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Hearing the words of the old man, Li Qing Ling's heart skipped a beat. She asked the old man, "How long will it take to get to the capital?"

The old man thought for a moment and said that it would take at least a month for them to get to the capital by carriage.

Last time when he was in a hurry to find him, he had travelled through the night in a hurry. Who knew how many horses had died? It had taken him ten days to get there.

It was not as though someone like him, who rode in a carriage, was particularly rushing. It would take at least a month.

"When will you be back?"

When the old man heard Li Qingling's words, he was a little uncertain, "As for when he'll be back, I'm not too sure." It all depended on the emperor's mood. If the emperor was in a good mood and did not force him to stay in the capital, he could come back earlier. If the emperor was not in a good mood and did not let him go, then there was nothing he could do.

Thinking about this, the old man also couldn't make a decision. Li Qing Ling frowned, "Then you have to be careful along the way. When you need to rest, rest. Don't try to be brave." The old man was old, and she was really worried about his health after taking the carriage for so long.

It wasn't easy to hear Li Qing Ling speak soft words, so the old man's heart couldn't help but feel happy. He extended his hand to wipe his beard and smilingly nodded his head.

"I know, I won't joke with an old bone like you."

He still wanted to return and take care of these children, so how could he ignore him?

Seeing that the old man didn't seem to be a reckless person, Li Qing Ling finally heaved a sigh of relief.

However, when she thought of how the old man would not know when he would return, she felt a little depressed.

At this time, the Village Chief hurriedly ran over with the original villager.

As soon as he ran in front of Li Qingling and the others and saw the old man, he gasped for breath and asked, "Zimo, is this the doctor who lives in your house?"

He quickly reached out his hand to support the village chief, smiled and nodded, "Yes, I never told the village chief's grandfather, Grandpa Xue, that he's an imperial physician. Half a month ago, he was sent by the emperor to Shuangyang County to treat the plague. He only came back after he was cured of the plague." When he heard that the old man was an imperial physician, he was shocked as well. He did not expect him to carelessly save such a great figure. "Grandpa Xue is in a hurry to enter the capital. I'll have to trouble the Village Head to accommodate you. Let him enter the village for a bit. He …"

Before he could finish his words, the Village Head hurriedly said, "Hurry in, hurry …"

After the village chief said this, his heart trembled. The villagers had blocked this lord's path, so he hoped that he would not be angry.

"The villagers do not know your identity either. I am truly sorry for stopping you here." The village chief knelt down before Imperial Physician Xue. "I hope that sire can be magnanimous and not bicker with this commoner."

When the two villagers saw that the village chief had knelt down, they were so frightened that they kneeled down and begged the old man for mercy while trembling in fear.

Never would they have thought that they would be able to stop an important figure with just a casual wave of their hand.

However, when Liu Zimo told them this, they didn't take it to heart.

The old man quickly helped the village chief up and called the two villagers over.

"Get up! "You don't have to be so courteous to me." The old man smiled. "Since I'm not at home, I'll have to take good care of the kids."

Although Liu Zimo and the others were intelligent, they were still children. With the adults in the village looking after them, he could relax a little.

When the Village Chief and the others heard this, how could they dare not accept it? They nodded their heads repeatedly and said that they would take good care of Liu Zimo and the others.

"Then, this old man will stay here and thank you." The old man was not arrogant, and directly went to the village chief to look for trouble. This action of his gave the village chief another fright, and he almost kneeled down again.

They were just a small commoner, how could they afford to be hunted by an adult?

The old man saw that they were really scared and added that his time was of the essence, he smiled and told them, "This old man does not have much time left. Let's go home and see the other children. We can talk after this old man returns."

"Master, if you have something to attend to, please go ahead. This humble one will not disturb you any longer."

"Alright …"

Seeing the old man nod his head, the village chief spoke a few words to the two villagers before walking away.

The two villagers left the village and allowed Liu Yi to bring the carriage into the village.

The old man followed Li Qing Ling home. As soon as he returned, he told Li Qing Ling to quickly boil a pot of water for him to bathe in. He hadn't had a proper bath in the past half month.

Hearing this, Li Qing Ling nodded and turned to enter the kitchen.

When she had boiled the water and was about to call the old man to the bath, she heard laughter from the hall.

The corner of her mouth curled up. The old man had been away from home for the past few days, and the atmosphere in the house had become somewhat depressing. Now, it was finally getting better.

"This old man is done. Hurry up and take a bath!"

As soon as she entered the hall, she called out to the old man, who rose to his feet.

"You guys can play here now, after grandpa takes a bath, then I'll come out and play with you guys."

"Alright, grandfather, go quickly!"

Seeing how happy the children were, it was obvious that the old man had not told them about the matter of him going to the capital. If the old man had told them, the children would definitely cry.

In order to gain more time with the children, the old man took a battle bath, changed into a set of clean clothes and ran out.

At this moment, he had already taken a bath. After changing into a clean set of clothes, he could feel at ease to hug the children.

"Aiya, grandfather's darling, do you miss grandfather? I missed you guys so much. " The old man asked with a smile as he held Li Qingning in his left hand and Liu Zhirou in his right.

On the other hand, the two little fellows were very polite, and they obediently thought about it.

With such a simple sentence, the old man couldn't help but laugh.

He had never been married in his life, neither children nor girls. On the other hand, he was fated to be with these children, and he really treated them like his own grandchildren.

However, when she thought about how long he was going to be gone, she felt even more reluctant.

"Doctor Xue, it's getting late. We really should leave." When Liu saw how happy the old man was, he braced himself and interrupted.

He really didn't want to interrupt. This old man was getting along with these kids, but there was really no other way. His Majesty was still waiting for him!

Upon hearing Liu Yi's words, the children turned to look at the old man, asking all sorts of questions in unison, "Where are we going?"

The old man also knew that he couldn't stay any longer. He smiled and patted the kids' heads, "Grandfather has things to do and has to leave for a period of time. You guys have to obediently listen to your older brother and sister at home, do you understand?"

As soon as his words fell, the children became unhappy and their moods plummeted. "Grandpa had already left in secret before he came back, is he leaving again?"

Last time, the old man had left during the night and the children had all gone to bed, so he didn't tell them about this. When they went to find his grandfather the next day, Li Qing Ling told him that her grandfather had some business and would be back soon.

However, the children had to wait for more than half a month for the old man to return. Now that he was back, they had to leave. The children were in a bad mood again.

When the old man saw the red-rimmed eyes of his children, he felt even worse. If it weren't for the fact that he was afraid that the emperor would punish him for his displeasure, he really wouldn't want to go to the capital.

"When grandpa finishes with this matter, I will immediately rush home and accompany you all properly, okay?"

"Then grandpa, when will you be back and how long will you take?"

The old man was stumped by this question. With the expectant gazes of the children, he did not dare to casually open his mouth and make a promise.

He could only say with a wry smile, 'Even this grandfather of mine can't say for sure!'

He thought for a moment and explained the situation to the children. If he did not explain this to them, they would hate him and not like his grandfather.

If that was the case, then his gains wouldn't make up for his losses.

The two kids didn't understand the old man's words very well. The older Qing Feng, Qing Feng, and the other boys understood.

You can't shirk from knowing that the old man is a saint.

They could only suppress the reluctance in their hearts and help the old man coax the two little fellows who refused to leave.

After being coaxed around by their brothers for a long time, the two kids unwillingly nodded their heads and jumped down from the old man's embrace. Their small mouths constantly chattered, constantly telling the old man to come back as soon as possible.

Seeing these children who cared so much about him, the old man's eyes reddened.

He smiled as he patted the children's heads. He promised them that he would definitely try to return earlier.

For the sake of his children, he did not want to stay in the capital.

He was alone in the capital, so there was no point in playing with him. It would be better for him to come back early to play with this child!

"Alright, alright, grandpa is in a hurry, don't waste grandpa's time." Liu Zhi Mo interrupted the children, "Tell grandpa to go early, then grandpa will be back soon."

If he allowed these kids to continue talking, he felt that the old man wouldn't need to leave tonight.

The old man also knew that he couldn't afford to delay any longer. He stood up, looked at Liu Zhi Mo and Li Qing Ling, and said, "I wonder when grandpa will be back?" I'll leave the family to you guys, take good care of yourselves and the children, don't make me worry, understand? "

Li Qing Ling and Liu Zhi Mo nodded obediently.

The old man frowned and rubbed his chest. He didn't know why, but he felt very uneasy, as if something big was going to happen.

Because of this uneasiness, he continued to nag and nag until Liu Yi urged him again. Only then did he have no choice but to stop and leave with his backpack.

What he did not expect was that his premonition came true. Li Qing Ling and her group had really met with a major accident and almost died.