Gu Yunzhen pursed his lips hesitantly, and then he heard Gu Yanfei continue: "I have lived here for three months and have hardly left the house. I heard that there are many delicious foods in Danyang City, such as salted duck, goose oil puff pastry, sweet osmanthus candied taro... crispy dried fish are all delicious."
The kitten's eyes lit up when he heard that, and he meowed to help out, looking at Gu Yunzhen expectantly.
Facing this man and cat, Gu Yunzhen couldn't say "no" at all, and responded with a smile: "I'll ask someone to tell grandma that we can go for a walk in the city."
Gu Yunzhen sent a maid to report to Madam Gu, and then she and Gu Yanfei went out in a carriage.
Before leaving, Gu Yanfei made a fortune telling and told the driver, "Go west."
The hexagram shows that the turning point of Danyang City’s disaster lies in the west.
Gu Yun really thought that Gu Yanfei was a child and wanted to relax in the city, so he let her do what she wanted.
So, under the command of Gu Yanfei, the carriage turned left and right, and after passing several streets, it arrived at Chongxian Street in the west of the city.
The atmosphere on the streets today is different from usual. The streets are much emptier, without the hawkers shouting and peddlers walking around. Everywhere I go is quieter than usual.
Along the way, many passers-by gathered together and talked, mostly discussing the prefect's order to close the city gates.
"Big sister, let's go sit in the Qingfeng Building in front."
At Gu Yanfei's suggestion, the two sisters and a cat entered Qingfeng Tower, which is located in the central area of Chongxian Street.
At this time of year, there were not many customers in the restaurant, and only about one-tenth or twelve of the tables and chairs in the lobby were occupied.
The two sisters chose a private room on the second floor facing the street and ordered a table of Qingfenglou’s specialties. The waiter, who had made a big deal, went downstairs happily.
In the elegant seat, the aroma of tea wafts in the air.
The two sisters drank tea, and Juanbi served water to the kitten.
After taking two sips of hot tea, Gu Yunzhen put down the blue and white porcelain teacup and said gently, "Second sister, when we leave later, please bring some for grandma so that she can have a taste."
Although she had just met Gu Yanfei, Gu Yunzhen had a good impression of this cousin. She felt that she was not as vulgar as Aunt Xu said. Her demeanor, words and deeds were all measured, and she was graceful and elegant, reminding her of her deceased great uncle.
Gu Yanfei hummed softly, probably guessing what Gu Yunzhen was going to say next.
Gu Yun really wanted to talk to Gu Yanfei about the people and things in the Marquis' Mansion, so that she would not be in the dark when she went to the capital in the future.
She thought for a moment and started with Madam Gu: "Second sister, grandma likes to eat fish and shrimp. She is a Buddhist and she fasts and eats vegetarian food on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month."
"Next month is grandma's birthday, and my third sister suggested that we sisters each copy a Buddhist scripture for grandma."
"Third sister..." When talking about Gu Yunmeng, Gu Yunzhen paused as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Gu Yanfei knew what she was worried about, so he said directly: "You are talking about Su Niang's daughter, right?"
Gu Yunzhen nodded and continued, "The third sister was raised by grandma since she was a child. Grandma loves her the most and usually listens to her advice. This time, it was the third sister who persuaded grandma to come and pick up the second sister."
Gu Yanfei blinked his big, lacquered eyes, and then he suddenly realized.
It turned out that it was Gu Yunmeng who was pushing it behind the scenes. No wonder Madam Gu came so quickly, several days earlier than expected.
Gu Yunzhen was about to say something when he heard a rumbling sound of footsteps on the street outside the window, and someone shouted, "The police are coming!"
The noise outside the restaurant attracted the attention of the two sisters, and they both looked in the direction of the sound.
The team was led by a middle-aged man wearing a scarlet robe embroidered with clouds and geese. He was riding a brown horse and waiting outside the clinic, looking very imposing.
"Fourth-rank official uniform?" Gu Yunzhen's eyebrows moved, and he said in surprise, "Could this be the prefect?"
"It's really Magistrate He!"
The person who answered Gu Yunzhen was the waiter who had just walked in. He was seen holding six dishes in his arms, as if he was performing juggling.
The waiter stretched his neck to look out the window while serving them dishes with skillful movements: steamed shad, prawns, salted duck, goose oil puffs, sweet potatoes with osmanthus sugar, chicken stewed in clear soup... the table was filled with delicious food.
The commotion in front of the clinic also attracted the people walking on the street. Many people stopped curiously and talked about it:
"Why are the officials here?"
"Did Cheng's Clinic commit any crime?"
"First the city was closed, and now the clinic is closed. There must be a reason for this!"
"I remember that Doctor Cheng was invited to examine the eldest prince yesterday. Could something have gone wrong?"
“…”
On Chongxian Street, more and more passers-by stopped to watch the excitement, and the place was bustling with people.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Cheng's Medical Clinic.
Gu Yanfei picked up a shrimp with chopsticks and ate it, looking outside thoughtfully.
The kitten came over after smelling the fragrance, and looked at Gu Yanfei with "meowing". Its pair of dark green cat eyes were captivating, but unfortunately Gu Yanfei was unmoved and simply slapped it away, then told the waiter to serve the cat a portion of boiled shrimps.
After a while, a man's loud shouting came from the direction of the clinic opposite, almost blowing the roof off: "It's unfair! It's unfair to me!"
Amid the shrill cries of injustice, Doctor Cheng was escorted out of the clinic by four or five tall and strong yamen runners. His turban had fallen off, his hair was a little messy, and he looked in a disheveled state.
"Master He, please understand. I am innocent. The medicine I prescribed for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is absolutely fine..."
Doctor Cheng looked up and cried out to Magistrate He on horseback. He felt heavy in his heart and felt that the matter could not be resolved peacefully.
When the runners went in to arrest him just now, they kept saying that he had used the wrong medicine, which caused the eldest prince's health to deteriorate rapidly and his condition to be critical.
But Doctor Cheng was convinced that Chu Yi's critical illness had nothing to do with him.
He was familiar with the medicinal properties of the Blue Moon Grass. After taking the Blue Moon Grass for the first time, the patients would only feel better and refreshed, but they did not know that this was just a last resort.
Next, the toxicity of the Blue Moon Grass will erode the patient's internal organs bit by bit, causing the patient to slowly become weak and die, making it impossible to determine the cause of death or detect the time when the poison was administered.
He had just handed the medicine bag to Chu Yi's personal guards early this morning, which meant that the toxicity of the Bi Yue Grass would not take effect until at least half a month later.
Moreover, judging from Chu Yi's pulse yesterday, he was just weak and sickly, not fatal... Could it be that someone else also drugged Chu Yi and deliberately put the blame on himself? !
(End of this chapter)
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