After my pharmacy was opened, I turned my life around.

Chapter 7 Let's make a bet. What bet?
"They are still in the suburban courtyard."

After these words were spoken, the ministers looked at each other knowingly, unable to suppress their smiles.

Especially Li Guozhong, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, whose tone was filled with sarcasm.

"So, Prince Su has messed up. Don't forget the oath you made in the Imperial Study..."

Before he could finish his words, he was frightened by Xiao Jingyan's cold eyes and swallowed the words into his mouth.

"Lord Li, I just said one sentence, and you are so eager to draw conclusions. What is your intention?"

"Don't be angry, Third Brother. Lord Li is just discussing the matter at hand."

The King of Qin stepped out to smooth things over, but in fact he only added fuel to the fire.

"Your Majesty, the Prince Su's anger shows that he is guilty. Those who were infected with the plague are probably all dead. He made a vow and did not fulfill it. This is a crime of deceiving the king. Please understand your majesty."

The ministers in the court nodded in agreement.

The reason why Li Guozhong was so rampant was because of the supporter behind him, the King of Qin.

He was the only son born to his father's favorite concubine, Concubine Qin Shufei.

After Concubine Qin Shufei died, the emperor's father also protected his beloved concubine's bloodline and gave him a golden medal of immunity from death.

His father was seriously ill and his six sons were competing for the throne. He relied on the golden medal of immunity from death to escape disaster.

However, after the emperor's brother ascended the throne, the other party became more and more rampant.

Seeing that he was silent, the King of Qin took advantage of the victory and pursued him.

He gave a look to several ministers in the court with whom he had a close personal relationship.

We must seize the opportunity to drive Xiao Jingyan out of Kyoto and make the emperor lose his right arm.

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

……

A moment later, more than a dozen ministers in the court stood up.

"Ha ha!"

As a burst of laughter rang out, everyone looked at Xiao Jingyan.

Li Guozhong was embarrassed and annoyed, "Why is Prince Su laughing? Do you think your request is too ridiculous?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Jingyan became the target of attack in their eyes.

But so what? Xiao Jingyan has never been afraid.

"I didn't know there were so many people waiting to see me become a monk."

Xiao Jingyan turned around and glanced coldly at the dozen people who seconded the motion.

"You have concluded that I am not doing my job well just based on my words. As an important official in the court, you don't even have this ability to distinguish. Have your brains been eaten by pigs, or have you become pig-brains?"

We need to properly discipline them, dampen their arrogance, and cut off the King of Qin's left and right arms.

More than a dozen people were scolded until their faces turned red and they were indignant.

"Prince Su, you can't say that. You swore in front of His Majesty that if you couldn't do it well, you would voluntarily abandon your status as a prince and become a monk."

"What do you mean we are waiting to see a joke? It is obviously Prince Su's own fault."

"Third brother, it is inappropriate for you to speak obscenely in front of His Majesty."

The King of Qin stood up to defend the minister's face and took the opportunity to belittle Xiao Jingyan.

"Your Majesty, this is an insult to your dignity."

Li Guozhong even echoed this under the secret instructions of the King of Qin.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for us, your humble servants."

Unexpectedly, the emperor said, "I think what Prince Su said makes sense."

Li Guozhong was stunned. "Your Majesty, I think..."

"Your Majesty!" Xiao Jingyan interrupted first.

"My brother said they are still in the courtyard outside the city because the guards and the imperial physician are disinfecting them one by one and will send them away after they are done."

"Disinfection? What disinfection?"

Li Guozhong sneered.

"Oh! I'm afraid this is not an excuse that Prince Su deliberately made up to defend himself!"

Xiao Jingyan slowly walked up to him, his sinister eyes fell on his wrinkled face, and his thin lips curled slightly.

"In that case, Lord Li, why don't we make a bet?" "What's the bet?"

"I'm betting my life on you."

When this sentence came out, everyone was shocked.

The emperor's face suddenly changed and he could no longer sit still.

"Prince Su, be careful with your words. This is no joke and cannot be used as a gamble."

Xiao Jingyan did not respond.

He knew very well that today was the best time to cut off the wings of King Qin. Once missed, it would be hard to tell when the time would come.

Seeing that the other party remained silent, he spoke again.

"Do you dare to bet?" The voice was cold.

Li Guozhong swallowed, not knowing what to do, and secretly looked at the King of Qin opposite him.

King Qin looked at him for a second and nodded slightly.

Only then did he dare to give it a try.

"Let's gamble. If Your Majesty loses, don't try to find someone else to help you. It will make you look ridiculous."

Xiao Jingyan turned around and saluted the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I brought the imperial physician who was involved in this case with me, as well as two recovered patients. They are waiting outside the palace gate. Your Majesty, please summon them."

"Hurry up and announce it!"

A moment later, the imperial physician led two people in.

He recounted in detail how Xiao Jingyan arranged patients and controlled the epidemic in just seven days.

"Your Majesty, no one was injured or killed in the city this time. The plague was well controlled and resolved, and Prince Su has made an indelible contribution."

After spending a few days together, the imperial physician sincerely admired his abilities.

"Your Majesty, Prince Su has been taking care of us and hasn't gotten much sleep. He has also provided us with a lot of food and daily necessities."

"Your Majesty, Prince Su is a good man!"

The King of Qin deliberately said, "Third brother, you have been weak and sickly since childhood, and it was Imperial Doctor Zhang who treated you. We have a special relationship. How credible are his words?"

Li Guozhong echoed, "If it wasn't arranged by him, why would he be waiting at the palace gate in advance? It must have been planned in advance. Your Majesty, please understand."

Xiao Jingyan sneered in his heart, even when he was about to die, he still wanted to struggle.

"Your Majesty can send other doctors from the Imperial Hospital to check it out. We will know whether it is arranged by me or not."

An hour later, the people sent to the Imperial Hospital came back.

"Your Majesty, just as Prince Su said, those infected with the plague are no longer in danger, and there are indeed no casualties."

Li Guozhong slumped on the ground weakly, his face pale and his expression dazed.

The King of Qin widened his eyes in disbelief.

How could this be?
He clearly sent someone to secretly replace the medicine sent by the Imperial Hospital.

He also ordered people to collect a dozen refugees who were dying of the plague and send them in.

The emperor's face was full of anger, but he was laughing secretly in his heart.

This Li Guozhong was the running dog of the King of Qin. He had long wanted to get rid of him, but he had never been able to find evidence or reason.

"Come here, take off Li Guozhong's official hat, put him in jail, and execute him tomorrow."

"Your Majesty, please have mercy! I was bewitched for a moment and did such a ridiculous thing. I know I was wrong. I beg Your Majesty to spare my life for the sake of my diligence."

"Drag him away!" the emperor ordered.

Seeing this, Li Guozhong crawled to Xiao Jingyan's feet with both feet, grabbed the corner of his clothes, wagged his tail at him like a dog, and cried bitterly.

"Prince Su, I was wrong. I shouldn't have slandered you. Please let me go. I will do whatever you want me to do."

Xiao Jingyan frowned and shook off his hand in disgust.

"What if I ask you to slap yourself in the face?"

Li Guozhong said nothing and slapped himself in the face, forcing himself to smile unhappily as he did so.

"My Lord, are you satisfied?"

Xiao Jingyan didn't respond, so he kept slapping her until her mouth was full of blood.

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