The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 802 - 796 Huo Li Comes to Visit

Chapter 802: Chapter 796 Huo Li Comes to Visit

Gu Youyou was slightly surprised and said, "Really? Has Yingying thought about how to go there?"

Cui Yingying laughed, her cute dimples showing as she said, "I can learn to ride horses next year, I’ll ride there. If Master and the Princess could go on this training journey with Yingying, that would be great!"

Jin Liuying showed an excited expression, looking at Gu Youyou expectantly.

Gu Youyou felt helpless—she couldn’t make decisions for the Princess’s itinerary, but there were still several years to go... perhaps it could happen.

She smiled at them and said, "If when you turn fifteen Master happens to be free, I will agree."

Gu Youyou was having a great time chatting with the two young girls when a familiar eunuch arrived.

It was the Emperor’s eunuch. Initially, Gu Youyou had been captured and taken to the Baohe Palace by this old eunuch.

"Eunuch has seen the Ninth Princess!" The old eunuch bowed respectfully to Jin Liuying.

Being someone from the Emperor’s side, he usually didn’t visit without important reason.

The Ninth Princess, surprised, asked, "Eunuch Wan, has Father summoned me?"

Eunuch Wan said, "The Emperor has sent this old servant to call for Doctor Gu, and asks the Ninth Princess for permission."

The three were surprised and confused. Although they didn’t know what the Emperor wanted, Gu Youyou had no choice but to go.

All the way there, Gu Youyou wondered what the Emperor wanted with her again? Could it be about the last incident, maybe another game of chess?

Or perhaps he would beat her for stealing the Flame Pool water—she truly realized her mistake.

She shouldn’t have acted on her own; it would have been better to let Yue Rujing handle the task.

Only when they reached the Baohe Palace did she realize the importance of the situation.

Being beaten was a minor issue, playing chess with the Emperor was also trivial, but the serious matter was that Huo Li stood beside the Emperor.

What good could come from encountering Huo Li? Clearly none, and most likely it spelled great trouble.

Gu Youyou bowed with trembling reverence, not daring to raise her eyes.

Yet in her heart, she cursed that treacherous and perverse man repeatedly.

Today, she had left without consulting the almanac—what bad luck!

The vile Emperor looked at Gu Youyou with a smile and said, "Doctor Gu, I have heard that your medical skills are exceptional, you can treat epidemics, reattach severed fingers, and even cure the Heavenly Master’s bewildering ailments?"

In a low voice, Gu Youyou responded, "This humble girl’s talents are limited, Your Majesty flatters me. I can treat some epidemics, and reattaching fingers was merely fortuitous, but I have not managed to cure the Heavenly Master’s illness. I have always felt very ashamed about it!"

"Oh...? You didn’t cure the Heavenly Master’s illness?"

Both the Emperor and Huo Li were taken aback, though Huo Li was naturally pleased. It would be better if Tian Jizi were utterly ruined, given his age, it was about time.

But the Emperor looked grave. He had assumed that Gu Youyou’s return meant that Tian Jizi’s illness had healed.

However, Huo Li said, "Even the most skilled doctors can encounter illnesses they cannot cure, Doctor Gu should not undervalue herself. Today I come to ask a favor of Doctor Gu to accompany me to see the State Preceptor’s illness."

Ah...?

Gu Youyou was stunned, her mind momentarily blanking out.

Huo Li looked at her with a smirk that turned his face hideously cunning.

Gu Youyou was not an idiot—if Yu Jizi truly needed her medical attention, could Huo Li remain so composed?

This was clearly his excuse.

Such a strategy—healing with their own methods. Last time, Jin Zijin used this method to hide her in Qi Mountain while he and Yue Rujing had free rein to deal with Huo Li firmly. Now, just a few days after her return, he was using the same method to retaliate.