When this was mentioned, Dr. Zhong smiled beautifully and hurriedly put his arm around Li Zichu's shoulder.
"Show some respect."
Li Zichu roared, took a step back, and stared at him cautiously.
Doctor Zhong was embarrassed for a moment, but he quickly reacted and was not afraid. He just kept smiling apologetically.
"My Lord, I was rude. I was just too happy and acted abruptly. Please don't blame me."
Li Zichu: “…”
The corners of his mouth twitched. Why did Doctor Zhong seem more and more abnormal the more he looked at him? Could it be that he was scared silly because he hadn't come for such a long time, or was he just pretending to be stupid?
Doctor Zhong took several deep breaths to hide his pounding heart. While Li Zichu was still not reacting, he quickly stepped forward and said mysteriously with an excited smile.
"My Lord, you don't know that ever since I came back, I've been searching through boxes and cabinets for flour. Now, after turning the house upside down, I've finally found all the flour in the house. It's enough for the Prime Minister to eat for a whole year."
As he spoke, Doctor Zhong ignored Li Zichu's gaze, carried the things and walked into the mansion, going straight to the bedroom where Prime Minister Li slept. Then, he put the wooden box on the ground, and without saying a word, he knelt down in front of Prime Minister Li's bed with a thud.
Choking.
"My Lord Prime Minister, I came here not only to give you flour, but also to surrender to you. From now on, I want to work by your side. My Lord Prime Minister, you may not know that my mother, my wife, and my children have been furious since they found out that I was going to give you all the flour without asking for a penny. They have already packed up and left."
"From now on, I will be alone."
Prime Minister Li lay on the bed in a posture that he considered humiliating. At this moment, he had already eaten the second bag of white flour. Once the medicine took effect, his breathing became much steadier.
"You can follow me. How about this? You are still responsible for collecting the flour. But how can I trust you?"
Prime Minister Li cast an eagle-like gaze at Doctor Zhong's face, instantly causing a layer of cold sweat on Doctor Zhong. Doctor Zhong smiled shyly.
"To be honest, Prime Minister, I knew you wouldn't believe my insincere surrender. Before my wife left, I hid my youngest, three-year-old son. If you trust me, I can go back with your people, bring my son out, and give him to you as a hostage."
Although Doctor Zhong felt pain in his heart, he spoke without hesitation.
"Hahaha! Doctor Zhong, a man who knows the current situation is a hero. Very well, I'll send someone to go with you right away. From now on, we are grasshoppers on the same rope."
Prime Minister Li climbed up from the bed. With the white flour, he could actually walk. Although he still felt pain, it did not prevent him from doing things.
An hour later.
Looking at Doctor Zhong's crying and starving son, Prime Minister Li ordered his servants to take the child away, feeling very happy.
He actually revealed it to Dr. Zhong on the spot.
"Since you trust me, then from now on, you should stay by my side and be a good doctor. Who knows, if I'm happy, I might even let you be the head of the Imperial Hospital."
His pupils suddenly contracted, and Doctor Zhong was overjoyed and knelt down.
"Prime Minister, are you...sure of this? If so, I will follow you for the rest of my life."
Doctor Zhong looked expectant, and Prime Minister Li waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Of course. Actually, if the Emperor hadn't forced me to kill my son, I wouldn't have chosen this path. After all, if a war were to start, it would inevitably lead to costly losses, and in the end, the people would be the ones who would suffer the most."
Doctor Zhong secretly gave him a look and said, "Just you, come on!"
Prime Minister Li sighed and said sadly.
"It's such a pity. I still have to take care of my people for a while, but if this goes on, my Luo'er will really be gone."
As he spoke, Prime Minister Li choked up. He loved this son who came to him in his old age more than he loved any of his own children.
Doctor Zhong blinked and immediately knelt. "Don't worry too much, Prime Minister. If the Third Young Master really can't escape this tomorrow, then we can only avenge him later. I am also adept with poison. If you need it, Prime Minister, I can give it to you."
Prime Minister Li's eyes lit up. "That's great! Go down and get ready. I'll have someone make room for you in the Prime Minister's Mansion."
After Doctor Zhong left, Prime Minister Li quickly ordered the servants in the mansion to monitor Doctor Zhong's every move. He still had to carefully screen this newly recruited person, otherwise, he was really afraid that all his efforts would be wasted.
After thinking about it, Prime Minister Li sat back in his chair and wrote a letter asking for leave. His injury was quite serious, so he asked for a total of seven days.
That night.
Prime Minister Li saw the two large and elegant characters written on the memorial brought back from the palace, "Approved!"
He sneered, a mocking smile on his lips, and asked someone to prepare a carriage overnight. He took a few assassins with him, thought for a while, and took Doctor Zhong and Bai Mian with him, and went to the mountains where he kept his troops.
The imperial palace.
Pepper Room Palace.
Following a long and sharp voice of "The Emperor has arrived!", Shen Nian'an, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Ying stood up and walked towards the door.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor!"
Zhou Beichen stopped and looked at Concubine Xian and Concubine Ying, who were on good terms with Chen Nian'an, and was in a good mood.
"Get up, both of you. Why are you here?"
Concubine Xian and Concubine Ying looked at each other, and Concubine Xian spoke first.
"Thanks to the emperor's care, my father has finally found his daughter after all these years. I was worried that my sister would be bored here, so I came to see her."
The virtuous concubine lowered her eyebrows slightly, thinking that Zhou Beichen already knew that Shen Nian'an was her biological sister, so she simply did not hide it. Being honest with him would make it easier for the emperor to remember her.
Sure enough, Zhou Beichen nodded lightly, "Xian Fei is thoughtful."
Yingpin on the side could no longer hold back. She was not a virtuous concubine, nor was she Shen Nian'an. Her mother was a businessman, and she was also an imperial merchant. Although her father was a small general, he was also highly regarded.
Yingpin slowly raised her head and finally stopped at Zhou Beichen.
Zhou Beichen: “…”
Looking at the love and liking in Yingpin's eyes, he proudly raised his eyebrows, curled up the corners of his mouth, and his eyes moved involuntarily to Shen Nian'an, as if to say, "See how charming I am. If you don't stay with me well, I might fall in love with someone else right away. By then, you won't even have a chance to cry."
Shen Nian'an was stunned for a moment, rolled his eyes at him, turned around, and went to talk to Concubine Xian.
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