aircannonsinc Chapter 100 The Empress and Miss Run
Chapter 100 The Empress and Miss Run
"What arrogance!"
When Wei Zhongxian arrived at the entrance of Qi's Medical Clinic, he read through the couplets and also expressed the same sentiment.
Acupuncture can cure diseases, but to claim it can grant immortality... is this some kind of charlatan? Old Wei doesn't believe it.
But since we're already here, let's just bear with it!
Old Wei gave a look and ordered someone to go in and make a call.
Qi Ming, who had recently resumed his relationship with the young widow Qin, was immediately displeased upon hearing the message and rebuked her:
"Where is he? I saved the emperor, which is tantamount to saving his life. I am his savior. Shouldn't he come in and kowtow to me a few times?"
"put……"
Before the word "肆" could be uttered, the messenger was struck in the throat by a silver needle, rendering him mute.
Seeing this, the other two underlings quickly helped him outside to ask their boss for instructions.
Old Wei was quite surprised, but not afraid at all. On the contrary, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, chuckled for a while, and then gave the order:
"Ah Ting, come with me to invite the immortals!"
Wei Ting respectfully replied, "Yes!"
Soon, the group entered the inner courtyard.
Qi Ming said lazily, "I suppose you, Old Wei, wouldn't dare come in alone to speak, so I'll just ask directly: what benefits will I receive after I cure the emperor?"
Old Wei laughed and said, "The advantage is that you have His Majesty's trust; whatever a deity desires, he can have!"
"Ahhh..."
Qin suddenly cried out, her voice quite alluring in the dreary rainy weather, making Wei Ting uneasy.
Wei Zhongxian was also very unhappy.
Qi Ming scoffed, "He himself fell into the water and is about to lose his life. How can I expect anything from him? Adding flowers to brocade is certainly not as good as providing charcoal in the snow, but if you have no hope for him, I won't offer any help."
Wei Zhongxian's heart skipped a beat: "What does the immortal mean by that...?"
He knew, of course, that Tianqi's drowning was unusual, but he currently lacked evidence regarding the assassination attempt on the emperor and dared not act rashly...
In this world, this matter was orchestrated by Prince Xin, Zhu Youjian.
His confidante, the painter Beizhai played by Yang Mi, has a rather suspicious identity. She may have been part of the Donglin group's arrangement and later went into seclusion in Yuhang.
Lu Wenzhao, the commander of the Northern Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, is one of Prince Xin's men. He hasn't become a spy yet, but he's hiding behind Old Wei's legs.
His junior sister, Ding Baiying, the master of that lay Buddhist Ding Xiu who added money, was naturally also on Prince Xin's side.
Among the eunuchs in Prince Xin's palace was a man named Zhao Jingzhong, who was Old Wei's adopted son.
It's like playing the double agent game.
"What do you mean? Phew..."
Qi Ming deliberately panted lightly and said, "You know yourself... In short, I am only responsible for treating the emperor. After that, you will hand over all the brothels under the Jiaofangsi to me. I don't have many hobbies, I just love drinking and carousing."
The Jiaofangsi was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites and was responsible for managing the music register; it wasn't as improper as some people think.
But the children of convicted officials were in brothels, high-end entertainment venues, which were better than private kilns.
Qi Ming, now free from Miss Yang's supervision, wanted to see what it was all about.
Wei Zhongxian, barely able to contain himself, said, "Even immortals have this kind of thing..."
"Even immortals are mortals, with their own emotions and desires! They don't need your meager offerings of pork, dog, cow, and sheep meat, your foul-smelling incense, or your worthless paper money. They just love to roam the mortal world and experience life's pleasures. What's wrong with that?"
After finishing his explanation, Qi Ming let out a long sigh of relief and then gave the following instructions:
"Go out and prepare the carriages and horses; Wan'er and I will be there soon."
Fifteen minutes later.
Qi Ming led the way, followed by Qin Shi, and they left the clinic together.
Qi Ming walked up to Wei Zhongxian, looked him over, and indeed he looked a lot like Li Guishou, the divine doctor from the world of Reign of Assassins...
Qi Ming gave a light hum, then took out a cigar, put it in his mouth, and lit it with his right index finger.
Upon seeing this, Wei Zhongxian and Wei Ting both widened their eyes.
Wei Zhongxian exclaimed in amazement, "Truly divine intervention..."
"That's nothing compared to divine intervention!"
Qi Ming scoffed, "These are just clever tricks. The real magic of immortality is eternal life. One of these cigarettes can extend your life by a year. Do you want one? One hundred thousand taels of silver per cigarette."
"Ten...one hundred thousand?"
Wei Zhongxian felt he was very poor.
The gold and silver in this world are more realistic than those in the world of Sword Rain.
One hundred thousand is outrageous.
Of course, the 70 million that Li Zicheng extracted using clamps is also quite outrageous.
How much do you earn in a year?
Qi Ming chuckled and said, "When you're about to die, even if you pay a million for one, you'll still buy it... Alright, enough chit-chat, lead the way!"
Having said that, he pointed with his finger.
The embroidered spring knife at Wei Ting's waist suddenly emerged from its shell, flying wildly above everyone's heads before finally falling down and landing in Qi Ming's hand.
Qi Ming examined it again for a moment, then returned it to the other party, commenting sharply:
"The design is quite nice. I'll send a few more to Wan'er in the future, so she can easily cut tofu."
"Gods, immortals..."
The clever little fellow immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, saying:
"Imperial deity, my mother is gravely ill, and there is no cure. Please, save her..."
Qi Ming waved his hand: "It's also my hobby to occasionally practice medicine and help people. Take your mother to the clinic tomorrow, and I'll treat her!"
The clever little boy was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Thank you, God! Thank you, God!"
The other Imperial Guards also clearly had requests to make to the gods; even if they didn't have any now, they would when they fell ill. So they all knelt down and kept banging on the door.
"Alright, immortals don't need mortals to kowtow and worship. Get up, everyone, and come with me to the palace to cure the emperor!"
Qi Ming waved his sleeves and turned to board the carriage.
He was dressed in a purple robe embroidered with divination symbols, which looked very elegant, but he was a bit too muscular, which did not fit the stereotype of a refined and ethereal immortal. But it didn't matter!
That amazing sword control technique already explains the problem.
The carriages rumbled, and the horses neighed.
With Wei Zhongxian clearing the way, the group entered the inner palace without any hindrance.
Qianqing Palace, West Warm Pavilion.
Empress Zhang Yan, Lady Fengsheng Ke, and several palace maids and eunuchs remained here to take care of Zhu Youxiao.
Upon hearing that Wei Zhongxian had invited a deity, Zhang Yan said wearily, "Quickly, invite him!"
Nominally, she was the most powerful woman in the harem.
However, Lady Ke, the wet nurse of Zhu Youxiao, held a higher status than Zhu Youxiao and often bullied her.
There are even legends that the reason she gave birth to a stillborn child and became infertile was also due to Madam Ke's actions...
It does not matter.
The important thing is that she was indeed beautiful, worthy of being called Cleopatra.
In the words of the lay Buddhist Ding Xiu, who added money to his account, it was very smooth...
Speaking of which, his junior brother Ding Xian, who is also one of the male protagonists Jin Yichuan, fell in love with Run, a girl from Bailu Medical Clinic, also named Zhang Yan!
Qi Ming didn't listen to Wei Zhongxian's boasting; he was only focused on looking at Zhang Yan.
After the old man finished speaking, he gave the order directly:
"Wan'er, the Empress, Lady Fengsheng, and Old Wei, please stay. Everyone else, leave!"
She then instructed, "Empress, help the Emperor up. I'll administer acupuncture immediately; I guarantee it will cure him!"
Empress Zhang looked at Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.
Lady Fengsheng was displeased.
It seems that Qi Shenxian has a problem with her.
Meanwhile, the cabinet ministers who were on duty outside the palace were rushing over upon hearing the news...