Chapter 519 Princess Ning'an (Second Update)
Gu Jiao didn't have enough medicine to save the entire village. If she did, she wouldn't have chosen to stop the plague at its source.
Gu Jiao finished her IV drip, removed the needle, and tidied up the medical supplies.
Physician Tong said, "It's time for dinner. I'll go to the kitchen to see if dinner is ready."
He said this and then walked out.
However, he turned back shortly afterward, rushed into the house in terror, slammed the door shut, and braced himself against it with his back: "It's terrible! The prince consort is here! He's here to kill you!"
"Kill me?" Gu Jiao asked.
The physician said anxiously, "I saw him holding a sword! If he's not here to kill you, is he here to cut down a tree?"
Was it because Prince Yi was dying and finally decided to kill her to vent his anger?
Gu Jiao coldly narrowed her eyes and said to Physician Tong, "Move aside."
Physician Tong: "I...I...of course I'll step aside...I won't take a sword for you..."
But his legs were too weak to move...
Gu Jiao stood up and walked towards Physician Tong.
She reached out and grabbed Doctor Tong's hand.
At that moment, the silver-foxed man reached out and pushed the door shut.
Just as the two were about to clash, a soldier's urgent voice came from outside: "Sir! Something terrible has happened! The princess is injured!"
Gu Jiao heard the sound of someone hurrying away outside the door.
The young physician stammered, "Have they...gone?"
"Okay." Gu Jiao nodded, letting go of her hand that was about to pull him away. "Let's go."
Doctor Tong's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted.
"Someone's coming!"
Gu Jiao suddenly said.
Doctor Tong scrambled to his feet and darted behind Gu Jiao!
Gu Jiao watched the closed door warily, subtly tightening her grip on the silver needle between her fingers.
Knock knock knock.
The person outside gently knocked on the door.
Then a low female voice slowly rang out: "I am Lian'er, the princess's maid. The princess sent me here."
Gu Jiao looked at Physician Tong, who nodded secretly.
Princess Ning'an did indeed have a maid named Lian'er, and that was indeed the voice.
Gu Jiao walked back to the table, took a mask from the first-aid kit and put it on, then put on the helmet and put on the metal mask before opening the door for Lian'er.
"Don't come in," Gu Jiao said.
Lian'er paused halfway through her step.
I don't know if it's because of the sentence itself, or because of the way it was spoken.
Lian'er looked at the boy in front of her in disbelief.
The boy looked at the physician behind him and said, "Go outside and keep watch. Call us if anyone comes."
Physician Tong has left.
Lian'er looked at the imposing young man in armor before her, and opened her mouth: "You are..."
"Was the princess the one who lured the prince consort away?" Gu Jiao asked bluntly.
Now Lian'er was certain that the boy was actually a girl.
Lian'er was so shocked she could barely speak.
Wasn't he supposed to be a soldier from the Zhao Kingdom?
How did she become a girl?
"Ah, yes, it was the princess who led you away." Lian'er took a long time to recover before answering Gu Jiao's question. "The princess had heard that they had captured a soldier from Zhao, but the prince consort's men were keeping a close watch on him, so the princess hadn't had a chance to see you. Tonight, the princess saw the prince consort go out with a sword and guessed that he might be there to kill you, so she didn't care about anything else and sent me to take you out quickly. By the way, are you from the Gu family army? Or... a border guard?"
“Neither,” Gu Jiao said. “I’m from the capital.”
Gu Jiao took out the token from under her armor.
"Do you recognize it?" Gu Jiao asked.
Lotus reached out to take it.
Gu Jiao said, "Don't come any closer."
"Oh." Lian'er stepped back and examined it carefully for a while. Her eyes lit up. "It's a token from Renshou Palace! The princess has one too! Are you... sent by the Empress Dowager to rescue the princess? Has the Empress Dowager... finally forgiven the princess?"
Gu Jiao didn't answer her directly, but instead asked, "Has the prince consort had any contact with the princess since he went up the mountain?"
Lian'er thought for a moment and said, "The prince consort came to visit the princess once, but the princess claimed to be ill in bed and did not see the prince consort. The prince consort waited outside the door for a while and then left."
Gu Jiao nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "Has the princess been feeling unwell recently? For example, with a high fever, chills, or a cough?"
Lian'er shook her head: "No, the princess was faking illness, but she wasn't really sick."
Either they are not infected, or they are in the incubation period.
Gu Jiao felt that there was a high probability that she was not infected, after all, she had ignored the prince consort and he had not tried to get close to her, so the possibility of transmission through breathing and droplets was almost zero.
"By the way, what's your name?" Lian'er asked.
"Gu Jiao," Gu Jiao said.
Lian'er asked, "Should I call you Miss Gu or Brother Gu?"
"Whatever you like." It was just a form of address, and Gu Jiao didn't care.
Lian'er scratched her head and said, "When we're out on the battlefield, shall I still call you Brother Gu? Brother Gu, hurry up and come with me. The princess won't be able to hold out for long, and the prince consort will come to kill you again soon!"
The prince consort harbored murderous intentions towards her, so Gu Jiao naturally had to leave, but she couldn't leave on her own.
She had to take Princess Ning'an away.
Gu Jiao turned and went into the house: "Take Physician Tong over now, but don't let the Prince Consort see you. Then pack the princess's things as soon as possible, and prepare to go down the mountain in a little while."
Lian'er subconsciously followed inside, but as soon as one foot touched the ground, she remembered Gu Jiao's instructions and coughed lightly, moving her foot back: "No, I can't disobey the princess's orders. The princess told me to leave, and if I don't take you with me, she will be angry."
Gu Jiao opened the small medicine box and took out a few masks: "Being angry is better than dying here. Besides, if I don't want to leave, you can't take me with you."
Lian'er whispered, "Are you really good at fighting? If I try to take you away by force, will you knock me out?"
Gu Jiao: "..."
Lian'er cleared her throat and said seriously, "I understand. I can't beat you. I'll go report to the princess now!"
Gu Jiao gave the mask to Doctor Tong, asking her to put it on the princess and the people around her who needed to be taken away.
"And you?" Physician Tong asked.
"I'm going to get something," Gu Jiao said.
Gu Jiao had gotten a pretty good grasp of the terrain here over the past few days through the descriptions of Physician Tong. Two hundred steps to the east was the residence of Prince Yi.
Thirty steps north of Prince Yi's residence was the residence of Princess Ning'an and her husband.
Gu Jiao evaded the patrolling guards and sneaked into Prince Yi's courtyard.
Presumably to prevent too many soldiers from being infected by Prince Yi, some of the heavy troops that were supposed to be guarding the area were withdrawn, which made things easier for Gu Jiao.
Since Physician Tong had never been to Prince Yi's residence, he was unable to explain the specific layout to Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao stumbled into Prince Yi's bedroom by mistake. Prince Yi had already retired for the night, and only two physicians were kneeling outside the screen preparing medicine for him.
Gu Jiao tiptoed to Prince Yi's bedside.
Gu Jiao drew her dagger, but put it back after taking his pulse.
Since the illness has progressed to the point of no return and there is no cure, we won't waste her energy.
Gu Jiao ransacked the house for a while, and about fifteen minutes later, she came out of Prince Yi's residence.
At that moment, the prince consort also happened to come out of his courtyard. He carried his sword and walked towards the small house where Gu Jiao was imprisoned.
Gu Jiao had to take Princess Ning'an away before he discovered her escape and returned.
She didn't have much time left.
And she also needs to find her red-tasseled spear.
Gu Jiao sneaked into the courtyard of the Prince Consort and Princess Ning'an.
"Young Master Gu! Young Master Gu!"
It was the voice that Physician Tong was trying his best to keep low.
Gu Jiao turned her head and walked towards Doctor Tong at the corner.
At this point, Physician Tong disregarded the rules of propriety between men and women, especially since he was much older than Gu Jiao. He pulled Gu Jiao behind a large tree and whispered to her, "Have you thought this through? Are you really going to take the princess down the mountain? If you take the princess away, the prince consort won't let you off! He'll catch up soon! The princess can't escape; you might as well go by yourself!"
Despite the falling out between the prince consort and the princess, it's because the prince consort betrayed the princess and the court, while the princess didn't betray him. The prince consort can't let go of her in his heart.
He will not allow anyone to take her away.
Gu Jiao glanced at him calmly and asked, "Do you have anything to pack?"
"Huh?" Physician Tong was taken aback.
Weren't we talking about the princess? How did we get onto him?
Gu Jiao said, "If you don't have one, go wait for me at the princess's place."
"You..." Doctor Tong realized something, his breath hitched, and he stared blankly at Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao ignored him and went to find her red-tasseled spear.
She was lucky; the second room she entered was the prince consort's study.
Her red-tasseled spear was hung imposingly on the weapons rack, except that the small braid on the spearhead had been removed, and the big red flower on the spear shaft was gone!
Gu Jiao narrowed her eyes, her gaze gradually turning cold.
(End of this chapter)
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