C91

An Lingge followed Mother Zhou and slipped out of the Duke Palace, and then took the initiative to find Chu Yu.

Chu Yu had already followed her instructions and set up a teahouse on Chang An Street. Although it was not a prosperous business, she still managed to return the rent.

She was dressed as a man, with thick eyebrows and a mustache that made her look like a man.

Seeing An Lingge coming in, Chu Yu immediately walked over, holding onto a teapot, she poured some tea into An Lingge's cup.

"Young Miss, the matter of you making me store the medicinal materials seemed to have been discovered by someone."

She lowered her voice, and when she saw that someone was looking at her, she immediately raised her voice, "Hey, two guests are going to the second floor's private room. Please follow me."

This behavior was completely similar to how the owner of a teahouse did proper business to entertain customers, and would not arouse anyone's suspicions at all.

An Lingge also lowered his voice, purposely thickening it saying, "Bring me the best tea in your shop."

Chu Yu nodded and changed the tea leaves. Then, she brought An Lingge and Ming Xin to the box upstairs.

"For the past month or so, I have been sending people to secretly purchase the medicinal herbs that Miss has ordered me to stock up on. Originally, this matter was going smoothly, but a few days ago, no matter how many people I sent to buy those medicinal herbs, the medicine shop always said that there were no more medicinal herbs."

She looked solemn, "If it was just like that, then that's fine. But that day I clearly saw an old woman go to the medicine shop, take out the prescription, and take out the medicine. It just so happened to be the same Yellow Sunflower as what Miss said, but I sent someone to buy it, and the medicine shop said it wasn't, there must be something fishy about it."

Her letter only mentioned the matters, it did not specify the details. Now that they knew the details, An Lingge and Ming Xin's expression became serious.

"So you're saying that for the past few days, the medicine store only prescribed medicine for those who go directly to buy medicinal herbs. They don't sell at all?"

He quickly understood what was going on and understood the crux of the matter in an instant.

An Lingge was naturally aware of this point. Her eyes were heavy, as though her bright black eyes absorbed all the light, but there was not a single bit of light that seeped out.

"Are all the shops in the city like this?" An Lingge asked.

Chu Yu nodded her head, "Yes, when one of the shops said that there were no more medicinal herbs, I sent people to buy medicine at another shop, but it was as if they had agreed upon it beforehand, and at the same time, there were no more medicinal herbs, but those who had the prescription could still purchase medicine."

This was a little strange.

An Lingge's finger tapped on the table as she used his other hand to move the teacup in his hand. A glint flashed in her eyes, "Since that's the case, Chu Yu, you can go back and continue working on your own matters.

Although Chu Yu was not at ease with An Lingge's safety, she knew that it was inconvenient for him to stay in this room for too long.

She nodded with a worried look on her face, "Your servant understands. Miss must also pay attention to her own safety, don't let anything happen to her."

Then she turned and walked out, with a warm smile on her face, and called out to the customers who came and went from the teahouse.

An Lingge drank a cup of tea and opened the window to look at the scenery. She reckoned that it was about time, so she brought Ming Xin down the stairs and walked towards the closest Return of Spring Hall.

The Return of Spring Hall was a famous medicine store in the capital. Not only were their medicine ingredients famous, but their doctor was also famous.

There was a rumor circulating in the capital that apart from the imperial physicians of the imperial palace, the physicians in charge of the Return of Spring Hall were the most skilled.

As they leisurely walked back to the Spring Hall, the pedestrians at the side suddenly became crowded and flustered.

"Out of the way, get out of the way!" The young master of State Duke Palace is injured, you lowly commoners, quickly get out of the way! "

The guards who were dressed in majestic clothing shouted loudly. They swung their horsewhips fiercely with one hand, making the horses' hooves move faster and faster. They did not care if they would step on the pedestrians on both sides of the road.

An Lingge frowned, a look of disgust flashing past her eyes.

Mingxin hurriedly pulled her back a step to avoid the flying hooves, but she still ate a face full of dust.

The guard, however, ignored the cursing people around him, and continued waving his horsewhip arrogantly as he ran ahead of them.

There were passersby who couldn't dodge in time and were knocked to the ground. They couldn't care less about the pain in their bodies and immediately rolled to the side to avoid the horse's hooves.

Only a five or six-year-old child was pushed to the ground. The candied fruits in his hands also fell off as he rolled on the ground, covered in a few layers of dust.

The child was crying as he went to pick up the candied fruits, completely unaware of the impending danger.

Seeing that the horse's hooves were about to land on the boy's body, the guard continued to swing the horsewhip, as if he couldn't see the child in front of him.

The onlookers screamed, but they did not dare to charge forward. They only closed their eyes tightly, unwilling to see the bloody scene.

"The young master of the State Duke Palace is too arrogant."

Ming Xin muttered softly, someone had already scolded him, "Is that how the young master of State Duke Manor is supposed to ride his horse and commit murder on Chang An Street?"

Lu Zhan rushed over, and in the blink of an eye, he had rescued the child from under the hooves of the horses.

He stood steadily on the horse's head. He was dressed in majestic black clothes, and his spirited face was filled with the spirit of a young man. He intentionally stepped on the horse so that it shook its head and swayed its tail, almost bringing the carriage to a wall.

The guards were shocked, they immediately controlled their horses and glared at Lu Zhan, "Who are you? How dare you stop the young master of our State Duke Palace to see a doctor, be careful of our master taking your life!"

"He can act so arrogantly in the street of Chang An just by suppressing the State Duke Manor. Could it be that he doesn't place the emperor's orders in his eyes?" An Lingge walked forward, her beautiful face had an ice-cold expression, pointing at the person who had fallen to the side and gotten back on her feet, yet still appearing to be in a sorry state, "No one is allowed to gallop around the city on horseback. For all of you to behave in such a way, you are not putting the orders of the emperor in your eyes, and are even more so disrespectful to the emperor!"

"Pei, who do you think you are? How dare you interfere with this father's business!" The guard was enraged, he shouted and jumped down the horse carriage, reaching out to grab An Lingge by the collar.

Suddenly, a pair of hands sprang forth from the side, and the guard's hands were twisted behind his back, letting out a crisp sound of joints.

"I am the son of the General Da and am in charge of the peace and stability of the city. I am in charge of a team of imperial guards, how can I be qualified to meddle in your affairs?"

The corners of his eyes were sharp, he was dressed in righteous young man's black robes and had black hair. It was unknown how many people had been dazzled by his handsome face.

An Lingge was surprised, but she did not show it on the surface.