Chapter 25 The Truth About Cough

Noticing Gu Yanqing's little action, Fang Huaining found it a little funny.

He looked at Shen Jinan thoughtfully, and seeing her confident look, his heart moved, but there was nothing unusual on his face.

"My health has always been like this. There's nothing to worry about. Why be so cautious? Brother Gu, why don't we go inside and talk?"

Arriving at the wing room Liu Feng had prepared for him, Fang Huaining watched the guards close the door. He then turned his gaze directly to Shen Jinan, his eyes filled with inquiry. "Who is Madam Gu's master of medicine?"

Shen Jinan raised his little face slightly, and said in an unfathomable manner: "No sect or faction."

This answer stunned not only Fang Huaining, but also Gu Yanqing.

He had witnessed and experienced Shen Jinan's method of treating illnesses with his own eyes. How could a self-taught person without any school or sect learn medical skills to such a superb level?

Just talking about the poison in her body, everyone in the Imperial Hospital was helpless, but Shen Jinan dared to guarantee that she could cure herself. It was impossible for Gu Yanqing not to be shocked, but since she didn't say it, he didn't ask, which was a tacit understanding between the two.

"How can Madam Gu be sure that this prince will let you come for treatment?" The expectation in Fang Huaining's eyes faded a lot.

He has met many such doctors over the years, and they were all full of confidence at the beginning.

But when it comes to prescribing medicine, each one is worse than the other.

He unconsciously classified Shen Jinan into this category.

"Of course I can't be sure of this, but it's just because Your Highness helped our family out today, I want to repay you." Shen Jinan looked around and found paper and pen on the table, so he walked over, picked up the pen, and wrote a long list of medicine names.

He picked up the paper, let it cool for a while, and placed it in front of the prince.

"Your Highness, you can ask a doctor to check if there is any problem with this prescription. I can guarantee that if you start taking the medicine today, you will see the effect tomorrow morning."

Shen Jinan's confident look infected Fang Huaining.

He handed the prescription to the secret guard behind him and said without hesitation: "Go and get the medicine according to Madam Gu's prescription."

Fang Huaining looked at Shen Jinan and suddenly put his arm on the table: "I have consulted many doctors for this disease, but none of them have any clues. Why don't you, Madam Gu, take my pulse first?"

Recalling what Gu Yanqing had said to him before, Shen Jinan agreed without hesitation: “Since the prince said so, it’s offensive.”

Without pausing, he immediately placed his hand on his wrist to carefully feel his pulse.

Shen Jinan’s expression changed almost instantly, his eyes full of shock.

She looked at Gu Yanqing, her eyes seemed to be puzzled.

Thinking that she was frightened by her pulse and there was no way to cure it, Fang Huaining smiled and did not get angry: "Madam Gu, don't worry. Even if there is no clue, this prince will not blame you."

Unexpectedly, Shen Jinan frowned and shook his head, as if he was struggling with something.

"There's something I don't know whether I should say it or not."

She was shocked. No wonder Fang Huaining's illness couldn't be cured for so long. His relationship was simply going in the wrong direction.

In her opinion, this was not the cough described in folklore, but was clearly caused by a chronic toxin that had accumulated over the years. It wouldn't kill a person, but it could make life worse than death.

This royal family is quite powerful.

"That's all right, Madam Gu, just speak frankly."

Fang Huaining wanted to see what surprising words this girl could say.

"The prince must have asked doctors to check him over the years. Did all of them, without exception, say it was a cough?" Shen Jinan did not say it directly, but instead inquired in a roundabout way.

"That's right." Fang Huaining nodded, confirming what she said.

"Forgive me for being so bold, but I would like to ask you again, Prince, do you really want to cure this disease?" Shen Jinan's face was a little solemn.

The guard looked dissatisfied.

If the prince had not given him instructions before, he would have wanted to kick these two people out now.

"You are such a cunning woman, our prince must really want to be cured, otherwise why would he be here listening to your nonsense?"

Almost at the same time as the guard spoke, Gu Yanqing stood up and stood in front of Shen Jinan, staring at Fang Huaining in a protective manner.

"Yunzhu, don't be rude." Fang Huaining waved his hand, changed his previous joking expression, and sat up straight.

"Of course, this prince wants to be cured. What does Madam Gu mean by this?"

"I believe the prince has already realized that this is not a disease, but a poison."

Before taking his pulse, Shen Jinan had not thought that his illness would be so complicated.

She only knew that Gu Yanqing had offended many people in the court, so he was poisoned and was now in poor health.

But he didn't expect that there were other people in the same situation as him!

Since this prince is the most favored one by the current emperor, the imperial physicians in the palace must have treated him many times.

The strange thing is why it was not found out?

"How dare you!" The guard shouted subconsciously, and his hand reached for the sword at his waist.

"Yunzhu!" Fang Huaining shouted coldly.

Yunzhu suddenly lost her momentum and stopped attacking. She just stood aside angrily, glaring at Shen Jinan from time to time.

"Why do you say that, Madam Gu? You should know that the imperial physicians in the palace only diagnosed it as a cough."

Fang Huaining picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and waited for Shen Jinan’s explanation.

"Some things may be difficult to explain too clearly, but whether they are true or false, the Crown Prince should have already made up his mind. I heard that the Protector of the Country has spent half his life in the military and made great contributions. The people now speak of them and praise them unconditionally."

Shen Jinan mentioned the Duke of Huguo with a hint of meaning.

Since Master Fang’s illness is different from what is rumored among the people.

The health of the Duke of Protectorate is getting weaker and weaker, so it must be due to water.

Fang Huaining's eyes dimmed slightly, and it was unknown what he was thinking. After a while, he suddenly smiled: "Madam Gu's medical skills are indeed excellent. I will have to trouble Madam Gu to take more care of this prince's health in the future."

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? This is our honor."

Shen Jinan did not refuse, it was most appropriate to help him treat his illness at the moment.

Fang Huaining looked at the man who hadn't spoken from beginning to end but had been protecting Shen Jinan, and said with an envious smile: "Gu Yanqing, you are so lucky to have found a good wife."

No wonder he felt that Gu Yanqing was very different from when he first met him in the capital.

It turned out that he had been recuperating secretly, and now he is in better health than before.

His smile was extremely deceptive, but Gu Yanqing remained unmoved. He simply said politely, "Gu naturally knows."

But in his heart, he secretly thought: Of course Shen Jinan is better, and it is better for him and the child.

Fang Huaining was right, but if he wanted to take advantage of her.

Even if you are the prince, you have to consider your own weight.