Chapter 127 Asking The Emperor For Help!
Seeing that he was very serious, Su Jiuyue quickly replied, "Yes, master, I will keep it in my heart."
Huang Husheng was released when he saw her replying seriously. Then, Su Jiuyue asked again, "Master, are you going to leave after noon tomorrow?"
Huang Husheng did intend to do so. When he heard that, he was surprised. "It's true. How did you know?"
She didn't explain it since it's hard to explain. Even if she told him the truth, she doubted whether he would believe it.
"Never mind. Master, listen to me. You'd better leave tonight. The earlier, the better. When you get out of the boundary of Yongzhou, go to Weihe River and take a boat back to the Capital! Remember to take the waterway. Don't choose the main road!"
Huang Husheng was confused. "What have you heard?"
Shaking her head, Su Jiuyue replied, "Never mind. Anyway, you must listen to me this time, or you will be in trouble!"
Seeing that she looked serious and didn't seem to be joking, Huang Husheng nodded. "Well, I'll listen to you this time."
He also knew that someone was going to attack him, so he was not totally unprepared. When the gate of the city was about to be closed, he took his servants out of the gate in batches.
Instead of taking the main road, he found a fellow townsman to take them down the path.
They hurried to the Weihe River overnight, stopping to have a rest while waiting for the boat.
The waterway was indeed much more comfortable than the land route. They took a cargo ship and gave the boatman a little fare, so he happily agreed to give them a ride.
After getting off the boat, they hired a carriage. About two hours later, they could see the towering city wall.
Huang Husheng breathed a long sigh of relief and burst into tears, since he almost thought he couldn't come back.
Paying for the carriage, Fusheng came to Huang Husheng.
"Sir, let's go back first. Your family should be worried!"
Huang Husheng shook his head. "No, you go back first. I have to report on the task to His Majesty."
These days, he went back to his hometown to find the case records. Somehow, the secret was leaked out. He knew clearly that someone wanted to kill him because the person didn't want him to save the emperor. Now he couldn't delay and must enter the palace immediately.
Fortunately, the person was not powerful enough to put his spies on the emperor's side.
As soon as Huang Husheng went to report, Guo Chunhai, the eunuch beside the emperor, came to invite him in.
As soon as Guo Chunhai saw Huang Husheng, he was so excieted. "Mr. Huang, you are back! His majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. Come in with me quickly."
Guo Chunhai was the eunuch around the emperor. If the emperor died, he would be buried with him. Therefore, he expected that Huang Husheng could save the emperor so that he himself could live longer.
Following him to the side hall, Huang Husheng changed into clean clothes, so as not to bring dust and germs to aggravate the emperor's disease. Then, he hurried into the emperor's bedroom.
It was cold outside. Worried that the emperor might catch cold, Guo Chunhai didn't dare to open the window.
There were herbs burning in the room, which was very muggy. The strong smell of the ambergris was mixed with the herbs, which made Huang Husheng frown.
The emperor Mu Shiyuan was lying on the bed with his eyes closed. When he heard the noise, he turned his head to see Huang Husheng.
There was some light of hope in the emperor's turbid eyes, but his excited panting sounded very weak.
"Are you back?"
Huang Husheng had not seen the emperor for a long time. When he heard his voice, his tears ran out. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed to him. "Long live, His Majesty!"
Mu Shiyuan weakly stretched out his hand from the quilt. "Stop it. there's no need to say these useless words...I don't know whether I can live through this year."
After hearing this, without paying attention to the courtesy, Huang Husheng quickly raised his head, replying sincerely, "His Majesty, don't say that. With me, you will be fine! I returned to my hometown this time and found the case records left by my ancestors. I've studied them and thought of some solutions."
Then he folded his hands on his forehead, bowing down again. "His Majesty, if you could give me more time, I would be able to find a way to cure the disease!"
Hearing that, Mu Shiyuan was overjoyed. When he was happy, he even felt much relaxed. "I know! You won't let me down."
Huang Husheng was experienced enough, so he wouldn't easily get dizzy by the emperor's praise. When he cured the emperor, a bright future would wait for him.
But now, He must at least work out the prescription, otherwise...
He kowtowed again. "His Majesty, I have another request. I hope you can grant me permission."
Mu Shiyuan was in good mood now. Therefore, as long as the request was not too rude, he would promise him. "Tell me."
"His Majesty, someone wants my life! In Niutou Town a few days ago, someone pretended to be the refugee and tried to kill me. I was saved by a peasant household on my way to escape. It doesn't matter if I die, but at least I want to cure you first. His Majesty, please send someone to protect me."
Mu Shiyuan had expected this. "Didn't I send Xia Lixing to protect you?"
Huang Husheng knew that Xia Lixing had been secretly protecting him. They only met once, that is, when he ran away from Niutou Town.
But later, because Wu Zongyuan's whereabouts were exposed, Xia Lixing had to cover him to escape. At this time, Huang Husheng didn't know where he went.
Xia Lixing was so busy. He not only had to obey the emperor's order to protect him, but also had to protect the prince. As a minister, Huang Hesheng also knew how difficult he was, so he decided to help him at this time.
"I encountered an ambush on my way back. Mr. Xia went to fight and let me go first. I haven't seen him since I came back, and I don't know where he is at the moment."
Mu Shiyuan slowly closed his eyes, answering slowly, "I know. You can leave now. I'll send someone to protect you and your family. Don't worry."
Huang Husheng leaned over, kowtowing and replying softly, "His Majesty, I'll leave first."
Slowly withdrawing from the bedroom, he took the door with him. Only then did he feel relieved, so he tidied his clothes and rushed to the imperial hospital.
When there were only Mu Shiyuan and Guo Haichun in the bedroom, Mu Shiyuan ordered, "Send Feng Zhengyang to protect him. Tell Feng Zhengyang if he fails to fulfil the task, he will be beheaded."
Working for him for years, Guo Haichun also knew that there were seldom people they could trust, so he was not surprised that the emperor would send Feng Zhengyang.
Respectfully answering him, Guo Haichun went to Feng Zhengyang's house to deliver the imperial order.
There was an old scholar in Xiayang Village who failed in the imperial examination from time to time, so he stayed in the town and became a teacher to enlighten the children.
Later, the town gradually became chaotic, so the people didn't dare to send their children to school. Since then, he had been idle, so he simply went back to the village.
He had planned to relax for a few days, but he met Su Jiuyue. Every day, she visited him with some gifts, such as the sweet potato and green vegetables.
Her attitude was so good that he even couldn't drive her away.