At these words, the shadowy figure stopped abruptly just half a step away from Bai Zheng.
"You must be careful! Oh, it's not safe for you to hold it like that. Let this old man carry it."
Bai Zheng, holding the wine jar, nimbly dodged to the side. "Has the marquis' poison been cured?"
"I've been waiting for your wine. Without it, I didn't have the heart to cure the poison."
The sun rose to the zenith, shining on the shadowy figure in front of Bai Zheng, who was eagerly eyeing the wine in her hand. To be precise, it was Zhou Yuanning, the wine - obsessed doctor.
Bai Zheng raised her eyebrows, seemingly quite dissatisfied with this answer. Her gaze passed over Zhou Yuanning and looked into the Marquis Mansion.
At the moment, at the entrance of the Marquis Mansion, apart from the guards standing even more upright when they saw Bai Zheng, no one else came out.
Bai Zheng understood immediately. She gently shook the wine jar in her hand, dropped a line "If you lie to me, you won't get any more wine" and walked inside.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Zhou Yuanning stamped his foot in anxiety and quickly chased after her.
Inside the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, it was still the same as when Bai Zheng came last time. The maids and guards were in a hurry and ignored the suddenly intruding Bai Zheng.
There was only one difference from last time. These people didn't have the panic on their faces as they did last time. Instead, they even showed some uncontrollable joy.
Seeing this situation, Bai Zheng roughly guessed the result, and her mood immediately became a bit more pleasant.
At this moment, Zhou Yuanning, who was following beside her and jumping up and down anxiously because of the wine jar, didn't dare to lie to tease her anymore. He just kept explaining, "Although it's troublesome to cure your marquis' poison, it's not something this old man is helpless against.
There are multiple toxins accumulated in his body, which have reached a wonderful balance. To cure it, relying solely on my medicine is not enough. He also needs to have his blood let every three days and take a ten - day medicinal bath in the hot springs of Yunyan Mountain."
"Yunyan Mountain?" Bai Zheng stopped in her tracks.
Zhou Yuanning nodded repeatedly. "Yes, so girl, you don't need to go in. Your marquis left for Yunyan Mountain early this morning to get rid of the poison."
Speaking of which, Yunyan Mountain wasn't very far from Yongding. It was even much closer than Qinghe County. One could reach there in an hour by galloping on a horse.
But...
"Why are you still here when the marquis has gone to Yunyan Mountain?" Bai Zheng frowned.
Zhou Yuanning's face froze, and he forced a dry laugh. "It's just that I've been waiting for your wine. My junior brother also knows about the medicinal bath. It's enough for him to go with the marquis. I'll just wait here for you, girl, to bring the wine."
"Just for a sip of this wine, you let the marquis go to Yunyan Mountain alone?" Bai Zheng widened her eyes, her voice full of disbelief.
Absurd!
She turned around and walked towards the door.
"Hey, where are you going?" Seeing Bai Zheng leave without saying a word, Zhou Yuanning grabbed the corner of her sleeve and asked.
"Yunyan Mountain." Bai Zheng replied irritably.
"If you go to Yunyan Mountain, what can I drink?" Zhou Yuanning immediately panicked.
"What to drink! Didn't you drink any of that red plum wine from the manor last night?" Bai Zheng felt a surge of anger in her heart. She stopped and glared at Zhou Yuanning scoldingly.
"What did we agree on before? You drink my wine and help me save people. Now that you've drunk my wine, you left the marquis alone in Yunyan Mountain. Is this your sincerity in cooperating with me?"
Zhou Yuanning was scolded so red - faced by Bai Zheng that he was like a child who had made a mistake, pinching the bottom of his clothes and muttering,
"The red plum wine was really delicious, but there wasn't much left in your manor. I finished it in just a few sips. If I go to Yunyan Mountain, I won't be able to drink such good wine."
"Is this your reason for not keeping your promise?" Bai Zheng raised her voice.
"Keep your voice down." Zhou Yuanning said aggrievedly as he poked his ear. "I'm not deaf. I can hear you."
Bai Zheng looked at him coldly. Thinking that Feng Linyuan was now in Yunyan Mountain, taking a medicinal bath whose effects on his body were unknown, while the doctor who should have been attending on him was hiding in Yongding City, drinking wine comfortably, Bai Zheng felt as if she had owed Zhou Yuanning a huge debt in her previous life.
"What on earth do you want to do to focus on treating the marquis?" Bai Zheng took a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself down.
It seemed that Zhou Yuanning also realized that what he had done violated the morality of a doctor and the agreement with Bai Zheng. He pondered for a while, and for the first time, a serious look appeared on his wrinkled face.
Bai Zheng looked at him expectantly and heard him say word by word, "Well, give this jar of wine to me, and I'll go to Yunyan Mountain right away. For the next ten days, as long as you send me a jar of good wine I've never tasted before every day, I'll stay by your marquis' side every day and do my best to cure his poison."
Bai Zheng: "..."
When on earth will you put treating patients before drinking?
Then she thought that this doctor was found by herself from the vast Qinghe County precisely because of his excessive love for wine. And with the wine in hand, judging from his enthusiasm for drinking, Bai Zheng didn't have to worry. His so - called "doing his best" should be absolutely sincere.
"Okay." Bai Zheng nodded without hesitation.
"You're a straightforward girl. Then don't go to Yunyan Mountain. It's most taboo for others to interfere during the medicinal bath. Moreover, I've also heard that before your marquis left, he arranged some things for you to handle."
Zhou Yuanning was in an extremely happy mood at the moment. Hearing Bai Zheng's words, he immediately opened up his chatterbox and said enthusiastically.
Bai Zheng lowered her eyes. Tomorrow was Zheng Yan's funeral, and Concubine Zhao still had a big show to perform. Since Feng Linyuan wasn't here, naturally she needed to be the mastermind behind the scenes.
"I understand. Don't worry about the wine." Bai Zheng said as she handed the wine to Zhou Yuanning. When Zhou Yuanning's eyes lit up visibly, she added uneasily,
"If anything happens to the marquis, I'll..."
"What will you do?" Zhou Yuanning's heart trembled slightly. Then he saw Bai Zheng suddenly show a big smile, showing only her teeth. She said faintly, "I'll open a few jars of good wine every day and put them in front of you, so that you can smell it but not drink it."
Zhou Yuanning gasped. He was about to say something when his vision blurred. His body seemed to be pushed hard by someone. When he could see clearly, he was already standing in front of the blue - felt carriage.
"A gentleman's promise is unbreakable." Bai Zheng said with a clear laugh.
Zhou Yuanning squinted his eyes. Looking up, he saw that in the spring, the gentle light shone on Bai Zheng's plain face, and he could faintly see the fine fluff on it.
The gentle breeze blew on his face. She raised her hand and tucked her hair behind her ear. "I'll leave the marquis in your care."
"Okay." Zhou Yuanning nodded.
Watching the direction in which the carriage left, Bai Zheng felt more comfortable than ever.
Finally, the most outstanding young man in Yongding City was coming back.