A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 146 The Truth Revealed to the World (32)

After Song Shuyu finished instructing the constables and took another step, he heard Mu Qingcheng murmur, "My lord has broken the rules. You are not allowed to call me Qingcheng."

Song Shuyu died of anger on the spot.

Mu Qingcheng felt a cool liquid fall on her forehead. She frowned and muttered, "My lady is really weak; she actually cried from anger..."

"Qingcheng! Qingcheng! Qingcheng!" Song Shuyu sniffed, her nose red, and gritted her teeth as she retorted, "You won't let me call you that, but I'll call you that anyway! I'll call you that every day, all the time, while I'm eating, while I'm taking a bath, and even in my dreams!"

He spoke each word and each sound with the force of a hammer, as if only in this way could he dispel the lingering fear in his heart.

"I'm sorry, I made you worry, please don't cry..." Even though she wasn't fully conscious, Mu Qingcheng could still sense Song Shuyu's nervousness.

Because the man who always valued his reputation above all else disregarded propriety and, in full view of everyone, forcefully embraced her and fiercely called out her maiden name.

Clearly, he was terrified.

Song Shuyu said in a low voice with a sullen face, "I am the one who should apologize. I failed to protect you. Qingcheng, when I heard that something happened to you, I felt like killing myself."

“My lord…” Mu Qingcheng’s eyelids were so heavy she could barely lift them. She managed to ask, “How did you know where I was? The underground passages are so complicated. I thought I would have to wait a very, very long time…”

Song Shuyu looked down at her, and couldn't help but press his lips down to kiss her forehead, saying, "Have you forgotten? You once taught me that if there is an earthquake, I should hide in the triangular area against the wall of the house, where it is relatively safe."

Mu Qingcheng was filled with doubt. When had she taught him? Why did she have no recollection of it? But the boundless darkness descended, and before she could ask, she fell into a coma.

Song Shuyu strode out of the courtyard gate, found a room in the nearest Lotus Courtyard, and then called for two maids from the Liu family to help Mu Qingcheng wash and change his clothes.

In order to rescue Liu Changqing and his wife, the constables and servants of the Liu family are still digging around the earth against the clock.

Lu Xun witnessed Song Shuyu openly carrying Mu Qingcheng away. He stood there frozen for a long time, unable to recover.

What was Song Shuyu's intention in doing this? He was a man from outside the family, but wasn't Song Shuyu himself a man from outside the family? Or did Song Shuyu actually have other feelings for Qing'er...?

"found it!"

The cheers of the constables pulled Lu Xun back to his senses. He turned around and saw Liu Changqing and Madam Liu leaning against the wall, motionless.

This time the area dug was quite large, and the constables, tied with ropes, went down and easily pulled the two people up.

Lu Xun reached out and checked, and found that the couple were still breathing. He quickly ordered them to be carried out and asked a doctor to save them.

Upon learning of this, Song Shuyu ordered that Liu Pei be taken back to the Jingzhao Prefecture prison.

Lu Xun cleaned his dusty official robes, put them back on, and then picked up Song Shuyu's official robes, intending to visit Mu Qingcheng under the pretext of returning them.

The courtyard had three rooms. Officer Liu and the judge were settled in the east room, Mu Qingcheng in the west room, and Liu Changqing and his wife in the north room.

Doctor Meng from Chunhui Hall arrived. He initially thought only two people had been burned, but upon arrival, he discovered that in addition to four seriously injured people, there were dozens of constables with blood on their hands, including even the Prefect of the Capital, whose fingers were bleeding profusely.

Doctor Meng was shocked. After inquiring about the cause of the injury, he couldn't help but feel great respect for the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture.

The judge regained consciousness after being pricked with two needles. He drank some water and was fine. Liu, the constable, was seriously injured while saving the judge, who felt deeply guilty and personally treated him. Doctor Meng then treated the injuries of Liu Changqing and his wife.

Imperial Physician Jin Zesheng was invited directly into Mu Qingcheng's room by Jiang Zhan.

"Master Song!"

When Jin Zesheng saw Song Shuyu sitting by the bedside, her face pale and her hands covered in blood, he couldn't help but tense up. "You went to Shou Kang Palace again?"

"No." Song Shuyu disregarded etiquette and directly said, "Please trouble Physician Jin to take Mu Wu's pulse first. The house collapsed and she was trapped in the underground passage. I just took a quick look and it seems that her left arm is broken."

Upon hearing this, Jin Zesheng immediately put down his medical kit and took Mu Qingcheng's pulse. After a moment, he said, "Lord Song, there's no need to worry too much. The patient is lucky; it's just minor internal bleeding. With proper medication and a few days of rest, she'll be fine."

After speaking, he checked Mu Qingcheng's limbs and found that her left forearm was fractured. He fixed it with a piece of wood. As for her unconsciousness, it was because she had been unable to breathe properly under the rubble for too long, which caused brain damage.

Jin Zesheng inserted several needles into Mu Qingcheng's body and then checked her pulse again before reassuring Song Shuyu, "Don't worry, the patient will wake up in two hours at most."

Song Shuyu relaxed completely. "Luckily, nothing serious happened, otherwise I..."

"Hehe," Jin Zesheng joked, "What do you plan to do if I can't save this girl?"

Song Shuyu pursed his lips, a look of embarrassment creeping onto his handsome face.

Jin Zesheng took Song Shuyu's arm and took his pulse directly. After a moment, he smiled and said, "Fortunately, you are not seriously injured, otherwise I would have been punished by the Emperor!"

"I was fine to begin with," Song Shuyu said, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Jin Zesheng took out wound cleaning tools and wound medicine from his medical kit. "It's not a big deal, but that doesn't mean there aren't any minor issues. If you don't clean the gravel and sand off your hands in time, it can cause inflammation and suppuration."

Song Shuyu stretched out her hands, "Then I'll have to trouble Physician Jin."

Lu Xun knocked and entered. Before he could speak, Song Shuyu said, "Young Master Lu, you've come at the right time. I'll have Physician Jin treat your hand later."

"Okay." Lu Xun nodded; he was just worried about not having enough excuses to stay.

After applying the medicine to both of them, Kim Je-sung took his leave.

Outside, Doctor Meng and the hospital judge were extremely busy. The line of constables waiting to treat his hands stretched all the way to the hospital gate. When Jin Zesheng saw this, he paused, unable to bear leaving immediately. He sat down at the round table in the courtyard and asked the constables to direct a group of people to line up with him.

When the court physician saw that the renowned physician Jin had shown compassion, he was overjoyed and hurried over, cupping his hands in greeting, "Physician Jin, Constable Liu suffered a severe head injury. I have already treated him, but I am afraid that I may have neglected something and delayed his condition. Could you please take another look, Physician Jin?"

Jin Zesheng frowned. "Alright, since they're Lord Song's men, it won't hurt to check on one more."

"This humble official thanks Physician Jin!"

The chief physician was overjoyed. Physician Jin was the most mysterious surgical expert in the Imperial Hospital, who only treated the emperor. Ordinary people could not invite him. But he did not know why he would condescend to come to the General's Mansion today.

Inside the room, Lu Xun finally had the chance to see Mu Qingcheng up close. He stood in front of the bed, gazing intently at her unconscious state, completely forgetting Song Shuyu beside him.

(End of this chapter)