The Divine Doctor And A Common Farmer-Chapter 1517 - 1602: Testing the Waters
When the husband and wife went to visit Sister Yang, Dong Huiying brought along many gifts, wrapped in large and small bundles. When they left Sister Yang’s, they saw it was about time, so they planned to head back as well.
"Let’s go, it’s this time already. I reckon Shu Yu and the others are almost back."
Second Master Shu Yu had a deep love for music and poetry. Although Nanling wasn’t a haven for scholars, lacking the cultural richness of Jiangnan, it had its own unique charm.
Shu Yu’s old habits resurfaced, and with nothing to do these few days, he found himself bored. He would take his ancient zither to meet friends through music, and occasionally go to tea houses to compete in poetry, calligraphy, painting, etc.
Thinking of Shu Yu made Dong Huiying chuckle uncontrollably. It was said that her Second Master had a special kind of finesse, different from the overt charm of Third Master Shujun. It was a refined and subtle allure unique to scholars. Recently, he even earned the title of ’Zither Immortal’ in Nanling City, mainly due to his exceptional zither skills.
As for Shujun, Shujun was busy managing business affairs and gathering information about the Zhu family, the Lian family, and the Empress, making him quite overwhelmed.
But no matter how entangled they were in worldly affairs outside, both would always return very punctually to their current residence to dine with their wife when mealtime arrived.
Holding Haoming’s hand, Dong Huiying leisurely walked back. At this moment, she saw a man dressed in white, wearing a bamboo hat, with a black Jade Pendant at his waist, walking straight toward her.
Dong Huiying was stunned at the sight of this man’s attire.
Goodness, speak of the devil.
Not long ago, she was just thinking about Qinghe, unexpectedly this person couldn’t bear being talked about, and had already appeared before her in no time!
And, the ’Qinghe’ wearing the bamboo hat fixed an inquisitive gaze on Dong Huiying. ’He’ silently recalled the instructions given by the Great Commander of the Hidden Guard before leaving...
This was a test, a test from the Great Commander of the Hidden Guard to Dong Huiying, and this person wasn’t Qinghe, but a female Royal Secret Guard with a similar build to Qinghe, disguised in his stead!
Elsewhere.
This place was not far from Nanling.
The real Qinghe was together with Ah Lian and others.
That day, when Shu Yu and Shujun stood up for their wife, including Qinghe himself, anyone belonging to Qinghe’s faction, without exception, had one of their shoulder bones shattered by Second Master Shu Yu’s Inner Strength.
Second Master was a particularly petty person, regardless of how ethereal and aloof he appeared usually, or how detached from worldly affairs he seemed, but when he turned sinister, it was quite something. Especially when matters concerned his wife, even if he was a true iceberg, he would transform instantly into a fiery volcano.
As a result, that day Qinghe’s group suffered severe injuries, and they’ve spent these days focused on recuperation. The injuries on their bodies were almost healed. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Ah Lian came to report to Qinghe: "Young Master, Xiao Qi has been found. He hasn’t died, which luckily is due to his fortune, as that person didn’t take his life. However, Xiao Qi was left disabled. Xiao Qi said that person fed him a kind of poison, and because of it, he ended up revealing a lot about you."
This Xiao Qi was the man who had disguised himself as Shujun to lure Dong Huiying as part of Qinghe’s plan.
Although Qinghe’s injuries were mostly healed, there was still a very evident sickly pallor on his face.
"I know about it. You go and arrange for him properly. As for that woman in the purple dress... is she still in Nanling City?" "Yes! The Eighth Princess is also in Nanling. Although our people have infiltrated inside, it won’t be easy to succeed in a short time."
