Chapter 7: There is a phoenix (1)

The sisters talked all night long, discussed carefully, and went directly to the palace. They might not be able to enter the palace gate. The only way was to reveal the imperial list so that they could enter the palace. So early the next morning, Li Qing dressed up as a husband in her thirties. Xu Ruying was naturally the wife. This added a child but didn't make people suspicious. A couple with a traveling doctor had a very suitable identity.

"Brother Qing."

"Yingmei."

The two of them practiced their names first so that they would not be incorrect when they were exposed to the emperor's list, and all their efforts would be wasted.

The two entered the city early in the morning. Li Qing was familiar with the path and directly brought Xu Ruying and his daughter to the imperial list. Although there were fewer people watching in front of the imperial list than yesterday, there were still three layers inside and three layers outside, with crowded heads. If you want to get close to the imperial list, you probably have to squeeze in slowly like yesterday.

"Brother, why is this place lively? What are you looking at inside?" Li Qing spoke a southern Minnan accent. She had traveled to Fujian and learned accent. She pretended not to know and patted the shoulder of a middle-aged man in front of her.

The middle-aged man was suddenly patted by someone on his left shoulder, and was startled. He turned his head and was about to attack the person who patted his shoulder. When he looked back, he saw that he was a gentle and elegant scholar. He dared not be a peddler or a noble official in this time and space, and he respected scholars very much. Li Qing's blue slanted collar robe, with clear eyes, noble manners and extraordinary demeanor, which immediately made the middle-aged man feel respectful, and his anger disappeared without a trace. He bowed and said, "Is this gentleman not a local?"

"Brother is so good!" Li Qing pretended to praise the other party, then pointed to Xu Ruying and his daughter beside him and introduced: "We are from Fujian. I am a doctor in the Youfang. This is my wife and child. I first arrived in the capital."

"So you are a doctor!" The middle-aged and strong man's tone suddenly became much stiffer. His respect just now disappeared a lot.

"After being unable to get talented, after being admitted to the scholar, the officialdom was dark, and being rescued was a doctor." Li Qing didn't know why this person's attitude changed drastically, and said hurriedly.

"So you are still a scholar?" The middle-aged man's tone suddenly became warm again, and he said, "I just lost my respect."

"I dare not, I dare not, I dare to ask this big brother. What are so many people looking at?" Li Qing asked with his fists.

"Oh, you came from a foreign country. I don't know why. The emperor came back from a military academy a few days ago. When he met an assassin, he was seriously injured. Although his life was temporarily protected, his wound became suppurated three days ago. The injuries worsened and the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital were helpless. Therefore, the imperial court posted a list of emperors to ask for a famous doctor for treatment for the emperor." The middle-aged man said in a regretful tone.

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Li Qing said with a suspicious look.

"Don't you believe it?" the middle-aged man said anxiously.

"No. I just think that the emperor is not protected by the Imperial Guards and many large inner guards, so how could he be assassinated?" Li Qing stretched out his hand to help the shaky Xu Ruying.

"Although the emperor is protected by thousands of troops, I heard that this assassin has the ability to fly and escape, and it is at night that the assassin is even easier to succeed." The middle-aged man said as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"So that's it." Li Qing said with a sudden realization.

"Didn't you say you are a doctor?" the middle-aged man asked suddenly.

"Yes, I'm just a doctor." Li Qing said in surprise, "Did you want me to reveal the imperial list?"

"That's right, I think my husband is with his family and can't settle down in the world. If his medical skills can really cure the emperor, it's better to try it out. Not only can he become an official, but he can't eat or drink in his life. "

"Brother, don't you know that if you reveal the emperor and cannot cure the emperor on the ground, it will be a death sentence. The whole family will be beheaded. Although the golden official position is good, it cannot compare to the lives of my family of three!" Li Qing shook his head and said.

"As the saying goes, wealth and honor are in danger. When a villain sees that his husband is a skilled person, why not take a try?"

"How do you know that I am skilled in medical skills?" Li Qing asked with a smile.

"Sir, standing in front of the villain, calm and composed, and the wife is even more handsome and dignified. She looks like she has great skills at first glance, so the villain is in vain to guess." The middle-aged man grinned and said.

"I didn't expect that my brother had good ears and eyesight, but he had even better eyesight. I was a scholar at the age of fourteen. I have been studying medicine for ten years and have been going out for ten years. It's no problem with difficult and complicated diseases. It's not difficult for me to get hurt by arrows." Li Qing pretended to be content with a complacent look.

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and take over the imperial list!" The middle-aged man actually urged Li Qing to come.

"This big brother, the list of emperors is a big deal. What is the point of asking me to reveal the list of emperors in such a hurry?" Li Qing suddenly felt doubts.

"A villain and his husband met by chance. He has no grudges in recent days. If he has no grudges in the past, can a villain still harm his husband?" I didn't expect that this middle-aged man is quite able to speak.

"Then if I can't cure the emperor's superior, wouldn't it be a loss? Isn't it hurt me, or is it helping me?" Li Qing asked back.

"Of course, the villain is helping Mr. Husband. If the sir opens the imperial list and cures the emperor's injuries, he will be able to rise to the top in the future, and wealth is within reach. Can this still harm Mr. Husband?" said the middle-aged man strangely.

"If I can't cure the emperor's injuries, then will my wife, my baby, and I die in my infant?" Li Qing said strangely.

The middle-aged man lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said embarrassedly: "What the sir said makes sense. The villain is reckless and obsessed with money."

"What kind of money is obsessed with?"

The middle-aged man apologized embarrassedly: "The imperial list says that if anyone recommends or introduces a famous doctor, the court invites him to come over and treats the emperor's emperor, he will get a reward of 500 taels of silver. I don't know any doctor. It just so happened that the gentleman was for two kinds of things, so the villain got this thought. Don't blame him, the villain was wrong."

"Then you don't know what my medical skills are, so you pushed me up. If I can't cure the emperor's injuries, wouldn't you be implicated? You will lose your head at that time? Have you ever thought about this?" Li Qing said.

"Ah, the villain also wants to lose his head?" The middle-aged man was immediately scared and his face was pale, and his forehead kept sweating, "Luckily, the gentleman did not go to reveal the imperial list, otherwise the villain would have..."

"Oh, didn't my brother say that I'm good at medical skills?" Li Qing looked at the greedy middle-aged man with contempt and said, "Why are you scared again now?"

Li Qing did not care whether the middle-aged man answered or not, but raised his right arm and shouted: "Li Qing from Fujian is willing to reveal this imperial list!"

With a swipe, the crowd made a way out. Li Qing and Xu Ruying and his daughter slowly walked towards the imperial list with the onlookers pointing their fingers.

Waiting on the imperial list, a eunuch and several big guards hurriedly greeted him. The eunuch bent over to salute Li Qing and said, "Is this gentleman really going to reveal the imperial list?"

Li Qing hurriedly replied, "Is there any falsehood in front of so many people?"

"That's great, sir!" The eunuch was overjoyed when he heard this. A carriage was ready next to the imperial list. As long as someone announced the list, the person who announced the list would be taken to the palace immediately.

Li Qing and Xu Ruying, mother and daughter, got into the carriage under the eunuch's guidance. The carriage started, and the people took the initiative to make way out and galloped towards the palace.
Chapter completed!