Chapter 781 Exchange of Interests
After examining the pulse of the foreigner Yuli, Li Sanniang inquired in detail about his condition over the past few days, from his diet and sleep to his urination and defecation. Only then did she pick up her pen and write down the revised prescription.
"Just like last time, boil three bowls of water down to one bowl, but I changed a few of the herbs."
After watching the rogue who was both monitoring and taking care of Yuli accept the prescription and nod, Li Sanniang packed her belongings and prepared to leave.
"Sister, thank you so much for treating me!"
After taking my sister's medicine, my mind has become much clearer.
For the past few months, Yuli had been speaking Chang'an Mandarin with an accent, but now he speaks it fluently so that if you didn't look at his obviously foreign face, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between him and the locals.
This shows that Yuri is indeed as Mr. Impossible described—intelligent and cunning.
However, this had nothing to do with Li San Niang. Li San Niang always maintained that she was just a doctor who treated people and didn't care about anything else.
But who doesn't like to hear nice words?
Li San Niang smiled at You Li, said nothing, and left with Qiu Xiang carrying their medical kit.
Under the cover of night, with the help of Lao Shi, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang returned to the drug rehabilitation center. They went to bed in the dark, and after a long day, Li San Niang fell asleep almost immediately.
Although the curfew had long passed, this was just the beginning of other people's nightlife.
Pingkangfang, Huanyilou, Mudanfang.
During the day, Vice Minister Qiao was shouting "impossible!" at the Censorate. Now, he was sitting at a round table, taking sips of wine from a small cup.
The person sitting opposite Vice Minister Qiao was none other than Grand Censor Zhou from the Censorate. It was Grand Censor Zhou who instructed Vice Minister Qiao to speak out about impeaching Director Wang of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Doctor Zhou didn't drink alcohol; instead, he had a teacup in front of him. He watched with a solemn face as Prime Minister Qiao drank cup after cup, his brows slightly furrowed, but he didn't say anything.
Just as Prime Minister Qiao finished drinking the entire small flask of wine in front of him, the door to the Peony Room was pushed open again.
"Dr. Zhou, Vice Minister Qiao, are you well?"
The newcomer wore a dark blue robe with a dark pattern and no hat. However, he had an exquisite silver crown tied up on his head, which looked to be about six feet tall. He did not have a beard.
"Right Vice Minister Cheng, please have a seat."
The reason why Cheng Youcheng, a member of Yao Chong's faction, came to meet with Zhou Dafu and Qiao Zhongcheng tonight was naturally because of Wang Shuzheng, who walked out of Xuande Hall with a big smile this afternoon.
"Prime Minister Yao means that at tomorrow's morning court session, we should continue to impeach Vice Minister Qiao. Firstly, since we have already said this, if we back down, it would make it seem as if the Censorate is afraid of trouble."
Secondly, only by taking action can we know what tactics they're using, what kind of tactics they're employing, and only then can we respond accordingly.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhongcheng understood that they were sacrificing a pawn to save the king!
Qiao Zhongcheng was immediately very dissatisfied. He slammed down his wine cup and turned to look at Cheng Youcheng: "Are you scared?"
"If you hadn't promised to protect me, why would I have bothered getting involved in this mess?"
Cheng Youcheng didn't even glance at Qiao Zhongcheng, but instead gave a wink to the contemplative Doctor Zhou. Then, Cheng Youcheng raised his teacup and gestured to Doctor Zhou, "Once this matter is settled, Doctor Zhou will owe nothing."
After saying this, Right Chancellor Cheng raised his cup and drank the tea in it. Doctor Zhou paused for a few breaths, first looking at Vice Chancellor Qiao, who still had a resentful expression, before raising his cup to drink his tea.
Upon seeing this, Right Chancellor Cheng put down his teacup, stood up, bowed to Doctor Zhou, and then left the Peony Room.
After seeing that Right Chancellor Cheng had left, Vice Minister Qiao dared to complain to Doctor Zhou, "Doctor, I only said those things because I listened to your advice."
Now that the Emperor is clearly going to protect the Imperial Medical Academy, wouldn't my actions incur the Emperor's displeasure?
Doctor, I...I did this for you..."
"Hengming! (Qiao Zhongcheng's courtesy name)"
After being reprimanded by Doctor Zhou, Prime Minister Qiao shut his mouth, feeling somewhat disheartened. Doctor Zhou, seeing this, also felt a pang of pity.
"Hengming, you've done this because of me."
If I hadn't owed him (Yao Chong) a favor years ago, why would I have asked our Censorate to do such a thing?
What's wrong with our Censorate following the Emperor with a clean and honest record?
The sage is in good health; anyone with discerning eyes can see that he will surely live to see his grandchildren grow up. Lu Huaizhen and his ilk are simply delusional to try and instigate the Prince of Xiang!
At this moment, Qiao Zhongcheng no longer looked heartbroken. He lowered his head and listened to Doctor Zhou's whispered words, feeling quite startled.
"I thought this was just a typical factional struggle, but I never imagined it involved the Prince of Xiang!"
Doctor Zhou could tell that Vice Minister Qiao was startled by his words, so he pressed on and whispered, "Tomorrow, you should still submit a memorial to impeach Wang Shuzheng as previously stated. Our duty as the Censorate is to supervise all officials."
Even if a saint were to cover it up, this would only be a matter of negligence on your part, at worst you would be fined three months' salary and demoted one rank.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm in the Censorate, you'll definitely be able to return to the fifth rank!"
After comforting Prime Minister Qiao and drinking a pot of wine with him, Doctor Zhou and his entourage left Huanyi Tower.
All of this was secretly recorded by the Bad Guys, and eventually compiled into a report which was sent to Mr. Unbelievable.
Therefore, the next morning, Emperor Wu, who had just finished practicing his long sword for two quarters of an hour, saw the secret report delivered by the Bad People.
Taking a small knife, Emperor Wu cut open the wax seal on the secret document and began to read it. After reading it for a while, he casually tossed it onto the tray.
“Big Brother, it’s true that using taxes to support these people year after year has been effective.”
"This is going to be quite a spectacle!"
Wang Da Dang was used to serving Emperor Wu. After handing the Emperor a cup of water at the right temperature, Wang Da Dang tidied up the secret memorials on the tray and found a place to put them away. At the same time, he replied to Emperor Wu, "This world belongs to all sages. It is the duty of a subject to make you happy."
"By imperial decree, if the Prince of Xiang does not attend the morning court session today, summon him to me. This performance cannot be without him."
Li San Niang had no say in matters of the court; as long as she was in this drug rehabilitation center, she had to do her job well.
Just after examining the women in the female ward, Li Sanniang was recording the conditions of several people who were still quite seriously ill when she heard shouts from outside.
Linglan hurried over. "Master, your family is looking for you."
Li San Niang was startled, and the ink from her brush dripped down, staining a large area. She put down the brush and looked up at Ling Lan, who had an anxious expression on her face.
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