Chief Secretary Xie then patted Judge Qin on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "That's right. If you're worried, just say so. There's nothing shameful about it."
He nudged Qin Yuanpan with his shoulder: "You were behaving quite well after His Highness was attacked. How come you've returned to this wretched state after going out to gather herbs for a while?"
"It's also because His Highness didn't hold it against you..."
Judge Qin, after much restraint, finally couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Alright, alright, enough with the talking. If you really can't stand it, go over there..."
He pointed to the guards who were cooking and said, "Go over there and help."
They must be incredibly bored.
Chief Secretary Xie nodded, knowing that Imperial Physician Qin was actually feeling bad. He turned around, got into the carriage, checked Gu Yuzhi's temperature, and then went to help the guards.
The porridge was almost ready when Chief Secretary Xie remembered the three hundred elite soldiers. By the time they arrived, the amount of food they brought would be insufficient. He busied himself checking their supplies and directing his men to go into the city to make purchases.
Now I'm really busy, like a spinning top.
The physician, Qin, was very bold in prescribing medicine. After one dose, Gu Yuzhi's fever subsided, but the taste was extremely bitter, and Gu Yuzhi's little face scrunched up like a bun.
He looked at Judge Qin, who was still dazed, and said with a wronged expression, "Judge Qin, I want to eat candied fruit."
He held up his index finger: "It's really quite bitter, can I have a little more?"
Although he's losing his baby teeth and eating candied fruit is bad for his teeth, he took his medicine today, so it's okay for him to eat a little bit occasionally, right?
Gu Yuzhi stared intently at Judge Qin, his eyes wide with disbelief. Judge Qin's face was terribly dark, and he remained silent for a long while before taking out a small packet of oil paper from his sleeve.
As Judge Qin made his move, Gu Yuzhi saw the crystal-clear candied fruit inside. His eyes lit up instantly, and the pain in his leg seemed to lessen.
He exclaimed, "Candied fruit!"
So many candied fruits!
Even when I was in the palace, my mother never let me eat so many candied fruits at once!
Gu Yuzhi's eyes sparkled, and she reached out to take it, but saw that Judge Qin moved his hand slightly away. Gu Yuzhi pouted and said aggrievedly, "Judge Qin."
They took everything out, and then took it back. What kind of logic is that?
Qin, the court physician, smiled slightly and picked out one of the pills, handing it over: "This is a reward for Your Highness for obediently drinking your medicine. You can eat the rest slowly."
He knew that His Highness always complained about the bitterness of medicine, so when he asked the medicine boy to buy medicine, he specifically bought some candied fruit.
Gu Yuzhi clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, but after thinking about it, he felt that having something was better than not having one, so he quickly took one and put it in his mouth.
The sweet and sour taste instantly masked the bitterness of the medicine. Gu Yuzhi squinted his eyes in satisfaction and smiled sweetly at Qin Yuanpan.
Qin, the Imperial Physician, said softly, "Your Highness, apart from Guard Zhang, all the procurement personnel have returned."
Gu Yuzhi had a loose tooth again, so he only dared to hold the candied fruit in his mouth and didn't dare to bite it hard.
Upon hearing what Judge Qin said, Gu Yuzhi stuffed the candied fruit into one side of his mouth, and the small face that was originally a little sunken instantly puffed up.
He swallowed hard and muttered, "Didn't Guard Zhang receive the message that they were already waiting in Jinzhou? Why haven't they arrived yet?"
Could something have happened?
Or did the King of Chu discover something?
Gu Yuzhi slurped again: "How much time has passed?"
They had agreed on an hour, and if Guard Zhang hadn't returned by then, they wouldn't wait any longer and would continue on their way.
Judge Qin said in a low voice, "It hasn't been an hour yet."
He smiled and reassured her, "Your Highness, don't worry, nothing should happen. After all, there were only one or two people who went to make the purchases, so they naturally ran quickly."
"It's understandable that Guard Zhang would be cautious, as he needs to verify the identities of these people and leave with so many others. It's normal for him to be extra careful."
Gu Yuzhi nodded as he listened to Judge Qin's words, carefully biting into the candied fruit. It took him a while to finally finish eating it all.
The sweet and sour taste lingered in his mouth for a long time. Gu Yuzhi smacked his lips and looked over expectantly again.
He wanted to eat another one!
Gu Yuzhi blinked: "Judge Qin, the weather is so hot now, what if the candied fruit gets moldy if we don't eat it soon?"
With a cold face, Judge Qin took back the medicine bowl and got off the carriage aggressively.
Gu Yuzhi pouted and lay back down.
Although the fever had subsided, Gu Yuzhi still felt somewhat uncomfortable, especially since the carriage was so hard that his bones ached just lying there.
He shifted uncomfortably, then muttered softly, "Hmph! They won't let me eat now. Once I'm all grown up and all my teeth have fallen out, I'll eat as much as I want!"
Anyway, he has plenty of money, so he bought a candied fruit shop and ate it every day!
As for what Xu Mama was supposed to do, Gu Yuzhi didn't even consider it.
After all, Granny Xu was very strict about him eating candied fruit.
Gu Yuzhi thought about it for a while with a sense of satisfaction, then fell into a deep sleep again. In his hazy state, it was as if he had eaten candied fruit, and his dreams were filled with a sweet and sour taste.
Not long after, Guard Zhang returned with his men. Upon learning that Gu Yuzhi was unconscious, the group had no choice but to continue their journey.
The carriage jolted, and Gu Yuzhi's head slammed against the carriage wall with a thud. He let out a howl, covered his head, and stared at the ceiling with teary eyes.
My head hurts so much.
Not only does my head hurt, but my bones also ache.
Gu Yuzhi patted his injured forehead and muttered that it would be better to go down and ride a horse.
As he was thinking, the carriage stopped, and Imperial Physician Qin pushed open the carriage and came in. He first checked the temperature on his forehead and then took his pulse. Seeing that the condition had not relapsed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Yuzhi whispered, "Judge Qin, it's already dark. Has Guard Zhang returned yet?"
The emperor gave him three hundred elite soldiers. If all these elite soldiers followed him, how magnificent it would be!
I hope that once the war in Jiangnan is over, my brother will be willing to let these elite soldiers return to the northern desert with me.
Once the war in the northern deserts is over, these elite troops will be left in Xinliang...
Gu Yuzhi thought to himself with a smug smile as he watched Qin, the court physician, change his dressing.
After the medicine was changed, Qin, the court physician, helped him get dressed before whispering, "Guard Zhang is back. The three hundred elite soldiers left the city in batches, which caused some delay, but they have all assembled now."
"They wanted to pay their respects to His Highness when they arrived, but His Highness was asleep, so we set off first."
Gu Yuzhi nodded his head and affirmed, "You did the right thing, we just need to get going."
As soon as Gu Yuzhi stepped out of the carriage, he saw that it was already dark outside, and the guards were cooking over a fire not far away.
Gu Yuzhi rubbed his eyes, looked at the tents standing close together in front of him, and the crowd of people gathered in front of them, and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "So many people!"
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