When Chu Qing arrived outside the room where the young girl was staying, she saw Wu Ya, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
At this moment, Wu Ya seemed the same as usual, but Chu Qing still caught a faint trace of melancholy between his eyebrows. He was leaning against the wall, lost in thought.
It wasn't until Chu Qing and Wei Ying got closer that he came back to his senses. After seeing who it was, he gave a faint smile.
Seeing the疑惑 on Chu Qing's face, Wei Ying explained, "The person you rescued was poisoned and can't speak. I specifically brought Wu Ya here to take a look at her. His medical skills are quite good."
Hearing Wei Ying's praise, Wu Ya gave a helpless smile.
Chu Qing nodded and said, "Please wait at the door for a while. I'll go in and have a chat with her." After seeing Wei Ying and Wu Ya nod in agreement, Chu Qing entered the room.
When the young girl saw Chu Qing come in, her eyes were full of confusion.
Seeing this, Chu Qing was also a bit surprised. Why did the girl look so unfamiliar when seeing her? But in an instant, she realized that when she rescued the girl yesterday, she was disguised as a man...
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Chu Qing casually made up a lie, saying that the person who rescued the girl yesterday was her younger brother.
Only then did the confusion in the young girl's eyes fade away.
After that, the young girl communicated with Chu Qing briefly through paper and pen.
Only then did Chu Qing know that the girl's name was Chen Nianrui.
Seeing Chen Nianrui looking pale like an eggplant beaten by frost, Chu Qing said, "Don't worry too much. There's a... well, you can call him a doctor outside. He's very skilled in medicine. Let him take a look at you, okay?"
Only then did a glimmer of light appear in Chen Nianrui's eyes. Then she nodded gratefully.
...
Wei Ying and Wu Ya waited quietly at the door for a while. Then the door opened, and Chu Qing walked out.
"Go in," Chu Qing said.
Wu Ya nodded and then stepped into the room.
...
When Wu Ya saw Chen Nianrui leaning against the couch clearly, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes.
And when Chen Nianrui saw who the doctor that Chu Qing mentioned was, she immediately stood up in shock.
Chu Qing looked at the expressions of the two of them and immediately understood that they must know each other.
Chen Nianrui's originally pale face suddenly blushed? She seemed a bit flustered and wanted to speak, but when she realized that she couldn't speak, she quickly lowered her head.
Seeing her reaction, Wu Ya sighed softly, "Don't worry. I'll cure you."
Chen Nianrui's fingers tightly twisted the corner of her clothes. She tightly pursed her lips and then raised her head.
Wei Ying looked at Wu Ya thoughtfully, then at Chen Nianrui. Then he said to Wu Ya, "You stay and check on her first."
After saying that, he grabbed Chu Qing's hand and was about to walk out.
Feeling the sudden warmth on her hand, Chu Qing was stunned for a moment. Then she realized that the other person might have something to say to her.
After giving a few instructions, Chu Qing followed Wei Ying out.
As soon as they reached the courtyard, Chu Qing asked, "What's the relationship between them?"
Wei Ying glanced at the room inside, then squinted his eyes and replied with a smile, "They were originally engaged, but later the engagement was called off."
"Really?" Chu Qing looked extremely surprised. She never expected that Chen Nianrui was related to Wu Ya. Chen Nianrui was the daughter of Imperial Physician Chen. And Wu Ya...
It seemed that Wei Ying had never told her about Wu Ya's identity.
Seeing the curiosity in Chu Qing's eyes, Wei Ying then slowly said, "Wu Ya's real name is Wu Chen. His grandfather is Wu, the director of the Imperial Hospital. He has studied medicine since childhood, and his medical skills are the true inheritance of Director Wu. It can be said that he has outperformed his master."
Hearing that Wu Ya was from the Wu family, Chu Qing was extremely shocked. She never thought that Wu Ya was actually the grandson of Imperial Physician Wu.
Oh, she remembered. In her previous life, she had seen this young man. But... he seemed to be sitting in a wheelchair...?
Was his leg cured?
Before she could ask, Wei Ying continued, "Wu Ya's leg was once poisoned. And the person... was his step - mother. However, no matter how he told his father, his father seemed to be blind and refused to believe him. Moreover, he ignored him completely. If it weren't for Director Wu's love and efforts to treat him, he might have become a useless person long ago."
It turned out that Wu Ya had such a dark past.
Later, Chu Qing also learned from Wei Ying that the marriage between Wu Ya and Chen Nianrui was proposed by Wu Ya's bastard father. To rebel, after his leg was cured, Wu Ya ran away from home and never returned to the Wu family.
Chu Qing sighed. She didn't expect that although Wu Ya seemed gentle - tempered, he was actually so stubborn.
Just as they finished talking, Wu Ya walked out.
Of course, Chu Qing wouldn't expose his scar. She just simply asked about Chen Nianrui's condition.
Hearing Chu Qing's question, Wu Ya gently shook his head and replied in a low voice, "Her poison is not optimistic. From my observation, she was poisoned by a synthetic poison. It won't take her life, but it will make her unable to speak. Moreover... in the later stage, her vision and hearing will decline. Eventually, she may even go blind and deaf."
Although Chu Qing had rescued Chen Nianrui, her real intention was to use her to investigate the truth about Concubine Xuan's miscarriage.
However, even as cold - hearted as she was, after hearing Wu Ya's words, she still felt a bit of pity for this young girl.
She had no enmity with anyone. Maybe she just stood in someone's way, so such a vicious method was used against her.
Chu Qing couldn't imagine whether a person would completely collapse when they couldn't hear, see, or speak.
Seeing the cold look on Chu Qing's face, Wu Ya said, "Your Highness, don't worry too much. This poison can be cured. I can prepare the antidote, but... there's a missing ingredient for the medicine."
"What ingredient?" Chu Qing asked eagerly when she heard there was hope.
"The century - old cordyceps on the snow - capped mountains of the Western Liang Kingdom," Wu Ya said seriously.
Chu Qing frowned. Just by the name, it sounded very rare.
Did they have to go to the Western Liang Kingdom?
At this moment, Wei Ying broke the silence and said slowly, "In a few days, the second prince of the Western Liang Kingdom will come to visit our Great Yan Kingdom. He's bringing a caravan this time. Presumably, someone in the caravan should have the century - old cordyceps."
Chu Qing and Wu Ya were both shocked. The second prince of the Western Liang Kingdom was coming?
...
On a mountain path a hundred miles away from the capital city, a group of people were walking slowly forward.
Taking a closer look, it should be a team escorting criminals.
In the middle of the team, two women were supporting each other.
These two women were Xu Xin and her daughter, who had been demoted to slavery and exiled to the border.
By now, they had long lost their usual glory. Their prisoner clothes were dirty and tattered.
Xu Xin used to care most about her long, black, and shiny hair. Even if a maid accidentally pulled out a single hair, she would punish the maid by not allowing her to eat for three days. But now, not only could she not take good care of it, she couldn't even keep it clean. Her hair was clumped together, looking extremely messy.
Xu Xin seemed to have finally gotten used to her current situation. Her eyes were empty as if she had lost her soul.
Just as they stopped to rest on this desolate mountain path, a group of horsemen suddenly rushed out from the slopes on both sides.
After seeing their clothes and looks clearly, something seemed to flash in Xu Xin's eyes.
It seemed that they were from the Western Liang Kingdom?