Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers-Chapter 466 - 467 Looking for a Few More Male Pets

Chapter 466: Chapter 467: Looking for a Few More Male Pets?

Chapter 466 -467: Looking for a Few More Male Pets?

“Where’s my apprentice? Where is he? Why won’t you let an old man see his apprentice?!”

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It was Huang Zai’an’s voice!

Then came a deep male voice!

“I’m still the master’s bodyguard, and I haven’t seen him either!”

Qi Yue thought for a moment before realizing it was the burly and fierce Black Hei Lie.

Indeed, Zhao Xiyan had assigned Hei Lie as her personal bodyguard, but she had left him behind when she went to Western Chu!

As the two of them opened the door and stepped out, Zhao Xiyan, already tense, reached out towards Qi Yue, who gave him a glare.

“Think about yesterday!”

Zhao Xiyan immediately pursed his lips with a laugh, his voice unnaturally soft.

“Then you be careful too.”

“Don’t worry, no need for all the fuss,” said Qi Yue, raising an eyebrow and striding towards Huang Zai’an.

The master and apprentice quickly exchanged pleasantries.

From a distance, Zhao Xiyan watched for a while, then smiled indulgently and headed for the kitchen.

He had to think of something delicious to make!

Since discovering she was pregnant, Zhao Xiyan had confined Qi Yue to the estate, forbidding her from wandering around.

He said she needed to rest for a few days after all the exertion.

Unable to argue with him, Qi Yue had to go along with it.

After being pampered with good food and drink at the Longnan County Government for several days, she still couldn’t remain idle.

First, she and Huang Zai’an came up with some formulas for the medicine factory and improved a management system.

Then she was continuously visited by local ladies of importance.

Although Zhao Xiyan turned many away, there were still a few that Qi Yue felt she had to meet.

Like the wife of He Jingnian, a local grain magnate, and the wife of Sun He from the County Government…

One was vital for the local livelihood, and the other was important for the long-term peace and stability of Longnan County.

When these people wanted to visit and foster relationships, Qi Yue found it hard to refuse.

Luckily, with her reputation as a healer, everyone who met her received a personal pulse diagnosis and a bottle of pills for nourishing health and beauty.

The ladies were overjoyed.

They showered Qi Yue with so much praise that it almost embarrassed her.

However, once word got out, the number of ladies seeking visits only increased.

Since Qi Yue hadn’t been to the neighboring pharmacy for consultations in a while, some influential figures sought house calls, hoping that Qi Yue would take a look at their ailments.

Healing was Qi Yue’s passion, making it difficult to refuse.

She also picked out some special cases to review.

After two days like this, news from Fengdu arrived.

The situation was roughly as Qi Yue had anticipated.

Fengdu was in complete upheaval.

The Emperor of Nanyue could not forget the person who had thrown the torch on his bed and ordered a thorough search, vowing to have the perpetrator flayed and quartered.

But the culprit remained elusive, and the blame naturally fell on the one-eyed bandit, Wolf Nine.

In two days, the Imperial City Division and Longting Guard turned everything upside down several times, yet they found no trace of Wolf Nine.

It was the same with the bandits.

Although the inn had been destroyed and some loot was recovered and a few bandits were killed, the elder brothers of the horse bandit Ma Laotie ultimately escaped.

An expedition from the Imperial City Division to Tuyun Mountain ended in failure.

After all, Tuyun Mountain was vast, with thousands of miles of forest and stone, and once the bandits hid there, they were impossible to find!

An unexpected revelation was that the treasury raided on that day, which was thought to belong to the Emperor, was actually the Empress Dowager’s storeroom!

It was said that the Empress Dowager enjoyed having her treasures displayed in her sleeping quarters where she could look at them and touch them every day.

Once she filled an entire palace with her collections, she would move to another residence; she had already moved three times!

After listening to Qingzhu, all Qi Yue did was twitch the corners of her mouth.

She truly hadn’t expected such people to exist.

Should she collect all those things, she feared her spatial antiques shop would have stock to sell for a lifetime.

It’s just a pity she couldn’t scoop everything up at once.

She would wait for an opportunity then!

Right now, what’s most important was to head to Gemidu City as soon as possible.

Qi Yue instructed Qingzhu on the next steps to take, telling him to send a message to Zhao Chong, then she headed to the council hall to find Zhao Xiyan.

In recent days, there had been a lot of comings and goings, with arrivals from officials and dignitaries from various regions.

Even a number of Beiyuan local commanders had come with their troops to pledge allegiance; the situation could indeed be described as very favorable.

From a distance, the noise coming from inside the council hall was loud, seemingly stuck in a heated argument over some issue.

As Qi Yue drew closer, she heard a robust voice say, “Marquis, now that the situation is settled, it’s time to prepare for the coronation. My Dengzhou has vast landscapes and pleasant climate, not to mention several old royal palaces. Without much effort, we can establish a fledgling Imperial City. I am willing to take the lead and strategize for the Marquis!”

As soon as this person finished speaking, another immediately jumped out to contest.

“Hong Qixiang, what kind of intentions do you have? The Marquis has just ascended the throne; should he reside in that dimwitted former Emperor’s old palaces?!”

“I’m just trying to speed things up,” Hong Qixiang’s voice clearly weakened.

“Without the rush, my Dengzhou is also a fine place, fully capable of building a magnificent Imperial City for the Marquis! Not like Xianzhou, what good scenery is there to look at?”

“What’s wrong with my Xianzhou? Sparse population over vast lands, but with eight hundred li of hot springs and seven hundred li of medicinal springs. If the Imperial City is built in Xianzhou, it will also facilitate the Marquis and his wife’s health and recuperation!”

“Just as I thought,” a shrill voice huffed continuously, “Fan Bingye, so this was your ulterior motive. What health and recuperation? The Marquis and his wife, as the joint rulers of this world, bear the responsibility for all its people, constantly managing countless affairs. Naturally, the Imperial City should be in a convenient location, at least at the crossroads of three provinces…”

“Fang Dasheng, aren’t you just angling to get the Marquis to agree to build the Imperial City in Yanzhou City? Why slander my genuine intentions for the Marquis like this…”

“Marquis, in my opinion, this Imperial City…”

“Marquis, we should at least set a rough timeline for this ascension to the throne…”

“…”

Well, these back and forth arguments nearly blew the roof off.

Qi Yue had no idea how Zhao Xiyan was putting up with it.

Her lips curled up in a silent chuckle, and she shook her head.

This was exactly why she didn’t want to be any ruler of the world!

Too troublesome, too many issues!

In her previous life, she had the fortune to read a bit of history and was well aware of how Emperors tended to die.

It boiled down to passion or power!

As for passion, she was already exhausted just dealing with one Zhao Xiyan.

Find a few more male consorts? Forget it; with a gem like Zhao Xiyan setting the bar, every other man just looked like dead fish in comparison.

And speaking of power—

Though a nice plaything, it’s harrowing!

As an Emperor, to firmly keep all power in one’s grasp, one must delve into government affairs, diligent and dedicated.

How vast is this world?

To review all administrative matters, wouldn’t she just work herself to death?!

Thinking of this gave her a headache!

She certainly didn’t want to deal with that nonsense!

Qi Yue shook her head and quickly turned to head back to the rear courtyard.

From the looks of it, Zhao Xiyan wouldn’t be free anytime soon!

No sooner had she taken a few steps than she felt someone following her.

Thinking it was Qingzhu, she didn’t look back, simply waving her hand.

“You don’t need to follow me; it’s safe here. Go about your business!”