Lu Qianxue's originally fair face had long since become bloodless and pale as paper.
She only felt her brain buzzing, and she instantly lost all ability to think and understand.
The brother who has just successfully joined the Imperial Hospital, the brother who vowed to join the Imperial Medical Office and carry forward the Lu family’s medical skills...
It’s just gone?
Lu Qianxue stretched out her trembling hands, but in the end she didn't have the courage to open the hastily wrapped sack.
She couldn't believe that her brother, who had grown up with her, was lying coldly in this old sack at this moment!
"No...impossible!"
"Father-in-law, are you making a mistake?"
"It can't be my brother!"
"My brother is still very young...how could it be him!"
Seeing that the eunuch turned around and was about to leave, Lu Qianxue suddenly became excited and stepped forward to stop him.
"What are you doing!"
"You revolted!"
The eunuch's impatience reached the extreme, and he flew up and kicked Lu Qianxue in the direction.
"Snapped--"
"ah!"
A scream suddenly sounded, echoing in the empty yard.
The eunuch never dreamed that he would receive a solid kick on his butt.
"Anyone who doesn't have eyesight would dare to kick me!"
The eunuch was so angry that he turned around and cursed.
Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw a face that was completely beyond his expectation!
"Fourth...His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?"
Recognizing that the man in front of him was Song Huan, the eunuch was shocked and quickly knelt down on the ground.
How could the Fourth Prince appear in such a place in the wilderness?
Song Huan stood in the corner and had a panoramic view of the scene that had just happened.
Looking at Lu Qianxue who was heartbroken and crying until she almost died, and then looking at the shabby sack, Song Huan also frowned slightly.
"what happened?"
Facing the dignified fourth prince, the eunuch no longer had his previous condescending and impatient attitude.
His forehead was pressed tightly to the ground, and he didn't dare to take a breath.
"H-His Highness, this servant is Zhou Ninghai, the eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
"The Imperial Physician Lu accidentally slipped and fell while passing by the Royal Garden last night, resulting in drowning!"
"My servant is here today to send back Dr. Lu and the resettlement fee..."
"Impossible!" Lu Qianxue raised her tear-stained cheek, "My brother has loved swimming since he was a child. In summer, he always goes to play in the rivers in the mountains!"
"How could it be possible to slip and fall and drown?"
"I do not believe!"
Zhou Ninghai no longer looked as arrogant as before, but instead looked sad: "But Imperial Physician Lu did indeed drown!"
"Miss Lu, our family knows that you have lost your loved ones and are extremely sad, but you must also grieve and accept the change!"
Hearing this, Lu Qianxue raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and tried her best to support her body and came to the edge of the sack.
He tried his best to open the sack, and inside was Lu Ziang's pale cheek.
Lu Ziang's hair and clothes were all wet, as if he had just been fished out of the water.
The skin on the body even has some signs of being slightly wrinkled. At first glance, it seems that it has been soaked in water for a period of time.
Zhou Ninghai breathed a sigh of relief and advised Lu Qianxue: "Miss Lu, just take a look!"
"We really didn't lie to you!"
"It's dark in the Royal Garden and it's difficult to walk around. There are strange rocks on the edge of the pond, and there's a risk of losing your footing and falling into the water..."
Although Zhou Ninghai kept persuading Lu Qianxue, his eyes glanced at Song Huan from time to time.
Although the fourth prince has never been taken seriously in the palace, after all, he is still the prince of the dynasty.
It’s not something that a slave like him can afford to offend!
Seeing Lu Ziang's appearance, Lu Qianxue finally accepted this fact in a daze.
She neither yelled nor yelled, but tears flowed down her eyes, and her body began to tremble violently.
Although she was extremely sad, Lu Qianxue still tried her best to support her body and saluted Song Huan.
"The daughter of the people thanks His Highness the Fourth Prince!"
"Please forgive me for not being interested in entertaining you. Your Highness, please go back first."
Everyone present shook their heads and sighed when they saw this.
Xiao Lingzi even picked up the money bag from the ground and placed it in Lu Qianxue's hand.
"Mother Lu, my condolences!"
Seeing that Song Huan did not pursue the matter too much, Zhou Ninghai breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly waved to the accompanying eunuchs to leave.
"Your Highness, the servants will go back to deliver their duties first!"
"Wait!"
Zhou Ninghai hadn't even taken two steps when he heard Song Huan's calm and authoritative voice. He frowned again and turned around.
"Your Highness, do you have any other instructions?"
Could it be that the fourth prince was too idle in the palace, so he went to this wilderness to find a sense of presence?
Song Huan did not answer directly, but took the money bag from Xiao Lingzi.
I opened it slightly and found that there were only about ten taels of silver notes inside.
Ordinary palace maids are released from the palace after reaching the age of twenty-five, and they still have twenty taels of reward.
The life of a dignified imperial physician is worth only ten taels of silver?
Isn’t this bullying an honest person?
"When a medical officer dies, will the resettlement fee only be ten taels of silver?"
Zhou Ninghai calmly replied: "Your Highness, you have never been involved in harem affairs, so naturally you don't know about it."
"Mr. Lu's time in the palace is short, so it's good to have placement fees."
"Ten taels of silver is not too little!"
He's just a simple idiot prince, but he even has to interfere with the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?
Who gave him the courage!
Moreover, seeing that the Lu family in the northern suburbs actually lives in this sleepy suburb, if you can have this ten taels of resettlement fee, thank God for burning incense!
Facing Zhou Ninghai's fooling around, Song Huan frowned.
The cold light bursting out of his pupils made Zhou Ninghai involuntarily feel chills in his heart and goosebumps appeared on his back!
"If I remember correctly, the placement fee for a medical officer must be at least fifty taels!"
"You dare to talk nonsense in front of me. Are you really not afraid that I will take off your head?"
Zhou Ninghai's heart trembled!
Isn't this fourth prince usually extremely stupid?
How is it possible to know the specific amount of the resettlement fee?
Faced with Song Huan's oppressive words, Zhou Ninghai was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder split apart, and he hurriedly kowtowed to Song Huan.
"My slave remembered it wrong!"
"Quick! Why don't you make up for the rest of the resettlement fee!"
Zhou Ninghai hurriedly called the young eunuchs behind him to get the money, but it was no longer helpful.
"You can go back to the Criminal Division to receive your punishment yourself."
"Fifty big boards, if you miss one board, I will let you make up for a hundred!"
Fifty big boards!
Zhou Ninghai was stunned.
Although he didn't take off his head right away, the fifty big board is definitely not something ordinary people can bear!
The boards in the Shenxing Division are three thick, and after fifty boards, even if you don't die, you will be disabled for life.
"Your Highness, spare your life!"
"My slave will never dare to do it again!"
"Please, Your Highness, give me another chance!"
Zhou Ninghai burst into tears and cried out for Song Huan's forgiveness, but Xiao Lingzi had already led several eunuchs to drag him down.
Soon, the courtyard became quiet again.
