Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 408: Chapter 275: Find a small notebook to keep track of things Chapter 408: Chapter 275: Find a small notebook to keep track of things The principal parties had left, and there being no more excitement to witness, the onlookers all whispered to one another as they departed.

A new round of gossip quickly spread throughout Liuzhou City following the incident.

Gu Changsheng stood in the courtyard of Medicine Tower, air-drying herbs while listening to the fresh gossip brought by Dong Lei.

Dong Lei told the story with great emotion, and Gu Changsheng listened intently.

Well, in this new round of gossip, she, Gu Changsheng, had undeniably become a supporting character–a supporting character filled with tragic color!

And the protagonists were none other than Commandery Prince Zhou Mu and the world’s foremost beauty, Huo Shuixian!

The love triangle involving the elite was, as always, melodramatically absurd and full of talking points, and thus, the scandals revolving around Zhou Mu once again swept through Liuzhou City.

The people’s fervor for gossip was bustling, yet Gu Changsheng, playing the role of the abandoned woman, seemed utterly unconcerned, going about whatever she had to do, living her life in utmost comfort and ease.

“My lady, that’s all there is!” Dong Lei finished retelling the gossip about the city, his throat parched, and he picked up a teacup nearby to quench his thirst.

Gu Changsheng nodded in response.

Her indifferent attitude irritated Borjigin Nian, who was passing the herbs and standing nearby. She got up holding a bundle of herbs, her face flushed with a vexed anger, “I mean, Gu Changsheng, how can you remain so composed! Our senior brother is about to be completely bewitched by that vixen, Huo Shuixian!”

Gu Changsheng took the herbs from her hands and leisurely spread them out on the rattan mat to air dry.

“Can’t you put some heart into it? Although senior brother may seem cold, he is a good person. Are you really willing to hand him over to that little bitch, Huo Shuixian, so easily?” Borjigin Nian couldn’t bear to see the indifference and paced around anxiously, stomping her feet.

Dong Lei, standing nearby, nodded in agreement. Miss Nian was right!

“Today it’s all about serving tea and playing music together, and he even took her to get new clothes tailored. Gu Changsheng, are you truly naive or just pretending to be? Senior brother is about to change his heart!” Borjigin Nian thought of her senior brother being close to a woman like Huo Shuixian and felt outraged.

She could barely accept senior brother being with Gu Changsheng. After all, Gu Changsheng was honest and straightforward, without any pretense–quite to her taste!

But as for being with that little bitch, Huo Shuixian–out of the question!

“If Heaven wants to rain, a woman wants to marry, a man changing his heart or a woman remarrying are nothing unusual. Can I stop it?” Gu Changsheng kept working with undiminished pace, responding coolly despite the near panic of the two beside her.

“How could it be the same? Senior brother must still have feelings for you. If you just showed a little bit of initiative, maybe he would return to his senses. It’s unreasonable for him to be so kind to Huo Shuixian while you just watch indifferently!” Borjigin Nian circled around Gu Changsheng, pressing her point.

She really wanted to drag Gu Changsheng in front of her senior brother and let him see how he could possibly be foolish enough to choose Huo Shuixian over Gu Changsheng.

At that, Gu Changsheng looked up, fluttering her long, innocent lashes a few times, before suddenly slapping the mat where the medicine was lying, “Ah! It seems I’ve forgotten something!”

Her sudden exclamation startled Borjigin Nian and Dong Lei, and in the next moment, both looked at her with hopeful expressions.

Could it be that Gu Changsheng had come to a realization and was about to fight for what she wanted? Borjigin Nian thought uncertainly.

“Xiao Leizi, you hurry and find a notebook, and write down every detail of how that evildoer treats Miss Huo so well!” Gu Changsheng excitedly grabbed Dong Lei, giving her command with great enthusiasm.

“What?” Dong Lei gaped, utterly confused.

“Gu Changsheng, why bother recording such vexing matters?” Borjigin Nian puzzled at her side, utterly lost.

Why did she feel she could never keep up with her new friend’s train of thought?

“Of course, I need it written down. The rest of my carefree life depends on all these vexing matters!” At this, Gu Changsheng grinned and clenched her fist, “I am truly too astute and ingenious. Only I could come up with such a plan!”

Borjigin Nian and Dong Lei exchanged glances, faces contorting.

Look at how she was praising herself! Could she get any more outrageous?

It took a while before Borjigin Nian regained her composure, her mouth twitching as she pointed at Gu Changsheng, asking, “You haven’t gone mad, have you?”

She couldn’t have gone insane from senior brother’s betrayal, could she?

At that, Gu Changsheng shot her an annoyed glance, “You’ve only just arrived and don’t know any better, always getting anxious over nothing like Dong Lei!”

“Um…”

“Do you not know what kind of person your senior brother is? Is he the kind to flit from one to another, fickle as can be? It’s all just an act!” Gu Changsheng said calmly.

“An act? For whom?” As soon as Borjigin Nian gave it a moment’s thought, the logic dawned on her, and she asked in astonishment.

Who in the world could prompt her senior brother, who was like a deity, to put on such an act?

Gu Changsheng spread her hands, innocence personified, “You ask me, but whom shall I ask? Even now, I’m still in the dark!”

She, in fact, was the one being kept out of the loop, utterly blind to the grand spectacle unfolding.

If we really get down to it, her status is kind of awkward. You’d think she’s an impartial observer, but this observer is anything but clear-headed!

You’d say she’s utterly clueless, yet she knew perfectly well that Zhou Mu was hiding something from her, not wanting to add to her troubles!

So, you see, this matter is quite complicated…

“Gu Changsheng, do you really believe my brother is just playing a part in all this?” Borjigin Nian asked timidly.

Gu Changsheng nodded with an innocent look on his face.

What’s there to doubt?

“Aren’t you afraid that my brother might start playing for real and actually fall for that little bitch Huo Shuixian?” Borjigin Nian hesitated, but still voiced her deepest concern, “Huo Shuixian is quite a looker, you know!”

That was exactly what Borjigin Nian was most worried about. She paced back and forth, analyzing rationally, “From a man’s perspective, Huo Shuixian really is flawless, too tempting! Can you guarantee my brother will keep his composure?”

Looking at Borjigin Nian, Gu Changsheng gazed silently at the sky, his head aching as he spoke, “Nian, please don’t be like Xiao Leizi, worrying over nothing! If Zhou Mu really had eyes for Huo Shuixian, that would be odd!”

“Nian! Have some confidence in your brother! Don’t beat around the bush and talk him down like that!”

Upon hearing this, Borjigin Nian tilted her head and thought for a bit, “Right, if I can see through Huo Shuixian’s facade, with my brother’s Fiery Eyes, he definitely can spot it too! Now I can rest easy!”

Gu Changsheng quickly agreed, “That’s the way it is!”

“Then why do you bother keeping a record of their affairs?” Her worries alleviated, Borjigin Nian returned to her cheerful self and asked with enthusiasm.

“I’m keeping a tab, so I can settle the score later!” Gu Changsheng said as he pulled Borjigin Nian to one side to whisper, “It’s rare for an evildoer to have such a glaring record of stepping out, I have to keep a good note of it. If we ever do end up together in the future and I happen to do something he disapproves of, I’ll just bring this up in the argument. I don’t believe he won’t feel guilty!”

Damn, the key point is, she can continue flirting with handsome men!

So Zhou Mu and Huo Shuixian can play lovebirds, and she, Gu Changsheng, can’t even look at handsome men?

What a stroke of genius! She really is too clever!

Watching Gu Changsheng’s devilish grin, Borjigin Nian felt something was amiss. Chin in hand, she pondered for a moment, then asked hesitantly, “The thing you say my brother disapproves of, what are you referring to?”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately widened her eyes.

Damn, she’s pretty sharp!

Now intrigued, Gu Changsheng avoided the eavesdropping Dong Lei and pulled Borjigin Nian farther away. They hid under a flower stand and on a vine-chair, chattering away.

“So, there’s a lot to it. Do you think you’d want to follow the ‘Three Obediences and Four Virtues’ after you get married?” Gu Changsheng asked with wide eyes.

“I don’t!” Borjigin Nian’s answer was straightforward.

With a ‘I knew it’ expression, Gu Changsheng counted off on her fingers, “You see, the elite have so many rules. Even if my brother dotes on me and disregards all that fussy etiquette, there will always be things he personally wouldn’t like me to do!”

“For instance, I like looking at handsome men. You see the maids around me? All have good looks. I’m absolutely part of the looks club!”

“But my brother is quite handsome himself!” Borjigin Nian couldn’t resist speaking up for her brother.

Gu Changsheng waved it off, “No matter how beautiful, one might still get tired of it. Ever heard of the seven-year itch or the ten-year trial? You’ve got to let me have a chance to look at other handsome men once in a while to change my mood. Do you think your brother would agree?”

Borjigin Nian instinctively shook her head. Given her brother’s domineering nature, agreeing would be odd!

“That’s why, by that time, that little book will come in handy. If he can make sweet music with someone else, why can’t I enjoy looking at a handsome man?” Gu Changsheng said proudly, tilting her head.

Suddenly, enlightenment dawned on Borjigin Nian, “So, the ledger is just to shut my brother up!”

“Exactly!” Gu Changsheng snapped her fingers with a wicked smile.

“Why do I feel like my brother’s future looks bleak, almost pitiful?” Borjigin Nian mumbled sympathetically to herself.

Gu Changsheng smacked Borjigin Nian’s forehead with a laugh, “Right now he’s having a whale of a time playing sweethearts with that Miss Huo!”

“What goes around comes around, just a matter of time, tsk tsk…” Borjigin Nian shook her head, then clenched her fist, “Although I feel sorry for my brother, I think your method is brilliant, and I shall do the same!”

“Er…”

Now it was Gu Changsheng’s turn to be speechless.

“When I find a top-notch handsome man, I’ll also take notes of all the wrongs he does to me, and then slowly collect my debts later!” Borjigin Nian waved her little fist in front of Gu Changsheng.

Gu Changsheng felt mournful…

If, by any chance, Borjigin Nian really got together with Flower Peacock, wouldn’t she be digging a huge pit for him?