Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 908 Keeping a Low Profile
Although Ning Xiuyuan has held a high position of power in the court over the years, he mostly looks like a relatively quiet and introverted young man. He has never really had a quarrel with anyone, let alone this kind of cowardly appearance.

Even Zhang Dexian couldn't help but feel a little startled. He quickly glanced at Ji Wuyan, then at Ning Xiuyuan, and suddenly lowered his head, secretly wondering if he had been negligent towards this Miss Ji along the way.

The young doctor knelt there. He actually did nothing wrong. At most, he just whispered a few words behind everyone so as not to appear unsociable. But even so, he still couldn't control his fear and timidity, as if he was facing the judgment of a superior. The other doctors were more calm and didn't lose their composure when they were surprised. They just lowered their heads and whispered in agreement, giving up the thoughts that had just sprouted.

After all, who could be more responsible for such a serious crime as "treating His Majesty badly" than a little girl who knows nothing but acupuncture?
But... Ning Xiuyuan is blocking us in front, who dares?

"Don't worry, Master Ning. Doctors are most pragmatic. We will never tell lies." After saying this, he bowed slowly. This was not only a guarantee that no false charges would be imposed, but also a reminder to Ning Xiuyuan that if the little girl really got into trouble, they would not help her tell lies.

Ning Xiuyuan understood and nodded, "That's great." He then loosened his grip and said, "I'm right here. If you need anything, just give me a call."

Ji Wuyan nodded silently, and glanced at the imperial doctors calmly. Everyone thought she wanted to find someone to help, so they all avoided her sight. Only Imperial Doctor Chen stepped forward with a smile, "Let me help the young lady."

"No need." Ji Wuyan smiled and shook his head, his voice still calm and gentle, "I don't like other people around when I'm doing acupuncture, so you guys can do as you please." After saying that, he entered the inner hall.

I had heard the emperor's movements outside before, and after I came in, I found that the emperor's condition seemed to be worse than expected. The thin body between the bed and bones was trembling and struggling. Ji Wuyan lifted the corner of the quilt beside him. The emperor's back of the hand was bony, and his fingertips were tightly grasping the quilt under him. There was a faint dark purple mark on his wrist that flashed along the blood vessels. Looking at his painful expression, I don't know if it was physical pain or a dream.

Ji Wuyan sighed lightly, put one hand on the emperor's pulse, opened the silver needle bag in his hand with the other hand, concentrated on taking the emperor's pulse for a while, and sighed again - Li Yiwei really had a good plan, looking at the emperor's current pulse, even if there were elixirs that could cure all diseases and detoxify, it would be a waste to use them on the emperor, and he would most likely be blamed for taking these "fake medicines".

Ji Wuyan withdrew his hand, took out a small vermilion porcelain bottle, poured a pill into his palm, stared at it for a while, and then fed it to the emperor.

The emperor, who was already unconscious, clenched his teeth tightly and had long lost the consciousness of swallowing. However, the pill melted in his mouth and did not have much effect. Ji Wuyan waited for a while before starting to give the emperor acupuncture.

Although Ji Wuyan said "please do as you please", the imperial doctors did not leave.

Firstly, the emperor's life or death was uncertain, and their future was also uncertain. This kind of thing was never something that could be done with ease by taking the blame. In history books, how many innocent imperial doctors were buried with the emperor? Everyone was in danger at this moment. Secondly, could Ji Wuyan just "do as she pleases"? She, Ji Wuyan, was just a female merchant. When the Prince of Pingyang came, whoever was not there... would have to pay for their lives first.

Therefore, they could only wait anxiously, as if they were a criminal awaiting trial.

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There was a funeral in the Shen family, and the master and servants were all busy with their own things. There were not many servants, so naturally they could not take care of the distinguished guest of unknown identity. The "distinguished guest" didn't want to disturb them, so he asked a little maid to ask about some good restaurants on the street, and then found a bamboo hat and took his men to go out for a walk, just in time to see the little girl's property in Yanjing City. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the door, he was stopped by a masked man in black clothes. The other party lowered his voice and said, "Master, the master asked me to come and pick you up."

The old man's face changed, he bit his back teeth secretly, and sneered for a while, "You little bastard, you are still so well-informed!"

The masked man smiled silently without saying anything. He just leaned slightly to the side, took a step back, and made a "please" gesture, "Please."

The old man snorted, didn't move, put his hands in his pockets and asked coldly, "Where did he ask you to take me?"

"The girl's residence here is in the eastern suburbs, not far away."

"Isn't that old woman here too?" The old man continued to snort, "I don't get along with her. I feel uncomfortable living under the same roof with her. I'm not going!"

The masked man was not surprised. He bowed again and said, "The master said that you came to Yanjing City and you don't live in your own house and yard, but you go to disturb the Shen family. This is really unreasonable. What's more, the Shen family is busy now, so you should not cause trouble... Don't you know how difficult you are to serve? The master also said that if you don't go back now, he will tell the girl that you have already entered the city and let the girl come to pick you up personally."

The old man was stunned, and his fierce look finally subsided a little. After a while, he muttered reluctantly, "I'm already at the Ji family. Is it possible that the news of entering the city can be concealed?"

The masked man lowered his head again, his eyes calm and his face stern as he repeated every word, "The master said that if you go back now, he will just treat you as having just entered the city. If you don't go back, he will tell you when you entered the city, how you entered the city, and where you stayed after entering the city. So, whether to go back or not is up to you."

The old man pulled the corner of his mouth, and felt his temples throbbing happily, and his head throbbing with pain - the little girl has become more mature and steady over the years, and she speaks in a set way. In addition, after Xiao Yuan's incident, he felt a little scared when he thought of the little girl. He was always nervous on the way here this time. When he heard this, he felt guilty for no reason. After a long while, he bit his back teeth and smiled stiffly, "Okay... Let's go back! Am I, an old man, afraid of that old woman?"

After that, his face turned fierce and he sneered at the masked man, "Where's the carriage?"

"It's just around the corner." The masked man led the other person forward, explaining as he walked, "The master said that there are more spies in the Shen family these days. Your identity is sensitive, so you always have to keep a low profile."

"Hmph..." The old man snorted and said nothing, but he knew that the boy was right.

Over there, the emperor finally woke up slowly...