Chapter 502: Divine Doctor Xu is Dead_1

By the time Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi returned to the Capital City, it was already the end of July.

Xiu Fengyuan had almost fully recovered from his injuries, except his reattached arm, which still required a long period of rehabilitation before it could move freely. The rest of his body had essentially fully recovered.

After the scabs had fallen off of Lu Yuhong’s wounds, they began to apply the Scar Removal Cream that Wei Ruo had given them, making the scars on their bodies very shallow.

The original shallow scars were now completely invisible, and the deeper scars had significantly faded. Given time, they too would leave no trace, just like the other wounds.

Qi Zhen had also awakened, but his recovery was not at all comparable to Xiu Fengyuan and Lu Yuhong’s.

Not only was his leg broken and he couldn’t walk, but the large areas of burn wounds on his body were still horrific. The post-healing skin was pitted and twisted, like old tree roots coiled around his body.

Qi Zhen, who was always confident of his appearance, could not stand the way he looked now.

He not only confined himself in his room but also broke everything in the house.

Qi Yansong was helpless about this. The main culprit, Liang Dong was dead, and his family had all died before him. Qi Yansong wanted to avenge his son but couldn’t find anyone.

However, if it was just this, it would be manageable. But Fengyuan and Yuhong, who were injured along with his son, had already recovered remarkably.

This was unacceptable to Qi Zhen and Qi Yansong.

So, when he learned that King Rui and his wife were returning to the Capital City today, he sent someone to wait at the city gate early in the morning.

As soon as the people from King Rui Residence returned, he would enter the palace to request an imperial decree, asking the emperor to order Divine Doctor Xiu to come to his palace to heal his son, Zhen.

“Master, Master…”

The butler Qi Yansong had sent out hurriedly ran over.

“What’s the matter with you that you’re in such a hurry?”

“King Rui and Queen Rui are back!”

“Prepare the palanquin, I am going to enter the palace.” Qi Yansong rose from his Taishi Chair, preparing to leave.

“Master! That Divine Doctor Xiu is gone!”

“What do you mean, gone?”

“That is… he is… dead…” the Butler answered tremblingly.

Qi Yansong sat down heavily and after a while asked, “What happened?! How could Dr. Xiu be gone out of the blue?”

“Unfortunately, while King Rui and Queen Rui were on their journey back to the Capital, they ran into an ambush. Dr. Xiu was killed!”

“An ambush? That’s King Rui and Queen Rui! They are the most cherished by the current emperor! Who would be so bold to plot against them?!”

“This… this is beyond me.”

“So were King Rui and Queen Rui hurt?”

“No, both of them were unscathed.”

“Neither King Rui nor Queen Rui was injured, but it was the accompanying doctor who got killed?”

“Yes…Yes…”

“Huh.” Qi Yansong let out a sarcastic laugh, he did not believe that it was just a sheer coincidence.

Then Qi Yansong ordered, “Go and investigate thoroughly whether King Jing made any moves recently.”

“Master, you suspect that King Jing attacked King Rui?”

“Who else in this Capital City other than him, Chu Lan, would be so calculating and hope for my son Zhen’s recovery to be hopeless? The last time he was attacked in Taizhou Prefecture, it was Zhen who led the attack. Moreover, Zhen’s critical condition is a major blow to my Qi family, and damaging the Qi family is damaging King Yu’s power. How could Chu Lan miss such an opportunity?”

“Yes, I understand, I will immediately take people to investigate this matter!”

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In the residence of Loyal and Righteous Duke, Shou’an Hall.

“Father, Mother, this is injustice!” Wei Minghong knelt before his parents, pleading his case.

Wei Minghong was aggrieved, angry, and resentful. He was stripped of his official position today for dereliction of duty. But Wei Minghong knew that it must be because the Divine Doctor Xiu had died, and the task that Qi master wanted them to finish could not be completed. As a result, Qi master held them accountable.

Because Wei Minghong’s emotions were so high, his plump body rose and fell. He continued to complain, “I promised Master Qi it was my brother Wei, and the person who offended Master Qi was my brother’s family, but this disaster ends up befalling me!”

Upon hearing this, Wei Mingyong jumped out of his chair and said, “Big brother, how did you blame this on me? You were there when we met Qi master. When we vowed to Qi master, you agreed faster than me!”

Wei Minghong retorted, “Originally, it was you who assured me confidently that the matter would definitely be accomplished. I believed you, so I went to Qi Residence with you. You also told me that Wanwan will become the concubine of Prince Yu in the future. Our Wei family has also sided with Prince Yu. Master Qi would view us differently.”

Wei Mingyong said, “It was supposed to be done. Who knew that Wei Qingruo was so unsympathetic and wouldn’t help with such a trivial matter. How could you blame me for this?”

The two argued fiercely and looked like they were about to start fighting.

“Don’t pass the buck. The thing has happened, it’s no longer important whose fault it is.” The old Madam Wei interrupted her sons’ quarrel.

The old and severe Duke Wei said frustratedly, “You two good-for-nothings, you have achieved nothing despite your ages. I warn you, you can mess around all you want, but don’t harm your younger brother and your nephew’s prospects!”

Both Wei Minghong and Wei Mingyong were unconvinced, their faces colored with discontent.

Wei Mingyong defended himself, “Father, you can’t blame us for this. It’s all due to the third brother’s family!”

As he spoke, Wei Mingyong’s gaze fell on Yunshi.

Today in Shou’an Hall, only Yunshi from the third family came. Therefore, Wei Mingyong accounted all the dissatisfaction with Wei Qingruo to Yunshi.

Yunshi did not rebut at the moment. She knew that both of her elder brothers were angry now, and anything she said would not be accepted by them.

The old Madam Wei admonished, “At this point, you should stop thinking about this and go back to rest well.”

“Mother…” Wei Minghong still looked unwilling.

Was he really going to resign himself to this fate?

Although his position as Assistant Officer at the Ministry of Works was a low-ranking position, it was nonetheless a government position. There was a big difference between having this official hat and not having one!

“So what can you do now? Argue with Master Qi? Or do you want to argue with Queen Rui?” the old Madam Wei retorted.

Her words left Wei Minghong speechless.

Of course, he also didn’t know what to do.

“Since you can’t do anything, you might as well go back and think about how to deal with the things that will happen in the future. Given your third brother and Yichen’s current situation, you might have the chance to enter the court as officials in the future.” The old Madam Wei continued.

Hearing these words, Wei Minghong’s emotions calmed down slightly.

The old Madam Wei then arranged for the servants to escort Wei Minghong and his wife, as well as Wei Mingyong and his wife back to their quarters, leaving only Yunshi behind.

“Mother, is there anything else you want to tell me?” Yunshi asked cautiously.