Chapter 289 The Mystery of Twins
"What's wrong with Your Majesty?" Cao Pan'er exclaimed in alarm. "This servant will go and fetch Physician Luo right away."
Mu Xi's face turned deathly pale instantly. He didn't even care that Cao Pan'er was leaving the tent, but instead asked Qi Qingyuan, "Is he making an example of someone, using your daughter's life to intimidate Mu Xun?"
Qi Qingyuan was initially shocked by Mu Xi's sudden change of heart, but upon hearing this, he could no longer care about such things and instead looked at her with resentment: "Indeed, this is a warning from Marquis Yong to the Qi family, as well as a way to intimidate the prince. After all, I have known too many of his secrets over the years, and the marriage negotiations for my daughter fell apart, causing a great unpleasant situation. In addition, my daughter acted rashly afterward, which may have made Marquis Yong even more suspicious and resentful."
"Hehehe..." Mu Xi's laughter was more like a grimace, and she thought of Granny Yan, Chaolu, and Xixia. "I didn't expect this Marquis Shen to be so... using the same methods on the two of us, so cold-blooded and ruthless. Cough cough..."
Qi Qingyuan was momentarily confused as to why Mu Xi was so deeply grieved, and stopped speaking.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" At this moment, Doctor Luo rushed over from the next tent and immediately came up to take his pulse.
Mu Xi had calmed down a bit: "It's nothing, it was just a momentary emotional turmoil."
The moment Doctor Luo touched her wrist, her brows furrowed immediately: "It certainly stirs up emotions, you... those are all things of the past..."
Seeing that there were outsiders present, Doctor Luo stopped saying anything.
Qi Qingyuan, however, kept his gaze fixed on Doctor Luo: "Is this doctor perhaps surnamed Luo?"
Doctor Luo was taken aback, and couldn't help but turn his head to carefully scan Qi Qingyuan, but still had no recollection of him: "I am Luo Qingming, and this is..."
Qi Qingyuan's expression shifted: "It really is Doctor Luo. We met a few times at the Shen family mansion back then. Don't you remember, Doctor Luo?"
Doctor Luo had accompanied Mu Xi all the way and knew about the caravan that had rescued Qi Qingyuan from bandits during the day, but she didn't have much of an impression of Qi Qingyuan and didn't react much at the moment.
Qi Qingyuan sighed again: "Alas, the past is gone with the wind. So many years have passed. It's normal that Doctor Luo doesn't remember me. As a merchant, I have a keen eye for people and a good memory. I remember that Doctor Luo used to come and go from the Shen residence with great vigor. Later, I heard that he specialized in medicine and achieved great success, earning the title of Divine Physician. My late mother was seriously ill at that time and wanted to visit Doctor Luo, but she never had the chance. I never expected to meet him here today."
"Oh, Master Qi, the matter of meeting at the Shen residence that you mentioned does indeed happen upon careful recollection. However, so many years have passed that my memory is quite hazy. Please forgive me, Master Qi." Doctor Luo said indifferently.
Qi Qingyuan indeed had little connection with Doctor Luo. Although he recognized her, he had nothing to say at the moment.
Upon hearing this, Mu Xi pulled the doctor, Luo, who was about to write a prescription, and said, "Since everyone knows each other, doctor Luo, please stay and listen. Don't rush to write a prescription and brew the medicine. I'm really tired of drinking that medicine. I'd rather not drink it if I can avoid it."
"This..." Doctor Luo glanced at Qi Qingyuan, but ultimately did not refuse and sat down as well.
Mu Xi turned around and briefly told Doctor Luo everything she had just heard from Qi Qingyuan.
Upon hearing this, Doctor Luo frowned: "Although Shen Lun is no longer the same Shen Lun I first met, the fact that he could commit such a heinous act against a young woman is still... Is Master Qi certain?"
Qi Qingyuan replied, "I didn't expect this at first either. My daughter was always healthy and lively, but the illness came on suddenly and strangely. I consulted many famous doctors, witch doctors, and even great shamans. The final conclusion was that she was poisoned by some kind of witchcraft... Witchcraft is difficult to cure. Generally, only the shaman who made it knows the antidote. The Marquis of Yongguo is also known as 'Jiuyi'. In the past, he used witchcraft to deal with others, and I know a little about it. I just never expected that one day he would repay kindness with enmity and use witchcraft on my daughter."
"Even so, why would he do this? I really can't understand it." Doctor Luo still seemed somewhat incredulous.
Qi Qingyuan sighed heavily again: "At first I didn't want to believe it either, but then the Marquis of Yong sent someone to tell me that he not only threatened me to continue to supply me with the same amount of materials as in previous years, but also warned me not to reveal anything about him and the prince. By doing this, he was indirectly admitting to killing my daughter."
At this point, Doctor Luo had no choice but to believe it: "Although I knew from my early years that his behavior was despicable, I never imagined that he could become like this... like this... I was truly blind back then to have considered him a close friend."
Qi Qingyuan sighed as well: "Who isn't like that? When the Marquis of Yong was still a young man, he was already exceptionally talented. Later, at a young age, he showed the potential to surpass his father. At that time, although Yan State was already showing signs of decline, everyone in the court and the public praised him as 'the only one in the south, a literary genius descended to earth.' At that time, he presented himself to the world as a noble and upright gentleman who saved the country from disaster. Who could have imagined that he would later become a manipulator of power and a ruthless killer of human life?"
"Alas... alas... alas..." Doctor Luo also sighed several times.
After sighing, Qi Qingyuan suddenly wiped his face, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Mu Xi and Physician Luo. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "Since we've come this far, I won't hide anything from you, my lord and Physician Luo. I've known the Marquis of Yong for many years and have witnessed many of his deeds firsthand. In recent years, the more I think about it, the more unfamiliar he seems to me. Therefore, about a year ago, I secretly spent a large sum of money to have someone investigate him discreetly. Physician Luo, you should remember that the Marquis of Yong had a younger brother. I wonder if you recall him?"
“Naturally, Shen Lun and Shen Qiao are twins. When I first met them, I almost confused them,” Doctor Luo replied.
Qi Qingyuan nodded: "Now that Doctor Luo has met them both, do you know what their personalities are like?"
"This..." Doctor Luo was stumped by the question. "Back then, I befriended Shen Lun, but I have no recollection of his twin brother."
Qi Qingyuan was somewhat disappointed, but he stated his conclusion directly: "Although I don't know much about it either, based on various signs, I suspect that Shen Lun is not Shen Lun, but Shen Qiao."
"What?" This was a huge shock, and Mu Xi and Doctor Luo exclaimed almost simultaneously.
Doctor Luo, startled and suspicious, pondered the matter carefully, but still found it hard to believe: "As far as I know, Shen Qiao went mad many years ago when his father, Shen Mao, was still alive. Shen Qiao was imprisoned somewhere, which must have been Shen Mao's idea. Because family scandals shouldn't be publicized, the entire Shen family kept silent afterward until Shen Mao passed away, and Shen Qiao seemed to have disappeared from then on. When these events occurred, both I and Master Qi should have been in the Dounan area. Shen Lun showed no abnormalities at the time, so how did Master Qi come to this conclusion?"
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