Rumor Has It That I’m Pregnant with His Highness’ Child - Chapter 627
Chapter 627: Getting Medicine
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Someone in the crowd asked curiously, “Why is there only Xiao Juan’s portrait on the wanted order? Where’s the woman with him? Why didn’t you post her portrait too?”
The others nodded in agreement, indicating that they had the same doubts.
The soldier explained gruffly, “Xiao Juan was the one who committed the crime of regicide. That woman was coerced by him and had no choice but to act with him. The emperor specially instructed me to try my best to protect that woman and not hurt her. It would be even better if she could take the initiative to come back. The emperor would let bygones be bygones.”
The commoners secretly clicked their tongues. It seemed that that woman’s relationship with the emperor was not simple!
Someone could not help but joke, “Looks like the emperor likes that woman very much. For the dignified emperor to be so concerned about her, she must be beautiful!”
The officer immediately scolded with a straight face, “How dare you make things up about the emperor? I think you don’t want to live anymore!” The man immediately shrank back and shut his mouth resentfully.
More and more people gathered on the noticeboard for money. Even the rain could not stop the commoners’ enthusiasm to watch the show.
Yu Niaoniao retracted her gaze from the noticeboard and continued through the crowd.
Xiao Juan had been following her at a distance.
He had heard what the soldier had said just now.
Shen Zhuo did not post Niaoniao’s portrait to protect her reputation. This proved that he really cared about her. As long as Niaoniao could return, Shen Zhuo could let bygones be bygones.
From now on, she no longer had to hide with Xiao Juan and worry about him.
She could live the rest of her life without worry.
Yu Niaoniao especially looked for a pharmacy yesterday and found Rejuvenation Hall, a a medical center.
Because of the rain, not many people came to see the doctor and get medicine.
Yu Niaoniao stuck her head out of the door and looked into the medical center. There were two clerks and an old doctor inside. The old doctor was sitting at the table drinking tea and looked very relaxed.
She looked around but could not find anything suitable. She could only grit her teeth and bang her head against the wall when no one was paying attention!
Her head was hurt, and blood slowly flowed out.
Yu Niaoniao endured the pain and covered her wound with her hand. She quickly ran into the medical center.
Not long after she left, Xiao Juan appeared where she had been standing.
There was still a little blood on the wall.
After the rain washed away, the blood faded a lot.
Xiao Juan raised his right hand and gently wiped the blood with his finger. The intense guilt almost engulfed him.
It was all because of him that Niaoniao harmed herself.
Not only did he fail to protect her, but he also became a burden to her.
He faced the wall and muttered, “I’m sorry…”
In the medical center, the old doctor helped Yu Niaoniao clean her wound and apply medication.
“How did you get this wound?”
Yu Niaoniao said weakly, “I accidentally hurt my head while walking on the mountain path.”
Seeing that she was covered in mud and in a sorry state, the old doctor asked the waiter to bring hot water and let her wash her face and wipe the mud off her body.
Yu Niaoniao was very grateful. “Thank you.”
The old doctor wrote a prescription and handed it to the clerk.
“Get three sets of medicine according to this prescription.”
The clerk hesitated. “But the authorities specially instructed that anyone who comes to our medical center to buy medicine has to be registered and verified, especially since this girl is an outsider…’
Hearing this, Yu Niaoniao immediately covered her head and forced a smile on her pale face.
“To be honest, I sneaked out of my house and met human traffickers on the way. I was in a panic and accidentally knocked my head. Thank you for just now. I know I’ve caused you trouble. I’m sorry. I’ll leave now.”
With that, she put down a silver ingot and turned to walk out.
The old doctor hurriedly stopped her. “I just bandaged your wound. It wouldn’t cost so much!”
Yu Niaoniao turned to look at him with tears in her eyes, looking pitiful.
“It’s rare for me to meet a good person. Take the extra money as gratitude to you.”
The old doctor was a warm-hearted person, to begin with. How could he not soften when he saw this scene?
He sighed and turned to the clerk.
“Go get the medicine.”
The clerk still hesitated. “But…
The old doctor said, “Don’t worry, the wanted poster says that there are two people, a man and a woman, but this girl is alone. It’s different from what the wanted poster says. Besides, if she’s really the woman mentioned in the wanted poster, she’ll definitely report it to the authorities immediately after escaping the coercion of the evil person. Why would she come to us to treat her injuries? You must be thinking too much. Hurry up and get the medication.”
The clerk felt that what he said made some sense, so he suppressed his doubts. He took the prescription with both hands and obediently went to get the medicine.
Soon the clerk was done grabbing the medication.
The old doctor specially found an old food box and placed the medication bag inside. Then he covered it so that it was impossible to tell what was inside from the outside.
He handed the food box to Yu Niaoniao and instructed.
“Don’t tell anyone you bought medicine from me when you get out.” Yu Niaoniao was grateful. “Thank you so much. You’re my benefactor.” With that, she was about to kneel down to him.
The old doctor hurriedly held her up. “Don’t be like this. It’s not good to be seen. Go.”
Yu Niaoniao wiped her tears and begged, “Can you give me another prescription to reduce the fever? I heard that external injuries are prone to fever, so I want to prepare some first to prevent a possible illness.”
The government only controlled the use of medicine for external injuries, but there were no restrictions on treating medicinal herbs like fever.
The old doctor agreed readily. “That’s good. It’s always better to be prepared.”
He immediately wrote another prescription and asked the waiter to grab two packets of medicine according to it.
Yu Niaoniao carried the food box in one hand and an oil-paper umbrella in the other as she hurriedly left the medical center.
As she passed the restaurant, she smelled the fragrance of food coming from inside. She turned around and walked in to buy a roast chicken.
The roasted chicken was wrapped in oil paper and placed in the food box.
Yu Niaoniao carried the heavy food box, but she felt very happy.
Not only did she buy medicine, but she also bought roasted chicken. When she returned, she would definitely give Xiao Juan a big surprise.
With this anticipation, she quickened her pace.
It took half a day to get to the city, so it was the same when they returned. By the time she saw the Mountain Temple, the sky had darkened and the rain had eased.
At this moment, Yu Niaoniao was very tired.
But she was eager to return and did not slow down at all.
When she ran into the Mountain God Temple excitedly, she saw that the temple was empty. There was no sign of Xiao Juan.
The fire had turned cold. It must have been out for a long time. The coat and bamboo hat that belonged to Xiao Juan were also gone.
“He didn’t sneak away alone, did he?”
Yu Niaoniao felt very uneasy.
She put down the food box and looked around the Mountain God Temple with the oil-paper umbrella, but she still could not find Xiao Juan.
The sky was getting darker, and the wind and rain at night were as cold as ice. Yu Niaoniao looked around in confusion, not knowing where to go.
“Ah Juan, where did you go?”
