Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 387: Chapter 258: Watching a Play is a Skillful Task Chapter 387: Chapter 258: Watching a Play is a Skillful Task Don’t blame Gu Changsheng for swiftly changing the topic; she was genuinely afraid that Dong Lei would drown her in tears!

Past painful experiences had told her that Dong Lei was simply a walking tearbox! The reservoir of tears inside her body completely overturned Gu Changsheng’s understanding of the human body’s water content!

And Dong Lei indeed did not disappoint Gu Changsheng. As soon as she heard her Lady ask about this matter, she sniffed a few times, didn’t even bother to grab a handkerchief, and just wiped her eyes with her sleeve, then started to deploy her gossipy skills by recounting everything she had seen and heard in the vegetable market.

Gu Changsheng found a stone stool to sit on and listened attentively.

When she heard that Miss Huo had left the Prince Mu’s Mansion to buy snacks for Zhou Mu, Gu Changsheng quickly interrupted Dong Lei, raising an eyebrow and asking, “Miss Huo came out from Prince Mu’s Mansion? Are you sure you heard right?”

Dong Lei nodded, “Absolutely certain, my Lady, how could this servant hear wrong?”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng helplessly looked up at the sky, speaking with frustration, “Damn, still too green! Such weak willpower! It’s only been a day, and she’s already out and about!”

“My Lady, what do you mean by that?” Dong Lei asked blankly, looking for the explanation from Si Xi who was waiting on the side.

Seeing Dong Lei look his way, Si Xi quickly waved his hands, “Don’t look at me, I grew up following Lord Yuan Bao, so…”

“So, is brainlessness excusable?” Gu Changsheng glanced at Si Xi, continuing with a slight smirk.

“You’re right, my Lady. It’s like mentor, like disciple! This servant really lives up to everything taught by Lord Yuan Bao!” Si Xi said with a beaming smile.

Gu Changsheng looked at him with utter speechlessness and admitted defeat decisively, “Alright! You win!”

Damn, this inheritance of traits is unmatched!

Why can’t they learn something good? Why must they inherit Yuan Bao’s brainlessness?

Thinking this, Gu Changsheng quickly shook her head. Well, actually Yuan Bao, besides his comical appearance, there’s really nothing else worth learning!

This is truly a sorrowful realization…

Meanwhile, Lord Yuan Bao, who was busy arranging to escort Miss Huo back to the mansion, suddenly sneezed twice.

With one hand on his nose and the other counting on his fingers, he muttered to himself, “Lady Changsheng said, sneezing once means someone is thinking of me, sneezing twice means someone is talking behind my back, and thrice means I have caught a cold… I just sneezed twice, who is badmouthing me?”

Of course, no one answered him because the very person who had told him this was currently talking about him behind her back with her own maid.

Thinking it over, Gu Changsheng felt Yuan Bao was unjustly accused and shot Si Xi a look of blame, saying, “Truly, apprentices will be the death of their masters, my Guoguo is just like you…”

Under Gu Changsheng’s gaze, Si Xi chuckled awkwardly a couple of times and sheepishly touched his nose.

“My Lady, you still haven’t explained what you meant just now?” Dong Lei scratched her head, puzzled.

Why did she always feel like her brain wasn’t enough when she was around her Lady?

Gu Changsheng shrugged and spoke nonchalantly, “I overestimated that girl from the Huo Family. Yesterday, her appearance caused a scene, with a deserted street and rumors flying everywhere. I originally thought she would stay put in Prince Mu’s Mansion for a few days to let the rumors settle, and come out when her mystery was at its peak, but her willpower is so poor, she came out to attract attention today…”

“My Lady, why would staying at Prince Mu’s Mansion for a few days make her more mysterious?” Dong Lei, who always asked when she didn’t understand, immediately questioned.

Gu Changsheng looked at her and continued to explain, “Because people are always curious about the unknown, the more unknown it is, the stronger the curiosity, and the more mysterious the unknown becomes!”

“Curiosity killed the cat, don’t you know? So, the more the people worship and the less they see Miss Huo, the more curious they become…”

“Oh…” Dong Lei nodded as if she understood, but then looked back at Gu Changsheng and complained discontentedly, “My Lady, it seems like you’re focusing on the wrong thing! I said, it’s Miss Huo who is currying favor by running out to buy breakfast for His Highness Prince Mu!”

“Miss, that’s the point! Why do you care whether Miss Huo is mysterious or not!”

Gu Changsheng innocently shrugged, “She buys her snacks, she makes her gestures of goodwill; what does that have to do with me? Can I stop her and say you can’t buy snacks for Zhou Mu?”

Watching her Lady act as if nothing mattered, Dong Lei stomped her foot in frustration, “My Lady, Miss Huo is as beautiful as a Heavenly Fairy. It’s one thing for her to move into Prince Mu’s Mansion, but now Prince Mu doesn’t visit our mansion anymore. With Miss Huo being so attentive, and them spending day and night together, recalling past affections, who knows what might happen if some romantic feelings develop?”

Following Dong Lei’s words, Gu Changsheng automatically imagined the scenario of romance then looked pointedly at her maid, “Xiao Leizi, you’re overthinking it…”

Zhou Mu and Miss Huo? How do those even compare?

Although she didn’t know exactly what Zhou Mu was plotting, it definitely had nothing to do with an illicit affair, otherwise Yuan Bao would not have taken it so seriously, even sending Si Xi over.

“My Lady! Still, continuing like this is definitely not okay! His Highness Prince Mu and Miss Huo were childhood friends, and now if they continue to spend time together daily, reminiscing about the past, who knows what might happen? Didn’t you also say, all crows under the sky are black, and there isn’t a man who isn’t lustful? Miss Huo truly is breathtakingly beautiful!” Dong Lei said while anxiously pacing back and forth, “My Lady, how can you be so lacking in a sense of crisis?”

In conclusion, Dong Lei summed up in a single sentence.

Overcome with a deep sense of sorrow after being scolded by his own maid for lacking a sense of crisis, Gu Changsheng felt deeply saddened.

“How do I lack a sense of crisis? Xiao Leizi, you really think too much!” Gu Changsheng said helplessly.

This is truly a case of the Emperor not being in a hurry while the eunuch dies of anxiety.

Why is Zhou Mu’s character so poorly thought of in my own maid’s mind that he’s practically becoming a fickle-hearted radish!

“Xiao Leizi, if the evildoer really has something going on with Miss Huo, that just proves that I, your mistress, have poor judgment and made a mistake in character!” Gu Changsheng said while patting Dong Lei’s shoulder, “Life is but a grand gamble, every step is a bet, and one must accept loss in gambling. If Miss Huo really can hook the evildoer, then I’m ready to back out!”

“Mistress! How can you say that! You and His Highness Prince Mu…” once shared a bed!

The rest of the sentence, under Gu Changsheng’s warning glare, Dong Lei dared not to speak aloud.

“If the evildoer and Miss Huo really had a verbal marriage agreement, why would he wait till now if he truly intended to marry her? Xiao Leizi, have you forgotten the two golden pheasants we had yesterday?” Gu Changsheng asked after seeing Dong Lei shut up.

“This maid didn’t eat!” Dong Lei immediately clarified.

Those golden pheasants that looked like the Phoenix Divine Bird, she didn’t dare to eat a bite!

“All right! You didn’t eat!” Gu Changsheng continued helplessly, “So, the evildoer creating such a commotion must have another deep meaning, but definitely not that anything is going on with Miss Huo!”

“Xiao Leizi, after all this time together, haven’t you figured out what kind of person the evildoer is? How could you so easily believe he would fall in love with someone else?”

“Yes, oh…” Dong Lei finally got the point, lowering her head slightly in shame.

“Ah! People always love to worry needlessly, I really don’t know what to say about you!” Gu Changsheng remarked, shaking his head and continuing, “As you said, Miss Huo left the mansion, and with her beauty and the commotion of yesterday, there must have been many onlookers, right?”

At this question from Gu Changsheng, Dong Lei became excited, gleefully waving her arms and beginning to recount what she had seen and heard at the vegetable market.

After listening, Gu Changsheng frowned and scoffed coldly, “Utterly foolish!”

Don’t they know to wear a veil? Where has the demeanor of a noble lady gone?

Parading through the streets like that, isn’t it just asking for trouble?

See what happens, she’s turned into a vixen, a fox spirit attracting men!

“Mistress, you should have seen how angry those vegetable-selling wives were, their eyes were practically red!” Dong Lei said, covering her mouth to giggle.

The mistress is right, Miss Huo truly is utterly foolish!

“Never underestimate a woman’s jealousy! Even the deities have to step aside in the face of their envy! Ah…” Gu Changsheng said, sighing deeply, her brows slightly furrowed.

“She is really a bungler who spoils more than she creates. I just hope she doesn’t mess up the evildoer’s affairs!” Gu Changsheng’s eyes flashed with a hint of worry.

Zhou Mu had gone to such lengths to create momentum for Miss Huo, and then in a blink of an eye, she poured a bucket of dirty water on herself!

Gu Changsheng truly didn’t know what to make of this Miss Huo anymore!

“Mistress?” Dong Lei looked at her mistress, completely baffled.

Without waiting for her to ask, Gu Changsheng stood up briskly, “Alright, it’s no big deal, just a foolish beauty drawing men’s glances on the street, couldn’t be more normal. We’ll just shut our doors and live our lives, just watch the drama with keen eyes!

“Mistress!” Dong Lei called out reluctantly.

Gu Changsheng turned back to look at Dong Lei, tapped her on the forehead, and advised her with a smile, “Watching the drama is a skillful job, Xiao Leizi, you must have the patience to endure, and not always startle at every little thing!”

“This servant understands!” Dong Lei replied, utterly obliging.

Satisfied, Gu Changsheng then asked, “Xiao Leizi, did you see Zhou Zongbao? Where is he?”

“He’s at the back door on watch Duty. This servant just saw His Highness Prince Bao when I was coming back! Mistress, are you looking for him for something?” Dong Lei quickly responded.

Supporting her chin, Gu Changsheng thought for a moment and slowly replied, “I was just a bit concerned about our little bundle. I was wondering if he’d like to go…”

“Mistress, didn’t you say no one was allowed to pick up the Young Master?” Dong Lei asked uncertainly.

“Yes! It’s not about picking him up, just going to see him! We just need someone to pay the bill, so let’s ask Zhou Zongbao!” Gu Changsheng said, heading towards the back door.