Chapter 346 Ran Qingxuan's plan
Duan Yi's handsome brows slightly frowned when he heard that. His seemingly gentle eyes were filled with scrutiny as he observed the woman sitting next to Gu Yanchen calmly.
After a long while, he asked uncertainly, "Granddaughter of Grand Tutor Chen Huai, Ran Qingxuan?"
"Yes, I greet the young marquis!" Ran Qingxuan accepted Duan Yi's scrutiny, stood up and bowed to him neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Duan Yi's eyes flashed with surprise. The graceful and skilled woman in front of him seemed to be completely different from the granddaughter described in the letter.
But Gu Yanchen's reaction told it all. Although Duan Yi felt strange, he still raised his hand to signal her to sit first.
"We are all family, there is no need to be polite."
What a family member! After hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in Ran Qingxuan's eyes. It seems that she will have to find a chance to ask Gu Yanchen about some things.
On the other side, the words "Grand Tutor is worried about his granddaughter" hit Qi Minghe's heart like a blow.
Qi Minghe clenched his hands tightly under his robe, trying hard to suppress the shock in his heart.
If she was Ran Qingxuan...
Then the Brother Gu he kept calling, couldn’t he be the Northern Qi war god, His Royal Highness Prince Chen, who was exiled and had his property confiscated by Emperor Mingde more than four months ago?
Thinking of this, Qi Minghe felt very uneasy. It was not because he was afraid of Gu Yanchen's current identity as a prisoner, but because he was worried that he and Ran Qingxuan would be discovered and escape from the team...
As if noticing Qi Minghe's pale face, Duan Yi asked in confusion: "Minghe, did you forget to take your medicine? Why do you look so bad?"
When they turned around, they saw Qi Minghe standing up suddenly and stammering, "No, Brother Gu, did you guys run away halfway?"
Without waiting for anyone to answer, he said anxiously, "If you flee, you will be guilty of a capital crime. You'd better go back quickly!
When you get back, ask the young marquis to help talk to him. Maybe those escorts won’t report it to the court…”
Ran Qingxuan discovered that people would actually smile when they were speechless, and even Gu Yanchen felt powerless as if he had no place to vent his anger.
However, these words reminded Duan Yi, and he signaled Qi Minghe not to be anxious before asking.
"You guys didn't really run away, did you?"
Gu Yanchen gave a look that said, "Do you think it's possible?" and briefly recounted what happened after they set out. Duan Yi was amazed after listening to it, but he was stunned for a moment and asked Qi Minghe in confusion.
"Ming He, the female doctor you told me about before couldn't be your sister-in-law, right?"
When Duan Yi asked this question, he looked at Ran Qingxuan. Although there was surprise on his face, for some reason Ran Qingxuan always felt that even if he got a definite answer, he would not believe it.
Not sure whether Gu Yanchen's friendship with the young marquis was genuine or just a show of face, Ran Qingxuan lowered his head and pretended not to see it.
Until he got Qi Minghe's affirmative answer, Duan Yi had a faint smile on his face, making it difficult to figure out what he meant.
Ran Qingxuan could see that the young marquis was ill. After learning of her identity as a 'female doctor', he did not immediately ask her if she could take a look at him. This was quite interesting!
After carefully observing Gu Yanchen's expression, Ran Qingxuan sat calmly on the stool, drinking the hot tea served by the little medicine boy.
"Master Qi, how come you have time to come to the county pharmacy today? Judging from the previous situation, you should be very busy now, right?"
Qi Minghe smiled bitterly, glanced at Duan Yi and decided to tell the truth.
"It is indeed very busy. After I survived last time, my father learned from my uncle that all major pharmacies would add heart-saving pills, so he put me in charge. The pharmacies made me run to each one, and I was so busy every day.
Twenty days ago, my eldest brother's condition was a little unstable. I heard from the pharmacy downstairs that the owner of this place had collected a fifty-year-old ginseng, so I came here in person to get it, and by the way, I saw if Madam Gu had brought the heart-saving pills..."
As Qi Minghe spoke, anxiety flashed in his eyes. He still remembered what Ran Qingxuan said at that time and the promise he made to treat his elder brother.
Duan Yi knew a thing or two about the treatment, but he didn't dare reveal anything about the epidemic.
Seeing the look in his eyes, Ran Qingxuan picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying, "Don't worry too much about your elder brother. As long as he gets enough nutrition, he will be fine for the time being."
"Besides, my husband and I have to follow the main group, which will take at least ten days to half a month."
There was nothing wrong with what he said, but Gu Yanchen, who knew Ran Qingxuan, immediately sensed something wrong.
Thinking of what Ran Qingxuan had told him this morning, Gu Yanchen cast his eyes towards Duan Yi who was sitting above him, and he immediately understood what Ran Qingxuan was planning.
When Qi Minghe heard that it would take another ten days or half a month, he opened his mouth and closed it several times. He wanted her to go back to the Qi family with him right away more and more.
Duan Yi, who was silent for a long time, pulled his cloak closer and spoke with a tired tone.
"What my sister-in-law said is true, but there is still a way out."
"It just so happens that I am going to stay in Cangzhou for a while. With the token of a young marquis like me, I am sure that the chief escort will not dare to say anything."
After that, he looked at Gu Yanchen and said, "Ming Jing has been my friend for many years. I don't want to see him suffer from illness all the time. If possible, I hope my sister-in-law can help him with treatment as soon as possible."
Gu Yanchen sat aside drinking tea. He did not agree, but did not refuse either.
In fact, ever since Ran Qingxuan said that it would take ten days or half a month to get to Cangzhou, he already knew that Ran Qingxuan wanted to use his relationship with Duan Yi to interfere with the impending epidemic in Cangzhou.
Although there are some things he cannot explain right now, as long as Ran Qingxuan agrees, he will definitely not interfere.
"Of course you can, but my husband and I have been targeted since we set out from the capital. People are coming one after another to kill the Gu family. If we are caught in the act, the remaining women in the family will be left without protection!"
What Ran Qingxuan said was true. With the two of them around, those assassins would be just sending themselves to die. It would be even more difficult if Li Xinyuan passed on the news after they left.
He looked at Duan Yi with complicated eyes, knowing that if the news of the two of them leaving together spread back to Beijing, both Qi Jing and Qi Ren would use this as an excuse to take his life.
Duan Yi and his father, Marquis Zhenbei, will certainly be accused of forming a clique with the rebels.
Duan Hong naturally knew the consequences of being discovered, but he didn't seem to care at all. Instead, he expressed it generously.
"If you are worried, I can arrange two secret guards to follow the team for protection. Anyway, with you here, I can sleep well."
The secret guards ten meters away rarely refused immediately. After all, they had already known Gu Yanchen's identity through Duan Yi's words. The man in green knew that Gu Yanchen had not killed him while he was horrified...
Otherwise, with the powerful attack of the Northern Qi God of War, he would have lay down to rest by now.
Gu Yanchen didn't know what he meant by having a good sleep, but since things had come to this, he felt there was no need to refuse.
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