Chapter 300 Who Hurt You?

Shen Wantang smiled and shook her head: "My father-in-law's cough was almost cured. I just prescribed a medicine to remove the last lesion of his illness."

"As for you... I've seen the prescription the imperial physician gave you. It's actually appropriate for your symptoms, but imperial physicians prefer to use more conservative medications. Unfortunately, your illness came on suddenly and violently this time, so you're in a lot of pain and your recovery is slow."

"I doubled the dosage of the medicine I prescribed for you, added some other things, and you need to take it four times a day. It's already considered a strong medicine. Once your cough gets better, stop taking it, understand?"

Gu Qianning said with a relaxed expression, "I'll remember that, Doctor Shen!"

Suddenly, footsteps came from outside. Gu Qianning thought it was her maid returning, but after waiting for a while, she saw that the person who came in was her second brother!

The ease on her face vanished instantly: "Second Brother, what brings you here? Didn't you go out? Why are you back?"

Gu Qianhan said calmly, "Weren't you sick? I came to see you."

Gu Qianning almost rolled her eyes, but her upbringing wouldn't allow her to do so. She had been sick for several days, and her second brother hadn't come to see her. But as soon as Shen Wantang arrived today, he came too!

Whom did he come to see? Did she not know?

Shen Wantang stood up and greeted Gu Qianhan: "Second Young Master."

She was sitting sideways, so Gu Qianhan didn't see the injury on her face. But when she stood up, her whole face was exposed, and the red mark on her cheek was clearly visible, even a little glaring.

Gu Qianhan's eyes turned cold: "What happened to your face? Who hurt you?"

"I accidentally got a cut, it's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

After Shen Wantang finished speaking, she sat back down next to Gu Qianning and continued to give her acupuncture.

Looking at her second brother's gloomy face, Gu Qianning felt her chest start to hurt again, and her head started to ache as well.

Fearing that her second brother might do something rash again, she quickly said, "Second brother, I asked A-Tang as soon as she arrived. She said she was hit by a shard of porcelain, but no one hit her! Um... Mother seems to need to talk to you. You should leave now!"

Gu Qianhan could never believe such a clumsy excuse to get rid of him.

He didn't leave, but he also didn't act impulsively, as Gu Qianning had feared.

He stood steadily by the window, looking at Shen Wantang without any hesitation: "Thank you, Princess Consort, for coming to give my sister acupuncture. I am deeply grateful for your care of A Ning. If there is anything you need my help with, please don't hesitate to ask."

His voice was as indifferent as ever, without any ambiguity in his tone, as if he were just a brother who felt sorry for his sister and was grateful for the doctor's treatment.

However, Gu Qianning knew her second brother well. He never spoke big and never made promises casually. If he did make a promise, he would definitely keep it for his entire life.

What he just said was that Shen Wantang could ask for any help she needed, and he would even agree to kill Xiao Qingyuan if she asked him to.

Gu Qianning looked at Shen Wantang nervously, afraid that she would be angry if she saw through her brother's feelings for her, and also afraid that she would not see through her brother's feelings for her, making all her brother's love go to waste. No one could understand her dilemma.

However, Shen Wantang simply turned to Gu Qianhan and smiled gently: "Second Young Master, there's no need to be so polite. A'ning is your sister, but she's also my only friend. It's nothing for me to come and see her when she's sick."

"I happen to know a little about medicine, so I gave her a few acupuncture needles to relieve her pain and let her have a peaceful and healthy New Year. That would put my mind at ease."

"Look, she's only had acupuncture for a short while, but doesn't her complexion look much better?"

Sunlight streamed through the luxurious stained-glass windows, illuminating Shen Wantang's face and reflecting a dazzling light.

Her beautiful voice pierced through the sunlight and went straight into Gu Qianhan's heart.

He looked at Shen Wantang's face, at the conspicuous scar, and it took a great deal of willpower to control himself from touching it.

He heard Shen Wantang call him to look at his sister's face, but he remained motionless, staring at her—what was so interesting about Gu Qianning's face? He had been looking at it for over a decade.

"Second Brother!"

Gu Qianning felt that her second brother was looking at Shen Wantang too much, so she quickly called out to him, wanting to remind him to be mindful of his behavior.

But she was too excited, and after calling out "Second Brother," she started coughing violently.

Her cough was so violent that she even coughed up blood.

Gu Qianhan still cared for his younger sister after all. Hearing that her cough was very strange, he finally shifted his gaze from Shen Wantang's face to Gu Qianning: "Why are you coughing like this? Didn't you call the imperial physician to take a look?"

Gu Qianning wanted to retort, but she coughed and couldn't speak, so she could only glare at him fiercely.

Seeing that she was about to curse, Shen Wantang suppressed a laugh and explained to Gu Qianhan on her behalf: "A Ning invited the imperial physician, but the prescription he gave was too mild, so it failed to stop the illness and instead made her lung heat worse."

She thought Gu Qianhan would think the imperial physicians were all quacks, just like Gu Qianning, but to her surprise, Gu Qianhan said, "The people in the Imperial Hospital are all handpicked. They can definitely cure your little illness."

Gu Qianning: "I...cough cough cough..."

"The prescription is mild, so it will take longer to work. Just drink it for a few more days, and you'll get better eventually. If not, we can find another imperial physician to examine you. Why bother the Crown Princess? When did you become so delicate?"

Gu Qianning: "You...cough cough cough..."

“She’s still injured on the face, yet she braved the freezing cold to come and treat you. What if you pass your illness on to her? Did you write to her again? You’re not allowed to write to her anymore!”

Gu Qianning: "Cough cough cough..."

I'm so angry!

Gu Qianning couldn't help but clench her fist and pound the bed!

This cough is making it impossible for her to swear; she's going crazy!

The more anxious she became, the worse her coughing became. Just a moment ago she could glare at Gu Qianhan, but this time she couldn't even manage that.

She couldn't glare at Gu Qianhan, so Shen Wantang glared at him for her: "Say less."

Gu Qianhan: "Oh, okay."

Did she glare at him?

Did you teach him a lesson?

Gu Qianhan's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

A maidservant came in carrying a bowl of medicine: "Miss, the medicine is ready!"

Gu Qianhan's heart stirred, and he stopped the maid: "Give me the medicine, I'll feed it to A Ning."

The maid was so startled she almost dropped the bowl: "Ah?!"

What's wrong with the Second Young Master today? Is he possessed by a ghost? He's actually taking care of people? No, does he even know how to take care of people? He should be feeding the young lady her medicine, don't make her choke!

Gu Qianning's eyes widened in horror: "I won't... cough cough cough! You go... cough cough cough!"

Gu Qianhan had already picked up the medicine bowl and walked to the bedside: "A'ning, it's time to drink your medicine."

Gu Qianning felt like she was coughing her lungs out, and she looked to Shen Wantang for help: "Cough cough cough!"

Having no other choice, Shen Wantang stopped Gu Qianhan, saying, "Second Young Master, let me do it!"