Abandoned daughter reborn, legitimate son is resourceful

"Oh, it's Jin Ming! Carriage? What a coincidence, my carriage just carried goods to Yuecheng."

"Just left?"

Aunt Xu nodded. Although she was a butcher, she kept herself clean and tidy and did not take herself lightly at all.

Nan Jinming did not dare to hesitate any longer. This was the entrance to the village, but the only road had to go around the back mountain. As long as he passed through the back mountain, he could intercept the carriage.

"There is an injured patient who must be sent to the city immediately. Aunt Xu, you won't even give Doctor Gu face, right?"

Aunt Xu's face looked a little solemn. Although Doctor Gu was just a barefoot doctor in the village, he was also the only male doctor and had a high prestige in the village. Not only had she never married in her life, but his medical skills had also been used to treat people and animals of all sizes in Lai Fu Village.

"But now... I can't call him back."

Nan Jinming was waiting for her to say this: "As long as you are willing to lend me the carriage, I promise to send it back to you in the evening."

"If you can stop the carriage, it will be given to you."

"Thank you."

Nan Jinming turned and headed towards the back mountain. Aunt Xu looked as if she had seen a ghost.

At this time of year, the forest is dense and overgrown with weeds. There are many poisonous snakes, insects, rats and ants. Nan Jinming is wearing thin clothes and has no mosquito repellent. He just goes like this...

It is indeed too dangerous.

Nan Jinming didn't care about all that. He broke off a wooden stick and used it to clear a path. This would not only scare away snakes, insects, rats and ants in advance and make them avoid them on their own, but would also allow him to check whether there were any holes dug by hunters ahead.

"Why hasn't the carriage arrived yet?"

Bai Ran sat on the edge of the bed, feeling a little anxious. He stood up and looked outside the yard, then sat back on the edge of the bed, watching Doctor Gu stop the bleeding and dissipate the heat for Nangong Jingcheng.

"The weather is hot and humid right now. We can only cut the young master's clothes away from the wound. It seems that the blood has already coagulated here. It will be painful when I tear it open. He may wake up."

Bai Ran frowned, clenched his fists and placed them on his knees, gritted his teeth and said, "Just be gentle, he is most afraid of pain."

Yes, Nangong Jingcheng was most afraid of being hurt. He had been protected by his childhood sweetheart Murong Beitang. After Murong Beitang disappeared in southern Xinjiang, he seemed to have grown up overnight. At the age of fifteen, he was a young man from a noble family in the capital who was both talented in civil and military affairs. Everyone envied and jealous that the Prime Minister's Mansion had such a talented son.

Doctor Gu had not seen such a serious wound for a long time. Not only that, there were signs of black blood on the wound. He didn't know who was so cruel as to poison such a handsome young man to death.

Doctor Gu is now over fifty years old, his hair has turned white, and life is short. He never waited for that person, that knight, who he fell in love with at first sight when he was young.

Doctor Gu poured the boiling water used by Bai Ran into a wooden basin, threw the scissors in to soak, then took them out with chopsticks, walked to the bedside, glanced at Bai Ran, and said nothing.

Bai Ran stood up and turned his head: "You deal with it first, I'll go out and wait."

This is what Doctor Gu meant, but he didn’t know the identity of this man and why so many people were protecting him.

The scissors cut open all the wounds around the waist along the blood-stained white clothes. The blood coagulated on the clothes and connected to the wounds. The slightest force would pull the wounds and cause them to bleed.

The young man on the bed was as bright as the breeze and the moon. His thin and skinny body was almost broken here. Doctor Gu was afraid of hurting him. Fortunately, everything went well and the wound was successfully cleaned. What was left was a four-inch long bloody wound with the skin and flesh turned inside out.

The conditions in the village are poor now, and there is only a small piece of gauze, but it is not easy to bandage him in the current weather.

"Uh-huh!!!"

Bai Ran stood under the eaves and saw a simple carriage parked outside the yard. She didn't think much about it because she thought it was the lady she had asked to borrow the carriage just now, as she saw the fence. It was not until Nan Jinming got out of the carriage and opened the fence that she could see that it was a tall young woman. Although she was wearing coarse cloth clothes, she had a righteous aura when she walked towards her.

"You are……"

"Ah? Oh, I heard Aunt Ma say you needed a carriage, so I came to help drive it over."

Bai Ran glanced at the carriage outside, turned around and was about to knock on the door to ask about Doctor Gu's condition, but he saw Doctor Gu coming out wiping his hands with a handkerchief, which was also stained with bright red blood.

"Jin Ming?"

"Doctor Gu, I'm here to deliver the carriage."

Nan Jinming's words were full of the accent of a village peasant woman, which dispelled Bai Ran's speculation that she was a hermit.

"Okay, I've already used gauze to give her a simple treatment. She will definitely bleed due to the bumps on the road later. This is a herbal medicine to stop bleeding. Her wound is poisonous, so I dare not use medicine easily, so..."

"poisonous?"

Bai Ran pushed the door open and walked in. He didn't even take the herbs. It was his subordinates next to him who took them.

Nan Jinming stretched his head to see the situation, but saw Bai Ran coming out holding Nangong Jingcheng. The wound was on the left waist. Nangong Jingcheng had just been awakened by the pain. Now he opened his eyes, frowned, and sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Sir, I will take you to Yuecheng to find a doctor to cure your poison."

"You are not familiar with the route, why don't I take you there!"

Bai Ran glanced at Nan Jinming who was so enthusiastic. Although he didn't know why this man was helping him, he still nodded in agreement.

"Doctor Gu, please tell Chen Liang that I won't be back until this evening, so there's no need to wait for me for dinner."

"Well, go ahead and be careful on your way."

A horse-drawn carriage was speeding along a road covered with flying yellow earth. It was surrounded by green tents that made it impossible to see people. Apart from Lai Fu Village, no other villages could be seen along the way.

Bai Ran only brought two of his men this time. The carriage was quite large, so there was more than enough space for four people.

Nan Jinming didn't dare to delay, as it would take at least half an hour to get to Yuecheng from here.

"Boss, can you trust this man?"

"There is no other way now. If she leads us the wrong way, we will just kill her when the time comes."

"White Guard..."

Nangong Jingcheng lay in Bai Ran's arms. The smell in the car was really bad. It was not that he disliked it, but it was the first time he encountered such conditions.

Seeing that his face was pale, Bai Ran subconsciously looked at his wound. Seeing that there was no bleeding, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir, hold on a little longer."

Nangong Jingcheng lay in Bai Ran's arms. Bai Ran had a light scent of gardenia on her body, which made people feel a little at ease.

"Who is that person outside?"

There was no curtain covering the carriage, so one could see the scene inside the carriage clearly at a glance from the outside.

Nan Jinming tightened his grip on the reins. He had fought on the battlefields for the first half of his life and had never been afraid. But now that things and people have changed, he was actually a little afraid of being recognized by old friends.

"We are villagers from Laifu Village. Fortunately, this lady helped us borrow the carriage."

"Bai Ran, I'm sorry."

Bai Ran was a little flattered. She had always regarded herself as the young master's shadow. Whenever he was in danger, she would appear in time to help him deal with the trouble. The young master never said sorry to her.

"Sir, you don't need to say more. Bai Ran is willing to follow you. Even if you want me to take you back, I will respect your wishes. If you don't want to go back, no matter where you want to go, Bai Ran will follow you until death."

Bai Ran said this sincerely. In this life, Nangong Jingcheng had already lived in her heart. Even though there was a huge gap between their identities and it would not be possible, she would never let him be in danger alone again in this life.

Nangong Jingcheng knew that it was unnecessary for him to say anything more now. Bai Ran had been with him for so long, but unfortunately, his heart already had Sister Beitang in it and there was no room for anyone else.

Nan Jinming drove the carriage steadily, while also listening to the conversation between the two.

It was unclear whether Bai Ran had good feelings for Jing Cheng in the past, but now he really has good feelings for her. It's a pity that there is a huge gap between their statuses. One is the prime minister's son, and the other is just a guard in the palace. The love between master and servant is not tolerated by the world.

Yuecheng Medical Clinic

Nan Jinming had been to Yuecheng once or twice before, but her memory was very good. She would feel very familiar with a place she had been to once, and she could remember everything she had seen. She had extraordinary talents since she was a child.

I have heard before that there is an An Ning Medical Clinic in this city with a good reputation. The prices here are reasonable and ordinary people can afford them when they come to seek medical treatment and ask for medicine.

"Everyone, we have arrived at the clinic."

As Nan Jinming spoke, the carriage stopped steadily in front of the clinic.

Bai Ran picked up Nangong Jingcheng, stepped off the carriage, came to the door of the clinic, looked up at the sign at the door, and walked in.

Nan Jinming felt somewhat uneasy, but he still followed her in.

"Where is your best doctor? Call him quickly. My son has been poisoned and the wound is quite deep."

When Bai Ran spoke, her tone was a little heavy because she was too anxious. If the pharmacist in the shop had not seen it, the pale-faced man in her arms would not have paid any attention to her.

"Take him to the back hall first. I'll go get my doctor."

Nan Jinming glanced at the situation inside the clinic indifferently. There were tables and chairs for diagnosis in the front hall, and a counter specifically for dispensing medicines. Next to the counter were several higher cabinets containing various kinds of medicines.

Bai Ran couldn't care less about so many things. The most important thing in his mind now was to help the young master remove the poison from his body and bandage his wounds.

Over the years, Bai Ran had resented Murong Beitang in her heart. She hated why she disappeared for no reason and hated that God had hidden a living person without any news of her.

That's why the young master would run away from home and come to such a remote city, just to find Murong Beitang.

I followed the medicine boy to the back hall, where there were some simple beds, tables and chairs.

"Put the patient on the bed first, and don't touch his wound. I'll call my doctor right away."

Bai Ran obediently and carefully placed Nangong Jingcheng in his arms gently on the bed, and drove the carriage all the way to Yuecheng. Nangong Jingcheng was extremely sober.

He didn't know what kind of poison it was, but he could feel a stinging pain in his waist at first, and then he gradually lost consciousness.

If I'm really going to die, that's good too. I should be able to meet Sister Beitang again.

Nan Jinming stood aside, quietly looking at Nangong Jingcheng lying on the bed. He had no idea what she was thinking. The expression on her face was sometimes serious, sometimes relieved, until he saw the red rope around Nangong Jingcheng's neck. He looked along the red rope and saw the sunlight coming in from the half-open window, just falling on the safety lock around his neck.

I haven't seen him for ten years. The innocent child has grown into such a beautiful boy, like the breeze and the bright moon. When I saw him in the back mountain, I saw the safety lock on his neck and then confirmed his identity.

Over the past ten years, I could vaguely see that his face was very different from what I had seen before. Although people's appearance would gradually mature with age, the aura between their brows needed time to settle and gradually deepen.