Just as Bai Shi expected, Mu Qing woke up early in the morning on the third day.
Ji Beichen has been staying in the City Lord's Mansion these days, living in the wing opposite Mu Qing. At this time, he knew that Mu Qing had woken up, and hurriedly went to the house with Xue San to check.
Ji Beichen walked to the door of Mu Qing's wing and suddenly remembered that Mu Qing didn't know him now. Wouldn't it be rude to rush in like this? He hurriedly withdrew his figure and stayed at the door with some embarrassment, waiting for Xue San to explain the situation to Mu Qing before entering the wing.
Not long after Xue San entered the house, he called Ji Beichen to come in and see his young master: "Master Ji, please come in, my young master wants to see you!"
Ji Beichen raised his head and glanced at Xue San. Xue San nodded towards Ji Beichen and respectfully invited Ji Beichen to come in. When Xue San saw Ji Beichen entering the house, he closed the door and left the two of them alone for a while while he went to ask for Dr. Shi.
Ji Beichen looked at Mu Qing, who was lying quietly on the bed, and knew that Mu Qing could not get up according to Senior Baishi's instructions. Ji Beichen nervously came to the bed and faced Mu Qing, who looked at him with a pair of clear eyes, as if she had a lot to say.
"Xue San has told me, Mu thank you so much Master Ji!" Mu Qing heard Xue San say that his "benefactor"'s surname was Ji. When he saw Ji Beichen, Mu Qing's eyes flashed with an imperceptible light. Xiang Ji Beichen's eyes were particularly gentle.
"Mr. Mu, you're welcome. Mr. Mu and I are destined to meet each other. If it weren't for Xue San's persistence, I'm afraid we wouldn't have the chance to meet!" Ji Beichen bowed slightly and sat down on the stool beside the bed.
"Xue San is my nanny's son. He and I were childhood friends. When the Mu family suffered, he and Xue's mother were not afraid of being implicated and have taken care of me for so many years!"
When Mu Qing heard Ji Beichen mention Xue San, she was filled with gratitude to their mother and daughter. If it weren't for their company, she might not have been able to hold on!
Only then did Ji Beichen know the kindness Xue San and his daughter had towards Mu Qing, and he couldn't help but admire Xue San.
Ji Beichen actually had many questions in his mind: Do you know you were poisoned? Who was poisoned? What happened in the Cangzhou City Lord's Mansion twelve years ago? Did you survive because of some deal you made with the person behind it? Why not tell the truth and choose to bear it yourself!
"I..." Ji Beichen had too many questions in his mind. Seeing Mu Qing's still pale face, the corners of his mouth moved and he swallowed all the words that came to his lips.
The two of them accompanied each other quietly, and soon Xue San brought Bai Shi into the house.
Bai Shi carefully diagnosed Mu Qing's pulse, and finally smiled: "Yes, the poison has been removed! As long as you ensure that you are no longer poisoned, there will be no serious problems in the future."
"Why did Divine Doctor Shi say that? Young Master didn't know he was poisoned?" Xue San was surprised when he heard Bai Shi's words. His young master didn’t know about the poisoning. If he knew, he wouldn’t have kept silent!
"Xue San, you go down first. Senior Baishi and I have something to say." Mu Qing nodded to Xue San and asked him to go down first.
Ji Beichen also wanted to stay. He raised his eyes and looked at Bai Shi. Bai Shi shook his head gently at him, so he had no choice but to go out first.
As soon as Ji Beichen walked to the door, Mu Qing, who was sitting on the bed, suddenly said, "It doesn't matter, Master Ji, just stay."
Mu Qing knew the relationship between Bai Shi and the Zhao family, and he knew the Zhao family's trust in Bai Shi. Baishi asked him this, so he must have known the origin of the two families. If Ji Beichen was really Ah Chen, he shouldn't have kept it secret from Ji Beichen and let him stay.
"Thank you Mr. Mu for your trust!" Ji Beichen raised his hand in salute and stood behind Bai Shi.
Mu Qing was lying on the bed and couldn't see Ji Beichen's face clearly. He really couldn't guess what Ji Beichen thought of him now. Was he the same as the Zhao family? Misunderstand yourself! Hate yourself!
Mu Qing closed his eyes to calm down, straightened his thoughts, opened his eyes again, sighed, and slowly told everything that happened in the city lord's palace twelve years ago.
"Others only know that I, young man Mu, was lucky enough to escape, became an orphan of the Mu family, and became the lord of Cangzhou City, but they don't know the pain in my heart. The reason why I fell into this violent and chronic poison is that I have to wait for twelve years. Speaking of the morning before..."
Reliving old things inevitably caused ripples in his heart. Mu Qing paused and continued: "My health has not been good since I was born. I can't sleep well at night, so I have to get up late every day. That day, I was greedy in the wing room. After sleeping for a long time, I heard a sound outside. I was about to get up and go out to check, when two masked men in black broke in.
I don't know martial arts, so I didn't resist, I just watched them quietly. One of the men in black seemed to have something urgent to do, so he gave a few instructions to the other man in black and left. The man in black who was left behind looked familiar to me. Seeing that I seemed to recognize him, the man stopped hiding. While laughing, he took off the black cloth from his face.
As soon as I saw the man's appearance, I recognized him. That man was He Zhixing, the leader of the Changyang Gang.
He Zhixing was Uncle Mu Xiao's guest, but he didn't expect that he would lead a wolf into the city while his uncle and General Zhao were away! I heard the shouting of killing outside the house, and knowing that there was no way out at this time, I pulled out the sword that Achen had tied for me from the side of the bed with all my strength, and wanted to kill myself! He Zhixing subdued me immediately. He said that he would not kill me. There still needs to be someone to inherit Cangzhou City.
I struggled not to cooperate with him. Seeing my struggle, He Zhixing threatened to destroy the Zhao family if I didn't comply. I said, Zhao Xianer is the current queen, how can you touch the Zhao family? He Zhixing was fearless. He said that even Uncle Mu and the others could kill him, but he was just a relative of the queen... so what should he be afraid of?
When I saw He Zhixing being so arrogant, I knew that the person behind him must be a powerful person in the court. When He Zhixing saw that I no longer struggled, he took out a pill from his arms and forced it to feed me. He Zhixing told me that what he fed me was a highly poisonous one, and I needed to take an antidote every year. If I didn't take the antidote, the toxin would slowly spread throughout the body like chronic poisoning, and I would die within a year. Death.
In order to protect the Zhao family, I endured the humiliation and lived an ignoble life for twelve years. He Zhixing keeps his word, and every year he sends someone to send me the antidote in the form of a birthday gift..."
Mu Qing was lying quietly telling his story, but he didn't want Ji Beichen to suddenly whisper: "Then... why didn't you send the antidote this year? Xue San said that your condition has worsened this year. Is it because the gang leader didn't keep his word? Didn’t I send you the antidote this year?”
Ji Beichen had heard this past story from Xue's mother before, but now he felt even more heartbroken when he heard Mu Qing's more detailed account. I just heard that Mu Qing was forced to take poison, and then I realized that the poison had been in the body for twelve years. Mu Qing almost died a few days ago, thinking that the leader of the Changyang Gang did not keep his promise and did not send the antidote!
"No, it's because I didn't take the antidote..." Mu Qing felt a little excited when she heard Ji Beichen's voice. Ji Beichen cares about him so much, is he his little Achen?
"Why do you do this?" Ji Beichen's voice became anxious after hearing Mu Qing's answer.
"I have been the puppet city lord for twelve years! All the affairs of Cangzhou City are taken care of by General Zhao Ji. Last year, General Zhao died, and He Zhixing forced me to report to His Majesty that the Zhao family was treason! How could I do this? I thought it would be best to go quietly, so I didn’t take the antidote he sent..."
After Mu Qing finished speaking, his expression darkened. He would never do anything treacherous.
He Zhixing forced himself like this, and he could only choose to fight to the death. A few days ago, he had sent someone to deliver a secret letter to His Majesty. The secret letter detailed the truth of twelve years ago. He only hoped that Your Majesty would seek justice for the Mu family as soon as possible!
But I didn't expect how much trouble Mu Qing's move would bring to Cangzhou City...
"This... there will always be a way to solve it, how can you choose to die!" Ji Beichen became more and more excited as he spoke. He was glad that he was saved in time, otherwise Mu Qing would not have cooperated with the treatment of other doctors if he was so determined to die.
Bai Shi was afraid that Ji Beichen's emotions would affect Mu Qing's condition, so he quickly interrupted: "Okay Chen'er, Mr. Mu just woke up and has already said too much. Now that we all know the matter, let's not worry about detoxification yet. Make a statement. You go out first, and I will prescribe a prescription for Mr. Mu!"
As soon as Mu Qing woke up, Bai Shi revealed the old affairs between the Mu and Zhao families. It looked like he was questioning Mu Qing, but in fact he was helping Mu Qing vent it out, so that he could completely cure his heart disease.
Seeing Ji Beichen going out, Mu Qing hurriedly got up from the bed. Baishi knew that he had too many questions in his mind, so he let him go and reached out to help him sit up.
Mu Qing was still too weak and felt dizzy after not getting up for a long time. She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes tightly, unable to speak.
Seeing this, Shiraishi knew that he had just talked too much and was too tired, so he took out the specially made pills and gyokuro from the medicine box. Baishi put the two medicines into the bowl together. The two medicines met and dissolved slowly. Baishi picked up the medicine bowl and fed Mu Qing to drink it.
Mu Qing took the medicine and felt better. She asked Bai Shi urgently: "Is Ji Beichen the child of Mu Ci? You just called him Chen'er, and his surname is Ji!"
Bai Shi didn't know Mu Qing's feelings for the child. He was just Ji Yijun's best friend. The two had never met since Ji Yijun married his wife and lived in seclusion in the mortal world.
Before Ji Yijun died, Ji Yijun left a message in his sea of consciousness through his spiritual consciousness, asking him to go to Cangzhou City to find his secret realm. He has been searching for the secret white stone for twelve years but has not found it. Now that Ji Yijun's descendants have appeared, he feels that finding Ji Yijun is just around the corner!
Bai Shi thought about this for a while, and a faint smile appeared on his face: "Ji Beichen is Mu Ci's child!"
"Is it really him? Did the Zhao family find him?" When Mu Qing heard that Bai Shi confirmed Ji Beichen's identity, she was very happy. She was glad that she persisted until the day she saw Ah Chen again!
"The timing of this matter cannot be explained in one or two sentences. It's just that this child has lost his memory when he was a child and does not recognize you. He told me before that he studied under the Cangxu Sect and only came down the mountain recently."
Baishi deliberately hid the reason why Ji Beichen went down the mountain. He wanted to find out the ins and outs of this matter when he returned to Lihun Valley to meet his senior brother. There is also the Changyang Gang that Mu Qing just mentioned. Although it is only a small gang, it involves the capital and must be handled with caution.
Bai Shi was afraid that Mu Qing would be nervous, so he asked Mama Xue to feed him some sleeping pills. Mu Qing fell into a deep sleep after taking the medicine, and Ji Beichen went back to his room to continue practicing with peace of mind.
Bai Shi sat in the courtyard and watched Ji Beichen's retreating figure. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that the grievances between the Zhao Mu family would finally be resolved because of this young man.
He rubbed the center of his brows, looking a little tired. He had a lot of things going on recently, and it had been a long time since he had been so worried. The ten-year agreement in Youzhou has passed, and Sect Master Yan is about to leave seclusion. It is better to plan things in the world of cultivation earlier...
