Xue Qingshang stood where she was, watching Yu Qizhe turning around and leaving, her eyes full of sadness. Seeing Shui Yuan actually following Yu Qizhe, she raised her eyebrows slightly. She remembered that this person was serving beside Emperor Mingzheng just now. She thought that Emperor Mingzheng had always been absurd and had given palace maids to inhumane eunuchs before.
"Which palace are you from?" Xue Qingshang asked Shui Yuan, "What are you doing following Yu Shidu?"
As a woman, Shui Yuan could tell in a moment that the Princess of Changle seemed to be interested in her benefactor. She did not dare to cause any trouble for her benefactor, so she said respectfully, "Reporting to the Princess, His Majesty has sent me out of the palace to do something."
Xue Qingshang breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Yu Qizhe did not stop and his eyes did not linger on Shui Yuan, she waved her hand to signal Shui Yuan to leave.
Shui Yuan bowed before chasing after Yu Qizhe. She was careful not to walk beside Yu Qizhe, but kept one step behind him.
After leaving the palace, Yu Qizhe did not take Shui Yuan back to Yong'an Lane. He asked Liuzi to place her in Lu Jin's residence to prevent the Yang family from becoming desperate and killing her to silence her in the future.
He went to meet the victims that Lu Jin had found, and quietly collected evidence of Yang Xu's crimes over the years, including stealing other people's property, accepting bribes, forcing confessions, and taking human lives by taking advantage of the interrogation documents of the Dali Temple Shaoqing, just waiting to catch Yang Xu off guard.
That night, Lu Jin went straight to Yu Qizhe's room and woke him up.
"Something happened. You asked me to keep an eye on Cui Mubai and Wei Lichu. Tonight, they took advantage of the palace banquet to go to the Plum Garden and rob people in Nian Qu Tower. They alerted the people from the East Factory. Wei Lichu was seriously injured, and I saved him."
Yu Qizhe stood up and put on his clothes. "Where is he now?"
Lu Jin said, "It's in Zhixiang Street in the south of the city. It's a mixed crowd and a good place to hide. I don't dare to go and ask for a doctor, for fear of being searched by the East Factory."
"I'll go with you to take a look." Yu Qizhe fastened his clothes, asked Song Nian to pack some medicine for external injuries, and drove to South City.
Although it was the middle of the night, there were still people coming and going in the alleys of Zhixiang Street, where the lower classes gathered, and they all smelled of alcohol and cosmetics.
"This is a brothel." Standing in a dilapidated courtyard, Lu Jin said, "The brothel owner is a widow named Sister Hong. The Jinyiwei handled her case before, and I helped her."
Lu Jin's implication was that this person was trustworthy, which was why he placed Wei Lichu in this place.
Yu Qizhe nodded.
Lu Jin knocked on the door, and a female voice came from inside the room: "Who is it?"
"Me." Lu Jin said through the crack in the door.
The courtyard door was opened from the inside, and Sister Hong said, "You're finally back. That man has been bleeding. I gave him some medicine from home, but it didn't stop the bleeding. I think he's almost dying."
Hearing the voice, Lu Jin hurriedly took Yu Qizhe and went into the house.
Wei Lichu on the bed was pale and had fainted. His waist, abdomen and shoulders were all stained with blood.
Yu Qizhe stepped forward to feel Wei Lichu's pulse and felt relieved. Wei Lichu had just lost too much blood and his life was not in danger.
When Lu Jin saw him taking the pulse, he suddenly remembered that Yu Qizhe's grandfather was a doctor. He had been familiar with many kinds of herbs since he was a child. No wonder he ordered Song Nian to pack up the herbs when he heard that Wei Lichu was seriously injured.
Yu Qizhe tore open the cloth covering Wei Lichu's wound and applied the gold medicine he brought to the wound. The blood that was originally oozing out gradually stagnated.
"This medicine is really effective!" Sister Hong, who was standing by, saw it and smacked her lips in amazement.
She is a secret prostitute, and the customers who come here are all kinds of people, so it is inevitable that they will suffer some minor injuries. Therefore, her family always has medicine for bruises and injuries, but the effect is nothing compared to what this person has.
Yu Qizhe rubbed the skin-growing ointment in his hand. All the medicines he had were prepared by Yu Jiao, so naturally the medicines she prepared were all of the best.
After applying the skin-growing ointment to Wei Lichu, Yu Qizhe picked out a few herbs he had brought and handed them to Sister Hong, "Please prepare a bowl of medicine."
Sister Hong quickly took the herbs and said, "It's okay, I'll go right away."
Yu Qizhe washed the blood off his hands and said, "I've left Shui Yuan with you. When Wei Lichu wakes up, send him back to the Liu family. Pay attention to Shui Yuan's safety these days. Yang Congwen has set his sights on her. If he knew that I took her out of the palace, he would probably find a way to kill her to silence her."
"Okay." Lu Jin agreed, and then asked, "What about Wei Lichu?"
Yu Qizhe took out a handkerchief and wiped his fingers. "When he wakes up, I have something to ask him. After that, let him go back to the Liu family to recuperate. The Liu Mansion is safer than anywhere else."
Lu Jin didn't send Wei Lichu back to the Liu family directly because he was afraid that Liu Yu would ask about it and he didn't know how to explain it. He nodded and said, "Tonight, Cui Mubai led people to lure away the people from the East Factory, and then Wei Lichu broke into the Nian Qu Tower. There was a mute servant in the Nian Qu Tower with extraordinary martial arts skills. I was hit by his palm and was lucky enough to rescue him. It seems that there is really someone imprisoned in the tower, otherwise how could there be such a master guarding it."
"Wait until he wakes up and ask him and you'll know." Yu Qizhe found a chair and sat down.
Lu Jin lifted the collar of his shirt and said, "Junior brother, please help me take a look at my injury!"
Yu Qizhe looked up and saw a purple bruise on Lu Jin's chest with a clear palm print, which showed that the person who had attacked him had deep internal strength.
"Have you suffered internal injuries?" Yu Qizhe raised his hand to feel Lu Jin's pulse. "The blood and qi are stagnant, but the heart meridian is not injured. Go to the pharmacy tomorrow to get some medicine for internal injuries. The blood stasis in the chest needs to be rubbed out."
While the two were talking, Wei Lichu on the bed slowly woke up.
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