Chapter 564 Divine Doctor
Fifty miles outside the capital, an elderly man with white hair was being escorted by a group of people, hurrying towards the capital.
Suddenly the carriage jolted and swayed, and the drowsy old man lost his balance and bumped into the carriage's side panel.
"Hey, slow down! If you keep walking like this, this old man's bones are going to fall apart."
The old man woke up in pain and began to complain to the people outside.
The leader was a burly middle-aged man. Hearing the commotion inside the car, he quickly rode forward and explained, "Sir, please forgive us. The road was a bit uneven just now. We are truly sorry."
Upon hearing this, the old man lifted the curtain, glanced at the middle-aged man on horseback, and said, "Alright, alright, I suppose you didn't mean it. But I'm a little tired, let's rest at the teahouse ahead!"
The old man's words carried a commanding tone. Although the middle-aged man was unwilling, he had no choice but to obey the old man's wishes and stop at the tea stall ahead, since he needed a favor from him.
The middle-aged man personally helped the old man down from the carriage, and then had tea and snacks served to him before finding a table to sit down.
"Brother, this old man is too pretentious! He's already taken several breaks this morning. If he keeps going like this, will he be able to get into town before dark?"
A slightly thinner man approached the middle-aged man and launched into a tirade of complaints about the old man.
If it weren't for the fact that the host family said they should take good care of this old man, he would have slapped him across the face long ago to see why he was still making such a fuss.
"Just bear with it! We'll be there soon."
The middle-aged man was clearly more tolerant than the thin man; otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen as the leader.
After lingering in the teahouse for about fifteen minutes, the old man finally got back into the carriage.
After that, the old man didn't encounter many problems on the road. After all, he didn't want to sleep on the streets, so things were relatively peaceful.
As evening approached, the group finally arrived in the capital after a hurried journey.
Minister Liu warmly received the old man and treated him as an honored guest of the Liu family, hosting a grand banquet for him.
After several rounds of drinks, Minister Liu brought up the main topic: "I heard that the old gentleman brought a dead person back to life. Is that true?"
The old man, his face flushed and slightly drunk, said, "How can a dead person come back to life? Wouldn't that make him a god? I merely pulled someone who wasn't dead yet back to life. It's just a trivial skill."
The old man's impartial remark put those who flattered him to shame. If someone only boasted about their abilities, it would only make Minister Liu suspicious.
"Sir, you are too modest! Sir, you are too modest!"
Minister Liu laughed heartily and immediately offered the old man another cup of wine before calling over his close attendants.
"Prepare to go down and take the old gentleman to see the Fourth Prince first thing tomorrow morning." After saying this, Minister Liu seemed to think of something and added, "Also, take him to see the Third Prince."
Although he already knew that it would be pointless to examine Lu Youming, since the divine doctor had already been found, if he didn't examine Lu Youming, outsiders would gossip about him.
So even if it's just a superficial act, you have to make it look convincing.
The next day, as soon as the morning court session ended, Minister Liu took the old man to the Third Prince's residence.
Since Lu Changqing did not yet have a residence, Minister Liu had someone bring him to the Third Prince's residence early in the morning, so that Minister Liu would not have to ask the emperor for permission to bring the old man into the palace.
"I wonder if the Minister has summoned me here for some reason?"
When Lu Changqing saw Minister Liu, he did not address him as "uncle" directly, but instead respectfully and politely called him "Minister Liu".
Minister Liu was quite pleased with this. He glanced at Lu Youming, who was sitting to the side with a somewhat blank expression, and then pointed to the old man following behind him.
"Your Highness, this is a renowned physician whom I recently had someone find. Why don't you find a place where he can examine you?"
Minister Liu's words directly mentioned Lu Youming, implying to Lu Changqing that the divine doctor was specially found for him.
“Your Excellency is very kind, but I have suffered from this chronic illness for so many years, and so many imperial physicians have been helpless. I have long since given up hope. It would be better to let this divine physician examine my third brother first.”
Lu Changqing has been a servant for so many years; if he suddenly stopped caring about others, it would be quite inappropriate for his image.
Furthermore, Lu Youming is still someone else's nephew, even if he is no longer useful, he still shares the same blood. The more attention I show to him, the more the Liu family and Consort Liu will do their best to help me.
Seeing Lu Changqing's humility, Minister Liu didn't say anything, so he called to the old man, "Then please ask the divine physician to examine the Third Prince's health first."
Upon hearing this, the old man nodded in agreement and then slowly stepped forward to check on Lu Youming's condition.
And the final result, naturally, could not possibly improve. After all, the one who did it was Yun Yichen, so how could he possibly give him any more chances?
Upon receiving the results, Minister Liu and Lu Changqing feigned a sigh, and then the divine physician began to take Lu Changqing's pulse.
To be honest, Lu Changqing knew his own body very well. Although his master had given him a way to prolong his life, preventing him from dying at the age of twenty, it wouldn't extend his life by more than a few years.
Now, Minister Liu has found this old man from who-knows-where. This old man looks like a wandering doctor. Even someone like my master couldn't save me, so how could this old man possibly save me?
With this in mind, Lu Changqing simply let the unlicensed doctor examine him. However, to his surprise, the doctor told him that he could cure his illness.
"If I'm not mistaken, Your Highness's illness is likely congenital, a type of disease that is extremely stubborn and difficult to cure. However, I happen to have treated a similar illness before, so I'm about 90% confident in treating Your Highness's condition."
Upon hearing this, not only was Minister Liu pleasantly surprised, but even Lu Changqing stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
For years, he had believed he would die young, and every day he hoped that time would slow down so that he would have more time to prepare for revenge.
But now someone is telling him that he has a 90% chance of curing himself, and Lu Changqing is starting to doubt whether he heard correctly.
"Is what the miracle doctor said true? Can you really cure our prince?"
Lu Changqing's personal guard was even more excited than anyone else present. His eyes were filled with ecstasy as he grabbed the old man and shook him vigorously.
"Really, really, I, this old man, never lie. Young man, can you let go of me now? If you keep shaking me, my bones will fall apart."
The old man felt that things were really tough for him; at his age, he still had to keep going, which was just too difficult.
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