The Grand Secretary's Pampered Wife

Chapter 628.1: Hope for Surgery

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The Duke remained silent.

Gu Jiao wasn't sure how much his consciousness had recovered, whether he could only vaguely respond to external stimuli or if he could clearly discern the sounds around him.

In plain terms, she didn't know if he could understand what she was saying or not.

Nevertheless, Gu Jiao still treated him as a patient with full self-awareness. She rolled up his sleeve, fully exposing the wound on his forearm.

"The wound isn't long or deep, no need for stitches. I'll clean it first and then apply some jinchuang medicine, and you'll be fine."

As she spoke, Gu Jiao used a disposable iodine swab to clean the blood from the wound, then opened a homemade jinchuang ointment and carefully applied it.

Twilight enveloped the surroundings, with the evening sun casting its golden rays outside the room.

The Duke's breathing was steady, and he didn't move at all during the entire process of applying the medicine.

"All done." Gu Jiao put away the medicine bottle and cotton swab, wrapping the swab in oil paper. She never casually disposed of any medical supplies she used, but instead handled them with care.

With the person saved and the wound treated, Gu Jiao intended to leave.

She took one last look at the man on the bed. His condition seemed to have improved since their first meeting; at least his body was no longer as cold.

Gu Jiao reached out and touched his forehead with her finger, feeling a slight sheen of sweat.

She lowered his quilt a bit and opened the window for ventilation before turning to leave.

The Duke on the bed trembled and tried to raise his hand, seemingly wanting to grasp onto something.

Leaving the Duke's Estate, Gu Jiao visited a few more medical halls. This time, she changed her approach, not asking about the operating room, only inquiring whether there was a cure for her family's serious heart disease. She also handed over a prescription she had written herself for the physician at the medical halls to see.

The physicians could generally assess the severity of the heart condition from the prescription. Experienced physicians knew that the condition couldn't be cured with medicine alone.

"I have an ancestral prescription here that might be worth trying."

"I've practiced medicine for decades and never failed to cure a disease. Bring the patient here another day, and I'll take a look."

"I have an ancestral golden pill that cures all diseases and detoxifies all poisons. It costs eighty taels, but for you, a kind-hearted and honest person, I'll sell it for fifty taels!"

When Gu Jiao left the fifth medical hall, it was completely dark.

"These people don't seem to understand the need for surgery. Could it be that the State of Yan really doesn't have an operating room… The senior transmigrator here, just like me, is also searching for a modern operating room, and that's why they drew a sketch of it?"

"Move, make way!"

While Gu Jiao was muttering to herself, there was a sudden commotion on the street ahead. A man dressed in black surprisingly fell from a rooftop and collapsed on the ground.

From afar, Gu Jiao heard a crisp cracking sound and could tell his leg was broken.

Not only that, he seemed to have other injuries, as blood was gushing from his abdomen.

Almost simultaneously, several men in gray robes emerged from the alley, placing a blade at the neck of the severely injured man. One of the gray-robed men knelt down to check his injuries and said seriously, "He's badly hurt! He needs surgery immediately, otherwise he'll die!"

Surgery?

Gu Jiao's eyes narrowed.

The gray-robed men rushed back into the alley, brought out a makeshift stretcher, and carefully placed the injured man onto it.

"Get on the cart!"

The gray-robed man who examined the injuries said.

They lifted the injured man onto a cart in the alley.

Gu Jiao followed them.

But as soon as she crossed the alley, a strong hand grabbed her arm.

Gu Jiao instinctively drew her dagger.

"It's me!"

The person said.

Gu Jiao lowered the dagger and turned to see Mu Qingchen who appeared out of nowhere, "What are you doing here?"

Mu Qingchen countered, "Shouldn't I be asking you that? This is the inner city, how did you manage to sneak in again?"

Gu Jiao put away the dagger and didn't answer.

Mu Qingchen seemed to understand Gu Jiao's personality. If she wanted to say something, she would; if not, asking wouldn't yield any results. "Also, did you eat a bear's heart and a leopard's gall or something? Why are you following anyone you see?"

Gu Jiao said, "That person was severely injured, I was just curious how they would treat him."

That was pretty much the truth.

Mu Qingchen's expression turned cold, "Your curiosity is focused on such matters now?"

Gu Jiao said, "Yes."

Mu Qingchen: "..."

"Can you let go now?" Gu Jiao looked at his hand still gripping her arm.

Mu Qingchen released his grip lightly, giving Gu Jiao a glance before turning and walking away, "I happen to be leaving the city."

"Oh." Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow and followed Mu Qingchen onto his carriage without being invited.

"Leave the inner city." Mu Qingchen told the coachman.

The coachman was puzzled. They had just returned. Why leave again?

The coachman turned the carriage around and slowly headed out of the inner city.

"Did they catch the Crown Prince's assassin?" Gu Jiao asked.

"They did, but the assassin killed himself to avoid punishment." Mu Qingchen replied.

Imperial Family conflicts were common in any country, so Gu Jiao wasn't particularly surprised.

Instead, the assassin she encountered at the Duke Estate raised several suspicions in Gu Jiao's mind.

When she first entered the Duke Estate, the guards had discovered the traces of a suspicious person. She thought she had been exposed, but now it seemed that an assassin had intended to harm the Duke that day.

The Duke's guards had discovered the assassin in time, so he escaped.

Today's assassins were more cunning, actually evading the guards of Duke Estate.

Gu Jiao thought for a moment, then took out the dagger from her robe and tossed it to Mu Qingchen.

He caught it with a backward grab and asked suspiciously, "What is this?"

"Someone tried to assassinate the Duke. This is the weapon dropped by the assassin." Gu Jiao decided to tell Mu Qingchen the truth.

Firstly, when Gu Jiao went to treat the Duke, she didn't sense any hostility from Mu Qingchen towards the Duke. Secondly, the prescription Mu Qingchen gave her was clearly for treating unconsciousness, indicating that Mu Qingchen was secretly seeking medical treatment for the Duke.

He was not the Duke's enemy.

After hearing Gu Jiao's words, Mu Qingchen's first reaction was, "You went to the Duke Estate again?"

Gu Jiao replied, "Would you believe me if I said it was a coincidence?"

Mu Qingchen: "..."

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