Chapter 217 Chapter 217 Night Exploration
After patiently waiting until midnight, Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao climbed over the wall together.
There were quite a few guards in the Duke's Mansion, but because it was so large, many places were not guarded. When the two of them went out, they walked through remote places that were not patrolled and did not attract the attention of the guards of the Duke's Mansion.
Even the servants of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion didn't know that their Duke and his wife had climbed over the wall and left the house together in the middle of the night.
The Third Prince's Mansion and the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion are both located in the inner city and are not far away.
There were patrols everywhere in the inner city. In order to avoid running into the patrolling soldiers, the two walked on the roofs of other people's houses.
Arriving near the Third Prince's Mansion, Fu Wenxiao took Yu Li to a relatively remote place as if he was familiar with the place, and then climbed over the wall to go in.
Behind the wall is a remote courtyard.
As soon as I landed, I saw a pair of green eyes. It was a wild cat lying on the ground.
Yu Li glanced at the wild cat that was paralyzed on the ground in fear, but didn't pay any attention to it. He looked around and asked Fu Wenxiao which way he was going.
"The guest house is over here." Fu Wenxiao lowered his voice and pointed in a direction, "Over there is the courtyard where the grandchildren of the Third Prince's residence live."
Doctor Xu was brought here to treat the emperor's grandson with a broken leg. He should stay in the asylum, or he might be arranged to live in the emperor's grandson's yard to facilitate nearby treatment.
There were guards patrolling the emperor's grandson's courtyard, so the two decided to go to the guest house first.
It was late at night, and the Third Prince's mansion was quiet. Most people had already fallen asleep.
The lights in the guest house were still on.
When the two came over, they found that the light in one of the rooms in the guest house was still on.
Squatting on the wall, Yu Li stared at the lighted room and pointed in that direction, indicating that he should go and take a look over there.
After the patrolling guards left, the two men climbed down from the wall, quietly passed through the lush courtyard, and came to the lighted room.
The window of the wing room was open. The two men came to the window and looked inside. They saw an old man sitting at the table, arranging the medicinal herbs on the table.
It’s Doctor Xu!
Yu Li's heart relaxed and he climbed in through the window.
Fu Wenxiao also climbed in, turned around and closed the window, then quickly left the window to prevent his shadow from appearing on the window frame and being seen by the servants who got up outside at night.
When Doctor Xu heard the sound of the window closing, he turned his head subconsciously. When he saw two people suddenly appear in the room, he was so scared that he almost screamed.
Yu Li suddenly came to him and covered his mouth.
"Doctor Xu, don't make any noise." She said in a low voice.
The shock on Doctor Xu's face quickly disappeared, and he gestured towards her to indicate that he understood.
When she let go of his hand, he complained in a low voice: "You girl, you are too strong. You almost made me unable to breathe."
He saw Yu Li on the street yesterday, and he was not too surprised to see her again now.
Yu Li felt a little embarrassed, "Then I'll be gentler next time."
She felt that she had used less force, but for the elderly, it might still be a little too heavy, so she would have to be more careful in the future.
Doctor Xu looked at them curiously and asked, "How did you get here?"
"I climbed over the wall."
"turn--"
Doctor Xu almost choked on his own saliva, his face was full of shock. This is the prince's palace, and they actually climbed over the wall and broke in?
In fact, they found their way here.
It was quiet outside, with no movement, which showed that the two of them had not alarmed the guards of the Third Prince's Mansion.
Doctor Xu quickly calmed down.
He looked at the two of them with a complicated expression, and his eyes fell on Fu Wenxiao.
He had suspected before that Mr. Fu had an unusual identity, but he didn't expect that his background was more important than he imagined.
It was only when Doctor Xu arrived at the Third Prince's Mansion yesterday that he found out that it was the Third Prince who had invited him to the capital this time.
He had never expected that he, an unknown doctor, would be invited by the Third Prince to come all the way from the South to treat the leg of the emperor's grandson.
At that time, he still doubted whether his fame was so great that even the third prince who was far away in the capital had heard of his fame.
But he soon found out the reason. It turned out to be all because of Fu Wenxiao.
This former prince of the Duke of Zhenguo - now the Duke of Zhenguo.
Everyone thought that the Prince of Zhenguo was saved by him back then. Without him knowing it, he had already become a miracle doctor in the eyes of the world.
Fu Wenxiao looked apologetic and whispered, "Doctor Xu, I'm sorry that you have to go through these things."
Although he left some people in the South, most of them were there to protect Yu Li's family.
Doctor Xu is a kind-hearted doctor who is highly respected by the people in the South. No one would deliberately embarrass him. Good doctors with superb medical skills are hard to come by. Even the most mad people would not easily attack such doctors. After all, no one can guarantee that they will never get sick, and their relatives and friends will not get sick.
Therefore, he never worried about Dr. Xu's safety.
In addition, the South is too far away from Beijing. There are so many good doctors and imperial physicians in Beijing, so no one would go to the South specifically to find an unknown doctor.
But the third prince actually sent someone there.
From this we can see that the third prince really loves the third son born to Concubine Kang.
For this purpose, he even invited Doctor Xu from the south to treat his leg.
Doctor Xu waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I've already come to the capital. Why would I talk about this?"
Since ancient times, the people have not fought against the officials, let alone those descendants of dragons and phoenixes. Even if they kill you, you have nowhere to seek redress, not to mention that the other party just asked someone to take him to the capital to seek treatment.
There was no way he could refuse this.
Yu Li asked: "Doctor Xu, can you really cure the leg of the grandson of the Third Prince's Mansion?"
"How is that possible?" Doctor Xu said bluntly, "His leg was broken by a horse. The bones are shattered. And it's been so long. Even if I have supernatural powers, I can't help him reconnect the bones and make him back to normal."
"Won't the Third Prince be angry with you?"
"Yes!" Doctor Xu sighed, "I told the Third Prince yesterday that I would try to treat it first. Whether it can be cured depends on the follow-up situation."
Yu Li: “…” It seems that this old doctor is quite flexible.
Doctor Xu glanced at her and said, "There's nothing I can do about it. Although I'm old, I haven't lived enough and there are many things I want to do." For example, regarding the Duke Fu in front of him, he wanted to know which expert cured his cold poison and how it was cured.
He was so itchy about this that he was afraid he would be thinking about it until his death.
Unfortunately, Duke Fu didn't seem to have any intention of clearing up his confusion.
Yu left the door and asked directly: "Doctor Xu, do you want to come with me?"
"Go? Where to?" Doctor Xu didn't react for a moment.
Yu Li said truthfully: "Go to the Duke's Mansion. When everything is fine, we will send you back to the South."
Doctor Xu was somewhat tempted. If he went to the Duke's Mansion, he wouldn't have to worry about incurring the wrath of the Third Prince for failing to cure the Emperor's grandson's legs.
But……
"No, no, you're hiding like this, you're ashamed to be seen." Doctor Xu said, "The Third Prince promised me that if I can cure the emperor's grandson, he will build a clinic for me and let me practice medicine in the clinic..."
He has been saving lives all his life, and it would be hard for him to hide away and stop practicing medicine.
Although he might not be able to fulfill the promise the Third Prince made to him, he could delay it for a while. During this period, he could take the opportunity to ask the Third Prince to let him practice medicine in the clinic when he is free, so that he can continue to practice medicine.
People always come up with solutions.
Yu Li was a little hesitant. Although she wanted to take the old doctor away, she couldn't ignore his wishes.
At this time, Fu Wenxiao said: "If Doctor Xu wants to continue practicing medicine normally, there are naturally other ways."
"What method?" Doctor Xu looked at him expectantly.
After knowing this person's identity, he now has more trust in Fu Wenxiao. He feels that the only person in the capital who can help him escape from his current situation is this young Duke.
Yu Li also looked at Fu Wenxiao.
Fu Wenxiao smiled at her and did not answer Doctor Xu's words. Instead, he said, "In this case, Doctor Xu needs to wait patiently for three days."
It’s only three days, Doctor Xu can still wait.
He agreed without hesitation.
With Fu Wenxiao's words, Doctor Xu felt much more relaxed and began to drive people away, "Hurry up and leave, don't let anyone find you."
Thinking that the two of them had climbed over the wall, he was terrified, fearing that they would be discovered by the people in the Third Prince's Mansion.
The Third Prince is not a good person. It is said that he and the Duke of Zhenguo are not on good terms. If he knew that the Duke of Zhenguo actually broke into his mansion at night, the Third Prince would never let it go.
Compared to the third prince, Doctor Xu naturally sided with Fu Wenxiao.
He had dealt with Fu Wenxiao frequently over the years, had seen him at his weakest, and knew what kind of person he was. No matter how many bad rumors there were about Fu Wenxiao, he felt that most of them were spread by outsiders.
He has lived for so many years and has seen everything, so he still has some ability to distinguish.
Yu Li said: "Okay, we'll leave first."
Seeing that they were about to climb out the window, Doctor Xu quickly stopped them and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go out and see if there's anyone there."
He was really worried about them, but when he thought that they came for him, he didn't know what to say.
"Doctor Xu, you don't have to worry. You stay in the room. There's no one outside now." Yu Li held him back. "We will be fine."
Doctor Xu turned his head to look at her and suddenly asked, "Madam Fu, actually Mr. Fu... Duke Fu was saved by you, right?"
Yu Li looked innocent, "Huh? Why do you think I saved him?"
Did she accidentally reveal something? Probably not, right?
Fu Wenxiao looked over calmly.
"I'm just guessing." Doctor Xu muttered, "If he wasn't a miracle doctor who could really revive the dead and turn bones into flesh, I really can't think of who could have saved him... In his condition, he is definitely beyond help..."
The strangest patients he had ever met in his life were Fu Wenxiao and Yu Li.
Their situation at that time really could not be explained by normal medical principles. Sometimes, he even had the illusion that all this might be related to the days when Yu Li was in a coma. When she woke up from her coma, the speed at which her body recovered was simply a miracle, it was like she was reborn, as if there was some secret in Yu Li's body.
This was his intuition as a doctor.
Yu Li said: "Maybe he recovered on his own."
Seeing her serious expression, Dr. Xu was almost convinced.
Fu Wenxiao burst out laughing, and when he saw the two of them turning around to look at him, he quickly put away the expression on his face and remained silent.
It’s hard to explain Doctor Xu. It’s nonsense to say that he recovered. How can a person who is poisoned and dying recover on his own?
He had been practicing medicine all his life and had never seen such a case.
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After saying goodbye to Dr. Xu, the two climbed out the window and soon disappeared into the night.
Just like when they came, they returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion safely.
It was the middle of the night and it was not convenient to ask servants to serve them, so the two of them washed themselves with the cooled water in the bathroom and then went to bed to rest.
Lying on the bed, Yu Li asked curiously: "Xiao brother, what are you going to do?"
"Don't do anything." Fu Wenxiao said, "Just report the truth to the Saint, and let the Saint make the decision."
Yu Li didn't expect that he would actually ask the old emperor to come forward.
But it is indeed feasible. The old emperor is the only one who can suppress the third prince. Once the old emperor speaks, there is nothing the third prince can do even if he wants to detain someone.
She added: "But Doctor Xu probably doesn't want to enter the palace, right?"
Compared to being an imperial physician in the palace, she felt that Doctor Xu would be more willing to treat ordinary people among the people.
Fu Wenxiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, he won't be kept in the Imperial Hospital. Doctor Xu is not suitable to stay in the Imperial Hospital at his current age."
He held the person in his arms and kissed him, "Don't worry, leave it to me."
After hearing what he said, Yu Li decided not to think about it anymore and let him arrange it.
**
Three days later, Fu Wenxiao brought Doctor Xu back to the Duke's Mansion.
Seeing Doctor Xu, Yu Li asked in confusion: "Doctor Xu, why are you here?"
Doctor Xu said with a smile: "I will stay here for a few days, and then I will go to Kangle Hall to sit in the clinic. I plan to stay in the capital for a while."
After hearing this, Yu Li finally felt relieved.
It’s not just about hiding Dr. Xu.
Zhou was also surprised by the arrival of Doctor Xu. When she learned that Doctor Xu was actually brought to the capital by the Third Prince, she felt that they had implicated him and felt quite guilty.
"It's okay, it's okay." Doctor Xu was open-minded and said with a smile, "I have wanted to come to Beijing for a long time. There are many doctors here, and it is a blessing to be able to communicate with them."
This time it was a blessing in disguise. Not only did he meet the old emperor in the palace, but the old emperor also allowed him to enter the palace in the future to communicate and learn with the imperial doctors in the palace.
This is a temptation that is hard to refuse for a folk doctor.
Fu Wenxiao and Yu Li said, "I mentioned Doctor Xu to the Saint, and the Saint was very curious about Doctor Xu, so he sent someone to the Third Prince's mansion to summon him to the palace."
As for the third prince's expression at that time, there is no need to say.
He had always been at odds with the other princes and had already offended the Third Prince, so it was no big deal to add another one.
After Doctor Xu was summoned into the palace, the old emperor asked Doctor Xu if he could cure his grandson's broken leg. Doctor Xu naturally said frankly that he could not.
The old emperor reacted calmly to this and said that since the disease could not be cured, he should ask the third prince to stop detaining the person.
In this way, Fu Wenxiao took Doctor Xu away openly.
After hearing this, Yu Li couldn't help but look at him and said, "Old Emperor...your uncle really loves you."
Fu Wenxiao smiled and nodded, "For such a small matter, he always agrees with me."
In fact, there was another reason why the old emperor decided to hand Doctor Xu over to Fu Wenxiao. He did not trust his sons or the imperial doctors in the palace. If something happened to his health one day, he would have to rely on Fu Wenxiao.
It's rare to find a folk doctor with good medical skills, so the patient must be sent to Fu Wenxiao to be kept.
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On the other hand, the third prince was really angry about this matter.
When he returned home, he started cursing loudly, smashed the study, and then stood in the messy study and continued cursing.
The staff standing outside the study looked ashamed.
The Third Prince cursed so vulgarly that it was obvious that he was really angry this time.
But it was of no avail. As long as the old emperor still favored Fu Xiao, these princes would be helpless against him, just like what happened this time.
The Third Prince was still furious after venting his anger, so he called in his aides from outside and asked them to find a way to teach Fu Xiao a lesson.
The staff looked at each other in confusion.
Fu Xiao had just returned to Beijing, and they had no evidence against him. Even if they did, the biased old emperor would not even look at it. He would only favor Fu Xiao, and it would be impossible to teach him a lesson.
At this time, an aide said hesitantly: "I heard that Duke Fu and his wife are deeply in love. Why not start with his wife?"
There's nothing we can do about it.
Fu Xiao is like a turtle, making it difficult for anyone to deal with him. His only weakness is probably his wife.
They also didn't expect that Fu Xiao, who was obviously a cruel and ruthless person, was actually deeply in love with his wife. Now everyone in the capital knew how much Zhenguo Duke Fu Xiao doted on his wife. He even asked the saint for a king horse, reportedly to give it to his wife.
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