Chapter 115 Don’t always cause life-threatening problems

Looking at the pale, unconscious Ruan Qingzhou on the bed, Xu Xi said angrily, "You stinky boy, you insisted on coming back to the capital. Have you learned your lesson this time?"

"father……"

Xu Zining's eyes turned red with anxiety. She wanted to urge him, but her father glared at her in return. Her tone softened and she begged, "Dad, please show it to Senior Brother."

Xu Xi felt Ruan Qingzhou's pulse. Everyone in the Ruan family stood by with nervous expressions. Ruan Qinghuan nervously grabbed He'an's hand and looked at his brother intently.

After a long time, Xu Xi finally stopped and his expression became a little serious, but fortunately his attitude was calm and it seemed that he could cure the disease.

"Dad, please speak up. How do you cure this poison?"

Xu Xi then spoke up: "He was poisoned by Xixin Powder. Although he took your Baijie Pills to relieve the symptoms a little, it has been delayed for so many days. It will take at least three months to completely cure him."

Zhou Yunzhi let out a long sigh: "Mr. Xu, is there really still hope for my son?"

Xu Xi looked at Zhou Yunzhi, and his attitude was better than when he treated Ruan Chengfu: "Madam, don't worry, this kid is lucky. Although he will suffer a little this time, he is lucky to be able to save his life."

Zhou Yunzhi nodded repeatedly, and when she came to her senses, she was about to kneel down, but Xu Xi held her back, "Madam, there is no need to do this. Elder Zhou has helped me before, and I will not stand idly by when something happens to his precious grandson."

Ruan Qinghuan stepped forward and said, "Mr. Xu, I will remember your kindness in my heart. If Mr. Xu needs help from the Ruan family in the future, even if it means spending all our wealth, the Ruan family will not refuse."

Xu Xi chuckled, "There's no need to spend all your wealth, but the drought in the west is still severe this year. Mr. Zhou donated a lot of food. If the Ruan family is kind-hearted, they should do more good deeds."

"What Senior Xu said is true. My Ruan family will definitely do our best to help the disaster victims in the west."

**

Xu Zining, who had been staying up for several days in a row, was finally exhausted on the day her father arrived at the Ruan family. She slept from the afternoon until the next morning. The first thing she did when she got up was to go to Ruan Qingzhou's room and walked in without knocking.

Xu Xi was giving acupuncture to his apprentice, wearing only a pair of underwear. When he saw that it was his daughter who came in, he immediately became angry and shouted, "Get out."

Seeing this scene, Xu Zining also panicked and quickly retreated to the door, her heart pounding.

Chu Li and Ruan Qinghuan came over and bumped into Xu Zining who had just left the room. Chu Li stared at her carefully and said, "Isn't this the girl who chased Master Ruan away that day?"

Xu Zining felt a little embarrassed when she heard this.

Ruan Qinghuan pulled the person closer and introduced them to the two of them: "Zi Ning, this is Chu Li, the daughter of the Duke of Chu. Chu Li..."

"I know, her name is Zi Ning." Chu Li had a natural liking for women who knew Kung Fu, and said, "To be honest, sister Zi Ning, I also know martial arts like you, although I'm not as good as you, so don't laugh at me."

After Chu Li adjusted the atmosphere, the strange feeling disappeared instantly.

Zi Ning knew that Ruan Qinghuan was here to see her senior brother, so she explained, "My father is giving him acupuncture in the room, so I'm afraid you won't be able to see him until later."

"Treatment is important, we'll come back later." Ruan Qinghuan glanced in the direction of the door and took the two of them to the garden next to it.

Ever since his father came, Xu Zi no longer worried about his senior brother's safety, but started to think about the assassin again.

As they sat down in the garden, she asked, "Have you found out the identity of that person? Why did he want to harm my brother?"

Ruan Qinghuan frowned: "When the incident first happened, the emperor limited the case to be closed within ten days. Today is the sixth day, and you went to the Dali Temple early in the morning to interrogate the prisoner."

"It's a villain who stabbed someone in the back. If he hadn't been in jail, I would have cut him into pieces." Xu Zining sighed bitterly. Her father said that it would take at least three months for her senior brother's injury to heal completely. It can be seen that the poison is extremely strong.

I don’t know how much suffering I will have to endure during the healing process.

Ever since the accident, He'an has become very busy. For several days, he would not return home until after midnight. Ruan Qinghuan vaguely felt that his brother's injury was not a simple matter.

**

Dali Temple

He An and Jiang Jie were sitting together in the hall. The people below the hall had obviously been severely tortured. The joints of their hands were swollen and festering, and they had no choice but to crawl on the ground.

This man looked skinny and old, but he was actually a stubborn person. After being interrogated for so many days, he still refused to say anything.

Seeing this, Jiang Jie was about to torture him again, but was stopped by He An.

He walked over to the man and squatted down. The officer pulled him up and pulled his hair to force him to look He'an in the eye.

He An's eyes were like knives: "The person you are willing to die to protect must have a special relationship with you, or, once his identity is revealed, you will be in trouble?"

The man's eyes moved slightly, but he still gritted his teeth and said nothing.

He An continued, "You are from Qizhou, and you once served in the army. Later, you got married in your hometown and had a child..."

"But the records about you in the capital are not true. They say that you never married and had no children. Which one is true?"

"I am not married and I have no children." The man shouted hoarsely.

He An's expression became increasingly grim: "You answered too quickly. Why are you so nervous?"

For a man who never opened his mouth even when being tortured, this reaction was clearly abnormal.

The man shook off the officer's hand and crawled to the front of the table: "Master Jiang, this is something I did alone. I went to the Ruan family's shop to beg a few days ago, but was driven away and scolded. I was resentful and wanted to take revenge on the rich and unkind Ruan family."

"I plead guilty. You can kill me or behead me. It's up to you."

Jiang Jie looked at He An calmly: "Prime Minister, he has already pleaded guilty..."

"I heard it, but he is confessing his guilt or trying to cover up something. I still advise Master Jiang to make a careful distinction and not leave hidden dangers for the future."

After hearing these words, Jiang Jie's eyes darkened.

After He An left, the master beside him stepped forward and said, "Sir, what the Prime Minister just said probably means he has evidence. If we close the case now, will it be..."

Anyone with a discerning eye could hear that the prime minister's next words were threatening.

Jiang Jie pondered for a moment and said, "There are many suspicious points in this case. Put the person in jail and torture him severely."

Upon hearing this, the prisoner looked up in shock, crawled to catch up with Jiang Jie who was about to leave, and shouted hoarsely: "I have already pleaded guilty. This matter was caused by personal grudges. Why hasn't the case been decided yet?"

He'an left the Dali Temple and rode his horse quickly to Ji Lingchuan's residence. According to the date, he should return to the capital today.

The two met at an intersection. Ji Lingchuan was covered in dust and had a black stubble on his face. It seemed that he hadn't taken care of it in several days.

He took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and threw it to him, and the two of them rode back together.

He An took the porcelain vase in his arms and asked: "Did you have a smooth journey?"

Ji Lingchuan asked back: "How is the case going?"

"The identity of that person should be revealed soon."

Ji Lingchuan frowned. He An mentioned the identity of the assassin, which showed that his identity was very suspicious. Fortunately, he came back in time. He wanted to see this good show.

He was exhausted from the journey, and now he just wanted to go home and take a nap: "Master asked me to tell you that there is only one Heavenly Pill this time, so be careful in the future and don't do anything that threatens your life."

Having said this, he stepped on the stirrups and went to the general's mansion.