenly hearing Jindou say the word "effective," he began to doubt his own hearing.

"Yes, your young lady should be able to wake up after a few days of treatment," Jindou said affirmatively.

When Lord Song and his wife heard what Jindou said, they both showed joy on their faces. Lord Song quickly bowed and said, "Young master, if you can wake up our daughter, you will be a great benefactor of our mansion. My wife and I would like to thank you in advance." As they spoke, the couple bowed deeply to Jindou.

Seeing this, Jindou hurried forward to support the two men and said, "Please don't do such a big thing. Saving the dying and healing the wounded is our duty as doctors."

In the hall, Wei Qing was getting a little anxious waiting when he saw Jin Dou and Lord Song walk out together.

"How is it?" Wei Qing stood up and asked Jindou.

"Second brother, I need to stay at Lord Song's house for a few days to treat your young lady," Jindou said to Wei Qing.

"Don't worry, Lord Wei," said the prefect, Lord Song, fearing Wei Qing would not agree. He hurried forward and said, "This young master is staying at my residence. I will treat him well. When my daughter recovers, I will send someone to escort him back to the capital safely."

Wei Qing was reluctant to leave, but he had no choice. After thinking for a while, he said to Lord Song, "Lord Song, could you please step aside for a moment? I want to have a few words with this little brother of mine alone."

"Ah, Lord Wei, please do as you wish." Lord Song hurriedly retreated upon hearing this.

"Jindou, you must be careful here." Wei Qing looked at Jindou with a face full of reluctance. He didn't expect that just because of a detour, he would have to leave Jindou in Qianzhou.

However, there was no other choice at the moment. He had to rush back to report to the emperor regarding the Qingshui County case, so he could not stay in Qianzhou for long.

"Don't worry, second brother, I will take good care of myself," Jindou quickly assured.

"Also, don't worry about that haunted house. If anything happens, the local authorities will handle it," Wei Qing warned again.

"Well, don't worry, second brother," Jindou nodded again.

Wei Qing suppressed the urge to go forward and hug Jindou, and finally said, "When the prefect's daughter recovers, you can ask Lord Song to send me a message, and I will come to pick you up personally."

"Don't worry, don't worry," Jindou nodded quickly and said, "Then second brother, be careful on the way too."

Wei Qing nodded, said nothing more, turned around and walked out.

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