The Prime Minister's Darling

Chapter 357: 190 Conclusion (Second Update)

The wound was deep and wide, and the dagger was dirty. Gu Jiao had to clean the wound thoroughly, leaving the flesh turned inside out.

The scene was unforgettable for a lifetime!

Because the wound was too close to the heart, Gu Chengfeng couldn’t help but feel like he could see his brother’s throbbing organ. He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination.

Gu Chengfeng’s hands and feet turned cold!

Gu Jiao then began to stitch the wound up, one stitch at a time.

Gu Chengfeng lay weakly on the rattan chair like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. He wanted to close his eyes, yet he felt it would be cowardly!

He saw the flesh being torn apart by the needle and thread, he heard the sticky and creaky sounds, he felt faint!

Looking at Gu Jiao’s calm and composed face, one might even mistake her for sewing clothes!

When Gu Jiao finished the last stitch, Gu Chengfeng fainted straight away.

For quite some time in the future, he would probably be forced to be a vegetarian.

Gu Jiao stepped out of the room.

The day was breaking, Xiao Liulang was cooking breakfast for the family, while Gu Changqing was pacing nervously in the living room. Seeing Gu Jiao, he tensed up: “How is he?”

“Here, take it.” Gu Jiao, holding the dagger that was pulled from Gu Chenglin’s body in a cloth, handed it to Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing didn’t want the dagger, but he accepted it as it was the weapon that had harmed Gu Chenglin.

Gu Jiao said, “We’ve saved his life for now, but he’s still in critical condition. He won’t be really out of the woods until he’s awake and doesn’t show any signs of infection or adverse reactions over the next three days.”

The next three days would be critical, Gu Changqing understood and asked Gu Jiao: “So where does he…”

Given the risk, he couldn’t be sent back to the Marquis Residence. The imperial physicians weren’t proficient enough, and more importantly, Gu Changqing had never seen most of the strange items that Gu Jiao used.

Even the imperial physicians would be at a loss.

Gu Jiao thought for a moment and said, “Send him to the Medical Hall. I’ll be there during the day, and I’ll have Doctor Song on night duty.”

Doctor Song was an apprentice of the senior doctor of Huichun Hall in the county town. He was trustworthy and had learned some medical skills from Gu Jiao, knowing how to use her medicines.

Gu Changqing: “Alright, we’ll do as you say.”

Gu Jiao borrowed a carriage from the local wine shopkeeper next door.

Gu Changqing carefully lifted Gu Chenglin into the carriage.

Gu Chengfeng woke up and, feeling weak, got into the carriage.

Gu Jiao still had to clean up the room and dispose of the medical waste, so she said to Gu Changqing, “You go ahead, I’ll be right there.”

Gu Changqing nodded, “Alright.”

The journey from Bishui Alley to the Medical Hall on Xuanwu Avenue wasn’t far, but in order not to jostle the patient too much, Liao Quan drove the carriage slowly and steadily.

In the carriage, Gu Chenglin was still unconscious due to the effects of the medicine.

Gu Chengfeng’s sedative was wearing off, but every time he thought of Gu Jiao operating on Gu Chenglin, he felt weak and his scalp went numb.

He had seen doctors treating injuries before, but Gu Jiao was different from other doctors.

Exactly how different, Gu Chengfeng couldn’t put into words.

Gu Chengfeng trained his eyes on Gu Chenglin’s face, “Big brother, how is our third brother doing?”

Gu Changqing said, “He’s not out of the woods yet.”

Gu Chengfeng snorted, “I knew it! How could she sincerely save our third brother? Anything could happen in these three critical days!”

Gu Changqing’s eyes grew cold, “That’s the result of her doing her utmost to save him. If she hadn’t given her all, you’d be looking at a corpse by now!”

Gu Chengfeng was rendered speechless.

Gu Changqing sternly said, “I don’t want to hear anything like this again in the future.”

Gu Chengfeng reluctantly turned his face away.

The carriage trotted along for a while longer, the atmosphere inside was heavy.

Gu Chengfeng broke the silence again, “Don’t you find her suspicious, brother? I mean, how could a country wench possess such skills? Don’t you find her dubious?”

Gu Changqing stared at Gu Chengfeng coldly, “She saved our third brother, and she also saved me.”

Gu Chengfeng was taken aback.

After bringing Gu Chenglin to a room in the Medical Hall, Gu Changqing asked Gu Chengfeng to take care of him and he went back to the Marquis Residence.

The Marquis of Gu was almost worried to death.

He was blocked in the residence by Gu Changqing’s bodyguard and couldn’t step out of the door.

The day broke, but he had no idea how Gu Chenglin was doing.

That insolent boy had grown wings, he dared to defy his own father!

Just as the Marquis of Gu was about to pass out in a fit of rage, Gu Changqing came back.

The Marquis of Gu was livid, he pointed at Gu Changqing and berated, “You unfilial son! You disobedient wretch! Where have you taken your brother?”