Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

In the front hall of the clinic, after the doctor took Mother Li's pulse, Mother Li became more and more worried, and went to the backyard with two maids.

Banxia had sharp ears and heard footsteps approaching. She quickly rushed out from the other side and called out, "What are you doing here, Madam Li? My daughter is feeling unwell. She wants to vomit and her stomach hurts. Why don't you go get her some medicine?"

Mother Li paused, turned around and walked over, saying with a forced smile, "I was worried about you, young lady, so I followed you to see if you could help me."

This ** slave is really haunting me.

Banxia cursed inwardly and was about to bump into her when Zisu came out from behind her, holding a wooden bucket in one hand and supporting Shen Li with the other.

"What are you yelling about? The girl is upset. Come and help her."

Banxia hurriedly took the wooden bucket from Zisu and handed it to Mother Li. "Look, didn't you want to help? Go wash it and give it back to them."

The wooden barrel contained Perilla's urine. Mother Li took it with gritted teeth. Her smile froze on her face and she almost died of anger.

A maid hurriedly took the bucket from her and ran to find water to wash it.

"Are you all better now?" Shen Li said sickly, looking very impatient. "What are you doing in the backyard? Doesn't your stomach hurt anymore?"

As he spoke, he walked without stopping, leading people out.

Mother Li didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly followed him out.

The group went through a lot of trouble and originally wanted to stay here for lunch, but Shen Li became stubborn and insisted on hurrying on. So they had no choice but to hurriedly buy some dry biscuits and set off on the journey back to Beijing.

......

Half an hour later.

The man lying in the utility room at the backyard of the clinic woke up slowly, his head throbbing with pain.

This audacious woman actually dared to knock me unconscious.

Asshole.

He tried to move his hands and feet, and luckily, they were not locked. He sat up slowly, and when he moved his fingers, he touched something.

Look sideways.

There was his sword and black gold plate, as well as a pile of wooden plates and a pile of weapons.

After packing his things, the man slowly stood up and moved step by step to the door.

The room was full of herbs, which showed that she had kept her promise and sent him to the clinic.

Every time I took a step, my whole body ached, especially the base of my thighs, which was extremely painful.

The man gritted his teeth and finally opened the door. There was no one outside, and he could only faintly hear the sound of someone talking.

Picking up a wooden stick, the man walked unsteadily, taking two steps and resting for two steps, until he turned the corner and saw the herbalist drying herbs.

"Sir, what are you doing..."

The medicine boy looked at him strangely, thinking he came in from the back door.

"Go find your shopkeeper and ask him to come see me."

The medicine boy was stunned.

This man was very arrogant and although he looked dressed very ordinary, he had an irresistible aura of dignity about him.

With a shiver in his heart, the medicine boy turned around and walked out.

When the shopkeeper heard that someone was looking for someone in the backyard, and it was a strange person, he was puzzled and followed the medicine boy to the backyard.

At first glance, it seemed familiar.

Look at that aura, that figure, and that look...

The man slowly raised his hand, revealing the black gold medal.

The shopkeeper's eyes widened instantly, and he was horrified.

"Master..." The shopkeeper was about to speak, but stopped himself as if he had thought of something. He hurriedly took two steps forward, extended his hand, and bent down. "What are you doing... Come here, come here, slowly, I'll support you."

The man threw away the stick, put his hand on the shopkeeper's shoulder, and slowly followed the shopkeeper to the main hall.

The medicine boys stared at them blankly. They had never seen the shopkeeper so attentive before. Just as they were curious, they heard the shopkeeper say, "Come here, make the bed, boil some water, and bring my medicine box."

The medicine boys hurried down to prepare.

After a while, the shopkeeper helped the man lie down on the bed, sent the medicine boy away, closed the door tightly, turned around, walked to the bed, and knelt down with a thud.

"I deserve to die. I didn't know my master was suffering here. This is my dereliction of duty. Please punish me, master."

The man closed his eyes, endured the pain, raised his hand and said: "None of your business, I didn't get hurt here. Come here and listen carefully, and go do a few things."

"First, send a message to Xu Yang, bring people here quickly. We encountered assassins this time, and there is a traitor among us. The fewer people who know that I am here, the better."

"Second, find out who entered the backyard and the most remote storage room today."

"Three, you must heal my wounds yourself and never let anyone else know."

"Four, I've been wearing this human skin mask for several days and it's a little uncomfortable. Make me a new one tonight."

Every time someone said something, the shopkeeper would answer yes with a respectful attitude, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

Ever since the emperor fell ill, the voices in the court calling for the appointment of a crown prince have never stopped.

As the legitimate son of the late queen and the eldest prince, Master Xiao Chenze has the highest support.

The second prince Xiao Haoze relied on the support of his biological mother, Empress Yao, and did not take Xiao Chenze seriously at all.

The two had argued in public many times, and once even came to blows, with Xiao Haoze being severely beaten.

Not long after, Xiao Chenze's grandfather Cui Meng was blindfolded and dragged to the suburbs and had one leg broken.

That was his brother who had grown up with him since his mother passed away when Xiao Chenze was nine years old. Xiao Chenze was immediately furious. After investigation, someone saw the mark of the Second Prince's Mansion on the carriage that took Cui Meng away.

Not long after, the second prince Xiao Haoze was returning to the capital after completing his business and was resting in an inn thirty miles away from the capital. In the middle of the night, he was knocked unconscious, abducted, beaten half to death, and thrown into the famous Hongliu Courtyard in the capital.

Queen Yao was furious and cried before the emperor, insisting that it was Xiao Chenze who did it.

The emperor then handed the matter over to Mu Heng, the head of the imperial guards, for a thorough investigation.

After investigating, Xiao Haoze's personal guards all said that their master had only offended Xiao Chenze, and it must have been Xiao Chenze who did it.

Without any evidence, it is difficult for Mu Heng to convict.

Instead, it was discovered that the financial backers behind Hongliuyuan were Xiao Haoze and his maternal grandfather, the Yao family of Chongguo Mansion.

The prince and important officials of the court got involved in the dirty business, and the emperor was so angry that his condition worsened.

He immediately ordered people to raid Hongliu Courtyard, punished Duke Chongguo to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion, confined Empress Yao to house arrest for a month, and removed Xiao Haoze from his position as Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

At the same time, Xiao Chenze was punished to guard the imperial mausoleum and was not allowed to return to Beijing without being summoned.

The imperial mausoleum is more than fifty miles ahead of Wangshui Town. The medical clinics in the town are all owned by the Chu family of the Duke of Zhenguo. The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is the home of the late queen's mother, that is, the home of Xiao Chenze's maternal grandfather.

The owners of the clinic are ostensibly servants of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but in reality they are the secret agents prepared by the Chu family for Xiao Chenze.

The shopkeeper was naturally very familiar with Xiao Chenze, so when he saw him, he recognized him immediately even though he was wearing a mask.

But, wasn't the eldest prince guarding the imperial mausoleum? Why was he here again? And why was he so seriously injured?

Since Xiao Chenze didn't say anything, the shopkeeper naturally didn't dare to ask.

He quickly checked his wound, took his pulse and prepared medicine. At the same time, he released a carrier pigeon to deliver a secret message to Xu Yang who was guarding the imperial tomb.

Two days later, Xu Yang arrived with several secret guards.

The secret guards did not find the traitor, but they did find out that two groups of people entered the backyard of the clinic two days ago.