The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 592 - 603: Is Jin Yi also a Medicine Person?

Chapter 592: Chapter 603: Is Jin Yi also a Medicine Person?

Yue Rujing stood, and clearly, Official Li did not dare to sit, immediately standing up and paying his respects to Yue Rujing and Lin Xingyi.

"Young Master, Master Lin. This matter is of great importance, so I hope you both will not make things difficult for this subordinate." He looked at Shopkeeper Hu and said, "Shopkeeper Hu may leave now, but as for this young miss... she will have to wait a little longer."

Yue Rujing smiled and said, "Then Shopkeeper Hu can go back first? Today, Official Li’s men went to my Jisheng Hall to arrest someone, frightening the patients terribly and causing me no small loss. You’d better go back quickly and figure out what all has been lost."

Hearing Yue Rujing’s words, Official Li broke into a cold sweat, quickly saying, "The losses Jisheng Hall suffered today, I am willing to compensate in full."

"Hmm, that’s good. It’s not that I’m stingy, but you see, I sneaked out of home without half a silver note from my family. I rely on Jisheng Hall to earn some pocket money, so I’m broke!"

After sending Shopkeeper Hu on his way, Yue Rujing drew closer to Official Li and lowered her voice, saying, "I am aware of my martial sister’s illness, but it is related to the secret of the Tianzong and the Xuanzong; please, Official Li, step aside to talk."

Upon hearing this, Official Li was startled again, feeling a bad omen.

In Beijing, there is a saying, "It’s better to offend the Imperial Family rather than the Dao Family."

The current State Preceptor is ruthless and brutal; offending him would result in a miserably tragic death.

For example, if there’s a great flood somewhere this year, he’d utter that the Dragon King is angry and demands offerings.

Without need for any reason, those he points out become the offerings.

As offerings, their deaths were always horribly tragic.

Fortunately, Young Master Yue is of the Tianzong; the Tianzong does not wield power, so they should not be too twisted.

"Young Master Yue, please!"

This matter was of great significance, and Official Li had no choice but to step aside and talk.

Yue Rujing and Official Li went to the inner hall, and in the main hall, only Gu Youyou and Lin Xingyi remained.

Gu Youyou had been in Beijing for quite some time, but her interactions with Lin Xingyi had been limited.

As her maternal uncle, he is a Grand Scholar of the First Rank, constantly in the company of the Emperor and a senior official who the Emperor summons at any time.

Now, Lin Xingyi had something to ask Gu Youyou but didn’t know how to start, merely saying, "Do you know that person?"

He spoke extremely softly, audible only to the two of them, ensuring no one could overhear them.

Such a question should not be asked here; it would be more appropriate to ask back home, but Lin Xingyi could not help himself.

Because in the earlier conversation between Gu Youyou and Yue Rujing, it seemed as if they both knew that convicted felon from the Imperial Court.

Others might not know who the felon was, but as a senior official in close service to the Emperor, he was very much aware.

"I do not know who he is, nor what crime he has committed," Gu Youyou replied softly as well.

"Then you..." Lin Xingyi slightly narrowed his eyes, clearly not quite believing Gu Youyou’s words.

But Gu Youyou explained, "However, I know he’s the same as me, so he would use the same medicine as I."

"The same type of person?" Lin Xingyi instantly understood what she meant by ’the same type of person.’

Related to the Xuanzong, these matters are ones we officials should not, and cannot, meddle in; meddling constitutes overstepping. But since it involves his only niece, Gu Youyou, he had secretly looked into matters concerning medicinal persons.

Lin Xingyi furrowed his brows tightly, his mind flooded with numerous thoughts, unsure how to sort them out smoothly.

Jin Yi was also a medicinal person, but how could it be such a coincidence?

How did he become a medicinal person?

Back then, both the Third Prince and his sole son escaped capture, and no one knew where they had gone.