Gu Yuzhi waited until Judge Qin came out and heard him say that the person was out of danger before returning to the Prince's Mansion.

That night, Gu Yuzhi had a nightmare filled with bloody figures. He screamed in terror and soon developed a high fever that lasted for three days, leaving him hoarse. He drank countless bowls of bitter medicine from the Imperial Physician Qin and now felt nauseous at the mere sight of medicine.

Five days later, when he finally regained consciousness, Gu Yuzhi asked Granny Xu, "Granny, has the snow stopped? How is the disaster relief going?"

Looking at his thinner face, Xu Mama said, "The snow stopped yesterday, but the disaster relief is still ongoing. The roads to the prefectures in the northern desert have been reopened. Qizhou suffered the fewest casualties, and the prefect of Qizhou has sent people to provide reinforcements. The people have also been settled."

Gu Yuzhi reached out his little hand and patted the back of Xu Mama's hand, a smile on his face: "Don't cry, Xu Mama, I'm all better now."

He was just scared...

Gu Yuzhi felt a little cold. He missed his mother. His mother's embrace was much warmer than this quilt.

Granny Xu tucked the blanket in: "Chief Secretary Xie is still helping out outside. Judge Qin has asked you to rest for at least seven days, so Consort Chen has also gone out of the mansion to help."

As soon as Gu Yuzhi closed his eyes, the blood-soaked figure reappeared, startling him so much that he quickly opened them and cried out in alarm, "Granny Xu, Granny Xu!"

"This old servant is here!" Xu Mama had raised Gu Yuzhi all these years and had never heard him scream in such terror. He stumbled and fell to the ground in his panic, not even bothering to check on him, and quickly got up. "Your Highness, don't be afraid, this old servant is here!"

Gu Yuzhi held Xu Mama's hand for a while before letting go, his voice still trembling: "Call Imperial Physician Qin over and tell him I have something to discuss with him."

Manager Wen is right. If the fame of Imperial Physician Qin had spread throughout the Northern Desert, would that incident have still happened?

The man lay there covered in blood, clearly still alive, but the quack doctor declared him beyond saving. If it weren't for Judge Qin, the man would have truly died.

Gu Yuzhi's face was tense, his little hands gripping the blanket tightly, and he kept whispering, "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, Imperial Physician Qin saved everyone..." As he spoke, he couldn't help but shed a tear, which he quickly wiped away, "Waaah... Mother, I'm still so scared..."

With no one else around, Gu Yuzhi cried rather unrestrainedly until he heard the voice of Imperial Physician Qin requesting an audience outside. He quickly wiped away his tears and said in a hoarse voice, "Imperial Physician Qin, please come in quickly."

At this moment, Shu Xiaohan couldn't help but shed tears, wishing she could hold the young prince in her arms and comfort him.

How could a child who is not even six years old not be scared when he sees such a terrifying scene?

"That Chief Secretary Xie is really something! Why did he have to send the young prince to the disaster relief site! I couldn't bear to see those scenes, let alone the young prince!"

Shopkeeper Wen shook his head slightly: "To paraphrase you, you have long hair but short wits! His Highness is a prince, not an ordinary child. He must understand from a young age what kind of responsibility he bears! Even if he is just a leisurely prince, he must know that there are people in his mansion who depend on him for their livelihood, and the people in his fiefdom who are waiting for him to take charge."

Seeing that Shu Xiaohan didn't retort, Manager Wen continued, "Do you think being a prince is so easy? If you do well, the emperor will be wary of you; if you do poorly, the people will scorn you. Which one do you hope Your Highness will become?"

Which one?

Of course, I don't want either of them!

Shu Xiaohan would unconsciously transfer her longing for the children to Gu Yuzhi, only hoping that he would grow up safely and happily. Whether in reality or in various dramas about the struggle for succession, it seems that being too outstanding and becoming a prince does not always end well...

However, Shu Xiaohan glanced at Shopkeeper Wen and spat out a curse: "Long hair, short brains? Why don't you take a look at who has the longest hair..."

Manager Wen...

How could this be so hasty? What was wrong with this woman in that era? Why would anyone allow a woman to cut her hair short? "Our bodies and hair are gifts from our parents..."

"Stop!" Shu Xiaohan really didn't want to hear any of his words. "Judge Qin has already sat down."

The first thing Imperial Physician Qin did after sitting down was to take Gu Yuzhi's pulse. Seeing that Gu Yuzhi neither dodged nor complained about the medicine being hard to swallow, Imperial Physician Qin's expression softened considerably: "Your Highness's recovery is going well. Just take the medicine for the next two days to consolidate the results. Also, please rest well these next few days and eat a light diet."

Xu Mama, who was behind him, nodded repeatedly. She knew these words even without Qin Yuanpan's instructions.

After Judge Qin finished speaking, Gu Yuzhi asked, "Judge Qin, is that man alright now?" Seeing Judge Qin's puzzled expression, he hurriedly replied, "It's that one, the one covered in blood, the one that the doctor from Li's Trading Company next to him said wouldn't survive."

Qin, the court judge, then spoke: "They are alive, but their injuries are quite serious. Prefect Qi has found a special place for them to recuperate, and Shi Nan is taking care of them there."

Shi Nan, surnamed Qin, is a disciple of the Qin family, a family of physicians. Because he showed remarkable medical talent at a young age, he was taken in by the Qin family from childhood.

When Imperial Physician Qin was "exiled" to the northern desert, Qin Shinan's parents made a scene with him for quite some time, believing that Qin Shinan was ruining his future by coming to the northern desert with him. They argued that with so many doctors in the Imperial Hospital, finding another master would be more promising than following him.

Judge Qin did not try to keep him, but unexpectedly, when he was about to leave, Qin Shinan came running by himself and followed him all the way to the northern desert. After they moved into the house, Judge Qin officially accepted him as his disciple.

Thinking of this, Qin Shinan's face showed a hint of anger: "Your Highness, the doctors at Li's Medical Clinic treat human life like dirt, daring to kill that man after he was saved. If Shinan hadn't seen it, that man probably wouldn't have survived!"

Wen Xiuzhu gasped: "The people at Li's Medical Clinic are truly vicious! Their attack after the fact is aimed directly at Judge Qin! If their scheme succeeds, they will definitely spread the news that the Wen family treated the dead. At that time, not only the Wen family, but even the escort agency whose reputation is rising rapidly will be greatly affected."

Wen Xiuzhu knew all about these business tricks. He could analyze the other party's true purpose from just two sentences from Judge Qin. If it weren't for the system's rules, Wen Xiuzhu would definitely make Gu Yuzhi retaliate and make Li Ji Trading Company suffer a big setback!

Gu Yuzhi's eyes widened, and he asked anxiously, "Were the people from Li's Medical Clinic arrested by Prefect Qi?"

Judge Qin shook his head: "No! Shi Nan just noticed that the man's reaction was not right, and I was able to save him in time. I can only determine why his injuries worsened, but I have no evidence. Prefect Qi couldn't do anything about it either, so he found a special place for the man to recuperate and had Shi Nan take care of him personally."

Gu Yuzhi angrily punched the blanket, clearly unhappy.

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