HCB Chapter 229: Dog Father and Tiger Son
Chapter 229: Dog Father and Tiger Son
Zhou Chang glanced at the skinny monkey and ordered, "Bring some tea and snacks."
The skinny monkey agreed, turned around and instructed Duofu Duobao outside the door. He did not leave, but stood beside Zhou Chang, guarding against Qin Zhi.
Zhou Chang did not see any hostility in Qin Zhi's eyes, but the skinny monkey's action made her feel more appropriate. After all, the young man in front of them was "kidnapped" by them.
Qin Zhi's Adam's apple moved up and down, and he swallowed the nonexistent saliva, and said hoarsely: "Your Highness Prince Yi, is the student under house arrest now?"
It's really straight to the point.
Zhou Chang was embarrassed, but he was a wise man and didn't mince words, so he just said one word: "Yes."
Qin Zhi didn't expect to get such a direct answer. His eyes widened for a moment and then lowered them. He pursed his lips, lowered his head, and clenched his hands in his sleeves.
Zhou Chang had no intention of making things difficult for the child, and even ordered that he be treated to good food and drink.
But seeing Qin Zhi like this, he felt bad in his heart: "It has nothing to do with you, just think of it as being a guest in my palace, I will give you good food and drink, and you don't have to go to school, isn't it a good thing."
Qin Zhi lowered his head and did not answer, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
"Besides, after this incident, when you go back, your family will be worried, so they may let you rest for a few more days. You can also skip school with a legitimate reason, isn't that better?" Zhou Chang was afraid that he would ask him to release him, so he also comforted himself.
Qin Zhi frowned, not sure if he heard it or not, but he seemed to have something more on his mind.
"If you want me to let you go now, don't say anything." Zhou Chang blocked the other person's mouth in advance. Seeing Qin Zhi's eyes flickering, he was afraid that he was about to cry, so he hurriedly relaxed the atmosphere, "Don't tell me you still want to study, right?"
Sure enough, the last sentence worked.
Qin Zhi wanted to laugh for a moment, but felt that he shouldn't laugh, so he held it back and just licked his cracked lips lightly.
At this time, Duofu Duobao also brought tea and snacks.
Zhou Chang pointed at two plates of cakes and placed them next to Qin Zhi: "Since you didn't have any breakfast this morning, have some snacks to fill your stomach."
Qin Zhi was obviously very thirsty, but he still kept his lips tightly pursed.
"It's not good for a person to be so stubborn." Zhou Chang said this from the bottom of his heart, and it can be regarded as the experience of two lifetimes. "Drink when you are thirsty, eat when you are hungry, and say whatever you want when you are full. Don't care too much about others."
Qin Zhi remained motionless, with his two big eyes like black grapes open, not blinking.
"Drink when you're thirsty." Zhou Chang gave a direct order.
Qin Zhi grasped his sleeves tightly with both hands, slowly picked up the tea bowl after a while, and finally took a sip.
Zhou Chang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that children had no willpower. "Since you've drunk the water, you can have some snacks too. It's okay."
Just as he finished speaking, Zhong Yu came to the study again to ask for a meeting.
Zhong Yu glanced at Qin Zhi, but he didn't avoid the question and said directly: "Your Highness, three days have passed. The epidemic in West City has not been alleviated. It is not a solution to just provide porridge and vegetables every day. There are people outside who are talking about it and questioning your ability to handle this matter."
"Providing porridge and vegetables is not a solution." Zhou Chang leaned back in her chair. She had really tried her best, but she admitted that her ability was limited. "But there is no prescription and no medicinal materials. What can we do in this situation? It's better to give out porridge and vegetables first."
Zhong Yu also shook his head. He had thought of all the solutions he could think of, but there was really nothing he could do.
Zhou Chang watched Qin Zhi pick up another piece of dessert and put it in his mouth. Thinking that it was made by Wang Mama, he gave another instruction: "Mr. Zhong, how much food can be used in the palace? Give it all away. The silver should be enough for the time being. If it is not enough later, we can find another way."
Zhong Yu frowned, but could only nod: "Yes."
Qin Zhi drank a cup of tea and ate two snacks while the two were talking. Feeling calm, he stood up and interrupted, "Your Highness Prince Yi, I have finished my meal. I have something to report to you."
"If you have anything to say, just tell me. If you want me to let you go back, then there's no need to say it." Zhou Chang didn't care. Anyway, it seemed that the child was easy to coax.
Qin Zhi took a deep breath, his eyebrows furrowed almost the same as Zhong Yu's: "Your Highness Prince Yi, the overseas student is here just for the prescription in my father's hand. This student has it."
"That's not right, that's not right," Zhong Yu said before Zhou Kai could speak. "The old prescriptions that have been used for many years cannot cure the new epidemic of that year. They may not be suitable at all."
"It's not an old recipe." Qin Zhi nodded to Zhong Yu and gave up the only good chair left in the study.
"It's not an old recipe?" Zhong Yuzi asked, not wanting to sit down, "Where did you get the new recipe these days?"
"Yes..." Qin Zhi's courage, which he had just mustered up, fell again.
Zhou Chang saw something and winked at Zhong Yu: "Mr. Zhong, please go down first. As the saying goes, urgent matters should be dealt with slowly. We can discuss this later."
Zhong Yu looked at Qin Zhi twice, then bowed and walked out.
Qin Zhi watched Zhong Yu leave and glanced at the servant beside him: "You go out and wait for me first."
The book boy looked stupid and left without saying a word.
Zhou Chang couldn't help but tease: "Master Qin is really smart."
"Your Highness Prince Yi, please make fun of me. I am just a mediocre person." Qin Zhi said in a mature manner.
"The fact that you can choose a silly servant for yourself shows that you are smarter than ordinary people." Zhou Chang stopped there.
Qin Zhi did not hide it: "Your Highness Prince Yi is right. As a student who studies, what's the use of having a clever book boy? It's better to have a dull one."
"How old are you this year?" Zhou Chang was somewhat interested in Qin Zhisheng.
Qin Zhi also knew the meaning of this question and smiled gently: "The student is indeed fourteen years old this year."
Zhou Chang laughed at himself. In ancient times, people could get married at the age of 14. For someone like him, Prince Yi, who was still unmarried in his twenties, he was considered an anomaly.
"Mr. Qin, please sit down. There is no one else here. Just say whatever you want to say." Zhou Chang pointed to the good chair below.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Yi," Qin Zhi did not hesitate this time and sat down on the chair again, "I can write the prescription that Your Highness Prince Yi wants right now, and I guarantee it is a new prescription."
"How do you get a new prescription?" Zhou Chang asked.
Qin Zhi bit his lower lip and made up his mind: "About a month ago, a boatman who came back from the south came to the Qin family pharmacy to seek medical treatment. My grandfather was in the pharmacy at that time. He diagnosed and treated him. He changed the prescription twice but it didn't work. He suspected that it might be an epidemic. Unexpectedly, the epidemic broke out in Xicheng later. My grandfather went to check it out and confirmed that it was the same disease. After research, he modified the prescription and cured the boatman."
"In that case, Qin Shou, does your father already have this prescription?" Zhou Chang felt like a thousand horses were running through his mind.
"Yes." Qin Zhi spoke in a very low voice and buried his head deeply in his chest.
"Then you..." Zhou Chang suddenly understood what Qin Zhi was doing.
A man like Qin Shou could give birth to a son like Qin Zhi. It's really a perfect match. The Qin family's ancestors' graves should be filled with sorrow.