Chapter 30: Giving you a chance to escape (1/2)

“Aiya…” Han Congan shook his head. “The young general’s illness is actually very complicated. We can only wait a few days and see the situation then.”

These words made Princess Changping angry. “Han Congan, what’s wrong with you? Why are you so useless?! You couldn’t cure big brother, you can’t fix Qingwu gege, so what kind of miracle doctor are you? You quack, I’m going to tell on you to imperial grandmother!”

This foolish princess was fixated on saving Mu Qingwu and hurting Han Yunxi, but had no idea she was the empress dowager’s pawn. Han Congan held back his rage to patiently speak reason. “Princess Changping, calm your anger. Even Imperial Physician Gu can’t ascertain the cause, eh…who knows how long he plans to wait for? If we delay for too long, then perhaps…perhaps…”

Han Congan’s words directly made Gu Beiyue a target. Before he finished speaking, Princess Changping and Mu Liuyue grew fearful. Mu Liuyue was much smarter than the princess and understood immediately. “Princess, Imperial Physician Gu and Han Yunxi tried to save him together that day. If Han Yunxi’s guilty, then so is Imperial Physician Gu! But father’s still letting him treat big brother!”

“That’s right! Imperial Physician Gu is an accomplice, too!” Princess Changping came to a realization, narrowly hurting her waist again. To be honest, her injury there hadn’t healed yet. She rubbed her waist and cried, “I’ll report him to the justice courts right now!”

Han Congan shook his head. “Esteemed princess, why don’t you find some directors from the medical academy next? They can come take a look tomorrow.”

The people from the academy weren’t ordinary folk. Cloud Realm Medical Academy was the goal of every doctor, gathering the cream of the crop from the continent. This was especially true for the directors at the academy who were over 100-years-old. They were Cloud Realm Continent’s medical experts!

Princess Changping and Mu Liuyue were exceptionally pleased. “Good good good! Then we’ll wait for your good news!”

“Big brother can definitely be saved! When that happens, I’ll have father chase away Imperial Physician Gu!”

“That’s great! Liuyue, let’s go. We have big things to do at the justice courts!” Princess Changping was in excellent spirits, convinced that her Qingwu gege would be fine. Mu Liuyue trailed after her like a tagalong. Neither of them stopped to think that the experts of the medical academy were formidable but far from being gods. They’d held consultations on the crown prince’s illness before, but he was still sick.

Seeing them leave, Han Congan put on a cold smile. There were plenty of incurable illnesses in this world. After he’d suffered the consequences related to the crown prince’s illness, he’d never risk his head again. As long as they changed Gu Beiyue with someone else, even any imperial physician would do. Wasn’t it easy to keep Mu Qingwu in a never-ending coma? Wasn’t it simple to make sure he died? This time, he didn’t even have to get involved in the mess himself.

Han Yunxi, ah, Han Yunxi. You killed your own mother and embarrassed the Han Family before the empress dowager and the Duke of Qin’s household. Now it’s your turn to do something for the Han Family’s sake.

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How could Han Yunxi know the peril of her plight from prison?

Since Gu Beiyue was sending people over periodically, the North Court Official dared not torture her again after last night’s scare. Yet someone unexpected showed up that afternoon. At that time, Han Yunxi was snuggled up on the bed, pinching her fingers to pass the time. Either tonight or tomorrow, Mu Qingwu’s poison would show itself. As long as Gu Beiyue could get the blood to her promptly, she would still be able to write a prescription to save his life, even without the ingredients on hand.

She waited and waited, wondering when Gu Beiyue would come. It was at this moment that a jailer walked over. Who knew what he’d told the guards at the entrance, but all the other jailers had left. Han Yunxi looked at him with a raised eyebrow, but didn’t pay him any attention. In spite of that, the jailer suddenly opened the door to her cell and walked inside. Whatever you called it, Han Yunxi was still an important criminal. Could a mere jailer just come in?

She saw that he was about fifty years old with a kindly face. He nervously looked around to make sure no one was coming before walking quickly to Han Yunxi, who gave him a guarded look but didn’t speak.

Unexpectedly, the jailer fell to his knees with a thump as soon as he drew near. “Young benefactor! Young benefactor! This old man finally has the chance to meet you! I thought I’d never get the chance to see you in this life.”

Ehh…

Han Yunxi could completely recall this body’s previous memories. The original owner was a woman who neither left the main gates nor entered the inner courtyards of her house. She was a useless good-for-nothing who was bullied everyday and never did anything significant, harmful or helpful.

“Elder, please stand up if you have anything to say,” Han Yunxi got off the bed to help him up, but the old man was too moved to stir.

“Young benefactor, you probably don’t know who I am. But I know you. You’re Lady Tianxin’s daughter, aren’t you, who married the Duke of Qin as Qin Wangfei.”

Lady Tianxin…

Although Han Yunxi had only inherited the previous memories of this body, she still felt a very real warmth towards this name in her heart. Lady Tianxin was her mother, a skilled medical practitioner who was a true doctor and benevolent woman. To give birth to her, she had died in labor.

“Young benefactor, your mother was the lifesaver of my entire family. At the end of the twelfth month of one lunar year, in the western outskirts by the Luo River Village, a pestilence broke out. My entire family fell ill with the disease, but your mother cured us all. Otherwise…otherwise we’d all have been burned to death!” As the jailer spoke, he kneeled down again, voice choked with sobs. “Why do good people always have short lives? This old man didn’t even pay back her kindness before Lady Tianxin passed away…” The old jailer look genuinely saddened as he ended up in tears.

“Elder, doctors exist to help society. That was my mother’s duty while she lived. You don’t need to take it to heart, but just live well. That will be the best way to repay my mother,” Han Yunxi urged, wanting to help the jailer up again. But he refused.

“Young benefactor, this old man came today to repay that kindness. Young benefactor, I can’t just watch you die in this prison!”

These words surprised Han Yunxi. “Die here?”