Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 155 Princess Qing'an

"Princess, please calm down. Doctor Gu has not done anything wrong," Gu Chao said, bowing.

“He has committed a grave offense against the royal family,” the woman sneered. “Just now, when I, the princess, asked him a question, he dared not even look at me.”

Gu Qingyue: ...Where did this mad dog come from? Someone come and tie it up right now!

"Princess------", Gu Chao was about to speak when Gu Qingyue raised her arm to stop him.

Gu Qingyue placed the medicine box back on the table and said calmly, "Which law stipulates that the person being questioned must look at you when the princess is speaking?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Qi, who was standing nearby, spoke up angrily first: "Where did this wild boy come from? The princess is of noble status, how can you be so rude? Your Third Master Gu actually sent a child to treat the illness, what is he thinking? Where does he put our princess?"

Gu Chao frowned, about to speak, when he heard Gu Qingyue's voice: "So you're just using this as an excuse to cause trouble?"

"You!" Granny Qi was speechless with anger.

"General Gu is busy with the war and has countless affairs to attend to, yet he still managed to take care of the princess's illness and sent me, a military doctor, here. What? Is this an insult to your princess?"

"You? A greenhorn like you knows how to treat illnesses? You dare to call yourself a military doctor for bandaging the wounds of those roughnecks?" Granny Qi sneered.

"A boor? What? In your eyes, the soldiers who risk their lives for the Great Chu are boorish people who can't be brought to the table? You've got some nerve!" Gu Qingyue said sarcastically, slamming the label down on Granny Qi's head.

"Shut up!" Granny Wu calmed herself down and gave Granny Qi a piercing look.

“Doctor Gu, Granny Qi is outspoken and may have misspoke. Please don’t misunderstand. Please tell General Gu that the Princess has traveled a long way and will not be fooled so easily,” Granny Wu said calmly, but with a clear threat in her tone.

Gu Qingyue raised an eyebrow and glanced at Gu Chao beside her, silently asking: Is there something going on?

Gu Chao frowned even more as he looked at Gu Qingyue's expression.

"Please forgive me, Princess. The war at the front is very intense. The general heard that the princess has a poor appetite and is seriously ill, so he summoned Doctor Gu. Although Doctor Gu is young, he is the best doctor in our Lizhou camp."

After speaking, Gu Chao looked up and stared intently at the woman, making her feel a little guilty.

"Hehe, so it was a misunderstanding just now. I misunderstood General Gu. Please don't take offense, Doctor Gu."

Seeing that the princess remained silent, Granny Wu suddenly spoke up, her change of expression was truly remarkable.

The woman frowned upon hearing this.

"Hmph! Gu Yuanming is smart enough to know his place, he---" The woman was about to say more when she was interrupted by Granny Wu.

"Dr. Gu, please don't be angry," she said, turning to Granny Qi and saying, "Granny Qi, why don't you apologize to Dr. Gu right away?"

Gu Qingyue narrowed her eyes slightly. This Granny Wu was no ordinary person; even that princess had to listen to her.

Granny Qi nearly ground her teeth to powder, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes. How could she possibly make her apologize to such a lowly person?

But seeing Wu Mama's deep gaze, she was startled and quickly curtsied to Gu Qingyue: "Please---Please forgive me, Doctor Gu, I was just being reckless."

Gu Qingyue looked at her reluctant apology and didn't take it seriously at all. This kind of person who flatters the powerful and belittles the weak is not worth her time and effort.

Gu Qingyue nodded, picked up her medicine box, and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute," the princess spoke again.

Gu Chao bowed and said, "Princess, please rest well. Your health is the most important thing. I will take Doctor Gu back first."

"Who told you to leave? Wasn't it Gu Yuanming who invited the doctor for me? He can't leave until my appetite is fully recovered," the woman said, looking down at the two people in the room.

Gu Qingyue rolled her eyes. Sure enough, he's sick, and seriously so.

“Princess, the war is ongoing, and the soldiers’ wounds cannot wait,” Gu Chao said, somewhat angrily.

The woman chuckled and said, "If you want him to leave, then let Gu Yuanming come and take him away."

Gu Chao: "Princess!"

It’s so deceiving!

Gu Qingyue quickly gave Gu Chao a wink. With the Nanzhao army pressing in, there was no need to waste words on these lunatics.

"Please go to the guest quarters to rest, Doctor Gu," Granny Wu said quickly, seeing that the two were about to get angry.

"Yunzhi, take Doctor Gu to the guest quarters and make sure to take good care of him."

"Yes," a round-faced maidservant hurriedly bowed her head in response.

Gu Qingyue gave Gu Chao a reassuring look and followed the round-faced maid.

Gu Chao turned around and bowed to the woman, saying, "Princess Qing'an, farewell."

The woman snorted coldly.

Gu Qingyue wanted to stay for one important reason: she felt that there was something wrong with Granny Wu. The way Granny Wu looked at her at the time was very strange, and she wanted to know why.

After the two of them left, Granny Wu looked at Princess Qing'an with a helpless expression: "Princess, we were only released by the Princess Consort after much effort. If you make such a big fuss, and something goes wrong and someone finds out, you will be the one who suffers in the end. Princess, don't be willful."

"So what if I'm discovered? At worst, it just means I'm tired of the capital and want to go out for a walk. Who can do anything to me?" Princess Qing'an sneered.

Suppressing her frustration, Granny Wu said, "What I meant was, what if the Prince finds out..."

Upon hearing this, Princess Qing'an bit her lip, a look of panic appearing on her face. She remained silent for a long time, her face full of indignation.

"But Gu Yuanming won't show his face, how... how can I get close to him? My uncle is about to bestow a marriage upon me, what should I do, Granny?" Princess Qing'an was indignant. She was a princess of royal blood, how dare Gu Yuanming not come to see her? She hated him to death!

"Princess, perhaps we should look for Seven..." Granny Wu lowered her voice.

Back at the guest courtyard, Gu Qingyue was led into a guest room, which was elegantly and comfortably furnished.

Gu Qingyue put down her medicine box, went to the table, picked up the pen and ink she had prepared, and began to write down a dietary therapy prescription.

That so-called princess wasn't sick at all; she was obviously faking it.

But why would a princess like her come all the way to the border just to see Gu Yuanming? Gu Qingyue sensed a strong smell of gossip.

Never mind her, let's find out what's going on with Granny Wu and then get out of here.

This place can't hold her back.

After writing down the dietary therapy prescription, Gu Qingyue got up and handed it to Yunzhi, the little maid standing at the door, and instructed her, "Start making this prescription tomorrow at noon. Start decocting the medicine tonight and let it simmer for half an hour."

Yunzhi glanced at the young man before her. He was handsome with a healthy wheat-colored complexion. Although he was young, he already showed signs of charm. The maid couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and a blush crept onto her cheeks.

Gu Qingyue sensed that gaze, looked up, and Yunzhi quickly put away the prescription in her hand, her heart pounding. She gave a slight bow and hurried away.

Watching Yunzhi leave the guest courtyard, Gu Chao raised his hand and gently knocked on the open door.

"Come in, I thought you went back." Gu Qingyue walked to the wooden basin and began to wash her hands.

Gu Chao stepped in, looking at Gu Qingyue with some unease.

"I'm sorry, Doctor Gu, but Princess Qing'an is rather spoiled. Please don't take it to heart," Gu Chao said awkwardly.

"Am I that bored?" Gu Qingyue dried her hands and draped the towel on the rack.

"Tell me, who exactly is she? What is your general thinking?" Gu Qingyue lowered her voice. "She's not sick, she just wants to see someone, right?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Chao hurriedly looked up.