After the rebirth, I became the darling of the tyrant

Perhaps because seeing the expressions of Gu Chen and Jiang Chong, Zhao Zhongqi smiled wryly: "Yes, it is His Majesty today, and I was the imperial physician in charge of taking care of his body."

"Then why are you here now?" Jiang Chong scratched his head, "Based on your medical skills, the judges of the imperial hospital are all inferior talents, and the envoy of the imperial hospital is not bad. Is it because the rank of the imperial hospital is too low? That's right, the envoy of the imperial hospital Only the fifth grade..."

"It has nothing to do with the size of the official position." Zhao Zhongqi sighed, "I can't stay in the palace any longer."

Jiang Chong: "Why?"

Zhao Zhongqi didn't speak for a while.He fiddled with the fire in front of him silently, as if he was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle, hesitating whether to tell them about it or not.After a while, he said, "I committed a crime."

"Criminal? What's the matter?" Jiang Chong scratched his ears anxiously, "I said Doctor Zhao, why don't you finish what you have to say at once?"

It was Gu Chen who was keenly aware of something, and said softly and considerately: "If it's hard to talk about it, you don't need to say it."

"There's nothing wrong with it." Zhao Zhongqi's expression was unusually calm, "...I...someone found me back then and asked me to poison His Highness Seven's medicinal soup."

Shocked.

There was silence, and both Gu Chen and Jiang Chong were stunned.Although Gu Chen had made preparations at first, thinking that it might be a big event, which made Zhao Zhongqi so hard to say, but he didn't expect...it was such a big event!

What a crime it is to poison the emperor's heir and murder the prince!

And Xiao Tingshen... the victor in the conquest of the heirloom, the tyrant who stepped on the ground full of bones, turned out to be the one who was poisoned back then!

Gu Chen didn't know what to say for a while, and his mind was mixed.From the moment he knew Xiao Tingshen, this person was indifferent, stubborn, and taciturn.He was like a statue made of stone, a man of iron, who never cried out for pain, never cried out for suffering, and never shed tears.

Xiao Tingshen has never mentioned his past to Gu Chen, so Gu Chen has only realized that when Xiao Tingshen was still a young child, someone had already planned to kill him.When other young children are playing and acting like a baby, he has to learn to protect himself and work hard to survive.

... No wonder he is so cruel.

It was as if someone had twisted the apex of my heart, and it was sore and painful.Gu Chen couldn't help thinking, if it was him... the brother who was supposed to protect him bullied him, the mother and concubine who was supposed to protect him died suddenly, the father who was supposed to love him ignored him, and someone wanted him at any time... Life is full of murderous intentions and dangers, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to maintain any warmth.

He couldn't help hesitating and asked: "...you agree to that?"

"agreed."

Jiang Chong couldn't help asking: "Why?"

"That man threatened my brother's life, I have to agree." Zhao Zhongqi whispered, "But..."

But he couldn't let go.

He is a doctor, and medical skills are used to cure diseases and save people, how can they be used to harm people?What's more, Xiao Tingshen was only five or six years old at that time, and he was still a child. How could he have the heart to harm a child?

So he thought of a way, first agreed to the other party's request, and then changed the medicine to another one - it will not harm the body, but it will have strong side effects after taking it, causing dizziness, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, symptoms It's like being poisoned.

Then he fled.

"Every day and night I left the palace, I was thinking about it," Zhao Zhongqi said calmly, "Is it right or wrong for me to do this? I let His Royal Highness pass, but he inherited the throne... He is cold, Cruel, tyrannical, and ruthless, he killed so many people, whether they were the heirs of the first emperor or his relatives, blood flowed like rivers, implicating countless innocent people."

"If I killed him back then, wouldn't the situation be the same as it is today?" Zhao Zhongqi reluctantly curled the corners of his lips, smiling uglier than crying, "But if I really did, what else would I do?" Continue to practice medicine with face? What face do I have to be called a doctor?"

These thoughts tormented him every day, causing him to constantly feel disgusted with himself, and finally became discouraged. He threw himself into this deep mountain forest like exile, and lived a life like an ascetic monk. Medical books, no other things as companions.

"You still have an elder brother." Gu Chen was silent for a long time before finally speaking, "He doesn't want to see you suffer like this."

"Brother?" Zhao Zhongqi glanced at him, "The person I'm most sorry for is him."

The other two looked up at him, and Zhao Zhongqi smiled wryly: "After I escaped back then, the incident of poisoning came to light. The late emperor was furious and wanted to implicate my elder brother. Fortunately, General Gu Yanshan stood up and did his best to save my elder brother. life."

He took a deep breath: "But those people didn't let him go. In a battle, my brother was seriously injured. It was General Gu who rescued him from the enemy in time and saved his life again. However, he never The root cause of the illness has fallen, not to mention walking, even standing is very difficult. He had to leave the military camp he was thinking about, return to Shenjing, and was arranged in General Gu's residence."

He paused, covering his face with one hand: "And these are all caused by me."

Gu Chen thought of Zhao Boyong's expression before he left, and finally couldn't help but said: "But he is your elder brother after all, you can't just hide like this for the rest of your life, you should go and see him."

"He wrote to me many times, asking me to go back to Shenjing and want to see him." Zhao Zhongqi said, "But I... always feel ashamed, and I have no face to see him again."

"If you keep hiding like this, it will only hurt his heart even more." Gu Chen fiddled with the fire, and said sincerely, "This time we return to Shenjing with us, you should go and see him, some things must be said in person. Said. He is your elder brother, blood relative, no matter what you did back then, in his heart, you will only be his younger brother. "

He paused: "He won't blame you."

Zhao Zhongqi was silent again.After a long time, he nodded slightly.

"Thank you."

The next few people dried their clothes by the fire. Gu Chen studied the route back to Beijing, and drew a brief sketch on the ground with a branch: "This is Tongshan, and this is Shenjing. Originally, the waterway is the closest, probably It will take four days, but I don't want to go by water."

Jiang Chong asked, "Why?"

"We have just been scuttled and sunk, why do you say?"

Jiang Chong scratched his head: "Aren't those people just water bandits? Can't we just hire a boat after we leave Tongshan?"

Gu Chen sighed: "Water bandits? Have you ever seen water bandits who don't want to make money, but only kill?"

Jiang Chong couldn't help laughing twice: "... also." His expression became confused again: "Then who are they?"

"It might be an assassin." Gu Chen pondered for a while, "But I don't know exactly why they are after us. I can only say that it is not safe to walk by water."

"If you go on a dry road," Zhao Zhongqi interjected, "can you guarantee that you will be safe?"

Gu Chen shook his head: "No. If they miss a blow, whether it's water or land, they may attack again. But if it's on land, we can at least fight back, and we won't be helpless like in water."

Jiang Chong nodded repeatedly in agreement: "I threw all my things in the river, and I think the same is true for your lord. I will find two swords to defend myself."

Zhao Zhongqi: "Where can you find a sword in this wilderness?"

Jiang Chong waved his hands without answering, and ran into the woods in a hurry.Gu Chen lowered his head and was still researching the route, but the corners of his lips could not help but curl up slightly - he knew that Jiang Chong probably ran to the inner court guard to ask for a sword.

... This time, it is really thanks to the people sent by Xiao Tingshen.

After a while, Jiang Chong came back with two swords, threw one to Gu Chen, and kept the other for himself. He even brought two horses.Gu Chen tied the sword around his waist, thought for a while, and said, "Jiang Chong, do you have pigeons in the inner court guard?"

"……Have."

"Go ask them to send a letter to His Majesty." Gu Chen mused, "Just say that we have to abandon the ship and go on a dry road due to unavoidable reasons, and it may be a few days before we return to Beijing."

Jiang Chong said "Oh", and said in a low voice: "Actually, it's not necessary."

Gu Chen raised his eyebrows suspiciously: "Huh?"

"Because..." Jiang Chong swallowed, "...According to His Majesty's will, the inner court guard will send back a letter every day...about...about you."

Gu Chen: "..."

His face turned red suddenly, but Jiang Chong continued.

"Your Majesty asks... everything is detailed, what you ate, where you slept, whether you are happy, how you feel, and..."

"That's enough." Gu Chen's face was burning hot, so he could only pretend to be nonchalant and lifted the rein, "Just pretend I didn't say anything, let's go on the road."

"……Oh."

There was nothing wrong with the next journey, probably the other party also felt that it was difficult to succeed, so they stopped making moves.Gu Chen was worried that he would not be in the capital, and with Xiao Tingshen's temper, he would have some conflicts with Hezhe, so he rushed all the way, day and night, and finally arrived in the capital eight days later.

"It's finally here." Jiang Chong heaved a sigh of relief. He was unshaven and had two big dark circles under his eyes. Looking at the city gate of Shenjing, he couldn't help but worry, "...I'm so worried, how will I report to His Majesty when I enter the palace soon? , it would be fine if you had all beards and tails...but..."

He glanced at Gu Chen. Gu Chen was cut deeply when he was fighting in the river. The news must have been passed on to Xiao Tingshen by the inner court guard Fei Ge.Thinking of what he was about to face, Jiang Chong had the urge to quit his job and go home to farm.

This fear intensified a bit after seeing the figure standing at the gate of the city.

Wei Dequan was still the same, fat, smiling kindly.He watched several people walk up to him, and first saluted Gu Chen.

"Master Gu, you have worked hard all the way."

Gu Chen also returned the gift: "Eunuch Wei."

"Vice Commander Jiang." Wei Dequan saluted Jiang Chong again, "Thanks for your hard work."

"...No, no." Jiang Chong's face turned pale with fright.

Wei Dequan finally turned to Zhao Zhongqi: "This is Dr. Zhao."

Zhao Zhongqi kept staring at Gu Chen after Wei Dequan said "Master Gu", and he didn't come back to his senses until Wei Dequan asked: "Caomin is exactly Zhao Zhongqi."

"Please come here with your servants." Wei Dequan smiled, "Your Majesty is waiting in the palace."