Chapter 220: Take her to the wilderness
Hou Yuanji secretly looked at Lu Wanyin's face, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she didn't seem to intend to care.
"Come, come, drink this glass of wine, and your future will be bright and everything will go smoothly."
“May everything go smoothly and sail far!”
Xunmo held up the wine glass and began to say auspicious words to toast.
Hou Yuanji immediately followed up, "Hey, and me, what did I say? You've already said everything I wanted to say. Forget it, I'll just do it."
Lu Wanyin chuckled, "I think you just want to drink."
…
After a New Year's Eve dinner enjoyed in advance, everyone was well fed and satisfied.
On the other side, the bailiffs gave the prisoners steamed buns and a small plate of pickles.
The steamed buns were even still soft, but the weather was too cold and they became cold soon after they were taken out of the pot.
For the prisoners in the house, it was a rare delicacy.
The people in the government office had not completely forgotten their life of luxury, and they were so angry that they smashed their bowls and threw away their steamed buns.
They looked at the delicious side dishes in the hands of the guards and felt extremely unbalanced.
The mistress, who was still supported by her maid, instructed the servant beside her: "This lady wants to eat the kind of dishes they have. Go and get some for me."
The bailiff ate his meal while looking at the woman with a mocking look.
Still think of yourself as the mistress of a family
How dare the servant go there?
Two days ago, the mistress was dissatisfied with the food and ordered him to go and ask for food.
At that time, the decree of exile had not yet come down, and the escort did not dare to be too negligent, so he carried out the matter for her.
Later, the imperial edict came down and asked him to go again. The servant was beaten many times because of this.
After finally calming down, she suddenly started to think again.
The servant was unwilling to go this time and just lowered his head, pretending not to hear.
The mistress was so angry that she kept shouting, even ignoring the dignified posture she had maintained for many years: "Come here, tie up this slave and slap his mouth."
Unfortunately, there was silence all around, and only countless mocking eyes were looking at her.
Seeing that no one paid any attention to her, the woman made a fuss for a while, but gradually became silent for fear of causing Hou Yuanji's dissatisfaction.
The aroma of food filled the air, and the sound of chewing food filled the air.
Especially the group of prisoners who were exiled first.
The way he devoured the food looked as if he was eating some delicious food.
The hunger in her stomach finally made her give up and want to pick up the steamed bun she had thrown away.
Looking around, there was no trace of steamed buns.
She was stunned: "Where is my meal?"
The little maid beside her pointed tremblingly at the prisoner opposite: "They picked him up."
The mistress was dumbfounded and could only look at the person opposite her. She stuffed the last steamed bun into her stomach in just a few bites.
The bustling government office gradually quieted down.
Even Mo Yu and Meili fell into a good sleep after having a full snack.
However, this New Year's Eve, some people are destined to have trouble sleeping.
The hour of Chou is right.
After the Little New Year, the Qi Xuanhou Mansion was also gradually quieting down.
The lantern that had just been extinguished was quickly relit.
Someone rushed in holding a carrier pigeon in his hand.
Duke Xuan of Qi, who had just fallen asleep with his concubine in his arms, hurriedly put on his clothes and went into the study.
In just a moment, everyone in the Marquis' Mansion had gathered in the study.
Even the Queen Mother got the news and came out of the palace overnight.
"What's going on?"
The queen took off her disguised hood and sat in the main seat with a grim expression.
Duke Xuan of Qi looked as if he had eaten a fly: "Fanzhou's treasury has been exposed."
"A bunch of rubbish."
The Queen gripped the corner of the table tightly, her carefully painted nails digging into the wood, "Where's the stuff inside?"
The messenger buried his head deeply: "The things inside have disappeared."
"What does it mean to disappear?"
This was the first time the Queen had gone berserk with anger since she ascended the throne.
"Fanzhou, it's Fanzhou again. What's the Fanzhou prefect doing? Nothing happened for so many years, why are there accidents one after another in the past few days?"
She stood up and walked around the study several times: "Do you know who did this?"
The messenger buried his head even deeper in his thoughts: "I don't know."
"have no idea!"
The Queen's voice suddenly rose, becoming sharp and piercing.
She walked up to the messenger with a vicious look and slowly lifted his face.
The sharp nails almost pierced into the flesh.
The Queen seemed gentle, but her voice was chilling. "My treasury is gone, my underground palace is exposed, and you told me I have no idea who did it, not even whether it was a man or a woman."
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I was truly unaware of what the letter said. I feel wronged."
He didn't dare to do anything except beg for mercy.
"I'll spare you"
The Queen smiled and said: "If this is exposed, who will spare me?"
Her expression turned cold instantly: "Take him away and deal with him cleanly."
"Please spare my life, my lady. I am innocent. I am innocent."
The cries of injustice faded away.
The Queen took a deep breath and said, "No matter who is behind this, the boy from the Hou family should know something about it. Send someone to investigate. If necessary, don't hesitate to take action against the Hou family."
"This matter must be explained. If the contents are discovered, you and I will both clean our necks and wait for death."
"yes!"
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In Fanzhou, Hou Yuanji, who had just eaten and drunk his fill, turned over drunkenly.
Suddenly I shuddered and couldn't help but wrap myself in the quilt.
Why is it so cold suddenly?
The next morning, everyone in the government office packed up and prepared to leave Fanzhou.
Before going to bed last night, Song Jiuning gave Xunmo acupuncture for the last time.
After waking up, his body had basically recovered. He was standing beside Song Jiuning with a small package hanging on his hand, feeling a little reluctant to leave.
She said, "Miss Lu, take good care of yourself when you go back to the wilderness. My lady and I will definitely come to see you if we have the chance."
Lu Wanyin was calculating in her mind.
Not next time.
Now let's go straight to the wilderness.
Lu Wanyin didn't show it on her face, she smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will definitely send you news after we settle down in the wilderness."
"Jiuning's medical skills are so good, I still want to find an opportunity to discuss it with Jiuning."
Song Jiuning smiled and comforted Lu Wanyin: "There will always be opportunities in the future. Master has assigned me to reorganize several pharmacies and medical clinics near Ning County. I believe it won't take too long."
Lu Wanyin listened and sighed: "It's a bit of a pity."
Song Jiuning was fooled: "What a pity!"
Lu Wanyin then said, "The medicine I used to save Xunmo was something I accidentally found, and I've only just managed to figure out how effective it is. I thought if Miss Song were with me, we'd be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."
She sighed again, "What a pity, we have to say goodbye."
Song Jiuning's eyes lit up.
She was very curious about the origin of the medicine and had wanted to ask about it for a long time.
But later on, I never had the chance to meet Lu Wanyin, so the plan was put on hold.
Now I hear that there are other similar medicines.
There is more than one.
Song Jiuning hugged Lu Wanyin's arm and said, "Actually, reorganizing the pharmacy is not that urgent."
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