One is her own master, and the other is her own son. These two are actually cheating on her!
That's absolutely outrageous!
"Master," Liu Zhiyuan felt he had reached his limit, "I've traveled all this way to deliver this message, and this is how you treat me?"
He wouldn't be so heartbroken even if he received half the treatment his own son would receive.
"You still have the nerve to complain?" Doctor Gu remained calmly seated in his chair, not even lifting his eyelids. "You rushed over to scare people without even getting the information right away. I didn't scold you because you're my apprentice."
Doctor Gu discovered that since his eldest apprentice arrived, the composure and calmness he was so proud of as a doctor had all disappeared.
My own apprentice always has some skills that make me angry.
"I..." Liu Zhiyuan lowered his head guiltily, "How could I possibly know His Majesty's whereabouts?"
He didn't want to dig a hole and bury himself!
"Who gave you permission to spy on the sage's whereabouts?" Doctor Gu snorted. "Couldn't you have tried to find out more indirectly?"
How dull!
If it weren't for the presence of Yu Zhu, who was there to prevent the children from being misled, Doctor Gu would have wanted to directly scold people.
"Time was too tight, I didn't have time to think about it," Liu Zhiyuan said sullenly. "Besides, how easy is it to find out the Emperor's whereabouts?"
"Never mind," Doctor Gu sighed, "We can't find them anytime soon anyway, so let's leave it at that for now."
Besides, His Majesty is even more afraid of meeting him than I am!
With this thought in mind, Doctor Gu instantly regained his composure.
“That’s right, we’ve all come to the countryside,” Liu Zhiyuan agreed. “The emperor is far away, so there’s nothing to worry about.”
"Master, Father, what are you talking about?" Liu Yuzhu was completely confused. "The Emperor is coming?"
His face showed obvious excitement.
Having never seen the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he harbored an inexplicable reverence for him.
"Don't ask so many questions, kid," Liu Zhiyuan scolded. "Just sit still and wait for your meal!"
"Master!"
“Your father is right. Children shouldn’t meddle in adult matters,” Doctor Gu instructed after thinking for a moment. “Don’t talk about it outside. Keep it to yourself.”
If his grand-disciple hadn't been destined to become a member of the Imperial Medical Academy, he wouldn't have heard any of this.
"Even the junior nun isn't allowed?"
"No, you two are on different paths. Knowing too much will only harm her."
"how so?"
You'll understand later.
Doctor Gu sighed.
He felt extremely sorry for his young apprentice.
She has a good personality, high aptitude, and learns quickly; unfortunately, she's a girl.
He has a lot of skills, but no place to use them.
"I see."
After saying this, Liu Yuzhu sat down in the chair dejectedly, without saying a word.
He felt that something had changed!
After this heavy topic was discussed, the three people, each with their own thoughts, fell silent, and silence filled the entire hall.
Just then, Jiang Nuan called for people to set out the meal.
"Dr. Gu, thank you for waiting. Let's start eating now."
"It's alright, I don't feel hungry yet."
Upon hearing Jiang Nuan's words, Liu Zhiyuan lost all interest in anything else and only wanted to have a good meal.
“I’m hungry,” he said with a smile. “To tell you the truth, Madam Jiang, I’ve been itching to go to the kitchen and feast ever since I smelled the aroma.”
"It'll be ready to eat right away," Jiang Nuan explained with a smile. "It takes quite a while to make all of today's dishes, which is why it was delayed for a little while. It'll be ready soon."
As each dish was served, the sizable eight-immortal table was already packed full.
"It's all light food. Help yourself to whatever you like. I won't serve you anything else."
"Don't worry," Liu Zhiyuan said, staring intently at the table, "we're all family here, I won't stand on ceremony."
Finally, finally, I can have a hot and normal meal.
He felt his eyes stinging and felt a lump in his throat.
These past few days have been incredibly tough.
He vowed that after this incident, he would never come back here to be abused again, even if it meant his own death.
"Impatient," Doctor Gu shook his head, "lacking any composure of a physician."
Liu Zhiyuan simply ignored these words.
It's easy for someone standing there to talk. If he had red bean cakes to fill his stomach, he wouldn't be so embarrassed.
"Then let's eat quickly," Jiang Nuan said with a smile. "Try the scallion pancakes. They have eggs in them, so they're fragrant and soft. My whole family loves them."
"Mmm," Liu Zhiyuan said without hesitation, picking one up and stuffing it into his mouth. Instantly, his eyes turned bloodshot. "It's so delicious!"
After saying that, he ignored everyone else and started eating in silence.
Seeing this, Doctor Gu was disgusted. He hadn't let his eldest apprentice go hungry for days, yet he acted as if his apprentice hadn't eaten in eight lifetimes.
He coughed twice and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry you had to see this."
"Eating heartily is the best way to enjoy food, so Dr. Gu need not worry about it."
"Too!"
The Huang family was having a lively breakfast, but the carriage was becoming increasingly quiet and cold.
Touching Ji Xuan's icy hand, Qi Yong wished his horse could grow wings and fly to the Huang family.
"Master, please drink more tea. When we arrive at the Huang family, ask them to make some ginger soup."
As he spoke, he took off his own clothes, intending to put them on Ji Xuan.
“Use my clothes,” Han Yi sighed. “I’m not cold.”
He is now somewhat convinced that Wang Xuan is seriously ill.
It's quite an exaggeration that this person's lips turned purple and their whole body was shivering from just a light drizzle.
If you didn't know better, you'd think it had fallen into an ice hole in the dead of winter and had just been pulled out.
"Then thank you very much, Brother Wang."
"No need for formalities."
As he spoke, Han Yi called out to the front, "Han Feng, how much longer until we reach Huangjiakou?"
"Young master, there is still a quarter of an hour left."
"Hurry up, Young Master Wang has caught a chill."
"clear!"
As the speed increased, the carriage became even more bumpy, making everyone in the carriage uncomfortable.
Fortunately, we didn't have to endure it for long before we arrived at Huangjiakou.
Han Feng parked the carriage and immediately went down to knock on the door, "Brother Huang Chuan, open the door."
Hearing the shout, Huang Laoda, who was eating, immediately put down his chopsticks and bowl. "Han Feng's voice, why is he here at this time?"
What kind of day is it today? So many people are coming even on a rainy day?
That's strange!
"Let's go check first," Jiang Nuan instructed. "Remember to bring two extra umbrellas, they might not have brought any."
"OK!"
Huang Chuan rushed over with an umbrella to open the door and saw that Han Feng was soaked to the bone.
"Why didn't you bring an umbrella? Look how wet you are. What if you catch a cold? Hurry up and go inside to change your clothes."
"It was fine when we came out, but the sky got darker and darker as we got closer to here. Sure enough, it started raining halfway through. Master and Young Master Wang are still in the carriage. I came to knock on the door."
"That young master Wang who came yesterday?" Huang Chuan handed over the umbrella, asking with a puzzled look, "Why is he here again?"
"Young Master didn't go into details, only that he had something urgent to attend to," Han Feng said, taking the umbrella and leaving in a hurry. "We'll talk later. I'll bring the person over."
"I'll help too," Huang Chuan quickly followed.
Hearing the voice, Han Yi lifted the carriage curtain and turned to ask, "Brother Wang, can you walk? Do you want me to carry you?"
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