Chapter 243: Chapter 105 Lady Zhao Ning_2
"A snap."
The night rain chattered outside the window as the wind caused it to creak slightly.
Lu Tong’s hand touched the icy quilt, and she ca back to her senses, slowly clutching the cotton quilt beneath her.
She would find out the truth, she must seek justice for the Lu Family.
No matter what ans she had to use.
No matter if it was the Qi Family or anyone else.
...
The rain stopped the next day.
It was late for daylight in winter; by the ti Du Changqing arrived at the Renxin dical Hall, Yin Zheng and Lu Tong had already been busy for quite so ti.
Ah Cheng was sweeping up the fallen branches that the storm had blown down the night before when Du Changqing turned his face towards Lu Tong, leaned in close to take a good look at her, and said thoughtfully, "You look quite well, Doctor Lu. For soone who appears frail, you certainly recovered quickly."
Previously, Yin Zheng had told him that Lu Tong had caught a cold and needed to rest for a day, which was convenient for Du Changqing’s sneaking off to the Yuxian Tower, so he had not been suspicious.
As he brought out the abacus to tally this month’s inco and expenses, he was only halfway through when he heard Ah Cheng at the door calling out, "Lord... Lord?"
Looking up, Du Changqing saw a handso young man in a crimson official uniform walking in.
Perhaps because he had woken up too early, Du Changqing’s mind wasn’t fully clear yet. Before he could even call the man’s na, Lu Tong, who had co from the inner shop, was already standing behind him and spoke out, "Marshal."
Marshal?
The color drained from Du Changqing’s face all at once.
Truth be told, his impression of this Commander was far from good. A few months ago, it was Pei Yunng who led a bunch of bastards from the Military Inspection House to turn the dical hall upside down. Pei Yunng’s aningful deanor at the ti nearly made Du Changqing suspect that his dical hall really did hide a corpse.
Seeing this man again now, the old resentnt rushed to his heart, along with a touch of nervousness, fearing that Lord Pei would throw another scandalous accusation at the dical hall.
Du Changqing put on a forced smile, "May I ask what important business brings Lord Pei to our modest hall?" He then glared at Ah Cheng, "Why aren’t you going to make tea for the Lord quickly?"
Pei Yunng glanced around, then sat down at the table in the inner shop, behaving as comfortably as if he were in his own ho.
He said, "I’ve co to get so dicine from Doctor Lu."
Du Changqing asked confusedly, "Get dicine?"
"Treasure Bead and my sister are almost out of their dications, and since I was passing by today, I thought of dropping in and asking Doctor Lu for more," he answered while his gaze shifted towards Lu Tong.
Du Changqing enlightened.
It was for Princess Wenjun Pei Yunshu.
Although Du Changqing was not keen on having Lu Tong get involved with the murky waters of Prince Wen’s Mansion, given her level of skill and bravery in taking on this ss, she had already offended those who were to be offended. Now all that was left was to cling tight to Pei Yunshu’s coattails, no, it should be Pei Yunng’s, and rely on the power of the Pei Family to keep Prince Wen’s Mansion from causing trouble.
With this in mind, Du Changqing’s gaze towards Pei Yunng softened sowhat and he even peered into the inner shop, "What’s taking Ah Cheng so long to pour the tea? That’s outrageous, I’ll go hurry him along!"
With those words, he lifted the curtain and entered the shop, even pulling Yin Zheng with him, thoughtfully leaving Lu Tong and Pei Yunng alone in the dical hall.
Pei Yunng looked at Lu Tong and smiled, speaking naturally, "Doctor Lu."
Lu Tong remained silent.
Having encountered Pei Yunng the night before at Yuxian Tower, she had guessed that with Pei Yunng’s craftiness, he would have surely noticed sothing amiss. But he hadn’t asked anything at the ti, and the two of them shared an unspoken understanding of each other’s secrets.
Lu Tong hadn’t expected him to show up at Renxin dical Hall so early today, so overtly, and she wondered what he was plotting now.
After a mont of silence, Lu Tong walked to the long table in the shop, picked up the prescription paper and brush, and started writing the prescription, saying, "The prescription will remain the sa this ti. After these doses are finished, we will switch to a new formula."
Pei Yunng watched her movents, pondered for a mont, then stood up and walked over to the table.
The scribbled characters on the white paper were a stark contrast to her beautiful and graceful appearance and were difficult to decipher without careful scrutiny.
He looked down at the prescription and said, "Why is the handwriting so ssy?"
Lu Tong replied, "That’s how all doctors write."
Pei Yunng shrugged, "The rain was heavy last night, Doctor Lu left in a hurry, didn’t catch a cold?"
Lu Tong’s brush hesitated, and a drop of ink flowed from the tip, spreading a large, dark blot on the paper. She paused, looking up at the man before her with a warning in her eyes.
"What exactly are you trying to say, Lord Pei?"
She didn’t want to discuss this matter with Pei Yunng in the dical hall; Du Changqing might seem flippant at tis but was exceptionally astute in these matters.
Pei Yunng remained unfazed, speaking as if to provoke her, "I wonder if Doctor Lu knows, Fan Zhenglian is dead."
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