Chapter 502 Sister Complex (First Update)
Her mother-in-law?
How could Princess Xinyang be her mother-in-law?
Xiao Liulang was not Princess Xinyang's son. Princess Xinyang only had one son, Xiao Heng.
Xiao Heng is dead.
etc.
Did Princess Xinyang adopt Xiao Liulang as her godson?
Rather than believing that Xiao Liulang was the deceased Xiao Heng, Gu Changqing's first thought was to adopt him as his godson.
It's no wonder Gu Changqing thought this way, because there had long been rumors in the capital that Xiao Liulang and Xiao Heng looked very similar, and because of this, Marquis Xuanping also took good care of Xiao Liulang.
Could it be that Princess Xinyang saw her son's shadow in Xiao Liulang and simply adopted him as her godson to soothe her longing for her son?
Anyone who knows Princess Xinyang well would understand that she wouldn't easily treat a stranger as a substitute for her deceased son, but Gu Changqing and Princess Xinyang weren't even casual acquaintances.
The only time Princess Xinyang spoke to Gu Changqing was when he waited for her at the city gate to give him the amulet.
Hmm... having a princess as a mother-in-law is quite nice.
Having a husband is quite nice.
My lord...
That's right, his sister has a husband...
Gu Changqing's handsome face suddenly darkened.
“Your hand…” Gu Jiao noticed that Gu Changqing’s left hand was wrapped in gauze.
Gu Changqing snapped out of her daze, looked at her hands, and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing."
Gu Jiao couldn't remember what she had done, but in the dream, Gu Changqing's hand wasn't injured, at least not to the point of needing to be bandaged, so Gu Jiao guessed that his injury might be related to her.
She still couldn't control herself.
"What are you thinking about?" Gu Changqing glanced at her and said with a hint of doting, "It has nothing to do with you, don't overthink it."
Gu Jiao paused, then said, "Next time I do this, you should knock me out sooner rather than later."
You will feel pain.
Gu Changqing reached out his other hand and ruffled her hair, pointing to the amulet in her hand and saying, "Don't we have this?"
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and then hummed in agreement.
Gu Changqing looked at her intently, wondering what she had gone through to end up in this state.
There's a saying in the martial arts world called "going into a demonic state," which is an exaggeration. In reality, it means that excessive martial arts training leads to physical or mental problems, and it usually results in death for those who practice martial arts to the death.
He felt that Gu Jiao wasn't like that at all; she seemed to suddenly lose control, but then completely return to normal.
But it's okay, he'll find a way to cure her.
If one month isn't enough, try a year; if one year isn't enough, try ten years. If there are no doctors in Zhao, go to Chen; if there are no doctors in Chen, go to Shang!
“Don’t worry,” he said softly.
Gu Jiao blinked and looked at him: "What are you worried about?"
Gu Changqing said calmly, "...I'm talking about my hand, don't worry about it."
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
She put the amulet back inside her clothes.
Thinking of something, she looked around.
"What are you looking for?" Gu Changqing asked.
“A small bamboo basket,” Gu Jiao said.
Her little medicine box is inside.
“I told a soldier named Hu Dongqiang that I was your brother and asked him to give me your things, but he wouldn’t.” Gu Changqing said, seemingly sighing helplessly, “I told him that I was the young master of the Gu family army, a general and commander personally appointed by His Majesty. He didn’t listen to me, so I killed him.”
Gu Jiao said, "He only listens to me!"
Gu Changqing chuckled: "Yes, I'll only listen to you."
This girl has a pretty good eye for choosing people.
Gu Jiao's clothes had been changed by the maids sent by the prefect's mansion, and she was dressed to go to sleep. There was nothing inappropriate about her seeing a man outside the marriage.
Gu Changqing called Hu Dongqiang in.
Hu Dongqiang was extremely excited when he saw Gu Jiao: "Dr. Gu!"
Gu Changqing had gone to the side to read the letter. To be honest, he was quite far from the bed, but his presence was so strong that Hu Dongqiang almost pounced on Gu Jiao, but a chill ran down his back and he retreated.
He stopped three steps away from the bed, cleared his throat, and said, "Dr. Gu, are you alright?"
Gu Jiao said, "I'm fine, how about you?"
Hu Dongqiang, holding a small basket in one hand and patting his chest with the other, laughed and said, "I'm fine too! Thanks to the timely arrival of the Gu family army, the Chen soldiers failed to reach the wounded soldiers' camp. Doctor Gu, this is what you gave me. I've been holding it and haven't let anyone else get close."
As he said this, he secretly glanced at Gu Changqing to his side and behind him.
Gu Changqing read the letter in silence, as if he didn't care about or hear their conversation at all.
But Hu Dongqiang still lowered his voice and whispered, "Doctor Gu, is the Commander-in-Chief really your brother?"
Gu Changqing suddenly perked up his ears!
Gu Jiao nodded: "Yes, that's right."
Considering he protected her little perk, let him be the older brother for one day.
Gu Changqing's lips unconsciously curled up slightly, and he straightened his back even more.
Gu Jiao spoke with Hu Dongqiang for a while, mainly asking about the situation of the wounded soldiers' camp. From Hu Dongqiang, Gu Jiao learned that Gu Changqing had actually brought a medical team of over a hundred people from the capital, including court physicians and doctors recruited from the common people.
Doctors Song and Lu from Miaoshoutang also arrived.
Among them, doctors from the common people were uniformly assigned and managed by Doctor Song.
"Dr. Song does things just like you, exceptionally well!" Hu Dongqiang said, unable to hide his pride. This statement seemed to be praising Dr. Song, but it was actually a disguised compliment to Gu Jiao. He was now under Dr. Gu's command, and he was proud of Dr. Gu's abilities!
It's just that he hasn't received much education, so besides saying "good," he can't find any other words to praise him.
Doctor Song, or more precisely, all the doctors at Miaoshoutang, inherited Gu Jiao's style of doing things—handling matters calmly and methodically.
With so many wounded soldiers, even with this medical team, there was still a shortage of personnel. However, despite the shortage, there was no panic or chaos. The patients' emotions were well calmed down. This was due to the discipline of soldiers, but also to the efforts of Dr. Song and the entire medical team.
After Hu Dongqiang left, Gu Jiao gave Gu Changqing an appreciative look: "How did you come up with the idea of assembling such a large medical team?"
“It wasn’t my idea,” Gu Changqing said.
The battlefield is a dangerous place, and the court's physicians have an unshirkable duty to serve. However, the doctors in the common people are ordinary citizens, and Gu Changqing will not easily recruit them.
The second owner approached Gu Changqing, saying that their clinic was willing to send several doctors with him to the north, with the clinic covering the cost of medicine and travel expenses.
The news somehow spread like wildfire. With the nation in peril, the people were also chivalrous and courageous, and gradually many medical clinics approached the imperial court.
The emperor and Empress Dowager Zhuang both thought the matter was feasible, so they selected a group of strong and healthy doctors from the common people who could withstand long journeys and the harsh cold of the border regions.
"There's one more thing," Gu Changqing said.
"What?" Gu Jiao asked.
"The Lin family of Youzhou donated 100,000 taels of gold to help defend the border against the enemy," Gu Changqing said.
This is Lin Chengye's home.
Originally, Old Master Lin only planned to donate 50,000 taels of gold, but Lin Chengye rushed back on horseback, clung to his father's leg and kept acting pitiful and cute, saying that if the court didn't have money to fight the war, his little master's wife would starve to death on the frontier.
Whether Old Master Lin was persuaded by his son or moved by Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang's future potential remains unknown.
In short, after donating a tower to the Imperial College, he generously emptied his pockets to support the border regions.
As the two were talking, Gu Jiao's stomach started growling.
Gu Changqing quickly said, "Wait a moment, I'll go get you something to eat."
As Gu Changqing stepped out of the tent, a cold wind blew in, and he vaguely felt that he had forgotten something, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.
In a wounded soldier's tent a hundred paces away, Gu Chengfeng lay listlessly on a makeshift hospital bed made of wooden planks.
The tent contained wounded soldiers transferred from the critical care unit. Their injuries were mostly under control, but they still needed further observation and treatment.
The tent, which wasn't very large, contained more than a dozen such hospital beds. Gu Chengfeng lay on the innermost side, with Tang Yueshan on his other side.
Tang Yueshan never expected that he would end up in the same tent as Gu Chengfeng, inexplicably becoming fellow patients in the same room.
They were in a terrible state, one with his arm in a sling and the other with his leg in a sling.
Soon it was time to eat, and the soldiers brought over plain porridge and steamed buns. Tang Yueshan's mouth was practically watering at the taste, and he frowned, saying, "Won't you order any pickles?"
He knew that Gu Changqing had brought provisions northward, and while he couldn't say for sure whether there would be meat, he was certain there would be pickles.
Doctor Song came over and said to Tang Yueshan, "Your wound has been stitched up, so you should eat a light diet."
It was the doctor's tone when speaking to the patient, extremely serious, leaving no room for negotiation.
Tang Yueshan's face darkened, and his powerful marshal aura erupted: "Who gave you the audacity to speak to me like that!"
Despite the powerful figure's presence, Dr. Song said with neither servility nor arrogance, "Dr. Gu said that if the patient doesn't listen, she should be called to give the patient two injections."
Tang Yueshan's arrogance vanished in an instant!
On the other side, his fellow patient Gu Chengfeng also didn't have much of an appetite. It wasn't that Gu Chengfeng disliked the bland food; he was thinking about how to face his older brother next.
It seems that my grandfather never mentioned his martial arts skills to my eldest brother.
Even if it was mentioned, his grandfather didn't know how high his martial arts skills were, and thought he only knew a little bit of rudimentary skills that weren't worth mentioning.
Under these circumstances, when he left the city and headed north, his elder brother must have been extremely worried and angry.
But then again, his performance during his time on the frontier shouldn't have been too bad, right?
The soldiers saw how fiercely he fought on the battlefield, and so did his elder brother.
Will his older brother look at him with new respect?
"Second brother, I used to underestimate you. I didn't know you were so capable. I'm so proud of you."
Thinking about how his older brother would praise him later, Gu Chengfeng couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
Tang Yueshan was eating steamed buns and drinking porridge when he turned his head and saw Gu Chengfeng, who was grinning foolishly and blushing. He was so startled that his hand trembled and he dropped the steamed bun!
Gu Chengfeng began to look forward to his elder brother's arrival.
He waited from noon until afternoon, and from afternoon until evening, but his elder brother never showed up!
My brother must be too busy!
Moon City has just experienced a war, there must be a lot going on!
My older brother must be so busy that he doesn't have time to come here to see him!
The eldest brother, who was so busy he barely had time to breathe, had already assigned tasks in an orderly manner.
At this moment, he was sitting quietly in his tent, listening to his subordinates report on the movements of the Chen army, while repairing the broken little flower on Gu Jiao's red-tasseled spear.
Xiaofengfeng: Hello?
(End of this chapter)
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