He didn't get a good rest along the way, and Qiu Jing actually fell asleep in the woods.

Late autumn was approaching, and the night was very cold. He suddenly woke up from the cold. He didn't know how much time had passed. He rubbed his face vigorously twice, stood up, and moved his limbs. He couldn't see the moon when he raised his head. It was already the darkest hour before dawn.

Gu Ling hadn't come back yet, so Qiu Jing silently did a set of boxing in the woods to keep himself warm.

As he was beating, he suddenly felt someone staring at him, and he was instantly on guard. The next moment, he heard a familiar voice coming from behind, "You are so diligent, you want to defeat me?"

Qiu Jing:...This joke is a bit cold...

In the past, Qiu Jing's goal was indeed to surpass Gu Ling, but now that he realizes that the real gap is not in martial arts, he no longer has such thoughts.

Gu Ling brought back a large bag of medicinal materials, part of which was "bought" from the county town. He bought it by himself, leaving only a lot more money, and some of the precious medicinal materials were obtained from Hu Er.

Hu Er was suddenly woken up from his deep sleep in the middle of the night. He was so frightened that after confirming Gu Ling's identity, he respectfully asked him what his orders were, as if he would not hesitate even if he had to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire. After all, Su Liang

He was not only Hu Er’s lifesaver, but also influenced him to achieve self-reform and start a new life. He also provided him with opportunities to make friends with thousands of families, do serious business and grow bigger and bigger. For Hu Er himself and even his family, Su Liang

Both Gu Ling and his wife are great benefactors.

Gu Ling said he needed medicinal materials, so Hu Er went to look for them himself. He used to be in poor health, so he had a lot of good medicinal materials at home. In the past two years, he had traveled all over the country to do business and collected a lot. When Gu Ling said he wanted ginseng, it was easy.

He took out the thousand-year-old ginseng that he bought as a birthday gift for his father when he came back this time from the precious gift box.

"It's the same thing. I have it at home in the county town. I sent someone to pick it up. Your Majesty will rest here and wait." Hu Er said respectfully, and someone had already prepared hot soup and rice to bring it over.

Gu Ling was not polite and ate some, then went to the room arranged by Hu Er to sleep, and told him to get the medicinal materials and call him immediately.

Hu Er waited in person. As soon as the people sent to the county came back, he immediately woke up Gu Ling and packed the medicinal materials.

"I was going to visit the village today." Hu Er said as he sent Gu Ling out.

Gu Ling's expression was indifferent, "Well, you go as usual, but you haven't seen me tonight."

Hu Er was stunned for a moment, "Yes. What else do you need me to do?"

"You offered to arrange for me and the patients at home to live in the county town." Gu Ling said.

Hu Er nodded, "Yes."

Gu Ling said nothing else and left with the medicinal materials. Hu Er thought about it and felt that Gu Ling must have encountered some trouble. He carefully wrote down Gu Ling's request and told his confidants not to reveal anything about tonight's events.

The wind blew out.

At this moment, Gu Ling briefly told Qiu Jing about Hu Er.

"Do you want me to take Yan Shiba to the county seat?" Qiu Jing asked.

Gu Ling shook his head, "No, go back to the capital."

Qiu Jing stared, "That's it, leave the village as soon as possible, in case there is any trap, to avoid hurting the people here. Then let Hu Er arrange the carriage and horses, I just say that Yan Shiba will not die, let Yan Shi take care of her

Nine done.”

"Yes." Gu Ling gave the medicinal materials to Qiu Jing, and the two separated in the woods.

When Gu Ling saw Yan Shiba last night, he stuffed her with a medicine made by Su Liang, but there was no black mist between Yan Shiba's eyebrows, and she would not die within three days.

Qiu Jing returned to the small courtyard in the morning mist. Yan Shijiu had been waiting. When he heard the noise, he immediately came out of Yan Shiba's room and asked, "Gu Hou, did you go well in finding the medicinal materials?"

Qiu Jing did not answer Yan Jiu's question and went straight to the room where Gu Ling lived before, "I want to take a rest."

Yan Shijiu watched Qiu Jing enter the room, closed the door, his eyes flashed slightly, and returned to Yan Shiba's room.

Qiu Jing said he was going to sleep, so he did. When he woke up, it was already bright outside, and he heard someone talking in a low voice. When he got up, he found that the table was piled with medicinal materials, and some of them had been processed...

Qiu Jing:...when did Gu Ling come, and he didn't even notice it?

Pushing open the door, fresh and moist air came to the face, and the sun shone brightly on the whole yard.

Aunt Bai put on an apron and stuck her head out from the kitchen. When she saw the face of "Gu Ling", she was stunned for a moment. Although there were rumors that the former No. 1 scholar Ning Jing was disguised as the current regent Gu Ling, Aunt Bai was familiar with it.

What stood out was Ning Jing's face. When he first saw "Gu Ling", he felt a little frightened. He bowed down and called out, "Your Majesty."

"There's no need to be formal, just be the same as before." Qiu Jing imitated Gu Ling's tone, "Is your home okay, Madam?"

Aunt Bai nodded quickly, "Okay, everything is fine! Xiaohu and Zhuzi always talk about you. They were here in the morning and are going to school now!"

"Yeah." Qiu Jing nodded, "Thank you, ma'am."

"You're welcome, I'm not an outsider." Aunt Bai waved her hand, "The food will be ready soon."

When Qiu Jing entered Yan Shiba's room, Yan Shijiu passed by the door of his room. The door was open. Yan Shijiu "accidentally" took a look and saw the partially processed medicinal materials on the table. He silently withdrew his gaze and entered.

In the kitchen, I got some water for Qiu Jing to wash up with, and brought it to the door of the room without going in.

Qiu Jing came out of Yan Shiba's room, "I gave her some medicine yesterday and she's feeling better."

Yan Shijiu was stunned for a moment. Qiu Jing didn't mention this before, so he didn't know, but Yan Shiba's breath seemed to have improved slightly.

Qiu Jing took the wooden basin from Yan Shijiu's hand, entered the room, and closed the door.

Qiu Jing also ate breakfast alone in the room. He felt that Aunt Bai's cooking skills were really good and it was very comfortable to eat home-cooked meals.

After breakfast, Yan Shijiu asked Qiu Jing when Yan Shiba expected to wake up.

Qiu Jing shook his head and said he couldn't tell for the time being, maybe three to five days, maybe ten days and a half.

Aunt Bai brought over a pair of beautiful tiger-head shoes with fine stitching, which she made for Gu Xiaonuan. Qiu Jing accepted them and thanked her.

Qiu Jing spent the morning "processing medicinal materials" in his room. Near noon, Hu Er arrived.

A large carriage stopped outside the small courtyard. Yan Shijiu walked over and saw a tall, thin, middle-aged man getting out of the carriage.

"Did Madam Bai say that the prince is back?" Hu Er's tone made Yan Shijiu become Gu Ling's follower by default.

"Excuse me, who are you?" Yan Shijiu asked.

"Hu Er. I just came back from doing business in other places. My father will celebrate his birthday in a few days. I came back a little late yesterday and didn't come over. I came to the village today to have a look. I didn't expect the prince to be back. Is he there?" Hu Er said.

He looked towards the closed door.

Qiu Jing opened the door and walked out.

Hu Er's face straightened, and he quickly bowed and saluted, "See you, Your Majesty!"

"No need to be polite." Qiu Jing looked indifferent, "Thank you for taking care of the village these two years."

Hu Er looked horrified, "Your Majesty's words are really embarrassing. Without the Prince and Princess, how could the villain be today? It is a great blessing for the villain to serve the Prince and Princess. If the Prince comes back this time, he can be of use."

It’s a villain’s place, just give orders.”

Qiu Jing glanced at the direction of Yan Shiba's room.

Yan Jiu lowered his eyes to hide his uneasiness. He didn't know who Hu Er was, but it sounded like he was a local and had a close relationship with Gu Ling and Su Liang.

Before Qiu Jing could speak, Hu Er took the initiative and said, "I just met Xiaohu's grandma. I heard that the prince came back this time to save a friend? If the prince doesn't dislike it, why not bring his friend to live in the villain's house temporarily? After all, the conditions in the village are poor.

Some, and no one is there to take care of them, which is very inconvenient.”

Qiu Jing didn't say yes or no, but turned around and went to Yan Shiba's room.

Hu Er waited there. After a while, Yan Shijiu also went to Yan Shiba's room.

When Yan Shijiu came in, he happened to see Qiu Jing who seemed to have just taken Yan No. 18's pulse and turned to look at him.

"Your Majesty, can Shiba move because of his current physical condition?" Yan Shijiu asked. He used to be called Gu Hou, but he changed his name after hearing Aunt Bai and Hu Er call him Wangye. It was natural.

Qiu Jing's face was calm, "It's not that serious, I can't die."

"Then..." As soon as Yan Shijiu spoke, Qiu Jing walked past him and went out, with no intention of discussing with him.

Yan Jiu's eyes dimmed, he glanced coldly at Yan Shiba on the bed, turned around and followed him out.

"Prepare a larger carriage." Qiu Jing told Hu Er.

Hu Er immediately agreed, "No problem! The villain is now in the carriage business and has ready-made new cars. Thanks to the drawings given by the prince and princess. Then the prince can stay at the villain's house today, either in the town or in the county.

"

Qiu Jing shook his head, "No, I'm going back to Beijing."

Yan Shijiu was stunned, "Your Majesty, Shi Shiba's body..."

Qiu Jing looked at him, a little suspicious in his heart. He didn't show it on his face and only said four words, "I am a doctor."

Hu Er quickly agreed, "Your Majesty said it's no problem, so the appointment is no problem. I'll go prepare now and arrange for a maid to serve the Prince's friend."

"Yes." Qiu Jing nodded slightly, and Hu Er left in a hurry.

When Aunt Bai learned that "Gu Ling" was leaving, she agreed, "That's fine. The princess and the child are both in the capital. The prince will go back as soon as possible."

Yan Jiu did not dare to say anything for fear of arousing suspicion. Qiu Jing's actions were all instructed by Gu Ling, and everything was in line with Gu Ling's character: he was confirming that Yan Shiba could not die and was sure that he could save her life.

Of course I want to return to Su Liang and her daughter as soon as possible.

In the middle of the night, Su Bai came to the door, saw Qiu Jing, and asked about Su Liang and the child.

Qiu Jing said a few words briefly, and Su Bai reported to him the situation of the village school. Everyone knew that this was the regent's clan, and no one dared to provoke her. Everything was going well, and the life of the villagers was getting better and better. It was better than before.

There is a lot of harmony.

When Gu Ling's carpenter master Su Dakuan learned that he was back, he sent a cart that he had made for Gu Xiaonuan, and Qiu Jing also accepted it for Gu Ling.

It was approaching noon, Bai Xiaohu and Zhuzi were off from school and ran straight to Su Liang's house.
To be continued...