Chapter 1738: Out of the Cave (An additional chapter for the reward from the book friend "Xiao")
Xu Yu said in a hoarse voice: "Sir, I am innocent."
Lord Tang couldn't help but frown. He didn't expect Xu Yu to be so stubborn and still refused to change his words.
He turned his head to look at Manbao. Manbao didn't look at him, but glanced at Xu Yu. Then he casually poured a glass of water from the small table next to her and put it to her mouth, "Drink some water."
Xu Yu glanced at Zhou Man, raised his head slightly and took a sip of water.
Seeing that they had difficulty talking like this, Manbao simply stood the pillow upright and helped Xu Yu sit up. However, she was not very good at serving people, so her hands were still a little heavy.
Lord Tang had been paying attention to Xu Yu and saw that although she frowned, she didn't say anything.
So she was still afraid of pain, but a person who was afraid of pain would still say nothing after being tortured and near death.
Lord Tang stared at Xu Yu's face thoughtfully.
It was much easier for Manbao to give her water after he helped her sit up. She made her drink two glasses of water in a row before continuing with the work at hand.
Lord Tang asked. "Xu Yu, are you worried about your family?"
Xu Yu lowered his eyes and said nothing. Lord Tang then promised, "As long as you are willing to confess, I can guarantee the safety of your family. I remember that you have parents, brothers, and sisters at home."
Xu Yu said expressionlessly, "My Lord, I am truly innocent. I did not replace Doctor Zhou's needles. Doctor Zhou is right here. If you don't believe me, ask her. We have always been good friends. How could I harm Doctor Zhou?"
Manbao was already bandaging her finger. Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at her quietly. Xu Yu also raised her eyelids and looked at her quietly.
Neither of them spoke for a long time.
Lord Tang stared at Xu Yu without saying a word. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Lord Tang stared at Xu Yu for a long time. Xu Yu looked at Lord Tang calmly for a while, then seemed to remember his identity. He shrank again, pretending to be timid and lowered his eyes to avoid Lord Tang's gaze.
Lord Tang stood up and said, "Please apply the medicine first. We can talk after you finish applying the medicine."
He had to think about what was wrong with Xu Yu just now.
He turned around and was about to leave when a young eunuch poked his head in from outside. He frowned and asked, "Where are you from?"
Manbao and Xu Yu turned their heads and looked over. A timid eunuch who had been hiding behind the door came in and said stiffly, "I'm from the Chongwen Hall. Master Bai asked me to bring breakfast to Doctor Zhou."
Lord Tang, who had his back to Xu Yu, and Man Bao, who turned to look at the young eunuch, did not notice that Xu Yu's face changed drastically when he saw the young eunuch, and his already pale face became even more pale.
The young eunuch didn't recognize Xu Yu. He just glanced at Xu Yu curiously and said to Zhou Man, who was sitting beside the bed: "Doctor Zhou, where should I put this food box?"
Lord Tang walked up to him and looked at him carefully, then asked him to put the food box on the table and open it. He took a look at the food inside and found that it was indeed the breakfast prepared by the palace kitchen today.
Manbao was a little curious, "Why are you the one delivering it? Where are Ren Xiang, Ma Fuming, and Gao Gu?"
Ren Xiang is the young palace maid who was newly transferred to take care of her, and Gao Gu is the eunuch responsible for taking care of Bai Shan and Bai Erlang. Generally, either Gao Gu or Ma Fuming runs errands for Bai Shan.
The young eunuch bowed and replied, "Eunuch Wu has transferred them all for questioning. We were temporarily selected from the Ye Ting Palace and are only here to run errands for the past few days."
Lord Tang then remembered that he had deduced last night that the needle had been soaked outside before being brought in, and Eunuch Wu had already decided to screen the people in the Eastern Palace again.
Not only the Chongwenguan area, but also the area where the prince and his men lived had to be screened, and even Lord Yin came in person.
He nodded, closed the lunch box, and asked casually, "What's your name?"
"My name is Xu An."
Mr. Tang nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, leave the food box here, and you can go."
"Yes." Xu An saluted and stepped back.
Lord Tang followed him out and watched him walk away. Then he stood in the yard in a daze, thinking carefully about what was wrong with Xu Yu just now.
When Manbao turned around, Xu Yu was already leaning on the pillow, and apart from his pale face, there was nothing wrong with him.
Manbao continued bandaging her finger, and when he was done, he stood up and said, "I'll go call Master Tang in, and I'll be leaving right away."
"Master Zhou," Xu Yu suddenly said, "I'm a little hungry. Can I have something to eat?"
When Manbao heard this, she subconsciously suspected that her food was poisoned. Keke scanned her and said, "Except for too much salt, there's nothing wrong."
Manbao: ...
She walked over, picked up the lunch box, brought it to the bedside, and dragged a stool over to put it on the bed. "Let's eat together."
There were many kinds of breakfast in the lunch box, but the quantity was not much, just small buns, porridge, two plates of side dishes and a few meat patties.
Manbao wanted to give her the bowl of porridge, but she picked up the chopsticks first and said, "What I hate most is porridge."
Manbao gave her a strange look, nodded, took the porridge, and couldn't help asking Keke: "Is it really not poisonous?"
Koko: “…No.”
Manbao lowered his head and ate his porridge.
Xu Yu wanted to pick up a bun to eat, but her fingers were injured, so of course she couldn't pick it up. She looked up and saw Manbao looking at her curiously, so she smiled at her, then put down her chopsticks, reached out to pick up a bun and took a bite.
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief and found nothing unusual.
Xu Yu slowly ate a bun. Manbao had already finished a bowl of porridge and meat pie, and specially gave the bun to her.
Seeing that she had finished the last bite, she was about to pack up and leave, but Xu Yu suddenly reached out and pressed the food box, raised her head and looked at Man Bao, "Doctor Zhou, can I ask you a favor?"
Manbao was stunned and asked, "What do you want from me?"
"Please help me take care of someone," she said quickly, looking through the window at Master Tang outside the bed. "Promise me, I'll help you accomplish a great deed."
Manbao shook his head and said, "I only save people, not investigate cases. I'll go and call Mr. Tang in for you."
"No," Xu Yu reached out and grabbed her hand, his face firm as he said, "I don't trust him. I only trust you."
Manbao didn't understand why she suddenly changed. "Why is that? Brother Tang is a very good person."
Xu Yu shook his head. "No, there are few good people in and outside the palace. Those high-ranking officials who claim to be working for the country and the people are all hypocritical. I don't trust them. I only trust you."
She said, "If you promise me, I will tell you how the poison needle entered the palace. I also have a list in my hand, I will give it all to you."
Manbao asked, "Do you want me to save your life? Xu Yu, I'm not lying to you. I'm not sure, but I think Brother Tang can."
Xu Yu shook his head, "I want to protect the other person."
"who?"
Xu Yu was silent for a moment before saying, "Regarding the man who just came in, Imperial Physician Zhou, please save him. Get him out of the palace, or find a way to send him to the imperial farm. I don't ask for anything else, I just want to save his life."
She looked at Manbao with tearful eyes and said, "I heard everything you said yesterday. I don't ask for much. I just want him to be a human being. Even a slave is fine. As long as he is a human being."
See you at 11pm
(End of this chapter)
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