Chapter 118 Prince Qi, where were you when my apprentice died?

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

After Qi Yunshen returned home, the first thing he did was to go to Zhiningyuan.

In the room, Qi Zhenzhen was sleeping on her back after taking the medicine. Qi Yunshen tucked the quilt for the little girl and was about to leave when Zizhu called Qi Yunshen.

"My Lord, I have a few words to say."

Since it concerns the young lady, Zizhu has to be cautious.

Qi Yunshen stood in the yard, and the parrot in the tree was chirping.

"This servant has no problem with Doctor Jiang, but it is indeed strange."

"A few days ago, Miss Zhenzhen had a fever, so I went to the Song Mansion to ask Doctor Jiang to come over. After Doctor Jiang entered the Duke's Mansion, he took shortcuts all the way and seemed very familiar with the layout of the mansion."

Not counting the Princess's Mansion next door, the Duke's Mansion alone covers a very large area, with the front and back yards having intertwined scenery and complex terrain. Only people who are very familiar with the Duke's Mansion can reach the level of Doctor Jiang.

Qi Yunshen's lips curled slightly, "What else?"

Zizhu recalled the scene when Doctor Jiang fed Qi Zhenzhen medicine that day.

"Three candied fruits and a piece of mung bean cake."

Qi Yunshen said this to Qi Zhenzhen, and Doctor Jiang also said the same thing to Qi Zhenzhen.

Zizhu hesitated for a long time before telling Qi Yunshen about her doubts today.

There was not much change on Qi Yunshen's face, but there was a faint smile between his eyebrows, just like melting ice and snow.

"In the future, if Doctor Jing...Jiang wants to see Zhenzhen, there's no need to stop him."

Zizhu opened her eyes slightly and replied, "Yes."

Only after Qi Yunshen left did Zizhu pat his chest. Judging from the prince's appearance, he did not seem surprised by Doctor Jiang's abnormality.

Qi Yunshen returned to Luoyaju.

Qi An was waiting for him at the door of the study and saw the barely perceptible curve of Qi Yunshen's mouth.

Qi An was shocked: What good thing happened recently?!

Qi An and Qi Yunshen entered the study. Qi An took out the account book from his arms and said, "Master."

Qi Yunshen flipped through a few pages and ordered calmly, "Bring the people whose lands have been occupied to the capital to beat drums and protest their grievances."

An County in Quzhou is the home of the Xu family, a large clan. The county magistrate of An County is a member of a branch of the Xu family. Most of the people whose land was occupied are from Quzhou, so it is basically impossible for them to seek justice on the Xu family's territory.

Before Qi Yunshen goes to Xiazhou, His Majesty will arrange a hunting trip to Xishan.

Qi Yunshen turned the ring on his finger: "Bring the person back before the hunt."

Qi An: “Yes!”

At this moment, Qingying came in from the doorway: "Master, Divine Doctor Gu has arrived and is now in the front yard."

Doctor Gu is nearly seventy years old. There is not a trace of gray in his hair. His face is rosy and he looks energetic. He did not look happy when he saw Qi Yunshen for the first time.

"Are you the husband of my evil disciple?"

Qi Yunshen's expression remained unchanged.

"Junior Qi Yunshen meets Divine Doctor Gu."

Ten years ago, the Hangzhou prefect was accused of corruption. His Majesty ordered Qi Yunshen to Jiangnan to investigate. The Duke of Zhenguo only gave Qi Yunshen twenty guards before expelling him from the capital. Halfway through the investigation, Qi Yunshen was ambushed and severely injured. After tumbling down a cliff, he crawled to the door of Dr. Gu's home, where it was opened by Xu Jingyang.

At that time, Xu Jingyang was at the age where she had just learned medicine and was willing to save every cat, dog, and bird she saw. She moved Qi Yunshen back home, and after taking his pulse, she discovered that he had been poisoned by a new poison that she had just developed.

Doctor Gu asked her to throw the man out, or he could poison him to death directly, so as to prevent the man's suspicious identity from bringing fatal disaster to the master and disciple.

Xu Jingyang said bluntly, "Master, you're not going to sell my newly developed poison again, are you?! I haven't even made the antidote yet!"

Doctor Gu looked strange, knowing that he was in the wrong.

Qi Yunshen was covered in sword and knife wounds, even his face was not spared.

Xu Jingyang ignored the scars and stared at Qi Yunshen's facial features and face shape for a long time before saying to Divine Doctor Gu, "Anyway, I saved him, and he will obey my orders from now on. Master, you also want someone to help you buy wine, wash clothes, and cook for you, right?"

Qi Yunshen was still unconscious, but he could occasionally hear Xu Jingyang's mumbling.

First, I kept complaining about how Qi Yunshen still didn't feel better after taking the antidote...

She also said that the amulet cost her two taels of silver...

He also said that if he didn't wake up, he would cut off his flesh and make it into buns to sell...

When Qi Yunshen woke up, his face was still covered with a thick layer of gauze. Qi Yunshen finally saw Xu Jingyang's appearance clearly.

With a cool and delicate face and a kind and arrogant personality, he is a paper tiger that only needs to be stroked.

Until one day, Xu Jingyang said that the gauze on his face could be removed. She was going to the mountains to pick herbs that day, and asked Qi Yunshen to wait for her at home. But on that day, the secret guard finally found him and said that the Jiangnan case was in the final stage and Qi Yunshen was needed to arrest the Hangzhou prefect and a group of his accomplices.

It was just a matter of catching someone, and Qi Yunshen thought he would be back soon. It would only take him an hour to leave and come back.

The house was empty and in chaos after the family left. All the valuables and clothes of the master and disciple were gone, and the ancient books in the study were taken away.

Doctor Gu can bring the dead back to life, but he is not a kind man. He just takes any business that pays and saves people according to his mood. He accepted a huge amount of silver from the Hangzhou prefect and sold the poison that Xu Jingyang had just developed to him.

Until the news of the arrest of the Hangzhou prefect came, Doctor Gu became suspicious of Qi Yunshen's identity. He took all the valuables in the house that day, went to the mountain to knock Xu Jingyang unconscious, and prepared to enter Sichuan with his apprentice.

When Xu Jingyang woke up, he was already in Shu.

Xu Jingyang said he was worried about Qi Yunshen's injury and wanted to go back to Jiangnan. Doctor Gu scolded Xu Jingyang for being lovesick.

"You're attracted by his face, which is covered in scars. He's not as good-looking as your master!"

"Your master will find you someone a hundred times more handsome than him in Shu!"

Xu Jingyang was unconvinced: "I finally cured him, and he even promised to follow me in the future!"

The master and disciple had a big quarrel, and Doctor Gu was unable to tell Xu Jingyang the truth about Qi Yunshen's identity.

Later, Xu Jingyang quietly left Shu, took the wrong ship and went to southern Xinjiang, where he rescued Zhaixingzi, and then slowly headed towards the capital.

Qi Yunshen said that his home was in the capital.

On the way, Xu Jingyang accidentally saved King Yu, and later met Xu Suyuan again.

The news from Shu was lagging behind that from the outside. When Doctor Gu heard that Xu Jingyang had recognized his relatives, he remained silent all night and did not go to look for his apprentice out of spite. When he heard the news again later, it was the news of Xu Jingyang's death.

Divine Doctor Gu looked at Qi Yunshen and snorted heavily: "Before she left Shu, she told you that you promised her that you would always be by her side."

Divine Doctor Gu slowly shook his head: "Prince Qi, where were you when my disciple died?"

Qi Yunshen's face was pale, his throat was dry, and his tall and deep back cast a shadow on the ground.

Divine Doctor Gu snorted, not wanting to think about the past, but also not wanting to look at Qi Yunshen's face. He stared outside and said, "Take me to see that little girl."