Chapter 72 How Much Fake Wine Did You Drink
"Madam, Madam, Afeng sent a message saying that the eldest lady wants to perform seppuku on Miss Gu."
Li Yuejiao was shocked. "Is Caiwei's news true? Sister Yu knows how to perform seppuku?"
Caiwei nodded repeatedly: "It's true. It's the first time for the young lady to practice on a living person."
"What?" Li Yuejiao was obviously frightened, her eyes wide open, "Who did Sister Yu use to target in the past?"
"Small animals, chickens, ducks, fish, pheasants, rabbits, wild goats, and even old sows."
"Wanwan, did you hear that?"
Jiang Yunwan opened her mouth for a long time before finally speaking, "Sister Yu knows how to perform a laparotomy, but she's never performed it on a human. Performing this on a human for the first time is inherently risky, so how could Sister Yu dare? What if something goes wrong and the person can't be saved? I don't know the Gu family's temperaments and personalities. What if they're unreasonable and take their anger out on Sister Yu?"
"Madam, don't worry. Ah Feng said that the Gu family has invited everyone in the inn, and the county magistrate is here to be a witness. The young master of the Gu family promises that no matter the outcome, good or bad, he will not embarrass the young lady."
Li Yuejiao was immediately displeased. "How dare the Gu family make things difficult for us? They're just trying to save the situation. If Sister Yu doesn't perform the operation, the young lady of the Gu family will die. With the operation, there's still a 50% chance of survival."
"Jiaojiao, you're right. Seppuku definitely won't happen that quickly. Mingen and the others are watching over there. Let's go to sleep first, shall we?"
"Okay, so when did Sister Yu learn seppuku?"
On the other side, when Song Yu took out a complete set of knives for laparotomy to disinfect and sterilize them, Gu Jinxuan was very excited to see this.
His intuition did not deceive him.
She really knows how to perform seppuku.
"Miss, Aunt Lan is ready. The anesthetic has taken effect. We can start now."
Song Yu came to the bedside. It was late at night and the light in the room seemed to have dimmed a lot.
"Master Gu, the room is too dark. It's hard to cut. If you can't see clearly, it's easy to make mistakes."
"A Su, quickly bring in all the candles and oil lamps in the inn."
"yes!"
Half a quarter of an hour later, the room was brightly lit.
"Miss, is the lighting in the room okay now?" Gu Jinxuan asked.
"Alright, Master Gu, you all should leave now. You cannot be disturbed while performing seppuku."
Gu Jinxuan did not leave the room immediately. He looked at Gu Jinyan, who was unconscious and looked haggard, for a few more times.
He was somewhat worried, as he was afraid that if he went out and came back in, he would never be able to wake his sister up again.
"Mr. Gu, time waits for no one."
Wen Nuo hurriedly pulled Gu Jinxuan, Mrs. Gu and her son out.
"Master Gu and Madam Gu, don't worry. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are in the hands of God. You must have faith in my sister and pray for God's blessing. When the door opens again, maybe Sister Gu will be fine."
Mrs. Gu felt spiritually supported instantly after hearing this. She took off the Buddhist beads on her wrist and started chanting Buddhist mantras.
In the room, Song Yu held the knife but was hesitant to take action. He was extremely nervous and sweat broke out on his forehead.
Seeing this, Bai Lan wiped her with a handkerchief and said, "Miss, why don't we go back?"
Aunt Lan spoke hurriedly, "Ms. Song, don't be too nervous. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You have to give yourself confidence. Miss Gu is in this situation now, so you should try your best. Just keep a normal mind and use her as a training ground. No matter what the result is, your laparotomy skills will definitely improve greatly."
Is this something the Gu family could say?
Bai Lan opened her mouth, but in the end said nothing.
After all, Miss Gu was indeed the first one to be taken advantage of by her young lady.
Song Yu took a deep breath and relaxed himself. "Auntie Lan, I'll cut now. Can you stop the bleeding?"
"no problem."
Aunt Lan couldn't wait to see Song Yu commit seppuku.
Song Yu closed his eyes, and the detailed records of the steps and precautions for seppuku recorded in the notebook, as well as the appearance of the appendix on the anatomical diagram, appeared very clearly in his mind.
After a moment, Song Yu opened his eyes again, found the right position and cut without hesitation.
On the roof, Song Mingen's palms were also sweating.
"Don't worry, big brother. Our sister Yu can heal your hand and save Miss Gu. I saw the little flower that had its abdomen cut open at the hot spring villa before."
"Xiaohua?"
"Hehe..." Wen Can said with a smile, "It's the sow. I gave it the nickname of a flower. It's still alive and well. I'll have Xiaohua sent to the capital in a few days so Sister Yu can continue to practice."
Song Mingen frowned, "Let's forget it. Sister Yu can't show up in public every day to see patients. Letting her study medicine is to let her protect herself. When she arrives in the capital, I will arrange for more maids and servants to serve her. She can't be worse than the other rich girls in the capital. I must raise Sister Yu into a noble lady."
Wen Can didn't expect Song Mingen to dote on his adopted daughter so much.
"It's a bit difficult, isn't it, my lady? The capital is a place where family background and power are valued."
Song Mingen was silent for a moment, "I'm considering taking the provincial examination next year."
"Wha...what? Are you serious about taking the provincial examination?"
"I am still a farmer with the empty title of scholar, commonly known as a mud-legged peasant."
"Then I am still a lowly merchant in the eyes of those powerful people."
The two brothers looked at each other, with unspeakable pain and bitterness in their eyes.
"Wanwan was once a noblewoman, but now she's a commoner with me. Sister Yu is also a commoner. After all, I can't always rely on being a son-in-law of the Jiang family to make a living when I live in Beijing. I should first become an official, so Wanwan will be the wife of an official, and Sister Yu will be the daughter of an official. This way, they won't be bullied. But this is far from enough. I must make myself stronger as soon as possible so that I won't be too afraid of the powerful in the future."
Wen Can opened his mouth and said that his eldest brother would always be his eldest brother.
He just wanted to move to Beijing to be neighbors with his elder brother and never thought about the future.
"Brother, I also want to take the imperial examination... No, forget it. I prefer making money. Since I'm going to live in the capital, I will work hard to become the richest man in the capital. In order to prevent others from bullying me, I decided to find a powerful person to support me. Of course, the powerful may not pay attention to me. Brother, just work hard to become a powerful person and support me, okay?"
Song Mingen smiled and patted his shoulder, "I'm already over 30. You guessed it, I must be 50 or 60 to become a powerful official."
"How is that possible? You're smart. After the provincial exam, you'll have the metropolitan exam, and then the palace exam. Although you're older, you're good-looking. The emperor will definitely not mind your age and might even select you as the third place. You have many years of experience in handling cases, so you'll definitely be valued by the emperor. In a few years, you'll be able to control the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and take over the six ministries, and then rise to the pinnacle of power..."
"Wake up, wake up." Song Mingen shook his big head, "How much fake wine did you drink tonight..."
The atmosphere in the room was not as relaxed as on the roof.
Bai Lan and Lan Gu opened their eyes wide and held their breath as they watched Song Yu carefully cut the intestines.
He was afraid that his loud breathing would affect Song Yu's performance.
When a piece of the appendix was cut off, Song Yu saw that Gu Jinyan was still breathing and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Miss Song, now that it's cut off, everything will be fine, right?"
Aunt Lan asked in a low voice.
"She should be fine. Now sew up the wound. Keep an eye on her pulse."
"Oh, okay."
Suturing the wound was easier. Song Yu remembered the precautions in the notebook and did not relax, but continued to be fully alert.
Two hours passed and Gu Jinxuan felt uneasy when he saw that there was no movement in the room.
He paced back and forth at the door and wanted to rush in several times, but was stopped by Asi and others.
Wen Nuo was sleeping soundly on the soft couch at the door of the room.
With a creak, the door was pushed open and Wen Nuo was instantly awakened.
"Sister Lan'er, did my sister save Miss Gu?"
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