Chapter 261 Are you sure you want to read this?
The house was right in the middle of the backyard, very conspicuous, and didn't look like a place for hiding people.
But when they went inside, there was no one in the room.
darkroom?
Just as Yun Zhao hesitated, Lao Ji stepped on a brick.
He kicked the bricks a few times.
Three long and two short.
"Snap!"
With a soft click, the bed board was opened from the inside.
"Old Ji, who is this?"
A tall, thin man peeked out from under the bed, looking at Yun Zhao and Zhuge Yue with suspicion.
"This is the new employer, Miss Yun, and the one holding her is..."
Lao Ji turned to look at Zhuge Yue.
He was too hasty; he didn't know who this was.
"Ge Yue."
Zhuge Yue gave a brief introduction of himself.
"Oh right, Miss Ge, this way please!"
Old Ji led the two to the bedside.
Go down the secret passage, which leads directly to a hidden room.
The secret room was very simple, with only a bed, a table, and a few stools.
There were two people guarding inside, and another person lying on the bed, their fate unknown.
"How is he?"
Old Ji asked with concern.
"He won't die, but he won't live long either. We need to find a way to get someone from Jishetang to take a look."
“The Hu family is keeping a close eye on things. If the people from Jishetang suddenly come over, I’m afraid it will attract their attention.”
Yun Zhao craned his neck to look, only to see that the person lying on the bed was none other than Yuan Qinghuai!
"No need to go to Jishetang! I am the doctor!"
Yun Zhao gently patted Zhuge Yue before she placed Yun Zhao beside the bed.
Old Ji slapped his thigh, belatedly realizing, "That's right! I almost forgot, the young master is the old valley master's disciple!"
The others were taken aback and quickly moved the candles over to her.
"Young master, is there anything else you need?"
Yun Zhao shook his head and took out his needle case from the small pocket on his chest.
She gently patted the person on the bed, and seeing that they had lost consciousness, she tried to climb onto the bed.
Seeing her sticking out her little bottom and struggling a bit with both hands and feet, Zhuge Yue laughed and picked her up.
Yun Zhao blushed instantly.
Damn it! Why is the bed so high?
She said shyly in a low voice, "Thank you."
Zhuge Yue patted her head gently, saying, "It's alright, you're still young. Just call me if you need anything."
"Mmm!"
Yun Zhao could only comfort himself that he was still young, and thus felt at ease enjoying the treatment of a child.
She is now getting more and more used to being five years old.
After administering acupuncture to Yuan Qinghuai, she deftly removed the bandage from his wound.
As the weather grew hotter, Yuan Qinghuai's wounds, which had not received proper treatment, began to fester and emitted a foul stench.
"how so!"
Old Ji asked in surprise.
Do you know what injured him?
Yun Zhao asked as he took out tools from his small pocket on his chest.
"I don't know. He was already injured when we met him."
He fell unconscious shortly after being brought back.
We were gathered in the backyard just now trying to find a doctor for him.
Having no other choice, Yun Zhao had to treat his wounds first.
Watching the little dumpling curled up there, calmly cutting away the rotten flesh with a knife, the group couldn't help but marvel.
As expected of their new leader, even they found it hard to watch, yet she managed to treat her wounds without batting an eye!
After treating the wound, Yun Zhao sprinkled the powder from his secret recipe on it.
Old Ji instinctively handed over a clean cloth, but Yun Zhao shook his head.
"No need. This is a unique recipe from my Medicine King Valley. Just sprinkle it on the wound to help it heal. There's no need to bandage it."
Then, Yun Zhao removed the gold needles and inserted them in other locations.
After doing all this, she took out a small bottle.
The object was placed under Yuan Qinghuai's nose and swayed, and Yuan Qinghuai slowly woke up.
"She's awake! She's awake!"
Several people whispered excitedly.
Yuan Qinghuai opened his eyes with difficulty, feeling as if he were floating on clouds, seemingly unable to feel any pain.
"Brother Qinghuai, do you still remember me?"
Yun Zhao blinked at him.
Yuan Qinghuai was somewhat sluggish, and after finally recovering, he was stunned again when he saw her.
"Miss Yun? Am I... dreaming?"
Didn't they part ways in Xuyangzhou?
He should be in Fengyun City!
"It's me. Why are you injured like this? What happened?"
Taking advantage of his lucidity, Yun Zhao hurriedly asked.
"I……"
His memory was somewhat confused; he raised his hand to pinch his forehead, and it took him a long time to remember.
"Yes, I... I went back to the Yuan residence."
After Yuan Qinghuai fled, he waited for a long time at the agreed location, but his elder brother never showed up.
Worried, he returned to the Yuan residence despite his injuries.
The theft at the Yuan residence caused a great uproar throughout the city.
Yuan Qinghuai's secret return to the Yuan residence turned out to be the safest place; no one expected that a thief was actually inside the mansion.
Not long after he hid in the study, Yuan Shuchang returned to the study.
He abruptly overturned everything on the desk, angrily cursing, "A bunch of useless trash!"
"Father, the most urgent thing now is to find a way to remedy the situation!"
The son, Yuan Yongze, looked grim, desperately suppressing the violence within him.
Yuan Shuchang, panting heavily, looked at his son: "Do you have any good suggestions?"
“We originally planned to give up on Xu Jiajie, and now we’re just giving up on him outright.”
"But how do you explain the loss?"
Yuan Shuchang was heartbroken over the items, but his biggest worry was that they would fall into enemy hands.
Especially that secret letter!
If the enemy were to take it, it would directly prove their relationship with the General's Mansion!
If the General's Mansion is implicated, the King of Yue will definitely cut off his own arm to save the king!
"Father, it is precisely because the secret letter was lost that we must immediately abandon Xu Jiajie."
By shifting all the blame onto him, even if the anger is directed at him, it only angers the King of Yue.
The prince's favor can be regained, but if this crime is pinned on us, we're truly doomed!
Yuan Yongze had always disliked Xu Jiajie, and now was the perfect opportunity to eliminate him!
"you're right!"
Yuan Shuchang agreed to his son's suggestion and pinned all the charges on Xu Jiajie, including the loss of the secret letter.
On the Yuan family's side, Yuan Shuchang also pushed Yuan Shijie forward.
Yuan Qinghuai searched the Yuan residence for three days, hoping to find his elder brother's whereabouts.
Unexpectedly, instead of finding the eldest brother, they found Xu Jiajie, who was being held in solitary confinement.
Xu Jiajie recognized Yuan Qinghuai at a glance.
"Help me, take a letter out."
Xu Jiajie did not ask him to release the person, but instead handed him a letter.
He became a foot mute, claiming it was a letter to his elderly mother.
Yuan Qinghuai was soft-hearted, so she decided to take the letter out for him.
Unexpectedly, this letter became his death warrant.
Yuan Yongze ruthlessly pursued him relentlessly.
Yuan Qinghuai managed to escape from Xuyangzhou with great difficulty by using his family's connections, but he dared not return to his family.
Left with no other option, Yuan Qinghuai decided to go to Lingnan and seek refuge with the Prince of Jin.
He fainted on the way due to excessive blood loss.
Fortunately, he was spotted by a brother from the Li family gambling den who was out of town on business. The brother recognized him and took him back to Fengyun City.
"Where is that letter?"
Old Ji frowned and asked.
"In my baggage."
The tall, thin man standing to the side took out his bundle from the corner; it was already soaked with blood.
After much difficulty, the letter was found, and it was covered in blood.
Yun Zhao stretched out her hand, and the tall, thin man looked at her in surprise.
Yun Zhao's youthful face revealed an expression incongruous with her age, and her tone was somewhat sinister.
"This is a letter that the imperial officials used as a life-saving talisman, yet it also led them to relentlessly hunt down the common people. Are you sure you want to read it?"
Tall, thin man: ...
It's amazing; this is the first time he's ever been warned by someone.
He hurriedly handed her the letter, wondering if she could read it, yet strangely he dared not disobey her.
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