"I know! Dean Jiang's ex-wife was a high-ranking military leader, I heard she was a division commander!"
"Really? Why would Dean Jiang, who was perfectly happy as the army commander's wife, want a divorce?"
"I heard that the army commander had an affair with his ex-wife, and he even tricked our Dean Jiang into supporting his entire family! Dean Jiang couldn't stand it anymore, so he got a divorce!"
"Did you hear that right? The commander plotted against his own wife?" Everyone expressed disbelief.
"Believe it or not! This story has spread throughout that circle! After Dean Jiang divorced that military commander, both of her sons severed ties with him! If you don't believe me, go look up the newspapers from a few months ago!"
"Now that you mention it, I do remember. Do you all remember that woman who used to come to Dean Jiang for every little thing? The one who claimed to be Dean Jiang's daughter-in-law?"
"Is it the one whose surname is Zhang?"
"Yes, yes, yes! It's her! She comes here for every little thing, not only using Dean Jiang's name but also bringing all her relatives! She doesn't pay for the doctor's appointments or medicines; she puts everything under Dean Jiang's name! I remember her; it was last year or the year before, she even came to the hospital and made a scene with Dean Jiang!"
"What happened? Tell me quickly—"
"That day I happened to pass by Dean Jiang's office. At that time, Dean Jiang was just Director Jiang! It was lunch break when I heard that woman surnamed Zhang asking Dean Jiang for help. She said that one of her relatives was also a doctor, and supposedly a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner with a long family tradition! But his class background wasn't good, or he had offended someone, and was going to be sent to the countryside!"
"She asked Dean Jiang for help, to see if she could transfer that relative to our hospital! Dean Jiang refused! Doesn't she realize that our hospital isn't a place where just any doctor can get in?"
"That woman then asked if, since he couldn't be transferred to our hospital, could we find a way to get Dean Jiang to arrange another hospital for him? The implication was that if Dean Jiang didn't help, he would be abandoning him to his death! She really is a stepmother; she's just putting on an act all the time! When something really happens, you can't count on her!"
"She said that Dean Jiang just can't stand seeing others do well! Her own son was sent to the countryside, so she can't stand seeing others stay in Beijing! She said a lot of nasty things! I couldn't stand listening to her anymore! Dean Jiang is very tolerant; she didn't argue with her and even tried to explain herself."
"Anyway, she didn't agree. That woman angrily said that Dean Jiang would definitely regret it in the future! Then she left!"
...
Jiang Zhiyuan was originally in the ward, but then he smelled the medicine all over Xu Ningyan's body. He could tolerate the other things, but her arms and palms were covered in it. He thought that Xu Ningyan would definitely feel uncomfortable if she woke up.
I was thinking of going out to ask the nurses at the station to help me buy a basin and a towel.
When they arrived at the nurses' station, they overheard this gossip.
Suddenly, an idea struck him, so he borrowed the phone at the nurses' station and called Jiang Yuan, asking her to come to the ward.
Jiang Yuan was confused. She had just arrived at her office when she received a phone call and rushed back to the ward.
She thought something was wrong with Xu Ningyan, but as soon as she entered the ward, her son grabbed her and pulled her aside, slammed the door shut, and his first words were: "Zhang Yanan asked you to help transfer a relative to the hospital?"
Jiang Yuan was taken aback, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Not long after you were sent down to the countryside the year before last, Second Brother, Zhang Yanan did come to the hospital to see me. She said that one of her cousins, surnamed Du, was a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner from a family with a long history of medical knowledge. It was as if her ancestors had served as imperial physicians in the imperial court during the previous dynasty. She was vague about it! She only said that her family had a long history of medical knowledge and that her medical skills were superb! However, because of her bad class background and lack of connections, she was purged and had to be sent down to the countryside!"
"She came to me asking for help! First, it's against the rules, so I naturally can't agree. Second, I can't even handle my own son being sent to the countryside, so how can I care about others? Besides, even though I was fooled by Gu Yong at the time, I knew, even if I was stupid, that she didn't have any good intentions when she came to me for help! If she really needed help, shouldn't she have asked Gu Da Kui to ask Gu Yong? Given Gu Yong's favoritism towards them, if he really had a way, wouldn't he lend a hand?"
"Since Gu Yong hasn't intervened, either the matter is too complicated and intervening might bring trouble upon myself, or they simply don't dare mention it to Gu Yong! They want me to be the one to stick my neck out, but if something really happens, I'm afraid I'll be finished! Then your brother will be all alone in the Gu family, wouldn't he be isolated and helpless?"
"I couldn't protect you, and now only your younger brother is left. I have to protect him too! That's why I refused! What's wrong? Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
Jiang Yuan looked puzzled.
Jiang Zhiyuan suppressed the murderous intent in his heart and said calmly, "It's nothing. I just heard about it. I didn't even know, so I asked because I was afraid you would suffer a loss!"
Jiang Yuan spat at Jiang Zhiyuan: "To use Xiao Yan's words, although I was a bit love-struck before, I still had political sensitivity! Besides, back then, even if I really wanted to get involved, I wouldn't have kept it from Gu Yong. I'm afraid Gu Yong would have stopped me as soon as I opened my mouth! A wife of the director of the top military hospital in Beijing, and a wife who has made a mistake, even a fool would choose!"
He chuckled after saying that.
Looking back at her relationship with Gu Yong over the years, perhaps there were feelings involved at the beginning, but later it was mostly for the sake of face and interests.
Jiang Zhiyuan understood the situation and asked Jiang Yuan to look after Xu Ningyan, saying that he had to leave for a while.
Jiang Yuan knew that Jiang Zhiyuan's job required him to leave at any time.
She was already used to it, and nodded: "Then you go ahead and do your work! Leave Xiaoyan to me. If anything happens, I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on her!"
Jiang Zhiyuan nodded, walking outside while thinking to himself that he would probably be busy tomorrow, and it was indeed not safe to leave without someone he could trust to look after things.
In particular, if what he suspected was true, the fact that Xu Ningyan was poisoned and had to go to Beijing for treatment couldn't be kept secret for long. What if they became desperate and did something rash? He still had to ensure Xu Ningyan's safety.
While pondering this, Jiang Zhiyuan hurried to his workplace.
Back at the office, I first issued a series of orders, then thought for a moment and made a phone call.
When he finished arranging everything and rushed back to the hospital in the afternoon, there were already two men in green military uniforms guarding the ward entrance.
Upon seeing Jiang Zhiyuan about to enter, they immediately blocked his way and asked him to show his identification.
After showing his identification, Jiang Zhiyuan went inside. Jiang Yuan was still in the ward. Seeing Jiang Zhiyuan enter, she nervously grabbed him and asked, "What exactly happened? Why did a group of people suddenly come? They said they were from the Northwest Military Region's Beijing-based guard unit, and starting today, they will take over the security of Xiaoyan's ward—"
Jiang Yuan, being from a military hospital, was well-informed and knew that something big was going on here, judging from the situation.
I can't help but feel panicked!
Jiang Zhiyuan's expression was cold: "Mom, this is what I called the Northwest Military Region to ask them to send a guard platoon to protect Yan Yan! Not only that, regarding Yan Yan's treatment, apart from Elder Yu and Elder Yu's disciples, all the medicinal herbs and the people who prepare the medicine must be on the right track!"
Military doctor Jiang Yuan immediately became alert and, without asking any further questions, said, "I understand. Leave this to me! I will arrange for someone I trust to oversee all the medicinal herbs and the process of decocting them. It will be a two-person team supervising each other! The medicine will not be out of their sight!"
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