Chapter 545: Beiyue’s doting ways (1/2)
Chapter 545: Beiyue’s doting ways
Gu Beiyue’s secret amusement quickly vanished. His tone remained level when he spoke. “As this one sees it, esteemed wangfei is safe and sound. Her sudden unconsciousness stemmed from overworking herself, causing her to tax her heart. I ask that esteemed wangfei set your mind at rest.”
Long Feiye glanced at Third Elder Shen, who nodded his head. He agreed with the diagnosis and had nothing more to add. But that didn’t ease Long Feiye’s worries at all. “Your lordship has never heard of anyone losing consciousness for so long just from overexhaustion!”
“Your Highness, this one has told you a few days ago already. Worrying exerts great mental effort, which can lead to unconsciousness. There really do exist documented records of especially heavy sleepers, though esteemed wangfei’s lengthy comas is a special case. We can attribute it to a type of dyssmonia,” Gu Beiyue explained.
Hearing this, Third Elder Shen grew thoughtful. “This old man remembers now. There was a Sleeping Beauty Syndrome patient who would fall asleep without warning for years at a time. Although esteemed wangfei’s case is different, there are some similarities.”
His Highness Duke of Qin could never accept such a frightening diagnosis, so his face instantly paled at the words. “She couldn’t have gotten such a strange illness, right?” he asked urgently.
“At the moment, it doesn’t look likely. But it’s hard to say whether or not her condition will develop into that syndrome,” Third Elder Shen admitted honestly.
Long Feiye’s brows scrunched up into a wrinkled “川” character. “Your lordship wants a straight answer!” he roared.
Third Elder Shen was still an Elder of Medical City, but he was helpless before Long Feiye’s shout. Still, he could only hold back on account of Qin Wangfei, so he simply shut up and refused to speak.
“That….probably won’t happen,” Han Yunxi offered timidly.
But Gu Beiyue grew serious. “Esteemed wangfei shouldn’t be careless. For now, it’s better to nourish you back to health with rest and food and take the necessary precautions!”
“What kind of precautions?” Long Feiye asked urgently.
Another flicker of laughter rose in Gu Beiyue’s eyes, but Long Feiye was too anxious to notice.
“Relaxation, recuperation, doing as one pleases and enjoying oneself often are all the best medicines to treat the heart. If Your Highness is still worried, you can add in some nourishing foods to supplement esteemed wangfei’s vitality every month. A strong spirit will keep her health up.” After that, Gu Beiyue added, “As for precautions, the most important thing is to avoid losing one’s temper or feeling stifled and sad. That’s why I respectfully ask esteemed wangfei to place importance on setting your mind at rest.”
Third Elder Shen had no good ideas of his own but felt that Gu Beiyue’s words made sense, so he chimed in with, “That’s the only thing you can do now.”
Long Feiye listened carefully so he could catch every single word. “What kind of suitable medicinal ingredients are there? May these two make a list.”
“There are plenty, but none of them are easy to find. However, they definitely exist in Pill Fiend Valley,” Gu Beiyue replied.
“List them all out. Your lordship will have the Council of Elders in Medicine City find them all!” Long Feiye said coldly.
Thus, Gu Beiyue went ahead and listed out a whole bunch of precious ingredients. Third Elder Shen couldn’t help but gasp in his heart at the sight. Gu Beiyue, aren’t you being too cruel? Nine out of ten times, the ingredients were precious treasures who had no equal in the world!
By no equal, it meant that only one of them existed! Once they were eaten, they’d be gone forever!
After he left the room, Third Elder Shen couldn’t help but ask, “Doctor Gu, those ingredients you suggested…aren’t they a little inappropriate?”
“Although they’re precious goods, they have the mildest medical properties. They’re very fitting for esteemed wangfei because she can take as much as she wants without ill effects,” Gu Beiyue replied.
“What this old man means is…” Third Elder Shen lowered his voice. “Isn’t this overdoing it?”
Gu Beiyue’s reply left Third Elder Shen unable to retort. “Third Elder, no matter what, if esteemed wangfei can recover, His Highness Duke of Qin will stop losing his temper.”
When Third Elder Shen recalled how he’d been yelled at, he instantly nodded his head. “True, true!”
Gu Beiyue glanced back at the shut doors of the room before chuckling softly to himself. The laughter was both self-mocking and a little helpless. If he wanted to dote on her, he could only borrow Long Feiye’s hands to do it.
When Gu Beiyue eventually delivered the list of ingredients to the Wang Clan, Wang Gong almost fell out of his chair. By the time it reached the Council of Elders, fourth elder and seventh elder exchanged looks and nearly burst into tears.
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Inside the room, Han Yunxi was also ready to cry at the prescription list. She knew her days of endless chicken soups and nourishing tonics were nigh again. She was even beginning to wonder whether Gu Beiyue was doing all this on purpose.
“Just what kind of cares have you been harboring? Were you worried this entire time?” Long Feiye’s words pulled Han Yunxi out of her reverie.
She innocently shook her head. “I was just too tired.”
“From this day on, you can just stay at Pill Fiend Pharmacy. Don’t go anywhere or worry about anything,” Long Feiye said coldly.
“Then I’d just get depressed,” Han Yunxi said, before adding weakly, “Gu Beiyue said I can’t feel sad…”
“You!” Long Feiye was speechless. Han Yunxi only laughed inwardly. Whether or not Gu Beiyue meant to help her, she’d gained an advantage this time.
She snickered and added, “Long Feiye, it’s better if you don’t make me angry in the future. The consequences…might be serious.”
But Long Feiye didn’t joke at all. Instead he said coldly, “Your lordship will remember!” Despite his unhappy expression, he pulled her into his arms and held her tight. Han Yunxi could feel his palpable fear even though he didn’t say a thing.
So you get scared too, Long Feiye.