Chapter 16 This child doesn't look like her father, she probably took after her mother when she was little
At this time, several imperial doctors arrived and went in to examine the old lady. They happened to meet the court doctor who came with the boiled medicine.
The director first sniffed the dark medicine, then picked up the prescription and examined it carefully, his face lit with joy. "This is the long-lost lung-nourishing and heart-opening prescription. I've seen it before in Divine Doctor Gu's General Treatise on Cold Diseases, but the book is old and the prescriptions are incomplete. I never expected to see the complete version today."
The director of the courtyard said, "Young lady, may I ask how old you are and who your teacher is?"
Jiang Yunzheng smiled faintly and only said her father's name.
The director straightened his beard, thinking that he was ignorant. There was such a great doctor in the capital.
The maid fed the old lady the medicine, and the eldest princess called Jiang Yunzheng into the room.
The eldest princess's expression was complicated and somewhat haggard as she said, "Good child, thank you so much today. The situation was urgent just now, and the old lady was in critical condition. If there was anything I said inappropriately..."
"You're too polite, Princess." Jiang Yunzheng shook her head.
"A few years ago, my father was treating a patient. The family deliberately withheld medicine from the patient and instead falsely accused him of killing the patient. If it weren't for Old Madam Qi, who sent for a coroner to perform an autopsy, my father would have been cleared of the charges. He often said that Old Madam was so kind and that he could never repay her. Today, the situation is critical, and I have some confidence, so I am recommending myself. I hope the Princess will not be offended."
Jiang Yunzheng's words were not fabricated. In the original owner's memory, before his father died, he often talked about how kind the old Duke's wife was.
Hearing this, Zhao's eyes reddened: "Fortunately, God blesses us."
Qin and Shi Xiaoya had already been sent back to the Shi Mansion.
Jiang Yunzheng was placed in a side room in the old lady's courtyard in case of emergency. When the maid led Jiang Yunzheng there, she happened to see Qi Yunshen leaving.
Qi Yunshen still had a smell of blood on him, and his tall and straight figure gave off an oppressive vibe.
"Thank you for today."
Jiang Yunzheng took a step aside and curled the corners of his mouth, "My Lord, just take care of the people around you."
The maidservant trembled all over. Madam Shi was so brave.
After saying that, Jiang Yunzheng smiled politely at Qi Yunshen and left.
Standing there, Qingying glanced at the prince and licked his lips: "Prince, I was impulsive just now, and I voluntarily accept the punishment."
Qi Yunshen said calmly: "Let's go first."
Old Madam Qi woke up, but the eldest princess had a headache and gave full authority to Qi Yunshen to interrogate the assassin.
From deep within the dungeon of the Duke's Mansion, bursts of screams were heard.
The entire troupe was locked up. The assassins killed the original actors, put on heavy makeup and sneaked into the troupe. They took the opportunity to assassinate the prince when he was going to the birthday banquet today.
In addition to the assassins at the birthday banquet, there were also spies who sneaked into Luoya Residence to steal the map. The reason why Qi Yunshen did not show up at the banquet at the beginning was that he went to catch the spies.
In the dim candlelight, Qi Yunshen was dressed in black, with a sharp jaw and cold eyes as he looked at the person on the ground.
Qi An handed over several tokens and some tokens found on the assassin.
"Prince, the assassin at the birthday banquet was from Xixia."
Qi Yunshen curled his lips coldly, "Wrong."
"I also feel suspicious. All of Xixia's spies have been sent to Luoyaju today. If we withdraw some of them to assassinate the crown prince, we will inevitably be overwhelmed."
Moreover, the swordsmanship of these people was obviously different from that of the Xixia assassins in the study.
The only surviving assassin at the birthday party could not withstand the punishment and fell unconscious on the ground. Of the spies in Luo Yaju's study, only one was left alive. Now he lay on the ground, gasping for breath, with his jaw strangely displaced and breathing more out than in.
"Qi Yunshen...you will not die a good death! Sooner or later, the Xixia cavalry will invade the Central Plains...and take your lives!"
The vision was dim and Qingying could not see Qi Yunshen's expression. She only saw that the assassin was quickly kicked against the wall and spit out large mouthfuls of blood.
Qi Yunshen said in a distant tone, "Cut off your tongue, chop off all your hands and feet, throw them in, and see what your Xixia Saint looks like now."
The assassin trembled: "Help."
Qi An remained calm: "Yes."
Qi An raised his sword and slashed, and the assassin lost his hands and feet before he could even scream. Qi An carried the man to the deepest part of the dungeon and threw him in.
"King Zhou, please keep a close eye on it."
Qingying quickly reacted: "Sir, do you suspect that today's assassins are from the King of Zhou? Could it be that the King of Zhou and the Xixia people are colluding with each other?"
Qi Yun said calmly, "If the Crown Prince is injured today, it will be a huge benefit to King Zhou. Even if the assassination fails, the Xixia spies may still be able to obtain the map of Xiazhou. If it succeeds, Xixia will definitely benefit from King Zhou."
Qingying snorted, "Unexpectedly, not only were the Xixia spies completely wiped out, but their entire lair might also be destroyed."
Qi Yunshen's expression was calm: "Why rush? If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. If everyone is gone, what's the point of playing?"
The atmosphere around suddenly became quiet.
Qingying nodded: "Your Highness is right, fake news is still news."
Qi Yunshen left the dungeon and returned to the yard.
As soon as he returned, the fat golden cat came towards Qi Yunshen slowly, wagging its tail. When it smelled the blood on Qi Yunshen, it turned around and left with elegant steps.
After changing his clothes and washing up, Qi Yunshen went to Qi Zhenzhen's yard.
Qi Zhenzhen was frightened during the day, and after coming back, Zizhu coaxed him to sleep, and he is now energetic again.
Seeing her father coming, she begged Qi Yunshen to take her to see her grandmother.
The father and daughter then went to Madam Qi's courtyard again.
In the room, Madam Qi was talking to Jiang Yunzheng. When they heard the noise outside, they stopped talking.
Jiang Yunzheng turned slightly and saw a small yellow figure coming towards the bed.
Jiang Yunzheng smiled.
Qi Zhenzhen noticed Jiang Yunzheng and grinned widely. He flirted with his great-grandmother for a while, then walked up to Jiang Yunzheng and rubbed his little face against her.
It looks very much like a puppy that Jiang Yunzheng used to raise.
Jiang Yunzheng carried Zhenzhen to the side and sat down.
Madam Qi smiled and said, "This child doesn't look like her father. She probably takes after her mother when she was little. She relied on her father for everything at such a young age, and only we, the elders, had to take good care of her."
Jiang Yunzheng held Qi Zhenzhen's short fingers in her hand and said nothing.
Her childhood memories in her previous life were vague, and all she could remember was the time when she and her master were in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River.
The old man has an eccentric and unsympathetic personality. He deals with herbs all day long. He divorced his wife early in his life, and his wife remarried a wealthy businessman in town.
At the beginning, Xu Jingyang was sold to a brothel in Jiangnan at a young age. After struggling to escape, Xu Jingyang fainted at the door of the old man's house. The old man thought that his family needed a maid to do laundry and cooking, so he picked up Xu Jingyang.
Unexpectedly, Xu Jingyang was not only efficient at work, but also had a quick way of identifying herbs. He was a medical genius. Xu Jingyang passed the old man's assessment and officially became his apprentice.
The little girl looked at her great-grandmother, then at Jiang Yunzheng, and sat obediently, looking very lively.
Thinking of her late granddaughter-in-law, the old lady sighed softly.
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