Chapter 388 (1/2)

Chapter 388: Anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when you can

Han Yunxi was still puzzling out Long Feiye's sudden concern over Gu Beiyue when the latter suddenly asked, ”Does Gu Beiyue have a hometown?”

Han Yunxi shook her head. ”I'm not sure.” She always thought that she knew Gu Beiyue rather well, but when she really thought about it, she didn't seem to know much about him at all. She only knew that Gu Beiyue's grandfather was Tianning Country's previous head imperial physician as well as one of the medical academy's directors. He also had a considerable reputation in Medical City itself. When he went to Tianning to accept the post of head imperial physician, he brought Gu Beiyue with him. After he pa.s.sed away, Gu Beiyue inherited his grandfather's legacy and became the youngest head imperial physician in Tianning Country's history.

”Does he still have family in his hometown?” Long Feiye asked.

Han Yunxi shook her head again. ”I've never heard him mention his parents before. I don't know where his hometown is, either.”

”Does he have brothers or sisters?” Long Feiye asked next.

Han Yunxi still didn't know, but she shot Long Feiye a suspicious look. ”Your Highness, why are you suddenly asking about these things?”

”The emperor took a leave from court matters for a few days. Originally, I thought Gu Beiyue would be the one to treat him,” Long Feiye explained simply. His reasoning was sound, but the intelligent Han Yunxi still caught whiffs of a plot behind the scenes. She not only smelled 'suspicion,' but 'hostility' as well. If Long Feiye was still jealous because of what happened with Gu Beiyue, Han Yunxi wouldn't know whether to cry or laugh. But if Long Feiye was simply suspicious of Gu Beiyue himself, then that was something worth deeper thought.

”Lil Thing is still with him. He couldn't have kidnapped Lil Thing and ran off, right?” Han Yunxi teased.

”You gave the poison beast to him?” Long Feiye was astonished.

If Lil Thing were here to see Long Feiye's current expression, it'd probably cry. When it was around, Long Feiye tossed him out the window everyday. Now that it was gone, His Highness Duke of Qin seemed unhappy. Cheep, cheep, cheep, it's really hard to please this man!

”Your Highness, Imperial Physician Gu is still a trustworthy sort,” Han Yunxi half joked as she defended Gu Beiyue.

Long Feiye didn't comment, but instead he intoned, ”Take off the gauze.” Under Han Yunxi's meticulous care, Long Feiye's injury had all but fully healed. Han Yunxi didn't comment, but took out one of her tools and some antiseptic and prepared to cut away the gauze. Suddenly, Long Feiye remarked, ”Your lords.h.i.+p expected this injury to need at least two months before it recovered. Gu Beiyue isn't the head imperial physician for nothing.”

”That's the Imperial Physician Courtyard's fortune.” Han Yunxi looked calm, but she was actually feeling a bit fl.u.s.tered. She a.s.sumed that Long Feiye didn't know enough medical knowledge to suspect too much, but in the end, this sort of detail hadn't escaped his eye. Typically speaking, a wound like his would need months to recover, but now it was just about healed after only one month. Moreover, Long Feiye had went against multiple warnings throughout the month and used his arms and hands freely. Though he had a good body to begin with and healed quickly, and though the medicine in her hands was superb for staunching blood flow and encouraging muscle growth, the key point lay in the fact that Gu Beiyue had done most of the treatment for Long Feiye!

Gu Beiyue had said that Long Feiye could turn into a vegetable if he never woke up the first night, but reality proved that he woke up a few days later. He also said that Long Feiye's wound needed new dressings every day for a month, and to not move his arms and hands about so freely to prevent serious consequences. But Long Feiye had exercised his limbs frequently without any ill effects. If the doctor was anyone but Gu Beiyue, they could a.s.sume his previous words were all hogwash, but that wasn't the case! Either Long Feiye's recovery rate was too good, or Gu Beiyue's medical skills were too legendary. As things stood, only the latter seemed like a possibility. In that case, Gu Beiyue had been hiding his true skills on purpose.

Han Yunxi quickly recovered and resumed her work, cutting apart the gauze and unwinding each layer. Even though the wound had already healed over, she was still very careful in cause she hurt Long Feiye.

”Should your lords.h.i.+p prepare a generous gift and deliver it to Imperial Physician Gu's hometown as thanks for saving my life?” Long Feiye suddenly spoke again.

Now Han Yunxi lost her calm. It had always been other people who gave Long Feiye gifts, not the other way other (if she didn't count her bracelet). If the Duke of Qin gave a present to Gu Beiyue, it was less 'giving a gift' and more like 'bestowing a reward.' There would have to be a proper sequence of steps to follow. Once it got bogged down in trivial details, they'd have to ask the Imperial Physician Courtyard for details on Gu Beiyue's hometown, then find Gu Beiyue himself. If they didn't track him down and failed to deliver the gift, that wouldn't be too much of an issue. But falsifying a sick leave to the emperor would bring big trouble!

Long Feiye, that sly man. He's trying to probe Gu Beiyue on purpose!