Chapter 496 Who knows if she'll hit someone?
After giving his instructions, Doctor Que glanced at Lord Wang and said, "If we can't reason with her, we'll have something to rely on when we get the imperial decree. At least we can be sure she won't hit us."
Lord Wang was dumbfounded: "...hit...hit someone?"
Doctor Que: "What? Commander Liu has been beaten before, what difference does it make if you and I are? We're still relying on her to treat the Emperor. Even if she beat the Empress Dowager, there's nothing anyone can do about it!"
Lord Wang: "How can you doctors all be so strange..."
As soon as he said this, the magpie doctor looked at him with a resentful expression.
Wang Yong quickly covered his mouth: "I was just joking, nothing serious, Elder Que, please don't take it to heart. I was just wondering, since I don't know this doctor well, why not ask a few questions?"
Doctor Que: "You think I understand her? I don't even know if she'll hit me. After all, Sanqi was hit by her before, and Sanqi even said that the Imperial Advisor was hit by her. Compared to the Imperial Advisor, what are you and I?"
Upon hearing this, the two stared at each other, momentarily stunned.
A long silence spread through the carriage.
At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Ignoring Wang Yong beside him, Doctor Que leaned out of the car window and asked, "What's going on?"
"Old Master Que, please don't worry. There are too many carriages coming and going today, causing a traffic jam. Please wait a moment."
The sun was shining brightly outside, and the magpie doctor was almost blinded by the carriage in front of him. He raised his sleeve to shield his eyes and asked, "Whose carriage is that? Why doesn't he hang the silver notes on it?"
"It's the carriage from the Duke of Chi's mansion. The carriage is truly magnificent, and passersby are all crowding around to take a look. It's probably not going to pass by anytime soon, but please rest assured, we have already sent someone to check."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Que rolled his eyes and muttered, "That Chi Heng, he really is always there when there's trouble..."
Then, he frowned repeatedly: "Why are there so many cars? It's not usually this crowded."
"Please wait a moment, I'll go and take another look."
At the same time, General Wan and his entourage were also stopped by the carriage procession.
"General, there are so many people, should we take another route?"
Zhang Xiaohu suggested from behind.
When General Wan came to the capital, the garrison commander of Canglin City had not yet taken office. Military Advisor Shen stayed behind, while General Wan brought several trusted confidants, including Zhang Xiaohu.
At this moment, General Wan was also dumbfounded.
"What day is it today? Why is the traffic so bad?!"
"That's right, General. This capital city is something else; it's so congested."
"Yes, Kyoto is still the most prosperous place."
General Wan nodded in deep agreement: "Alright, let's take a different route! We'll be faster and get Doctor Jiang to safety as soon as possible."
Zhang Xiaohu, standing beside him, couldn't help but lean closer and ask, "General, General Li said earlier that we didn't need to pick him up, that we'd just go right now, wouldn't that be..."
Upon hearing this, General Wan's eyes widened immediately: "General, you're just too embarrassed to make such a fuss, but how can you not accept it? Listen up, all of you, be on your guard! Physician Jiang is new to the capital, she must be feeling uneasy. We are all from Canglin City, we must protect our own divine physician!"
"yes!"
Upon hearing General Wan's words, the crowd behind him let out a powerful shout, leaving the onlookers stunned. They ignored it and continued their journey, riding quickly around the blockade.
At this moment, the air in the private room on the second floor of the Zhuque Street teahouse was filled with the fragrance of sandalwood.
Xiao Yuanshan leaned back in his armchair, tilting his head back to tease a large, round spider.
Suddenly, a creaking sound was heard, the door opened, and the spider seemed to be startled, abruptly biting Xiao Yuanshan's finger.
Xiao Yuanshan's eyes were indifferent, and his voice remained gentle: "You're really naughty."
With a final slap, he killed the spider.
He then took another one out of the wooden box and continued to play with it in his hand.
"explain."
The guard quickly lowered his eyes, not daring to look at him, and clasped his hands, saying, "Your Highness, Physician Jiang is coming to the capital today, and all the various forces under my command have gone to pick her up. Some noble families who have heard the news have also sent people to watch the spectacle. By the way, the Empress Dowager also sent someone to the capital today."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuanshan suddenly lifted his eyelids and looked at Zhao Xiuyuan, who was standing to the side with his eyes downcast and a pale face: "Your people are really getting more and more useless."
Zhao Xiuyuan's face paled, and he knelt on one knee with a thud, clasping his hands in a fist and saying, "Your Highness, it is my fault. However, this woman is extremely cunning, and several times our ambushes have been completely fooled by her. To this day, we still haven't found any trace of her."
Xiao Yuanshan glanced at him indifferently and clicked his tongue lightly: "Xiuyuan, you really disappoint me."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiuyuan clenched his hands tightly, his eyes filled with near terror as he looked at the spider that Xiao Yuanshan had smashed into a pulp. He then slammed his head on the ground with a thud: "Your Highness, please give Xiuyuan another chance! Xiuyuan will definitely kill this man!"
Xiao Yuanshan propped his head up and looked at him for a while before withdrawing his cool gaze. He suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go and join in the fun and see what kind of person he is who has ruined my good things so many times."
Zhao Xiuyuan lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to even look up.
Xiao Yuanshan lifted his robe: "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and help your uncle up. Xiuyuan, you too, I was just joking with you. Xiyue will be entering the palace soon, so there's no need for us to be so formal."
Zhao Xiuyuan was helped up. His fingernails were almost digging into his flesh. He gasped for breath several times before he could suppress the fear that had gripped him as he faced death. Cold sweat had soaked through his clothes. He endured the discomfort for a while before carefully following Xiao Yuanshan ahead.
At this moment, the gates of Kyoto were completely blocked.
The vendors all stood on tiptoe, peering in.
The old man selling candied hawthorns shouted at the top of his lungs, "What's all this commotion? Are you welcoming some princess?"
Amidst the bustling crowd, murmurs filled the air. Everyone stood on tiptoe to look out of the city gate, while the embroiderers nearby gathered in small groups, tugging at their handkerchiefs with curiosity.
"I heard that a country doctor has come, and the Emperor has even specifically requested him to come to the capital to serve as an imperial physician!"
"Oh my, he's just a royal physician, why does he act so high and mighty? I'd like to see what kind of person he is!"
"That's right!"
"Hey? Don't push! You're knocking all my sugar cakes off! Move aside! Move aside!"
Li Rong had originally planned to secretly pick up the people, but now, standing at the city gate and seeing so many people, including those who had said they weren't coming yesterday, he was speechless: "Hey, you guys, didn't you say you weren't coming?"
Chi Heng stammered, "I... well, I thought about it again and realized I should come and support you."
Looking at the huge pile of gifts Chi Heng had prepared, Li Rong said, "Trying to impress people? Chi Heng, are you out of your mind? I'm here to pick up my wife!"
If Chi Heng weren't such an idiot, he might even think that Chi Heng was trying to steal his wife away!
Chi Heng chuckled twice: "Well, I'm just doing my duty as a host. See, didn't I put in much more effort than you?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Wen and Sun Wu, who were behind them, even turned their heads at the same time.
They didn't recognize the Duke in front of them, really.
Li Rong took a deep breath, then turned to see Wan Yu, who was beaming with joy: "Didn't you say you weren't coming either?"
Goodnight, my darlings
(End of this chapter)
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