The border war came suddenly, and Li Jingxing mobilized his troops and set out on the very night he received the news.
Fu Bai personally escorted him out of the city, standing at the Wuli Pavilion watching Li Jingxing's figure disappear into the thick night.
Only after he could no longer hear any sound did Fu Bai ride back to his residence.
In the capital, the people also heard that war was about to break out again on the border. At first, they were a little worried, but after learning that the King of Li had led the Black Armor Army to the border, most of the people breathed a sigh of relief.
In their eyes, the King of Li was the God of War of Dasheng, and with him around, Dasheng's army would be invincible.
It was precisely because of this that the people once again realized the importance of the Tyrant King to the Great Sheng Dynasty.
Li Jingxing's reputation among the people had already improved considerably during this period, and this border crisis has further elevated it.
Fu Bai didn't say anything about this.
He continued his daily routine between the Chen family medical clinic and the Prince Li's residence. As Fu Bai treated more and more patients and encountered more and more difficult and complicated cases, the people of the capital gradually realized Fu Bai's outstanding medical skills.
As a result, the reputation of Chen's Medical Clinic spread throughout the country, and more and more people from other places came to the capital for medical treatment.
The more renowned Chen's Medical Clinic became, the more wealthy families were eager to donate money to it, as if Chen's Medical Clinic could bring them fame and fortune.
Therefore, although Chen's Medical Clinic was operating at a loss, it was in fact not losing money at all.
That day, Fu Bai came to the clinic as usual to see patients.
When the Prince's carriage passed by Huichuntang, Fu Bai saw Chu Yimeng standing at the entrance of Huichuntang, staring at Chen's Medical Clinic with a gloomy expression.
Seemingly sensing Fu Bai's gaze, Chu Yimeng turned her head and met Fu Bai's eyes.
She suddenly smiled, her eyes filled with malice and schadenfreude.
Fu Bai sensed the emotions conveyed in Chu Yimeng's gaze, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then lowered the curtain of the car window.
748 said in Fu Bai's sea of consciousness: [Fu Bai, why do I have a feeling she's up to no good?]
Fu Bai: "Hmm~"
What does she want to do?
Fu Bai calmly replied, "You'll find out soon enough."
Today is the sixteenth day since Li Jingxing set out on his expedition. Judging from the Black Armor Army's marching speed, they should have already reached the border.
If something were to happen between the Chen family and him at this point, Li Jingxing would be powerless to intervene.
So it's time for them to make their move.
Just as Fu Bai had predicted, he had only just arrived at the clinic and hadn't even had a chance to sit down when a group of constables rushed in and, without a word, detained the old lady in charge of the clinic and Mrs. Chen.
The leader walked up to Fu Bai, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Your Highness, someone has accused the Chen family's founding ancestor of murder and theft of medical texts. Please come with us."
Fu Bai calmly stood up and asked, "Which government department are you from?"
The man glanced at Fu Bai arrogantly: "Your Highness, you don't need to worry about these things. You should explain to our lord where your Chen family's medical skills were stolen from."
"Then lead the way."
The man smiled dismissively: "Your Highness, please."
However, the constables failed to bring Fu Bai and the others out of the clinic.
When the local people heard that officials were going to take away the doctor and the princess of the Li King from the Chen family clinic without any explanation, they immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed to the entrance of the Chen family clinic, blocking it completely.
When the constables led Fu Bai and the others to the door, they were blocked by the people.
The man who had spoken to Fu Bai earlier frowned as he looked at the crowd gathered at the entrance, his face filled with impatience: "What are you all trying to do? You've gone too far! Get out of the way! If you dare to obstruct the officials from handling the case, I'll have you all thrown in jail."
He appeared to be speaking sternly.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary people would never confront the officials.
But today, they arrested people from the Chen family's medical clinic.
The people had received countless favors from the Chen family's medical clinic, some even having their lives saved. How could they possibly stand by and watch as the doctors from the Chen family's medical clinic were taken away by the officials?
He San stepped to the front, glaring angrily: "The Prince is guarding the border for Dasheng, yet you are flaunting your power against the Princess in the capital. What are your true intentions? Or have your superiors been bribed by the Jin Kingdom? Are you trying to frame the Princess and Physician Chen's family to disrupt the morale of the army?"
"that is!"
"That must be it, otherwise why was everything alright when the Prince was in the capital? But as soon as the Prince went on the expedition, the Chen family was in trouble?"
“You adults must have been bribed by the Jin Kingdom to target the prince’s family at this time.”
"No! I absolutely cannot let you take the Princess and the two doctors from the Chen family away today! We'll discuss everything when the Prince returns victorious from his battle!"
The people were outraged and not only did they not leave despite the officers' reprimands, but they were also infected by the anger and surged toward Chen's Medical Clinic one after another.
The head constable was furious. He glared at his men and yelled, "What are you all standing there for? Lock them all up in jail right now!"
However, he could not command the other servants.
Most of these constables came from ordinary families. Some of them had received favors from the Chen family's medical clinic, while others had retired from the battlefield.
Previously, they had to come to Chen's Medical Clinic to arrest people because of orders from their superiors. Now that the people are stopping them, they are just going along with it and turning a blind eye.
With so many people around, they couldn't possibly fight off so many opponents.
The leader was so angry he was about to vomit blood, and he even drew his knife, but the people showed no fear whatsoever.
He San stepped forward and rammed himself into the man's knife.
He declared with righteous indignation, "My lord, even if you cut off my head today, I will not allow you to take the Princess and Doctor Chen away!"
The man's hand holding the knife was trembling.
On one hand, I was angry, and on the other hand, I was afraid.
He wasn't afraid to kill He San; He was just a nobody, so killing him was no big deal.
What he feared was the densely packed crowd of ordinary people behind He San.
They feared that killing He San would incite the anger of those people, causing them to rush up and tear him to pieces.
The man turned to Fu Bai, gritting his teeth, and said, "Your Highness, is this how you love your people? Making them risk their lives to fight for you?"
Fu Bai met the man's mocking gaze and smiled: "I can't control their emotions. How about this, you go back and report to your master, and have him bring the people who reported our Chen family to the Chen Family Medical Clinic for a confrontation."
“If the other party has evidence to prove that my Chen family did indeed commit the crime of betraying our master and ancestors, then these people have no reason to stop you from taking me away.”
"If not, it will save your parents the trouble of holding court."
The man glanced around at the indignant crowd and knew that he couldn't take the people from Chen's Medical Clinic away without a legitimate reason.
He thought about it and agreed.
"Alright, I'll send someone back to inform my parents right away."
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The second update will be a little later, after 10 PM, mwah~
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