Chapter 1115: Long Feiye finds out the truth (1/2)

Even Long Feiye had spoken up, so how could Gu Beiyue dare delay in reading the letter? Actually, he could more or less guess the nature of the emergency, so his heart was currently filled with both anxiety and fear. He was nervous because something must have happened with the task he entrusted to Fourth Young Miss Ren and fearful because that meant he couldn’t hide Han Yunxi’s pregnancy from Long Feiye any longer. Although he was prepared to be resented, he still dreaded the fact, especially since he was at fault.

Gu Beiyue hastily opened the envelope and realized there were two enclosures within; one talked of Fourth Young Miss Ren going missing, while the other was a prescription! Today was the morning of the fifth, but she had disappeared on the night of the third. For this letter to reach them at the Medicine Cottage from Medical City within two days was extremely fast. Less than four hours after her disappearance, someone received this prescription in the maternity ward and submitted to the doctors for inspection.

Long Feiye dismounted his horse, so Gu Beiyue naturally handed over the letters and prescriptions for him to review. Gu Qishao and the rest anxiously drew close as well. But besides Gu Beiyue, none of them could see how this had any relation to Han Yunxi’s whereabouts.

“Fourth Young Miss Ren is a doctor in obstetrics, right?” Gu Qishao asked curiously.

Gu Beiyue stole a glance at Long Feiye, feeling rather helpless. Still, he didn’t hesitate or delay and got straight to the point. “Everyone, look at this prescription first. This was sent to the maternity ward after Fourth Young Miss Ren disappeared.”

“And so?” Gu Qishao was still clueless while Long Feiye knitted his brows, on the edge of impatience.

At this moment, Tang Li pursed his lips. “There’s something wrong with this prescription! Purple Forest Grass, Horseshoe Greens, and Ten Mysteries Bud are all banned medicines! Who wrote this?”

Besides Gu Beiyue, none of the men here knew anything about obstetrics medicine, but Tang Li was very clear. When he was making preparations for Ning Jing’s birthing day, he invited the most skilled midwives and multiple obstetrics doctors to stay on call at the Tang Clan. His little notebook was full of things to note and details to attend to, including which medicines were banned for pregnant women. He had even memorized all of the forbidden medicines that Gu Beiyue told him about by heart!

Long Feiye ignored Tang Li to look coldly at Gu Beiyue. It was clear that Tang Li only knew a smattering of intel, not the full story.

“Yes, if we got rid of those three medicines, this would be a regular prescription designed to calm the fetus. Judging from the quantity and combination of ingredients, it’s a very professional prescription. Someone capable of writing this out has to be a sixth-rank doctor or above,” Gu Beiyue explained.

“If that’s the case, why did they add forbidden medicines?” Pill Furnace Master couldn’t help asking from the side.

“Of all the obstetrics doctors in the world, only Fourth Young Miss Ren is above sixth rank if we don’t count the few older experts,” Gu Beiyue went on.

“So Fourth Young Miss Ren wrote in these mistakes on purpose!” Tang Li exclaimed in alarm.

“Yes. Fourth Young Miss Ren fell into the hands of brigands and was probably forced to write a prescription to calm a fetus. Thus, she used this method to send out news,” Gu Beiyue was certain.

After all this time, Long Feiye still hadn’t heard anything relevant to Han Yunxi. He said coldly, “So much for an emergency report!”

Special emergency letters were reserved for the most urgent cases by the shadow guards. Unless it was critical information, the shadow guards would never act with such speed. A simple matter of Fourth Young Miss Ren’s disappearance didn’t warrant such an envelope!

Gu Beiyue hastily backed away and cupped his hands in a bow. “Your Highness, this one has been hiding something. I don’t dare hope for Your Highness’s forgiveness, but I ask that Your Highness remain calm and wait until the princess’s return to punish me.”

At this, everyone quieted down. No one dared to speak, because any mistake that Gu Beiyue committed had to be grave. He didn’t stop, but went on to explain, “Your Highness, the princess is pregnant. Judging by the date, she should already be five months in.”

The crowd collectively sucked in a cold breath at his words. Long Feiye even swayed on his feet as he staggered back, staring at Gu Beiyue in disbelief. He couldn’t believe his ears. News like this was probably the biggest shock of his life!