The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 976 - 955: Discovering the Assassin (Bonus for the supporter "Becky")

Chapter 976: Chapter 955: Discovering the Assassin (Bonus for the supporter "Becky")

The prescription was one Manbao had come up with herself, and since she had not referred to any other prescriptions, she still lacked some confidence.

Doctor Ding affirmed her prescription, "First treat the kidney deficiency, this prescription is correct."

Besides, since the other party also had kidney deficiency, ingesting the medicine wouldn’t cause any problems, but how to treat the weak sperm, he didn’t know either.

Not only did the group of three doctors not know, but even Shopkeeper Zheng, who had just returned to the pharmacy, didn’t know either. However, he had looked at Manbao’s prescription and didn’t think there was any problem with it, so he handed it back to her, "Since you want to heal, heal."

After all, kidney deficiency needed to be treated.

Manbao then thought that they approved of her prescription, felt happy, and decided to discuss the treatment plan in detail with Teacher Mo that evening.

Previously, they didn’t know the patient’s condition, but now that they had completed a medical case, they could discuss it in detail.

After discussing with them, and seeing that there was nothing else, Manbao packed up her things to leave, but before she could step out, she heard the clang-clang-clang sound outside. Curiously looking outside, she asked, "Is there a wedding happening?"

"No," Shopkeeper Zheng said with a smile, "The Prince of Yizhou has returned to the capital, they’re clearing the streets now. I just came back from the outer city, and the clearing was ongoing. I didn’t expect it to reach the inner city so quickly. If you want to go home, you’d better hurry. Once the advance party arrives, you won’t be able to leave."

"The Prince of Yizhou has arrived in the capital?"

"Yes, it’s the Empress Dowager’s birthday in September, and the Prince of Yizhou has always been favored. He’s surely coming early to offer his birthday greetings."

"Will it pass by here?"

"Yes."

Manbao was then not in a hurry to leave. She put down her carrying basket and said, "I’ll go see the excitement."

There were soldiers running ahead with gongs, ting-ting-ting, followed by a line of other soldiers gesturing for pedestrians to clear the road and give way to the vehicles, while vendors on both sides were also told to pack up and hide in the corners.

The busy street suddenly quieted down, everyone moved under the eaves to the sides, and some directly went into the nearby shops. The shopkeepers didn’t chase anyone away, allowing them to stand or sit inside.

It wasn’t long before a prolonged gong sound rang out, followed by a loud voice shouting from afar, "Make way—"

The sound of horse hooves followed, with about twenty tall horses protecting a red fine horse and eight carriages. Manbao stood on her tiptoes and saw the Prince of Yizhou riding on the horse in the middle.

She had seen him before, last year during the Dragon Boat Festival on the street, and she had even witnessed him being assassinated.

While thinking this, the clattering sound of horse hooves passed in front of Jishi Hall, followed by the rumbling of carriages. Manbao thought she detected a faint smell of blood, very light.

Manbao sniffed and carefully eyed the carriages passing in front of her.

Curiously, Manbao asked Keke, "Was there blood in the carriage that just passed?"

Keke, after scanning, said, "Yes, on the fifth carriage there are two people, unconscious and bleeding."

"Oh, are they his people?"

Keke scanned again, paused, then said, "Probably not, they are the same people who tried to assassinate the Prince of Yizhou last year during the Dragon Boat Festival."

One of them had even stolen from their house.

Manbao’s eyes widened in surprise as she stared at the carriage.

After thinking for a moment, Manbao turned back to find Shopkeeper Zheng, "Shopkeeper, do you think if the people from the Prince of Yizhou’s residence are ill, they would come to us for treatment?"

"No," Shopkeeper Zheng replied without looking up as he continued to organize his medicinal materials, "They have their own imperial physicians."

"What if it’s not a very important person?"

Shopkeeper Zheng then looked up at Manbao and smiled, "In wealthy households, they have their own doctors. If you want to stand out, you need to learn medicine well. In the future, when your reputation spreads far and wide, the elites will invite you to treat them, and you might even become a female royal physician."

Manbao felt that the expression on Shopkeeper Zheng’s face when he said this wasn’t genuine at all, as she knew very well that although Great Jin had female doctors, there were no female royal physicians.

She certainly didn’t want to be a female doctor who could only stay in the capital, always at risk of being beheaded, and having to kneel while treating patients; she’d rather be a female doctor outside.

Having learned what she wanted to know, Manbao waved her hand and bid farewell to Shopkeeper Zheng.

Upon leaving the pharmacy, the street rapidly returned to normal with vendors setting up their stalls, buyers making purchases, and travelers hurrying on their way.

Daji appeared out of nowhere, parking the carriage beside Jishi Hall. Manbao saw him as soon as she came out.

Manbao climbed into the carriage and curiously asked, "Where did you hide just now?"

Daji replied, "In the alley."

Manbao nodded and once she arrived home, she immediately ran to find Mr. Zhuang, "Teacher, guess who I ran into on the street today?"

"The Prince of Yizhou?"

Manbao was startled, "Teacher, you know without even stepping outside, that’s amazing."

Mr. Zhuang just smiled and said, "The sound of the gongs was so loud, I simply had someone check and they found out; it wasn’t difficult."

Manbao then sat across from Mr. Zhuang and lowered her voice, "Then, guess who else I saw in the convoy of the Prince of Yizhou?"

Mr. Zhuang asked with a smile, "Who?"

"Two assassins."

Mr. Zhuang furrowed his brow, "Assassins?"

Manbao nodded repeatedly. Mr. Zhuang already knew everything; before they headed to the capital, he had discussed it with her and Bai Shan – he wouldn’t stop them from doing things, but they had to consult him before taking any action.

So whenever Manbao made a new discovery, she immediately sought out Mr. Zhuang.

Manbao lowered her voice further, "It was the assassins who tried to kill the Prince of Yizhou in the street during last year’s Dragon Boat Festival."

Mr. Zhuang sat up straight and asked, "How did you know? No, how did you recognize them?"

They were masked at the time and covered up tightly. How could this child have recognized them?

Manbao couldn’t possibly say that it was Keke who recognized them.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "I smelled them. Their scent was different, and they were injured, bleeding heavily. They were thrown into the Prince of Yizhou’s carriage. Sir, do you think they might die?"

Mr. Zhuang slowly shook his head, "They probably won’t, since the Prince of Yizhou brought them back to the capital. He probably wants to extract some information from them. They won’t die before they speak."

But if the injuries were serious, or if the interrogation was mishandled, it was uncertain.

He looked at Manbao, quite skeptical, "How did you see the people?"

"The carriage passed by, the wind lifted the curtain a bit, and the smell of blood along with their scent came out, and I recognized them."

Mr. Zhuang stared at Manbao’s nose for a long time, then finally nodded and said, "Right now, what you need to do is study, learn medicine, and wait for the right moment. Don’t worry about anything else. Understand?"

But those were still human lives, and Manbao was somewhat worried, yet she nodded.