"Yes, Dr. Ma only entered the Imperial Hospital at the beginning of this year." Shuiyue replied strangely, not understanding why the master cared about this Dr. Ma. Speaking of which, he had never even met him.
Ling Ruo perked up and said, "When Hongli comes back, ask him to come to see me. I have something to tell him." Although Hongli's every move is now closely watched by the Nian family, he still can't.
With Liu Hu around, he can move relatively freely.
"Master, have you thought of a way?" Shuiyue asked happily.
Ling Ruo raised her lips and smiled softly: "I can't say it's a solution, but I remembered that any new imperial physician who enters the imperial hospital must first be recommended by an imperial physician's name. I am very curious about the person who recommended this imperial physician Ma.
"
She always suspected Dr. Deng in her heart, but it was Dr. Ma who took the aconite, which made her doubt whether there was a connection between the two.
Let's say that when Hongli appeared in front of the guards guarding Chengqian Palace, the sky had darkened, and the thick twilight closed in all directions, squeezing the skylight into only a small area. The guards couldn't help seeing Hongli.
There was a moment of nervousness, fearing that he would make a fuss and want to go out again, one of them stepped forward and said cautiously: "Brother Si, the emperor only promised that you can go to the study room to attend classes. You have already gone out in the morning, and the slaves are not allowed to go out anymore."
Hongli comforted him: "Don't be so nervous. I'm not going out. I just want to see your leader Liu. Is he back?"
Hearing what was going on, the guard felt relieved. He even spoke a little faster, pointed to a figure beside him and said: "Leader Liu is over there, I will call you right now."
"I'll just go there myself." Hongli rejected the guard's kindness and walked towards Liu Hu holding the ointment in his hand.
"Brother Si." Liu Hu was leaning against the wall to rest. When he saw Hongli approaching, he stood up straight. When he was about to salute, Hongli waved his hand and said, "I just came to see you, no need to be formal. By the way."
"Last year, the imperial concubine asked you to go to the Criminal Punishment Department to receive your punishment. What did they do to you?"
Liu Hu's expression froze, and then he smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just a few whips. My slave is thick-skinned and has learned martial arts. I can't feel the whips on my body at all. Brother Si, don't worry."
"Are you serious?" Hong Li said dubiously. Although he had never been whipped, his whole body ached just thinking about it. How could he not feel anything at all?
Just when Liu Hu was about to say yes, he suddenly slapped a hand hard on the back that had just been whipped. Unprepared, he couldn't help but let out a cry of pain. After he calmed down, he realized that the person who slapped his back was
It was Hongli. It seemed that he was testing whether he really wasn't in pain. Thinking of this, Liu Hu quickly gritted his teeth to hold back the burning pain in his back, but it was too late.
Hearing the cry of pain, Hongli didn't understand why. He glanced at him and said, "I have some ointment here. Follow me to Nuange to apply the ointment."
"Slave really... uh, okay." Liu Hu wanted to refuse, but was glared back by Hong Li. In desperation, he had no choice but to agree. After following Hong Li to the Nuan Pavilion and taking off his upper body clothes, Hong Li
I couldn't help but gasp in shock at what I saw in front of me.
I saw that Liu Hu's back was covered with bloody whip marks. A quick look showed that there were at least twenty or thirty marks, and there was blood from the whips. This shows that the whip marks were very ruthless and merciless, and it was a shame that Liu Hu was punished.
I can still endure it like this after that.
"The people in the Shenxing Department are so hateful. You didn't make any mistakes at all, but you were punished so harshly. Who did it?" Hongli clenched his hands and asked bitterly.
"It has nothing to do with the Shenxing Department. This is an order from Concubine Nian. They dare not show mercy. Brother Si, don't worry, it's just a skin injury. It will be fine in a few days." Liu Hu said and was about to put on his clothes.
However, Hongli stopped him and ordered him to lie down on the couch.
After he lay down, Hongli picked out the ointment from the bottle and applied it carefully to Liu Hu's wound. This ointment was extremely magical. As soon as he applied it, Liu Hu felt a coolness coming from the wound, and the pain suddenly eased a lot. However,
But he was very anxious in his heart. He was a warrior and a slave. How could he let his fourth brother apply medicine for him? If others saw him, he might be charged with another crime.
But Hongli refused. He only said, "You work hard for me, and I apply medicine for you. After all, I still take advantage. If you refuse again, you don't really treat me as your master."
Liu Hu couldn't persuade him, so he had to let him go. After all the wounds were smeared with medicine, Hongli took back his hand, took the handkerchief placed in the heating cabinet, wiped his hands and said, "Take the rest of the ointment back."
, if you don’t use enough, ask the Royal Pharmacy for some.”
"Thank you, brother Si, for caring." If Liu Hu had agreed to help Hongli before, it was just out of a sense of gambling and an inexplicable reason, then Hongli's unpretentious behavior now truly moved him.
, after putting back on his clothes, he said: "Don't worry, Fourth Brother, I will go to General Manager Zhao to inquire later to see if I can find any more clues."
"That's fine." Hong Li nodded. After today's incident, he knew that he was being stared at by Concubine Nian, and any slightest move would be heard by her. Today, he used the excuse of getting lost.
You may not have such good luck next time.
When they came out of the Nuan Pavilion, the sky had completely darkened, and lanterns were lit around the palace, silently echoing the stars that appeared one after another in the night sky.
At the entrance of the palace, there was a guard who was looking around. When he saw Liu Hu coming out, his face under the light flashed with joy, but he did not dare to step forward and just waited for Liu Hu and the others to pass by.
Although these guards are allowed to enter and leave the harem's forbidden gardens for some reasons, they are only allowed to enter the outer gardens of each palace. They are absolutely not allowed to set foot in the inner gardens unless they have permission from the masters of the palaces, such as Liu Hu, but they are still easy to provoke.
Right and wrong.
As soon as Liu Hu saw him like this, he sped up a bit, stepped forward and said, "What? But something happened?"
The guard saluted Hong Li who was behind Liu Hu and said, "Nothing happened when I returned to Leader Liu. It's just Eunuch Zhao from the Imperial Pharmacy who came and said he wanted to see Leader Liu."
Hongli was about to leave, but when he heard the guard's words, he was shaken and asked anxiously: "Is it Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao?"
"Replying to Fourth Elder Brother, it is Eunuch Zhao." The guard replied somewhat strangely, wondering why Fourth Elder Brother was so concerned about this matter.
Hongli didn't say anything, but looked at Liu Hu. His sincerity was self-evident. Liu Hu understood clearly and signaled the guard to lead the way quickly.
Hongli stopped behind and did not follow. Although he wanted to know why Zhao Fang came here, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him. With his status, it was really inappropriate for him to have more contact with Zhao Fang. I believe Liu Hu should
I will tell myself everything in detail later.
Zhao Fang was waiting outside the Chengqian Palace and was anxious. When he saw Liu Hu coming out, he hurriedly said: "Brother Liu, you showed up. If you don't come back to our house, you will go back."