Xie Ming

Chapter 243 King's Heart Cold Words
The ninth day of the fifth month, at 20:15 p.m.

Xu Baoyi returned with the medicine and went back to the Governor's Office in Baoding Prefecture.

He dismounted at the gate outside the main gate and hurried into the front hall. Hu Chen happened to meet him halfway and followed him.

"General!"

"Hey General!"

Hearing the call from outside the door, Xiao Jingchuan, Qiu Zhizhong and others who were waiting in the hall also stood up and walked forward to greet them.

"Ha ha."

"General, two Qingxin Pills, presented to you!" Xu Baoyi hurried into the front hall and handed them over with a bow.

Xiao Lang carefully took the item and took a look at the pills, which were actually packed in a small rosewood box.

The medicine box is small, with exquisite carvings on its surface, including auspicious patterns such as peaches and longevity pines.

Xiao Jingchuan stroked the box twice, then locked the door and opened it.

It is wrapped in red satin, with three layers inside and three layers outside. After untying the satin, you can see two plain white wax balls!

"Oh my goodness!"

"This little thing is wrapped so carefully!" Hu Chen exclaimed in amazement.

"Haha, sorry to make fun of you, brother Huchen!"

"This is a family secret that I have kept carefully, so it is quite complicated, haha."

Xu Baoyi spoke with a smile on his face, and his hands moved slowly, showing how precious he was with the pills.

As the wax ball appeared, he quickly picked out another one with two fingers, placed it in the palm of his hand, rubbed it to warm it, and then squeezed and kneaded it carefully and evenly.

After a while, the seams of the wax ball cracked. When it was pulled, the true appearance of the Qingxin Pill was revealed. Mixed with the fragrance of medicine, a small crimson pill came into everyone's sight.

"Haha, General!"

"This Qingxin Pill was passed down by my ancestors and has been kept secret by the family head for generations."

"I think everyone has heard of my humble family, the Xu family."

"According to our ancestral teachings, this pill cannot be given to anyone who is not a blood relative!"

"However, times have changed!"

"This time, I am fortunate to be able to help a person like the general, and to use the efficacy of this pill on the prince."

"If my ancestors really appeared in spirit, it would be a great comfort to me!"

"It really is the good deeds of our ancestors!" Xu Baoyi expressed his deep emotion while offering the medicine.

Hearing this, Xiao Lang also smiled in response.

"Haha, Brother Xu, this is really hard for you!"

"I, Xiao Jingchuan, would like to thank you in advance on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Xiao Langkan replied.

"Eh!"

"General, what are you talking about?"

"Then how do you know who a country boy like me is? Huh?!"

"Hahaha"

"It's all up to the general's orders!" Xu Baoyi replied in a worldly-wise manner.

Li Huchen, who was standing nearby, was very unhappy with the two men's idle chatter in official language, so he interrupted the conversation and started talking loudly.

"Oh my, you two, talking like that is so annoying!"

"Hey, what!"

"Brother Xu, you are willing to donate the things passed down by our ancestors. This shows your loyalty. Haha, your loyalty is commendable!"

"Whether your ancestors have accumulated good karma or not is invisible and intangible, so why are you talking about such abstruse things?!"

"If your medicine can really cure the prince's illness."

"You not only helped General Xiao a lot, but also saved the prince's life!"

"You exchange two ancestral secret medicines for two favors from them. You won't lose out this time!"

"Think about it! Is this the truth?"

Hu Chen talks nonsense, but his words are logical. What he says is clear and understandable, and it makes sense!

But at this critical juncture of conversation and laughter, everyone was gathered around the pills, just in time for laughter!
Crown Prince Zhu Cilang, accompanied by the chief eunuch Wang Zhixin, hurried over from the backyard.

He walked into the front hall from behind with an anxious look on his face. Suddenly, he heard several people talking and laughing in the hall, and his brows suddenly frowned.

"Wow!" "It's so lively at this late hour!" With cold words, Wang Zhixin walked closer to the crowd.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lang and others turned around to look.

Seeing Eunuch Wang walking out from the shadows, they were all startled, and quickly stopped talking and greeted each other!
"Oh, that's all!"

"Don't do the empty ceremony!"

"General Xiao! It's been a long day, do you have any new ideas?"

"The prince has a high fever and it won't go away. We can't keep doing this!"

"Not to mention that the prince has had a weak constitution since childhood, even if you are a strong and sturdy guy like you, you would never suffer such a crime!"

"The current situation is definitely not sustainable for long."

"You said, this... this, whenever there is a dragon body injury between you and me."

"Then we have committed sins that are unforgivable!" Wang Zhixin was anxious, and his words sounded like a lament filled with deep hatred and deep resentment.

"Haha, Eunuch Wang!"

"Please be patient and take it easy for now."

"Just half an hour ago, I brought the famous Baoding doctor Kong Dechun, who treated Your Highness, to recommend him. He said that the local official Xu Baoyi in Baoding had a life-saving medicine! It's called Qingxin Pill!"

"I ordered the man to go back home and get it. He has just returned on horseback, ready to present the medicine to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

While Xiao Lang was speaking, he held the rosewood brocade box in his hand before her eyes and asked her to examine it.

But when the great eunuch Wang Zhixin heard this, his mouth opened slightly and he stopped where he was, stunned.

Afterwards, following Xiao Jingchuan's guidance, he glanced sideways at Xu Baoyi's position behind him.

Xu Baoyi was also a knowledgeable man. Seeing this, he hurried forward to pay his respects.

"Oh! Eunuch Wang!"

"I'm Xu Baoyi, a commoner. Nice to meet you, Eunuch Wang!" Xu Baoyi was extremely terrified.

Wang Zhixin was arrogant and ignored it. He was too lazy to say anything and felt very disdainful.

Then, he lightly turned his head and looked back at Xiao Lang.

"Xiao Jingchuan!"

"Your Highness is worth a fortune, you..."

"How can you, how can you use medicinal pills?!"

"you."

Wang Zhixin glanced at the brocade box and saw the Qingxin Pill taken out of the wax pill. He seemed to suddenly think of something from the past dynasty, and he became very worried. He was furious and said some subtle words.

Seeing his attitude, Xiao Lang was very intelligent and understood what he meant at a glance, so he quickly started to explain.

"Oh?"

“Oh, haha!”

"Eunuch Wang! You are old, maybe you have misunderstood this!"

"This pill is made from herbs, not from any medical technique!"

"Oh yes!"

"The one who presented the medicine, Xu Baoyi, is from Baoding Prefecture!"

"His ancestor is the founding hero Xu Da, General Xu!"

"He is kind and generous, generous and has a good character. In Baoding, everyone is used to calling him Mr. Xu."

At the same time that Xiao Lang explained this, he also intended to recommend Xu Baoyi to show his respect for him.

However, Wang Zhixin didn't care about it at all. He snorted coldly and waved his hand to interrupt Xiao Jingchuan's words.

"Hey! I'm talking to General Xiao!"

"We have been in need of medical care and medicine along the way. The prince is already weak and can't stand this kind of hardship!"

"You said... this, ah, this is not as good as going directly to Nanjing!"

"Why did you come here?"

Wang Zhixin still did not respond to the talk about the Qingxin Pill. Instead, he changed the subject and started complaining about the marching route again, and seemed to be hinting at Xiao Lang, as if he had suffered a great sin with them.

His words were very weird and strange. Xiao Lang was speechless for a moment when he heard them from the side, but he didn't want to lose face after all.

(End of this chapter)