Chapter 1567 Hao Dingshan Falls into a Trap

Zhao Xi rubbed his temples. "Waiting won't help. You know my master left for the southwest and Tai Prefecture a few days ago. We won't be able to wait until dark."

He seemed a bit agitated, pacing back and forth in the corridor, and even kicked the wall hard.

The kick startled Hao Dingshan and his companion, who quickly held their breath.

However, the two men's eyes widened in disbelief. They never expected that simply following Meng Yunzheng's servant would lead them to overhear such a huge secret.

The conversation outside continued. Xia Yan sighed, "Young Master Zhao, we all know about this, but the people from the government office may not believe it."

"What can I do if I don't believe it? There's no one here, so I can't conjure one up for him. It's not a secret that my master left; many people know about it."

"Does the other party want you to contact them?"

Zhao Xi sneered, "How can I contact him? My master is on his way, and I don't even know where to send a letter. Let alone chasing after him, he likes to go to remote mountain forests. He'll climb any mountain he sees to look for medicinal herbs. No one can predict which path he'll take. Finding him? It'll be difficult."

He snorted, "I originally said I would wait until my wife gave birth before leaving, but then news came from the Tai family that there was a rare medicinal herb, so I immediately went after them without saying a word."

As he spoke, he wiped his face hard. "What I'm worried about now is that if they can't find my master, they might make me go to the capital in his place. I don't want to get involved in these things at all; I might end up dead."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan seemed hesitant to speak.

Zhao Xi frowned upon seeing this, "Just say what you have to say."

Xia Yan quickly said, "It wasn't me who said it, it was my young master. He said that Young Master Zhao doesn't need to worry about this. Although Young Master Zhao's medical skills are superb, he's probably not as good as the head of the Imperial Medical Academy. The person in the capital who has his eye on him is probably only Old Doctor Zhao. It's not like he'd let his apprentice have his chance while his master is away..."

Seeing Zhao Xi's increasingly grim expression, he quickly fell silent and pragmatically changed the subject, "In short, our young master sent me to tell Young Master Zhao about the situation so he can be mentally prepared. When you meet the officials from the government office, tell them the truth and don't take on any work after they promise you any benefits. We should just live our lives peacefully and absolutely not get involved in matters in the capital."

Zhao Xi glared at him. "Do you even need to tell me? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

"Then...Young Master Zhao, shall we go back first? Otherwise, the people from the government office will get impatient and come this way, which would be bad."

Zhao Xi let out a heavy sigh. "I'm going to wash my face, then I'll head back."

After he finished speaking, he took two deep breaths on the spot before walking towards the shop in front of him with a tense face.

As soon as they left, Hao Dingshan and his companion hurried out and left through the back door without saying a word.

It wasn't until they had walked quite a distance from the clinic that the two looked at each other, their shock still lingering.

"Do you think what they're saying is true?"

Hao Dingshan also had his doubts, but he felt that the matter was almost certainly true.

Who is Meng Yunzheng? He's the kind of person who endured humiliation and deceived Gongqiu completely. His analysis and speculations have a certain degree of accuracy.

He guessed that the one in the palace had been poisoned, and that must be it.

(End of this chapter)