The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

Ever since the Duke of Zhenguo was taken away and the Queen Mother disappeared, all the martial monks with skills in Bailong Temple were transferred away, leaving only three or two to look after the temple.

Xu Yao took the man to the temple and hid him there when no one was paying attention.

No one could have imagined that Xu Yao would be so bold as to hide people directly in the White Dragon Temple.

They disguised themselves as believers from other places and prayed devoutly for their father, hoping that their seriously ill father would be blessed by the Buddha in the royal temple and recover soon.

To this end, the family donated hundreds of taels of incense money and rented a guest room for a long time.

Xu Yao dressed up as a man again, and the three of them treated each other like siblings. Xu Yao was the youngest brother, busy running around.

They were no different from many pilgrims who came to pray to gods and Buddhas, so the monks in the temples never paid any attention to them.

Xu Yao sent a message to the city, asking Zhuang Mu to send Old Man Qu to the mountain.

Old Man Qu secretly went up the mountain at night specifically to treat the Duke of Zhenguo.

At this point, Pei Yi's admiration for Xu Yao could no longer be expressed in words.

Pei Yi still doesn't know how Xu Yao found her father.

But just based on this life-saving grace, Pei Yi already regarded her as his own.

Xu Yao would not tell her that she had been watching outside the Jia family for a long time. The reason why Pei Shuo was not allowed to go to such things was because Pei Shuo's hearing was not as good as hers.

Xu Yao had been to the Jia family several times and was familiar with the place, so he was able to eavesdrop on the Jia father and son and find out where they hid the person. Naturally, he also overheard what the Pingxi Marquis discussed with Master Jia.

That day, Marquis Pingxi came to see Master Jia, holding the emperor's decree to get the Duke of Zhenguo out.

But Master Jia said that this person was so important. If they rescued the empress dowager but lost her, how would they face the empress dowager's questioning?

Pingxi Hou was also hesitant about this matter, so Doctor Jia proposed a compromise, which was to find a substitute to exchange.

Naturally, there are also masters of disguise in the Yuanqing Sect.

By then, if we can rescue the Queen Mother and catch all those assassins in one fell swoop, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?

Pingxi Hou knew what Master Jia was thinking and did not agree at first. But Master Jia used both soft and hard tactics, hinting that the Queen Mother was old and would return power to the Emperor sooner or later. If he could not curry favor with the Emperor, there would be no chance for him to survive when His Majesty ascended the throne in the future.

After careful consideration, Marquis Pingxi could only nod his head and agree to this matter.

But the Marquis of Pingxi would not allow himself to be manipulated by Grand Tutor Jia. He proposed to let his men work together with Grand Tutor Jia's men to look after the Duke of Zhenguo.

If it doesn't work, you still have to take out the real thing to exchange it.

Master Jia could only nod in agreement. When Xu Yao heard this, he secretly followed Pingxi Hou's men until they reached the dungeon where the prisoners were being held.

Only then did we know where the person was being held.

Xu Yao also heard another piece of news, which was that Master Jia wanted to take action against Queen Mother Wang and take the opportunity to put the blame on Marquis Pingxi.

Xu Yao naturally would not stop this dog-eat-dog trick. She would take advantage of the situation and let them fight each other. She took the opportunity when the Jia family's defense was weak, sneaked into the dungeon and took the Duke of Zhenguo away.

So when Queen Mother Wang appeared and asked about the whereabouts of the Duke of Zhenguo, even though Master Jia had explained, the man had already disappeared.

Queen Mother Wang looked solemn, but she did not punish Pingxi Hou severely. She only asked them to search everywhere and find Zhenguo Gong back no matter what.

Doctor Qu saw Pei Shuo and asked about his leg. "Boy, how is your leg?"

Pei Shuo smiled and said that his condition was fine, "Please trouble Doctor Qu to treat my father."

Old Man Qu glanced into the room and saw a middle-aged man with a stubble on his face, unconscious, lying on the bed.

Xu Yao nodded to him, and Dr. Qu came in to see the patient.

Xu Yao was outside and had no intention of going in. Pei Shuo and Pei Yi were both quite worried and waited nervously. After a cup of tea, Doctor Qu raised his head and said, "The Duke must have hurt his head. I need some time to give him acupuncture and medication. But..."

"Just what?"

Old Man Qu didn't say anything, just looked at Xu Yao.

Xu Yao sat at the door, looked at him, and said with a half-smile, "Just name your name, how much do you want?"

Old Man Qu chuckled and raised a finger as usual.

Another ten thousand taels.

Xu Yao sighed and laughed at him: "You are already this old, what do you need so much money for? Aren't you afraid that you will be buried with him in the coffin and have your grave dug up in the future?"

Old Man Qu didn't care: "Why do you care how much money an old man wants? It's up to you whether you want to give it or not."

Xu Yao nodded, agreed to give it to him, and directly took out a silver note worth 10,000 taels.

Pei Yi and Pei Shuo were both very surprised that she actually carried so much silver with her.

Zhao Xi laughed at Xu Yao: "You are just as good a master as his mother. You spend so much money and you don't even feel the pain."

Xu Yao sneered: "You don't understand this. If it were somewhere else, I might feel a little pain, but this is Panjing, I'm short of money. The Jia family, the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion, which one doesn't have money? I'm going to rob them."

Xu Yao felt more and more that being a thief was a very good profession.

Especially stealing ill-gotten gains, this kind of life of robbing the rich to help the poor was simply tailor-made for her.

Going to work? What a bullshit job. This thing won’t make you rich at all.

As expected, people are not rich without windfall.

Zhao Xi marveled at her shamelessness and gave her a thumbs up.

Old Man Qu got the money and immediately prepared for treatment.

He wrote a prescription for the herbs. Xu Yao was about to go down the mountain to get the herbs, but Old Man Qu called her, "Pick the herbs separately from this prescription and ask Zhuang Mu to get them."

Xu Yao understood as soon as he heard it. He was just afraid that the recipe would leak out and someone with ulterior motives would notice something.

Come to think of it, the Duke of Zhenguo had been in a coma for such a long time, he must have been treated by a doctor.

If this recipe gets out and is known to someone with ulterior motives, they will definitely track it down here.

Xu Yao nodded and went down the mountain to do his work.

Pei Yi looked back at his father, feeling a little heavy-hearted.

Who would have thought that even though Xu Yao rescued the man, his father remained in a coma and no one knew what kind of suffering he had endured during these days.

"What secret do you think Dad has?"

The brother and sister looked at each other in silence.

I'm afraid only their father can tell them the answer when he wakes up.

Old man Qu really had some skills. After just two or three days, the Duke of Zhenguo, who had been in a coma, actually woke up.

His ability made Xu Yao marvel at it, but also made him confused.

Xu Yao pulled Old Man Qu outside and said, "You said you are so powerful, do you have any way to deal with the poisonous insect in my body?"

Old Man Qu sighed and shook his head: "I told you long ago that I have no way. The viciousness of Yuan Qingzong is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Unless Yuan Qingzong is destroyed, it will be difficult for you, a girl, to get rid of this poisonous insect."