I waited until the evening, but Wu Yanzu still didn't come back.
Murong Jie had originally agreed to come back tonight to have dinner with Zi'an, but he was discussing medical matters with the ministers and was unable to make it in time, so he asked Ni Rong to come back and tell Zi'an that he would be back later.
Zi'an knew that he was seizing time. It would be best if this policy could be promulgated before the New Year, so that more people could benefit from it.
Murong Jie came back at about midnight. Zi'an was still awake, waiting for him and also for Wu Yanzu.
"Why haven't you slept yet?" Murong Jie came back wrapped in the cold of early winter. Seeing Zi'an still reading a medical book, he couldn't help but scold him.
"I can't sleep." Zi'an raised his head and gave him a silly smile, "Are you tired? Mammy made some soup for you. I'll ask someone to bring it to you."
"No hurry!" Murong Jie sat down on the couch, gently held her in his arms, and stroked her belly with his hand, "Is this guy good?"
Zi'an laughed and said, "There's not even any fetal movement yet, how can it be naughty?"
"Fetal movement?" Murong Jie raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Will it still move? When can I feel it move?"
"In two months, don't you know it will move? This is common sense."
"I don't have this common sense." Murong Jie seemed very happy.
Zi'an took his hand and placed it on his heart, "How about discussing this with the ministers today?"
"Most people agree, but there are always some troublemakers. They're not a problem, don't worry..." Murong Jie briefly mentioned it. In front of Zi'an, he had chosen not to tell her so many political affairs to prevent her from worrying or frightening.
"That's good." Zi'an leaned against him and told him about Wu Yanzu.
After hearing this, Murong Jie didn't care too much, "Wu Yanzu has investigated it, and Old Prince An Ran also told me that there is no need to doubt this person."
Zi'an was surprised, "Old Prince An Ran? But when they were in Qingzhou before, Old Prince An Ran obviously didn't recognize him."
"The old prince is very cunning." Murong Jie said with a smile, and added, "Then Wu Yanzu is also very cunning."
"I'm just curious as to why he knows about the Fate Gu." Zi'an said.
"He hasn't come back tonight?"
"Ask someone to guard the door and bring him to me as soon as he comes back. I haven't seen him yet."
Murong Jie hesitated for a moment, "Tomorrow I will go to see old Prince An Ran, maybe I can find out Wu Yanzu's identity from him."
"Okay!" Zi'an replied, and was about to get up. "Go take a shower quickly. I'll ask someone to bring some soup."
Murong Jie looked at her lovingly with a smile, "I especially like the way you work hard for me."
He hugged her, kissed her, and then let her go.
The next morning, Murong Jie went out before Zi'an got up. Zi'an felt distressed by his busy schedule, so he could only ask the nanny to make ginseng soup for him tonight.
As soon as the nanny went downstairs, she saw Lingli coming in holding Wu Yanzu.
Lingli went out to look for this boy last night. After searching for the whole night, she became very angry and pushed her way in to see Zi'an.
"Let me go, I didn't do anything wrong!" Wu Yanzu yelled.
When Zi'an heard Wu Yanzu's voice, he opened the curtain and walked out quickly.
He looked very miserable, his clothes were torn, his hair was messy, and his cheek was bruised. It was obvious that Lingli had beaten him severely.
Zi'an frowned and said, "Lingli, just bring him back. Why beat him?"
We still don’t know what the truth of the matter is. If he is not a spy, he was beaten in vain.
Lingli said unhappily, "How could I have beaten him? He was beaten by someone else. If I hadn't ordered the people from Su Yue Tower in the capital to look for him, you might have seen his corpse today."
Wu Yanzu blushed and defended himself: "Nonsense, I did nothing wrong, why did they kill me?"
"Then why did they hit you?" Lingli snorted.
Zi'an asked in confusion: "What is going on?"
Lingli said, "He didn't come back last night, so I sent someone to look for him. Do you know where he was found? In the funeral home. He offended the deceased, so he was beaten up by the family and locked up."
"What are you doing at the charity cemetery?" Zi'an asked in confusion.
"I thought the bodies in the charity cemetery had no family members, so I thought of using their bodies to grow something. Who knows?" Wu Yanzu said aggrievedly.
"The charity cemetery is near the village. Someone's mother died and they were preparing for the funeral. They parked the body in front of the charity cemetery to prepare for the funeral. But you, without saying a word, lifted the white cloth covering the body, stabbed the body with needles, and released poisonous insects. Who else should they beat if not you?"
"Why are you doing this? Also, Rouyao clearly didn't tell you about the Fate Gu. How did you know about it?" Zi'an stared at him and asked.
Wu Yanzu was stunned for a moment, and stammered for a long time without being able to explain what was going on.
Zi'an said: "You'd better tell the truth, otherwise even if you are my benefactor, I will not be polite to you."
Lingli cooperated with Zi'an and raised her fist, aiming it at Wu Yanzu's eyes.
Wu Yanzu was so scared that he took a step back and said quickly: "Master, please don't be angry. Sister Lingli, please show mercy. I will tell you. I will tell you."
"Don't call me sister, you are older than me." Lingli said unhappily.
Wu Yanzu smiled awkwardly, "Yes, smart sister."
Lingli threw a punch expressionlessly. Wu Yanzu screamed in pain and covered his mouth. "Oh, I was wrong, I was wrong, Miss Lingli, please forgive me."
Wu Yanzu straightened his messy hair and begged for mercy to Zi'an, "Master, calm down. I'm not being mysterious. That person told me that if I can make you a good match for Doctor Wen Yi, she will definitely ask you to accept me as your disciple."
"Where did you see this person? Is he a man or a woman? Old or young?" Lingli asked in a series of questions.
Wu Yanzu rubbed his cheek and said, "It was the morning of the day before yesterday. I went to a breakfast shop by the moat to eat breakfast alone. After eating, I played around the moat for a while. Suddenly, someone grabbed me and put me on a carriage. He also knocked me out. When we got to a courtyard, they locked me in a dark room. I didn't see who that person was. Her voice was very low. It was a woman. She told me to guide me to treat the emperor. As long as you treat the emperor, Doctor Wen Yi will accept you as a disciple."
"She was the one who told you about the fate-sharing Gu?" Zi'an asked.
"Yes, and she taught me how to tell you that you must not forget that you are a doctor."
Zi'an sighed softly. Now she probably knew who that person was.
I'm afraid that it really is Doctor Wen Yi who has come to the capital.
"Besides teaching you to persuade me, what else did she say?" Zi'an asked.
Wu Yanzu looked at Zi'an and said, "There's nothing else. She just wanted you to remember that you are a doctor and what doctors do."
The day before yesterday was the day when the Empress Dowager gave her the prescription, and also the day before she passed away.
As expected, she was right. The Empress Dowager wanted to save the Emperor.
"Oh, by the way, she also said something," Wu Yanzu suddenly said, "When she was talking about the same fate Gu, she said that the poison backfired and only Doctor Wen Yi could cure it."
Zi'an shuddered slightly. It was true.
This is not a question of making a choice. It seems that she has to make the decision whether to save the emperor, but she has no choice.
To solve the same fate Gu, Sun Fanger must be saved.
(End of this chapter)