OBS Chapter 720: Leng Family, Doctor Shi’s Identity in Beihan
Chapter 720: Leng Family, Doctor Shi’s Identity in Beihan
Under the majestic gaze of the Night King, the Shadow Guard paused and calmly stated the facts they had found out.
As King Ye guessed, Doctor Shi was indeed not a native of Zhongyue, but from Beihan.
Eighteen years ago, Doctor Shi left Beihan and quietly came to Zhongyue. He hid his real name in Zhongyue, registered as a Zhongyue resident, and then entered the Imperial Hospital. With his outstanding medical skills, he was quickly promoted and became the exclusive imperial physician beside the emperor, and was highly valued by the emperor.
Yun Mujiu sighed, "Doctor Shi is indeed a real Beihan person. He has been in Beihan for almost thirty years. It's no wonder that Doctor Shi knows Beihan medicine so well after such a long time, and no wonder he was able to give Doctor Wu a powerful secret poison from Beihan."
Wei Bo replied briefly, talking about the past: "At that time, the emperor wanted to use the herb bath to attack the prince, and the poisoning plan was proposed by Doctor Shi."
He snorted coldly and continued, "At that time, Doctor Shi lied that he learned the prescription by chance from an ancient medical book. Now it seems that Doctor Shi already knew the prescription. After all, Doctor Shi is a genius doctor from Beihan, and Beihan happens to be home to many genius doctors."
Everyone nodded, agreeing with Wei Bo's statement.
In addition to confirming Doctor Shi's household registration, everyone also better understood why Doctor Shi always targeted Doctor Wu and even wanted Doctor Wu to die. Perhaps it was because of old grudges?
Both of them were from Beihan. Perhaps they had a long-standing feud when they were in Beihan. It was very likely that there was an old grudge between them, and it was unlikely that they were hostile just because they practiced medicine in the Zhongyue royal family.
Practicing medicine in the royal family is just a simple competitive relationship, which is not as heavy and profound as old hatred.
Ye Xiaohan waited for everyone to think for a while before asking the young shadow guard again.
"Did Doctor Shi find out his identity in Beihan?"
"Your Highness, I have found some clues, but I am not sure whether the clues I have found are true."
"Tell me about it." Ye Xiaohan raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Yes." The shadow guard said seriously - "According to my investigation, Doctor Shi seems to be a member of a medical family in Beihan. The family's surname is Leng, and they have inherited the medical skills of their ancestors. Doctor Shi is suspected to be the heir of the Leng family."
Ye Xiaohan pondered and asked slowly: "As far as I know, didn't the Leng family disappear a long time ago?"
"Your Highness, yes. There are rumors among the people that the Leng family disappeared decades ago. Some people suspect that the Leng family was afraid of persecution by the powerful and did not dare to practice medicine anymore, so the whole family hid their identities and lived a stable life."
Ye Xiaohan's brows were indifferent, "The rumors among the people are not very credible."
Yun Mujiu knew very little about other countries. Even though she had read some books on geography, culture and history, many major events that happened in reality were not recorded in the books. Information about aristocratic families and the royal family was even less recorded in the books.
At this moment, she heard the conversation between Ye Xiaohan and the shadow guard. Her eyes were full of confusion and her little face was full of serious thinking.
Seeing Yun Mujiu's confusion, Ye Xiaohan continued to explain along the same topic: "In the past fifty years, the domestic situation in Beihan has been turbulent. Various forces have caused a lot of trouble in order to seize power. At that time, the situation in Beihan was very unstable. Many people kept fleeing, and some even ran to Zhongyue and Xiyi."
“Therefore, the rumor that the Leng family has gone into seclusion to avoid disaster is also possible.” Although he said so, Ye Xiaohan’s face was indifferent, as if he did not agree with this statement.
Yun Mujiu was used to observing people's micro-expressions. Combining Ye Xiaohan's explanation of words and facial expressions, he held his chin in deep thought.
After thinking for a while, he pondered: "Even so, the rumor that the Leng family went into seclusion to avoid disaster is not very reliable. Is that right, Your Majesty?"
"Yes." Then, Ye Xiaohan handed Yun Mujiu a cup of tea. Butler Zeng and his men also served new tea to Wei Bai and the others.
Yun Mujiu took the teacup and guessed what Ye Xiaohan meant. She expected what Ye Xiaohan was thinking, and it was exactly what she was thinking.
"Your Majesty, I guess my thoughts are similar to yours."
When Wei Bai heard this, he almost spit out the tea he had just hurriedly taken a sip of.
They couldn't interrupt the conversation between the prince and the princess just now, because there seemed to be a tacit understanding between the prince and the princess. Now the princess is sure that she and the prince have the same idea, which is too tacit! How can these two people's minds even agree on some speculations!
Wei Bai made a gurgling sound as he swallowed water, which was very out of place in the serious study. And when Yun Mujiu was talking, his action of wanting to spit out tea also looked inappropriate. If Yun Mujiu was an extremely sensitive person, she might think that Wei Bai had a problem with her and was mocking her.
Everyone looked at Wei Bai. Ye Xiaohan's eyes were indifferent, as if he was going to teach Wei Bai a lesson the next moment for being irrelevant and always ruining the atmosphere.
Wei Bo's face turned bitter in an instant: "Everyone, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I was surprised when I heard the princess guess that her thoughts were the same as the prince's."
She stood up, smiled at Yun Mujiu, then turned around and smiled at Ye Xiaohan.
"What surprises me is that the princess and the prince are such a perfect match! Even their thinking circuits and results are the same!"
Wei Bai didn't dare to say anything else, thinking of the topic that the prince was concerned about just now - he was not a good match for the princess. His mind turned, and he immediately applied the lesson he had just learned.
Ye Xiaohan said "hmm" lightly, "Indeed."
Wei Bo's bitter face turned into a smile, and this time he finally spoke!
It was Wei Song's turn to have a bitter face, feeling unhappy: Why is Wei Bo, this oil bottle, always able to react in time? His mouth is so slick! When will he be able to be as eloquent as Wei Bo!
Du Ziheng pursed his lips and smiled secretly. Wei Bai was so smart. If they made a mistake, if they mentioned good things about the prince and the princess, the prince would probably be in a better mood. At this time, they might be able to avoid punishment and scolding. Hehe, what a clever idea...
With Wei Bo's episode, the serious atmosphere in the room was relieved a lot.
After laughing, it's time to talk about business again.
Ye Xiaohan took the initiative to ask: "What is Mu Mu's guess?"
Yun Mujiu chuckled. "I guess the Leng family didn't hide from the world to avoid disaster. When a country changes dynasties, turmoil is inevitable. Since the Leng family is a noble family, they must have seen a lot of turmoil. How could they hide away because of the struggle for power among various parties in Beihan Country at that time?"
More than 30 years ago, various forces emerged in Beihan, all wanting to support the person they supported to become the emperor. The current emperor of Beihan was still an inconspicuous prince at the time, but he used extremely despicable means to finally become the emperor.
The Leng family is a medical family. No matter who is in power, how could they easily kill a medical family? The Emperor of Beihan will definitely treat those medical families and folk doctors with great medical skills well.
Therefore, the rumor that the Leng family hid out of fear could not be true.
Yun Mujiu told his guesses one by one, and Ye Xiaohan confirmed them one by one.
The two people's ideas and speculations were highly consistent, and this tacit understanding amazed everyone present.
Ye Xiaohan raised the corner of his mouth and then asked the most crucial question.
"So, what do you think is the fundamental reason why the Leng family went into seclusion?"