Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside

As soon as these words were out, the handsome man swung his fist, ”Don’t you dare speak of my sister like that, you have no right to speak of her.”

Indeed, this handsome man was none other than Chu Lian, the younger brother of Consort Ling.

He had just received a message by carrier pigeon that Consort Ling had been poisoned in the palace. The poison’s name was Hundred Days to Death, treated by the renowned Xue, the Divine Doctor. His uncle sent people to Medicine King Valley to capture someone, seeking revenge for Consort Ling.

However, it so happened that they found out Divine Doctor Xue had come to Shanshi County.

As soon as Chu Lian’s people made a move, they caught him immediately.

In fact, he was conflicted because he knew inside that this was something done by people in the palace, and Divine Doctor Xue was just the one who made the poison.

Yet his sister was indeed poisoned, and his nephew could not survive because of that poison.

If Xue the Divine Doctor hadn’t made the poison...

So, he couldn’t be entirely blameless in this matter.

But after all, Xue the Divine Doctor was a doctor who treated illnesses and saved lives. Recently, he had been treating many commoners, so upon entering the room with the intent to resolve this, he turned his head away, unable to bear it, unwilling to look at him, and lost his usual decisiveness.

But now...

He could not endure it. He actually spoke words of disrespect, insulting his sister.

His sister was so wonderful, how could she be insulted like that?

A punch landed on Xue Zhiyi’s face, which also made Xue Zhiyi aware of Chu Lian’s identity.

Xue Zhiyi did not fight back, silently enduring the punch, because he knew his own fault. If he hadn’t developed the poison, how would Consort Ling have been poisoned?

In the end, there was indeed his reason.

But not fighting back did not mean he was willing to continue to be beaten. He spoke, ”How can you prove you are her brother?”

”I don’t need to prove it.”

”If you can prove it, I will tell you something about Consort Ling that no one else knows, only I know.”

Such words indeed made Chu Lian stay his hand, pondering if he was being deceived.

But moments later, he took a token from his waist and held it before Xue Zhiyi, ”If you speak even a single false word, the young lady outside will meet the same fate as you.”

Xue Zhiyi’s pupils narrowed when he saw the token.

Because he confirmed it.

That was a token unique to the Prime Minister’s Residence, only held by confidants of the Prime Minister, indicating he was indeed one of the Prime Minister’s men, and indeed Consort Ling’s brother.

In fact, the reason he confirmed his identity was for a purpose.

He feared he was someone from the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, or the Empress, in which case he couldn’t reveal the secret he held inside.

But if he was someone from the Prime Minister, he could say it.

After all, the current Prime Minister was a good one, and even if he had murderous intent toward him, it was because he poisoned his daughter.

Since they came seeking him, he could tell the Prime Minister and put his mind at ease.

He thought, the Prime Minister would surely find a way to protect his grandson.

Just as he was about to speak, there was a knock on the door.

He saw the handsome man’s subordinate go to the door, speak with the person outside, then return to the room, whispering a few words into the handsome man’s ear, who then said sharply to him, ”Don’t even think about playing any tricks.”

And then he followed that subordinate out.

The door was tightly closed again, leaving him alone in this sealed room.

However, Xue Zhiyi was not in a hurry, because knowing that the handsome man was from the Prime Minister’s entourage meant that he was on his side, and he would get out eventually; it was just a matter of time.

But he wondered how An’an was doing?