Chapter 110 Probably Waiting for the Prince
Hu Er was thrown into prison and beheaded soon after. Hu Da was also implicated and lost his official position. Mrs. Hu's wife, the imperial concubine, barely saved Hu Da's life so that he would not be beheaded together with Hu Er.
Although Concubine Hu in the palace did not seem to have received any punishment, everyone in the harem knew that Concubine Hu would probably never receive the emperor's favor again from now on.
Hu Da blamed his own implicatedness on the fact that his mother went to the yamen that night to bring food to Hu Er and plead for mercy.
Otherwise, if they had only distanced themselves from Hu Er and declared that they knew nothing about what he had done, they would not have fallen to such a state.
He had no idea that his mother did more than just beg for mercy and send him food, she also killed people to silence them.
The Hu family fell into decline overnight, and those who were bullied by Hu Er can now finally breathe a sigh of relief.
On the day when the Treasure Pavilion opened, Lu Wanning accompanied Sang Mingyue to finish her work. Looking at the people coming and going in the Treasure Pavilion, she felt quite emotional.
She stood at the door and looked at the Wei family's shop, with a faint smile in her eyes.
I’m afraid Wei Xun won’t be able to jump around for much longer.
From the Treasure Pavilion to Huichun Hall, as soon as she entered the door, Shopkeeper Wu winked at her and said, "The patient you saw last time came to thank you."
"Thank you?" Lu Wanning walked inside, thinking she was in the clinic, but Manager Wu grabbed her and led her to the backyard.
When they arrived at the backyard and saw people, Lu Wanning wondered why Manager Wu didn't ask anyone to wait in the clinic.
The woman who accused Hu Er with red eyes that day was waiting in the backyard today with her husband and children, carrying homemade cakes in her hands, feeling a little embarrassed.
Her husband, whose legs had not yet fully recovered, stood beside her with two crutches.
The young daughter clutched the corner of her clothes, her big eyes filled with helplessness and fear. She didn't dare to look around, but just stood cautiously beside her parents.
When Lu Wanning walked in, the family of three stood up straight.
The woman was a little excited, and her eyes, which were already red, were now filled with tears uncontrollably.
Her husband was equally incoherent, "Doctor Lu has been so kind to us, and our family has no way of repaying him."
He was about to throw away his crutches and kneel down before Lu Wanning. This frightened Lu Wanning, who quickly pulled him back and asked, "Don't you want this leg anymore?"
She led the family of three into the inner room and sat them down, and the waiter quickly brought them tea.
Lu Wanning looked at the woman who was wiping her tears with her head down. Since her child was nearby, she was worried that some of her words might be heard by the child, so she hesitated.
But the couple seemed to see through her concerns. The woman looked at her daughter, whose eyes were filled with anxiety, with a sad look on her face. She choked up and said, "She was always there when Hu Er came to our house before. One time, when she was trying to protect me, he kicked her. Ever since then, she's been terrified and usually feels a little afraid of people when she goes out."
Her husband's flushed face was filled with anger.
"Now that Hu Er is about to be beheaded, our family of three can finally live a good life," the woman smiled at Lu Wanning. "This capital city holds too many bad memories for us. We plan to find another place to live after my husband's leg gets better. I can embroider handkerchiefs, and my husband can chop wood and hunt. We can always live a good life as a family of three."
Lu Wanning sighed and nodded, "It's natural."
She listened to the woman's plans for the future, and the woman's husband looked at her with a smile, which was mixed with a hint of guilt.
At the end of her speech, the woman smiled at her and said, "As for that gentleman, he must be a person of high status. My husband and I are embarrassed to bother him. I will ask Doctor Lu to convey our thanks to him."
Lu Wanning agreed, and the woman left the cakes she had brought, supported her husband, held her daughter's hand, and left briskly.
All Lu Wanning could do was to ask the servant to give them more medicine so that they would have enough when they came back.
Watching the three people leave the clinic, Lu Wanning sighed softly.
Shopkeeper Wu saw her standing there and came over, "Is this the patient from the free clinic?"
"Um."
"Then it seems that the illness should be almost cured." Shopkeeper Wu was in a good mood. He felt that if things continued like this, it wouldn't be long before Huichuntang would become famous.
Because during this period of time he would go out to check out the place and listen to what people said about Huichuntang.
Nowadays, when talking about difficult and complicated diseases, the first place mentioned is no longer just Yunque Hall, but Huichun Hall.
After a moment of euphoria, he suddenly remembered, "I heard that the Hu family is in trouble now. Isn't Hu Er going to be beheaded? What about the concubine you helped treat last time? Is her illness curable?"
Lu Wanning thought of the crazy look in Aunt Ma's eyes when she mentioned Hu Er, but she remained calm and said expressionlessly, "I can only heal people, not their hearts. The medicine I prescribed for her last time is enough for her to take for about ten days. After taking these medicines, basically no effect will be seen. I just need to consolidate it for a while."
"If she cherishes herself and wants to live a good life, she will come to me. If she only cares about Hu Er and doesn't care about her own life or death, even if I go to her every day, it will be useless."
Shopkeeper Wu felt that this was indeed the case.
The hot weather is gradually turning cooler, and autumn is about to come.
Qi Muchao has been very busy recently. As soon as the Crown Prince came back, he went out every day and rarely stayed in the mansion.
Of course, Lu Wanning was not idle either. She knew that Qi Muchao had been busy recently because he was probably preparing to accompany her to Minxuan, so she discussed with Manager Wu and decided to take her to the free clinics in the next few days while she was still there.
The two of them were busy with their own things and often only met late at night.
When a pair of arms were wrapped around her waist, Lu Wanning would subconsciously raise her hands to cover them.
A few days later, Lu Wanning felt like talking to Qi Muchao, so she slept extra late that night.
When Qi Muchao came back, he saw that the candles were still lit in the room. He asked Hu Yan, who was guarding the door, "Is the Crown Princess still awake?"
"No, he should be waiting for the prince."
Qi Muchao walked in and saw her sitting on a small couch beside the screen, holding a medical book in her hand, sleeping soundly with her chin propped up and her eyes closed.
He seemed to think that Lu Wanning looked cute, so he just sat opposite her with a smile and started watching.
Knowing that Lu Wanning was swaying, he raised his hand to support her. The woman opened her eyes and looked at him blankly for two seconds. A hint of surprise immediately flashed in her eyes, "You're back."
Qi Muchao's heart seemed to be gently nudged by something, and it became limp and weak.
He hummed and picked her up and put her on the bed, "Why don't you sleep?"
Lu Wanning put her arm around his neck and answered irrelevantly, "It seems that the medicine I prescribed is really effective. Do you feel that you have become stronger recently? You can even hold me up now."
Qi Muchao: "..."
Is it possible that he could have carried it from the beginning?
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