Chapter 276: Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots
Qu Ling left the Eastern Palace but did not go home. Instead, he went to the Imperial Hospital.
Mu Ke squatted in front of a row of bamboo sieves, turning over the half-dried medicinal herbs with his fingers.
Seeing Qu Ling coming, he only glanced at her and lowered his head, "I don't have any poison here."
"Have you turned over a new leaf?" Qu Ling teased.
Mu Ke straightened up.
"Good and evil depend on where you are."
"When I'm in the Imperial Hospital, I'm righteous. If I were to retire to the common people, I might be evil."
"Lord Mu is insightful." Qu Ling praised.
She walked into the pharmacy.
"The prince is going to Yunnan. Please prepare some medicine for her to take with her. They say Yunnan is full of strange poisons."
Mu Ke stopped what he was doing and asked, "When are we leaving?"
"About these few days."
"I understand." Mu Ke's tone was always dull.
After explaining this, Qu Ling said, "How have you thought about the other thing I told you about?"
"Your Majesty has promised you?"
"I just want you to sit in Fengzao Pavilion for one day every ten days. Auntie will agree to it."
There is a clinic on the first floor of Fengzao Pavilion that specializes in treating women.
It’s because it’s really difficult for women to see a doctor.
If a woman in the boudoir falls ill, she can often only diagnose her pulse through a screen, hanging a thread, and relying entirely on experience and speculation.
If it is a hidden illness, it is even more embarrassing to talk about it.
I would rather endure it than seek medical treatment easily.
Occasionally, there are female doctors traveling among the people, but they are looked down upon.
Rich families can even invite doctors into their homes.
The poor woman can only leave it to fate.
Let’s start with the capital.
The purpose of setting up a clinic is not only to treat women, but also to gather information.
The news coming from deep inside the mansion is sometimes even more unexpected.
"His Majesty has always loved you."
Mu Ke said, "Back in Jiangzhou, if it weren't for Your Majesty, you and I would have been neighbors forever."
Qu Ling couldn't return to the capital, and she couldn't see the light of day.
"You and I have such a connection, it's God's arrangement." Qu Ling looked at her with a smile.
In both lives, Mu Ke was a very important person to her.
Without Mu Ke, she couldn't kill the people in the Marquis' Mansion in her previous life, and she couldn't cure Furong Xiao's poison in this life.
Now Mu Ke sits on the seat of the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, which is her little reward.
"Then will you agree?" Qu Ling asked.
Mu Ke just smiled and didn't respond.
"I found you such a great apprentice, you should thank me." Qu Ling muttered.
When mentioning Ah Xing, a hint of barely perceptible tenderness flashed in Mu Ke's eyes.
The taciturn little girl is calm beyond her age, proficient in acupuncture and is gifted.
The emperor awarded Mu Ke a house, and she moved out of the princess's mansion.
Ah Xing studied medicine with her every day until late at night.
"I promise you." Mu Ke showed a rare teasing look on his face.
In fact, she agreed from the moment Qu Ling mentioned it for the first time.
She just wanted to tease her former neighbor.
Lately, she has been living in her spacious house, and she often thinks of her days in Jiangzhou.
The Qu Ling back then seemed completely different from the person he is now.
In fact, Mu Ke knew that she had never changed.
"I went to see her every ten days until Ah Xing could support herself."
Of course she is willing to treat women all over the world.
Qu Ling raised the corners of his lips slightly.
A group of female doctors will be stationed in Fengzao Pavilion to treat women's difficult-to-talk-about illnesses.
But in order to gain people's trust, there must be a director of the Imperial Medical Bureau like Mu Ke to take charge and lead.
As the two were talking, footsteps were heard outside the door.
Doctor Jiang stood at the door holding a stack of pulse records, his official robes meticulously worn.
He used to live in the princess's mansion. After the emperor ascended the throne, he went to the Imperial Hospital with Mu Ke.
"Sir, this is His Majesty's pulse diagnosis from the past month."
Mu Ke nodded and said, "Leave it there."
Doctor Jiang placed the pulse chart on the table and turned to Qu Ling. His Adam's apple rolled a few times, "Sorry."
Qu Ling raised an eyebrow, "Why are you saying sorry?"
"My father..."
"Your father is dead," Qu Ling said. "He was just an unlucky man. If he wasn't there, there would be others."
Doctor Jiang's face was gloomy.
His father listened to Queen Song's advice and poisoned Zhao Yuanrong, but ended up killing someone else.
Of course, my father did not have a good end either.
"Your Majesty kept me by your side, but I was ultimately of no help." He felt ashamed.
"His Majesty is a very kind person," Qu Ling said, "She kept you by her side because she didn't want you to be killed by the Song family."
"As for who the murderer is, Your Majesty and I only want the result. We don't need to know the process in between."
"The Song family has fallen, and everyone is dead. That's enough. As for who killed them, how they killed them, who is the principal offender, and who is the accomplice, it doesn't matter."
Doctor Jiang was terrified.
Mu Ke broke the silence at the right moment. "The Crown Prince will be leaving for Yunnan soon. I will prepare some detoxification pills and life-saving pills. You will go with His Highness. This will be your best chance to repay His Majesty."
"I will definitely use my life to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Doctor Jiang said solemnly.
"Go ahead, I'll talk to the princess." Mu Ke waved his hand.
Before leaving, Doctor Jiang couldn't help but steal a glance at Mu Ke.
After the footsteps faded away, Qu Ling said, "The Red Luan Star is moving."
Mu Ke sorted the herbs expressionlessly, "He dared not move without my permission."
Qu Ling laughed.
After leaving the palace, she went to see Yang Yi.
It was almost dusk when the carriage stopped in front of Yang Yi's mansion.
"The princess has arrived—"
Before the announcement was made, Qu Ling had already crossed the threshold.
The steward came forward in a hurry and said, "The princess has arrived so suddenly, I'm sorry for not welcoming you..."
When the people in the house saw her coming, they were all panicked.
The news that Yang Yi had gone crazy had already reached Yunnan.
But there was no movement in Yunnan.
The manager sent three groups of people, but to no avail.
He knew that there were spies guarding the perimeter of the house, so he did not dare to act rashly. He could only pray that the prince would come to the capital to take them all away.
Qu Ling's arrival made the manager feel cold.
What good can come from this visit from the King of Hell?
"I know your prince has secret agents in the capital," Qu Ling said straight to the point, "Call them here to avoid bloodshed."
The steward lowered his head and said, "I don't understand what the princess said."
Qu Ling didn't even bother to look at him, he just raised his finger slightly.
Su Shang grabbed his right wrist and twisted it. The manager screamed, and before he fell to the ground, Su Shang stepped on his back.
The servants around screamed in fear, then immediately covered their mouths, knelt down on the ground, and trembled.
Qu Ling looked down at the steward on the ground and said, "If you don't understand, I will fulfill your loyalty first."
"The news you sent out will never reach Yunnan. You guys are like prisoners in the capital.
Su Shang drew his sword and was about to kill the steward.
"Princess, calm down."
A maid suddenly rushed out from the crowd and knelt down, "The steward really doesn't know, but this servant knows."
"Mo'er, the prince treats us very well!" The steward spat out a mouthful of blood.
Su Shang stepped on his face to stop him from making a sound.
A trace of pain flashed across Mo'er's face. "You are good at flattering girls. You are trying to get the skin of a tiger. Of course, you get a lot of benefits."
But what can these little maids get?
Not only was he oppressed by his master, but he was also humiliated by such a bully.
"Good girl, why did you betray your master?" Qu Ling's gaze fell on Moli.
Moer rolled up her sleeves.
Her arms were covered with dense scars.
Some have scabs, while others are still red and swollen.
"When the young lady gets angry, she likes to prick people with her golden hairpin. The maids around her are always changing, and I don't know when it will be my turn."
Mo'er's voice was filled with tears. "There are still many things buried in the backyard of the palace."
Guanqi immediately led people to the backyard.
In less than a quarter of an hour, she came back.
"They were all dead animals, it was horrible to see..."
Mo'er's face was as pale as paper, and she was trembling all over. "This is only in the capital. If it was in Yunnan, they would have killed a living person."
Qu Ling helped her up personally, "How do you know where those secret agents are?"
"The young lady ordered me to investigate your sister," Mo'er wiped her tears, "I naturally know how to contact them."
Unfortunately, the girl went crazy as soon as the order was given.
But those people will still come back to report.
"You betrayed the prince, you must not..."
The manager was halfway through his words when a sword pierced his throat and he died with his eyes open.
Moer was frightened to death.
"After the secret agents are eradicated, I will grant you freedom." Qu Ling patted her hand as a way of comforting her.
Then he turned to Guanqi and said, "I'll leave Mo'er to you. Tell Fengzao Pavilion to go."
Guan Qi received the order and left.
Qu Ling didn't leave in a hurry, but walked towards the inner courtyard.
Yang Yi was crazy, but his whole body was clean.
It seems that the deceased steward was very loyal.
Hearing the door open, she looked up and laughed shrilly, "Chu He, you betrayed me, I will kill your child, I will kill your child..."
Qu Ling looked at her quietly, with neither pity nor pleasure in his eyes.
"Give her a knife."
Soon, the dagger was brought over.
Qu Ling walked in with a knife, grabbed Yang Yi's hand and put the knife in her hand.
"How to kill someone should be etched in your bones. This time, I'll kill you myself."
Holding the knife in his hand, Yang Yi regained his composure for a moment, "Why... don't you kill me yourself?"
"Are you worthy?"
Yang Yi suddenly pounced towards Qu Ling.
Su Shang attacked, the sword flashed, and blood gushed out of Yang Yi's eyes.
"ah--"
The knife fell to the ground, Yang Yi covered his eyes and screamed.
Qu Ling handed the knife to her again, "If you are unwilling to die, I will come and cut a piece of your flesh every day."
The door was locked again.
Three days later, Guanqi came to report.
"The hidden stakes have been completely removed. There were more than ten of them in total, and they have all been dealt with."
She also said, "Yang Yi is dead."
"How did he die?"
"He cut his wrists. When the guards found him, the blood had already drained out."
Qu Ling said slowly, "She's seen so many people die slowly, it's great to have a taste of it herself."
"Sister Yuanrong is going to Yunnan. It's a good opportunity for Yang Yi to return to his roots."
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