Chapter 72
Sai Taxue sat alone in the courtyard all night, thinking. The next day, he took the fake death medicine to Su Yuexing's door.
Knock knock knock!
Su Yuexing opened the door, yawned, and said, "You're here."
"Here's the medicine you wanted." Sai Taxue handed her the medicine bottle.
Su Yuexing took it and said, "Thank you."
Sai Taxue suddenly knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Miss Su, for sparing my life."
Su Yuexing said calmly, "Are you finished?"
"Now that you've finished talking, go do whatever you need to do."
Sai Taxue continued, "I've come to say goodbye to Miss Su."
Su Yuexing's eyes flickered slightly, and she said, "Have a safe journey and take care on your trip." Then she closed the door.
Sai Taxue kowtowed three times, stood up, and left.
Su Yuexing looked at the bottle in her hand and sighed.
She arrived at the palace, this time without needing to sneak around, and openly entered Li Jinghe's bedroom.
In the Imperial Study, Dongyang knelt on the ground while Li Jinghe sat in the superior position, saying nothing.
Dongyang broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that he was doomed this time, but the wait for death was too agonizing.
"Dongyang, do you know why I'm only summoning you to the palace now?" he asked.
Dongyang said in a panic, "I didn't know."
Li Jinghe continued, "I guess even Feng Hua Xue Yue doesn't know that you're a secret guard just like them."
Dongyang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly prostrated himself on the ground, saying, "Your subordinate knows his mistake!"
Li Jinghe said quietly, "Do you know how I found out?"
Dongyang swallowed hard and said, "This subordinate does not know."
Li Jinghe explained, "Because I have taken the pulses of all of you before, and I know that you all have the same kind of poison in your bodies."
Dongyang realized that he had overlooked this detail.
“And you have always been under my maternal grandfather’s control. Meng Kang and the others drugged me, which was approved by my maternal grandfather, wasn’t it?” Li Jinghe said this.
He secretly hoped Dongyang would give a negative answer, but to his disappointment, Dongyang replied, "Yes!"
Even though he already knew the truth, Li Jinghe was still extremely distressed.
My maternal grandfather went to such lengths probably for the sake of the Duke's mansion.
If the next emperor is not his grandson, and another prince takes the throne, then the first target will be the Duke's mansion.
Li Jinghe closed his eyes, took out a medicine box from the table, threw it on the ground, and said, "This is your antidote. I don't want to see you again!"
Dongyang was startled, not expecting the emperor to release him.
Perhaps even now, he has never truly understood whether the master he has served for so many years was a cold and evil person or a kind one.
Dongyang kowtowed and wept, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you!"
Su Yuexing stood outside the door and saw Dongyang come out from inside. She asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Dongyang knelt on the ground and pleaded, "I hope that Madam will take good care of Master from now on!"
Su Yuexing looked puzzled and asked, "What's going on?"
The eunuch beside him urged, "Dongyang, the Emperor wants to see Consort Su, so don't waste time here."
Dongyang got up, wiped away her tears, and left.
Su Yuexing entered the room and saw Li Jinghe diligently reviewing memorials.
The head eunuch tactfully dismissed the surrounding eunuchs, giving them some time alone.
Su Yuexing placed the items on the table and said, "Your medicine."
Li Jinghe glanced at the bottle on the table, a smile playing on his lips, and said, "Wait until I've taken care of things these past few days."
Su Yuexing thought for a moment and said, "If you leave, what will happen to your empress?"
After thinking for a moment, Li Jinghe replied, "I will give her a letter of divorce and let her find her own good man."
Su Yuexing frowned and said, "Is this really a good idea?"
Li Jinghe teased, "Then how about I take her with me?"
Su Yuexing immediately lost her temper and pointed at him, saying, "You dare!"
Li Jinghe laughed and said, "Then why do you care about others?"
Su Yuexing explained, "I just felt sorry for her."
"After you fake your death, who will inherit your position?"
Li Jinghe replied, "Let them fight it out themselves. It's not like I've arranged everything."
"They'll focus their attention on me, and what if they suspect I faked my death?"
Su Yuexing nodded and said, "You're right."
Li Jinghe slowly moved closer to her and said, "Will you sleep here tonight?"
Su Yuexing nodded shyly and gave a soft "Mmm".
Ten days later, the emperor suddenly died, and some say he died from overwork.
Some say that the emperor always favored women from the common people, and that these women drained his yang energy.
Tang Shulan looked at the divorce papers on the table and said with tears in her eyes, "Did you know that your time was coming to an end, so you arranged everything?"
Among the Imperial Guards led by General Huang, a man gazed in the direction of the palace, tears streaming down his face.
Li Jinghe knelt before Jiang Nianrou's grave, with Su Yuexing beside him.
I'm so sorry, Nianrou, because of the mistake I made, you lost your life.
He placed the letter he had written on the ground and weighed it down with a stone.
They stayed at the grave for an hour before leaving.
After they left, Ye Huaijin came here carrying a basket and a pot of wine.
Seeing traces of burned paper money on the ground, he ran over in surprise.
He looked at the letter on the ground, opened it, and then smiled. It had nothing to do with him anymore.
"Nianrou! I've come to see you again! How are you doing down there?"
"If you're missing anything, tell me in a dream."
"I miss you so much! It's been so long since I've seen you," he said, tilting his head back to drink.
Ouyang Huai led his soldiers back to the capital, and Ouyang Xiuzhu, taking advantage of his location in the capital, was the first to seize the imperial seal.
The two brothers fought fiercely, plunging the capital into a state of extremes of conflict and despair. In the end, Ouyang Huai narrowly emerged victorious.
Three months later, in Pingchun County, Su Yuexing pushed Li Jinghe through the streets.
“The Ghost Festival is coming soon, we should buy some things to worship them,” Su Yuexing said.
"Cough cough cough!" Li Jinghe couldn't stop coughing.
Every time Su Yuexing coughed, her heart would leap into her throat.
Li Jinghe also tried not to cough in front of her, knowing that she would worry about him.
But this time he couldn't control himself, and Li Jinghe felt a metallic taste in his mouth.
He covered his mouth with his handkerchief, pointed to a vendor not far away, and said, "I want to eat candied hawthorns. Buy me a skewer."
Su Yuexing muttered, "How old are you? You're still acting like a child, wanting to eat candied hawthorns."
Despite her words, Su Yuexing still got up and walked towards the vendor to buy him candied hawthorns.
While she was away, he quickly wiped his mouth and changed his handkerchief.
Su Yuexing walked over with a candied hawthorn and said, "Here you go."
Li Jinghe took a bite and mumbled, "Here you go."
Su Yuexing took it and then took a bite, saying, "How about I take you back? I'll buy the things later."
Li Jinghe refused, saying, "No way! I haven't been out for a long time."
"I wanted to come and experience the lively atmosphere on the street."
Su Yuexing had no choice but to continue walking down the street with him.
Suddenly, Su Yuexing saw a familiar face, and Li Jinghe saw her too.
When Sai Taxue saw this, he walked over with a smile on his face.
"Long time no see, you two," he said.
Sai Taxue, who had a medicine box hanging on her body, said, "I didn't expect you to be hiding here."
As he spoke, his gaze fell upon her, and he stepped forward to take her pulse, sighing, "Your health..."
Li Jinghe said calmly, "I know what I'm doing."
Sai Taxue glanced at Su Yuexing beside her and said, "Have you ever thought about her?"
Su Yuexing frowned, feeling that Li Jinghe was hiding something from her, especially his health condition.
He always said that he was a doctor and could cure his own body, so he didn't need to see an outside doctor.
Li Jinghe said coldly, "What do you want?"
Sai Taxue smiled faintly and said, "I can heal you. I hope you will give me a chance."
Su Yuexing and Li Jinghe were taken aback and exchanged a glance.
When Sai Taxue arrived at their residence, the courtyard was clean and cozy, with a vegetable garden next to it and a flock of chickens and ducks in the backyard.
When Yue saw who it was, she froze in surprise.
Su Yuexing explained, "He came to treat Jinghe's illness."
Yue didn't say anything and continued with her work.
In the room, Sai Taxue cut her own finger with a knife, letting the blood drip into the medicine.
Seeing this, Su Yuexing frowned slightly.
Sai Taxue bandaged the wound, handed the medicine to Li Jinghe, and said, "You'll be fine after drinking it for seven days."
Li Jinghe took it and drank it all in one gulp.
"You made this medicine yourself, but you didn't make an antidote?" Sai Taxue joked.
Li Jinghe replied, "To avoid arousing their suspicion, this medicine was also made by imitating yours. Didn't you also need to use your own blood to save me?"
Sai Taxue smiled and said, "What you said makes sense."
“These days I’ve been traveling as a doctor, visiting many places and treating many people, but I’ve rarely had to use my blood to save someone.”
Seeing that it was almost lunchtime, Su Yuexing said, "You guys have a good chat, I'll go cook for you."
Li Jinghe smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Just call me if you need any help."
Su Yuexing nodded and said, "Okay."
Watching Su Yuexing skillfully start a fire and cook, Sai Taxue said, "How can you bear to let her suffer like this?"
Li Jinghe replied, "I used to say the same thing, I didn't want her to do these things. She told me that for her, staying in the cold palace was suffering."
Sai Taxue smiled and shook her head helplessly, saying, "You two!"
After Sai Taxue cured Li Jinghe, he arrived at Qingfeng Temple, where a monk was sitting in front of him.
That monk was the Master Huiyun that the people were talking about.
“Master!” Sai Taxue said respectfully.
Huiyun asked with a kind expression, "How have you been these days?"
Sai Taxue said, "I am doing well. I have experienced many things and have come to understand a lot."
"I wish to continue practicing medicine in various places, saving lives and healing the sick, so as not to let down what the shamanic medicine clan left me."
Huiyun nodded and said, "I am very pleased that you have this awareness."
"It is an honor for our witch doctor tribe to have you!"
Sai Taxue asked, "Master, are you getting used to life in this temple?"
Huiyun nodded and said, "Very good, I like this environment very much."
The two, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, chatted all night long. Sai Taxue stayed in the temple for a month before embarking on his travels again.
He came to a village plagued by disease and treated the villagers.
A female constable from a neighboring county learned that a criminal was hiding in this village. Despite the danger, she rushed in to arrest the criminal.
Hua searched the village, and the surrounding villagers looked at her curiously.
Someone told Sai Taxue that a woman had barged into the village. Sai Taxue frowned. "Is she out of her mind!"
They hurriedly went out to look for the woman.
Unfortunately, he ran into the criminal on the road, who saw him and revealed a greedy look in his eyes.
He was surprised to see this person use his own blood to save these villagers.
As long as I get this person's blood, I will become rich and will never have to steal or rob again.
As Sai Taxue passed by, he revealed the dagger in his hand, intending to take Sai Taxue hostage.
Just then, Yue arrived and saw what was happening. She kicked the criminal to the ground and yelled, "Where do you think you're going to hide now!"
After saying that, he knocked the criminal on the ground unconscious and planned to carry him away.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Sai Taxue's eyes reddened and her lips trembled as she exclaimed, "Yue! Is that you?!"
The female constable froze, slowly turned around, and looked at him. "Sai Taxue!"
"I've finally found you!" he said, his voice choked with emotion. (The End)
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