"No, our people have no chance to contact Prince An," Qin Lu wiped his face, stood up and helped Madam Qin to sit down in front of the couch, sighing, "I originally wanted to ask Prince An to show mercy and release Chong'er, but His Majesty sent the Imperial Guards to guard Prince An day and night. How can our people contact Prince An? If I rashly go to see Prince An, it will definitely reach His Majesty's ears. By then, I'm afraid that Chong'er will not be saved and we will die."
Qin Lu and Madam Qin had been wondering about the identity of the person who kidnapped Qin Chong and asked them for the formula of Huanqingsan, but they could not guess it. Since he was asking for the formula of Huanqingsan, it must be for Zhong Mingwei. So Qin Lu and Madam Qin had been planning to ask Zhong Mingwei to help speak for them. Even if the old couple lost their lives, as long as Qin Chong could return safely, it would be worth it. When the two were thinking about whether to find a reliable person to go to Ningguta, Zhong Zhiheng summoned Prince An and his wife to come to Beijing. Qin Lu and his wife were overjoyed, thinking that Qin Chong was saved. But who would have thought that Zhong Mingwei did come to Beijing, but they had no chance to get close to Zhong Mingwei at all.
"But we have already given them the formula, why are they still unwilling to release Chong'er?" Mrs. Qin was angry and anxious, tears fell again, "They clearly said that as long as we hand over the formula of Huanqingsan, they will release Chong'er, but why did they go back on their word after we handed it over? What exactly do they want to do to Chong'er? What do they want to do to us?!"
"How can we expect them to be trustworthy when fighting with such people?" Qin Lu sighed, taking a handkerchief to wipe Madam Qin's tears, and sighed again, "It's all my fault. My father repeatedly told me not to enter the Imperial Hospital and not to get involved in the quagmire of the palace. Guarding our Qin family's family business is enough for us to live a peaceful life. But I am arrogant and always feel that if I can't make a big splash and gain face in front of His Majesty, it would be a disgrace to our Qin family's century-old reputation. Alas! Now I have ended up like this, I really deserve it!"
"You deserve it! You've been thinking about making the Qin family prosperous, but what kind of life have we been leading all these years?" Madam Qin sobbed, "On one side is the Queen Mother, and on the other side is His Majesty. We can't afford to offend either of them, and no one dares to disobey. It's said that doctors are like parents, but look at how many evil things you've done. You've ended up like this, and this is retribution! But..." Madam Qin couldn't stop crying when she said this, "But you did something wrong, and it's fine if we old couple suffer retribution, but why does it have to fall on Chong'er, Chong'er... Chong'er, mother is so sorry for you!"
Qin Lu wanted to say something to comfort Madam Qin, but his throat was so sore that he couldn't utter a word. He said nothing and just sat quietly beside Madam Qin, listening to her crying and sighing silently.
"No, we can't just sit there and wait," Madam Qin suddenly sat up straight, wiped the tears from her face, and looked at Qin Lu with a serious face, "Master, I think that Prince An is here with bad intentions. Maybe the person who kidnapped Chong'er is from Prince An's faction. Since he knows that you poisoned the Huanqing Powder, he must hate us Qin family. I'm afraid that even if he gets the formula of Huanqing Powder, he will definitely not let us Qin family go. Maybe... maybe Chong'er has already been killed by them."
Qin Lu immediately shrank half a head shorter. He was unable to utter a word and just sat there like a dead tree, his whole body trembling slightly.
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