TPITWOHEF

Chapter 79

Tong Zhiqiu and his son never expected that the Emperor Xiao Yunzhou would appear on their journey!

Originally, they had hoped to make the Emperor feel guilty and let all the common people and scholars know of Tong Zhiqiu's good reputation.

Now that Xiao Yunzhou had appeared, it was impossible!

"Master has endured hardship, come, bring a silk cushion. I shall personally take Tong's pulse to ensure the Master's health on the journey."

Xiao Yunzhou chuckled.

Tong Zhiqiu and his son were dumbfounded.

What?

Since when did the Emperor take pulses?

They had indeed received news from the capital that, according to the Empress, the prescription for treating the plague afflicting refugees was decided after the Emperor consulted with the Imperial Physicians.

But wasn't this just nonsense?

Others might not know, but Tong Zhiqiu, who had taught Xiao Yunzhou since childhood, was well aware that Xiao Yunzhou had no medical knowledge.

But in the next moment, the expressions of Tong's father and son changed drastically!

"Hm? Tong Xinzhi, what's that bulky thing in your sleeve?"

Xiao Yunzhou smiled, cradling the dragon-patterned bundle.

"Is it a prescription for a woman's menstrual discomfort?"

Tong's father and son were instantly covered in goosebumps!

Impossible, impossible!

How could the Emperor know what they had discussed moments ago in their carriage?

Their coachman was deaf and mute!

Inside the carriage, there were only the two of them. The other servants and ladies were in the carriages behind, at least a dozen steps away from their lead carriage.

How did the Emperor know?

Xiao Yunzhou looked at the petrified Tong's third son, then at the unruffled old fox Tong Zhiqiu, and smilingly handed the little princess to Wei Zheng.

"Master, don't blame me for being talkative. Since the lady is indisposed, it would be considerate not to let her accompany you to the capital."

Xiao Yunzhou clasped his hands behind his back, smiling wryly, "What if she falls ill upon reaching the capital? That would be my fault."

Tong's third son immediately knelt down.

Tong Zhiqiu's eyelids twitched, and he immediately scolded, "You scoundrel, such disrespect before the Emperor!"

"Your wife is ill, why didn't you tell me? Quick, let your wife return to Hangzhou. If she transmits the illness to the Emperor, you shall bear the consequences!"

[I thought, the old fox is so cunning, putting on an act. Clearly, it was he who feigned illness with those medications, but now he's pushing the blame onto his son and daughter-in-law!]

Xiao Chuchu even rolled her pretty eyes within the bundle.

[So knowledgeable, yet so shameless. Putting on such a righteous front, but truly a petty person, tsk tsk!]

Xiao Chuchu looked down on this Tong Zhiqiu, her cute inner voice criticizing him like a machine gun, unable to stop.

Xiao Yunzhou had to restrain himself from bursting into laughter at his daughter's adorable antics.