roccoschili Chapter 111 The missing child
Chapter 111 The missing child
Baili Xuan's inexplicable look made Jiang Tunan feel heartbroken.
Jiang Tunan: I finally showed up to be brave for once, but you made me lose so completely.
Baili Xuan walked while quietly complaining to the eunuch beside him.
"I told you not to put this cape on me."
"Oh, Your Highness, please forgive me. I deserve to die..."
"I'm sweating all over."
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I deserve to die~"
"Do you know this sentence?"
"Your Highness, forgive me, but this old slave is guilty~"
"..."
Watching the figures of Baili Xun and others gradually disappear into the distance, Jiang Tunan was completely numb.
The young eunuch next to him was still holding the child, looking at Jiang Tunan eagerly.
"Little eunuch, please help me take this child back."
The child seemed to be about six or seven years old. Jiang Tunan was not strong enough to carry her back. After all, she was just a weak little girl (Xizi holding her heart shape).
The young eunuch responded respectfully, holding the child and followed Jiang Tunan back to the courtyard where Jiang Tunan lived. Chunhua happened to come back as well.
"Miss..."
Chunhua looked at the young eunuch behind Jiang Tunan and the child in his arms, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Jiang Tunan shook his head slightly to signal Chunhua to stay calm, then turned to the young eunuch and said,
"Thank you, young eunuch. This child is the younger brother of a maid in the mansion. His parents are gone, so I took pity on him and recruited him to be a little servant. Who would have thought that he might have had a quarrel with his sister today, and he ran away by himself, and he was in such a mess."
Jiang Tunan glanced at Chunhua, who immediately stepped forward and took the child in her arms. Then Jiang Tunan stuffed a silver ingot into the little eunuch's arms.
"Please don't tell anyone else about this, or they might think I'm being harsh on my servants."
The young eunuch was naturally delighted when he saw the silver. He put away the silver ingot with a smile and patted his chest to promise,
"Please rest assured, young lady. I have always kept my mouth shut and will never tell anyone about it."
"Thank you, eunuch."
After sending the young eunuch away, Jiang Tunan closed the door and sighed as he looked at the child in Chunhua's arms.
"Chunhua, carry him into the room."
Since Chunhua had already rescued the child, it would be inappropriate for her to kick this unconscious child out of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
The child was lucky to meet the kind-hearted Chunhua. If it had been me, I would not have been so direct in rescuing the person because of my tendency to mind my own business.
"Miss, this child's forehead is a little hot."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Tunan stepped forward and touched the child's forehead, which was indeed a little hot.
"Chunhua, quickly bring me my snowy dumpling."
Although Chunhua was confused, she still did as she was told.
"Miss, can the snow skin dumplings still reduce fever?"
"That's not it"
Jiang Tunan put a handkerchief under the child's forehead and placed the snow-skin ball on it.
"This dumpling has been stored for a long time. The skin is a bit hard to bite. I'll heat it up and see if it can be softened."
Chunhua: ....
"Miss, he is so feverish, do you need to find a doctor?"
Chunhua was a little worried. It was not a good idea to keep the child having a fever like this.
"Who to look for? Wen Yinzhi is now staying indoors and cannot be seen by anyone. Do we know any other doctors in the entire Imperial Medical Bureau besides Wen Yinzhi?"
Chunhua was deflated all of a sudden. The doctors here were all imperial physicians in the palace, specializing in treating princesses in the palace. How could they be willing to treat a servant?
Jiang Tunan took the ice skin dumpling away and felt the temperature of the child's forehead. It was indeed a little hot.
"Chunhua, go get a basin of warm water, soak a handkerchief in it and put it on his forehead, then keep rubbing his body to cool him down."
Physical cooling is also a method used clinically, but alcohol and ice cubes are more effective. However, these are not available in the Imperial Medical Bureau, so cold water can only be used instead.
"I'll go find Lady Zhao and see if I can get some herbs to reduce fever."
"Okay! I'll go right away."
Chunhua nodded and went to fetch water immediately. Jiang Tunan also went out and went to the place where Ms. Zhao was working.
In Zhuying Pavilion, Wang Da was reporting to Wen Zhu.
"Master, many people have come to the pavilion recently to offer money to find two children."
Wen Zhu looked at the letter in his hand and frowned slightly.
"Our people found out that the two children are related to the Gao family."
"Nine Needles to Restore Yang?"
Wang Da nodded solemnly, "Those two children had something with the words "Nine Needles to Restore Yang" written on them. Our people also heard that Dayin was also secretly looking for these two children."
Wen Zhu put down the letter in his hand, his tone was somewhat serious.
"Send more people out to look for them. Once they are found, immediately protect the two children. We must not let the big Yin find the two children first."
"Yes!"
Wen Zhu seemed to remember something and asked,
"How's Mozhuxuan doing?"
Wang Da's expression suddenly became complicated.
"Miss Jiang has come up with some strange ideas. Wang Er said that the revenue in recent days is still considerable, but..."
"But what?"
Wang Da seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"I heard that Youshizhai is already trying to come up with a solution, and has asked Changgefang to send several musicians and storytellers over."
Wen Zhu looked calm and not worried. Wang Da was puzzled when he saw this.
"Master, aren't you worried?"
"No business is ever smooth sailing. If she can't even handle this, there's no need to continue."
Wang Da lowered his head and said nothing more.
The news of the reappearance of the Nine Huiyang Needles was like a stone thrown into a calm lake. All forces were ready to make a move. Emperor Baili Quan sat on the dragon throne and fell silent after listening to the news reported by Su Youheng.
"Your Majesty, the whereabouts of the two children are unknown. Please send someone to find them and take back my Daxing secret treasure!"
Su Youheng knelt on the ground with a sincere expression. The six ministers behind him looked at each other in surprise.
Look at what he said. The Nine Needles to Rejuvenate the Yang is clearly a secret technique of the family, but after Su Youheng said this, it has become a public property.
However, Huiyang Jiuzhen was famous for its ability to bring the dead back to life. If they could get it, maybe they could use it on themselves, so no one said anything.
Baili Quan leaned against the dragon chair, tapping the armrests with his fingers absentmindedly, and said after thinking,
"What the Prime Minister said makes sense. This time, the Yang Nine Needles must not fall into the hands of others, especially the hands of the big Yin. Let's leave this matter to the Ministry of Justice."
The Minister of Justice Ji Lian was about to receive the order, but he saw the Minister of Personnel Meng Shi kneeling in the middle and saying,
"Your Majesty, I have news about the two children and have sent my son Jingchen to look for them. Your Majesty, please leave this matter to me. The Ministry of Justice is busy with daily affairs and I'm afraid Minister Ji won't be able to handle it."
Baili Quan's eyes flashed with an imperceptible disgust, and he smiled calmly and said,
"Meng Qing is really thoughtful. Let's leave this matter to Meng Qing."
Meng Shi knelt on the ground to express his gratitude, with a look of pride in his eyes that showed he was determined to win.
Ji Lian retreated speechlessly, and Xiao Huaimin beside him patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.