I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

The Qianqisi were standing behind everyone. If the imperial physician exposed this lie on the spot, it would mean that Jiang Zuo was guilty of deceiving the emperor and his life would be in danger.

"Thank you, Imperial Physician."

Jiang Zuo slowly stretched out his right hand and closed his eyes.

The old imperial physician stretched out his hand and placed it on Jiang Zuo's wrist.

Master Guo's heart beat faster and he looked at the expressions on everyone's faces from time to time.

After a moment, the imperial physician took his hand away, frowned, and remained silent.

"How about it?"

Ma Hengwei asked first.

"Imperial Physician, am I dying soon?" Jiang Zuo spoke weakly.

Ma Hengwei turned his head to look at Jiang Zuo, who was hoarse with exhaustion, pale face and lips, and really looked like a dying man.

After a while, the imperial physician finally spoke: "Your pulse is very chaotic, and your breath is short..."

"Then may I ask if there is any hope for me? I am out of breath after taking two steps and I am almost suffocating. Cough, cough! Cough, cough..."

Jiang Zuo coughed violently again, picked up the white cloth beside him and covered his mouth.

After a moment, he slowly recovered and put down the white cloth.

Looking closely, there was a bloodstain on the white cloth.

The imperial physician frowned, stepped back slightly, and said, "Excuse me for being blunt, Lord Jiang, but you may have lung disease."

"Lung disease?" Jiang Zuo panicked and coughed, "Ahem, is there still hope for me?"

The imperial physician stroked his beard, stared at the blood on the white cloth, and asked, "When did you start coughing up blood, sir?"

Jiang Zuo replied: "It started a few months ago, and it has become more serious in the past few days."

“Do you feel any phlegm in your throat?”

"Yes, and it's hard to cough out..." Jiang Zuo picked up another piece of white cloth and coughed violently.

Others watching also felt very painful.

Jiang Zuo coughed again and again before putting down the white cloth.

The old imperial physician picked up the white cloth and saw that it was stained with thick phlegm, which even contained some blood.

The imperial physician sighed and shook his head, saying, "It is indeed a lung disease, Lord Jiang. I will prescribe some medicine later. You should take it three times a day. As for whether you can recover, I am not sure..."

Hearing what the imperial physician said, Ma Hengwei couldn't help but frown.

So it seems that Jiang Zuo is not pretending to be sick?

"Thank you, Imperial Physician."

Jiang Zuo closed his eyes again powerlessly.

"Then Lord Jiang, please have a good rest. I will personally write a prescription and send it to your house later." said the imperial physician.

"Thank you for your help." Jiang Zuo coughed again, "Master, please show the guest away."

"You two, this way."

Master Guo breathed a sigh of relief.

Ma Hengwei also said: "Master Jiang, you should have a good rest."

At this moment, he almost completely believed that Jiang Zuo was indeed seriously ill.

After all, the imperial physician came from the palace and would never lie for Jiang Zuo.

"Master Ma, please take care."

Jiang Zuo said in a weak voice.

After Master Guo sent the two away, he returned to Jiang Zuo's room again, with a bit more sadness on his face, and said, "Sir, are you really going to die?"

"Bah, you're dead but I'm not."

Jiang Zuo resurrected on the spot, and his words became more powerful.

Master Guo felt strange and said, "Sir, the imperial physician clearly said that you have lung disease, why are you..."

"Keep your voice down." Jiang Zuo tidied up the bed, sat up, and whispered, "It's just a prop, don't take it seriously."

"But the imperial physician said that your pulse was extremely disordered and your breath was short."

Master Guo couldn't understand how Jiang Zuo had deceived the imperial physician.

Jiang Zuo had long anticipated that the emperor would not believe it and would definitely send a doctor to verify it, so he was well prepared.

"Master, have you forgotten that I am also a martial artist? I just used my internal energy to slightly change my pulse and deceived the imperial physician." Jiang Zuo explained.

"I see. Your Excellency is truly a genius. I admire you so much that you were able to deceive the imperial physician."

Master Guo said with admiration.

"No big deal. When I was in college, I was in the drama club and I know a little bit about acting."

"Drama Club? What is that?"

"Uh, it's the theatre troupe..."

"Your Excellency is a rare genius. How can those actors in the opera troupe compare with you?"

Master Guo flattered him.

"That's enough." Jiang Zuo waved his hand and ordered, "Go and secretly prepare a portion of grilled chicken wings for me. I've only had white porridge and steamed buns these past few days, without even a hint of meat. I'm dying of greed."

"But sir, the Thousand Cavalry Division is still there." Master Guo was worried.

Jiang Zuo said: "What are you afraid of? Just go buy it quietly and send it over quietly. No one will know. Go ahead."

"I'll go to my humble position right away."

Master Guo turned and left, went to the market, bought Jiang Zuo's favorite grilled chicken wings, and then returned to the county magistrate's mansion.

He arrived at Jiang Zuo's door and was about to knock on it to enter the room when someone suddenly called him from behind.

"Master Guo."

Master Guo was startled and turned around to find Ma Hengwei standing next to him.

He was slightly panicked and asked, "Master Ma, are you here to visit Master Jiang?"

"No, I just happened to pass by." Ma Hengwei said, his eyes stayed on the item in Master Guo's hand, and asked: "Master, what is that in your hand, why does it smell so good?"

"Um, these are grilled chicken wings..."

Master Guo answered truthfully.

"Grilled chicken wings?" Ma Hengwei didn't look away and asked again in confusion: "Could it be that these grilled chicken wings are for Lord Jiang to eat?"

Master Guo knew he couldn't hide it, so he nodded and said, "Yes."

"Master, Master Jiang is so seriously ill, why does he want to eat greasy food like grilled chicken wings?"

Ma Hengwei said, looking directly at Master Guo with a sharp gaze.

"This..." Master Guo looked down at the floor tiles. After a moment, he suddenly sobbed twice and said, "Your Excellency doesn't know, Lord Jiang is getting weaker and weaker, and it seems that he doesn't have much time left. He has been telling me that he wants to eat a portion of grilled chicken wings. Seeing that you are in so much pain, I can't bear to refuse you. I can only fulfill your wish. I hope that Lord Jiang will recover soon..."

The emotions are so rich that it doesn't seem like acting at all.

Seeing Master Guo speaking so passionately, Ma Hengwei said calmly, "Well, if Master Jiang wants to eat something else, I am willing to serve you."

"Thank you very much, Master Ma."

Master Guo wiped his tears and opened the door.

"Easy to do."

After Ma Hengwei finished speaking, he turned and left.

Master Guo walked into the room, then stopped and listened attentively. After confirming that Ma Hengwei had gone far away, he came to Jiang Zuo's side and said with lingering fear: "Master Jiang, you don't know how dangerous it was just now! I was almost caught by the Thousand Cavalry Division."

Jiang Zuo anxiously took the chicken wing and said, "I heard you. Is the door locked?"

"It's locked, don't worry."

"Master, your acting skills are amazing. Even I am moved. It seems that you are sincere. I will definitely increase your salary next year." Jiang Zuobei ate chicken wings while praising.

"Sir, please stop joking. How long do we need to keep this secret? The Thousand Cavalry Division is so vigilant, it's hard to deceive them..."

Master Guo was still extremely worried in his heart.

"If the imperial physician thinks that I am ill, then I can deceive the emperor and stay in Anding County."

Speaking of this, perhaps because the chicken wings were too delicious, Jiang Zuo couldn't help laughing out loud.