"… Xiaobao has come on Master's orders to report to Milords. My Master and I have met the person the government is looking for today!"
In the rear hall of the government office, the young alchemist from Rejuvenation Hall cupped his hands to Wang Liaoyuan after greeting everyone in the room.
Speaking of this little Medicine Boy, they had just seen him in the morning. He was the youth that Gong Sun Liang had brought with him when he came to the posthouse to detoxify Dugu Xin. His name was Xiao Bao, and he and Gong Sun Liang should have a master-disciple relationship.
"What? You've seen the person in the portrait? "
After Lil 'Bao finished speaking, the room was silent for a moment. Then, Li Tai said in surprise.
Li Tai had wanted to personally interrogate the assassin he had captured in the afternoon after returning from Dragon Mountain, but on the way back, he had run into Han Tianhu, who had rushed over from Yifang County. Later on, he had seen the letter Zhao Deyan had sent to the Turks via messenger pigeon. For the sake of the overall situation, Li Tai had no choice but to temporarily put aside the idea of personally interrogating the assassin. Instead, he had come to the Provincial Governor's Residence to deliver Li Er's decree to Wang Liaoyuan and Fang Gongteng.
But putting it aside for now did not mean that he would completely let it go. Li Tai had always felt somewhat uneasy about this assassin. He had speculated that the assassin might have come from another faction in Taiyuan City, and that this faction might be in cahoots with Zhao Deyan!
Li Tai had not expected to find clues related to the assassin in the Provincial Governor's Residence, so he was naturally overjoyed.
Xiaobao also knew of Li Tai's identity. Upon hearing Li Tai's question, he turned and cupped his hands to Li Tai. "Your Highness, my Master once treated the mother of this person in the portrait. Starting from the beginning of last year, he would come to our Rejuvenation Hall every once in a while to get medicine. Although he sometimes did not go in person, it was still possible to tell from the prescription that he had asked someone else to get the medicine for him."
Li Tai was delighted to hear this. He hurriedly asked, "Your Master treated this person's mother, so he should know this person's name and residence, right? Also, what illness does this person's mother suffer from? Why hasn't he been cured after taking medicine for more than a year? "
As long as the identity of this person was confirmed, then the power behind this person would be even easier to investigate!
Li Tai thought to himself.
However, to his disappointment, Xiao Bao shook his head and said, "This person doesn't like to talk. I remember that when this person carried his mother to the clinic, he only said three sentences to my master from beginning to end. 'Can you cure her?' 'How much is the consultation fee?' and 'Thank you.' My master said that the auntie was suffering from tuberculosis, which could not be cured. My master could only prescribe some medicine to nourish the lungs, clear away heat and consolidate Qi to relieve the pain and temporarily prolong her life.
Later on, I heard that before that person came to our Huichun Hall, he had already gone to several medical centers in the city, but no one dared to treat his mother. After thinking about it, it should be that the prescription my master gave was indeed useful to the auntie, so that person would come to our clinic every once in a while or invite other people to come and get the medicine. However, every time he came, he would leave in a hurry after getting the medicine and paying the fee. No one knew what his name was or where he lived. "
Li Tai frowned and could not help but feel a little speechless, "A person came to your clinic to get medicine for more than a year, and you don't even know the name of the other party?"
Xiao Bao scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Master often told us that as a doctor, we only need to care about curing illnesses and saving people … the consultation fee. As for other things, we shouldn't ask too much!"
Hearing this, Li Tai was a little mad, but when he thought of Gong Sun Liang's strange temper in the morning, it seemed that it was not strange for him to say such words. After pondering for a moment, Li Tai calmed down and continued to ask, "The prescription that Mister Gong Sun gave to that person, I wonder if you can lend it to this Prince to take a look?"
The little medicine boy seemed to be prepared. He took out a folded rice paper from his sleeve and stepped forward, "Before coming to the yamen, my master wrote another copy of the prescription. Your Highness, please take a look ~!"
Dugu Feiying stepped forward and took the prescription from the little medicine boy, then went forward and handed it to Li Tai. Li Tai took the prescription and looked at it carefully. He saw the words on the prescription:
"Top quality Gleditsia, 12 qian, Ophiopogon, 10 qian, Shengdi, 18 qian, 15 qian, Baiji, 20 qian, Tortoise shell, 12 qian, Caterpillar fungus, 10 qian …"
Li Tai naturally did not have any medical knowledge. The purpose of him looking at the prescription was not to find any problems with it.
After a while, Li Tai put away the prescription and looked up at the medicine boy, "This medicine is not cheap, right?"
This was because he saw several precious medicinal herbs in this prescription.
After staying in Yanhuang College for more than a year, Li Tai was no longer the prince who did not eat the food of mortals. At the very least, he knew the hardships of the people!
The little medicine boy nodded and said, "Your Highness guessed right. This medicine costs 700 qian. The patient takes one in the morning and one in the evening. Every time that person went to get the medicine, he would get ten days' worth of medicine because some herbs will lose their efficacy after being stored for a long time. Master suggested that he only get ten days' worth of medicine each time at most! However, although that person did not dress like a rich person, he did not hesitate at all when he paid. Moreover, he has never defaulted on the payment of medicine to our Huichun Hall! "
"One medicine costs 700 qian, once in the morning and once in the evening. In other words, that auntie's medicine cost nearly two strings of money a day!"
Hearing this, Li Tai's eyes flashed and he seemed to be thinking about something.
For a prince like him, this amount of money was insignificant. However, Li Tai understood that for a commoner, the cost of two strings of money a day was a huge burden. A normal family would not be able to afford it! Not only did that assassin bear it, but he also persisted for more than a year. This was enough to show that he definitely had a powerful backing behind him!
"Alright! This Prince knows everything! In the future, please help me find out more about this person's background. It would be even better if you know where this person lives! "
After coming back to his senses, Li Tai looked at Xiaobao and said in a deep voice.
"Yes! Your Highness's words, Xiaobao will definitely pass it on to Master when I return! Uh … it's just that … "
The medicine boy cupped his hands and then scratched his head embarrassedly. He wanted to say something but stopped.
"Just what?"
Seeing this, Li Tai asked subconsciously.
The medicine boy hesitated for a moment. In the end, as if he had made up his mind, he stammered, "Just that, Xiaobao saw on the notice that anyone who provides useful clues will be rewarded with 100 strings of money. I don't know if the clue I provided is considered a … useful clue …"
It turned out that the medicine boy's main purpose was to provide clues. His main purpose was to ask for the reward!
Hearing this, everyone did not know whether to laugh or cry.
As the Provincial Governor of Bing Province, Wang Liaoyuan posted the notice in the name of the Provincial Governor's Residence. At this moment, he stood up and said to the medicine boy, "Haha! The clue you provided is naturally useful. In a while, I will get someone to bring you to receive your reward! "
The medicine boy was overjoyed and quickly bowed to Wang Liaoyuan. "Thank you, Provincial Governor!"
This enthusiasm was completely different from when he answered Li Tai's question. It was as if he was a completely different person. It was as if he had money, he was the boss.
Seeing this, Li Tai could not help but say, "No wonder Mr. Gongsun didn't come. It turns out that you want to earn some pocket money from the Provincial Governor's Residence!"
This was originally a joke. In Li Tai's opinion, such an important matter should have been handled by Gong Sun Liang himself. But now, only the little alchemy boy had come. It was very likely that the little alchemy boy had seen the reward notice and wanted to earn some pocket money, so he had secretly come behind Gong Sun Liang's back!
Unexpectedly, this sentence seemed to annoy Wang Liaoyuan.
…
"… Xiaobao is here to report to all of you on the orders of my master. Today, my master and I have seen the person posted on the notice!"
In Taiyuan City, the medicine boy from Huichun Hall cupped his hands to Wang Liaoyuan after greeting everyone in the room.
Speaking of this little Medicine Boy, they had just seen him in the morning. He was the youth that Gong Sun Liang had brought with him when he came to the posthouse to detoxify Dugu Xin. His name was Xiao Bao, and he and Gong Sun Liang should have a master-disciple relationship.
"What? You've seen the person in the portrait? "
After Lil 'Bao finished speaking, the room was silent for a moment. Then, Li Tai exclaimed in surprise.
Li Tai had wanted to personally interrogate the assassin he had captured in the afternoon after returning from Dragon Mountain, but on the way back, he had run into Han Tianhu, who had rushed over from Yifang County. Later on, he had seen the letter Zhao Deyan had sent to the Turks via pigeon. For the sake of the overall situation, Li Tai was forced to temporarily put aside the idea of personally interrogating the assassin. Instead, he had come to the Provincial Governor's Residence to deliver Li Er's decree to Wang Liaoyuan and Fang Gongteng.
However, putting it aside temporarily did not mean that he would completely let it go. Regarding that assassin, Li Tai always felt a faint sense of uneasiness in his heart. This was because he speculated that the assassin might have come from another faction in Sourcepeak City. Moreover, that faction might have colluded with Zhao Deyan!
Li Tai had not expected to find clues related to that assassin in the Provincial Governor's Residence, so he was naturally overjoyed.
Xiaobao also knew Li Tai's identity. Hearing Li Tai's question, he turned to Li Tai and cupped his hands. "Replying to Your Highness, the person in the portrait, my master once treated his mother's illness. Since the beginning of last year, he would come to our Rejuvenation Hall every once in a while to get medicine. Although sometimes he did not go in person, it was still possible to tell from the prescription that he had asked someone else to get the medicine for him."
Li Tai was delighted to hear this. He hurriedly asked, "Your master treated this person's mother, so he should know this person's name and residence, right? Also, what illness does this person's mother suffer from? Why hasn't she been cured after taking medicine for more than a year? "
As long as this person's identity was confirmed, the faction behind this person would be even easier to investigate!
Li Tai thought to himself.
However, to his disappointment, Xiao Bao shook his head and said, "This person doesn't like to talk. I remember that when this person carried his mother to the clinic, he only said three sentences to my master from beginning to end. 'Can you cure her?' 'How much is the consultation fee?' and 'Thank you.'" My master said that the aunt was suffering from tuberculosis, which could not be cured. My master could only prescribe some medicine to nourish the lungs, clear away heat and consolidate Qi to relieve the pain and temporarily prolong her life.
Later on, I heard that before that person came to our Rejuvenation Hall, he had already gone to several medical halls in the city, but no one dared to treat his mother. Later on, I thought that the prescription my master had prescribed was indeed useful to that aunt, so that person would come to our medical hall every once in a while or invite someone else to get the medicine. However, every time he came, he would leave in a hurry after getting the medicine and paying. No one knew his name or where he lived. "
Li Tai frowned and couldn't help but feel a little speechless, "A person came to your medical hall to get medicine for more than a year, and you don't even know his name?"
Xiaobao scratched his head and said, "Master often told us that as a doctor, we only need to care about curing illnesses and saving people … the consultation fee. As for other things, we shouldn't ask too much!"
Hearing this, Li Tai was a little mad, but thinking of Gong Sun Liang's strange temper when he saw him in the morning, it seemed that it was not strange for him to say such words. After a moment of silence, Li Tai calmed down and continued to ask, "Mister Gong Sun Liang's prescription for that person, I wonder if you can lend it to this Prince to take a look?"
The little medicine boy seemed to have been prepared. He took out a folded paper from his sleeve and stepped forward, "Before coming to the yamen, my master wrote another copy of the prescription. Your Highness, please take a look ~!"
Dugu Feiying stepped forward and took the prescription from the little medicine boy, then went forward and handed it to Li Tai. Li Tai took the prescription and looked at it carefully. He saw the words on the prescription:
"Top quality Gleditsia sinensis 12 qian, Ophiopogon japonicus 12 qian, Asparagus 10 qian, Shengdi 18 qian, Baiji 15 qian, Tortoise Shell 20 qian, Donkey-Hide Gelatin 12 qian, Caterpillar Fungus 12 qian, Huhuang Lian 10 qian …"
Li Tai naturally didn't know anything about medicine. The purpose of him looking at the prescription was not to find the problem with it.
After a while, Li Tai put away the prescription and looked up at the medicine boy, "This medicine is not cheap, right?"
This was because he saw several precious medicinal herbs in this prescription.
After staying in Yanhuang College for more than a year, Li Tai was no longer the unworldly prince. At the very least, he knew the hardships of the people!
The little medicine boy nodded and said, "Your Highness guessed correctly. This medicine costs 700 qian. The patient takes one in the morning and one in the evening. Every time that person went to get the medicine, he would get ten days' worth of medicine. Because some herbs will lose their efficacy after being stored for a long time, my master advised him to only get ten days' worth of medicine each time! However, although that person didn't dress like a rich person, he didn't hesitate at all when he paid. Moreover, he has never defaulted on the payment of medicine for our Huichun Hall! "
"One medicine costs 700 qian, once in the morning and once in the evening. In other words, that auntie's medicine cost nearly two strings of money a day!"
Hearing this, Li Tai's eyes flashed and he seemed to be deep in thought.
For a prince like him, this amount of money was insignificant. However, Li Tai understood that for a commoner, the cost of two strings of money a day was a huge burden. A normal family would not be able to afford it! Not only did that assassin bear it, but he also persisted for more than a year. It was enough to show that he must have a powerful backer!
"Alright! This Prince knows everything! In the future, please help me find out more about this person's background. It would be even better if you know where this person lives! "
After coming back to his senses, Li Tai looked at Xiaobao and said in a deep voice.
"Yes! Your Highness's words, Xiaobao will definitely pass it on to my master! Uh … but … "
The little medicine boy cupped his hands and then scratched his head in embarrassment. He wanted to say something but stopped.
"But what?"
Seeing this, Li Tai asked subconsciously.
The little medicine boy hesitated for a moment. In the end, he seemed to have made up his mind and said, "But, Xiaobao saw on the notice that anyone who provides useful clues will be rewarded with 100 strings of money. I don't know if the clue I provided is considered … a useful clue …"
It turned out that the little medicine boy's main purpose was to provide clues. His main purpose was to ask for the reward!
Hearing this, everyone didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
As the Bing Province Provincial Governor, Wang Liaoyuan posted the notice in the name of the Provincial Governor's Office. At this moment, he stood up and said to the little medicine boy, "Haha! The clue you provided is naturally useful. In a while, I will get someone to bring you to receive your reward! "
The little medicine boy was overjoyed and quickly bowed to Wang Liaoyuan. "Thank you, Provincial Governor!"
This enthusiasm was completely different from when he answered Li Tai's question. It was as if he was a completely different person. It was as if he had money, he was the boss.
Seeing this, Li Tai couldn't help but say, "No wonder Mr. Gongsun didn't come. It turns out that you want to earn some pocket money from the Provincial Governor's Office!"
This was originally a joke. In Li Tai's opinion, such an important matter should be handled by Gongsun Liang himself. Now that only the little medicine boy came, it was very likely that the little medicine boy saw the reward notice and wanted to earn some pocket money. So, he secretly came alone behind Gongsun Liang's back!
Who knew that this sentence seemed to annoy Wang Liaoyuan.
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Chapter 1895: Reward
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