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"It means that within this martial arts arena, one must absolutely avoid provoking the owner of the room.”
Gu Jiao nodded and didn't pay much attention to it. She said, "There's a gourd hanging on your door too. How can I get one?"
Gu Changqing looked at Gu Jiao coolly and said, "You want to get one too? Be careful, I'll tell Liulang."
Gu Jiao: ...You're ruthless, you win.
Gu Changqing shifted back his gaze to the room diagonally opposite and said, "If I remember correctly, the current owner of that room seems to be a pharmacist."
Gu Jiao touched her chin and asked, "A pharmacist? Like a physician?"
Gu Changqing thought for a moment before saying, "You could say that, but it's not quite accurate. Physicians save lives and heal the wounded, while pharmacists focus on making medicine."
Gu Jiao asked thoughtfully, "So why would Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing look for a pharmacist? Is she sick? Or is she cooking something up again? Can't we go and intercept her?"
Gu Changqing rejected without hesitation, "Absolutely not! She has the Dragon Shadow Guard by her side! Besides, even without considering the Dragon Shadow Guard, the underground martial arts arena has its own experts who wouldn't allow anyone to disrupt the transactions."
Gu Jiao hesitated for a moment but didn't give up, "Then... Can we capture that pharmacist?"
Gu Changqing shook his head, "He is the pharmacist of the State of Yan, surrounded by numerous skilled bodyguards. It's not easy to capture him."
"How do you know?" Gu Jiao asked.
Gu Changqing replied, "I bought medicine from him and met some of his subordinates."
As for what medicine Gu Changqing bought, he didn't say.
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing didn't stay in the room of the State of Yan’s pharmacist for too long. By the time the two of them finished their conversation, she had already come out. She was completely covered, and even her walking posture was slightly different from what they had seen before.
If Gu Jiao hadn't told Gu Changqing that it was Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing, he probably wouldn't have recognized her no matter what.
The person in black beside her was most likely the Dragon Shadow Guard.
Neither Gu Jiao nor Gu Changqing believed that they could outrun a Dragon Shadow Guard, so they gave up the idea of going to the palace to expose the fact that Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing was not there at the moment.
However, Gu Jiao still entered the palace.
She had someone call Eunuch Wei to the imperial garden.
"Young Miss Gu!" Eunuch Wei was overjoyed when he heard that Gu Jiao was looking for him. "Why have you come? Is it to see His Majesty?"
Ever since Young Miss Gu said she would never come to the Huaqing Palace again, His Majesty had been feeling down for a long time.
Gu Jiao shook her head, "No, I came to find Eunuch Wei."
"To find a lowly servant like me?" Eunuch Wei was pleasantly surprised.
Currently, the Huaqing Palace did not suspect Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing, so Gu Jiao didn't rush to expose her. She said, "I want to ask about Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's recent condition. She was attacked last time, right? I heard she was injured. Is she doing better now?"
Eunuch Wei sighed, "She's still recuperating. The imperial physician said that due to her age and the shock she experienced, it may take a long time for her to recover."
Hehehe, just who was the old witch who walked so briskly in the martial arts arena earlier?
Eunuch Wei exclaimed, "Young Miss Gu, why are you suddenly concerned about the imperial concubine dowager?"
Gu Jiao remained composed as she responded, "Don't I know that she has a bad relationship with Grandaunt? I'm just worried that someone might blame Grandaunt."
Eunuch Wei said with a smile, "Please rest assured, His Majesty doesn't even suspect the Empress Dowager this time."
Gu Jiao already knew that, so she nodded, "That's good! If Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's injuries are severe, I can take a look at her!"
Eunuch Wei was surprised again, "Young Miss Gu... Didn't you say you wouldn't treat anyone from the Huaqing Palace anymore?"
Gu Jiao quickly came up with a logical response, "But she has already moved out of the Huaqing Palace!"
Eunuch Wei choked up. Wait, that worked too?
Eunuch Wei reported to the Emperor.
The Emperor thought that Gu Jiao was using this opportunity to reconcile with him and didn't suspect her motives at all. He smiled and said, "Alright, she's giving Zhen a face. Zhen shall accept it then."
Eunuch Wei: ...But why do I feel like Young Miss Gu doesn't think that way?
Tonight, the Emperor was coming to the nunnery to have a meal. Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing had already instructed the small kitchen to prepare a table full of vegetarian dishes, but to her surprise, there was an extra person when the Emperor arrived.
"Young Miss Gu?" Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing was slightly taken aback.
"Imperial concubine dowager." Gu Jiao greeted.
The Emperor smiled warmly and said, "Imperial concubine mother's body hasn't fully recovered yet, so Zhen brought the little miracle physician here to take a look at you."
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing smiled helplessly, "There was nothing wrong with my body a long time ago. It was just the exaggeration of the imperial physicians that made Your Majesty worry. There's no need to trouble Young Miss Gu."
Gu Jiao hurriedly said, "It's just a pulse examination, no trouble at all."
The Emperor was very pleased with Gu Jiao's filial piety. He held Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's hand and said, "Let the little miracle physician examine your pulse. Zhen can't fully trust the words of the imperial physicians. Only after the little miracle physician has examined you can Zhen be reassured."
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing couldn't refuse and had to sit on the chair, agreeing to let Gu Jiao examine her pulse.
Gu Jiao placed three fingers on Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's wrist.
There was internal injury.
She didn't give her internal injuries during their last encounter.
Gu Jiao asked in confusion, "Has imperial concubine dowager been attacked again recently? Your meridians are severed."
The Emperor was shocked, "Imperial concubine mother's meridians are severed?"
Gu Jiao casually said, "Only a few meridians are severed, it's a minor injury, it’s not that serious. But she should have coughed up blood. Didn't anyone notice?"
The Emperor suddenly remembered the night when Old Marquis took Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing away and he stormed off. Afterwards, the servants reported that Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing had coughed up blood.
Could it be... Imperial Concubine Mother Jing's meridians were severed that night?
But he hadn't heard of her being attacked...
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing squeezed her handkerchief and said, "It's my suppressed emotions that caused the meridians to be injured."
Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow, "Oh, then imperial concubine dowager should refrain from self-inflicting injuries to the meridians in the future. It's harmful to the body."
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing's face turned pale. She glanced at the Emperor and said, "It wasn’t self-inflicted injuries! It was due to the attack of anger... that led to heartache!"
The Emperor also found it unlikely. Otherwise what? Why would his imperial concubine mother do such a thing? Could she be using this trick to soften his heart?
His Imperial Concubine Mother Jing was the most innocent and kind-hearted person in the world, completely oblivious to these conspiracies and tricks.
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