Chapter 48 Intimacy
Soon, the door opened from the inside.
The room was quiet; the candles that had been lit earlier had all gone out, leaving the room somewhat dim.
The old doctor collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted, as if he had just died.
To be honest, he wasn't the one who rescued the person; he just helped carry a box and lit a few oil lamps and candles. However, he was the only one who witnessed Gu Jiao pulling the person back from the brink of death.
The process was so thrilling that he had never experienced anything like it before, and he would never experience it again.
The head maid instructed the servants to help him up, while she herself took small, quick steps to the bedside, where she saw a village girl sitting on the edge of her young master's bed.
This is the bed of the young master of the Marquis's mansion!
Where did this wild girl come from, daring to dirty the young master's bed!
Just as the old nanny was about to scold her, she unexpectedly discovered that it wasn't the other girl who was lying on her young master's bed, but rather that the young master... had grabbed the girl's hand.
The head maid was the lady of the house's personal attendant. She had watched the young master grow up and knew him all too well. He was arrogant, aloof, and unapproachable. He had never even held the hands of his own mother and sister.
The head maid suspected she had misjudged the girl, so she went forward to take another look. She was certain that it wasn't the girl being clever; it was indeed her young master who had grabbed her, and he had grabbed her so tightly that he had pinched her hand until it was red.
It's rare that this girl didn't flinch because of the pain...
The young master fell asleep again, but his breathing and complexion were completely different from when he was unconscious, so the head maid could tell that he was getting better.
"Ah, how could this be? Just now, I clearly..." The little girl who followed in widened her eyes.
"Shut up!" the head maid shouted at her. During the New Year, if she dared to say that the young master was dead, she would tear her mouth apart!
"Ahem, this is my apprentice doctor," the old doctor explained.
It turned out to be a pharmacy apprentice from Huichuntang.
The head maid's expression became more polite, and she asked softly, "Has my young master woken up just now?"
"Mm." Gu Jiao nodded and turned to look at her. "She woke up for a while, took her medicine, and then went back to sleep."
Because Gu Jiao turned her face, the head maid saw her left cheek clearly and noticed a large birthmark. She thought she was a beauty from the side; what a pity…
She had thought that if the young master really took a liking to this girl, it wouldn't be a bad idea to keep her in his room as a close confidante.
The young master's brows were relaxed, and he seemed to have slept quite comfortably. The head maid had lost count of how long it had been since the young master had had a good night's sleep. He would always start to feel breathless while sleeping, or he would experience night sweats, colic, and palpitations.
The head maid dared not make a sound to disturb them and stood silently to the side.
Gu Jiao was busy with the rescue and didn't have time to look at his appearance. Now that she looked at him carefully, she realized that he was unbelievably handsome.
What an absolutely stunningly beautiful yandere! She's so beautiful it's unfair!
Okay, since you're so beautiful, I'll allow you to hold my hand.
The floorboards in the house were heated by underfloor heating, which provided very even heat distribution and kept the room warm and comfortable.
Gu Jiao felt sleepy and started nodding her head like a chick pecking at rice. After no matter how many times she pecked, she collapsed onto the floor with a thud.
The old doctor and the head maid were startled to see Gu Jiao asleep next to the young master's pillow. This terrified them so much that the old doctor couldn't even make a sound!
The head maid's lips twitched so hard it seemed to fly off her chest. "Pulling your hand was giving you face. Who told you to fall asleep next to the young master's pillow? You're really taking advantage of me!"
The head maid didn't care whether she would wake the young master. She took three steps at a time and was about to drag Gu Jiao up. But the moment she reached out, the sleeping young master seemed to sense something and woke up with a whoosh.
He was described as thin, with skin thinner than usual, and faint blue veins could be seen under his skin.
He gave the head maid a cold look.
The head maid was so frightened by that look that she trembled and staggered several steps!
This young master of the Marquis's mansion is notoriously difficult to deal with. Not only is he bad-tempered, but he is also unapproachable. Moreover, because he is seriously ill, no one dares to do anything to him. His behavior is completely unreasonable.
None of the maids in his room lasted a full month; they were either driven away by him or scared away by him.
The head maid was the Lady of the Marquis's confidante; otherwise, she would have been driven away countless times by him.
The head maid didn't dare to be forceful with him, so she smiled and said softly, "Little..."
Young Master: "Get lost!"
Head Nun: "Yes!"
The head maid quickly left.
The old doctor looked bewildered: Um... should I go out?
Nobody paid him any attention!
That's so pitiful!
The young master looked at the girl sleeping soundly beside his pillow. Her face was turned towards him, half of her face was pressed into a chubby shape, and her little mouth was pouting, which was quite cute.
The part of her face that was exposed was her left cheek, which had a birthmark.
Young Master Gu hates anything flawed and refuses anyone's approach.
This time was the only exception.
He didn't think she was ugly at all. Looking at her sleeping soundly and listening to her breathing so close to his face, he suddenly felt a desire to get closer to her.
Most people might have reservations, but Young Master Gu is no ordinary person. He has lived a life of waiting to die since birth, so how could such a person care about worldly rules and regulations?
He felt comfortable being near her, so he actually did it.
Young Master Gu moved closer to her, holding her hand tightly without letting go. Instead, he weakly raised his other hand to tuck his blanket around her.
He then nestled next to her and fell asleep peacefully.
When Young Master Gu woke up, Gu Jiao was already gone. Enraged, he tore up several antique paintings from the previous dynasty that his father had treasured!
After leaving the manor, the second master asked about the young master of the Marquis's mansion's illness.
Gu Jiao didn't answer, but instead asked, "What did the imperial physician say?"
The second master was not idle outside. He inquired about the situation with the imperial physician. The imperial physician was quite generous and told the second master everything he knew: "...It is said that there is insufficient heart qi and blood stasis, which is a heart disease."
"What does Dr. Li think?" Gu Jiao asked.
The old doctor took the young master's pulse while he was asleep, and said thoughtfully, "It should be a heart ailment."
Gu Jiao remained silent. In fact, her diagnosis was similar to theirs; in her previous life, he was diagnosed with congenital heart disease.
This disease was extremely difficult to treat in ancient times.
Medication alone is not enough; surgery is necessary. This surgery is far more complex than Xiao Liulang's surgery, and she currently does not meet the necessary surgical requirements.
"Miss Gu, can you cure her?" the second master asked.
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and said, "I left him some medicine. Let's try conservative treatment first."
The fact that both families share the surname Gu is purely coincidental; there is no traceable connection between them.
(End of this chapter)
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