Chapter 410: 206 Pregnancy (Two updates combined into one)_2
The shack was in disarray and devoid of people. Suppressed and anxious breathing sounds emanated from an old cabinet that had been picked up from outside.
Subconsciously, Gu Changqing reached for the sword at his waist. He approached the cabinet carefully, pulling it open to find a disheveled young girl inside.
The girl sat in the cabinet, her face filthy, and her clothes ragged. She clutched a rusty knife in her hands, staring at Gu Changqing with an expression of sheer terror.
Gu Changqing looked at her intently before reaching out a hand, “Jiang Shi sent me to find you.”
He took the young girl back to the Medical Hall.
Jiang Shi is the name registered in the Yamen. He worked as a laborer and might have been living illegally, perhaps it was a pseudonym.
The girl was Jiang Shi’s sister.
She was thin and looked only about five years old.
However, after examining her teeth, Gu Jiao found out that she was already changing her teeth. Her premolars had grown two teeth, and even her lateral incisors were beginning to sprout.
Usually, lateral incisors sprout between eight to nine years old, implying that she should be at least eight years old.
Gu Jiao also gave her a physical examination, except for malnutrition, no other issues were noticed.
She was very timid and didn’t speak much.
The second shopkeeper in the Medical Hall chose a good-natured maid who seemed very friendly to tend to her. She arranged for the girl to bathe, eat, and even bought her a few sets of new clothes out of her own pocket.
The second shopkeeper also arranged for her to have her own room, but she refused, preferring to stay with her brother.
“Little Third, bring in a bamboo bed,” ordered the second shopkeeper.
“Yes!” Little Third brought in a bamboo bed and placed it beside Jiang Shi’s sickbed. He layered it with thick mattress, creating a temporary bed for the young girl.
The girl sat on the bed, frequently getting up to check on her brother.
Her brother also watched her, his eyes filled with warmth.
Gu Jiao couldn’t help but remember a phrase she had heard during her previous life as a special agent in the organization: “Don’t fall in love with anyone, don’t have any attachments. Because once you have something to lose, you will be afraid to die.”
The young girl lay on the railing of the sickbed, holding her brother’s hand.
She knew her brother was hurt, but she didn’t know how perilous his experience had been, nor did she comprehend the immense willpower it took for him to crawl back from the King Yama Hall.
Because I can’t let go of you, I can’t die.
Meanwhile, the Emperor grew aware of the unsuccessful plea from Lord Gu.
He wasn’t aware of the situation within Gu Jiao’s courtyard, he hadn’t gone so far as to spy on the young miracle-working doctor. He had merely assigned someone to keep an eye on Lord Gu. Lord Gu had entered the Medical Hall upright but had had to be carried out.
——he was found by his subordinate Huang Zhong, who skillfully lifted him onto the carriage.
According to the report from the spy, the scene was particularly distressing.
Emperor: “Who did he have a fight with?”
Eunuch Wei: We don’t know, we didn’t dare to ask.
However, seeing Lord Gu in such a miserable state, it should be that the plea failed. The Emperor felt he could then guess the young miracle-working doctor’s attitude towards Gu Jinyu.
The Emperor set aside the paperwork piled up like a mountain: “Alright, go to the Medical Hall.”
He has something to ask the young miracle-doctor face-to-face.
The young miracle-doctor said before, “Recheck every three months for two years.”
Eunuch Wei asked, “Your Majesty, are you going incognito again? Do you want to put on the bamboo hat this time?”
Going incognito was a must. As for the bamboo hat—
The Emperor thought about it, then decided to wear it.
Eunuch Wei, who had appeared at the Medical Hall the day before, was not needed this time. He would take Eunuch He, who accompanied him to the county town before instead.
Eunuch He was an inconspicuous eunuch, he wasn’t even serving the Emperor, it was difficult for most people to associate him with the Emperor.
Eunuch Wei felt upset, each time there was an important task, the Emperor would choose Eunuch He. Despite his meticulous service, he wasn’t given any crucial tasks. Even when the Emperor went to Jiangnan, he didn’t get to go. He heard about the young miracle-doctor from the Emperor after the fact.
Eunuch He appeared at the Medical Hall with the Emperor, who was wearing a bamboo hat and a veil.
The second shopkeeper and the shopkeeper Wang had both seen Eunuch He and the man in the bamboo hat.
However, that happened in a small county.
Back then, they were threatened by a group of experts, something they still clearly remembered.
Upon seeing the two men again, both the second shopkeeper and shopkeeper Wang shuddered instinctively.
What was his problem?
What kind of profound grudge did they have?
Had he chased them from the county to the Capital City to kill them?
The second shopkeeper and shopkeeper Wang had a misunderstanding. This time the Emperor didn’t bring any experts with him, he only had Eunuch He.