Chapter 46 Coma
Two guards stood guard under the archway. Unlike the idle guards of wealthy families in the town, they were burly, sharp-eyed, and carried long spears. They were tall and imposing, clearly well-trained and disciplined.
Because he had sent his invitation many days in advance, the second landlord's name was clearly on the register, and the guards let him in.
He pointed to the old doctor and Gu Jiao and said, "Our Huichuntang doctor and his apprentice."
It was not common for women to work as apprentices in medicine, but it did happen.
The guard didn't say anything, but he became suspicious of Gu Jiao's small basket.
"What's inside?" a guard asked.
Gu Jiao directly showed him the basket on her back.
The guard rummaged through the basket and found only some mountain produce and a tattered little box. He returned the basket to Gu Jiao.
"Just keep walking along this road, and someone will greet you when you pass the first pavilion," the guard told the three.
The second landlord bowed and thanked them, then walked towards the pavilion with Gu Jiao and the old doctor.
They hadn't gone far when another carriage arrived outside the archway. The second landlord assumed it was someone from the manor and didn't think much of it, but a strong voice called out to him, "Is that you, sir?"
The second boss paused, turned around in surprise, and saw a portly man, about the same age as Manager Wang, striding towards him.
Behind the man was a doctor in his fifties and a young apprentice carrying a medicine box.
The second boss's face darkened.
The man, seemingly oblivious to his disgust, stepped forward with a smile, cupped his hands in a respectful bow, and said, "Sir, what a coincidence. Did you know I would be bringing people to treat the young master, so you waited for me here? But who are these two?"
"The doctor from Huichuntang," the second landlord said casually.
Both of them were, the second boss didn't elaborate, but the man took it for granted that there was only one doctor, the old doctor, and that this ugly girl with a birthmark on her face was just a little apprentice.
"Who is he?" Gu Jiao asked the second boss.
The second boss looked at the man coldly and said, "The steward of the Hu family, the manager of Huichuntang in the capital."
"My surname is He," Manager He said to Gu Jiao with a smile.
Gu Jiao glanced at him sideways: "The lotus in lotus flowers? The white kind."
Manager He: "..."
I inexplicably felt that she was insulting me.
"Let's go." The second landlord was too lazy to play games with him.
Manager He called him back again, his tone now laced with sarcasm: "So, sir, you're here to treat the young master too? I wonder if the master and the head of the household know about this?"
Of course... he didn't know. If he told his family about this, his grandfather would definitely be the first to disagree.
The second boss clenched his fists, his face turning extremely ugly.
At this moment, Gu Jiao spoke up: "Who is the master? And who is the big boss?"
The second boss took a deep breath: "The master is my father, and the first boss... is my younger brother."
Gu Jiao asked in confusion, "Why did your younger brother become the main boss, while you only became the second boss? Are you born out of wedlock?"
No.
He was born of the legitimate wife.
He is the true eldest son of the Hu family.
Unfortunately, his mother passed away early, and his father remarried shortly after. Not long after, his stepmother gave birth to his younger brother, who was smarter than him and more favored by the old man.
The old man gradually forgot that he had such a legitimate eldest son. He abandoned him to Huichuntang in a remote town on the grounds that he was mediocre and incompetent, and handed over the Hu family business to his younger brother.
His title of "second boss" is actually just a nice-sounding one.
Manager He was just a manager, but relying on his position as the head of the main business, he didn't take the second head of the Hu family seriously: "The young master of the Marquis of Ding'an's mansion is not like those commoners in town. If he dies, so be it. Don't overestimate yourself and ruin the entire Hu family!"
Gu Jiao looked at him and said irritably, "You like crowing so much, are you a rooster?"
Manager He choked.
Gu Jiao and the other two left.
As they passed through the pavilion, they indeed encountered several servants from the mountain villa.
The servants were dressed more elegantly than the masters of the wealthy families in town, and their appearance and demeanor were quite remarkable. Although they were not as simple and honest as the headmaster's servants, they all followed the rules meticulously, leaving no room for criticism.
Gu Jiao and the other two were led away by a servant, and then Manager He and his two companions arrived.
"Again, Huichuntang? How many people from Huichuntang have come?" The one who greeted Manager He was a quick-witted maid.
Despite having the Hu family and Huichuntang backing him up, Manager He didn't dare to act arrogantly towards any of the lowly maids in the Marquis's mansion.
Shopkeeper He smiled politely and said, "Miss, please take a closer look at this token. I am the one from Huichuntang in the capital. Those others are from Huichuntang in Qingquan Town. They have no connection with Huichuntang in the capital or the Hu family! If anything happens later, I hope you won't blame Huichuntang."
"Aren't they all Huichuntang?" the maid asked.
“It’s different, it’s different,” Manager He said with a smile.
The maid thought for a moment: "Is it just a coincidence that your clinics have the same name?"
"Uh...you could say that." Manager He couldn't find a more suitable explanation for a moment.
The maid nodded: "Understood. Our Marquis's mansion will not implicate unrelated people."
Shopkeeper He breathed a sigh of relief. That mediocre old man couldn't possibly find a skilled doctor. Otherwise, he wouldn't have borrowed Doctor Zhang from Huichuntang in the capital to practice medicine there. This time, things are likely to go wrong.
Fortunately, he was quick-witted and managed to distance himself from the old man in time.
Manager He and his two companions walked quickly, and by the time Gu Jiao and her two companions arrived, they had also arrived.
The maid who was accompanying Manager He lifted the curtain and entered the main room, whispering to the head maid, "Those three are from Huichuntang in the capital, these three are from the town."
This implies that Gu Jiao and the other two were riding on their fame.
The head maid had seen this kind of thing many times, but since they were already there, there was no reason to kick them out without seeing them. She said, "Let those three come first."
"Okay," the maid replied.
The maid called Manager He and the other two inside.
The young master has been ill for many years and has consulted many doctors, but each doctor was given a gag order after the consultation, so the public does not know what illness the young master has or how serious it is.
Manager He brought a legendary doctor from Jiangnan who was known as a reincarnation of Hua Tuo, especially skilled in treating difficult and complicated diseases. Before coming, the two were full of confidence, but after just one look, the doctor was dumbfounded.
"What's wrong, Dr. Liao?" Manager He asked.
Doctor Liao didn't answer Manager He's question, but instead turned to the maid in the room and asked, "How long has the young master been unconscious?"
"It's been ten days," the maid said.
Doctor Liao's face turned pale.
He steeled himself and took the young master's pulse, then staggered to his feet.
"Please forgive my limited medical skills, I am unable to treat the young master. Your esteemed household... please seek out a more skilled physician!"
What he really wanted to say was that your young master was suffering from a heart ailment, an incurable disease, and had been in a coma for ten days. Even a miracle worker couldn't save him. You should start preparing for his funeral!
Today is the day Gu Duidui is online.
(End of this chapter)
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