Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

Xiao Yan approached again, his affectionate eyes fixed on the panicked man before him. He asked softly, "Why are you hiding?"

Lu Ziqing felt so embarrassed that she almost lost her face. Her chest heaved nervously. She turned her face away and didn't look at the person above her. She responded in a low voice. If someone listened carefully, it sounded like she was sulking and acting coquettishly.

"I do not have."

Xiao Yan looked at him from head to toe, "Then what did you mean by that just now? Are you mad at me?"

"No." Lu Ziqing answered without thinking.

"It seems..." Xiao Yan sighed, "I still didn't do well enough."

As expected, when Lu Ziqing heard this, he hurried to turn around, but he didn't expect to see a face that seemed to be trying to suppress a smile.

He frowned awkwardly and didn't look at anyone, as if he was a little angry. He complained in a low voice, "My Lord, you are teasing me, a patient. It's really fun. Let me go."

Xiao Yancai was reluctant to let go. He was still unsatisfied and answered the question irrelevantly, "Oh? So... you are shy."

Lu Ziqing felt his scalp tingle when he heard this. He was angry as if he had been bullied. He looked over, but when he met those gentle eyes, he couldn't find the right words to respond.

He was so frustrated that his internal injuries were almost exacerbated. In the end, he could only give up and ask, "Is it fun for you to tease me, Lord?"

"I've been wronged." Xiao Yan answered seriously, "I can't even hold my head high enough to dare tease the judge. He looks so fierce when he's angry. I'm scared."

He was referring to the last time when Lu Ziqing resolutely said that he would leave Beijing the next day. At that moment, he was really scared, and his heart seemed to be falling into the abyss. He could only feel at ease when he held the person tightly in his arms.

"Who told you..." Lu Ziqing spoke hastily, but he knew what was going on. He asked, "Can you please spare me? I don't have the energy to waste with you right now."

This is a thorny grass, a mimosa at that. You can't be impatient and can't touch it. If you touch it, it will be shocking. You have to proceed step by step.

Xiao Yan chuckled and straightened himself up, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Hurry up and get up and drink some sugar water."

Lu Ziqing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He slowly stood up, took the bowl and drank a few sips. The sweet honey water diluted the bitter taste in his mouth.

"It's just the right amount of sweetness, and tastes better than the last few days."

"It wasn't me who rushed there." Xiao Yan said.

Lu Ziqing said: "Then my senior sister today..."

"Not really." Xiao Yan tried to say, "I just went out, and it was...your mother who brought it here."

When Lu Ziqing heard the word "mother", he handed the bowl over and said, "I don't want to drink it anymore. It's not bitter anymore."

Xiao Yan didn't know what to say about this private matter, which Lu Ziqing was extremely opposed to.

He held the bowl and thought of Lu Lanzhi's worried look outside just now, afraid of disturbing or being annoyed, and felt a little touched.

"You...really don't want to try to understand her?"

Lu Ziqing didn't react much, but remained calm. "Your Majesty has only known her for a short time, so it's normal that he doesn't understand her. As a woman, she may have many reasons, but the memories of my childhood cannot be erased. I can't accept them without any reservations. Facts are facts, and they can't be changed by a few words during our brief time together."

"Someone like me is only fit to be a slave and a servant, despised and scorned by the world. Even if I marry and have children, my generations will be unable to escape this lowly status. I cannot take the imperial examinations and become an official, let alone marry into a decent family. Yet, I have now entered the court with impunity. If this were to be made public, not only would I be charged with deceiving the emperor, but my original status alone would be enough to cost me my life."

"These are all things she brought me. I have no choice. If I continue to stay in the court, someone will discover my true identity one day. It's better to leave as soon as possible and walk my own path."

The three sentences were inseparable from the status and class. Xiao Yan felt distressed and uncomfortable. However, he also felt that even if he did not care, he had to admit that it was indeed a beheading knife hanging over Lu Ziqing. As long as he was exposed at some inadvertent time, the knife would fall.

He comforted her, "I know it's hard for you to accept. You should decide for yourself. As for my identity, I'm the only one who knows me besides the people around you. We will definitely not reveal it to anyone, so don't worry."

It was still dawn when a group of Jinyiwei rode across the North Street. Soon they dismounted in front of Lu's residence in Chongbeifang, and a servant went over to knock on the door.

After a long while, no one answered. Meng Kui yawned and said, "Are you afraid of waking them up? Knock again, a little harder."

Xiaoqi glanced at Langsi behind him and knocked on the door hard. This time the door opened soon. Xiaowu rubbed his eyes in a daze and saw a group of Tiqi standing in front of the door. He was instantly awakened from his sleepiness.

He was surprised and nervous, and asked, "My dear officials, what's going on?

Xiaoqi moved aside, and Lang Si, who was standing behind Meng Kui, stepped forward and hesitantly took out the search warrant and showed it to Xiaowu, looking helpless.

"According to yesterday's witness testimony, Lu Ziqing is suspected of being an accomplice of the demon. The Jinyiwei are here to investigate. Please cooperate."

"Monster? Accomplice?" Xiao Wu was confused. "Master Lang knows who our young master is best. How could he be an accomplice of a monster? Is there a mistake?"

Lang Si was about to speak when Meng Kui came over and pushed him aside, saying sternly, "The Jinyiwei are investigating the case now. Don't get involved in personal relationships. Get out of the way immediately. If it delays the investigation, then we are not here to talk."

Xiaowu was scared and immediately stepped aside. The Jinyiwei came in one after another and dispersed in all directions, knocking and banging in the courtyard and the gatehouses, making quite a noise. People from several rooms came out of the courtyard and looked at them in shock as they entered the room.

Su Chengyi grabbed a Jinyiwei and stopped him from entering. "What are you doing?"

The Jinyiwei tried to push the man away, but was held too tightly and couldn't shake him off. He subconsciously drew his sword, but the blade was only halfway out before being knocked back.

The other Jinyiwei drew their swords and pointed them at Su Chengyi, shouting, "Let him go quickly, don't force us to do anything."

Wu Ji was so frightened that he dared not move. Lu Lanzhi called out to Su Chengyi, "Chengyi, let go of the official quickly. If you have something to say, talk it over nicely and don't be impulsive."

Su Chengyi stared at the group of people who came with ill intentions, "They barged in to search for no reason. They are arrogant."

Meng Kui heard it from the corridor in the distance and was about to come over, but Lang Si took advantage of him before he got close, went up to him, waved away the Jinyiwei, put away his sword, and spoke calmly.

"It's a routine check. Xiaowu has reviewed the search documents. Let him go before things get any worse."

Xi Yunling came over at the right time to persuade him, "Yes, Chengyi, let him go first and talk it over. Ziqing is still sick."

Su Chengyi obeyed and released the man. The Jinyiwei continued the search, and a group of people stood in the corridor in the yard and watched quietly.

A long while passed, and the Jinyiwei still hadn't returned. Meng Kui paced slowly, gripping the hilt of his sword. "This four-story house with a garden must have taken a lot of effort. Judge Lu is truly generous."

It was already dawn, and the Jinyiwei had returned one after another. Meng Kui asked politely, "How is it?"

The Royal Guard said, "Nothing?"

"What?" Meng Kui was surprised. "No? Did you search thoroughly?"

"We've searched thoroughly," the Imperial Guard said. "We've even moved the flower pots and rocks in the garden, but we still haven't found anything. This house is large and we're few in number, so there's still the main courtyard we haven't checked."

Meng Kui stared at him with an expression that said, "Why don't you go now?" "Then why are you still standing there?"