Upon hearing Prefect Qi mention this matter, Gu Yuzhi immediately crossed his arms, snorted twice, wrinkled his little nose, and said in a mean tone, "Of course I remember!"
Seeing Gu Yuzhi like this, Prefect Qi's tightly furrowed brows relaxed a bit, and he said in a low voice, "At that time, He Han led people to block the entrance of the prefectural government office, saying that he wanted to seek justice for the Wen family medical clinic. I know that the Wen family medical clinic must have been plotted against, but I don't know if Your Highness and Chief Secretary Xie have any countermeasures."
Recalling the events of that day, Prefect Qi could still feel the panic he felt at the time, fearing that the pharmacy that the young prince had worked so hard to open would really be gone.
The young prince is particularly concerned about opening a trading company. What if he becomes discouraged and loses his spirit after this incident?
He's so young, what if it affects his entire life?
Of course, there was another reason. He was afraid that if he failed to protect the young prince, it would affect the emperor's plans, and then he would truly deserve to die.
Prefect Qi continued, "I immediately sent someone through the back gate to the Wen residence to find out if Your Highness was aware of this matter and had prepared a countermeasure. Not long after, the Vice Prefect came and told me that the Wen residence was aware of this matter and could withstand investigation."
Gu Yuzhi tilted his head, unable to understand what was so important about this: "The prefect is right. We do have a plan, one that can withstand scrutiny!"
After the incident, one of the two apprentice doctors was sent to Prefect Qi to repair the official road, while the other was learning how to process medicinal herbs from Qin Shinan.
He once overheard Chief Clerk Xie and Attendant Liu chatting, saying that the person who went to repair the official road kept telling the yamen runners that he wanted to come back or something like that.
Gu Yuzhi snorted twice. Now he realized he was wrong, but it was too late!
Prefect Qi replied, "But this investigation revealed that before the people I sent even arrived at the Wen residence, the Vice Prefect had already given me definite information. That time, it was Your Highness's wisdom to prepare a countermeasure in advance. Otherwise, the Wen family's medical clinic would definitely not have escaped that day."
Gu Yuzhi blinked, carefully considered Prefect Qi's words, and then understood: "You mean, that sub-prefect passed on false information?"
Prefect Qi nodded, then patted his chest and said, "That was a close call. Luckily, we had a plan."
Seeing that Gu Yuzhi had reacted, Prefect Qi continued, "I have always suspected that there are traitors in the prefectural government, but because the magistrate is very careful and rarely associates with the people of Li Ji Trading Company, if we had not acted swiftly and decisively and captured the people of Li Ji Trading Company this time, the magistrate would not have surfaced."
Prefect Qi was truly distressed, and after a long pause, he said in a dry voice, "His Highness's trip to Xinliang was discussed by the Vice Prefect and Li Yanping..."
Gu Yuzhi's eyes widened; he had never expected that there was such a thing as a prefectural governor involved.
In an instant, the scene from that night reappeared. He seemed to be back in that snowy landscape, his whole body stiff with cold. The swirling snowflakes, the soaking blood, the mournful cries of horses, and the sounds of swords piercing flesh all echoed in his ears...
He stood frozen in place, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, his throat tightening so badly that he couldn't even breathe, and his face instantly turned purplish-red.
"Your Highness!"
Qin, the imperial physician, noticed something was wrong. He stepped forward and pinched Gu Yuzhi's philtrum tightly, then pressed his acupoints twice more. Gu Yuzhi's condition improved slightly. He looked at Qin with wide eyes, still somewhat bewildered: "Imperial Physician Qin..."
Chief Secretary Xie and the others all looked at Judge Qin, and only when they saw him nod slightly did they breathe a sigh of relief.
They actually had their suspicions: the incident of the robbery and murder hadn't passed on in the young prince's mind, but since he always seemed to be smiling and in a good mood, they naturally didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Who knew that a single sentence from Prefect Qi would haunt the young prince with nightmares!
Prefect Qi was also filled with guilt at this moment, and his head drooped heavily.
Judge Qin placed his hand on Gu Yuzhi's back, patting him lightly and intermittently, which greatly relieved Gu Yuzhi's tension.
Although it was already evening, the council chamber was brightly lit, and everyone in the room was someone he knew and trusted very well.
Gu Yuzhi felt the room, which had been freezing cold just moments before, suddenly warm up.
He remained stiff for a while before his fingers slowly began to move. He whispered, "I'm alright now."
Judge Qin then withdrew his hand.
In just a short while, Gu Yuzhi seemed to have caught a cold. His throat was dry and itchy, and just as he was about to speak, he started coughing violently. His face turned red from coughing, tears streamed down his face, and his neck even thickened considerably.
Qin, the court physician, panicked a little and hurriedly patted his back with his cupped hands. At the same time, he said to Xie Changshi, "Quickly, go and have Xu Mama brew a pot of the medicinal tea I made and bring it to His Highness."
Gu Yuzhi coughed with tremendous force, so much so that he could barely hear anything in either ear, and everything in front of him seemed to be spinning.
Just as Liu Dianyi and the others stepped forward again, Gu Yuzhi suddenly shoved them away and began vomiting violently.
"Your Highness!"
Liu Dianyi and the others were so shocked that they took two steps back and then suddenly knelt down.
Judge Qin frowned, clenching his fist and releasing it repeatedly until the numbness in his palm finally subsided: "Guard Qi, come here and help His Highness up."
During this period, he would check His Highness's pulse every other day, but never discovered any hidden lesions in His Highness's pulse.
But at this moment, the young prince's illness was so sudden and severe that it made Imperial Physician Qin doubt his own medical skills for the first time.
His medical skills are not that superb at all, and he is not worthy of being called a miracle doctor by others!
Qi Chenglang understood what he meant, stepped forward and pressed Gu Yuzhi's acupoints twice to stop Gu Yuzhi's somewhat uncontrollable body, and then stepped forward to hold him on his lap, without showing any disgust.
Gu Yuzhi's stomach was still acidic, and he vomited until his eyes were red. His dry, itchy throat burned, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
Unable to move, he could only lean listlessly against Guard Qi, his eyes darting around as he stared at Judge Qin.
He asked silently, "Teacher Shu, Manager Wen, I suddenly started coughing and vomiting. Am I going to die?"
Shu Xiaohan covered her mouth and cried so hard she couldn't speak anymore, only shaking her head repeatedly.
Nobody knows what happened to him, or why he suddenly became like this.
Gu Yuzhi looked at Wen Xiuzhu again, suppressing his sobs, and said, "Manager Wen, I know you think I will affect your evaluation. I might die now. You should talk to your main system and ask them to find a new host."
He pursed his lips and held his breath to keep from crying.
He's definitely going to die, then be buried in the ground, and bitten by those little bugs...
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