When he heard the word Taizhou, Wu Chengsi's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly remembered something.
I remember Du Shenyan once speculated that Taizhou was probably where the Fire Phoenix Society's den was located. Could there be any connection between the two events?
Di Renjie did not argue with her, but asked: "What happened later? Did you discover anything else?"
Zhou Shang shook his head and said coldly:
"At this point, my father and I decided to kill him to eliminate harm for the people. Unfortunately, he hired many guards with strong martial arts skills. We failed to assassinate him, and my father died in their hands instead."
After hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Wu Chengsi did not agree with the behavior of these Jianghu people who used force to break the ban, but their intentions were good. Zhou Shang's father even died for it, so how could he blame him.
Zhou Shang stared at Wu Chengsi and said word by word: "Your Majesty, I want to know what you plan to do after hearing this?"
"I will send people from Dali Temple to Taizhou to investigate the matter. As long as it is verified, we will definitely handle it impartially?"
Zhou Shang was silent for a while and whispered: "I had already guessed that this would be the result, that's all."
Zhugenan crossed his arms and said:
"Hey, are you dissatisfied? Our Dali Temple will take action and promise to solve the case and give you justice. If you are still not satisfied, the worst I can do is go there myself."
Zhou Sang said nothing and didn't even look at him.
Zhuge Nan was furious:
"What's wrong with you, woman? If it weren't for the fact that your father was killed, I wouldn't want to run so far!"
Zhou Shang still lowered his head and said nothing.
Wu Chengsi frowned and said, "Miss Zhou, what do you want me to do?"
"I hope the prince can go to Taizhou in person!" Zhou Shang said with burning eyes.
After speaking, he glanced at Zhugenan and said, "Although you have good intentions, Wu Wei is very powerful in Taizhou. How can you control him?"
Zhuge Nan said angrily:
"If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. Our Dali Temple always handles cases impartially. Even the princes and nobles in the capital do as they please, let alone a local descendant of the Wu family?"
Zhou Shang shook his head and said: "Even the fourth-grade governor dare not offend Wu Wei. You are just a sixth-grade temple prime minister. How can you deal with him?"
Wu Chengsi was slightly surprised. The general descendants of the Wu clan were not so powerful in the local area. This Wuwei seemed not as simple as imagined.
Zhugenan choked and felt quite depressed.
These matters in the officialdom cannot be explained to ordinary people. They often think that low-ranking officials can never defeat high-ranking officials. How can they understand the many truths in between?
Seeing Wu Chengsi's silence, Zhou Sang gritted his teeth and said, "Since you don't want to go, I have nothing to say, so you can go."
Wu Chengsi said: "Can you allow me to think about it?"
"How long are you going to think about it?"
"Three days. In addition, I hope that you and the child will live in my house these days. Firstly, to prevent another killer from killing you. Secondly, my wife is proficient in medical skills and can let her take a look at this child. What do you think?
"
Zhou Sang raised his head, looked at Wu Chengsi for a while, nodded and said, "Okay."
After reaching an agreement, Zhou Shang took Xiaohua and returned to the city with Wu Chengsi and others.
After arriving at Chang'an City, Wu Chengsi separated from Zhuge Nan and Di Renjie and returned to the palace with Zhou Shang.
Entering the side hall, I saw Li Zhiying having lunch in the hall.
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "Zhiying, this girl Zhou Shang and Xiaohua are my friends and they will stay in our house for a few days."
Li Zhiying glanced at the two of them, stood up, and said with a smile: "That's good, we haven't had guests in our house for a long time."
Wu Chengsi sat down next to Li Zhiying, and used his eyes to signal Zhou Shang and Zhou Shang to sit at the dining table and eat together.
Seeing the luxurious tableware and exquisite dishes on the table, Zhou Sang shook her head and said, "No, we have brought dry food."
He quietly glanced at Li Zhiying and saw that she was graceful, dignified and elegant, with a pair of pretty eyes looking at the two of them, and hurriedly took Xiaohua to go out.
Li Zhiying stood up and said softly: "Please wait a moment."
He came to Xiaohua, looked at her for a while, and said softly: "Little sister, are you sick?"
Xiaohua didn't seem to be as afraid of Li Zhiying as she was of Wu Chengsi. She nodded her head and said:
"I became like this because of my illness. Sister, do you hate me?"
Li Zhiying shook her head and said with a smile: "Sister is a doctor, can I help you with your illness?"
He turned to Wu Chengsi and said, "Mr. Lang, you eat first, and I will take them both back to the room to check on their condition."
After saying that, he took Xiaohua's hand, signaled to Zhou Shang, and walked out to the backyard.
Zhou Shang was stunned for a moment, then remembered that Wu Chengsi had said that his wife was good at medicine, and hurriedly followed him.
Wu Chengsi turned around and looked around, and found that there were only two servants in the side hall and no ladies were present, so he reached out and tore off a duck leg from a plate of sauced duck, and grabbed a few pieces of mutton with his other hand.
After eating the duck legs and mutton in a few mouthfuls, and taking a sip of wine, he was about to go to the hospital dedicated to Li Zhiying, when he suddenly met Qing He at the corner door.
"Your Majesty, you just..." Qing He hugged the little white dog with a look of horror on his face, as if he saw Mao Gu shitting on Wu Chengsi's head.
Wu Chengsi put his hand on the maid's shoulder and said seriously: "Qinghe, do you know what hypnosis is?"
Qing He was stunned for a moment and said: "It seems to be a kind of evil magic!"
Wu Chengsi said:
"Actually, I can also do hypnosis. I will demonstrate it to you now. Now, keep your eyes on this jade pendant and be sure not to lose it."
He took out a jade pendant from his waist and waved it in front of Qing He.
Qing He was very obedient and his eyes followed the swaying jade pendant.
"Very good, you have forgotten everything you just saw. If I hear someone discussing this matter behind my back, I will punish you to sleep with Mao Gu, do you understand?"
Qing He was stunned for a moment, then smiled secretly, understanding that his prince was trying to relieve the embarrassment, and whispered: "I understand, this slave."
Wu Chengsi nodded with satisfaction, patted Mao Gu's head, and left the side hall amidst the barking of dogs.
After passing through several corridors and entering Li Zhiying's hospital building, I saw Xiaohua lying on the bed in the bedroom, and Li Zhiying was giving her an injection.
Zhou Shang stared at Li Zhiying with a strange look. When she saw Wu Chengsi looking over, she quickly looked away.
After a long while, Li Zhiying left the bedroom and came to the outer hall. While wiping the sweat from her forehead, she said:
"Lang Jun, this child took Jinxianwu, which caused his body to develop abnormally."
Zhou Sang's eyes widened after hearing this.
Since Xiaohua's health became abnormal, she took the little girl to see many doctors. No one knew why the little girl became like this. Who knew that the princess could actually see it.
Wu Chengsi frowned and asked, "What is the Golden Thread Crow?"
"It is an extremely rare medicinal material, but if used carelessly, it may become the most deadly poison. I have never seen such a thing. I only saw records of this medicinal material in the medical books left by my grandfather."
Wu Chengsi raised his eyebrows, why did a rare medicinal material that even Li Zhiying had never seen appear in an ordinary medical clinic in Taizhou?
"Your Highness, do you have any way to save her?" Zhou Shang asked.
Li Zhiying smiled and said: "Don't worry, as long as you give me three months, I can cure her."
Zhou Shang stared at Li Zhiying blankly. After a long while, he took a deep breath and said, "As long as you can cure Xiaohua, I am willing to repay you as a slave in the future."
Li Zhiying smiled and said: "I am a doctor. It is my duty to save people. You don't have to do this."
Zhou Shang lowered his head and remained silent.
In order to facilitate the treatment of Xiaohua, Li Zhiying arranged for Zhou Shang and Xiaohua to live in her own hospital building.
Wu Chengsi always felt that his wife was resourceful, so he told Zhou Shang's story in the garden and wanted to hear her opinion.
After hearing this, Li Zhiying walked back and forth for a while, raised her head and said, "Lang Jun, I don't understand what happened in that small room, but there is something strange about me."
"What's the matter?"
"Normally, even if the doctor prescribes the wrong medicine, it will only cause the original condition to worsen, and nothing like Xiaohua will happen."
Wu Chengsi frowned and said, "You mean the doctor deliberately prescribed the wrong medicine?"
Li Zhiying shook her head and said solemnly: "I thought that the medical clinic was testing medicine on living people!"