Noble Consort Su smiled, “Ming’er in the future will be filial to you.”
The ins and outs of these words, everyone all understood. After becoming the emperor, rewarding and bestowing a title to one’s maternal clan was also something very normal.
“Then this subject will be waiting.”
While the Su family made arrangements on this side, Li Hong Yuan was currently meeting with the traveling doctor that Noble Consort Su ‘wholeheartedly longed for’.
Since it was someone that traveled through the mountains and wilderness, then should be relatively sloppy, but in reality, this wasn’t the case. Since Noble Consort Su had seen him before more than thirty years ago, then he should be relatively old, but this similarly wasn’t the case.
The person that was currently playing chess with Li Hong Yuan while drinking tea didn’t appear old, the corners of his mouth and eyes all just having some light wrinkles. In fact, he didn’t even have a beard. Just, his head was already filled with silver hair.
His attire was also clean without dust, and even if not an especially good material, he was still able to display an out of the ordinary bearing. He possessed a strong scholarly air, while also carrying a mild medicinal scent.
The two of them just quietly played and didn’t speak.
Jing Wan this while wasn’t inside, instead feeding the big white ape.
This white ape was both tall and sturdy, appearing to very much have human-like qualities. In reality, seeing them in her own husband’s territory, Jing Wan wasn’t surprised at all. One has to know, at the time, back at the White Dragon Temple, it was clearly her that encountered him by the riverside, yet he was able to make up a story of getting saved by a white ape, even letting this white ape’s owner cooperate with him to put on a play. One should’ve known then that its owner had at least a certain relationship with her own husband.
After feeding the white ape, Jing Wan had planned on taking it to go stroll around when Li Hong Yuan and that traveling doctor came out.
The white ape immediately just ran to the traveling doctor’s side, waving its arms and dancing around, while letting out its unique cry.
The traveling doctor smiled for once. This smile actually had a bit of a special flavor, “Big Bai very much likes Wangfei.”
(T/N: Its name is literally just ‘big white’. Baymax from BH6’s chinese name is also this, so I keep picturing Baymax.)
Alright, another one that was bad at naming. However, perhaps it was just feeling that this name was the most fitting. After all, it was indeed big, and indeed white. “I also very much like Big Bai, never seen such an intelligent creature before.”
Every single person, towards someone praising one’s ‘beloved pet’, probably would all feel very happy. The traveling doctor at this time also wasn’t an exception, taking out a brocade pouch and handing it to Jing Wan, “Just a bit of something, able to freshen the spirit, and able to nullify and cure common poisons.”
Jing Wan accepted, “Many thanks doctor.”
The traveling doctor nodded, and afterwards, prepared to take his leave.
At this time, Gong Jiu just happened to walk over. Just, seeing that his master had a guest, he didn’t go forward, yet never thought that the traveling doctor’s gaze would land on him, lightly coughing, “That little kid over there, come forward.”
Although Gong Jiu didn’t know his specific age, no matter what he was still someone well over twenty, yet getting called a ‘little kid’? However, as someone coming from the shadow guards, not changing one’s expression was the most basic skill. After Li Hong Yuan nodded his head, Gong Jiu went forward, “Greetings wangye, wangfei, and greetings to mister. Don’t know what instructions mister has?”
(T/N: To be more precise, he calls him ‘小娃’, which is like what you would call toddlers and babies.)
“You sure are much politer than your teacher.”
Gong Jiu’s eyes flashed with a trace of surprise, “Mister knows one’s teacher?”
“This was passed on to you from your teacher?” The traveling doctor didn’t answer directly, instead pointing to the thing at Gong Jiu’s waist.
That was a very ordinary looking accessory. Just, compared to normal accessories, it was much bigger. Jing Wan had seen before. Inside of it was actually a set of silver needles.
Gong Jiu glanced down, nostalgia reflecting in his eyes, “Teacher said that this was personally forged for him by his senior brother when he first started learning acupuncture. For several decades, it has never once left his side. On his deathbed, he had it given to me.”
“He already died?” The traveling doctor’s composed face from beginning to end finally had a trace of change.
“Yes, already passed away twenty years ago.”
The traveling doctor lightly sighed, “This set of needles was given to him by me. Afterwards, because of certain disagreements in views, we just parted ways, no longer contacting. Never thought that it would be forever farewell. However, thinking back on it, it isn’t surprising either. He had been stubborn since childhood, so the things he’s dead set on, even nine bulls can’t pull him back. Right now, you’re serving under Jin Qinwang?”
“Yes.” He probably never thought that this was the shibo[1] his teacher constantly spoke of. However, even so, Gong Jiu still carried a deadpan face.
The traveling doctor nodded, “Since able to be fancied by Jin Qinwang, then looks like your medical skills are nevertheless passable.” He had the medicine basket behind him placed down, opening it up. Unexpectedly, the inside was much more complex than it looked. The bottom half of the medicine basket was practically just a ‘hundred medicine box’. Of course, for the most part, it was all ready-made medicine. Moving aside the hundred medicine box, there were also some black leather bounded books underneath. He had them all taken out. “This is my knowledge and insight from practicing medicine all these years. Originally was thinking of finding a disciple and having these passed down, but never encountered a suitable one, and didn’t deliberately go look for one either. Encountering you today should also be fate, so I will give to you.”
Gong Jiu hesitated for a moment, “Shibo practices medicine throughout the world, yet I will only serve wangye, so afraid won’t be able to inherit your aspirations.”
“Doesn’t matter. In the future, just find a suitable disciple and have the medical skills passed down. That will be enough. Take it.”
Gong Jiu still didn’t accept, instead looking towards Jin Qinwang. Since he served his master, it will certainly be for life, so some things, he wasn’t able to decide on his own.
“Why don’t you just accept it.” Li Hong Yuan said. This also meant that he has agreed to Gong Jiu taking in a disciple in the future.
Gong Jiu accepted, “Many thanks shibo.” If his shibo’s words were true, then he was more clear than anyone the value of these books. If he has these books all digested, then he will really be able to be called a godly doctor.
The traveling doctor waved his hand, “Merely seeing on behalf of your teacher, and I also don’t want to take in a disciple.” After packing his things, the traveling doctor called out to Big Bai, and afterwards, just departed like that, his pace even quite fast, not able to make out in the slightest that he was an elderly man.
He left just this carefreely. His junior brother that he hasn’t heard from in don’t know how many years, after learning that the other party had died, it was also merely just sighing, not asking how he was in life, nor asking where he was buried. To say he really didn’t care in the slightest, yet he was willing to have his life’s work given to the other party’s disciple. This kind of person, really don’t know how one should evaluate.
However, the person that remained also didn’t plan on saying more either.
“Gong Jiu, just now, you were preparing to look for this prince? What for?”
“This subordinate is in the middle of making a type of medicine, wanting to enter the mountains to look for medicinal ingredients, asking master for permission.”
“How long do you need?”
“Regardless of whether or not one is able to find, will return within three days.”
“Granted.”
“Many thanks wangye.” Shadow guards were all the type to take immediate action. Gong Jiu originally had perhaps planned on directly leaving, but now having obtained a few treasures, he certainly needed to first store it away properly.
Once Gong Jiu left, “This saying of fate really is hard to say.” Jing Wan said with a smile.
Li Hong Yuan absentmindedly responded.
“Ah Yuan, that doctor coming to see you, what was it for?”
“He needs to enter the capital to return a favor from don’t know how many years ago. Happening to pass by, he just came for a look.”
“Return a favor? Who’s the target?” To be able to make such an impressive old doctor owe a favor, the other party was also quite impressive. However, since even he doesn’t remember how many years it’s been, perhaps it wasn’t as important as one had thought.
“The path for passing along his keepsake, I even know, letting someone keep an eye on all these years. But, just in case, never made any movements in the past. A few days ago, it was the people of the Su family that went over, and Su Old Madam that day had entered the palace.”
Jing Wan immediately understood who it was. “Since that old doctor doesn’t even remember how long ago, afraid he won’t remember who the other party was either. Ah Yuan told the old doctor?”
“What use is there telling him? Whether or not he acts on this matter, it all doesn’t matter.” Because Li Hong Yuan knew what the outcome would be.
Since it was something Li Hong Yuan has decided, Jing Wan naturally trusted. “Who does Noble Consort Su want to have the favor used on?”
“Is there even a need to say? Naturally it’s her precious son. Aside from him, who else can it be? The traveling doctor won’t do something that goes against his principles, so it absolutely won’t be something like killing someone.”
“Could it be asking for a son for Rui Qinwang?”
“Half right, in reality, Li Hong Ming can’t reproduce anymore.”
Jing Wan was shocked, “This……….”
“I let someone poison him.”
Jing Wan blinked. This method of severing someone’s descendants sure was malicious. However, this was merely using the other party’s method to return the favor, “When did this happen, how come I don’t know?”
“It happened before we got married, so of course you don’t know. Speaking of which, it was even your fourth younger sister that poisoned him.”
Jing Wan really didn’t know what to say. A certain someone really was able to use everything and everyone that can be used. She was completely able to think of the excuse used to convince that younger sister to poison him. Her child was gone, and she won’t be able to give birth anymore, so naturally wanted to ruthlessly retaliate.
Tsk…………..
[1] Shibo – An address for your teacher/master’s senior brother, a combination of shi(teacher) and bo(uncle older than one’s father).
