Chapter 53
Although Lin Qingyu did not consider Shen Huaishi as a friend, he still understood his experience. Shen Huaishi and Xiao Cheng have known each other since childhood. He practiced martial arts to protect Xiao Cheng and had already put himself in the position of a loyal servant. He was a stubborn person, and later Xiao Cheng saved his life, so he naturally became even more obedient to Xiao Cheng and did whatever he was told.
To be fair, Shen Huaishi is a qualified servant. But what he wanted was not Xiao Cheng's loyal servant, but a chess piece that could kill Xiao Cheng. He has tried many times, but to no avail. It can be seen that if he wants Shen Huaishi to be able to work for him, verbal stimulation is far from enough, and he needs a strong dose of medicine.
Seeing Shen Huaishi's silent look, Lin Qingyu was too lazy to continue: "Let me see your injury."
The ointment that Shen Huaishi took was usually used by the empress in the palace after she was favored for the first time. From this we can see that Shen Huai's injuries are in places that are difficult to talk about.
Shen Huaishi looked up suddenly, the blush on his face that had just faded back up again, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Lin Qingyu said calmly: "As a doctor, I have seen everything."
Shen Huaishi stood up suddenly and said quickly: "It's not a serious injury, I still have things to do..."
"With your physique, you have already reached the point where you have to come to Qiancaotang to get medicine. You must be seriously injured. Don't mind me. I am not a man's friend." Lin Qingyu said, and paused unconsciously, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.
Shen Huaishi almost knelt down and begged Lin Qingyu to stop talking: "Thank you, Doctor Lin, I'd better leave first." As soon as he turned around, he heard a male voice coming from outside the door: "Who is talking there at night?"
Lin Qingyu recognized the voice as that of Hong Changfeng, a sixth-rank medical officer. He and Hong Changfeng had a rift over the late delivery of the antidote. Hong Changfeng had been relatively restrained before, but ever since his father was demoted, Hong Changfeng no longer concealed his jealousy towards him: he deliberately mentioned words like "male wife" in front of him, always made him take turns at night, and assigned him tasks that ordinary people were unwilling to do, such as treating the old concubine with the worst temper in the palace, and asking him to deal with anyone with a more disgusting illness.
Lin Qingyu didn't have any particular objection to this. Perhaps because he was close to Hu Ji, he now felt that it didn't matter who he treated. Even if it was a slave, it was still a human life. But if Hong Changfeng wanted to provoke him beyond this matter, he would never let it go.
As expected, Hong Changfeng turned sullen as soon as he saw him: "It's past curfew, what are you still doing in Qiancao Hall?"
Lin Qingyu said coldly: "The emperor allowed me to enter and leave the Imperial Medical Bureau freely. Do you know what 'free entry and exit' means?"
Hong Changfeng was speechless, but he didn’t want to lose face, so he directed his spearhead at Shen Huaishi: “Who are you and what are you holding in your hand?”
Shen Huaishi pursed his lips, as if he didn't want to reveal his identity. Lin Qingyu said: "He is my good friend."
Shen Huaishi was stunned, looking at Lin Qingyu's profile, a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes that always accepted things submissively.
Hong Changfeng thought he had caught Lin Qingyu's handle, and couldn't wait to say: "The emperor allowed you to enter and leave the Imperial Medical Bureau freely, but he didn't allow your friends to enter and leave freely. Lin Qingyu, you brought in strangers in the middle of the night, and even let your friends take things from Qiancao Hall. Do you still have rules in your eyes?"
Shen Huaishi opened his mouth to explain, but was stopped by Lin Qingyu: "This matter is my negligence. I will go to Chu Yuanpan to apologize tomorrow. Brother Shen, put the medicine back first."
Hong Changfeng smiled smugly: "You'd better go by yourself, otherwise don't blame me for disregarding the friendship of my colleagues."
After Hong Changfeng left, Shen Huaishi said with guilt: "It's me who implicated you."
"Maybe not." Lin Qingyu smiled lightly, "Maybe you helped me."
Shen Huaishi asked doubtfully: "Did I help you?"
"Whether it can be accomplished or not depends on how much the prince cares about you."
Shen Huaichi whispered: “How could His Highness care about me.”
Lin Qingyu remained noncommittal: "Just try it and you'll know."
The next day, when Lin Qingyu was in the Imperial Hospital, Hong Changfeng kept watching him. During lunch, he even kindly reminded him, "Doctor Lin, when are you going to ask for forgiveness from the Court Judge Chu?"
Lin Qingyu didn't even look at him: "Let's go now."
Chu Zhengde did not sit with ordinary doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau. He had his own room. Not long ago, this house belonged to his father.
Lin Qingyu knocked on the door and heard a voice saying "Come in". He pushed the door open and walked in: "President Chu."
Chu Zhengde was writing a prescription for the emperor, but he was writing until his hair turned white, but he still couldn't come up with anything new and useful. He held his breath, and naturally had a bad face when he saw Lin Qingyu: "Oh, what a rare guest. Doctor Lin has never taken me seriously. You came to see me today, so I guess there must be something important."
Lin Qingyu didn't want to waste time talking, and went straight to the point: "I have a method that may help His Majesty's condition improve."
"You?" Chu Zhengde stared at him, "What can you do?" Without waiting for Lin Qingyu to answer, he asked again, "Are you trying to use Gu on the emperor like your father?"
Lin Qingyu said: "Whether the Southern Xinjiang medicinal Gu is useful or not, Judge Chu should know clearly."
The old man's weird expression subsided a bit. "The Central Plains is a long way from the southern border, and the people are terrified by the mention of poison. When the previous emperor was alive, there were also concubines in the harem who used poison to murder the royal heir. Your Majesty is the supreme ruler, how could the Queen and the Crown Prince allow those dirty things to grow in the dragon's body?"
"If the 'dirty thing' becomes dead, and is then ground into powder and used as medicine, although the effect is not as good as a live Gu, it can still relieve the pain of headaches."
Chu Zhengde sneered, "It's easy for a young man to say that. Without the medicine, without the medicine, how is it different from regicide if you let His Majesty use the death poison?"
"The Southern Xinjiang Divine Doctor and I have found the right medicine and prescription." Lin Qingyu took out the result of his hard work with the Southern Xinjiang Divine Doctor from his sleeves. "Here is the usage and dosage."
Chu Zhengde was stunned and looked at Lin Qingyu in disbelief. Then he snatched the prescription and read it eagerly.
"Council Judge Chu can take a look at the medicine first and then make a decision." Lin Qingyu said calmly, "Then I'll take my leave."
While Lin Qingyu and Chu Zhengde were having a secret conversation, Hu Ji went to the East Palace. Xiao Cheng has been very worried about the military officers' remonstrances recently and has not slept for two days. When he paid his respects to Concubine Chen in the morning, Concubine Chen saw that he looked unwell, so she ordered Hu Ji to go to the East Palace to check.
Hu Ji examined Xiao Cheng's pulse and said, "Your Highness is fine, but you just didn't sleep enough so you're not in good spirits. I'll prescribe a dose of tranquilizer for you, and you should be able to sleep better after taking it."
Xiao Cheng closed his eyes and raised his hand to signal Hu Ji to leave. Hu Ji said again: "I have something else to report to Your Highness."
"Oh?" Xiao Cheng opened his eyes and said slowly, "You are a royal doctor, what can you report to me?"
"Last night, Guard Shen came to the Imperial Medical Office to get medicine, but was driven out by Imperial Doctor Hong Changfeng. Guard Shen was seriously injured and walked awkwardly. Later, when I asked, I learned that he was someone close to His Highness." Hu Ji took out a box of ointment from the medical box, "I was worried that Guard Shen would miss the medication because of this incident, so I brought the medicine here today."
Xiao Cheng was already in a bad mood. When he heard that his secret guards were being bullied outside, a fierce anger gathered between his eyebrows and he said in a cold voice: "There is such a thing."
Hu Ji said respectfully: "Doctor Hong also didn't know Guard Shen's identity and mistook him for a burglar, which led to the misunderstanding."
Xiao Cheng did find Shen Huaishi to vent yesterday, but he didn't expect Shen Huaishi to not even use medicine: "What a mute."
In the Imperial Hospital, Hong Changfeng watched Lin Qingyu come out of Chu Zhengde's room, his neck stretched out, looking forward to the show. Unexpectedly, instead of waiting for the show, he received an oral order from the prince.
"Hong Changfeng neglected his duties and was disrespectful to the crown prince. He is hereby dismissed from his position as imperial physician and will never be allowed to serve in the government again."
Hong Changfeng widened his eyes and fell to the ground dejectedly. Before he could react to what was happening, he was dragged out by two eunuchs.
In a blink of an eye, the generals had been making a fuss for three days. Many civil officials could not bear it anymore and advised the prince to stop investigating General Gu for the sake of the stability of the court. After investigating for such a long time, nothing has been found, and the previous dynasty has been thrown into chaos. This is not a wise move. However, the prince was also a stubborn person. He was young and hot-tempered and did not want to be forced into submission. He did everything he could to preserve his dignity as the prince. The situation remained at a stalemate.
Lin Qingyu and Gu Fuzhou talked about this matter, and Gu Fuzhou was heartbroken: "How could they embarrass the prince like this? I heard that the prince was so angry about this matter that he summoned the imperial physician. If anything happens to the prince, how can I face the people of the world? I can only die to apologize for my sin."
The two Tianjiying guards standing guard at the door looked at each other silently.
The first few times Lin Qingyu brought medicine, Gu Fuzhou was standing, but later he sat. Today, Gu Fuzhou... is lying down.
Lin Qingyu said: "General, please get up and take your medicine."
Gu Fuzhou, who was heartbroken, said lazily, "Please, Doctor Lin, bring the medicine over."
Lin Qingyu brought the medicine to the bedside. Gu Fuzhou propped up his head, rising but not completely, and drank the medicine in a half-rising position. Then he handed the bowl of medicine back to Lin Qingyu and lay back down peacefully.
Lin Qingyu couldn't help but ask: "How long did the general sleep today?"
"I've been in bed since lunch."
"Where did you have your dinner?"
Gu Fuzhou blinked: "On the bed."
The action of blinking appeared on the tall man in his thirties with a stern face. Lin Qingyu just couldn't bear to look at it. "General, you can't go on like this. If you were a sickly person, it would be fine, but now you are strong and healthy, how can you lie in bed every day and do nothing? Do you really want to be a useless person?"
"To be honest with Doctor Lin, ever since I saved my life from the King of Hell, I've had an epiphany."
"What did the General realize?"
"If a person's dream is just to be a useless person, then what is the difference between him and being carefree?"
“…”
Gu Fuzhou sighed, "You don't know how I have been living for so long. I get up earlier than the chickens and go to bed later than the dogs. I suffer a lot from my subordinates during the day, and when I finally get a good night's sleep at night, I have to face sneak attacks from the enemy. I can't stay in bed for a moment and have to get up and run for my life immediately. Can you imagine the pain?" Gu Fuzhou emphasized again, "I can't stay in bed for a moment!"
Lin Qingyu couldn't help but smile: "You deserve it."
Gu Fuzhou couldn't help himself when he saw him smiling. Even though he knew the threat had not been completely resolved, he still called out the name he had been thinking about for as long as he had lived: "Qingyu..."
Lin Qingyu's chest felt warm. Although he knew it was not the best time, he still couldn't help but respond to him: "...Hmm?"
"You've lost a lot of weight." Gu Fuzhou didn't want to make the atmosphere too sad, so he added with a smile, "But I've become stronger. Are you angry?"
Lin Qingyu: “…”
I was so angry that I wanted to poison Jiang and make him collapse again.
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