Chapter 3478 Extra: Gu Zhong 4

When the emperor saw the queen, he subconsciously threw the melon in front of Zhou Man. Zhou Man looked up blankly, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, stood up and saluted, and asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to eat half a melon together?"

The Queen glanced at the rest on the plate and said angrily and amusedly, "That's all, I'm afraid it won't be enough for you."

Seeing that the queen didn't seem to mind, the emperor immediately took another piece of melon, eating it until his hands were covered with juice. The emperor frowned, and when Zhou Man saw it, he sighed and handed him a handkerchief.

The emperor stretched out his hand to take it, wiped it and looked at the handkerchief, his eyes narrowed slightly, "This handkerchief looks like something I use frequently."

Zhou Man took a look and said, "Oh, Mr. Gu gave it to me last night, but I haven't used it. It's clean."

The emperor thought of Gu Zhong, his heart softened, and asked: "How is his injury?"

Zhou Man sighed, "Fortunately, although they are all whiplash injuries, they should be fine in a few days."

The emperor then said to the queen: "When Gu Zhong is well, let him come back to me."

He said: "I am still used to him, but others have trouble using him."

The queen glanced at Zhou Man and responded with a smile...

The emperor ate his favorite melon in this hot summer day and was satisfied. After sitting for a while, he felt exhausted and went back to his house to rest.

Zhou Man gave him an acupuncture and gave him a new prescription after careful consideration.

After eating it, the emperor praised: "This recipe is better than the previous one."

The queen was curious, "Is it effective after just taking it?"

The emperor said: "It's not very bitter, it's a little sweet and sour, and it feels good when you drink it."

Queen:......

Zhou Man proudly said: "I added a little more licorice for you and adjusted the entire prescription for this."

The emperor was very satisfied and said, "Take this medicine at night too."

Zhou Man nodded, "Let's see the effect. If there are no adverse effects, we can use it for a few days to make you feel better."

The queen looked at them silently.

Although the emperor was ill, he still had people around him who were dedicated to listening to orders, so within half a day, everyone inside and outside the palace knew that Gu Zhong would return to Tai Chi Hall after he recovered from his injury.

Jia Qi from Dali Temple stared hard and frowned, "Can Gu Zhong's injury heal so quickly?"

He knew exactly what he had done. The injuries on Gu Zhong's body were impossible to get out of bed if he had not been in bed for a month. Moreover, there was a shortage of doctors and medicines in the epidemic prevention center, so it was not impossible for someone to die accidentally.

His men whispered: "I heard that Mr. Zhou from the Imperial Medical Office did not leave the palace last night, but went to the epidemic prevention center."

Jia Qi's expression changed and she looked very ugly.

He had already offended Gu Zhong, so naturally he hoped that he would never get ahead, so Zhou Man's intervention at this time would be like ruining his future.

Jia Qi was worried, but he was lower than Zhou Man in terms of official position and status, so she could only endure it silently, "I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to be so partial to an eunuch."

The men didn't say anything.

Gu Cai also heard the news when he went to the kitchen to get food. He ran back with a food box and saw Gu Ji standing by the bed as soon as he entered the door.

Gu Cai paused in his steps and saluted honestly, "Chief Gu."

Gu Ji said with a smile: "What do you call the servant chief? I haven't seen you for two days, and my junior brother is separated from me?"

Gu Cai couldn't help but look at Gu Zhong.

Gu Zhong smiled at him and said, "Why don't you make some tea for your senior brother?"

Gu Cai hurriedly put down his food box, called his senior brother and went to make tea.

After Gu Ji left, Gu Cai said: "Godfather, the emperor has come to tell you that he will come back to serve you when you are well."

Gu Zhong nodded slightly, "Your senior brother came here to talk about this matter. He also said that it was Master Zhou's request. I will return to the imperial court in a few days."

When Gu Cai heard this, he hesitated and said: "But godfather, your body is injured..."

Gu Zhong smiled and shook his head and said: "As long as I can get to the ground, it will be fine. If I lie down all the time, it is not certain when we, father and son, will be dead. It is better to go to the imperial court, and the pain will only be temporary."

He lowered his eyes and thought for a while and then said: "Now that the emperor has something to say, then we can survive. You can find an opportunity to leave the palace and go to my house to deliver a plate of gold and silver to Jishi Hall."

"The shopkeeper of Hejishitang told me that we will pay a lot of money to ask Mr. Zhou for the wound medicine." Gu Zhong said: "Whether I can get out of bed and serve in front of the emperor depends on Mr. Zhou's ability."

He knew his body well, and it was now difficult for Gu Zhong to even get out of bed, let alone serve him in front of the emperor.

But since Zhou Man dared to say this in front of the emperor, he obviously had the ability to reach the emperor within a few days.

Gu Cai was busy responding.

Sure enough, as soon as the imperial edict came out, the epidemic prevention center gave Gu Zhong a sunny and spacious room. Not only was the meal timely and sufficient, but hot water was also readily available. Although he had not returned to his residence yet,

But this kind of treatment is also very good.

Gu just found the opportunity to leave the palace in the afternoon.

Gu Zhong bought a house outside, which he used for his retirement. It contained the gold and silver he had received over the years.

He bought two servants to guard the courtyard. Gu Cai was the godson whom Gu Zhong recognized, and he was also the young master in the eyes of the servants, so he successfully moved out a plate of gold from the warehouse.

He carried it in his arms and went to Jishi Hall.

Shopkeeper Lao Zheng of Jishi Hall didn't know that the palace had gone through a lot of storms in the past two days. Seeing that someone from the palace wanted to buy medicine from Zhou Man, he asked the person's name and agreed immediately.

People in the palace sometimes couldn't get medicine directly from the imperial hospital, so they would buy it from outside pharmacies, and Zhou Man's medicine was the most highly regarded. People who were given a plate of gold like this were probably not just asking for medicine.

So shopkeeper Lao Zheng didn't say anything, he just accepted the money and said he would hand it over on his behalf. If it failed, he would return the money.

So Zhou Man got into Bai Shan's car, and when she was falling asleep in his arms, the carriage was stopped by people from Jishi Hall.

Zhou Man woke up and asked hurriedly: "Is this a critical patient?"

"No," the clerk from Jishitang said with a smile, "it's our boss who has something to discuss with Mr. Zhou."

Except for critical patients, shopkeeper Lao Zheng rarely went out of his way to stop Zhou Man.

Zhou Man and Bai Shan looked at each other and let the car go to Jishi Hall first.

When he saw the plate of gold pushed up by shopkeeper Lao Zheng in Jishi Hall, Zhou Man couldn't help but reach out and touch it, "Is it too much?"

There were so many that she couldn't bear to refuse and wanted to give Gu Zhong some "special medicine".

Seeing her money-obsessed look, Bai Shan couldn't help but smile and said, "If you like it, accept it. Mr. Gu has been with His Majesty all his life, and I think he must also want to be by His Majesty's side in the end."

When the new emperor ascends the throne, it is of great significance whether Gu Zhong accompanies the emperor or is in the epidemic prevention center.

For the former, he can still work hard to get out of the palace and enjoy the things he has arranged for him in the first half of his life. For the latter, he may need to live in the palace for the rest of his life, even though he has accumulated a lot of property, has no power, and is old and infirm.

In a weak situation, no amount of money is enough in the palace, a gold-eating beast.

Moreover, as long as he is in the palace, he is just a chamberlain who serves people. Life and death are in people's hands. How can his life be better?

Seeing that Zhou Man liked gold so much, Bai Shan gave her a push, "Speaking of which, Mr. Gu has always taken good care of us."

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