Du Hui walked into the room with a sullen face.
Xu Jiang sat upright, while Lou Yunchun stood beside her straight.
"Go over there." Du Hui pointed to the other side of the screen to Lou Yunchun.
Lou Yunchun glanced at Xu Jiang, and Xu Jiang forced a smile.
"Why are you looking at her?" Du Hui's beard twitched when he saw the two of them flirting with each other.
Lou Yunchun slowly moved to the other side of the screen.
Du Hui walked up to Xu Jiang and saw that her face was pale and her expression was listless, so he couldn't bear to blame her.
"One misstep and you're in trouble. Where are you hurt? Has the doctor come to see you? What does he say?"
"I've checked it out." Xu Jiang said honestly, "Nothing else on his body is serious. I just have a slightly slipped elbow and a torn ankle tendon. I need to recuperate for half a month."
Still only? Du Hui frowned and asked again: "Which doctor did you hire?"
Xu Jiang replied, "Wu Zhi, the doctor."
Wu Zhi? What a coincidence.
Du Hui nodded, "She is a good doctor."
Xu Jiang asked curiously, "Do you know her?"
"When I first arrived, I got sick due to not adapting to the climate there. It was thanks to her that I recovered." Du Hui added, "Since the doctor told you to rest well, then stay here and return to Beijing after you've recovered."
Xu Jiang originally wanted to go back as soon as possible, but now she and Lou Yunchun were injured and it was not suitable for a long journey. They could only stay here and heal their injuries before making any plans.
"What about you?" Du Hui finally turned his gaze to Lou Yunchun, "Are you okay?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiang's expression darkened. She answered for Lou Yunchun, "Zhaoyue's condition is even more serious. The injuries from her previous trip to Beiting haven't healed properly. She needs to reopen the scars and drain the pus and blood before treatment. Furthermore, she's been overworked, and her internal organs have been weakened, so she needs to be properly healed."
Du Hui was furious after hearing this and angrily asked Lou Yunchun, "Why didn't you stay in the capital instead of running to Fuzhou? And you even jumped into the river to save someone. Do you think you have too much to live?"
Lou Yunchun bowed and said, "Sir, please calm down."
Du Hui was furious, no longer caring about being polite. "Calm down! Your father is a jerk, and giving birth to a son is also inappropriate! Can't you tell the difference between priorities? Love and love, is life more important?"
The two dared not speak behind the screen.
"Your father just let you out like that?"
"My father didn't know when I left."
"My son wants to run away, and as a father, I don't know how he can be a father?" Du Hui was getting more and more angry. "I'm not in the capital, and no one is scolding him, so he's getting more lax. I hope I don't send a letter back to scold him to death."
The guard outside the door heard the scolding, quietly peeked in, then retreated fearfully.
In Beijing, Lou Jing, who was reviewing documents, sneezed twice. Who was scolding him?
Du Hui scolded both his father and son. Then, seeing the pair of little mandarin ducks looking miserable, he felt a little sorry for them and said sternly, "It's too noisy here to heal your wounds. You two should pack up your things and come back to the county government office with me later."
You have to keep it under your eyes and see it with your own eyes to feel at ease.
The two did not dare to object and nodded in agreement.
Seeing that his anger had subsided a little, Xu Jiang said, "Sir, you've been busy all day. I'm sure you're tired and thirsty. Please sit down and have some tea."
Du Hui rushed over after finishing the sacrificial matters. He was indeed thirsty, so he went down the stairs.
Xu Jiang coughed twice, and Lou Yunchun hurried over to pour tea for Du Hui.
Du Hui took the tea and said to Lou Yunchun, "You should sit down too."
After Lou Yunchun sat down, Du Hui looked at his injuries, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could have killed a mosquito. "What's the situation in Beiting? What's the situation in Beijing?"
"After Guo Yuanzhen was captured, General Zhan temporarily took over Beiting. With him and Generals Xiao and Wei around, there will be no chaos in the northwest."
Lou Yunchun also refilled Xu Jiang's tea and continued, "While I was in Beiting, the Saint had secretly ordered the various departments of the Secretariat, the Chancellery, and the Dali Temple to eliminate the accomplices of Minister Kou, Prince Ying, and others, and to gather evidence of their crimes. After Guo Yuanzhen was taken back to the capital, the Saint took the opportunity to order their arrest. After their convictions, several of the masterminds, including Minister Kou, Minister Luo, and Minister Wang, were given poisoned wine. The remaining accomplices were either exiled or demoted. All were dealt with."
Du Hui pondered for a long time and asked, "Where are Mu Cong and Zhao Xiu?"
Xu Jiang also showed concern.
Lou Yunchun said, "Lord Mu's meritorious service in reporting Wang and Luo offset his demerits, and he was exempted from prison. Zhao Xiu's service in helping capture Guo Yuanzhen saved his official position, but because of his ties to the Jiang family and the current aristocratic families, he was exiled from the capital and returned to Gusu to serve as a county magistrate."
"That's good," Du Hui sighed. "He originally served as prefect in Gusu, where his ancestral home is also. He was transferred back to Kyoto for his meritorious service. He thought he would be given an important position, but due to the Jiang family's connections, he only got a leisurely position. Now, because of this incident, he has been sent back. Although his rank has been reduced, it can be said that he has fulfilled his wish and returned to his hometown."
Du Hui was deeply saddened by Mu Congye's fate. Later, he learned that he had been thrown into prison after turning himself in and reporting the case, and he was worried for a long time. Now that he knew that he had kept his official position and was transferred back to Suzhou, he was very relieved.
Then he asked, "What about Zhao Xiu?"
Seeing his concern, Lou Yunchun told him the story of Zhao Xiu in detail.
"Zhao Xiu had been stripped of his official title and disqualified from the imperial examinations due to cheating. Later, when Lord Mu turned himself in, he was found guilty of false accusations and fled. I finally caught him, and he agreed to go with me to Beiting to capture Guo Yuanzhen and use his merits to atone for his crimes. After Guo Yuanzhen was arrested, he returned to the capital with me and surrendered. After earning Lord Mu an official position for his merits, he traded the Turkic spy's map for his official title. This was merely a warning and a lesson for him, not a one-year prison sentence. He can still take the imperial examinations after his sentence is completed."
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