Chapter 562 Tsk, Little Qin
Lin Changning raised an eyebrow at Qi Erge, who already seemed to know the truth, and asked, "Second Brother, do you know who secretly attacked you?"
The two maids in the carriage quickly replaced the felt mats that had been soaked with medicine under their feet, and after laying down a new mat, they tidied up the table and quickly poured tea for the two of them.
The traveling doctor crouched nervously at the carriage door, kneeling there without daring to move. However, he was thinking that he had smelled aconite, a highly poisonous ingredient, in the medicine. Although he was not a good person, he had saved the life of the nobleman in front of him. Surely it wouldn't kill him?
Perhaps we can even receive a reward?
You Fanglang silently knelt at the entrance of the carriage, while the two maids beside him cleaned the carriage and opened the door. They squatted in the small compartment in front of the carriage, waiting for Lin Changning and Qi Rong to summon them.
Qi Rong picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip of tea, and said to Lin Changning, "Using schemes and poisons to harm others is nothing more than a conflict of interest. Xiao Liu, why don't you think about who I have a conflict of interest with right now?"
Lin Changning propped his head up, picked up his teacup and took a sip. After thinking it over in his mind, he said, "That stepmother in Luojing? Or my two stepsisters?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Changning shook his head again: "No, your two younger brothers were recently imprisoned by Father. Perhaps they angered that tigress? That's why she took such drastic measures against you?"
Qi Rong let out a muffled chuckle: "Little Six is clever. That's what I was thinking too. In Luojing City now, I doubt many people would be foolish enough to lay a hand on me, except for a desperate tigress."
Not to mention that Qi Rong is now a high-ranking and powerful duke, the fact that he is a child personally raised by the emperor is enough for many people to think twice.
"My father doesn't have a good reputation in the capital. On the contrary, my stepmother doesn't even need to ask for anything. She just needs to shed a couple of tears with my father, and he will get it for her. She gains both reputation and practical benefits. Ha!"
Lin Changning clicked his tongue twice and sighed, "Who in Bianjing doesn't say that Lady Qin is virtuous and kind?"
Qi Rong looked up, somewhat confused about what Lin Changning was talking about. Lin Changning coughed lightly, looked at the timid traveling doctor kneeling at the carriage door, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't told him to get up yet.
“Hey you? The one kneeling at the door, You, You Baicai, get up first, I have something to ask you.”
When You Baicao heard Lin Changning call him, he stood up, took a few steps forward, and bowed: "It's You Baicao, sir, please, please speak."
Lin Changning looked at You Baicao and pondered for a moment before asking, "Can you smell all medicinal herbs?"
You Baicao hesitated for a moment and said to Lin Changning, "I'm not that sensitive, but I can smell and distinguish most of the medicinal herbs and common prescriptions. However, there aren't many kinds of medicinal herbs that I can distinguish. I can only recognize aconite because I recognize it because it is highly toxic."
Lin Changning rubbed his chin and nodded: "It was somewhat useful. Here's what you'll do: this time you recognized the highly poisonous medicine in the herbs, so I'll remember this as a merit. I'll reward you with a hundred taels of silver later. Now, let me ask you a question: would you be willing to stay by my side from now on and help me smell the medicine every day to see if it matches the prescription?"
Overjoyed, You Baicao knelt down again before Lin Changning with a thud, kowtowing twice: "This humble subject is willing, willing, Your Excellency!"
This is a secure job! Staying by the side of the nobles, not to mention the reward of a hundred taels of silver, if anyone tries to tamper with the two officials' medicine, as long as he can smell it, wouldn't he be doing a great service every time?
If one could be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver every time, that would be unimaginable wealth!
Lin Changning looked at the person and tapped the table: "Alright, stop kneeling. I will remember what happened today, and thank you for reminding me. Go down and collect your reward. Go find a guard named Wang Hu and have him take you to the imperial physicians. Learn more about medicinal herbs and prescriptions every day, and learn from them. You should review the medicines we use every day from now on."
You Baicao kowtowed to Lin Changning again: "This humble subject thanks you for your appreciation, sir, and will certainly not let you down!"
After finishing speaking, he watched Lin Changning continue talking to Qi Rong before turning around, slowly opening the carriage door, and walking out of the carriage.
Stepping outside, I couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from my forehead.
Despite his young age, the Marquis exuded an imposing aura that made it hard to breathe in the cramped carriage. The man beside him, though unassuming and reserved, did not seem like an easy person to deal with.
He was so nervous talking to Lin Changning that he was terrified that if he said the wrong thing, he would be dragged away and beheaded.
Fortunately, they came out safe and sound.
Luoyang —
Ever since Chang Zhiyuan accompanied the Empress and the others to the capital, he was assigned a job as soon as he arrived. He was originally to be assigned to the Ministry of Personnel as a chief clerk in charge of overall planning and calculation.
After working for less than half a month, he was temporarily taken away by Li Mingxiu. Li Mingde also wanted to work there, but he couldn't get the job from Li Mingxiu. He was pulled into the First Prince's residence by Li Mingxiu and served as a clerk, helping Li Mingxiu handle some complicated official duties on a daily basis.
Although Ji Shan of the Prince's Mansion was not of high rank, only an eighth-rank official, he had to stay with Li Mingxiu every day, helping him with advice and handling some matters around Li Mingxiu.
You must know that Li Mingxiu is the future crown prince, and those close to the crown prince are the confidants of the next emperor.
Countless princes and nobles in the capital were green with envy.
Chang Zhiyuan came from a newly noble family and had made meritorious contributions in the defense of Taiyuan. These days, no one in the Ministry of Personnel dared to trip him up in private.
After being transferred by Li Mingxiu to concurrently serve as Ji Shan, he was even more highly regarded by the people in the Ministry of Personnel.
They're really busy, but their future is truly bright.
After finishing his work, Cheng Zhiyuan was preparing to return to his residence by carriage when his elder sister said that she would arrive in the capital in less than half a month. Her annual official appointment was also approaching, and he assumed that she would soon be entering the palace to receive her title and complete the ceremony for being granted the title of marquis.
Then came the imperial decree that my mother had been granted the title of Lady of the Imperial Court, so the family is likely to be very busy this year.
Recently, many prominent families in the capital have extended olive branches to the Lin family, sending out invitations to various banquets as if they were free. The second brother, impatient with dealing with such things, has dumped them all on him.
My brother and sister-in-law are buying shops and doing business in the capital. Speaking of which, my second brother seems to have a real talent for business. Now, he has joined forces with the He family again and recently took over a restaurant, which is scheduled to open soon.
The embroidery room is managed by my sister-in-law and mother. They are still looking at locations and are hesitating whether to rent or buy a nice courtyard.
His suggestion was that we should buy one.
The money bestowed by His Majesty and the Empress was considerable, enough to make up for all the money the Lin family had spent in the defense of Taiyuan, and even several times more.
The Lin family has prospered again.
Buying a yard would be more convenient.
Chang Zhiyuan watched as the carriage slowly approached a villa, and then had the carriage stop.
After putting on the cloak, he turned around and jumped off the carriage, preparing to go inside.
The moment Chang Zhiyuan stepped into the bookstore, he saw a man next to a small bookshelf. Upon seeing him, the man quickly hid in the opposite bookshelf and even took out a book to cover his face as if trying to conceal his identity.
Chang Zhiyuan, a veteran of the battlefield, noticed the man's unusual behavior as soon as he entered. He glanced at the man and was about to head there when he heard his servant calling him from behind.
"Lord Chang? My lord, the book you requested has been prepared for you. Shall we take it now?"
Chang Zhiyuan turned around: "Okay, wrap it up."
When I looked back again, the spot was empty.
Chang Zhiyuan shook his head slightly, sighed, and thought that he must have misread it.
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