Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 128: Chapter 70 Yuan Bao Seeks Help_2

“Tell him I’m not at home!” Gu Changsheng waved her hand with disdain.

When things go awry, there must be an evildoer; she must’ve lost her mind to meddle in idle matters.

Han Mo glanced at his wife, then at the purse in his hand, and turned to walk toward the door.

No sooner had Gu Changsheng lowered her head to get busy when she heard Han Mo’s voice outside.

“My wife says she’s not at home.”

Gu Changsheng petrified amidst the fragrance of the medicine, stiffly turned her head, and yelled towards the door, “Han Mo!”

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These people, they must all be sent by Heavenly Father to trick her, right?

Alright, she had never seen someone so foolishly honest. Gu Changsheng resigned herself to deflate, “Yuan Bao, come in!”

She knew in her heart that if Yuan Bao had come, it definitely wasn’t something she could dismiss by pretending not to be home.

Yuan Bao entered, very satisfied, grinning from ear to ear.

Han Mo exchanged a glance with him, then took the purse to find the Young Master.

“Lady Changsheng, I hope my impromptu visit hasn’t disturbed you?” Yuan Bao’s gaze followed Han Mo to the other room. It was said that Lady Changsheng had just treated her own son, and even the strange creature he was born with, she managed to cure!

“Cut to the chase, one doesn’t visit the Temple of the Three Treasures without a reason. Spit it out and get lost!” Gu Changsheng didn’t even look at him, her hands kept moving to shake the mud off the Plantain Herb roots, “I’m very busy!”

The smile on Yuan Bao’s face vanished, replaced by utter misery—he was on the verge of bursting into tears, “Lady Changsheng, save me, please!”

“You’re not sick; you’re in perfect health,” Gu Changsheng side-eyed him and continued her work.

“Lady Changsheng, we’ve been searching the Liuzhou Region for three days, almost digging three feet into the ground. We’ve searched all the mouse holes…”

“And then?”

“And then, the collected grain still hasn’t shown a trace. My lady, if this matter doesn’t get resolved soon, Liuzhou’s public sentiment will be in turmoil, and disaster will follow…” Yuan Bao was also very frustrated; they had truly done everything they could, “Lady Changsheng, if Liuzhou erupts in chaos, my master will definitely stew me as a side dish to his drink when he returns…”

Gu Changsheng let out a sigh and looked up in puzzlement, “Yuan Bao, how could Zhou Mu have a subordinate like you? He’s on a military campaign, didn’t he leave one or two smart people to keep house?”

Impossible, a fief is the foundation and stronghold of a Commandery Prince; how could it be neglected?

“There are none…” Yuan Bao was even more stifled, his eyes brimming with tears, looking pitifully desolate.

“That could be arranged!” Gu Changsheng looked at him and added a remark.

“Truly, there are not!” Yuan Bao replied straightforwardly, “The master took Jiang One through Jiang Five, all those with a brain, leaving only us behind.”

“All of them?” Gu Changsheng silently broke out in a sweat. Zhou Mu was courting death!

“All of them.” Yuan Bao added realistically, “The remaining managers, aside from me, any one of them is a good hand capable of charging into battle and fighting a hundred foes on their own…”

“So what you’re saying is, the evildoer took all the intelligent ones and left behind a bunch of brutes?” This was truly courting death unless his head was gnawed on by a dog!

“The master said, if there’s trouble, seek the lady; if not, watch over her well,” Yuan Bao realistically added another remark.

“I’ll go to his ancestor’s grave!” Gu Changsheng suddenly dropped what she was holding, jumped to her feet, “Did I desecrate his ancestral tomb or violate his mother? How much hatred does it take to dig so many pits for me to jump into?”

Insidiously evil! Damn it, that’s bottomless malice!

Yuan Bao broke out in a cold sweat, watching Lady Changsheng go berserk.

In fact, he also felt that his master was a bit too much. Lady Changsheng was just a woman; this pit might really be too deep for her to fill…

“Evildoer!”

“Calamity!”

“Sneaky, big-tailed wolf!”

“Villain!”

Gu Changsheng cursed the heaven and earth, thoroughly denouncing Zhou Mu, the insidious wolf in sheep’s clothing, and ended with, “Villain, you just wait for me!”

When he returned, she would definitely flay him and beat him until his own mother wouldn’t recognize him!

“Madam, what do you think we should do about this?” Yuan Bao, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, tried to change the subject. He couldn’t hear, he heard nothing, he truly wished he hadn’t heard anything…

“Cold dish it!” Gu Changsheng replied irritably, giving Yuan Bao a resentful glance.

“Madam, please don’t vent your anger on me. I’m just a jack-of-all-trades; however angry you might be, wait for our master to return and settle accounts with him…” Yuan Bao waved his hands in panic, as Lady Changsheng’s gaze was truly frightening, and he feared he might be hit the next moment!

Only their master was capable of handling this! Forgive him for his natural cowardice and lack of responsibility…

“Liuzhou Region comprises one city, nine towns, and eighty-two counties with millions of subjects. The vast purchasing of grains can only prove a few things,” Gu Changsheng paused, looking at Yuan Bao. She really couldn’t stand idly by while millions would be without food, with empty pots.

Yuan Bao straightened his face, nodding with surprised joy.

“First, they are very rich.”

“Second, they have a lot of power.”

“Third, they have many people.”

Gu Changsheng watched Yuan Bao intently, her usually sharp and distinct face showing a rare sense of seriousness, “In Liuzhou Region, the only ones with such power and influence besides Zhou Mu’s County Prince’s Mansion is one other.”

“Ruler of a City!”

“This affair certainly involves the Lord of Liuzhou City, but he may not have the resources to be chasing Zhou Mu. So which prince or commandery prince is behind it?”

“Prince Liang.” Yuan Bao was extremely shocked, his eyes bulging and mouth agape.

“That’s the one. Grain prices fluctuate, people’s hearts stir, then unrest follows. He wants to stir up chaos in Liuzhou and then reap the benefits of a fisherman,” Gu Changsheng concluded.

“Madam…” Yuan Bao’s mouth opened and closed, finally recovering his voice, “Xiao Chengwen has governed Liuzhou for a decade, how could he…?”

Why would he ally with Prince Liang and bring disaster to Liuzhou?

“Greed that is never satisfied is akin to a snake trying to swallow an elephant; there must be a greater temptation waiting for him than the position of the Lord of Liuzhou City,” Gu Changsheng sighed.

“Madam, what about the grains? Such a large quantity couldn’t have been transported out of the Liuzhou Region, but they can’t be found anywhere outside…” Yuan Bao looked towards Gu Changsheng pleadingly, seeking salvation!