"Yes, Dr. Matthew only entered the Tai Hospital at the beginning of this year." Shui Yue replied strangely, she didn't understand why the master cared about this Matthew doctor, speaking of which, she had never even seen her face.

Ling Ruo was in high spirits and said, "When Hongli comes back, you let him come to see the palace, and the palace has something to tell him." Although Hongli's every move is now firmly watched by the Nian family, there is still Liu Hu, and his actions are relatively free.

"Master, has you thought of a way?" Shui Yue asked happily.

Ling Ruo raised his lips and chuckled: "I can't say it's a way, it's just that this palace remembers that whenever a new imperial doctor enters the hospital, he must first be recommended by a imperial doctor named Shangbao, and this palace is very curious about who recommended this Ma Taiyi is." ”

She was always suspicious of Dr. Deng in her heart, but it was Dr. Matthew who took the aconite, which made her wonder if there was a connection between the two.

Let's say that when Hongli appeared in front of the guards guarding the Chengqian Palace, the sky was already dark, and the thick twilight closed in all directions, squeezing the sky into a small piece. Those guards couldn't help but be nervous when they saw Hongli, lest he make trouble again, one of them stepped forward and said carefully: "Fourth elder brother, the emperor only promised you to go to the study to take classes, you have already been out of the study in the morning, and now the minions can't go out again." ”

Hongli soothed: "Don't be so nervous, I don't want to go out, I just want to meet your leader Liu, is he back?" ”

Hearing this, the guard's heart was relieved, and he even spoke a little faster, pointing to a figure on the side and saying, "Leader Liu is over there, and the slave will call you." ”

"I'll be in the past myself." Hongli refused the kindness of the guards, and walked towards Liu Hu with the ointment in his hand.

"Fourth Elder Brother." Liu Hu was originally resting on the side of the wall, and when he saw Hongli coming over, he quickly stood up straight, and when he was about to salute, Hongli had already waved his hand and said, "I just came to see you, no need to be formal." By the way, the concubine asked you to go to the Criminal Division to receive the punishment before, what did they do to you? ”

Liu Hu's expression froze, and then he smiled: "It's nothing, it's just a few whips, the slave has rough skin and thick flesh and has learned martial arts, this whip doesn't feel on the body at all, the fourth elder brother doesn't have to worry." ”

"Really?" Hongli said suspiciously, although he had never been whipped, but just thinking about it made him feel pain all over his body, how could he not feel it at all.

Liu Hu just wanted to say yes, and suddenly slapped a hand on the back that had just been whipped, and in the defenseless, he couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, and when he came to his senses, he found that the person who patted his back was Hongli, and it seemed that he was trying to see if he was really not in pain. Thinking of this, Liu Hu hurriedly gritted his teeth to endure the burning pain in his back, but it was too late.

Listening to the painful cry, Hongli still didn't understand, glanced at him and said, "I have ointment here, you go with me to the warm pavilion to wipe the medicine." ”

"Minions really...... Uh, okay. Liu Hu wanted to refuse, but was glared back by Hongli, and in desperation, he had to agree. After following Hongli to the warm pavilion to take off his upper clothes, Hongli couldn't help but gasp in shock by what he saw in front of him.

I saw that Liu Hu's back was densely covered with bloody whip marks, and at a rough glance, there were at least twenty or thirty whips, and the whip saw blood, which showed that the person who whipped him was extremely ruthless and merciless, and it was also a shame that Liu Hu could still endure like this after being tortured.

"The people of the Punishment Division are so hateful, you didn't make a mistake at all, but you were so ruthlessly responsible, who did it?" Hongli clenched his hands and asked hatefully.

"It has nothing to do with the Shen Criminal Division, this is an order from Nian Guifei, and they dare not show mercy to their subordinates. Fourth elder brother rest assured, it's just a skin injury, and it will be fine in a few days. Liu Hu said that he was about to put on his clothes, but he was stopped by Hongli and ordered him to lie down on the couch.

After he lay down, Hongli picked out the ointment from the bottle and carefully smeared it on Liu Hu's wound, this ointment was extremely magical, as soon as Liu Hu was smeared, he felt a burst of coolness from the wound, and the pain was suddenly reduced a lot. However, he is up and down in his heart, he is a martial artist and a slave, how can he let the fourth elder brother rub the medicine for him, let people see it, and maybe he will have to add another crime on his body.

But Hongli insisted on refusing, he only said, "You work hard for me, I rub the medicine for you, and I still take advantage of it." If you refuse, you don't really treat me as a master. ”

Liu Hu said that he couldn't do it, so he had to let him go, and after all the wounds were smeared with medicine, Hongli withdrew his hand, took the hand towel placed in the warm pavilion and wiped his hands and said: "You take back the rest of the ointment, if you don't use it enough, ask the imperial pharmacy to ask for some." ”

"Fourth Brother Xie cares." If Liu Hu promised to help Hongli before, it was just out of a feeling of gambling and not being able to explain the reason, then now Hongli's unscrupulous behavior really moved him, and after putting on his clothes, he said: "Fourth elder brother, don't worry, the slave will go to Manager Zhao to inquire later to see if he can find some more clues." ”

"It's fine." Hongli nodded, after today's incident, he knew that he was now being stared at by Nian Guifei, and the slightest move would reach her ears. Today, I prevaricated on the grounds of getting lost, and I may not have such good luck next time.

When they came out of the pavilion, the sky had completely darkened, and lanterns were lit around the palace, silently echoing the stars that appeared in the night sky.

At the entrance of the palace, there was a guard who couldn't stop looking, and when he saw Liu Hu coming out, his face flashed with joy under the light, but he didn't dare to step forward, just waiting for Liu Hu and them to pass.

Although these guards are allowed to enter and leave the forbidden garden of the harem for some reason, they are limited to the periphery of each palace, and the inner garden is absolutely not allowed to set foot in it, unless there is permission from the masters of each palace, such as Liu Hu, but it is still easy to provoke right and wrong.

As soon as Liu Hu saw him like this, his feet sped up a little, and he stepped forward and said, "What? But something happened? ”

The guard saluted Hongli behind Liu Hu and said, "If you go back to Leader Liu, nothing happened, but Gonggong Zhao from the Imperial Pharmacy came and said that he wanted to see Leader Liu." ”

Hongli was already preparing to leave, but when he heard the guard's words, his body was shocked, and he said hurriedly: "Is it Mr. Zhao who is in charge of Zhao?" ”

"Back to the fourth elder brother, it is Gonggong Zhao." The guard replied a little strangely, puzzled why the fourth elder brother was so concerned about this matter.

Hongli didn't say anything, just looked at Liu Hu, the earnest meaning was self-evident, Liu Hu understood in his heart, and motioned to the guard to lead the way.

Hongli stopped in the back and didn't follow, although he really wanted to know what Zhao Fang came here for, but there were countless pairs of eyes staring here, with his identity, it was really not suitable to have more contact with Zhao Fang, I believe that Liu Hu would tell himself about it later.

Zhao Fang was waiting outside the Chengqian Palace and was in a hurry, and when he saw Liu Hu coming out, he hurriedly said: "Leader Liu, you have appeared, and if you don't come to our house, you will have to go back." ”