Chapter 56 Revenge King Jin showed a sly smile on his face, "Du Da...
Xu Yi from the Liming Pharmacy brought the terminally ill emperor back to life in just two hours when all the famous doctors were helpless and exhausted.
The news spread from the palace, and overnight, the reputation of Liming Pharmacy spread throughout the capital like wildfire.
The pharmacy, which was deserted the night before, is now bustling with people, and the door is almost broken by people who come to seek medical treatment and to catch a glimpse of the miracle doctor.
It is said that the revenue of Baicao Pavilion in a single day was as high as 500,000 taels. Such a grand occasion is truly astonishing.
At night, the atmosphere in the study of Prince Jin's mansion was so oppressive that it was suffocating. Tea cups and porcelain were broken all over the floor, and the place was in a mess.
"The King of Qi is fine!" The King of Jin was furious. After venting his anger for a while, he waved his sleeves and sat back in the armchair.
Although there was no direct evidence pointing to him in the Seven Heroes Cliff case, he had already aroused the emperor's suspicion.
This time the emperor was ill, he wanted to seize this excellent opportunity to perform well and ease the tense relationship between him and the emperor.
He ran out happily to look for thousand-year-old ginseng, thinking of using it as a gift to win the emperor's favor, but he was unexpectedly intercepted by the King of Qi.
In his eyes, the Prince of Qi was just a twin who had been weak and sickly since childhood and was destined to have no chance of becoming emperor.
All along, he never took his younger brother, the Prince of Qi, seriously. He just thought that he should be a vase and live a peaceful life in the palace.
But who could have thought that the King of Qi was so restless that he had to come and snatch the credit from him, thus ruining his painstakingly constructed plan.
How could he swallow this humiliation? How could he endure this?
After pondering for a long time, King Jin suddenly raised the corners of his mouth and sneered.
He raised his eyes, staring at the trembling Minister of Works Du, and said slowly: "It's time to arrange Miss Sun's marriage."
When Minister Du heard this, he was immediately terrified and quickly bowed and asked, "Who should my daughter marry?"
The King of Jin lazily leaned back in his chair and said nonchalantly, "As long as it's not the King of Qi, it's up to you. But within three days, I hope to hear good news from Minister Du."
Minister Du raised his hand to wipe the beads of cold sweat from his forehead and quickly responded, "I obey your orders."
Just as he turned to leave, a name suddenly flashed through King Jin's mind, and he hurriedly called out to Minister Du.
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Minister Du shuddered, his body froze instantly, he turned around slowly, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, do you have any other instructions?"
The Prince of Jin showed a sly smile on his face, "Miss Du Ruo fell in love with Xie Yushu, the Junior Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, at first sight and secretly promised her love to him. Minister Du, you mourned your deceased wife and loved your daughter. You couldn't bear to see your daughter suffer from lovesickness, so you went to ask His Majesty to grant your daughter a marriage."
After saying this, Prince Jin couldn't help but laugh and applaud himself. The laughter sounded particularly harsh in the quiet study and scared Minister Du quite a bit.
Minister Du had a hunch that the Prince of Jin was crazy, and after a fit of rage, he arranged a marriage for his daughter for no apparent reason.
Fortunately, the one he was arranged to marry was Du Ruo, not Du Wanqing, otherwise he would have been beaten to death by his wife when he returned.
How could he have been so bewildered as to get on such a pirate ship!
The King of Jin didn't know what his subordinates were thinking. He thought his idea was great and could kill three birds with one stone.
No one knew that the King of Qi was in love with Du Ruo, but by chance the King of Jin ran into the two of them at the Lantern Festival last year.
At the Lantern Festival that day, the look in King Qi's eyes when he looked at Du Ruo was full of affection and attachment.
As for the incident at the Seven Heroes Cliff, he was worried that he would not have the chance to kill Xie Yushu and Pei Yixue and other people who had ruined his plan.
Once Xie Yushu married the Qi Wang's sweetheart, the Qi Wang would definitely not be willing. As far as he knew, Xie Yushu and Xu Yi had a deep connection and a close relationship.
This plan would not only upset the King of Qi, but also allow him to get rid of Xie Yushu through the King of Qi, and further alienate the relationship between the King of Qi and Xu Yi.
The imperial decree granting the marriage was sent to Xie's residence the next day. At that time, the first snow of winter covered the entire capital in white.
Xie Yushu was on leave at the time. After listening to the eunuch reading the imperial edict, he could not remember how he received the order, how he kowtowed, or how he expressed his gratitude. He just knelt on the ground mechanically, holding up the bright yellow imperial edict with trembling hands.
"Sir, sir?" It was not until his attendant called him softly that he came back to his senses as if awakened from a dream.
"Don't make it known for now." Xie Yushu stood up, suppressed his inner panic, whispered to his followers, and then hurriedly rode his horse straight to the palace.
He really couldn't understand why the emperor suddenly granted him and Miss Sun a marriage, but he couldn't obey no matter what.
Pei Yixue had promised to wait for him to retire and return home before marrying him, and he absolutely could not go back on his word.
If the news of the arranged marriage reached Pei Yixue's ears, he was afraid that Pei Yixue's already frail body would be upset by the sudden news.
Outside the Purple Palace, Xie Yushu lifted his skirt and knelt on his knees: "I beg Your Majesty to revoke your order." His voice was sonorous and powerful, penetrating the doors and windows and clearly transmitted into the palace, "I already have someone in my heart, and I am definitely not a good match for Miss Sun. I hope Your Majesty will revoke your order!"
Inside the palace, Pei Yixue was standing beside the emperor, holding the freshly boiled medicine steadily in his hand. Hearing the familiar voice, he was slightly startled and turned his head to look outside the palace: Ah Shu?
"Excuse me, doctor." The emperor said politely to Pei Yixue, then turned to ask the eunuch who had hurried over: "What's going on outside?"
"Your Majesty, I am Young Master Xie from Jingzhao Prefecture, who has come to ask Your Majesty to cancel his marriage with Miss Du." The eunuch bowed and replied respectfully.
Marriage? Pei Yixue was shocked. The emperor actually granted Xie Yushu a marriage? Whose family was Miss Du from? The one from the Minister of Industry?
"Your Majesty, I beg you to revoke your order!" Xie Yushu's anxious and firm voice continued to be heard.
"How dare you! You have only been in office for a short time, and you dare to disobey my order! Ahem..." The emperor was instantly irritated and started coughing violently. His cheeks turned red with anger. "Du Ruo is the daughter of the Shangshu. It is not his turn as a Shao Yin to be picky. I have made up my mind. The wedding will be held on the third day of next month. There is no possibility of changing it!"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the eunuch immediately trotted back out of the hall to convey the emperor's intention.
Pei Yixue's eyes darkened. He was suddenly not so satisfied with saving the emperor.
He gently placed the medicine bowl on the table, and the emperor seemed to wake up from a dream, remembering that there was someone like him next to him, and said, "This time, thanks to the miraculous doctor Xu, I would have died sitting on this throne and listening to such troubles."
Pei Yixue said a few polite words and stared at the emperor intently, watching him slowly drink the bowl of medicine.
He couldn't help but think that maybe he should add some other medicine to this soup.
After a while, the eunuch came back after conveying the imperial edict and said that Xie Yushu was still kneeling outside the palace.
The emperor was furious: "Let him kneel if he wants to. If he faints, carry him back. If he dies, drag him out and bury him!"
When the word "death" fell, Pei Yixue's heart couldn't help but tremble. This first snow fell particularly heavily, and it was half a foot thick. The snow was freezing, and it must be extremely cold.
He looked outside the hall, feeling somewhat worried.
"Being an emperor is just glamorous on the surface." The emperor rubbed his brows, his face full of fatigue and helplessness. "Yesterday, I just got my life back from the gates of hell, and that old fellow Du Heng came to me and cried about his dead wife and the daughter left by his dead wife. He asked me to grant him a marriage, saying that he wanted to relieve his daughter's homesickness and comfort his dead wife's spirit in heaven. Today, another one disobeyed my order. None of them can make me worry less."
Pei Yixue keenly picked out the key information from the emperor's words: it turned out that it was the Shangshu who personally asked for the marriage, and Du Ruo admired Xie Yushu.
If the emperor had just issued an imperial edict and then went back on his word, it would undoubtedly be a slap in the face of himself in front of the people of the world and would undermine the royal dignity.
The marriage between Xie Yushu and Du Ruo can only be considered in the long run.
Outside the hall, Xie Yushu was kneeling in the middle of the platform, his body straight and motionless.
Pei Yixue sighed and walked over: "Thank you, sir, please go back."
"Divine Doctor Xu..." Xie Yushu raised his eyes, his back still straight, not moving an inch, "I can't go back yet."
Pei Yixue looked at Xie Yushu's knees knocked on the ground, feeling a pang of pity in his heart. He slowly squatted down in front of Xie Yushu and knelt on one knee. The moment his knee touched the ground, he felt a chill going straight into his bones.
But Xie Yushu had been kneeling for a long time.
Pei Yixue lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty has made up his mind. It is futile for Sir Xie to kneel for a long time. It is better to go back and discuss with Master Pei and think of another way."
When mentioning Pei Yixue, Xie Yushu couldn't help but flash a trace of panic in his eyes, and his eyes were full of guilt, as if saying: "The miracle doctor knows about my relationship with Pei Yixue?"
Pei Yixue laughed in his heart when he saw this. He said that Xie Yushu could not hide the truth. He ran here so fast and disobeyed the emperor's order without considering the consequences. He also kept saying that he had someone in his heart. If the emperor asked who that person was, he really didn't know how Xie Yushu would answer.
"Just now, the medicine boy brought the medicine over and said that Master Pei was waiting for Master Xie outside the palace gate." Xie Yushu's eyes suddenly widened when he heard this. Pei Yixue continued, "It's cold, Master Pei's health is not suitable for staying outside for a long time--"
Before he finished speaking, Xie Yushu turned his head and looked towards the palace gate, his eyes full of anxiety.
After a moment, Xie Yushu stood up and bowed to him solemnly: "Thank you, miracle doctor." After that, he ran out of the palace gate like an arrow.
"Divine doctor, when did I say that Master Pei was outside the palace gate?" the medicine boy beside him asked doubtfully.
Not many people know that Xu Yi is Pei Yixue, and Yao Tong is one of those who is unaware.
Pei Yixue looked at Xie Yushu's receding back, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Mr. Pei is naturally not outside the palace gate."
Afterwards, Pei Yixue and the medicine boy got on the carriage and drove towards the palace gate.
As soon as I arrived at the palace gate, I saw Xie Yushu looking around, his eyes full of anxiety.
Pei Yixue gently lifted the carriage curtain and called out, "Thank you, sir."
"Doctor Xu, Pei--" Xie Yushu paused when the words came to his lips.
"Mr. Pei may have already gone back." Pei Yixue took over the conversation and replied with a smile.
Hearing the tone of his words, Xie Yushu realized that he had been deceived, and the eyes he looked at him in were no longer as clear.
After all, if "Pei Yixue" really came here to wait, it is impossible for her to go back alone.
"Master Xie, please get in the car. I will give you a ride." Seeing that Xie Yushu still did not give up and kept looking into the palace, Pei Yixue continued, "Master Pei may not be here, but Master Xie should have made a judgment in his mind based on what I said. It's cold, and the imperial decree has been issued. You should go back earlier to see Master Pei."
Being pulled into the carriage by him, Xie Yushu sat in the carriage, glancing at him from time to time, as if he was repeatedly confirming something.
Pei Yixue smiled and said, "Why, Master Xie, do you think that I will never lie to you?"
The moment their eyes accidentally met, Xie Yushu was slightly startled, and then he kept staring at Pei Yixue's eyes, as if he wanted to find some secret from those deep eyes, and he stared for a long time.
Pei Yixue's heart beat faster involuntarily. Why... was she suddenly looking at him like this?
Pei Yixue was the first to break the subtle atmosphere and asked, "Thank you, sir?"
"Dr. Xu doesn't look like a person who would lie." Xie Yushu retracted his gaze and replied.
After what happened just now, Pei Yixue didn't dare to say anything more, "Is Mr. Xie returning home?"
"Yes." Xie Yushu raised his eyes and looked at him again, "Please trouble the doctor."
After sending Xie Yushu to Xie's house, Pei Yixue went back to the pharmacy.
He knew very well that "every wrong has its perpetrator, and the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it". To solve Xie Yushu's marriage problem, the key was to start with Du Heng and Du Ruo.
Pei Yixue still wanted to save the emperor's face unless it was absolutely necessary, but if there was really no other way, he could only slightly break up with the emperor.
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