"That's perfect." The Prince of Zhenbei left satisfied. His child was honest with him; that was truly a good child!
Bei Gongminhao escorted them outside, then looked at the bowing physician, Afu, and stepped forward, "Afu, tell me the truth, how is Jueshi now?"
"Please forgive my incompetence! I really can't figure out what's wrong with Wang Cizi's body. What I said just now was the truth. There was a suction force that seemed to be pulling me in, but when I checked his pulse a second time, I didn't feel that suction force. But I still couldn't diagnose anything. I deserve to die!" Afu said, immediately kneeling at Beigong Minhao's feet.
Bei Gongminhao nodded. It was normal that they couldn't diagnose his illness, because it wasn't an ordinary one! They still needed to see Nan Xuzong, or perhaps Doctor Cui... His medical skills were probably similar to Nan Xuzong's, but it was already too late.
We should give it a try if we can, since these things absolutely cannot be delayed.
"So what can you do now?" Beigong Minhao asked at this moment.
“I can bring down Wang Cizi’s temperature. He doesn’t seem to have a high fever, but his whole body is a little hot. I can take care of it immediately.”
"Alright, you treat him first. I'll go out of the manor to find another doctor. You must keep this a secret, do you hear me!" Bei Gongminhao said coldly, raising his voice. His thick eyebrows made it seem as if this gentle prince also had a violent side.
"Yes," the physician immediately replied.
Beigong Minhao quickly changed his clothes, ate some snacks to fill his stomach, and then hurriedly left the mansion.
The streets were almost completely dark as Beigong Minhao headed towards Panyaoju outside the city. Just as he turned a corner, he saw a man lying on the roadside! Beigong Minhao quickly went forward and saw a man dressed in black.
Beigong Minhao turned him over, looking at his silver mask, his clothes in front of him stained with the blood he had vomited.
Beigong Minhao immediately removed his mask. He was immediately surprised, "Second Prince!"
He shook his body, only to find that he had already fainted and had no idea that Bei Gong Minhao was in front of him! Bei Gong Minhao's lips curled up and his eyes darted around. The dignified Second Prince was actually dressed in black, humph!
At this moment, Bei Gongminhao shoved Huangfu Ting to the ground and continued walking towards Panyaoju. But then he paused. Who had injured him like this? And why was he dressed like this, fleeing here so late at night...? The directions leading here are... Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, Jinnan Marquis's Mansion, General Ji's Mansion, and Prime Minister Gao's Mansion.
With cold eyes, Bei Gongminhao pressed several acupoints on Huangfuting to confirm that Huangfuting was definitely not going to wake up. He then put his mask back on and helped him walk towards Panyaoju.
Unexpectedly, when they were almost at Panyaoju, they saw a person standing not far in front of them and Huangfuting!
Bei Gongminhao was startled, then helped Huangfu Ting back. Behind them, three more men in black had appeared, exuding a murderous aura!
“I have other matters to attend to and have no intention of disturbing you. Please, esteemed heroes, leave me a way!” said Bei Gongminhao.
"Leave him behind, and you can leave!" the man in front said coldly, his voice hoarse and even carrying a hint of age.
Bei Gongminhao looked at Huangfuting and said, "He's injured. I need to take him to get treatment, otherwise he'll definitely die."
The man looked at Huangfu Ting and exclaimed, "Such powerful internal energy! I never expected the Second Prince to suffer such a torment!"
"Who did this?" the man asked. If the Empress hadn't sensed something was wrong and sent them to pick him up, would the Second Prince have already passed away?
"I don't know." Beigong Minhao didn't have much patience. "If you don't want to die, get out of here. If you want to die, hurry up and get in!"
After thinking it over for a while, the man asked, "Did you really take him for treatment?"
"What do you think?" Bei Gongminhao looked at him. So these people were Huangfu Ting's men! Not bad at all! They actually found their way here. But before he figured out what was going on, he would absolutely not let Huangfu Ting go back!
"Step back." The man suddenly gave the order, which surprised everyone around him. Was he going to follow the Empress's decree and bring the Second Prince back safely?
"Don't worry, I'll talk to the master!" the man added, then his gaze returned to Bei Gongminhao. "You'd better take him to see a doctor, or our master will absolutely not let you off the hook!"
Bei Gongminhao smiled and then helped Huangfu Ting walk towards Panyaoju.
He sneered inwardly. With subordinates like these, Huangfu Ting still dreamed of conquering the world? What a pipe dream!
After quite some time, Bei Gongminhao finally helped Huangfu Ting to the front of Panyaoju.
He led his men straight inside, and the servant guarding the hall, recognizing Bei Gong Minhao, immediately stepped forward, "Your Highness!"
"Quickly, let Doctor Cui come out and treat him!" Beigong Minhao said.
The servant was taken aback, then said, "Doctor Cui just had Brother Gong Shu invite him to the Marquis of Jinnan's residence."
"Why?" Beigong Minhao quickly pressed for an answer.
"I couldn't hear clearly either, but I just knew that things were a bit serious. Brother Gong Shu had a very frightening face. Without saying a word, he told Doctor Cui to pack his things and then dragged Doctor Cui towards the Marquis's residence!"
Something's not right here, and this man in black, Huangfu Ting, suddenly appeared halfway there! I need to get to the Marquis's residence as soon as possible... As for Huangfu Ting...
"Is there a basement?" She was absolutely not going to find a nice place for Huangfu Ting to stay! After all, he didn't know her current situation!
"No." The servant replied, puzzled.
"Where's the dungeon?" He was still thinking of treating him better.
"No." The servant's lips twitched. What was the young master planning to do?
"Where can people be imprisoned?" Beigong Minhao asked helplessly.
"Is the woodshed okay?" the servant asked tentatively. "The woodshed is quite high up, and it's not easy for ordinary people to go out there."
"Alright, to the woodshed!" Bei Gongminhao tossed Huangfu Ting aside toward the servants, "Help him up."
"Yes..." It's so heavy. The servant struggled to support himself.
"Lock him in the woodshed. You should know something about medicine, right? Just keep him unconscious. Under no circumstances should he be allowed to escape, understand?" Beigong Minhao said.
"Yes." The servant nodded.
"I have other things to do, so hurry up and get them done. I have something to discuss with this person when I come here tonight, and you absolutely must not tell anyone, or you will be dead for sure!" Bei Gongminhao said with a hint of warning, "You must remember that!"
"Yes." The servant didn't care about paying attention; he had to do whatever Bei Gong Minhao said. If he didn't want to say anything, he wouldn't say anything... But, "Your Highness, when will you take this person away?"
"It'll be tomorrow or the day after, not too long. Leave him here with you for now, keep him unconscious, don't let him wake up! Don't take off his mask, or he'll definitely kill you!"
"I understand!" The servants, terrified of dying, naturally nodded in agreement.
Kitagong Minhao turned around when he thought it was almost time, but then immediately turned back. "Arima?"
"Yes, yes, there..." Before the servant could finish speaking, the person had already disappeared before his eyes.
Doctor Cui was being dragged into the mansion by Gong Shu, panting, and then they headed towards the annex of Moxuan Garden.
Nan Xuzong opened his eyes when he heard a noise outside.
"Master, Master!" Gong Shu called out secretly from outside.
Nan Xuzong glanced at Ji Wushang on the bed, then remotely pressed her pressure point to put her to sleep, making her fall into a deeper sleep, before leaving.
Sitting at the desk, Nan Xuzong waved his sleeve toward the door, and the door immediately opened, allowing Gong Shu to quickly lead Doctor Cui inside.
Nan Xuzong frowned slightly. "Why did you invite Doctor Cui here as well?"
"Sir, it was my idea. I couldn't bear to see you suffer like this, so I just dared to tell Doctor Cui about your condition. I didn't say anything more," Gong Shu said, bowing his head.
Doctor Cui came forward carrying his medicine box, panting as he said, "This is really exhausting for this old man! I'm getting old!" He put down the medicine box and examined it in front of Nan Xuzong. "It's nothing, just a small matter! A little adjustment will do the trick!"
"Thank you, senior brother." Nan Xuzong smiled.
"Gong Shu, go outside and fetch some water. I'm exhausted. Hurry up and fetch some water; we need to prepare medicine for Cong'er." Doctor Cui turned around and said. This kid dragged him here without saying a word, making his old bones feel like they were about to fall apart!
"Yes." Gong Shu saw Nan Xuzong's gesture for him to go and fetch water, and immediately went down.
Doctor Cui stepped forward and checked Nan Xuzong's pulse. After a long while, he said, "Hey, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but it's not the right way to drain my disciple like this every day. Young man, you need to be more moderate..." It was so embarrassing for an old man like me to say such things! But this Nan Xuzong was just a blockhead, especially when it came to these kinds of things, he didn't know how to handle them.
Nan Xuzong blushed slightly with embarrassment, "Yes, Senior Brother is right."
"Alright, this is actually a matter between you two, and it's not appropriate for me to interfere. But you know, you can't force things, or it will backfire. Do you understand, Cong'er?"
"I understand." Nan Xuzong nodded, realizing he had been too hasty.
"Actually, your injuries tonight aren't too serious. Fortunately, you prepared your own medicine immediately, so you're still able to control the incense poison. I'll grind some medicine later to eliminate the poison completely!"
"That's good." Nan Xuzong felt relieved; thankfully, he wasn't in a tragic situation.
"Let me go and see Wu Shang, to check on her health," Doctor Cui said.
"Please." Although Doctor Cui and I are from the same school, we each have our own expertise. Sometimes he can solve problems that I can't, and sometimes I can solve problems that he can't. This time, it would be good to ask him to take a look at Wu Shang.
Thinking this, Nan Xuzong led Doctor Cui into the inner room. Ji Wushang was still lying on the bed, his face peaceful, a slight smile on his lips, as if he were dreaming of something happy.
Seeing this beautiful scene, Nan Xuzong's mood also became extremely good.
Doctor Cui stepped forward, pulled back the brocade quilt, took out Ji Wushang's hand, grasped her wrist, narrowed his eyes, and stroked his long white beard with his other hand.
"There's nothing wrong with his body, it's just that he's prone to feeling cold. Well... I'm helpless." Doctor Cui reluctantly put Ji Wushang's hand back under the quilt and covered him up.
“Never mind, I know all about these things,” Nan Xuzong said.
"Let me calculate..." Doctor Cui knew that Nan Xuzong was eager to have a child; otherwise, he wouldn't have noticed that Nan Xuzong seemed unwell as soon as he entered. It was obvious that he had exhausted a lot of his internal energy after making love, which was extremely harmful to his body. To control this situation, it was necessary to find the right moment.
Doctor Cui nodded thoughtfully. Nan Xuzong looked at him and asked, "So? What do you mean by that?"
"Calculate the best day for you and her to have sex!" Doctor Cui said irritably. "Didn't you want a child? Is it okay to mess around like this?"
"Yes." Nan Xuzong lowered his head. He hadn't calculated these dates before, after all, he wasn't good at gynecology... Let's hear what he has to say!
Seeing the pen and ink on the table, Doctor Cui immediately went over, picked up the pen, and wrote on a piece of Xuan paper. After finishing, he handed it to Nan Xuzong, too lazy to even read it aloud himself.
"From today onwards, once every three days, not too often, and no excessive greed is allowed. The time must be controlled between 9 PM and the end of Hai hour." Nan Xuzong looked at the paper, his face turning ashen. They even calculated the timing? Only three days between sexual intercourse? And only once, and twice within a short half-hour... Isn't that too much to ask?
"Senior brother, is there another way? For example, um... take some medicine?" Nan Xuzong helplessly gripped the paper. Wasn't this indirectly putting him under control?
"There's no other way, this is the only one that suits both of your bodies." Doctor Cui blushed slightly, stood up and walked out. "You decide for yourself. If you don't want children, then go ahead... never mind, but you should be careful!" These young people really don't know how to control themselves!
Nan Xuzong looked embarrassed. Oh well, he'd have to follow that method from now on. There wasn't enough time anyway. He'd better finish his other tasks as soon as possible. This three-day interval still gave him plenty of time and space…
Nan Xuzong glanced at Ji Wushang before walking out.
Gong Shu brought in water from outside, where Doctor Cui was already selecting medicinal herbs. Luckily, he had brought his precious box with him! Otherwise, Gong Shu would definitely have dragged him out to continue searching for herbs!
That's just how loyal he was to Nan Xuzong.
Nan Xuzong came out of the inner room, feeling extremely tired. "I'm exhausted. Call me when you have the medicinal herbs ready. I'm tired."
"Hmm." Doctor Cui nodded. No wonder, his eyes were all dark circles!
Nan Xuzong leaned against the side and fell asleep.
Doctor Cui and Gong Shu worked together to grind the medicine...
Not long after, Nan Xuzong suddenly opened his eyes, surprising Gong Shu and Doctor Cui. Nan Xuzong looked outside with cold eyes and said, "It's Minhao. Open the door."
Gong Shu immediately stepped forward and opened the door. "Your Highness." Sure enough, Bei Gong Minhao was standing outside.
Nan Xuzong struggled to muster his strength, "Why are you here?"
Bei Gongminhao walked in and saw that Nan Xuzong looked unwell, while Doctor Cui was pounding medicine and Gong Shu was helping. This easily indicated that either Nan Xuzong was sick, or Ji Wushang inside was sick.
When I arrived, I saw many servants in Moxuan Garden making repairs; those were the marks of a fire.
"Should I be asking you what happened? Is she alright?" He disregarded the presence of Gong Shu and Doctor Cui, and went straight to Nan Xuzong. His tone seemed to be telling the world that he had entrusted Ji Wushang to Nan Xuzong and asked Nan Xuzong to take good care of her, and that if anything went wrong, he would question and reprimand him.
Nan Xuzong frowned. "She's fine."