Chapter 143: The Exile Team Sets Off Again
Xu Su hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Do you know medical skills?"
"A little bit."
"Just taking the pulse?"
"Just taking the pulse."
Xu Su stood up and sat up, looking up and down at the other person with sharp eyes to see what he meant by saying this, as if he really just wanted to take his pulse.
He stared at the other person and said, "The imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital examined me and didn't say anything."
The man didn't get annoyed by his obviously questioning tone, but just nodded slightly, "I'm just curious about the captain's pulse."
Xu Su rolled up his sleeves and extended his left wrist.
The slightly cool fingertips rested lightly on his pulse.
A moment of silence.
The other party withdrew his hand. Xu Su pulled down his sleeve, looked up and asked, "How is it?"
"Has Commander Xu taken any miraculous elixir after his injury?"
"A prescription from the Imperial Hospital."
The man frowned slightly, looking confused. "As far as I know, the prescription from the Imperial Hospital may not have such miraculous effects. Your meridians are unobstructed, and..."
"And what?" Xu Su asked curiously. Although he didn't say it, his subordinates told him after returning from Songjiang that his life was saved by a god!
He was also curious about how his body was different after being saved by the gods.
He himself was aware of his old illness, but the person in front of him seemed to have some knowledge of medicine.
"Have you ever eaten any other expensive and exotic herbs?"
Xu Su was stunned by the question.
After the other party asked, he shook his head again and muttered to himself: "What a strange pulse."
Xu Su discovered that the other party ignored him while asking questions and just kept pondering his pulse. Sometimes he would mutter "Strange, so strange!", and sometimes he would stare at Xu Su with his eyes shining.
Xu Su thought to himself, no wonder his grandfather didn't let him talk to this person on the road. Who is this person? He was even more strange!
Chu Lingyuan stared at Xu Su all the way, puzzled.
She seemed to have touched something on Captain Xu, but she could not find any concrete evidence. She was so worried that she fell asleep beside him unknowingly.
Xu Su got out of the carriage with a complicated expression on his face and asked the adjutant next to him to bring a horse over.
He would rather lie on the horse's back for a while than feel uncomfortable under the young man's strange gaze.
He's a good person, but his brain isn't quite right.
However, the man inside guessed one thing right. When his life was at stake, it seemed like something was stuffed in his mouth.
On the day when Songjiang Zhen was rescued by the Xie family's gods, he seemed to feel a cool air entering his mouth and stomach.
Xu Su lay on his horse, looking surprised.
This thing can also diagnose a person's pulse?!
"Sir, what are you thinking about?" The deputy general beside him asked as he rode over.
Xu Su said, "I was wondering why my grandfather asked me to escort this man back to Dengzhou."
It was bright daylight.
At the Xu Mansion in the capital, Old Master Xu took a light nap, but couldn't fall asleep again, so he stood under the corridor and looked at the sky.
Not long after, the housekeeper came to report.
"Master, the person who went to Songjiang to deliver gifts has returned."
Old Master Xu hurriedly said, "Are you back? Send someone over."
There are some things he needs to ask in more detail.
The guards of the Xu Mansion who had gone to Songjiang Town to deliver gifts to the Xie family personally delivered the gifts to Xie Yuchuan and returned home after completing the task assigned by their master.
After Old Master Xu simply drank a bowl of ginseng soup, he called the man to the study, closed the door, and asked him questions in detail.
"Has the thank-you gift been delivered to the Xie family personally?" asked Old Master Xu.
The two guards then recounted in detail the entire story of rushing to Gaojia Village in Songjiang Town to deliver gifts. Old Master Xu nodded frequently, looking very satisfied.
"You have done a good job on this mission. Go down and receive your reward later."
Both of them looked happy.
Old Master Xu felt sorry that the last two people did not know about the appearance of Wang Chong, the commander of the Beijing Guard.
One of them said, "Lord Wang was very friendly to General Xie. We two brothers felt that he was not looking for trouble with the Xie family, so we left."
Someone added, "General Xie accepted the thank you gift and asked a few more questions about the young master's recent situation. After we told him everything, General Xie was not surprised."
Old Master Xu stroked his beard and thought, "Not surprising. Perhaps he has an idea in mind."
He looked up at the two of them, "As you two saw with your own eyes, is there anything unusual about Xie Yuchuan?"
The two looked at each other and shook their heads.
"There's nothing unusual about General Xie, but the villagers of Gaojia Village are treating the exiled people in a strange way."
"Oh? How strange?"
The two men described in detail what they had seen that day. Xu Gongliang heard something from somewhere, and his sharp eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam!
After the servants left.
The old man of the Xu family was lying alone in a rocking chair, rocking back and forth.
The palace now dislikes the Xu family.
If the fire falls on the Xu family this time, instead of making all kinds of excuses and struggling desperately, why not take advantage of this noisy and muddy situation to get out of trouble?
Keep a low profile and wait for the right opportunity?
The old man was still not completely at ease leaving Xu Su in Dengzhou.
He stopped rocking his chair, stood up, walked to the desk, and pulled out a map of the north.
"If it doesn't work, move Su Ge'er to a safer place."
At this time, Xu Su, who was heading south, had no idea how his fate would turn into a road of no return in the future.
Outside Gyeongju Post Station.
After resting for the night, the convicts had breakfast and packed up, then put on shackles and sat on the ground waiting.
Xiong Jiushan went to pay a visit to the postmaster early in the morning.
It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.
The postmaster of Qingzhou was having breakfast. When he saw Xiong Jiushan coming over, he greeted him with a smile, "Master Xiong, please have breakfast. Congee and small dishes are good for warming the stomach. Would you like some?"
Xiong Jiushan bowed and said some polite words, which made the postmaster, who had gotten up early in the morning, smile from ear to ear.
After a brief conversation, the postmaster wiped his mouth, had someone pour Xiong Jiushan a cup of hot tea, and kindly advised: "Master Xiong, I have worked so hard here, not to mention how many people I have to greet and see off every day. I can't even remember how many people I have to greet and see off every day!"
"Thank you for your hard work, sir."
"It wouldn't be considered hard work, but having more people and more gossip doesn't mean it's without its benefits. Take the news around Qingzhou, for example. The information we get from the official post station is still much more accurate than the rumors circulating in the market outside. Don't you agree, sir?"
Xiong Jiushan sipped his tea and pondered carefully. After a moment, he smiled and said, "Your Excellency, the Postmaster's words make sense. I am escorting a large number of fugitives this time, and the responsibility is heavy. I am most worried about the situation ahead. If you don't mind my recklessness, I hope you can give me some advice."
When the Qingzhou Postmaster heard this, he saw Xiong Jiushan very tactfully put the "benefits" aside quietly.
The smile on his face became more friendly. "It's natural to do things for the government."
Not long after, Xiong Jiushan walked out of the post station.
The smile on his face disappeared instantly, and his face turned cold.
When returning to the exile camp, he happened to meet Xie Yuchuan's eyes as he was standing under a big tree.
The two exchanged glances in the air.
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