“How is that possible?”
Master Gu tried desperately to pull out a natural smile, “I’m just a businessman, I’ve never crossed paths with the old man, so how could you have met me?”
The old gentleman looked at him carefully a few more times, still with a sense of familiarity, and he frowned slightly as he pondered in his head.
But he had seen countless people in his life, and he couldn’t really remember where he had seen them for a while.
Master Gu’s heart lifted high, “Old, old man, I ……”
The old gentleman returned to his senses and called out for Xu Liang to come in, “Go find the second gentleman’s set of clothes.”
Mr. Xu Er is about the same size as Master Gu, his clothes should be able to be worn by Master Gu.
“No, no need ……”
Master Gu waved his hand in panic, “I’ll go home and change.”
“That’s not okay, wait a moment, the clothes will be brought right away.”
Master Gu was afraid of arousing the old man’s suspicion and dared not push back any further, waiting apprehensively.
Master Gu went behind the screen to change and came out, holding his own piece in his hand, “I’ll put the clothes back on, I’ll have the embroiderer at home make the same one and send it over later.”
“It’s just a piece of clothing, there’s no need to send it.”
Master Gu finished and once again said goodbye.
The old man watched him walk to the door when a sudden flash of light came to his mind, “Wait a minute!”
Master Gu’s feet jerked to a halt and his heart lifted high once again.
“I remembered ……”
The old gentleman walked up to him and looked at him carefully once again, “You look a lot like the chief steward of the Qin Wang Mansion back then.”
Master Gu’s nervous heart almost popped out of his throat, he couldn’t even squeeze out a smile, “How, how can, how is that possible?”
“It is indeed very similar, except that he was a eunuch, he wouldn’t have had a beard, and his voice was shrill.”
Master Gu’s heart slowly fell back and his smile came out as he stroked his beard, “I’m as good as fake.”
The old gentleman also laughed out loud.
Back then, the King of Qin was proficient in all aspects of literature and martial arts, and he had once exclaimed that the current Emperor had such a compatriot brother and would have no worries about his empire in this life, but he never expected that after a few years ……
“I am also old and confused, you go out and forget what I just said, just pretend that I did not say it, lest you get into trouble for you.”
“Gu Qian remembered.”
The old man nodded, and Master Gu left the mansion in a hurry without going to see Gu Yi.
……
When Doctor Yao came out of the side door of the county courthouse carrying his medicine box, he heard people talking on the street, he reached out and grabbed the people around him, “What are you talking about, who’s restaurant is in trouble?”
“The Gu family’s restaurant, four people have been poisoned to death, now the restaurant has been shut down and the head keeper has been arrested.”
Yao Daifu let go of him and walked quickly towards the tavern, from afar he saw two magistrates guarding the entrance of the tavern, the formerly lively tavern was now empty.
A buzz went through his head and his body stumbled. He hurriedly held onto one side of the wall and gasped sharply for air, slowing down for a moment before stumbling towards the tavern.
“Stop!”
The magistrate reached out to stop him.
“Open your doggy eyes ……”
Doctor Yao put on an imposing stance, “Do you know who I am? I am Doctor Yao, the one who treats the Duke of China every day!”
The government officials naturally recognized him, but they could not disobey the orders from the top, otherwise they would lose their jobs and their families would have to go to the northwest wind.
One of the officers arched his hand, “Sorry, Doctor Yao, this is our duty, we really can’t let you in.”
“I live inside, you won’t let me in, what about my herbs? What about my things?”
The two magistrates looked at each other, and it was the same magistrate who said, “Or else you can say what you want and we will go and get it for you.”
“What if you break my precious herbs? No, I want to go in myself, or I’ll go to the Lord of State and ask him to come and give you the word.”
The two of them looked at each other, but the one who had spoken earlier lowered his voice, “If you want to go in, you can’t go in through the front door, I’ll go in and open the back door for you, you can only stay for a quarter of an hour, come out as soon as you’re done.”
“Okay.”
The men in the restaurant heard the commotion and came out to look, but they were yelled back by the magistrate, who personally followed Dr. Yao to the front of his house and stood at the door, gesturing for him to go in and pack his things.
He took out all the medicinal materials, his own clothes and other things and put them at the door, and then went to the shopkeeper’s house, but the magistrate stopped him.
I’m not taking anything, I’ve put something in this old boy’s house, I have to find it and take it away.”
When the magistrate saw that he could not be stopped, he followed him into the house, saw that he had searched around and found nothing, then he followed him out again and saw him go out through the back door with his things, then he closed the back door and, after a long breath, went to guard the front door.
Dr. Yao’s face was gloomy as he carried his things towards the Song family’s residence. He had searched all over but could not find the pill, so it seemed that Master Wei had taken it with him.
The Song family’s residence was three streets away from the restaurant, and as Dr. Yao walked past, the street was full of chattering voices.
The janitor came up and helped him carry it inside.
Doctor Yao followed behind, “Where are my young master and Miss Song?”
“They’re in the kitchen, Young Master Gu said he wanted a birthday cake and asked Miss Sun to make one for him.”
Dafu Yao gave a beat in his step and then followed, asking the caretaker to help him send it to the courtyard where Gu Yi lived.
Inside the kitchen, Gu Yi was beating the egg whites under the direction of Song Wan Yue, the rest of the ingredients had long been prepared, just waiting for him to finish beating and make the cake embryo to steam on the fire.
“I also want to eat jelly and pudding.”
Gu Yi got an inch.
Song Wangyue plucked him out and didn’t say a word.
The corners of Gu Yi’s mouth rose in delight.
“Young master ……”
Dr. Yao appeared at the kitchen door.
Gu Yi glanced at him, the movement in his hand didn’t stop, “Little girl not only made me birthday cake, but also jelly and pudding, and also made table dishes for me, Old Yao, you are blessed with a mouthful today.”
Yao Dafu walked into the kitchen with glowing eyes, “Apprentice, what do you need me to do?”
“You go and check my maternal great grandfather’s pulse and talk to him, when all this is done, I will ask Xiao Si to fetch you.”
“Okay.”
Doctor Yao turned around and happily went out of the kitchen.
The egg whites were beaten and Gu Yi gave them to Song Wan Yue, who made the cake embryos and put them in a pot to steam, as Gu Yi skillfully squatted down to burn the fire, “Little girl, what kind of life do you want to lead in the future?”
“Me ah?”
Song Wan Yue remembered her previous life and smiled faintly, “A peaceful life.”
“There will be.”
Gu Yi added a piece of dry wood to the stove, not sure if he was speaking to himself or to Song Wan Yue.