"The Saintly Doctor has gone to the Yun residence?" Qiu Lu asked aloud.
The dark-clothed guard nodded. "Yes! The Saintly Doctor has indeed gone to the Yun residence! Should we invite the Saintly Doctor? Please instruct, Your Highness."
A flicker of doubt crossed Zhan Tianye's stern face. "Are you certain it's the Saintly Doctor?"
"The news from the Yun residence says it's the Saintly Doctor, but this subordinate hasn't had time to verify," the dark-clothed guard replied solemnly.
Qiu Lu queried, "Is the Saintly Doctor that easy to invite? We previously found information that the Saintly Doctor was not in the capital. It was only because of Old Han that he returned to the capital. We never received news of the Saintly Doctor's return to the capital. What is going on? Could it be that the Regent is telling the truth? That he has already invited the Saintly Doctor ahead of us?"
Several questions arose.
No one could answer Qiu Lu until they saw the Saintly Doctor.
"Investigate this person's whereabouts and confirm if he is the Saintly Doctor. Simultaneously, have people keep a close watch on Old Han's residence," Zhan Tianye ordered coldly after a moment of silence.
"Yes!"
After the dark-clothed guard left, Qiu Lu asked in confusion, "Your Highness, why would the Saintly Doctor work for the Regent?"
It was said that the Saintly Doctor was exceptionally unfettered and loved freedom, someone who would never be bought by the powerful. Otherwise, over the past two years, with all the messages they had sent, openly and secretly, they had never received a response from the Saintly Doctor. As for money, there were hardly a few people in the entire capital who could rival Your Highness in wealth.
"This matter is definitely not that simple. Order people to investigate clearly whether the Regent used some method to coerce the Saintly Doctor," Zhan Tianye commanded coldly.
"Yes!"
Suddenly, Qiu Lu’s mind went in a strange direction, and he asked doubtfully, "Your Highness, the second young lady Yun only performed acupuncture yesterday and resolved a high fever that many doctors could not treat. Second young lady Yun's medical skills are evident for all to see. I wonder, can second young lady Yun's medical skills be compared to the Saintly Doctor's?" If they could be compared, wouldn't it be more convenient to have second young lady Yun treat Your Highness? There would be no need to seek the Saintly Doctor. It was said that the Saintly Doctor had a peculiar temper, and even if they found him, he might still refuse.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhan Tianye cast him a cold glance. Qiu Lu immediately retracted his words, no longer daring to ask further. The look in His Highness's eyes told him that second young lady Yun and the Saintly Doctor were not comparable at all. However, he didn't know what was wrong with his brain; deep down, he just felt that second young lady Yun's medical skills were formidable, possibly even surpassing the Saintly Doctor.
At this moment.
Yun Xiao Jing arrived at Zhan Xiao Li's room. No matter how Zhan Xiao Li pushed him away, Yun Xiao Jing held onto him.
"Don't be shy! I'm hugging you because I want you to know that you are my elder brother, and I am your younger brother. I will never leave you! And I will definitely protect you! I will also help you get revenge!"
Hearing Yun Xiao Jing's words, Zhan Xiao Li knitted his small brows tightly, his face flushing slightly, and his heart moved with emotion. However, he still kept a cold expression. "I am not your brother, and I don't need your protection, nor do I need your help with revenge."
"You are my brother!" Yun Xiao Jing's tone was resolute.
Zhan Xiao Li was helpless, knowing that correcting him was futile, so he stopped trying. He looked at the food in front of him, not wanting to eat.
"If you dig a hole and take me out of the manor today! As long as you can get me out, I'll be your brother," Zhan Xiao Li said. He wanted to see his mother again! He still couldn't believe his mother wouldn't acknowledge him.
Yun Xiao Jing's eyes widened. "You're not thinking of going to see that woman again, are you? You're injured and sick, and you still want to go?"
"She is not that woman; she is my mother! I don't believe my mother would abandon me. She must have had her reasons, so I still want to see her!" Zhan Xiao Li's tone was exceptionally firm. As long as he decided on something, no one could change his mind.
Yun Xiao Jing was extremely exasperated. "Your illness isn't better yet."
"You won't agree?" Zhan Xiao Li raised his eyebrows, identical to Zhan Tianye's, exuding a hint of authority. But who was Yun Xiao Jing? He wasn't even afraid of Jing Heng!
"I don't want to agree," Yun Xiao Jing said, crossing his arms, clearly annoyed.
Zhan Xiao Li immediately turned his back and snorted. The two little fellows then ignored each other.
After a while.
Yun Xiao Jing's eyes rolled, and he asked, "What do you think of Aunt Yun Shu?"
Upon hearing the words "Aunt Yun Shu," Zhan Xiao Li looked at Yun Xiao Jing. "Aunt Yun Shu is exceptionally good!"
"You have discerning taste!" Yun Xiao Jing gave him a thumbs-up. Of course, his mother was exceptionally good!
"So, if Aunt Yun Shu were your mother, would you be very happy?" Yun Xiao Jing winked at Zhan Xiao Li.
Zhan Xiao Li was about to nod, then shook his head. "I already said, although Aunt Yun Shu is very good, she is not my mother." The place his mother held in his heart was irreplaceable.
Yun Xiao Jing's small shoulders slumped. "Alright, I'll take you to dig a hole tonight." He wouldn't give up until he reached the Yellow River. He would let Zhan Xiao Li see that that bad woman was not his mother at all!
Half an hour later.
Yun Xiao Jing returned to his room. He looked under the bed. A small snake was coiled beneath it. He reached out and pulled the small snake out.
"You have to perform well tonight, understand? Don't you have a younger sibling? Bring your younger sibling along, I must deal with that bad woman!" Yun Xiao Jing patted the Snow Spirit Snake's head. The Snow Spirit Snake was so scared by Yun Xiao Jing's fierce expression that it didn't dare to move.
...
The gatekeeper, holding a tiger skin, presented it to Yun Shu. "Miss, the tiger skin was sent by the Marquis Yi's subordinate."
Yun Shu touched the tiger skin; it was softer than the fur sent by Gu Zhi Ruo in prison. High-quality tiger skins were difficult to find. In the shops of the capital, such tiger skins sold for a very high price. Yi Zi Xing had actually sent her such a valuable item.
"Send it back," Yun Shu replied. If she accepted this tiger skin today, it would definitely not be good for Yi Zi Xing. She didn't care about the gossip circulating throughout the city. But Yi Zi Xing was a person of good character.
Half an hour later.
At the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion, Yi Zi Xing looked at the tiger skin that had been brought back by a servant. He frowned. "Why was the tiger skin brought back again?"
"Someone from Second Miss Yun's residence said that Second Miss Yun said she received your sentiment, but the tiger skin was too precious, so she wouldn't accept it. She also thanked the Marquis for visiting her in prison a few days ago," the servant replied.
"It's just a tiger skin, and she wouldn't accept it," Yi Zi Xing mused, looking at the tiger skin. By returning the tiger skin, did she understand his intentions and reject him, or...?
"Has my father returned?" Yi Zi Xing asked.
The servant nodded. "The Marquis has already returned."
"En, I'll go see Father." Yi Zi Xing immediately got up to go. He didn't want to miss Second Miss Yun. He asked his father to take him to the General's mansion to propose marriage.