Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

Chapter 183 Birthday Banquet

"You..." Chen Jing said doubtfully, "What kind of illness is it? Even you can't cure it?"

Lu Ziqing lowered his eyes, his thick eyelashes like crow feathers trembling slightly, covering up the complex emotions in his eyes. His lips moved, and he remained silent.

Seeing his expression, Chen Jing clenched his teeth a little tighter.

"You won't tell me? Fine, I'll go back to the palace and have my father issue an order, announcing that all the famous doctors in the world come to the capital to treat you."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. Lu Ziqing immediately grabbed his arm. This was the first time Lu Ziqing took the initiative to pull him.

"Your Highness should not interfere in the affairs of this humble minister. Also, Your Highness should not interfere in the matter of the Imperial Hospital Chief Judge."

"So, this is why you want to leave?" Chen Jing looked at him sadly and questioned him, "Or are you afraid that I will pester you? That's why you made up such a ridiculous excuse."

Lu Ziqing said calmly, "I once told Your Highness that I don't belong here. I will leave eventually, and now is the time."

Chen Jing thought about what had happened recently and seemed to understand something. After calming down for a moment, he asked, "What is your relationship with Xi Huai?"

"He is my master." Lu Ziqing met his gaze and answered.

"So, it was I who was using Your Highness. My master's revenge has been avenged, and now it's time for me to leave. I had no choice but to deceive Your Highness. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Chen Jing took a deep breath and nodded gently. "Very good, you are finally willing to tell me the truth. Since your master's revenge has been avenged, why do you have to leave? If you don't want to be an official, you can do something else. As long as you want it, I can help you achieve it."

"Your Highness, I will not hide this from you. I have a junior sister. We got separated when we were being hunted a few years ago. Her whereabouts are still unknown. I want to go find her.

Lu Ziqing lowered his eyes and sighed, speaking indifferently.

"I treated Your Highness and Your Highness helped me to avenge my death. We no longer owe each other anything. There is really no need for me to do anything more."

"Looking for your junior sister?"

Chen Jing was worried about what Lu Ziqing was going to say, but he didn't expect that he was just looking for someone. He suddenly relaxed a little.

"That's not easy. I can ask my father to issue an order to search for your sister nationwide. Besides that, I can also send people to various prefectures and counties to look for her. We will find her eventually. You just need to stay here and relax."

It has to be said that this help is very tempting, but Lu Ziqing can't accept it. He doesn't want to be troubled by the worldly affairs here, and he doesn't want to trouble others.

He just wants to be free from desires and live a peaceful life.

"Your Highness, why are you so persistent? I have come this far and have nothing more to say." Lu Ziqing said, "Tomorrow I will submit another letter of resignation to Your Majesty."

"you……"

Chen Jing was a little angry because he refused to listen. He wanted to lose his temper at him, but the words softened when they came to his lips.

"I'm going to the state capital for some time. If I don't see you when I come back, I'll search the whole world to find you."

He left the Marquis' Mansion in a bad mood, but when he entered the Prince's Mansion, he began to miss Lu Ziqing.

There was a stack of books on the desk. Chen Jing took the first one and revealed a letter from Shuzhou, which had been delivered to the capital long before the Lantern Festival.

He leaned back in his chair and examined the envelope for a moment, then tore it into pieces.

It was not until the sixth day of March that he received another letter of resignation from the Minister of Public Administration. The Minister of Public Administration did as he was told and did not need to hand over any letter of resignation from Lu Ziqing to the emperor but kept it directly.

Early in the morning of the seventh day, Chen Jing sent someone to deliver a gift to the Duke of Wei's mansion before leaving Beijing.

On this day, red silk was hung high in the Duke of Wei's mansion and a long red carpet stretched out in front of the door. Those who came to congratulate were all important figures in the court, and even Emperor Shengzhi came in person to offer congratulations.

During this period, everyone discovered that the Duke of Wei's crippled leg had stood up, and they also found out that it was Lu Ziqing who did it. Everyone was amazed and raised their glasses to toast.

Anyone present today has a higher rank than Lu Ziqing. Faced with such a posture of urging him to drink, he can no longer refuse as he did in the past, and it is even more difficult to refuse now.

Every time he drank a glass of wine, he would mobilize his internal energy that had not been used for a long time to dissipate the effects of the alcohol.

But because he hadn't used it for a long time, or perhaps because he had been restless and irritable during this period, he couldn't concentrate and his skills slowed down a lot.

After a while, he felt dizzy and couldn't see clearly. Fortunately, he used some unconventional methods. Otherwise, he would have fallen to the ground after the first two cups.

Lu Ziqing had just put down his wine glass and sat down when he saw double of the people and dishes on the table. Before he could recover from the shock, another person came over.

He turned his head and saw two Emperors Shengzhi standing beside him holding wine glasses. Although he was drunk, he immediately reacted and stood up staggeringly. The ministers at the same table also stood up.

Emperor Shengzhi laughed and said, "Lord Lu, are you already drunk after just a few glasses of wine? That won't do. The men of my Daning Dynasty can drink a thousand glasses without getting drunk. Come, have a drink with me."

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed the emperor." Lu Ziqing's face flushed, and he filled the glass with trembling hands and raised it.

"Today, I, the humble servant, am borrowing the Duke's wine to offer a toast to... His Majesty. May your Majesty be blessed with good health and a long life, as long as... as long as the heavens and as vast as the earth. I also wish the Daning Dynasty eternal stability, lasting for thousands of generations."

After he finished speaking, the ministers at the same table and the neighboring table all repeated it and congratulated Emperor Shengzhi.

"Well! My dear minister, you said it very well." Emperor Shengzhi laughed heartily and raised his glass to the ministers. "My dear ministers, cheers."

Xiao Yan's troops did not enter the city until after mid-evening, so Yang Zhounan and Su Chengfeng went straight back to Fucaifang.

Mo Kun stopped in front of the Marquis's mansion. The guards immediately came over to greet him and lead his horse. He stepped into the gate. Xiaowu and Xiaoliu screamed with joy and went to inform Wen Zhong.

Wen Zhong came out of Chongcuixuan. Chen Ji and the others did not go to the Duke's Mansion. They had just finished preparing dinner. When they saw Xiao Yan, they were delighted.

"The Marquis is finally back." He called to Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, "Go and boil some water so the Marquis can take a bath."

Xiao Yan glanced towards Chongcuixuan and heard laughter in the courtyard. He asked, "Has my father's gift been delivered?"

"It was delivered early this morning," Wen Zhong said. "The banquet over there is over now, so you can have dinner at home."

"No, I ate on the way." Xiao Yan said as he entered the house, "How has everything been going for you, young master?"

Wen Zhong followed him into the house. When he heard someone asking about Lu Ziqing's situation, he smiled happily, and seemed a little proud, as if everyone in the Marquis's family was particularly successful and he was also proud of it.

"Except for being cold, the young master is doing well. My Lord, you don't know that the young master is now a judge in the court. The emperor just conferred the title on him a while ago."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's hand holding the clothes suddenly paused, he smiled, and went to the bathroom.

"Oh? Really? What did he do?"

"I don't know either," Wen Zhong said, following him out. "A lot has happened in the past few months."

So, he told the whole story in detail, because he had Lu Ziqing's information and he knew that his lord the marquis would want to know.

So, he was standing outside the bathroom curtain while talking.

After a while, Xiao Yancai changed his clothes and went to the Duke of Wei's mansion. As soon as he entered the door, the housekeeper inside greeted him with a smile.