The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1104 - 1104 532 Slap in the Face ( Update)_2

Chapter 1104: 532 Slap in the Face (Chapter Update)_2 Chapter 1104: 532 Slap in the Face (Chapter Update)_2 He was a eunuch, his body also incomplete; by this age, he ought naturally to have come to terms with everything he should have accepted, yet in his earlier years, when he saw normal men, he felt jealousy, hatred, discontent, and inferiority.

Huangfu Xian must have felt the same.

Whether Qin Chuyu lied or not, both knew in their hearts.

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes, “I am tired, remember to send Jingkong back later.”

“Yes,” Eunuch Qin answered.

Bixia Hall.

The Emperor had returned to the Huaqing Palace first. Princess Ning An and Huangfu Xian were seated in the spacious and bright bedroom of the Sleeping Palace. All the palace maids had been sent away by Princess Ning An, leaving only Lianlian to serve at the side.

Huangfu Xian, seated in his wheelchair, casually played with the fresh flowers in a vase.

Princess Ning An sat opposite him, staring at him intently, “Xian’er, why did you do it?”

“I like it,” Huangfu Xian said, looking at the flower in his hand.

Lianlian looked at her own princess with fear.

Princess Ning An took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and said gravely, “Huangfu Xian, this is not the frontier, this is the Imperial Palace. A small matter here could cost you your head.”

Huangfu Xian pinched a petal, “Oh? Is that so? Who dares to go over the Emperor and the Empress Dowager to chop off my head?”

Princess Ning An stared at him for a long time, “Huangfu Xian, nobody owes you anything. The Emperor and the Empress Dowager will not always indulge you. You had better rein in your bad temper and not be ungrateful for the blessings you have!”

With a mocking look, Huangfu Xian retorted, “What if I don’t? Will you send me back to the frontier? Or simply deal with me as a remnant of the previous dynasty? Ah, I almost forgot, you are a princess of Zhan Country, you can righteously sacrifice your own husband, so what is a disabled son to you? Better to get rid of the burden that is me early and choose another husband to remarry!”

Slap!

Princess Ning An slapped his face!

Huangfu Xian’s head turned from the blow.

Lianlian, frightened and her face paled, rushed over to embrace Huangfu Xian and said to Princess Ning An, “Princess! Please don’t do this!”

“Get away!” Huangfu Xian, ungrateful, pushed Lianlian rudely away.

Lianlian staggered a few steps, crashing into a table behind her, her back bruising up.

Huangfu Xian’s slender fingertips wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Looking at the droplet of blood, a hint of a sneer graced his lips, and a flicker of mocking pleasure passed through his eyes, “Well struck, mother.”

…

Gu Jiao went to the Medical Hall today.

The second owner, upon seeing her, almost burst into tears and, forgetting about the many doctors and patients in the Grand Hall, clung tightly to Gu Jiao’s hand, inspecting her thoroughly, “Little Gu, are you really alright?”

“I’m fine,” Gu Jiao said.

“You’re lying! You fell seriously ill and didn’t tell me! And you were kidnapped by the Horseman!”

The people from the Medical Hall had also been to the frontier, thus managing to bring back some news of Gu Jiao, such as her self-isolation for seven days after returning from Lingguan City, so Doctor Song learned about her catching the epidemic.

Doctor Song wouldn’t hide it from the second owner.

However, the second owner was unaware of the kidnapping by the Horseman.

She didn’t speak of it.

Gu Changqing didn’t either.

She stayed silent because she couldn’t be bothered to explain, while Gu Changqing likely did so, considering her reputation. Gu Changqing reported everything truthfully only in the letters to the Emperor.

Besides Gu Jiao and Gu Changqing, only Princess Ning An, her servants, and Doctor Tong knew of this matter.

Gu Jiao’s gaze drifted over the medicine counter to someone attending to a patient.

Perhaps sensing Gu Jiao’s gaze, Medical Officer Tong turned around and beamed a bright smile at her, waving, “Doctor Gu!”

As one of the heroes who had saved Princess Ning An, Medical Officer Tong had come to the capital because the Emperor wanted to reward him in person.

But he didn’t stay at the Royal Post Station and insisted on coming to the Medical Hall, volunteering without pay.

“Doctor Gu!”

After dispensing medicine to the patients, he approached with a cheerful smile, “That day you left the army behind, and I have been worried about you ever since.”

“Hmm,” Gu Jiao responded indifferently, “You’ve had a hard time.”

Her remark was about him volunteering without taking a salary.

Medical Officer Tong hastened to wave his hands, “No trouble at all!”

He glanced behind Gu Jiao.

Knowing what he was looking for, Gu Jiao said, “It’s in the basket.”

Medical Officer Tong’s eyes lit up.

Then Gu Jiao added, “But I won’t let you touch.”

Medical Officer Tong: “…”

Since it was the Lunar New Year, there weren’t many patients coming for treatment, and there were no difficult medical cases for Gu Jiao to attend to.

In the afternoon, Gu Jiao paid a visit to Liu Yisheng’s mansion.

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