What Exactly Does He Want? (Part Four)
“You want me to treat Emperor Ning’s poisoning? I don’t want to.”
Xun Chi ate crab cakes while resolutely refusing.
From the moment that Gu ShuBai sat down next to him, he had already eaten eleven cakes.
He cast an inquisitive gaze at Yu Fu. Would he really not feel stuffed from eating like this?
Yu Fu shook her head and whispered into his ear: “Immortals Valley doesn’t have much delicious food. Aside from vegetables, there are only wild herbs. Finally being able to come out for a trip, just let master eat whatever he pleases!”
“What did you say?”
Xun Chi was in the middle of stuffing a twelfth crab cake into his mouth, as Yu Fu hastily said: “I was asking eldest brother if there were any more crab cakes in the manor? If there are, just have them brought to master to be eaten as snacks.”
Gu ShuBai very smoothly played along, “Right, Yu Fu was talking to me about this.”
That was roughly correct.
Xun Chi snorted, “Don’t think that you can win me over with food. I am the dignified Deity of Medicine. How could I possibly be swayed by just a bit of food?”
After saying this, he stuffed another crab cake into his mouth.
…
In the main hall, Gu HuaiJiang’s was slowly recuperating, and he retrieved the report from beneath his desk.
It was time to give it to Emperor Ning. If he delayed it any further, he was worried that something would happen to Emperor Ning.
“Prepare the carriage. I will be going into the palace.”
Qi An quickly entered the room, “Lord Marquis, your body only just recovered, it’s inadvisable to go into the palace! Please wait until you have fully recovered before going into the palace to visit His Majesty!”
he had served Gu HuaiJiang for a long time. He was able to have a vague sense of what was bothering Gu HuaiJiang.
Gu HuaiJiang looked at him and said after a long pause: “I can afford to wait, but His Majesty cannot. If anything bad were to happen to His Majesty, how could I, as a subject of the country, have the face to continue my work as an official?”
Qi An still wanted to advise against it some more, but he did not dare say more upon seeing Gu HuaiJiang’s resolute expression.
“Help me get changed.”
He spread his arms and slowly closed his eyes.
“Lord Marquis, Eunuch Gao has come with a decree!”
Gu HuaiJiang immediately opened his eyes, his heart filled with panic and uneasiness.
At this time, what could Eunuch Gao have to decree at a time like this? Could it be that His Majesty…
He pushed Qi An aside and looked at the person who had come, “What was the decree?”
“He said that it’s related to the Deity of Medicine. Steward Qi has already led him to the guest courtyard.”
Qi An let out a sigh of relief and stepped forward, saying: “Lord Marquis’ mind is in disarray from concern. Nothing would happen to His Majesty. If something really happened, the palace’s funeral bells would have already tolled. What would there be any need to wait for a decree?”
“You’re right. I am being overly anxious.”
Gu HuaiJiang had a feeling that he was deceiving his ruler.
He clearly knew that Emperor Ning was poisoned, and he had suspicions of who had done it; however, he did not report it despite his knowledge. He could only have Yu Fu use small tricks to keep the poison at bay.
He had always lived a straightforward and upright life. Even such a small deceit had become guilt that he could not bear.
“Lorr Deity of Medicine, His Majesty of my Eastern Ling is afflicted with a serious illness. Hearing that Deity of Medicine has come to Eastern Ling, he wished to ask for you to come into the palace to perform an examination. The imperial carriage is waiting just outside of Marquis Gu’s Manor.”
Eunuch Gao was respectful and reverent, bending at the waist like a tree after a heavy snowfall. Standing in the courtyard, he did not dare show the slightest disrespect.
They did not even dare to get too close to Xun Chi, dreading that the Deity of Medicine would be fussy about all manners of things and would dislike them getting close.
Speaking of, this was not their first time interacting with this great Deity of Medicine.
The previous time, Emperor Ning had sent them to Immortals Valley to invite him over, hoping that he would treat the late empress’ illness; however, they were flatly refused.
At that time, Immortals Valley only had a young child come out to receive them, saying that the Deity of Medicine was in seclusion and would not be seeing anyone.
The special envoy sent by the dignified Emperor Ning of Eastern Ling, while the Deity of Medicine had sent a young child to send them away. It could be seen just how haughty he was.
As for whether or not he was truly in seclusion, this had always remained unknown.
Yu Fu was a little surprised, quietly saying to Gu ShuBai: “How did the palace learn of this news so quickly?”
Gu ShuBai quietly said: “His Majesty has been sick for a long time, and the palace’s imperial physicians are at a loss over what to do. Some have even begun visiting the famous folk doctors, so it’s natural that they would be more sensitive to the Deity of Medicine’s movements. Moreover, your second senior disciple injured tens of soldiers yesterday. Even if we wanted to hide this fact, it would be hard.”
“Then what should we do? We still haven’t been able to convince master, yet the palace has already sent someone over. Master will definitely refuse!”
“I won’t go!”
Sure enough, Xun Chi sent Eunuch Gao away with just a few words.
His lips parted slightly, and the people standing in the middle of the courtyard only saw his white beard faintly quiver, yet the rang out like a large bell!
Yu Fu and Gu ShuBai, who were seated next to him, covered their ears.
Some of the people in the courtyard started to tremble, and some bowed even deeper.
Eunuch Gao hastily said: “Lord Deity of Medicine, His Majesty said that as long as you are willing to go into the palace to examine him, he is willing to pay ten thousand taels of gold as thanks. If Lord Deity of Medicine does not want money, His Majesty is also fine with any other condition!”
After the empress dowager had been treated by the Deity of Medicine, she lived until she was 80 years old. That was an age that very few lived to see.
Emperor Ning was not just taking this measure to treat his illness. It was also for the sake of trying to extend his life.
Xun Chi’s voice returned to normal, “What a joke. What is there that I want that I can’t have. Is there any need for your ruler to give it to me? Your ruler really is haughty. When your empress dowager was ill, the ruler at the time personally went to make the request!”
A cold sweat dripped from Eunuch Gao’s brow.
Sure enough, this Deity of Medicine was not easy to take care of. He did not want ten thousand taels of gold, and he did not care about the chance to make any request of the emperor!
What exactly did he want?
What Exactly Does He Want? (Part Four)
“You want me to treat Emperor Ning’s poisoning? I don’t want to.”
Xun Chi ate crab cakes while resolutely refusing.
From the moment that Gu ShuBai sat down next to him, he had already eaten eleven cakes.
He cast an inquisitive gaze at Yu Fu. Would he really not feel stuffed from eating like this?
Yu Fu shook her head and whispered into his ear: “Immortals Valley doesn’t have much delicious food. Aside from vegetables, there are only wild herbs. Finally being able to come out for a trip, just let master eat whatever he pleases!”
“What did you say?”
Xun Chi was in the middle of stuffing a twelfth crab cake into his mouth, as Yu Fu hastily said: “I was asking eldest brother if there were any more crab cakes in the manor? If there are, just have them brought to master to be eaten as snacks.”
Gu ShuBai very smoothly played along, “Right, Yu Fu was talking to me about this.”
That was roughly correct.
Xun Chi snorted, “Don’t think that you can win me over with food. I am the dignified Deity of Medicine. How could I possibly be swayed by just a bit of food?”
After saying this, he stuffed another crab cake into his mouth.
…
In the main hall, Gu HuaiJiang’s was slowly recuperating, and he retrieved the report from beneath his desk.
It was time to give it to Emperor Ning. If he delayed it any further, he was worried that something would happen to Emperor Ning.
“Prepare the carriage. I will be going into the palace.”
Qi An quickly entered the room, “Lord Marquis, your body only just recovered, it’s inadvisable to go into the palace! Please wait until you have fully recovered before going into the palace to visit His Majesty!”
he had served Gu HuaiJiang for a long time. He was able to have a vague sense of what was bothering Gu HuaiJiang.
Gu HuaiJiang looked at him and said after a long pause: “I can afford to wait, but His Majesty cannot. If anything bad were to happen to His Majesty, how could I, as a subject of the country, have the face to continue my work as an official?”
Qi An still wanted to advise against it some more, but he did not dare say more upon seeing Gu HuaiJiang’s resolute expression.
“Help me get changed.”
He spread his arms and slowly closed his eyes.
“Lord Marquis, Eunuch Gao has come with a decree!”
Gu HuaiJiang immediately opened his eyes, his heart filled with panic and uneasiness.
At this time, what could Eunuch Gao have to decree at a time like this? Could it be that His Majesty…
He pushed Qi An aside and looked at the person who had come, “What was the decree?”
“He said that it’s related to the Deity of Medicine. Steward Qi has already led him to the guest courtyard.”
Qi An let out a sigh of relief and stepped forward, saying: “Lord Marquis’ mind is in disarray from concern. Nothing would happen to His Majesty. If something really happened, the palace’s funeral bells would have already tolled. What would there be any need to wait for a decree?”
“You’re right. I am being overly anxious.”
Gu HuaiJiang had a feeling that he was deceiving his ruler.
He clearly knew that Emperor Ning was poisoned, and he had suspicions of who had done it; however, he did not report it despite his knowledge. He could only have Yu Fu use small tricks to keep the poison at bay.
He had always lived a straightforward and upright life. Even such a small deceit had become guilt that he could not bear.
“Lorr Deity of Medicine, His Majesty of my Eastern Ling is afflicted with a serious illness. Hearing that Deity of Medicine has come to Eastern Ling, he wished to ask for you to come into the palace to perform an examination. The imperial carriage is waiting just outside of Marquis Gu’s Manor.”
Eunuch Gao was respectful and reverent, bending at the waist like a tree after a heavy snowfall. Standing in the courtyard, he did not dare show the slightest disrespect.
They did not even dare to get too close to Xun Chi, dreading that the Deity of Medicine would be fussy about all manners of things and would dislike them getting close.
Speaking of, this was not their first time interacting with this great Deity of Medicine.
The previous time, Emperor Ning had sent them to Immortals Valley to invite him over, hoping that he would treat the late empress’ illness; however, they were flatly refused.
At that time, Immortals Valley only had a young child come out to receive them, saying that the Deity of Medicine was in seclusion and would not be seeing anyone.
The special envoy sent by the dignified Emperor Ning of Eastern Ling, while the Deity of Medicine had sent a young child to send them away. It could be seen just how haughty he was.
As for whether or not he was truly in seclusion, this had always remained unknown.
Yu Fu was a little surprised, quietly saying to Gu ShuBai: “How did the palace learn of this news so quickly?”
Gu ShuBai quietly said: “His Majesty has been sick for a long time, and the palace’s imperial physicians are at a loss over what to do. Some have even begun visiting the famous folk doctors, so it’s natural that they would be more sensitive to the Deity of Medicine’s movements. Moreover, your second senior disciple injured tens of soldiers yesterday. Even if we wanted to hide this fact, it would be hard.”
“Then what should we do? We still haven’t been able to convince master, yet the palace has already sent someone over. Master will definitely refuse!”
“I won’t go!”
Sure enough, Xun Chi sent Eunuch Gao away with just a few words.
His lips parted slightly, and the people standing in the middle of the courtyard only saw his white beard faintly quiver, yet the rang out like a large bell!
Yu Fu and Gu ShuBai, who were seated next to him, covered their ears.
Some of the people in the courtyard started to tremble, and some bowed even deeper.
Eunuch Gao hastily said: “Lord Deity of Medicine, His Majesty said that as long as you are willing to go into the palace to examine him, he is willing to pay ten thousand taels of gold as thanks. If Lord Deity of Medicine does not want money, His Majesty is also fine with any other condition!”
After the empress dowager had been treated by the Deity of Medicine, she lived until she was 80 years old. That was an age that very few lived to see.
Emperor Ning was not just taking this measure to treat his illness. It was also for the sake of trying to extend his life.
Xun Chi’s voice returned to normal, “What a joke. What is there that I want that I can’t have. Is there any need for your ruler to give it to me? Your ruler really is haughty. When your empress dowager was ill, the ruler at the time personally went to make the request!”
A cold sweat dripped from Eunuch Gao’s brow.
Sure enough, this Deity of Medicine was not easy to take care of. He did not want ten thousand taels of gold, and he did not care about the chance to make any request of the emperor!
What exactly did he want?
