Although he felt that Huo Wujiu was a bit strange, Jiang Suzhou still returned to Anyin Store that day.
He originally didn't want to stay at Gu Changyun's place for a long time. The only reason he stayed there was because he couldn't get up. Now that he was finally feeling better, he naturally wanted to return to his own territory.
Even though he had to face Huo Wujiu's ugly face.
He didn't know how he had offended Huo Wujiu, but when he thought about it, this person had a temperamental temperament that was hard to grasp, so he didn't argue with him.
After he returned to Anyin Store, he and Huo Wujiu each took their own places and didn't provoke each other.
He was also quietly waiting for his and his two aides' arrangements to come into effect.
Sure enough, when he fell ill, the palace sent an imperial physician over. However, the imperial physician only said that his illness was due to his weak body and palpitations, but he couldn't cure him. He made him take bitter medicine for several days, but it didn't seem to make him better.
No matter how they treated him, it didn't work. Gradually, the news that the imperial physician brought back to the palace changed.
He told the successor that His Imperial Highness Prince Jing's illness had caused his body to deteriorate. Now, he could only rest in bed. Perhaps it was because the illness came too suddenly and damaged his foundation, causing His Imperial Highness Prince Jing's already weak body to become even worse.
For the successor, this was something that was more worth celebrating than the New Year.
Naturally, it was better to be happy together than to be happy alone. When he found out about this, he immediately told the imperial physician that there was no need to treat him. However, he had to go to Prince Jing's Estate again and inadvertently reveal this matter to His Imperial Highness Prince Jing. He told him that his weak body didn't have much time left.
Naturally, the imperial physician did as he was told.
Thus, early in the morning, when the imperial physician from the palace took Jiang Suzhou's pulse, he revealed an expression that said he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Jiang Suzhou immediately saw that the imperial physician was pretending to be serious. He leaned against the head of the bed and coldly asked, "What's wrong?"
The imperial physician sighed and hesitated for a while. Then, he sighed and knelt down in front of Jiang Suzhou.
"Although I do not wish to speak frankly, but …" He sighed. "Why don't this subject stop the medicine for Prince?"
Jiang Suizhou understood in his heart.
Sure enough, a proper doctor still couldn't deal with someone like Gu Changyun. Presumably, this imperial physician realized that he couldn't cure his illness and ran to inform the successor. After receiving the successor's orders, he didn't need to treat him anymore.
In that case, he could also post the notice that he was looking for a doctor.
Even those men of sacrifice that Xu Du raised for him could be used as manservants; he could send a few of them to some remote places to look for doctors and medicine.
Thinking of this, Jiang Suzhou felt happy, but he put on an impatient look and asked with a frown, "Why did you stop it?"
The imperial physician glanced at him cautiously.
"It's really …" He stammered, not knowing what to say.
Jiang Suzhou frowned. "I don't like to listen to nonsense."
The imperial physician cursed in his heart. I know you don't like to listen to nonsense, but I'm afraid you won't be able to accept the simple truth.
He steeled his heart and said cautiously, "It's really that Prince is seriously ill and has injured his bones. It's difficult to cure him."
Jiang Suzhou was stunned.
Hm? Gu Changyun's medicine was so effective that it could fool this old fox from the Imperial Physician Institute?
He was so focused on looking at the imperial physician that he didn't notice that Huo Wujiu, who wasn't far away, suddenly raised his head and looked in his direction with a frown.
The imperial physician stammered, "Prince also … doesn't need to be treated. If there are any nourishing herbs, such as bird's nest and ginseng, you can just eat them. Maybe … maybe … "
"What can I do?" Jiang Suzhou frowned.
The imperial physician swallowed his saliva and said what the successor had told him.
"Maybe you can live a few more years."
As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell into a deathly silence.
The imperial physician hit his head on the ground and didn't dare to move.
After a long time, he heard Jiang Suzhou's slightly trembling voice.
"Get out," he said.
The imperial physician was stunned and looked up at him in a daze.
He saw Jiang Suzhou, who was lying on the bed, look down at him with a frosty expression. He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.
"Get out."
The imperial physician scrambled out of the room as if he had just narrowly escaped death.
For a moment, only Jiang Suzhou and Huo Wujiu were left in the room.
Huo Wujiu's brows were tightly knitted together.
… What did that imperial physician just say?
He stared at Jiang Suzhou.
He saw Jiang Suzhou, who was sitting on the bed, raise his hand and rub his temples. He seemed to be suppressing some kind of emotion. The corners of his mouth were twitching and almost trembling.
Just because he stayed at Gu Changyun's place for a few days, he …
Huo Wujiu's hands on his knees clenched so tightly that the veins on the back of his hands bulged.
He could no longer be bothered to complain and ridicule Jiang Suzhou for being unrestrained.
Right now, he wanted to kill Gu Changyun with his own hands, but he also hated that his body was crippled and useless. He couldn't turn the world upside down and find a physician who could cure him for Jiang Suzhou.
He stared at his hands.
He suddenly wanted to take the initiative to contact Ji Hongcheng and take the risk to find Lou Yue in advance. He wanted to use the favor of saving his life as a hostage to kill his way out.
— —
Meng Qianshan, who was at the door, hurriedly ran in and knelt in front of Jiang Suzhou's bed with a plop.
Jiang Suzhou was shocked by him.
It was no wonder that he was distracted. The imperial physician's performance really surprised him. He and Gu Changyun originally only wanted to fool him for a while. They never thought that it would have such a good effect.
It even made people think that he didn't have much time left.
Jiang Suzhou wanted to laugh.
Meng Qianshan, who was kneeling in front of him, opened his mouth with tears in his eyes.
"Master!" His face was full of sorrow.
Jiang Suzhou gave him a fright. For a moment, he felt that he was no longer a living person, but a memorial tablet placed on the bed.
"Hold it back." He frowned.
Meng Qianshan hurriedly wiped his tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears flowed. There was no end to them.
"Master, I'm sure we can find a doctor who can cure you!" He cried. "If anything happens to you, this servant doesn't want to live anymore. In the afterlife, this servant will still serve you …"
"Alright, alright."
Jiang Suzhou made him cry until his head hurt.
"Alright, you go out in a while and find someone to put up a notice for this prince. Also, send some people to the surrounding counties to find a physician." He ordered. "As long as they have good medical skills and some reputation, they must be brought back. Understood? "
Meng Qianshan nodded repeatedly.
Jiang Suzhou casually grabbed a silk handkerchief and lightly threw it on his face.
"If you understand, then do it. Don't cry in front of this prince." He said.
Meng Qianshan sobbed and nodded. He wiped his tears and jogged out to do his job.
Jiang Suzhou looked at his back with some amusement.
Although his "dying" was fake, Meng Qianshan's reaction … still moved him.
He retracted his gaze and happened to see Huo Wujiu from the corner of his eye.
Jiang Suzhou was stunned and turned to look at Huo Wujiu.
He saw Huo Wujiu frowning and looking at him with a heavy gaze.
There was no one else in the room. Jiang Suzhou was stunned, then he laughed and said with a smile, "You also think that I'm dying?"
Huo Wujiu frowned and looked him up and down.
After a while, he said slowly, "Don't worry too much. The imperial physicians in the capital have seen very few difficult and complicated diseases. Just listen to what they have to say. "
Jiang Suzhou was stunned, then he seemed to realize that Huo Wujiu thought that he was angry to the point that he was a little out of order.
He was stunned. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Huo Wujiu holding his wheelchair and walking towards him. Huo Wujiu said faintly, "I can cure you eventually."
Jiang Suzhou was stunned.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he heard a clear affirmation from Huo Wujiu's mouth, as if he was promising him something.
At this moment, he was clearly just a prisoner …
Jiang Suzhou didn't know that Huo Wujiu had already made some plans in this extremely short period of time.
He brought forward all the plans that he had made in his heart and changed the safe and steady path into a shortcut that was full of thorns.
And all of this was to break free from the cage ahead of time. He wanted to trample all the enemies who had bullied and humiliated him into the bloody mud. He wanted to guide the imperial court with his sword, and while he was at it … while he was at it, he wanted to search the world and find someone who could save this stupid and sickly Prince Jing's life.
… It was just along the way.
Jiang Suzhou didn't know any of this, but he inexplicably felt the determination in his voice.
He was stunned for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth. The words that came out of his mouth made him feel that he had crossed the line.
"Of course I will," he said.
"… I can also cure you. Do you believe me?"
— —
After this day, Jiang Suizhou began to recuperate in his residence with peace of mind.
He looked too relaxed, and Huo Wujiu noticed that something was wrong within two days. He didn't look like he was suffering from a terminal illness. Instead, he looked like a hunter waiting for his prey to take the bait.
But why was he doing this?
Huo Wujiu kept thinking about what he had said to him that day.
He had said that he could cure him, and he had asked him if he believed him.
Huo Wujiu couldn't not guess the meaning behind those words, but for the first time, he didn't dare to think too deeply about it.
How could someone harm their own body in order to seek medical treatment for him?
The thought ran amok in his mind like a small springing animal. He was so flustered that he had no choice but to hurriedly put the small animal into a cage and stuffed it into a random corner.
This was the first time in his life that he had done something so cowardly.
Imperial Prince Jing's estate was peaceful and quiet, but the Ministry of Rites had been in a state of chaos for the past few days. Everyone was in danger.
The Ministry of Justice thoroughly investigated Ji You, but they only found out that he had embezzled the money. They couldn't find out where the money had gone. Thus, according to the usual practice of the imperial court, all the officials in the Ministry of Rites who had been involved in the Millennium Banquet were investigated by the Ministry of Justice.
There were very few people in the imperial court who were clean and spotless. Moreover, the case this time was personally investigated by the emperor, so no one dared to be negligent in the slightest.
These fish in the pond who had been implicated more or less had their own plans. They had to hide from the investigation in order to avoid being caught red-handed.
Prince Jing's estate wasn't spared either.
After investigating all the way, an official finally came to Prince Jing's estate.
Everyone in the imperial court knew that Prince Jing's health hadn't been good recently, and he had been recuperating in his estate. There were also rumors that Prince Jing's illness was very serious this time, and it might even be fatal.
This official naturally didn't dare to provoke Prince Jing, so he went to his estate and made a routine inquiry before leaving.
After all, Prince Jing didn't lack money. Why would he be greedy for money? Even if he was greedy for the four or five thousand taels, the emperor wouldn't blame him for their brotherly relationship.
This official only wanted to go through the motions.
However, he didn't expect that when he left Prince Jing's Anyin Hall and passed by Prince Jing's estate's garden, he would hear a low voice that carried a bit of anger.
"How can you blame me for this? Isn't it because the prince bought a residence outside and raised a little one? I don't even know where the prince got the money to build a 'golden house' for that little vixen! "
The official from the Ministry of Justice stopped in his tracks and looked in that direction.
In the corner of the garden, he saw a beautiful young master dressed in red standing in the corner with his hands on his hips. He was quietly throwing a tantrum at the maid next to him.
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