The Prime Minister's Darling

Chapter 406: 205 Debunking Fake (Two updates combined into one) _3

Gu Changqing was also very surprised. Why was the emperor here?

Gu Changqing bowed and said, “Your Majesty.”

The emperor’s gaze fell on his left hand wrapped in gauze and asked, “Were you also at the scene of the incident?”

Gu Changqing said truthfully, “Yes, I heard the news halfway and brought a team of men and horses with me.”

The emperor nodded, taking his presence here as escorting the injured. The emperor then asked, “How is your hand?”

Gu Changqing said, “It’s fine, just a superficial wound.”

The emperor looked at him intently, “Since you were at the scene, you should know ​​what happened. Tell me honestly, how many casualties were there?”

Gu Changqing, as a soldier, should not involve himself in the affairs of the six ministries. He should avoid this topic. But considering the injured and the fact that Gu Jiao almost lost her life trying to save them, he finally replied, “There are six critically injured, thirteen severely injured, thirty-seven lightly injured, and one… we don’t know if he can be saved. If he can’t, there will be one death.”

The emperor felt everything went black in front of his eyes!

Even though he anticipated that the situation would be serious, he did not expect it to be so terrible!

The patient being rescued was the man marked with a black cloth strip by Gu Jiao. He was deemed unsalvageable, yet he still hadn’t died even after everyone had left the scene.

Other medical halls wouldn’t take him in, Gu Jiao did.

After all the six critically injured patients were out of danger, Gu Jiao began to rescue him. It has been three full two-hour periods since the rescue started.

Whether there is death or not, the nature of the accident is entirely different.

Everyone was anxiously waiting, including the emperor and Gu Changqing.

The emperor was worried about the man’s life, while Gu Changqing was concerned about both the patient’s life and Gu Jiao’s health.

Gu Changqing brought a water pouch over.

The emperor looked at him curiously.

After an unknown amount of time, the door of the room finally opened.

Gu Jiao came out.

She was soaked with sweat, with no dry places left on her body.

Gu Changqing stepped forward in an instant, “How are you?”

“His willpower is truly tenacious, he’s alive for now, but he’s not completely out of danger…” Gu Jiao paused when she realized Gu Changqing was asking about her condition. “I’m okay.”

Just a little hungry.

Gu Changqing pulled the stopper out of the water pouch in his hand and handed it to her, “Food is ready, go have something to eat.”

Gu Jiao hummed an acknowledgment, took the water pouch and took a sip.

The emperor was watching Gu Jiao dumbfounded from the side.

He never expected to see her here, wasn’t this…

“Hm?” Gu Jiao noticed the emperor, but she didn’t recognize who he was. Seeing him with a dumbfounded look on his face, she asked, “Are you a relative of the patient?”

The emperor was so shocked he forgot to respond.

Gu Changqing knew that the emperor was in disguise and didn’t know how to explain it.

Gu Jiao continued, “His condition is still unstable and he needs to pass the three-day critical period.”

The emperor finally found his voice. Yes, he was wearing a bamboo hat at that time, so the girl didn’t recognize him.

The emperor said, “I am not a relative.”

“Oh.” Gu Jiao thought for a while then asked, “Are you from the Yamen to investigate the accident?”

Before the emperor could answer, Gu Jiao nodded, “You can ask me directly if you have any questions, or you can ask Doctor Song, Doctor Chen, and Doctor Li. We were all at the scene.”

She didn’t say anything discouraging like ‘it’s useless to ask’ or ‘the officials won’t help the people’. She didn’t ask if telling the truth would lead to trouble either.

She looked at him with an open and sincere gaze.

The emperor was momentarily silenced.

Gu Changqing said softly, “I can handle the investigation matter. You should go eat.”

Gu Jiao agreed and walked out to the courtyard.

Only after she left, did the emperor recover from his successive shocks.

He remembered the way Gu Changqing and her interacted. It didn’t seem like they just met that day. He asked, “Do you know each other?”

Gu Changqing bowed slightly, took a deep breath and said, “Replying to Your Majesty, she is my sister.”

The emperor was shocked again, “Your… sister? wasn’t your sister…”

Gu Changqing said solemnly, “She’s my biological sister.”

…

On the carriage back to the palace, Qin Chuyu, who was worn out from playing, was sound asleep.

He was lying next to the emperor. Little Fat curled up his body, looking like a small bear.

Eunuch Wei blocked him with his hand to prevent him from rolling off the couch.

The emperor, however, was immersed in unspeakable shock.