The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Shi Daming was quietly taking shelter from the rain in the house, but his eyes were always on the girl.

The more he looked at her, the more he felt that the girl was extremely beautiful, as delicate and charming as a dewy flower in the morning.

Although he lived in the palace and often saw many palace maids on weekdays, the girl in front of him gave him a special feeling that was different from others.

After a while, the girl realized that Shi Daming was staring at her intently, and her face immediately turned red with shame. Like a frightened deer, she turned around and walked quickly back to the inner room.

At this time, the old lady who had been sitting next to her coughed lightly, with a bit of anger in her eyes, signaling Shi Daming to be polite and not stare at others like that, embarrassing her daughter.

Next, the old woman looked at Shi Daming gently and asked, "Young man, what do you do for a living?"

Shi Da Mi was shocked for a moment, but she calmed down immediately and lied, "Auntie, I'm a businessman. I was on my way to discuss business with someone today. Who knew that the weather was not good and it started to rain so heavily on the way."

The old woman smiled and nodded, then asked, "Are you hungry? I can get you something to eat."

Shi Daming didn't feel hungry at first, but when the old woman asked him this, his stomach started to growl. He was really a little hungry, so he smiled and nodded and agreed.

The old woman didn't expect Shi Daming to agree, and she was stunned. She only said that out of politeness.

But seeing his appearance now, it was hard to regret, so I had no choice but to get up and cook.

After a while, a bowl of hot food was placed in front of Shi Daming.

Shi Daming was extremely hungry and immediately started to gobble up the food.

However, he was always thinking about the beautiful girl in his heart, just like a kitten constantly scratching him, making him very itchy.

After finally eating half his fill, he could no longer suppress his curiosity and asked the old woman, "Auntie, what's the name of this girl?"

The old woman glanced at him and replied, "Her name is Jiaojiao." Then Shi Daming asked again, "Has Jiaojiao been betrothed to someone?"

When the old woman heard this, her brows slightly frowned. She felt that he had said too much, and her tone became cold: "Don't ask so many questions, just eat your meal."

Shi Daming just chuckled and didn't ask any more questions.

After a while, Shi Daming was full.

He touched his stomach, rolled his eyes, and suddenly had an evil idea.

He thought to himself, this delicate girl is so charming that he must get her no matter what. Now it seems that soft tactics don't work and he can only use hard tactics.

A hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes, and he began to calculate in his mind.

Next, Shi Daming slowly walked towards the old woman. His eyes became fierce and twisted, revealing a chilling malice.

The old woman immediately sensed something was wrong, and a strong sense of uneasiness surged in her heart. She shouted loudly: "What do you want to do?"

However, before she could finish her words, Shi Daming suddenly stretched out his hands and fiercely grabbed the old woman's neck.

The old woman struggled desperately, but Shi Daming was too strong, and soon the old woman was strangled to death. Her eyes were wide open, full of fear and unwillingness.

At this moment, Jiaojiao, who was in the inner room, heard the noise and walked out quickly. The horrific scene she saw terrified her.

Her face turned pale instantly and her body began to tremble violently.

Shi Daming showed an obscene smile, ran towards Jiaojiao and hugged her tightly.

Jiaojiao struggled and screamed desperately, but her voice seemed so weak in the storm. The sound of rain outside was still very loud, as if it was also roaring at this human tragedy.

After satisfying his animal desires, the devil Shi Daming caused irreparable harm to Jiaojiao.

After suffering such a huge insult, Jiaojiao's inner world collapsed, her dignity and hope were ruthlessly crushed, and she could only choose to end her pain in such a decisive way as hanging herself.

She held Shi Daming's buttons tightly in her hand, as if it was a glimmer of hope for revenge in despair.

Shi Daming prepared to leave after the rain stopped, without feeling the slightest bit of guilt for his evil deeds.

It was not until he had walked a long way that he noticed that a button was missing from his clothes, but he acted nonchalantly and didn't care.

Smith continued to ride his horse to look for the wizard, completely ignoring the unforgivable crime he had just committed against Jiaojiao. He was immersed in his own twisted happiness and sang loudly all the way.

One day, Wenxuan seemed to suddenly remember something important, and decided to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find Xiyu.

The doorman of the Prime Minister's Mansion naturally recognized her and knew that she was a distinguished guest. He did not dare to neglect her and let her in directly.

But after Wenxuan entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, he found that Xiyu was not there.

She was a little disappointed, and just then she saw a patrolling soldier passing by, so she hurried forward to ask.

The soldier replied respectfully: "The Prime Minister has gone out for a ride on his bicycle. As for when he will be back, we have no idea."

Wenxuan couldn't help feeling a little helpless, thinking to himself that this guy really had the leisure time.

Wenxuan waited patiently in the Prime Minister's Mansion until very late when Xiyu finally returned.

Seeing Wenxuan there, Xiyu was stunned at first, then asked with a smile: "What's the matter with you coming to see me?"

Wenxuan rolled his eyes at him unhappily and said, "You really are having a great time, traveling around outside."

Xi Yu said with a face full of grievance: "This is really unfair! Some time ago, I went on an inspection trip to other places. I was very busy and almost exhausted. Today, I finally got some free time to relax."

As he spoke, he beckoned Wenxuan into the house, apparently ready to have a good chat.

Wenxuan said solemnly: "Today I thought of a very important topic, that is, gender equality. I hope that it can be implemented as soon as possible in this era, so that women can also have the opportunity to become officials, and can also pass channels such as imperial examinations, and even in the fields of culture and art, they can display their talents like men."

Xi Yu couldn't help laughing after hearing this and jokingly said, "You don't want to be an official, so you come to me to talk about this, right?"

Wenxuan looked serious and said, "I don't have this idea. I am thinking about women all over the world. Just think about it, how many talented women are buried. This is also a loss for the country."

Xi Yu nodded slightly: "There are also girls studying in Youzhou College now. They are smart and hardworking, and they will definitely become officials in the future."

Wenxuan frowned slightly: "But you also know that these children are still young, and it will take more than ten years for them to take part in the imperial examination. I hope that there will be female officials right now, so that women can participate in the governance of the country."

After Xi Yu pondered for a moment, he said to Wen Xuan seriously: "Your suggestion makes sense. I will consider it carefully and adopt it."

Wenxuan felt relieved after hearing this and said, "In that case, I will go back first. But you must remember that this is not a trivial matter. You must treat it as a serious matter and handle it well. This concerns the future of countless women and the development of the country."

After saying that, Wenxuan turned and left, leaving Xiyu alone there, deep in thought.

However, when Wenxuan walked to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he saw Dongfanghong rushing over.

Wenxuan frowned, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and said, "Dongfanghong, did you follow me?"

Dongfanghong was dissatisfied when she heard this: "I am really being wronged! How long have you been here? I just got here, okay? And I have something important to do."

Wenxuan looked at him anxiously explaining, suddenly laughed and said, "Haha, I was just joking."

After saying that, Wenxuan walked away.

Dongfanghong stood there in a daze. He never expected that Wenxuan would actually joke with him. This had never happened before. It was truly the first time in history.

Finally, Dongfanghong hurried to Xiyu's room.

Xi Yu looked at Dongfang Hong with a puzzled look on his face, and couldn't help but ask, "What happened to the two of you? Wenxuan just left and you came right after. What a coincidence."

Dongfanghong suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and forced a smile on her face, and hurriedly explained: "Xiyu, I came here this time because I really have something urgent and important to do." Xiyu became interested, leaned forward slightly, and asked in his eyes: "Oh? What is it that makes you so anxious?"

Dongfanghong cleared his throat and looked serious. "It's like this. A few days ago, I was out on business and passed by a seemingly ordinary steamed bun shop. I felt something was wrong at the time. The smell and appearance of the steamed buns made me feel that something was not right. I observed the surroundings for a while and found that the people who bought the steamed buns also had some strange reactions after eating them. I suspected that there was something seriously wrong with the steamed buns."

Dongfanghong's face was solemn, and there was a hint of uneasiness in his eyes. He said slowly, "You know, for those small cases, I would report them to the authorities myself. But this time, the situation is unusual. After thinking about it, and considering our unusually close relationship, I feel that I must report to you first."

Xi Yu frowned, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes, and he waved his hands anxiously: "Okay, stop beating around the bush here, just speak frankly, what's going on?"

Dongfanghong took a deep breath and said, "I carefully observed that bun shop. The color of the buns was a little strange... I suspect the stuffing was made of human flesh!"

When Xi Yu heard this, his eyes widened and he exclaimed, "How could there be such a crazy and unbelievable thing? This is unbelievable!"

Then, Xi Yu asked Dongfang Hong with a serious face.

"You said the buns were made of human flesh, but do you have any evidence? Is it just your own guess, or do you have any real evidence?"

Dongfanghong's face turned pale and she still felt frightened when she recalled the scene at that time.

"I took a bite of the bun out of curiosity, but the taste was wrong as soon as I put it in my mouth, so I vomited immediately. I suddenly remembered a movie I had seen in my previous life, in which there was a similar plot of making buns with human flesh. The feeling was too similar. So I thought we should send someone to investigate it thoroughly."

Xi Yu made a prompt decision.

"Then come with me and take a look now."

Dongfanghong looked embarrassed and waved her hands hastily: "It's almost night time. The bun shop is probably closed at this time. Besides, the visibility is not good at night, which is not conducive to investigation. Let's wait until daytime."

Xi Yu said to Dongfang Hong with a serious look: "Then you should come here early tomorrow morning, and then we will go together with Song Shuwen."

Dongfanghong nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, Xi Yu sent someone to call Song Shuwen into the room.

As soon as Song Shuwen entered the room, he bowed and asked, "Prime Minister, what do you want to see me about?"

Xi Yu then recounted in detail what Dongfanghong had reported.

After hearing this, Song Shuwen was shocked: "If this is true, it's really unscrupulous!"

Xi Yu’s expression was solemn.

"Well, we'll go investigate tomorrow morning. By the way, didn't I ask you to open a clinic and recruit apprentices some time ago? You can start doing this in the near future."

Song Shuwen listened to Xi Yu's words and thought they made sense. He nodded and said, "Your Excellency the Prime Minister is right. In that case, we might as well do it now. Let's strike while the iron is hot."

Xi Yu hummed in agreement and said, "Let's go, we'll ride horses to choose a suitable place. This place can't be too far from the Prime Minister's Mansion, so it will be convenient for future operations."

So the two of them mounted their horses and slowly moved forward in the city, looking for a suitable place.

They checked carefully along the street, leaving no possible place unattended.

After an unknown amount of time, they finally saw a house on a street corner. The house looked quite neat and there happened to be a sale notice posted on the wall, which made them happy.

The two of them came to the house with the sale notice. Xi Yu walked forward, raised his hand, and knocked on the door. The "dong dong dong" knocking sound echoed in the quiet street.

Not long after, the door creaked open and a middle-aged man appeared at the door.

He was of medium build, dressed in simple clothes, and looked at the two uninvited guests with a bit of doubt in his eyes.

It was obvious that he didn't know Xi Yu.

Xi Yu bowed slightly, with a gentle smile on his face, and asked politely: "Excuse me, are you selling this house?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then nodded, with a hint of enthusiasm on his face: "It's me. If you two are interested, come and take a look first."

As he spoke, he opened the door a little wider, turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, inviting Xiyu and Song Shuwen to come in.

The man was very enthusiastic, with a smile on his face, and he said hurriedly: "My surname is Dong. I have always had a wish, which is to go to the countryside to live with my old mother. Although this city is good, it is not as close as where my mother is. So I plan to sell this house."

After saying this, he seemed to suddenly think of something, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes. He looked at Xi Yu and Song Shuwen and asked, "But I'm really curious, what are you two going to do with this house?"

Xi Yu just smiled faintly, with a tone that left no room for doubt: "Mr. Dong, we are sincere in buying, you just need to sell it, as for what we use it for, you don't need to worry about it."

Mr. Dong was stunned at first, then he reacted, smiled a little embarrassedly, scratched his head and said, "I am presumptuous, I am too abrupt, I hope you two will not blame me."

Then, Mr. Dong said hurriedly, as if he was afraid that the house would not be sold, "You two, I have lived in this house for a long time, and nothing has happened. No one has ever died in it. If you don't believe me, you can ask around here. I never lie. This is definitely not a haunted house."

Xi Yu couldn't help but laugh when he heard what he said, and said, "Mr. Dong, you worry too much. It doesn't matter even if it's a haunted house. I don't mind these things."

Next, Mr. Dong quoted a price.

Xi Yu thought about it for a moment and felt that the price was suitable, so he decided to buy it on the spot.

Mr. Dong was very surprised when he saw this, and couldn't help asking, "Why don't you bargain?"

Xi Yu smiled and said, "This price is already very fair. There is no need for me to bargain. I am not the kind of ordinary people who go to buy cabbage and bargain no matter how low the price is."

When Mr. Dong heard this, he immediately felt that Xi Yu was very generous and he had a better impression of him.

So he started drafting the house sale documents on the spot.

After the house was sold, Mr. Dong said goodbye to Xi Yu and Song Shuwen with a smile on his face: "You two, I'll leave first. I hope we'll meet again someday." After that, he turned and left.

Xi Yu turned to look at Song Shuwen and said seriously, "We will send someone to take care of this store tomorrow. Once it is cleaned up, we will post a notice. We want to recruit capable doctors. You can choose suitable apprentices and helpers from them so that you can open the clinic as soon as possible."

"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true."

Early the next morning, Xi Yu ordered the soldiers to start cleaning the room and hang up a sign.

He watched here personally and asked Song Shuwen to wait for Dongfanghong in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then go to the bun shop together.

Soon under Xi Yu's supervision, a sign was hung in the newly purchased place.

Xi Yu had already written a notice looking for an apprentice doctor last night and had the soldiers post it.

After a while, more and more people came. Many passers-by passed by here and were very curious when they saw the newly hung signs and posted notices.

Someone bravely stepped forward and asked Xi Yu: "Sir, what are you doing?"

Xi Yu smiled and replied, "This is the place where Dr. Song Chuwen recruits apprentices."

As soon as the words fell, someone in the crowd exclaimed: "You are the Prime Minister!"

Everyone reacted and hurriedly saluted. Xi Yu waved his hand and said gently: "No need to be so polite, no need to stick to these red tape."

When everyone heard this, they felt even more respect for the prime minister.

"If any of you know someone who wants to study medicine, you can come over. This is a very good opportunity." Xi Yu said with a smile.

Many people also agreed with this. After all, Song Shuwen was Xi Yu's personal doctor, and ordinary people could not enjoy this treatment. But if Song Shuwen had an apprentice, it would be different.

Finally, Xi Yu went to the Prime Minister's Mansion. (End of this chapter)