Chapter 177 A Disappointing Thing (First Update)
Liu Yisheng?
The name sounds familiar.
Gu Jiao couldn't quite recall where she had heard it before.
Gu Jiao had someone refill his medicine without charging him.
Liu Yisheng, clutching the medicine, staggered away.
He had only taken a couple of steps when he suddenly turned back and said, "Maybe you really shouldn't have treated me."
He was deceived so many times, each time with hope, only to be disappointed in the end.
But this time, he knew the medicine she gave him was real.
Countless times he had hoped that the medicine those people gave him was real, but this time, he hoped it was fake.
Liu Yisheng left.
When Gu Jiao returned to the clinic, apart from Doctor Song and Manager Wang who were completely bewildered, the other local staff members all lowered their heads and dared not utter a sound.
"Xiao Gu! I'm back!"
The second boss entered the clinic beaming. "Having money really makes a difference! You're all so much more assertive now! Hey? What's wrong with you all? Why are you all so pale? Did something happen?"
Shopkeeper Wang said in bewilderment, "A patient named Liu Yisheng came in just now. He was being harassed by someone, and they wouldn't allow Miss Gu to treat him."
The second landlord's expression changed: "Did...did Xiao Gu treat him?"
Shopkeeper Wang said, "They've been dealt with, and those bastards have been taken care of too."
The second landlord pinched the man's philtrum, and the man's eyes rolled back as he fainted!
When the second master woke up, he was already lying in his room on the second floor. He hurried downstairs to find Gu Jiao.
The young apprentice went to eat, and Gu Jiao was preparing medicine for a patient.
The second boss grabbed her wrist: "Xiao Song, come here for a moment and get the medicine for this patient."
"Alright!" Doctor Song put down the herbs that were drying in the backyard and went back to the main hall to dispense medicine for others.
The second landlord pulled Gu Jiao to the backyard.
He treated Gu Jiao like a younger sister, without any ulterior motives.
He said to Gu Jiao, "Tell me what Liu Yisheng looks like when you see him today?"
"It looks good," Gu Jiao said.
The second boss knew his young master Gu's taste. Having seen so many stunning beauties like Xiao Liulang, and with Gu Yan, that handsome young man, by her side, she could still be praised for being good-looking. It seemed that she really was the rumored Liu Yisheng.
The second landlord felt utterly hopeless: "It's all over, completely over..."
Gu Jiao asked, "Who is this Liu Yisheng? Why can't we treat his illness?"
"He's from the deposed crown prince's family!" The second landlord explained the current situation in the capital to Gu Jiao with a bitter face. "The current emperor was not originally the crown prince. Consort Liu's son was. Later, Empress Dowager Zhuang defeated the Liu family and deposed the crown prince, so she put Consort Jing's adopted son on the throne."
Gu Jiao listened attentively.
The second landlord continued, "The Liu family was not satisfied and actually plotted to harm the current emperor. They not only used witchcraft on the emperor and the empress dowager, but also secretly had dragon robes made for the deposed crown prince. After the incident was exposed, the Liu family members were either executed or exiled, and the crown prince and crown princess were imprisoned. They both died a few years later."
The evidence is irrefutable, and no one in the court dares to speak up for the Liu family. This Liu Yisheng is the only legitimate son of the Liu family. Now you understand why the doctors in the capital dare not treat him, right?
Gu Jiao grunted in agreement. No wonder the prescriptions he had received before were all fake.
The second boss glanced at his son, Xiao Gu, and asked, "Don't you have anything to say?"
For example, one could repent for why one would try to save this jinx that everyone avoids.
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and said seriously, "Oh, put less salt in the food tomorrow, it's too salty."
Second boss: "..."
After tidying up the medicinal herbs, Gu Jiao returned to her courtyard and had a drink of water.
The moment she picked up the teacup, a brilliant idea flashed into her mind.
“I remember hearing this name somewhere before.”
In my dream.
The timid and weak girl returned to the Marquis's mansion in a miserable dream.
She lived in the village for ten years without anyone paying her any attention. In the year before she died, they encountered a blizzard, and a group of people passed by and took shelter in their village for a while.
At that time, a man in his early thirties dressed in fine clothes asked her for a bowl of hot tea.
The man exuded an air of nobility and authority; every gesture he made conveyed the sharpness of someone in a superior position.
His tone of thanks was very sincere: "My name is Liu Yisheng, thank you for the tea, young lady."
She accidentally touched his fingertip when she put the teacup back.
Cold as bones.
An hour later, the blizzard stopped, and he left with the guards.
Just before she boarded the carriage, she vaguely heard someone call his name...Prime Minister Liu.
...
As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast.
News of Miaoshoutang's treatment of Liu Yisheng spread quickly, and by the afternoon, many people had come to Miaoshoutang to watch the spectacle.
And I must say, they really didn't disappoint.
At dusk, the burly man who had been beaten to a pulp by Gu Jiao returned, accompanied by a group of guards.
They didn't seem like government officials; they were more like bodyguards for wealthy families.
The burly man pointed and glared angrily at Gu Jiao: "Lord Tong! It was her! She beat us all up!"
The head guard, addressed as Lord Tong, looked in the direction he was pointing and saw only a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old. He couldn't help but wonder, "Which one is she?"
“Her! That woman!” the big man said.
Guard Tong frowned, looked at Gu Jiao, then at the burly man: "Are you telling me that you guys were beaten to a pulp by a little girl?"
What kind of dog?
The Great Han refused to acknowledge it!
But recalling how they looked like they were searching for their teeth on the ground, they were indeed more pathetic than stray dogs.
Guard Tong asked, "Is there any other expert behind her?"
Did she type it herself?
He didn't believe it.
The burly man was frantic: "My lord! It really is her!"
As soon as Guard Tong walked over and entered the clinic, the crowd immediately surrounded him, completely blocking the clinic's entrance.
"I heard you injured someone," said Guard Tong, looking at Gu Jiao who was looking at the ledgers behind the counter.
Gu Jiao flipped through a page of the ledger, completely ignoring everyone.
Seeing that things were not going well, the second landlord quickly stepped forward with a smile: "Sir, it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"
"What misunderstanding? She beat me and my brothers up like this, are you blind?" With someone backing him up, the big man felt more confident.
The second landlord quickly smiled apologetically, "We'll cover your medical expenses..."
Snap!
Gu Jiao slammed the ledger on the table.
The second boss was in a panic. Oh no, Gu is going to lose his temper again!
Xiao Gu, calm down! This isn't a county town, or a hot spring resort; this is the capital!
This group of people looks like they're someone important; we can't afford to offend them!
Gu Jiao stood up and impatiently tugged at her little ear: "One at a time, or all at once?"
After asking, he added, "Let's go together, it's annoying."
Second Boss: No—Little Gu—no—that's wrong—
The guard was stunned by Gu Jiao's words for a long time before he realized what she meant.
Is this little girl really that arrogant?
Guard Tong said coldly, "I'm a man, I don't bully women. Call out your real leaders—"
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Jiao had already stepped out from behind the counter, grabbed him by the collar, and shoved him all the way out of the clinic.
Tong, the bodyguard, was no ordinary guard. He couldn't reveal his identity, so he dressed in the clothes of an ordinary person. But even so, he was someone who could practically do whatever he wanted in the capital.
His martial arts skills are, of course, beyond question.
I have never been treated like this before.
By the time he reacted, he had already crashed heavily into the stone lion at the entrance.
Enraged, he drew his sword, but before it could leave its sheath, Gu Jiao stomped it back into it!
A stick rolled down to Gu Jiao's feet with a clatter.
Gu Jiao lightly touched the end of the stick with her toes, and the stick immediately stood up. Gu Jiao grabbed it with her backhand, and a dog-beating stick technique was performed on the spot.
The big man rushed out of the house.
Seeing that Guard Tong was being completely overpowered by the girl, he shouted, "Stop! Lord Tong is from the Prince's residence! If you dare to touch him, you're asking for trouble!"
Speak of the devil and he appears.
A man dressed in fine clothes rode up on horseback, followed by several highly skilled imperial guards.
He was unrestrained and elegant, with a refined and charming demeanor, truly embodying the best of royalty.
He also had a pair of bewitching eyes.
This reminded Gu Jiao of the handsome monk she had once met by chance in the woods.
The difference is that the beautiful monk is more beautiful than him.
Guard Tong also saw him and quickly knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in salute: "Fourth Master!"
More and more people gathered around to watch the spectacle.
The man addressed as Your Highness seemed unconcerned about being watched; on the contrary, he appeared to enjoy it.
He looked at Guard Tong with a half-smile: "What happened?"
Guard Tong glanced at the burly man out of the corner of his eye.
The burly man was so frightened that he prostrated himself the moment the guard Tong knelt down and called him Fourth Master!
Others might not know who Fourth Master is, but how could he not know?
This is none other than His Highness the Prince of Zhao Kingdom!
Guard Tong frowned. This man was a distant relative of his. He was a bit arrogant and domineering, but not too much. More importantly, he entrusted many of the things that he couldn't do himself to this man.
Guard Tong said to the Fourth Prince, "Your Highness, a girl committed a crime in the street. When I came to question her, she also attacked me."
The Fourth Prince's gaze fell on Guard Tong's swollen left cheek: "So, your face was slapped by a maid?"
Guard Tong lowered his head in shame.
The second master still hadn't guessed the fourth prince's identity. He came out and said to the fourth prince on horseback, "Young master, this is what happened. Our clinic has only been open for a short time and we're not very familiar with the capital. We treated a patient and offended this brother, so he started fighting with our clinic's doctors and then called for backup."
"Fourth Prince..." The burly man began to speak, but immediately received a sharp gaze from the Fourth Prince. He trembled and changed his words, "Fourth Prince, they are treating Liu Yisheng!"
The Liu family once plotted to murder the Fourth Prince's father, so how could the Fourth Prince possibly allow the descendants of the Liu family to be treated?
You brat, you're dead meat!
"Who treated her? This young lady?" The Fourth Prince's gaze slowly fell on Gu Jiao. He narrowed his eyes and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips. "The young lady doesn't know Liu Yisheng. So what if she was treated?"
The big man was taken aback.
What does the Fourth Prince mean by these words?
Didn't he hate the Liu family the most?
Last time, a rice shop owner sold a few kilograms of good rice to the Liu family, and as a result, the Fourth Prince smashed up the shop.
But Guard Tong understood his master's thoughts.
There's a saying circulating among the powerful and wealthy in Beijing: "Fourth Prince has a slender waist."
Although the girl wasn't exactly beautiful, with a large red patch on her face, her waist was incredibly slender.
The Fourth Prince has taken a liking to her.
The Fourth Prince rode up to Gu Jiao, looked down at her from his horse, bent slightly, and asked with a smile, "May I ask your name, young lady?"
Gu Jiao ignored him and turned to leave.
A gray-clad imperial guard standing beside the Fourth Prince suddenly dismounted and raised his hand to block Gu Jiao's path.
Gu Jiao: "Get out of the way."
Imperial guard: "Answer my master's question."
The remaining three imperial guards also stared intently at Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao slowly walked a few steps toward the Fourth Prince and looked up at him.
The fourth prince smiled and waited for Gu Jiao's name, but Gu Jiao pulled him off the horse, put him on the stirrups, nimbly mounted the horse, and galloped away!
The fourth prince was completely stunned by the fall: "..."
He roared, "Chase them!"
Four top imperial guards chased after Gu Jiao.
To be honest, this was Gu Jiao's first time riding a horse, and her riding skills were clumsy. Before long, she was overtaken by four imperial guards.
Gu Jiao tightened the reins and, as they passed an alley, decisively abandoned her horse, climbed onto the roof with her bare hands, and crossed over.
Below was a carriage. She lightly leaped, intending to use the carriage's canopy for leverage, then turned and shot out the silver needle in her hand.
Gu Jiao never expected that this was the carriage of Marquis Xuanping.
At this moment, Marquis Xuanping was lying on his side on a luxurious soft couch, propping his head up with one hand, leisurely eating winter dates.
Chang Jing was looking for something outside the carriage. His hidden weapon, marbles, was missing. He searched all around but couldn't find them. He frowned, stood up from the outer seat, and yanked open the carriage canopy.
"oops!"
Gu Jiao lost her footing and fell!
Marquis Xuanping experienced firsthand what it means to be struck by a sudden disaster.
That foot landed squarely on his handsome face, sending him tumbling off the couch, becoming a human cushion for the first time in his life.
Gu Jiao was a little confused.
She tilted her head.
Huh?
It doesn't hurt.
Marquis Xuanping died in agony!
His old back—his old back that he's maintained for so many years—
Chang Jing! How many times have I told you not to dismantle the carriage so casually?!
Unfortunately, he couldn't say those words; he choked on the date!
Jiaojiao: It's not my fault ╭(╯^╰)╮
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