After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

When Dean Zhang came out of the prison, he seemed to be a little older than before he went in.

He is over 70 years old and has been living in seclusion for several years. He has submitted letters of resignation again and again, but His Majesty still has no intention of releasing him. However, apart from checking His Majesty's pulse on weekdays, this old man rarely interferes in other matters of the Imperial Hospital. Of course, there is an exception, and that is His Majesty's savior, Lord Song, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Therefore, when the news that Song Wenyuan had been poisoned for many years was exposed, the first thing that was affected was people's doubts about the medical skills of him as the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau - he was speechless and swallowed down such a question, which was a great shame for a doctor, just to make a big deal out of a small matter.

In this way, even if Song Wenyuan intended to take revenge, it would seem that he had no justification - unless he wanted to expose the fact that the person who actually poisoned him was His Majesty.

Dean Zhang was sure that Song Wenyuan would not dare to do so.

But he never expected that Song Wenyuan would actually set such a trap... God is really going to destroy his Zhang family! Dean Zhang stood outside the prison door, looking up at the cloudy sky. After a long while, he sighed deeply and left in the direction he came from.

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That afternoon, Song Wenyuan entered the palace. Lord Song, who had not been to the palace for a long time and had not been seen, looked thinner than before. He was wearing a thick cloak, and it seemed that his whole body could hardly bear the weight of the heavy cloak. He indeed looked like someone who had been "not yet recovered from a serious injury."

Lord Song entered the palace and handed a memorial to the imperial study, accusing Zhang Bolei, the son of Dean Zhang, of hiring someone to assassinate a court official and framing the wife of the third young master of the Kejing Earl's Mansion.

The Zhang family is not large and its members are simple, but this Zhang Boling is unheard of. Where did he come from?

There were never any secrets in Shengjing City. Soon everyone knew that this "Zhang" was not that "Zhang". Zhang Bolei was a wanted criminal in Jingzhao Prefecture and an unknown doctor who ran a small clinic in a remote alley. But more importantly, this "Zhang" was also that "Zhang". This Zhang Bolei was actually the son of the head of the Imperial Hospital...

A stone can stir up a thousand waves. Which official in the court is a simple person? His son hired someone to kill Song Wenyuan. As the most respected doctor in the Imperial Hospital, it would be fine if he couldn't cure the poison, but why couldn't he even find out about the poisoning in all these years? Was he unable to find out, or was he unwilling to find out? Even the exceptions and preferential treatment that Zhang Yuanshou gave to this commander over the years, was it out of concern or surveillance? Some even began to wonder, where did Song Wenyuan's poison come from?

The news was very mixed and spread quickly, reaching the Imperial Study. His Majesty decided to personally inquire about the matter and summoned Dean Zhang alone.

No one knew what was discussed in the imperial study. It was only known that Zhang Yuanshou came out more than an hour after he entered the imperial study. When he came out, he was supported by someone and almost fell down the stairs because of a missed step. Not long after Zhang Yuanshou left, His Majesty issued an imperial decree to execute Zhang Bolei and convicted Zhang Yuanshou of dereliction of duty. However, considering Zhang Yuanshou's old age and his hard work over the years, he was fined three years' salary as a punishment. As for Song Wenyuan's poisoning, he did not mention a word.

As for the Kejing Marquis's Mansion, the Emperor sent many rewards, saying that they were to appease the frightened Third Young Master's wife.

Obviously, your majesty means that this matter ends here.

After all, he has been his confidant for many years. Otherwise, he would not have rejected the other party's request to retire and return home time and time again. The people who were waiting to see a big show were obviously not satisfied with such a hasty ending.

Not to mention the court officials, even Lin Mu was not satisfied. He looked at the dazzling array of rewards in Luofengxuan with a sneer on his face, "That's it? Three years' salary? Isn't that too insignificant?"

Miss Yuan was playing with the huge pearl necklace in her hand. She raised her eyelids and smiled lazily when she heard it. "It's indeed a bit painless, but it's not surprising. If he is really punished severely, it would almost prove that the poisoning is related to Zhang Yuanshou... Your Majesty is smart. These three years of salary are just a punishment for poor parenting. There is not a single word in response to the poisoning. However, the dirty water on Zhang Yuanshou cannot be washed away now. He will be abandoned sooner or later. Don't worry." After she finished speaking, she held up the pearl necklace in her hand and looked at the sun, with a miserly look on her face.

Song Wenyuan came up from behind her, leaned over and kissed her on the top of her head naturally, then took the necklace and threw it back on the plate. "Although it is a gift from the emperor, it is not of the best quality. If you lose it, you will be punished. If you like it, I can give you a better one."

Ever since he came back from the pleasure boat that night, Song Wenyuan always got intimate with her like this from time to time. Yuan Ge was not a shy person, so she chuckled when she heard it, "My wife prefers jade and jadeite. Pearls are beautiful, but they are not my favorite."

"Okay." Song Wenyuan gathered his coat around his shoulders and told Shiyin to put all the things "sent by other men" into the warehouse. He then poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Yuan Ge. "Yao Yunfeng said that the houseboat was burned so badly that there were no traces left. The only thing that is certain is that it was arson. The servants on the houseboat have been questioned. So far, there is no problem. They have been released. They are now living in the inn arranged by my sister-in-law. Someone has been arranged to watch them."

"In addition, a row of footprints were found on the shore not far from the pleasure boat. It hasn't rained in the city during this period of time. These footprints must have been left by the arsonist. Judging from the footprints, it should be a woman, small in stature and not tall...Qianqian, are you suspicious of Jinsu?"

"Yeah." Yuan Ge did not hide anything, nodded, and said softly while holding the teacup, "It's just that I don't quite understand her intention... Before this, her intention had always been very clear, kidnapping unmarried girls to take their blood as medicine, and refining a secret medicine that can bring people back to life... She was forced to hide from place to place because of the court's pursuit during this period of time, so she should have been more low-key. What is her intention in suddenly starting this fire?"

As she spoke, she stroked the wall of the teacup. Suddenly, her fingertips paused and her eyes fell on a point on her fingertips. Could it be that... she knew the identity of "Wen Qian"? Or was she just targeting herself, "Yuan Ge's anonymous disciple"?

If it's the former...

The afternoon sun was obscured by clouds. Under the dark clouds, the girl's pupils were as black as ink, and seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist. Her emotions could not be seen clearly. She stared at Song Wenyuan in a daze. This man had lost a lot of weight recently. He seemed to be resting in the mansion all day long. In fact, it was impossible for him to rest. He had to worry about everything and make decisions on many things. Sometimes when she got up late at night, she would still see candles on in his room. It was obvious that he had not slept in the middle of the night... It was really exhausting.

So, some words came to my lips but I swallowed them back.