397 Massacre

The old consort looked even more dejected as she leaned against the head of the bed and raised her hand weakly to dismiss Kong Xunqi’s bow. Then, she said, “Doctor Kong, you don’t have to be so polite. What’s the matter?”

Compared to others, Kong Xunqi was very discerning.

He had been managing the northern region for so many years and had always been impartial. Even though Duke Huai Yang’s ministry was no longer as glorious as before, he had never taken the opportunity to trample on them and had always been courteous to them.

It was also because of this that the old consort treated him quite well.

“The weather has been good recently. I haven’t done a check since I came to take your pulse last time and I happened to pass by today, so I wanted to come and see you.”

Kong Xunqi lowered his eyes slightly and answered the old consort’s question respectfully. As he did so, he took the medical kit from the assistant beside him and began to check the old consort’s pulse.

“Your body can’t take exhaustion or stress. You should relax to help you recuperate.”

After a long while, Kong Xunqi retracted his hand and advised the old consort seriously.

“I don’t want to be stressed, but I have no choice!” The old consort looked at Kong Xunqi as she sighed helplessly. “It’s not like you don’t know that my illness has been around for quite some time already.

I want to recuperate, but you can see what Duke Huai Yang’s ministry is like now. Now, you’re the only one who doesn’t hit us when we’re down.

“Alright, just say what you’re here for today. If I can help, I will, but I’m afraid that with the current position of Duke Huai Yang’s ministry, not many people will help.”

Kong Xunqi wasn’t anxious and insisted that he was just here to take the old consort’s pulse.

Seeing that Kong Xunqi was unwilling to say anything further, the old consort didn’t ask further.

Princess Ning Fu, who had been sitting at the side in a daze, suddenly turned around and asked in a sharp voice, “Is that woman doing well?”

“Ning Fu!” The old consort’s expression changed when she heard Princess Ning Fu’s words.

She scolded Princess Ning Fu unhappily. Then, she turned to Kong Xunqi helplessly and explained, “Ning Fu encountered something previously and became like this after the trauma.

“Doctor Kong, if possible, can you take a look at Ning Fu?”

The old consort knew that Princess Ning Fu was already in a very bad situation, but she didn’t dare to say anything. After all, this concerned Princess Ning Fu’s reputation.

Although Princess Ning Fu was already notorious, as her grandmother, the old consort still hoped to save her some dignity.

According to usual protocol, Kong Xunqi took Princess Ning Fu’s pulse first. After he comforted the old consort, he changed the topic to the main purpose of his trip.

“Your Majesty, there’s something on your mind. After you think things through, you might recover from your illness.”

He didn’t know about Princess Ning Fu’s scheme in the past, but after what had happened at the birthday banquet, almost everyone in North Mountain City knew now. Princess Ning Fu had fallen in love with the Fourth Prince and wanted to become his concubine.

With Princess Ning Fu’s status, she could choose any man in the northern region, but she chose a man out of her reach.

Moreover, the Fourth Prince had already been bestowed a marriage by His Majesty and was just waiting for the date to be set. Although Princess Ning Fu was titled, there were no more men in Duke Huai Yang’s ministry. Therefore, it was actually the most difficult for a so-called “noble lady” like her to find a husband.

It was already difficult in the first place, and after what happened at the birthday banquet, it was even more difficult.

If there was any hope, presumably…

Hearing Kong Xunqi’s words, the old consort immediately perked up. She looked at him expectantly as she asked, “Doctor Kong, do you have any good ideas?”

…

After hearing Lu Ze’s plan, while Lin Sui was shocked, she was also curious. “Then, does Kong Xunqi really have a way to treat the Fourth Prince’s hidden illness?”

“I knew that you would definitely be interested in this matter, so I didn’t instruct anyone to stop him. I just asked someone to keep an eye on them. If we don’t alert the enemy, we can wait and see if Kong Xunqi really has a way to cure the Fourth Prince.”

After Lu Ze handed the modified notes in the northern barbarian language to Lin Sui, he pointed out a few mistakes she had made when she was copying. Then, he continued, “In addition, I’m afraid we can’t keep the general’s residence anymore.”

“What?” Lin Sui stopped what she was doing and looked up at Lu Ze in shock. “Could it be that General Gao really colluded with those spies at the sacrificial ceremony?”

“They want to hold the Fourth Prince hostage and threaten us to release the northern barbarian spies we detained previously,” Lu Ze said calmly, “Pei Qian has already rushed to the manor outside the city to deal with it. After all, the sacrificial ceremony is in two days. No matter what, we can’t let these people disrupt the ceremony. That would be disrespectful to those heroes who sacrificed their lives for the empire.”

While Lu Ze and Lin Sui were talking, there was already a sea of corpses in the Jade Cloud Villa outside the city.

Pei Qian instructed his subordinates to slaughter all the trusted aides who came with Madam Pei without hesitation.

Madam Pei originally thought that she had fooled everyone by pretending to be sick and was dreaming of turning the tables in two days when the door of her manor was smashed open.

She almost screamed as she watched her trusted aides being dragged out by those fierce men in black to be executed. At first, she was still cursing. Later on, when she faced the corpses in the courtyard, she was completely terrified and she stared blankly at the slender figure who slowly walked in from the courtyard door.