Chapter 421 I'm not taking the blame for this!!
Sun Wen sighed, but still wrote an identical letter and kept it on his person. He figured his master would want to read it tomorrow when he was in a better mood. He sealed the letter and went out to give it to Eunuch Qian.
Eunuch Qian, who was not far from the door, inevitably overheard some of the conversation, but he pretended not to notice. He happily took the letter, bowed repeatedly towards the house, and called out loudly, "Thank you, Duke. The Emperor will be delighted to see your letter. This old servant will go back to report immediately."
Chi Heng turned over, covered her throbbing head with the blanket, and fell asleep on her own.
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Jiang Nuanzhi and Li Rong entered Canglin a day later than Chi Heng.
Having arrived in Canglin City again after a long absence, Jiang Nuanzhi was in a good mood and lifted the carriage curtain to look outside.
"I'm going to see the officials! You're coming with me to see the officials! Waaah! My mother died from your medicine! You called it a miracle cure, but it's all a scam!"
Next to the Temple of the Divine Physician was a clinic called Xinglin Hall. At the entrance of Xinglin Hall, a boy who looked no more than seven or eight years old was clinging tightly to the doctor's clothes and sitting on the ground crying.
"Our prescription is absolutely correct. Your mother has a terminal illness, and she insisted on taking the 'miracle doctor's' prescription. If it doesn't work, that's her fate! Get out of here now and don't delay our treatment!"
Two servants then threw the man out of the pharmacy.
A fierce glint flashed in the little boy's eyes, and then he flicked his sleeve: "I'll go to court and sue you right now!"
A moment later, neither of the two servants could hold onto the man, who then ran away and disappeared.
"Dr. Liu, don't worry, go ahead and sue! If even the Divine Physician's prescriptions don't work, it's because his mother isn't favored by the Divine Physician."
"That's right!"
"I just had a toothache, but the prescription from the miracle doctor cured it."
"Yes, yes, Old Madam Wang was on her deathbed, but she recovered after taking the Divine Physician's medicine, wasn't she?"
"That's right!"
Jiang Nuanzhi was dumbfounded and kept looking up: "How can one treatment cure so many people? Have you all gone mad?"
"What do you know? That's the prescription from the Divine Physician!" Everyone immediately scolded when they heard someone say that!
"That's right, a mere young woman spouting nonsense! How dare she question the Divine Healer!"
Everyone was quite dissatisfied, but when they turned around and saw Jiang Nuanzhi's face, they were stunned for two seconds.
For a moment, no one had the heart to criticize them anymore.
Another kind-hearted older woman advised, "Young lady, are you from out of town? Our Canglin City is blessed by the Divine Healer, and her miracles remain in our city. If she can't recover from this prescription, then it's her time to die."
Jiang Nuanzhi choked and was about to argue when Li Rong pulled her into the car.
"Where did this charlatan healer come from? Saving so many people with one prescription? Could it be that everyone has been bewitched? Gone mad?" Even after the carriage had driven away, Jiang Nuanzhi still felt unsatisfied and gritted her teeth inwardly.
Li Rong: "..."
"Is it possible that this divine healer is referring to you?"
Jiang Nuanzhi's furious expression suddenly froze, and she immediately pulled open the carriage curtain and hurriedly looked outside.
Then, as if suddenly realizing something, he slapped his forehead: "How could I forget? This is Canglin. Strategist Shen told me about it before."
Upon seeing the three gilded characters of "Divine Doctor Temple," Jiang Nuanzhi was momentarily stunned.
So this charlatan was actually me? But does that make sense?
"Arong, this isn't right! This is really wrong! What will happen if things continue like this? I haven't received a single penny of incense money since the temple was built. I can't take the blame for this!"
Li Rong was amused by her appearance for a moment: "Now you have built three temples in Canglin City, all of which were built by believers themselves. It is explicitly forbidden to accept incense money. Most of the people who come to worship here will bring a handful of honeysuckle. That is why your temple is so popular."
Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: "I was thinking that if the temples were thriving, I could get a share of the profits. Sure enough, money is hard to earn."
Li Rong laughed and said, "But it's not like there isn't any. At least some incense and candles cost money, which benefits the incense and candle vendors next door. But this can't go on forever, so we need to think of a solution."
“Indeed.” Jiang Nuanzhi nodded in deep agreement, then frowned in confusion: “Hey? Something’s not right! It’s normal for there to be a lot of people, but how come there are so many people…? On our way here, have you noticed that all the pharmacies we’ve been to have are acting strangely?”
Li Rong nodded gravely: "It's not just your temple; all the clinics and pharmacies along the way have long queues, and the people don't look very energetic. Could it be another epidemic?"
Jiang Nuanzhi's brow twitched twice: "I have a feeling that something is about to happen, and I feel uneasy. Arong, go and wake Lord Lu up. Let's go to his house quickly to see his wife. After that, I want to go to the temple to see what's going on."
Li Rong nodded, then turned and got out of the carriage to go to Lord Lu's carriage behind.
Lord Lu slept for a whole day and night. When Li Rong woke him up, he felt as if he had been through another world.
Without saying a word, he patted his face and led everyone home.
"Master, the master is back!" The servant at the door saw him from afar and immediately came out to greet him with joy.
Jiang Nuanzhi and Li Rong followed him inside.
The mansion was deserted and quiet. For some reason, there were various stains on the vermilion gate. There were very few people. From the gate to the back hall, there was only an old servant and a young servant. There was no one else.
Li Rong and Jiang Nuanzhi exchanged a glance, both feeling that something was amiss with the mansion.
Li Rong grasped Jiang Nuanzhi's wrist: "Nuanzhi, don't leave my sight later."
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't think anything of it at first, but she wouldn't doubt a general's vigilance, so she nodded.
The two followed Lord Lu smoothly to the lady's courtyard. Lord Lu could tell that the family was quite wealthy; it was a three-courtyard house, elegantly furnished. Only at the back did they see a few maids, but for such a large residence, the number of servants was still meager.
Lord Lu rushed into the room anxiously: "Madam, how is Madam?"
At the entrance to the main room, the old servant, Granny Sun, saw him and tears immediately streamed down her face. "Master, you've finally returned! If it had been two days later, I'm afraid... I wouldn't have been able to see Madam one last time." She sobbed and wiped her tears haphazardly. "Doctor Liu from Xinglin Hall came to check on her earlier and said that Madam's condition would have worsened in the next two days. She's currently in a deep sleep."
As she spoke, she looked expectantly behind the old man and saw a rather young couple. For a moment, she could not hide her disappointment.
"Husband... has my husband returned?" A faint, hoarse voice drifted from inside the bedroom.
"Oh, Madam!" Sun Mama's eyes lit up with joy. She didn't care about anything else and hurried into the house, her steps faltering slightly.
"Madam! I'm here! I'm back!"
Lord Lu hurriedly entered the inner hall, but paused in a daze and glanced at Jiang Nuanzhi pleadingly.
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded to reassure him, and then followed him.
Li Rong stood outside the screen, not wanting to go into the inner room. He gripped Jiang Nuanzhi's wrist, a little worried, and said, "Nuanzhi, I'll stand guard outside the screen. Call me if you need anything. I'm always here."
(End of this chapter)
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