Chapter 36 Return to Beijing
Two days later in the morning, Cui Hai and his men arrived at Dongling Academy in Sangcheng.
Ling Feng brought two black-armored guards to greet the general at the gate.
Seeing that Qi Wuhan was not there, Cui Hai asked, "Where is your master?" His tone was slightly dissatisfied, as if he felt neglected.
"General, please forgive me. The Marquis has important matters to attend to. He knew that you were arriving today, so he ordered me to wait here." Ling Feng gestured for invitation again, "General, please come this way."
"I think he is afraid that I, the general, will cause him trouble, so he is hiding on purpose." Cui Hai said as he entered the academy under the guidance of Ling Feng.
Here, Qi Wuhan was watching Jiang Lan drink the nourishing soup, which was his top priority of the day.
This nourishing soup was also made according to the diet therapy recipe, with more than a dozen herbs that replenish blood and nourish qi, plus the bottle of pills given by Ye Rushui. One pill was taken in the morning and evening. After two days of conditioning, Jiang Lan's complexion became rosy, and she looked like a freshly peeled egg dyed with two balls of pink peach blossoms. She was white with a rosy glow, and looked even more beautiful and pretty.
If Zhang saw how good she looked now, she would probably be so angry that she would curse her in her heart.
However, Ye Rushui told her that in order to completely cure the disease, she had to use extraordinary methods. This method was dangerous and could only be used once. If it failed in one go, the root of the disease could not be completely cured. Before that, he asked her to take care of her body according to the diet therapy recipe he wrote, and take the bottle of pills he gave her, for about three months to improve her health. After three months, she could go to the medicine house to see him. If her pulse was suitable, he would give her acupuncture.
"Didn't the Marquis say that General Cui would arrive this morning? What if he shows up when you don't go to the door?" Jiang Lan mentioned it casually, wanting to send him away. If he had a little sense of distance, sat farther away from her, and stopped staring at her like a magic needle, she could still act calm and indifferent and let him stay here, treating him as a decoration in the room.
"I prefer looking at you." Qi Wuhan supported his head with one hand, looking at her tenderly with his peach blossom eyes, and said something cheesy lightly.
Jiang Lan felt that his roguery and shamelessness had reached a new level.
At this time, Ling Feng came over and reported to Qi Wuhan that General Cui Hai had arrived and was now at Cui Yan's residence. He also handed a letter to Jiang Lan, saying that it was a letter her father asked General Cui to bring to her.
Jiang Lan was a little surprised, thinking that something urgent had happened in the mansion. After reading the letter, she understood the reason. Her father heard that the academy was attacked and was worried about the safety of her and her elder brother, so he specially asked General Cui to take her and her elder brother back to Beijing.
"The general said that they will set off in the afternoon, so let the second young lady pack her luggage quickly." After Jiang Lan finished reading the letter, Ling Feng conveyed the itinerary arrangements.
"Are you in such a hurry to leave because you're afraid that I'll ask him to borrow money?" Qi Wuhan joked, turning his eyes to Jiang Lan, waiting for her answer.
Jiang Lan also glanced at him, and after thinking quickly, she decided to let the housekeeper and Doctor Liu go back first to report safety to her father, so that her father could rest assured. She told her father that she and her eldest brother were fine, and her eldest brother was getting better. She would go back after her eldest brother fully recovered.
Then she asked Qing'er to find the housekeeper and Doctor Liu. After explaining the reason to them, Qi Wuhan asked the Black Armor Guards to send them back to pack their luggage. With the help of the Black Armor Guards, the two quickly packed their luggage and followed Jiang Lan to see General Cui. Qi Wuhan also followed.
Before they even entered the door, they heard loud shouting from the yard:
"Let me go!" "I won't go back!" "Let me go!"...
When they walked to the door, they saw Cui Yan tied to a stretcher with ropes tied around and around like a rice dumpling. His hands and feet were tied separately with ropes, leaving him no chance of escape.
"Shut his mouth." Cui Hai gave an order.
Cui Yan stopped yelling and stared fiercely at the person who walked in from the door. When he saw Qi Wuhan, his face turned pale with shame and anger, as if his most miserable state had been seen by the enemy he least wanted to see. So he stared at Jiang Lan with an even more ferocious look, taking out all his anger on her:
What are you looking at, you ugly thing!
Jiang Lan clearly read these seven words from his eyes that were almost popping out of their sockets, so she stared at him for two more seconds, which made him so angry that his face turned pale again. The cold and arrogant image he left on her when they first met was gone.
Cui Yan didn't recognize that Jiang Lan, who had changed into women's clothes, was the same person he had belittled in his mind as a spineless girl when they first met. She was a short and fat girl who looked as delicate as a girl and couldn't even reach his chin when she raised her head.
"Yo~" Qi Wuhan said jokingly, seemingly deliberately dragging out his voice, "What kind of heavenly law has the eldest young master violated?"
Cui Yan was so angry that his eyes were about to burst into flames, and he wanted to pounce on him and bite him.
"Carry it away." Cui Hai gave an order.
Two men carried the stretcher and left.
"I won't go back! Let me go!..."
Cui Yan was so anxious that he started shouting again. Even after two of his men carried the stretcher out of the yard, he could still be heard shouting that he would not go back.
Cui Hai remained unmoved and was not affected at all by the shouting outside. He looked at Jiang Lan with a sharp and majestic gaze, then glanced at the housekeeper and Doctor Liu behind her. Seeing that both of them were holding bags, he thought that Jiang Lan had packed her luggage so quickly, unlike other girls who were slow to act, and a hint of approval appeared on his face.
"You should follow the general back to report safety to Minister Jiang." Qi Wuhan gestured in the direction of the housekeeper and Doctor Liu. Jiang Lan then introduced the identities of the two and explained the reason for asking them to go back first. Cui Hai gestured and asked one of his men to take the housekeeper and Doctor Liu to wait at the gate. He still had something to talk to Qi Wuhan alone, so Jiang Lan took Qing'er and Gui'er and said goodbye first.
"What does the general want to talk to me about?" Qi Wuhan said slowly, waving his fan.
Cui Hai asked: "I heard that this time when the rebels attacked the academy, everyone else was fine, only my son was injured. The Marquis's black-armored guards could protect others, so why couldn't they protect my son?" The questioning tone of the last two sentences was more obvious.
Qi Wuhan replied calmly, "Your son was extremely brave. He insisted on going out to fight the bandits. No one could stop him. Even after the bandits jumped into the water, he chased them and killed them. He killed six bandits in total. When I return, I will report this to the emperor and reward him."
"When will the Marquis return to Beijing?" Cui Hai asked, with a hint of temptation in his tone.
"Now that I'm not here, is there anyone who dares to invite the general to Wanhua Tower for drinks and music?" Qi Wuhan said jokingly.
Cui Hai's face darkened. There was nothing more to say to him, so he took his men and left.
The housekeeper left the four bodyguards brought to Sangcheng to Jiang Lan, and she stayed in Sangcheng for about ten days.
Jiang Shen's body has basically recovered, and he just needs to rest well from now on.
Jiang Lan originally wanted to persuade her elder brother to go back with her, but Jiang Shen insisted on completing his studies at the academy and not giving up halfway. She repeatedly reminded him to pay attention to rest, and Jiang Shen repeatedly promised to take good care of himself.
The next day, she took Qing'er, Gui'er and four bodyguards on Qi Wuhan's ride back to Beijing.
When she left, Mr. Lin's health had almost recovered. He only needed to take medicine for about half a month to recover. After that, Mr. Bai stayed in the academy for about half a month before returning to Jiangnan. That's all for later.
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