"Hey, on what grounds are you arresting someone? What has my cousin done?" Lin Qianqing stood in front of Gu Youyou.
Seeing the portrait in the hands of the guards, Gu Youyou already understood what was going on. She pushed Lin Qianqing aside and said to the guards, "I don’t know what I’ve done wrong that warrants my arrest."
The guard sneered, holding up the portrait and saying, "Someone saw you treating this person, a major fugitive from the Imperial Court. We’re taking you to the Ministry of Punishment’s Prison to understand the situation."
Those who went to the Ministry of Justice’s Prison came out with a layer of skin peeled off even if they were innocent. Lin Qianqing’s eyebrows knitted together as she whispered to Gu Youyou, "They’re from the Ministry of Justice, I’m afraid you can’t refuse to go. Go with them for now and play along, stall for time, and I’ll go to my father immediately."
Gu Youyou realized that ancient police stations were nothing like those of modern times; they were places devoid of any humanity or rights, and she grew serious, replying, "Okay, go without worry."
This Jin Ziyuan, bringing such trouble upon her.
She wondered what he had done to expose his identity; now he would probably find it difficult to stay in Beijing.
As Lin Qianqing tried to leave Jisheng Hall, she was stopped by the guards. She lifted her chin and said coldly, "I am the young lady of the Lin Family. If you want to arrest me, you should go to the Lin Residence. Arresting me here will be difficult to explain to my father and mother."
Hearing Lin Qianqing claim her family name, the guard was startled and hastily gestured for others to make way.
"I certainly wouldn’t dare to stop Miss Lin. Please proceed!"
As Gu Youyou was being captured, Doctor Cui, who had once served as a doctor in the Imperial Palace, heard the commotion and stepped out from her consultation room. Seeing the scene, she was startled and said, "Officer, I was once a doctor in the Imperial Palace. I wonder what crime Shopkeeper Hu and our Doctor Gu have committed that you are taking them to the Ministry of Punishment’s Prison?"
"Oh, Doctor Cui!" Hearing that she came from the Imperial Palace, the guard quickly bowed and saluted, his attitude doing a complete one-eighty.
"The person who just came in to buy medicine is a remnant of the rebel Three Princes from years ago, a major fugitive from the Imperial Court. So, it’s not that we want to trouble your doctors and managers, but we are compelled. Please understand."
Whom could they blame? It’s just bad luck for Jisheng Hall.
The major fugitive from the Imperial Court went to other places, but unfortunately ended up at their Jisheng Hall.
Alas! A wave of sighs filled the air.
It was Doctor Gu’s first day back after recovering from a severe illness, and she ran into such an unlucky situation. The damned fugitive from the Imperial Court, why didn’t he go to another place to buy his medicine, insisting on causing trouble for Doctor Gu?
Hearing this, Doctor Cui frowned. Since it was a major fugitive from the Imperial Court and the Ministry of Justice was handling it personally, Doctor Cui was powerless. She said, "Then Doctor Gu and Shopkeeper Hu can only go with them for questioning, but rest assured, the officers are just taking you for investigation and won’t cause you any trouble. Otherwise, the Princely Heir wouldn’t agree, would he?"
"The Princely Heir?" the guard raised an eyebrow.
Doctor Cui continued, "Yes, one of the backers of our medical establishment happens to be the Princely Heir."
"The one from Jinan?" the guard was already breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Precisely, the one from Jinan. The Princely Heir is a fellow disciple of our Doctor Gu, and they set up this medical establishment together."
The guard looked at Gu Youyou, not expecting the young female doctor to be a senior disciple of that Princely Heir.
The Princely Heir was not like other heirs; he was the only son of the Marquess of Lingnan and the close disciple of Tian Jizi from the Dao Family. Whether in the Imperial Court or the Dao Family, his status and position were very high.