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Gu Ji, who was riding a horse and following Gu Huaizhi, smacked his lips and secretly glanced at the young man's expression.

After the young master came out of the East Palace, he seemed to be in a much better mood.

He swore that he would never eat any food cooked by the young master again, no matter how good the food looked!

I don't know how the young master managed to make the osmanthus cake both sweet and salty, but he himself has never tasted a piece, yet he is so confident.

Fortunately, the young master did not give the cake to Miss Mu. Even if he, a non-picky eater, had eaten it, he would not have recovered until now. Not to mention a girl with a light taste.

"Hey, young master?" Gu Ji, who was daydreaming, suddenly came to his senses. He looked around and noticed the young man who had turned a corner: "Young master, there's a rebellion!"

The way back home is clearly ahead, why did you turn left?

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After Doctor Lu took the prescription, Mu An Ning also leaned in to take a closer look.

This is indeed the prescription she wrote, but it only contains some common herbs for treating colds. It shouldn't be able to kill people.

"Have you finished reading it? This is indeed the recipe from your Jishitang." Seeing the two people in front of him looked quite solemn, the master was relieved a little: "I have not wronged your Jishitang!"

Mu An Ning glanced at the white cloth on the ground, pondered for a while, and then spoke: "Old man, may I ask when your granddaughter passed away?"

The eldest master showed some hesitation, and then he started to yell, "You are murderous! It's not enough that you killed my granddaughter, but you are still digging into the matter!"

"That's right, Master! You may be a young girl, but you have a very bad heart!"

"The eldest master is already sad enough after losing his granddaughter. What's the point of asking such a question?"

Listening to the accusations from those around him who did not know the truth, Mu An Ning unconsciously took a step back, closer to the gate of Jishidi Hall.

"Ms. Mu, you go in first." Doctor Lu glanced at the increasingly excited crowd around him and whispered to Mu An Ning, "Leave this matter to me."

He had been practicing medicine for many years, and it was not the first time that he encountered such a unreasonable and unreasonable person. However, as a girl, Mu Anning could not help but feel scared when facing such a matter of life and death.

He had just read the prescription carefully and thought there was no way anything could go wrong. He thought the problem must be somewhere else.

Before Mu An Ning could respond, the master stopped her with a sharp look and said, "You girl, you still want to leave?"

"If you don't give me an explanation today, don't even think about leaving!" The master said in a stern voice, "Everyone is watching us!"

Mu An Ning's eyebrows twitched slightly. In fact, she didn't want to leave at first.

After all, she was the one who wrote the right prescription. If someone really died, she would be blamed and would feel guilty.

Moreover, she had a vague feeling in her heart that the old man seemed to be coming for her.

Mu An Ning calmed down and finally admitted, "Old man, this prescription was indeed written by my daughter."

Seeing a hint of undetectable joy flash across the eyes of the master, Mu An Ning continued calmly, "It's just that this is a prescription for treating colds, and the herbs on it are all mild in nature."

"I asked you before when your granddaughter passed away, just to see if there were other reasons during this period. Please don't misunderstand me, old man."

"That makes sense, Master. Please go ahead and say it."

"It's strange. I've also eaten the herbs used by Jishitang to treat colds. I recovered in two days. It's definitely not enough to kill a person."

Seeing the crowds around him start to shake, the old man panicked for a moment, but the young man next to him wiped the tears from his eyes and said in a sobbing voice: "Since you want to know so much, I will tell you, my cousin left two hours ago!"

Mu An Ning and Dr. Lu frowned almost at the same time, and saw a hint of doubt in each other's eyes.

Although it is May now, a corpse should not emit such a strong odor in just two hours.

Just as Mu An Ning was wondering why this man lied, the eldest master quickly took over the conversation: "That's right, when I got home today, I saw San Ya lying on the ground motionless, and the medicine prescribed by your Jishitang was scattered on the ground."

The master stretched out a dark finger, pointed at Mu An Ning and said, "She must have been killed by the medicine you prescribed. My poor San Ya!"

Doctor Lu was about to speak to stabilize the situation, but he heard Mu An Ning calmly say, "Don't worry, old man. I have no other intentions. It's just that based on the stench of decay emanating from this corpse, your granddaughter shouldn't have passed away only two hours ago."

Upon hearing this, the eldest master's face froze. He blew his beard and glared at his grandson fiercely, then said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Even in this hot weather, the pigs I killed are so stinking, let alone San Ya!"

Hearing the master comparing his granddaughter to a pig, Mu An Ning couldn't help but frown, and the crowd around him naturally felt something was wrong.

Just now, there were a few people who couldn't stand the smell and left without even looking at the excitement.

After hearing what Mu An Ning said, the remaining people left and dispersed.

"Logically speaking, no matter how hot the weather is, it should take at least a day for the corpse to emit such a foul odor. However, what the old man said is not unreasonable." Mu An Ning nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "May I ask if your granddaughter ate anything else before she died?"

The old man knew that he was wrong, so he insisted, "No, she only took the medicine from your Jishitang!"

Mu An Ning was determined, so she said in a gentle tone: "Old man, why don't we go to the government office together and let the coroner perform an autopsy. If there is really something wrong with my prescription, then I will do my best to make up for it."

The few remaining people also echoed one after another -

"Yes, sir, don't waste your breath, just let the government officials convict them!"

"Yes, yes, yes, the government will definitely give you justice!"

However, the master's expression changed again and again, and after a long while, he said with a bitter face: "I am already this old, and I can't stand this torture! You Jishitang pay me some money so that San Ya can rest in peace, and I will not care about it."

He raised his trembling fingers and pointed at the girl in a thin green shirt, his brows full of bitterness: "I see that you are still young, and I don't want to kill you. As long as you don't come out to hurt others in the future, I believe San Ya will rest in peace in heaven."

Seeing that Old Doctor Lu shook his head helplessly at him, the stunned Mu An Ning felt a chill in his heart. He now completely understood the master's intention.

It was strange enough that the master did not report to the authorities immediately after such a major incident.

But now that he was reminded of this, he refused. It was obvious that he never wanted his deceased granddaughter to rest in peace.

Mu An Ning secretly sighed for the woman on the ground, and then said in a calm tone: "Old man, I'm sorry that I can't obey your order. Everything will be decided by the government."

Seeing that it wasn't going to work, the master rushed forward and grabbed the girl's wrist, pretending to take her away.

He looked at the white cloth on the ground with grief and anger: "My poor San Ya, I will let this unrepentant girl pay for your life!"

The people around were also shocked and quickly left the place, fearing that this crazy old man would cause harm to others.

Mu An Ning really couldn't imagine that this old man looked skinny but was actually so strong and powerful that she couldn't shake him off no matter how hard she tried.

"Old man, please calm down first." Mu An Ning tried his best to comfort the old man who seemed to be extremely sad because of the death of his granddaughter: "If you don't want to go to the government, we can discuss it again."

The eldest grandfather's grandson frowned, not being able to figure out what his grandfather was trying to do, so he was still hesitating whether to step forward to stop him.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, Dr. Lu sprained his ankle in a panic and could only give advice from a distance.

Just at this moment of stalemate, the sound of hurried horse hooves came towards them.

"Master, the one on the horse seems to be the prince of Anqing." The young man rubbed his eyes, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes: "Let's go first..."

His grandfather was old so he didn't know, but he knew that the girl being dragged by his grandfather at this moment had a close relationship with the Prince of Anqing.

These days, the powerful always help the powerful. If they are targeted by Prince Gu, they will be finished.

The eldest master showed a hint of hesitation, but then he made up his mind and shouted, "So what if it's your Highness? We are right, and your master is not a coward!"

For the sake of that sudden fortune, he would give it a try even if it cost him his life.

Such a good thing as green smoke coming out of the ancestral tomb is truly a rare event that only happens once in a hundred years.

Seeing that the master's grip became stronger and he was about to pull the girl away to escape, the young man's clear voice came: "Let her go!"

Mu An Ning raised his head and saw Gu Huaizhi holding the reins tightly and got off the horse in an instant.

The young man was holding a sword and striding towards them.

The master's original momentum was completely wiped out by the sword, and the strength in his hand also weakened a little bit involuntarily.

Mu An Ning took the opportunity to break free from the master's hand and quickly stepped back a few steps.

Gu Huaizhi stood in front of the girl without hesitation, put his unsheathed sword on the old man's neck, and looked at her coldly: "What did you want to do just now, old man?"

"Prince, spare my life." The eldest master, who felt the weight on his neck, had never seen such a scene before. In the past, he was always the one who killed pigs.

He glanced at his grandson who had already retreated to the side, and could only tremble in self-defense: "This girl killed my granddaughter, and I just want her to pay her back with her own life."

Mu An Ning, who was standing behind the young man, subconsciously raised his eyes to see how he would react, but he only heard him sneer without hesitation: "Old man, you should provide evidence when you speak. She can kill people, why don't you say that pigs can climb trees?"

Gu Huaizhi moved the sword in his hand, and the smile on his face was replaced by a hint of murderous intent: "In my opinion, your mind is so confused, why don't you..."

Mu An Ning frowned and just said "Prince" when he saw a group of people rushing over.

Judging from his attire, he is a yamen runner.

After everyone bowed respectfully to Gu Huaizhi, the leader shouted, "Take him away!"

In an instant, the corpse covered with a white cloth on the ground, as well as the grandfather and grandson, were taken away.

The change came so suddenly that Mu An Ning couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Is it someone the prince called?"

"No." Gu Huaizhi frowned and turned around, his angry eyes fell on the girl's wrist: "Are you okay?"

It's not like he can't defeat a mere old man, so why does he need to ask the bailiffs for help?

What's more, he hasn't taught that audacious old man a lesson yet.

Mu An Ning shook his head without changing his expression, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes: "Why is the prince here today?"

She suddenly realized that she had asked this question quite a lot in recent days.

Gu Huaizhi rubbed his thumb and index finger unconsciously, then cleared his throat without changing his expression: "Just passing by."

Doctor Lu, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, shouted at the door of Jishitang: "Girl Mu, come in quickly."

Mu An Ning hadn't reacted yet, but seeing Gu Huaizhi walking over first, he had no choice but to follow.

On the other side, Tan Wenhuai, who noticed something was wrong, hurried out of the cubicle, but the person he ran into was not his ideal man, but the angry Gu Huaizhi.

Tan Wenhuai was so frightened that he paused for a moment, and then he noticed the pale-faced girl on Gu Huaizhi's left: "An Ning, what happened just now?"

Before Mu An Ning could speak, Gu Huaizhi looked at the girl and then at Tan Wenhuai, and raised his eyebrows: "Why is he here?"