Chapter 1566 People from the Government Office Have Arrived
After the two stood under the corridor, Zhao Xi wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Alright, what's wrong? You look so anxious, it seems like something terrible has happened."
"Young Master Zhao, this is indeed a serious matter. People from the government office have arrived."
Zhao Xi paused in his actions. "People from the government office have come. What does that have to do with me?"
Xia Yan could only say, "The other party is a confidant of Prefect Fei. He came here to invite Doctor Zhao to the capital to treat patients."
Zhao Xi laughed, "This is nothing serious. Perhaps some high-ranking official in the capital has fallen seriously ill and needs my master to take a look at him, so he asked Lord Fei to come and find my master."
Xia Yan shook his head, his expression growing increasingly grave. "That's what I thought at first too, but the people from the government office this time were very forceful and seemed quite secretive. Young Master Zhao, although our young master only holds the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), he knows quite a few people in the capital, including being good friends with Lord Xiang. Moreover, our future young mistress is not without background either; she has a very close relationship with the Grand Tutor."
Lord Qi was recently promoted and is now the Grand Tutor.
"The people from the government office acted as if they wanted to forcibly take Dr. Zhao away, as if my young master would commit some crime if he said no."
He lowered his voice slightly, "Young Master Zhao, tell me, if it really is some official in the capital who is seriously ill, would they need to go to such lengths to ask for help? The fact that they were able to reach Elder Zhao means they must know of his exceptional medical skills. Who would want to offend a doctor with such high medical skills? At the very least, they would try to be courteous first, not so forceful from the start?"
Zhao Xi frowned, "You mean..."
"I don't know, I'm just a servant. But our young master suspects that the person who needs treatment this time might not be an ordinary person."
Zhao Xi was startled, and Hao Dingshan and the other man hiding behind the wall behind them also felt a chill run down their spines.
Xia Yan's voice trembled even more. "Young Master said that this Lord Fei is that person's man. The person who can command Lord Fei and make him act in this way is probably not only a high-ranking official in the capital, but also very likely a noble person in the palace. Even if it is not that person, then their identity is definitely not simple."
Zhao Xi gasped. "You mean..." He pointed upwards, "that person might be seriously ill?"
"It wasn't me who said it, it was my young master's speculation. But the young master said that the other party should be poisoned. And this poison is not an ordinary poison, at least the head of the Imperial Hospital cannot cure it, which is why they came to Doctor Zhao."
Zhao Xi stopped breathing. "If this is true, it's a catastrophe. No, no, no, we absolutely cannot get involved in these things. Whether it can be cured or not is another matter. If something goes wrong, not only my master, but my whole family will lose their lives. We absolutely cannot get involved in this mess."
Xia Yan nodded vigorously, "That's what my young master said too, so he's dealing with the people from the government office right now. He asked me to sneak out and give you a heads-up. Luckily, the people from the government office thought you were living with my young master, so they went straight to the Meng family, and my young master found out in advance. But Young Master Zhao, they'll definitely be waiting for Doctor Zhao here."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
