The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 642 - 653: One Day Apart Feels Like Three Years

Chapter 642: Chapter 653: One Day Apart Feels Like Three Years

Gu Youyou laughed and said, "If you were about ten years younger than me, I would have taken you on, but you... don’t be like this, I really feel embarrassed."

Feeling rejected by Gu Youyou because of her age, the female doctor Cui felt somewhat regretful. After a moment, she said, "It is said that Doctor Gu’s medical skills are excellent; how can it be without passing them on to a disciple? I have an eight-year-old niece at home, clever as can be, chosen to be the next imperial female physician. Since Doctor Gu is unwilling to accept me, could you take on my niece instead?"

Turns out they were a family of imperial female physicians?

Gu Youyou smiled and said, "Then bring her to me tomorrow so I can take a look. If the child is not too troublesome, I might consider it."

To Gu Youyou, an eight-year-old was still a child, and she was not interested in looking after children.

But since they had come forward with the request, she could only agree to take a look.

The moment Doctor Cui saw that Gu Youyou had agreed, she hastily said, "She’s not troublesome at all, very obedient. And we don’t have to wait until tomorrow; she’s right here in the palace playing with Princess Nine. I’ll go fetch her now."

Perhaps because the Imperial Palace was too large and people were hard to find, Gu Youyou had finished administering the entire set of acupuncture on Doctor Cui by the time she returned with the child.

Two of them?

After bidding farewell to the Empress Dowager, Gu Youyou sat in a pavilion in the courtyard with Doctor Cui and two children.

"Doctor Cui, is this... both nieces?"

Doctor Cui looked a bit embarrassed as she said, "This is Princess Nine. When I went to fetch Yingying, Her Highness insisted on coming along, saying she also wanted to become a disciple of Doctor Gu."

Gu Youyou let out a dry laugh and said, "If Princess Nine wants to become a disciple, that matter would need to involve the Empress and the Empress Dowager. I wouldn’t dare make that decision."

Upon hearing this, Princess Nine said, "Then you should come with me now to see the Empress Dowager."

"Ah, that wouldn’t be good!" Gu Youyou quickly held back Princess Nine, saying, "Just now, I had administered an acupuncture session to the Empress Dowager, and she has gone to sleep. It’s best not to disturb her."

After thinking for a moment, she said, "How about we do it tomorrow? I’ve been out for so long today, I should go back and rest." She held her forehead and said a bit deflatedly, "I’m a patient too..."

Anyway, after the commotion that morning, everyone already knew that Doctor Gu, famous for her medical expertise, was herself suffering from a serious illness.

Seeing this, Doctor Cui hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, it’s my oversight, I forgot that Doctor Gu is also in poor health. Yingying, why don’t you become a disciple tomorrow instead?"

That settles it then.

After bidding goodbye to Doctor Cui, she met Lin Qianqing, who was looking around anxiously in front of the palace gate.

She didn’t return yesterday, and my aunt said she would be staying in the palace for a few days. What was she doing at the palace gate now?

"Hey, cousin, you’re finally out." Lin Qianqing rushed over to her on seeing her, like someone greeting a family member not seen for years.

It truly felt like an absence of a day felt like three seasons had passed.

"What’s wrong; you look so aggrieved?"

She looked as though she was about to cry.

"I want to go back home. You talk to my mother."

Gu Youyou turned and walked away: "Don’t come to me with this; I’m powerless to help."

She couldn’t be blamed for lacking loyalty as just last night Jin Zijin had given her a talking-to.

The intentions of my aunt and the Empress couldn’t have been clearer. If she went to intercede, she would be obstructing their grand plans for life.

An ordinary female doctor from the countryside would have to be foolish to offend these two women.

"Hey, how can you just stand by and do nothing to help?" Lin Qianqing caught her sleeve, looking pitiful.

Gu Youyou stopped, looked at her seriously, and said, "Do you think if I go and talk to your mother, she would agree?"

Lin Qianqing looked down, her face losing a shade of color.