Chapter 618 Gossip? What gossip?
"Sir, what a coincidence. Please go ahead."
Regardless, Jiang Nuanzhi did not make things difficult for him. She simply smiled calmly and turned to extend her hand to Lord Jiang in front of her.
"I wouldn't dare." Jiang Ren smiled, his gaze meeting Jiang Nuanzhi's for a moment before he turned away. Then he laughed and said, "Madam, you must be on your way to express your gratitude to the Emperor, right? Coincidentally, I have a few words to say to you, Madam. Why don't we travel together?"
Jiang Nuanzhi squinted at the person in front of her in a daze, but Jiang Ren just stood there calmly, letting Jiang Nuanzhi look at him.
"In that case, I shall respectfully comply."
As Jiang Nuanzhi said this, she took a step ahead.
According to their current rank, the person in front of her is quite different from her, so naturally he doesn't dare to walk ahead of Jiang Nuan. Even though he entered the door with Jiang Nuan, he is still half a step behind her. At least to outsiders, he appears to be very respectful to Jiang Nuan.
The person in front remained silent, as did Jiang Nuanzhi; no matter how anxious they were, it wasn't her they were worried about. After passing the hanging flower gate, Jiang Ren behind them finally couldn't hold back any longer and whispered with a smile, "Madam, you went to the palace to express your gratitude today, why didn't I see the young master and young lady of your household brought along?"
Jiang Nuanzhi raised an eyebrow: "They are still young and new to the capital, so they are experiencing some culture shock. What, does Lord Jiang know my general?"
Jiang Ren was stunned upon hearing this.
Then, with a somewhat puzzled smile, he replied, "Who doesn't know General Li Rong? I read his books years ago, and I naturally admire the general. But the general probably doesn't recognize me."
"Oh, I see. I thought Lord Jiang was so concerned because he was a good friend of A Rong's from the past."
As soon as Jiang Nuanzhi finished speaking, Jiang Ren couldn't help but frown slightly, and subconsciously looked at Jiang Nuanzhi in front of him, only to see Jiang Nuanzhi looking at him sincerely.
For a moment I wondered if I had misunderstood. I thought the lady probably didn't mean for me to meddle.
He then shook his head with a strange smile, saying, "I wouldn't dare. I have overstepped my bounds."
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded with a smile: "Indeed."
Jiang Ren: "?"
He was stunned for a moment, having never heard anyone speak like that before, before laughing and looking at Jiang Nuanzhi in disbelief.
"Madam and I have slightly different ideas."
"Don't be so polite, sir." Jiang Nuanzhi had little patience left, but still smiled and said, "You've been waiting here on purpose, not just to chat with me, are you? Just say what you have to say, otherwise there will be a lot of people coming and going later, and you might not be able to get a word in edgewise."
With that, he turned and continued walking forward.
"Madam, then I shall humbly accept your offer."
Jiang Ren was speaking when he met Jiang Nuanzhi's dark, unyielding eyes, and swallowed back the polite words he was about to say. This time, it was clear that Madam Li was already very impatient.
Having not felt this annoyed for many years, even Lord Jiang, who was deep in thought at the Dali Temple, couldn't help but find it quite novel.
"Madam, I have heard some things from years ago and would like to ask you to verify them."
As Jiang Ren spoke, he met Jiang Nuanzhi's dark, unfathomable eyes once more.
He instantly understood her unspoken meaning and touched his nose. Having spent so much time in the Dali Temple, he couldn't help but try to speak tentatively, and now that he had to speak directly, he was actually quite unaccustomed to it.
"I've heard that Lady Wei had a difficult childbirth back then, also giving birth to a daughter at Huguo Temple. It just so happens that she gave birth around the same time as the late Consort Rou."
"Who is Madam Wei?" Jiang Nuanzhi looked at him, puzzled.
Jiang Ren was taken aback.
"Madam, Madam Wei is the late Miss Li Sheng."
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at Lord Jiang in front of her as if she suddenly realized something: "Oh, so you're talking about Sister Li Sheng. And who is Consort Rou?"
As she spoke, Jiang Nuanzhi looked at Jiang Ren in front of her strangely: "Sir, you're not young anymore, why are you so concerned about when a woman will give birth?"
Jiang Ren was stunned for a while before he finally came to his senses from Jiang Nuanzhi's words.
"Madam, I am under orders to thoroughly investigate the matter of the princess from back then! Everything I am doing now is for the sake of solving the case!"
"Oh. You should have said so earlier." Jiang Nuanzhi finished speaking and looked at the person in front of her with a smile: "If you had said so earlier, I wouldn't have misunderstood you like this! Don't worry, I will do my best to help you in any way I can."
Jiang Nuanzhi maintained a good temper throughout.
Jiang Ren had handled countless cases and seen people change their expressions, but he had never seen anyone who didn't even pretend. Such a frank statement showed no remorse for the absurd offense he had just committed.
He looked at Jiang Nuanzhi with suspicion for a long while before saying, "I do have two questions for you, specifically about the young lady in your household."
"Ah, you mean Baozhu? My Baozhu isn't feeling well these days, so she didn't come with me to express our gratitude today. Didn't I tell you that today?"
Meeting the lady's gaze, which seemed to look at him like he was a fool, Jiang Ren frowned, finally taking a breath, and continued, "I wish to inquire about the birth details of the young master and young lady of your household."
"Wait a minute." Jiang Nuanzhi suddenly called out, her beautiful eyes full of concern: "My lord, we can chat later. The Emperor's health is of utmost importance."
After saying that, he smiled politely at Jiang Ren in front of him, and then walked quickly towards the Emperor's bedroom.
gossip?
What the hell is this gossip?
Jiang Ren's forehead veins throbbed twice, but the next second he saw His Highness the Crown Prince waiting outside the bedchamber. Upon seeing the lady from afar, His Highness came to greet her. Jiang Ren's steps, which were about to follow and speak, were thus abruptly halted.
Then, watching the figure in front of him disappear.
After a while, Jiang Ren took a deep breath to calm himself down. "Don't be angry, don't be angry. After all, I've been working in the Dali Temple for so many years. This person is definitely not the most infuriating one!" No!
Just as he composed himself and went to wait before the Emperor, Jiang Nuanzhi's cold voice could still be heard outside the hall.
It seemed he was instructing the palace servants to prepare things. His voice was calm with a hint of coldness, completely different from his casual manner when he spoke to me just now.
As expected, this was the wife of the God of War, Li Rong, but she seemed rather difficult to deal with.
Thinking of the information he had previously found, he suddenly frowned and fell into deep thought.
Inside the imperial bedchamber, Jiang Nuanzhi, unaware of what Lord Jiang was thinking, continued to inject the emperor with penicillin again.
The Imperial Household Department was quite efficient; they had already produced dozens more silver needle syringes. After sterilizing them herself, she once again injected the medicine into the Emperor's wound.
This time, the Emperor was awake and stared at the silver needle tip that Jiang Nuanzhi had injected. After a while, seeing that Jiang Nuanzhi had removed the needle, he looked at Jiang Nuanzhi and said, "Physician Jiang's medical skills are truly superb, unlike those of others."
After saying that, he coughed, a bitter smile playing on his lips: "I never expected that I would be spared from death again."
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't know how to reply for a moment, and just listened attentively with her head down.
The Emperor took a couple of deep breaths, leaned back on the couch, and looked at Jiang Nuanzhi with a meaningful gaze: "I owe you a great debt this time; you saved my life again. Now, tell me, what reward do you desire?"
(End of this chapter)
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