Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

As the night deepened, an orange light and shadow appeared in front of the mansion gate, falling on the guards standing on both sides.

Lu Ziqing stepped over the threshold and said to the people around him, "You nearly frightened me to death about the ten thousand taels from Changlefang during the day."

Su Chengfeng nodded to the servants who greeted him as they passed by.

"I'm afraid he won't take the bait. Raising the stakes will make him want to win."

"But your bet is too big." Lu Ziqing looked at the servants lighting lamps around the corridor.

"Ten thousand taels is not a small sum. If that person backs out, even if we sell both of us, we won't be able to pay it back."

"Don't we still have Cheng Yi? Besides..." Su Chengfeng said with a smile, "Are you, Boss Lu, worried that you won't be able to pay back the ten thousand taels?"

Lu Ziqing turned into the corridor and casually lifted the curtain hanging from the door frame.

"It's not easy to earn a little money, spend it sparingly, there are so many people down there who don't have food or drink, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Su Chengfeng said, "Our boss Lu is absolutely right."

As soon as people entered Chongcuixuan, they saw Wen Zhong standing in the corridor greeting the servants.

"Go get a basin of water, and Xiaoliu, get the medicine box."

The two servants received the message and left.

"Wen Bo."

"Mr. Lu is back."

"Are you injured?" Lu Ziqing asked.

"It wasn't me, it was Wuji," Wen Zhong said. "He had just walked into the house when you came back."

Su Chengfeng frowned and said, "Maybe he was beaten by that Eunuch Tan again."

Lu Ziqing glanced at Su Chengfeng and pushed the door open to enter the room.

Wu Ji was lying on the bed with blood all over his back. His clothes were torn in several places and the blood was sticking to his skin. There were also several bruises on his face.

With red eyes, he choked up and said, "Brother Lu, you're back."

"How did it become like this?" Lu Ziqing frowned, sitting on the edge of the bed, neither helping nor touching. "What did you do wrong?"

Wu Ji's tears flowed onto the pillow.

"Today, Eunuch Tan asked me to prepare the herbs. He found some undercooked Chuanwu slices among the prepared ones. I clearly followed the instructions and cooked them for the full time, but for some reason, Eunuch Tan accused me of deliberately plotting to murder the Emperor and Empress and wanted to have me beaten to death. If it weren't for Doctor Chi who saved me, I wouldn't be able to see you again."

As they were talking, Xiaoliu brought some clean water. Lu Ziqing took the medicine box, cut open the clothes on his back with scissors, and washed off the blood stains.

"Are you sure you cooked it according to the time?" Su Chengfeng asked as he stood beside her.

"You don't believe me either, do you?" Wu Ji stared at him with tears in his eyes.

"It's not that I don't believe you, I just want to clarify." Su Chengfeng said, "If you remember correctly, then someone deliberately tampered with it and mixed some unfinished products into it when you weren't paying attention."

Wu Ji thought for a moment and said, "That's impossible. I cut the meat myself after cooking it. How could that be possible?"

"Nothing is impossible." Lu Ziqing applied the medicine on the wound.

"If someone with ulterior motives wants to frame you, there will always be a chance to take your fault, whether you do it mid-way or afterward."

Wu Ji squinted his eyes in pain, hissed, and punched the pillow angrily.

"I have been diligent and never lazy since I entered the Imperial Pharmacy. Why do they always target me?"

"It's not you." Lu Ziqing paused as he looked at the whip marks on his lower back. "They're coming for me."

Wu Ji had been beaten several times, and this time he was the most seriously injured. At this moment, Su Chengfeng couldn't bear to see it.

He squatted at the head of the bed, reached out and touched Wu Ji's forehead and face, and said, "Your face is so red and hot, you must have a fever."

Wu Ji casually slapped Su Chengfeng's hand away and said, "Oh, I don't have a fever."

"If it's not a fever, then it doesn't necessarily mean you're embarrassed. You're just being stubborn." Su Chengfeng sighed, "I don't know if the Marquis' Mansion has any medicine right now."

"Have."

Lu Ziqing and Su Chengfeng turned their heads when they heard the voice and saw Xiao Yan standing at the door.

"Just write the prescription and ask Uncle Wen to get it from the warehouse."

Su Chengfeng took the prescription and went out, and Yang Zhounan followed him out.

Lu Ziqing stood in front of the table, packing the medicine box, and asked casually without raising his head.

"My Lord, you came back so early tonight. Has the murderer from Changlefang been apprehended?"

Xiao Yan was stunned when he heard this. After a while, he took a step closer to Lu Ziqing and asked.

"How did you know I was going to catch the murderer? And you knew I was in Changlefang."

Lu Ziqing was also stunned, then he realized that he spoke too quickly. His eyes flickered as he explained.

"I, I heard from passersby when I came back that there are new beauties and Jinyiwei in Changlefang. I think the Marquis might be there too."

This look?

Changlefang, beauty...

Who is that person?

In the building with flowing white gauze, Xiao Yanchen looked at the woman in green dancing gracefully in the center of the stage, and slowly walked onto the stage.

The hazy veil slid down from his forehead, and a familiar scent came into his nose, greeted by a pair of clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes.

Xiao Yan gently pulled down the woman's veil, and her extremely beautiful face made him scream in shock.

"Ziqing!"

"Master, are you awake?" Xiaoliu brought the water for washing face to the washstand and wrung out a hot towel.

"Master Lu and Deputy General Yang left early this morning. Breakfast is ready, young master, please get up and eat."

Xiao Yan lifted the quilt, sat up and took a long breath. There was a layer of sweat on his neck and back. He took the handkerchief, wiped his face, and threw it back.

"Master, you are sweating so much. Are you hot? Or are you sick?" Xiao Si took the handkerchief back and said while looking at the sky outside.

"It's been autumn for a while now. It was quite cool last night. I'll go get you a shirt for the young master to change into."

After Xiao Yan finished his breakfast, he went out and drove Mo Kun towards the palace city.

The streets were bustling with people talking and laughing, but it could not disturb his inexplicable dream, which was so clear and real.

It was so real that he felt a vague illusion that he couldn't even explain.

We were taken all the way to the Qianqing Palace, and from a distance we saw a person kneeling outside the palace.

Gao Jian came up to greet him with a smile.

"Marquis Dingbei is here, and the Emperor is waiting."

Xiao Yan nodded and took a few steps when the person kneeling in front of the hall suddenly walked towards him. Seeing the red eyes, the eyes of the person in his dream flashed inexplicably in his mind again.

Last night, Lu Ziqing's eyes were also red, as if she had been crying.

"Empress Chen." Xiao Yan greeted casually.

Concubine Chen stood in front, wiped away her tears and put on her hatred again, "Marquis Dingbei has made great contributions this time, he must be very happy."

"I will do my job and naturally dare not disappoint the emperor's expectations, but..." Xiao Yan said.

"Looking at the Queen's expression, she doesn't seem to be happy about the elimination of corrupt officials and treacherous officials, something that the whole country celebrates."

Chen Fei's eyes were filled with resentment as she slowly walked towards Xiao Yan. Gao Jian saw the situation and stepped forward to persuade her in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, please go back first. The Emperor is still waiting for an audience with Marquis Dingbei. We cannot delay any longer."

"Hmph, stop pretending in front of me."

The Concubine Chen ignored Gao Jian and stared at Xiao Yan, the tassels beside her ears swaying as she grumbled through her teeth.

"If it weren't for you, my brother wouldn't be suffering in prison right now, and my father wouldn't have been demoted. All of this is thanks to you."

"Your Majesty, are you going to discuss this?" Xiao Yan's brows were cold. "Your Majesty is well aware of your brother's actions over the years. You should have anticipated this day. I, Xiao Yan, have nothing to do with this."

"As for your father, you allowed your son to form a clique for personal gain, embezzled military funds, and committed other offenses. According to the law, you should have been exiled. Your Majesty is so kind that, considering the Guo family's contributions, you have only demoted him from his position. This is already a pardon beyond the law."

"Besides..." He lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty has benefited greatly over the years. Don't let the Guo family's military achievements be wasted. If that happens, your Majesty's glory will vanish into thin air."

"you……"

"I still need to see the emperor, so I will take my leave now."

Xiao Yan entered the Qianqing Palace. Concubine Chen stared at his back angrily, her heart furious.

"Your Majesty, we are in a critical moment right now. Please calm down and think of a solution first." Hongxiu said.

"The Emperor is furious these days. The more you cry and beg, the more he will despise you. And getting angry with Xiao Yan will only lead to nothing good."

The concubine calmed down a bit and asked, "Did my father receive the silver I sent?"

Hongxiu said, "The general said that this little money is a drop in the bucket, and asked the empress not to send any more. At this critical moment, don't think about pleading for the general and angering the emperor. If the empress is implicated, it will be all over. The general will find a way out of the general's problem himself."

"My brother is in prison and about to be executed. How can I, as his elder sister, just sit back and watch?" The concubine walked in the corridor with an anxious look on her face.

"It's just that the amount of money confiscated from Yuan Qi this time is really too huge, and so many shameful activities have been exposed. I really... Sigh!"

The more she spoke, the more anxious she became, and she kept knocking the back of her hand against her palm.

"Because of Yuan Qi's incident, the Emperor hasn't seen me for a while. Those bitches are stepping on my head. Even the servants in the inner court are starting to neglect me. What should I do?"

"The emperor will be going to Nanfeng Hunting Ground in two days. He will be less angry when he comes back." Hongxiu said.

"The Emperor's illness persists. Why not think of a solution during this time? On the day of the Emperor's birthday, I can confess my fault and show my weakness. Perhaps, out of consideration for our past friendship, the Emperor will spare the general's death penalty."

"That's right!" Concubine Chen grabbed Hongxiu's hand. "There's no other way now. As long as Yuan Qi can be spared the death penalty, anything is fine."