Chapter 22: Dislike of Each Other
Just because Zhao Ji couldn't see Lao Ai's evil ambitions doesn't mean Zhao Yuanxi couldn't understand them.
If she were in Ying Zheng's shoes, Zhao Yuanxi didn't think she would do better than him. If someone wanted to kill her or steal her things, she would fight them to the death.
Ying Zheng: “…”
He thought this woman would be like the Queen Mother, but he didn't expect her to stand on his side.
This only made him unable to vent his anger, and he said in a very bad tone, "Do you think that the king will forgive you if you say this?"
Zhao Yuanxi was very calm. "Whether the king forgives me or not is his business. I'm just expressing my inner thoughts. Of course, if Zheng'er is willing to forgive me and call me by my initials again, I'll be even happier."
"Don't even think about it!" Ying Zheng said without hesitation.
This woman who occupies his mother's body is so bold that she actually wants to be his mother!
He, Ying Zheng, doesn't need any mother. He didn't need one in the past, and he will need one even less in the future.
"I didn't ask you to shout, why are you so angry? A junior should behave like a junior. You are not allowed to be disrespectful. After all, I am still your aunt." Zhao Yuanxi thought he was the elder and gave him a lecture.
"You--" Ying Zheng was very angry. If he had known earlier, he should not have said that he was Changping Jun. But if he really admitted that he was Ying Zheng now, this audacious woman might even pull him and force him to call her mother!
Thinking of this, he became even angrier!
He should have just killed her.
"Just now I was praising you for being at Zheng'er's side, saying I could feel more at ease. Now I think you have a bad temper. It would be bad if you teach Zheng'er bad things."
As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." Who knows if their bad temper was caused by their adopted son?
Zhao Yuanxi shook his head in disdain and patted Ziying's head, "Don't be like your uncle Mi when you grow up."
Ziying giggled.
Haha, little brat!
Ziying shrank back in fear and hid himself behind Zhao Yuanxi.
Grandmother was right. Uncle Mi has a terrible temper. Sigh! It seems the adults are also causing us a lot of trouble.
Ziying straightened his back and felt that he was more mature and stable than adults.
The three continued chatting when they heard a noisy sound nearby and looked in the direction of the sound.
A spotted pig half the height of a man suddenly jumped out of the door, scaring the three of them.
The spotted pig rushed towards them frantically.
Zhao Yuanxi quickly picked up Ziying, but Ying Zheng reacted even faster, drawing the sword from his waist and stabbing the pig.
The piglet howled in pain, turned around and ran away, falling directly into the trap set by Doctor Yu.
Doctor Yu was still frightened. He tied his pockets tightly and was about to apologize, but when he looked up, he saw a long sword across his neck. He was so scared that he collapsed to the ground.
"You are so brave! Who ordered you to attack the Queen Mother?" Ying Zheng glanced at the man. As long as he exerted a little force, he could easily take the other person's life.
Yu Jiao then realized that the Queen Mother was there too, and he quickly called for help, "Queen Mother, I am Yu Jiao!"
Zhao Yuanxi's expression was indescribable. How could Doctor Yu, who was so well-behaved, be catching pigs? And looking at the pig hoof prints all over his body, had he had a fight with a pig?
"Put down your sword! This is the imperial physician from Yongcheng."
Ying Zheng's expression softened slightly, and he frowned and scolded, "If you're the imperial physician, why don't you stay in the Imperial Medical Office and make medicine? Instead, you're out here catching pigs. How disrespectful!"
"I am following the orders of the Empress Dowager to raise these pigs to cure diseases and save lives. Are you questioning the Empress Dowager?" Yu Jiao, protected by Zhao Yuanxi, got up and tidied his clothes, no longer afraid.
The Queen Mother asked him to raise pigs? Ying Zheng was deeply confused.
Zhao Yuanxi didn't expect that he would have his own business here, and the corner of his eye twitched. She just asked him to do experiments on small animals first, and didn't ask him to raise pigs in the Imperial Medical Bureau!
Seeing the piglet in Yu Jiao's bag still struggling, with blood staining one corner of the bag, she interrupted their quarrel and said, "Doctor Yu, this pig is seriously injured. Let's put it back!"
Yu Jiao looked at the blood-dripping sack with distress. "I will cure it. Is the Empress Dowager interested in seeing it?"
The Imperial Medical Bureau was nearby, and since he was already there, Zhao Yuanxi naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.
She was also curious about any new progress in Yu Jiao's research.
The yard, which was originally filled with herbs, has now been divided into two parts. One side remains as it was, while the other side has several small cages with many rabbits in them.
The door of one of the cages was open, which must have been where the escaped spotted pig lived before.
Yu Jiao called two little medicine boys and asked them to fix the piglet.
Zhao Yuanxi raised his eyebrows. Are they going to make a restraint belt already?
However, it is not difficult to understand that animals are not humans and it is impossible for them to lie in bed obediently and allow humans to toss them around.
Looking at the dark circles under Yu Jiao's eyes and his increasingly sparse gray hair, Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic and a bit guilty.
It’s really embarrassing to ask elderly people who are about to retire to work!
The piglet cried out, Ziying covered his ears, his eyes full of curiosity.
Everyone was looking at the pig, and it seemed a little strange that Ying Zheng was looking at Zhao Yuanxi.
Zhao Yuanxi turned her head and was about to call her adopted nephew to come over and watch, but when she met those dark eyes, she was slightly startled. When she was about to say something, her adopted nephew had already looked away.
It must be my own illusion! Why does this cheap nephew look so weird?
Unfortunately, Zhao Ji and Changping Jun had little contact, and Zhao Yuanxi wanted to find something about him from Zhao Ji's memory, but he couldn't find anything valuable.
At this time, Yu Jiao was pouring a bowl of medicine into the piglet's mouth.
"What is this?" Zhao Yuanxi had a vague guess in his mind and stared at the bowl of brown medicine juice.
Yu Jiao raised his chin slightly, quite pleased with himself. "This is a secret medicine that I painstakingly developed. It has miraculous analgesic effects. The suturing method that the Empress Dowager mentioned earlier is good, but living creatures generally cannot endure such pain. After taking this medicine, they will feel no pain."
Isn’t this the legendary Ma Fei San!
Zhao Yuanxi's pupils shrank slightly. Wow! This person really has the talent of Bian Que!
In less than an incense stick of time, the piglet had calmed down.
As Yu Jiao explained, he took out a complete set of knives with silver needles placed next to them.
The silver needle pricked the wound to slow down the bleeding. Yu Jiao shaved the hair around the pig's wound, rinsed it with brown medicine, and then began to suture the wound.
When the wound was perfectly treated, Zhao Yuanxi's expression had completely changed.
She shoved Ziying into the arms of Ying Zheng, who was standing beside her. She clapped her hands excitedly and eagerly grasped Yu Jiao's hand. "I once said that you could become the Bian Que of the present day. Seeing you today, you are far superior to Bian Que! You are worthy of being the greatest doctor of all time!"
Yu Jiao was so overwhelmed by the praise that he began to feel embarrassed. "I don't deserve such praise from the Empress Dowager. If it weren't for your guidance, how could I have studied this art?"
"Doctor Yu is not only an excellent doctor, but also so humble. It is a great fortune for our Great Qin to have talents like you!" Zhao Yuanxi praised people as if they were free, and directly coaxed the person into a fool.
Yu Jiao excitedly pulled Zhao Yuanxi over and began to introduce his research over the past few days, from medical tools to various medicines, and the small animals he used for experiments, all of which were placed in front of her like treasures.
But Zhao Yuanxi never refused anyone and could chat with him about anything, which made Yu Jiao feel that he had met a soulmate.
As for the two people who were neglected next to them, Ying Zheng lowered his head and stared at Ziying in his arms with a bit of disgust. Ziying looked up at him and also curled his lips.
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