Seeing that the county magistrate was trembling but had explained everything clearly, Ge Bulu told him to leave.
Ge Bulu said with a complicated expression, "Your Highness, I'm afraid this matter is closely related to Lu Huan."
Yan Xuanye also agreed with his opinion, "I know, but Lu Huan is in the dark, and we are in the light. Moreover, we don't know his purpose and movements, so it's a bit difficult for the time being."
In fact, he himself couldn't figure it out.
Lu Huan? Why this guy again? The tunnel incident last time was also related to him, and the incident with Qianqian's Chinese medicine later on was also manipulated by someone behind the scenes.
Who is it and why does everything point to Lu Huan?
Previously, it was Lu Huan who deliberately lured him to attack Zhiyi City, and after Yan Xuanye killed those he wanted to kill for Lu Huan, he withdrew and left.
It would be fine if he just left, but Lu Huan returned to Zhiyi City again and again, stirring up all kinds of trouble. What exactly did he want to do?
…
At the first watch of the night, Doctor Li had just returned to Yulu Hall after visiting a wealthy family and taking someone's pulse. Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound outside the window and felt a chill.
He stood up and took a look. Seeing nothing wrong, he went to close the window. "Strange! It's getting cold all of a sudden."
Doctor Li walked to the window and took a careful look, then replaced the window covering. When he turned around, a sudden chill touched his neck, and he suddenly became stiff all over.
"Young man, let's talk."
"I've been practicing medicine and treating illnesses for half my life, and I've never hurt anyone."
The man who held the knife to Doctor Li's neck was dressed in black and covered his face with a scarf, revealing only a pair of cold and sharp eyes, as biting as the wind on a winter night.
"I only ask you one question. If you answer it honestly, I will let you go."
"But if you don't tell the truth, I'll cut your head off immediately."
Doctor Li had been treating patients all his life and had never seen such a scene before. He was immediately frightened and said, "Yes, yes, young man, please feel free to ask."
The sword seemed to be covered with a thick layer of frost, and it moved closer, making people feel cold. "Let me ask you, when you took the pulse of the goddess in Prince Yan's Mansion today, what did you find out?"
Doctor Li felt quite puzzled. Everyone in Zhiyi City knew that the goddess had married His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and became his princess. Who would dare not respectfully address her as Madam or Princess?
But this person was talking about the goddess in Prince Yan's Mansion.
Doctor Li hesitated. "This is a woman's private conversation. How can I...how can I tell this to a man outside of my family?"
He didn't know if it was Doctor Li's illusion, but he felt that after he said this, the man in black's eyes became even sharper.
It was not known which sentence or which word touched his nerves, but Doctor Li suspected that he might want to kill him now.
Lu Huan sneered, "Haha."
A man outside her home...the woman's private conversation seems to be about that kind of thing.
"It's okay if you don't say it."
"I heard that Doctor Li from Yulutang is a good doctor who saves people and even saves beggars and abandoned babies on the street."
"If you die, what will happen to your wife and child? I heard that your child is attending school, but now Zhiyi City is no longer under the jurisdiction of Nanchang State, so he can't pass the imperial examination to become an official. Without access to officialdom, he will be a helpless commoner."
"If you die, what will happen to the two of them? Even if they don't wait for me to take action, how will they survive in this chaotic world? Have you ever thought about it?"
Doctor Li never expected that he would come here with such a thorough investigation of himself.
He sighed helplessly, never expecting that one day he would be coerced into revealing the private affairs of women in the boudoir.
When he thought of the earnest expression on the face of the wife of Prince Yan when she begged him not to tell anyone, he felt ashamed.
"Today I went to check the pulse of the wife of King Yan, but actually..."
Lu Huan originally had an indifferent expression, but when he heard him say this, he immediately raised his eyes and looked at him coldly.
Doctor Li: “…”
"That goddess."
Now that he didn't feel the cold gaze, he knew he was right. "The goddess is not physically ill. She's just a little uneasy today and had a few frights."
Lu Huan interrupted him, "Scared?"
Could it be that he scared her by breaking the mirror?
It shouldn’t be that serious. He didn’t think Su Zhao was that timid.
Doctor Li: "Yes, I heard from this goddess that she seemed to have encountered some kind of shock in Mingxiang Pavilion a few days ago. It seemed that someone wanted to assassinate her... or, to poison her, I have forgotten."
"As for what goes on in these deep mansions, it's useless for common people like me to know too much, so I usually forget what I hear."
Lu Huan sneered and said, "How can this be considered a woman's private affairs? Are you trying to trick me?"
As he spoke, he tightened his sword even more, pressing against Doctor Li's flesh, ready to cut his throat with just one move.
Doctor Li panicked and said, "How dare I, how dare I, young man, how dare I deceive you? I haven't even gotten to that point yet."
"Speaking of this, I'm truly ashamed. I originally promised that goddess not to tell anyone about this. Now... less than a day has passed, and I'm already telling the truth."
Lu Huan was a little curious and asked, "What exactly is going on?"
Doctor Li lowered his voice and whispered, "In fact, the goddess secretly took contraceptive medicine..."
He saw the black-clad figure in front of him with a hint of color in his eyes, and a hint of suspicion between his brows. He continued, "I don't know where that goddess got the contraceptive prescription from. She secretly took the medicine, boiled it, and drank it. But the prescription was based on someone else's constitution, so it's not suitable for her."
"Originally, I just wanted to remind her not to use this prescription too often, but she was so determined not to have children that she asked me to prescribe a milder prescription that wouldn't hurt her body."
"I didn't want to prescribe it for her, but she insisted. I was afraid that if I didn't prescribe it for her, she would continue to take the old prescription that was harmful to her health, so I had to prescribe it for her secretly."
Doctor Li hadn't rested since he came back from taking my pulse. After talking so much and being frightened, his mouth was already dry. "Young men, I've said everything I need to say. Could you please put away this sword?"
Lu Huan got the information he wanted to know and naturally moved the knife away. Doctor Li ran to the table in two steps, poured a pot of water, and drank it quickly.
He finally understood a little bit. The man in black did not want to take his life, but just wanted to know the news about the goddess.
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