The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1285 - 1285 625 Slap in the Face (Second Update)_2

Chapter 1285: 625 Slap in the Face (Second Update)_2 Chapter 1285: 625 Slap in the Face (Second Update)_2 Gu Jiao’s gaze swept across the room, and she spotted the problem at once.

She reached out and swiftly pulled a silver needle from the patient’s wrist.

The Duke’s face stopped its slight twitching.

Only Gu Jiao was standing by the bed, no one saw what happened to the Duke, they only saw Gu Jiao pulling out the Duke’s silver needle.

A sense of shock rippled through the people inside the room.

Mu Qingchen frowned.

“What are you doing!”

Accompanied by an angry and delicate rebuke, a young girl dressed in a light green waist-hugging dress came in, carrying a bowl of medicinal soup.

She placed the soup on the table and quickly walked to the bedside, glaring at Gu Jiao with indignation.

People in this world often judge others by their appearance; the girl was originally just a bit angry, but upon seeing Gu Jiao’s face, a few more traces of contempt appeared.

She said coldly, “Who are you! Why did you touch my silver needle!”

Holding that silver needle, Gu Jiao responded indifferently, “Your Neiguan point was needled incorrectly.”

The girl’s eyebrows knitted together, “Impossible! Who are you, some lowly servant! How dare you slander my medical skill! Second Lady! Are all the people in the Duke Residence so disrespectful!”

The Second Lady was embarrassed.

Though the girl was from Yan Country, she was no ordinary foreigner; she was the famed disciple of the great healer Luo Shen, and the Duke’s condition relied on her for a cure.

A youthful man spoke with a smile that was not quite a smile: “This person is… a distinguished doctor from Zhan Country, specially invited by Young Master Qingchen for the Duke.”

He emphasized the words “Zhan Country”.

Everyone knew that Zhan Country and Chen Country were incompatible as fire and water, having just experienced a major battle last year where Chen Country emerged defeated and paid a substantial amount of silver to Zhan Country.

The girl’s look towards Gu Jiao became even more hostile; this was not just a professional rivalry, it was a national enmity!

“Second Lady, do you also think that my needle placement was incorrect?” the girl asked.

Of course, the Second Lady wouldn’t think so; the girl was a disciple of Luo Shen, how could she make such a mistake?

In reality, the girl’s acupuncture point was correct, but the angle was slightly off. Gu Jiao didn’t know under what circumstances she had inserted the needle, whether it was in haste and panic, or out of pride and carelessness?

The girl said haughtily, “Second Lady, if you do not trust my medical skills, you ought to seek someone more capable. Duke, I will not treat you!”

“Absolutely not!” The Second Lady quickly spoke up to keep her, “Miss Miao’s medical skills are excellent, being the prized disciple of Luo Shen, who else could heal the Duke if not Miss Miao?”

That statement was somewhat exaggerated; Yan Country wasn’t without more experienced doctors, but either they couldn’t be reached, or their methods proved ineffective.

Their only hope was to place trust in another doctor.

They had initially intended to invite Luo Shen himself, but since he was injured and unable to come, he recommended his disciple, Miao Ruoxin.

So far, Miao Ruoxin was the most skilled doctor the Duke Residence had managed to invite from outside, and the Second Lady couldn’t afford to offend her.

As for this little master, he was brought by Mu Qingchen; ordinarily, the Second Lady ought to give her some face, but since Miao Ruoxin had fallen out with her, the Second Lady had no choice but to offend Mu Qingchen somewhat.

The Second Lady said with an apologetic face, “Young Master Qingchen, thank you for bringing a doctor for the Duke, but since Miss Miao is confident in healing the Duke, we will not trouble this young brother any further.”

This was exactly what Mu Qingchen had hoped for.

They had come mostly for formalities, and being refused by the Second Lady spared them the risk of being exposed.

Mu Qingchen said, “It’s a regret that I couldn’t be of much help; I hope the Duke wakes up soon. Xiao—”

Before the words “sixth master” could be spoken, Gu Jiao had already placed the silver needle on the bedside table and turned to take the patient’s pulse.

Upon seeing this, Miao Ruoxin’s eyes turned icy, “What are you doing!”

She reached out unceremoniously to grab Gu Jiao, whose hand was near several silver needles, and in doing so, she would inevitably displace the needles.

Gu Jiao slapped her with the back of her hand!

A crisp smack rang out, and Miao Ruoxin was stunned!

Not only was she stunned, but so were the Second Lady and the young man!

Was she this audacious?

Miao Ruoxin grew furious, “You!”

“He asked me to slap you,” Gu Jiao deflected responsibility onto Mu Qingchen within a second.

Mu Qingchen: “…!!”

With confidence in her backing, Gu Jiao declared, “Thanks to Young Master Qingchen’s trust, he’s allowed me to treat the Duke. Whoever hinders me from diagnosing the Duke is going against Young Master Qingchen!”

Mu Qingchen couldn’t help but twitch violently at the corner of his mouth.

Gu Jiao said calmly, “Young Master Qingchen, rest assured, even if it weren’t for the one thousand taels diagnosis fee you promised me, I would still do my utmost to heal the Duke.”

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