Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

"We don't care about misunderstandings."

Eunuch Huang spoke in a cold voice, and glanced at everyone sharply.

"We've caught him red-handed. What else is there to say? Come, take him to jail and await your punishment."

The eunuchs responded and quickly captured Lu Ziqing.

"Eunuch Huang, there must be a misunderstanding here. I hope you can see through it." Xu Shizhang pleaded anxiously.

Eunuch Huang glanced at him and spoke slowly, "President Xu, you are also an old man in the Imperial Hospital. You should know the rules. I won't say anything else."

He walked out the door without looking back, pointing to the other eunuchs, "Let's go."

No one dared to stop him at this time, and Chi Musheng watched the eunuch take the person away.

He had not spent a long time with Lu Ziqing, but he knew that man was not a corrupt or greedy person, and it was impossible for him to do such a despicable thing as stealing.

But now the evidence is conclusive, how could those medicinal herbs appear in Lu Ziqing’s bag?

Chi Musheng looked at Xu Shizhang beside him and asked, "Master, what do you think?"

Xu Shizhang glanced around and walked to a quiet corner.

"I know Lu Ziqing's character. This must have been a deliberate frame-up. Everyone in the Imperial Hospital is hostile to him. I was careless this time."

Chi Musheng said, "Like my master, I don't believe he would do anything to tarnish the reputation of the Imperial Hospital. However, the evidence is not in his favor right now, and with the East Factory's swift and decisive actions, I'm afraid we won't have the opportunity to investigate."

"Although such theft doesn't carry the death penalty, it still carries the penalty of finger amputation. Furthermore, he'll be expelled from the palace and forced to do hard labor in a mine until his death. How could Lu Ziqing endure such a punishment?"

He remembered that Doctor Wang had gone to Xiyuan to look for Lu Ziqing, and suddenly he understood. He had felt something was wrong from the beginning.

really!

Chi Musheng bit his lower lip lightly and punched his other hand with his fist.

"Neither you nor I have anyone we know well enough to trust at the East Factory." Xu Shizhang shook his head and sighed, "This is really difficult."

"Look for Xiao Yan." Chi Musheng looked at Xu Shizhang and said.

"The only solution now is to find him," Xu Shizhang said. "The emperor and his men should be heading from the West Garden to the East Garden by now. Go quickly."

The East Garden was still bustling with people and the sound of gongs and drums was deafening.

Military flags fluttered around the square, and huge crowds of people cheered for the pursuing generals in the center of the field.

I saw a general riding a black horse passing the other generals, drawing his bow and arrow skillfully, his movements smooth and seamless.

The arrow flew through the air and hit the gourd hanging high on the willow tree in the distance. With a crisp sound, the white dove flapped its wings and flew high.

A thunderous cheer broke out from the crowd?

"Good! Good!"

Emperor Shengzhi sat on the viewing platform, watching the applause in the audience, and asked the civil officials sitting next to him.

"What do you think, Lord Yan?"

This Yan Aiqing is over fifty years old and no longer young, but he still looks handsome, with slightly raised thick eyebrows and a long beard on his chin.

It was the Minister of Personnel, Yan Mengjiang, Yan Qian's father.

"As expected of the Marquis of Dingbei, his ability to shoot an arrow through a target from a hundred paces away is truly astonishing."

"Indeed," Minister of War Cao Zhengxun continued, "Marquis Dingbei is unrivaled in both archery and martial arts. This time, he has pacified Chishuo, a true blessing for our Daning."

All the civil and military officials in the court knew that the Xiao family was related to the emperor, and that Emperor Shengzhi also liked Xiao Yan very much and entrusted him with important tasks. They all vied to flatter him, even the self-righteous Yan Mengjiang was no exception.

However, the flattery was not false, and Emperor Shengzhi was very satisfied listening to it, as if he was praising his own son.

He stroked his beard, looked at the field and said slowly: "This kid takes after his father. He's tall and good at fighting, but his temperament is rather dull."

Yan Mengjiang flattered, "Lord Xiao is a first-rank military marquis and the number one general in Daning. He is naturally steady and shouldn't be too impulsive."

Emperor Shengzhi smiled and turned his head slightly to ask Gao Jian who was standing beside him, "Has the gift from Duke Wei been delivered?"

Even though Xiao Cong was injured on duty and retired at home, Emperor Shengzhi still treated him as before, no matter what festival it was or when envoys from other provinces came to pay tribute.

Emperor Shengzhi did not forget to order the palace servants to send gifts to the Duke's Mansion to show his great grace.

"Your Majesty, it has been sent to the Duke's Mansion early this morning," said Gao Jian.

The polo match started. Yang Zhounan rode his horse with the polo club in hand, hit the ball on the ground a dozen feet away, and passed it to Xiao Yan.

All the players, including Guo Yuanqi, kept their eyes on the ball and rode their horses to chase it.

Xiao Yan drove Mo Kun steadily in the center and hit the ball out.

At this moment, the person next to him picked up the golf club and hit him. He immediately swung a few shots to block it. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Guo Yuanqi had already gotten ahead.

Mo Kun pushed aside the horses that were surrounding him and rushed forward at high speed. He heard someone behind him shouting and rolling to the ground.

Seeing that Guo Yuanqi's club was about to fall to the ground, Xiao Yan rushed forward at lightning speed, picked up the club and intercepted it suddenly, and the ball flew several feet away.

The screams from outside continued, Guo Yuanqi's eyes were sharp and his mouth was not idle either.

"How's your distinguished guest? Is he feeling better?"

Xiao Yan said coldly, "This is not something you should ask about."

Hearing this, Guo Yuanqi smiled and said, "I'm just asking casually. Why are you so anxious, Lord Xiao? Are you afraid that I will eat him?"

"Crack down on the wind, you should worry about not falling into my hands, instead of keeping an eye on my people all day long." Xiao Yan said, staring at the ball in front of him.

He remembered that he had failed last time when he went to Guo Yuanqi's house, so he increased the strength of his swing.

Guo Yuanqi galloped on his horse and said with a smile, "I am a first-class and good official. My Lord, you have a deep misunderstanding of me. Didn't you check it out that day?"

"It's just a matter of time." Xiao Yan said, "If you fall into my hands in the future, you won't have a chance to escape."

As he said this, he avoided the opponent who came forward to intercept him, swung the club hard and hit the ball into the goal.

"Clang-"

The gong sounded and there was cheering from the outside.

Just high up on the viewing platform where the crowd was standing, Xiao Yan noticed a piece of white cloth swaying, which had been there since the previous archery competition.

During the intermission, he drove the Mo Kun slowly forward and found that the man was waving at him, as if he was in a hurry.

The closer he got, the more familiar it looked. Xiao Yan looked closely and seemed to recognize it.

"that is not……"

"韼——"

Before he could finish his words, he heard the second round of drumbeats.

The place was full of civil and military officials, including the emperor, so it was not easy to leave without permission. Xiao Yan glanced at the man, turned his horse around and entered the place.

"Eh? Why did he leave?" Chi Musheng said to himself, "He should have seen me, right? If this doesn't end soon, Lu Ziqing will be kicked out of the palace with his fingers severed."

Xiao Yan was distracted by the white cloth, and his eyes glanced outward from time to time. In order to finish it as soon as possible, he rode the Mo Kun across the grassland.

The game ended soon, and Xiao Yanchen rode his horse to the periphery amid cheers.

These two games didn't last very long, but they were enough to make Chi Musheng feel like they were an eternity.

Before he got close, he saw Xiao Yan dismount and walk up first. He took a look at what he was holding and asked.

"Doctor Chi, you've been up on the observation deck the entire time... but are you looking for me?"

"Yes, I'm looking for the Marquis." Chi Musheng pointed to the piece of cloth in his hand, "It's just that I couldn't just barge in on the occasion, so I thought of this."

"What happened?" Xiao Yan asked.

Chi Musheng said, "Lu Ziqing is in the East Factory prison. I am of low rank and power and can only come to you."

Xiao Yan frowned, "What's going on? Why did I end up in the East Factory prison for no reason?"

Chi Musheng said, "Eunuch Huang from the East Factory suddenly brought a group of people to the Imperial Hospital, saying they were investigating the theft of medicinal materials, but the result was..."

"I understand." Xiao Yan turned to look at Yang Zhounan, "You go to the East Factory with him, I will follow."