Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 409: Chapter 276 Little Wood Finds New Love Chapter 409: Chapter 276 Little Wood Finds New Love Under the clear sky and in the full view of the public, Zhou Mu took Huo Shuixian to the largest tailoring shop in Liuzhou City.

This act undoubtedly propelled the townspeople’s gossip to an unprecedented height, and rumors spread rapidly through the streets and alleys of Liuzhou City like wings had sprouted.

Including the Flower Willow Alley by Hengtang Lake.

Cool Breeze Bright Moon Tower.

Granny Ru Hua, who knew that Gu Changsheng had once visited to see Little Meat Bun, looked at the sullen, gloomy little fellow with a heart full of pity.

“Xiao Gu Ze, why are you unhappy again? Would you like someone to accompany you in sword practice?”

“No!” Little Meat Bun threw the pearls in his hand as he answered without hesitation.

“What about having someone accompany you on the swing?”

“No!”

“Taking you to Jadeite Residence for some tasty food?”

“No! No! Not at all!” Little Meat Bun said, spilling all the pearls in his arms onto the ground, his face full of grievance as he pouted, “Granny, I miss mother! I really, really miss her!”

Woo! He missed his mother being with him for meals, telling him bedtime stories, scolding him… in short, he missed everything!

“Granny, why hasn’t mother come to take me home yet?” Little Meat Bun looked up pitifully at Granny Ru Hua, his big watery black eyes extremely pitiful.

“Now the whole city is buzzing with rumors that His Highness Prince Mu has found a new love and got together with Bozhou’s number one beauty, Huo Shuixian. Your mother must be heartbroken right now and hasn’t managed to come for you,” Granny Ru Hua said, lowering her head with a bit of shame for not being able to tell the truth and hastily concocted this excuse.

“Lies!” Little Meat Bun immediately denied, “Uncle Wood would never find a new love! Mother wouldn’t be heartbroken! That Huo Shuixian is fierce and very annoying!”

Granny Ru Hua found herself at a loss for words for a moment.

In fact, she was also worried. After all, Lady Changsheng had a significant connection with Bright Moon Tower, and their tower master was directly staying at her house. They had been guessing that the tower master actually liked Lady Changsheng, hence, this situation indeed gave the tower master an opportunity…

“Granny has spent her whole life amidst fleeting beauties and has seen many cold and unfaithful men. Xiao Gu Ze, your mother might be very saddened!” Granny Ru Hua said, sighing as she spoke.

Zhou Mu suddenly became a cold and unfaithful man…

Upon hearing this, Little Meat Bun was displeased and quickly explained, “Granny, Uncle Wood is not like that! You misunderstood him! He cares so much about my mother, he definitely wouldn’t let mother be sad!”

Although he hardly understood, he had eaten those two phoenixes too!

Uncle Wood must have some unspeakable difficulties to act this way…

Seeing this, Granny Ru Hua found it hard to say more, “Alright, alright! Your Uncle Wood is a good man! Now that the whole city is ablaze with rumors, you just stay well at Bright Moon Tower for another two days, and once this blows over, your mother will surely come to pick you up!”

Upon hearing this, Little Meat Bun’s entire demeanor sunk, his chubby little fingers counting miserably, “I have already stayed here for three days, staying two more days makes five days, five days! Woo! I miss my mother so much, I will never run away from home again!”

Seeing this, Granny Ru Hua once again soothed him tenderly.

…

Meanwhile, on the other side, the news of Zhou Mu finding a new love finally reached the ears of Zhou Zongbao, the doorman at the Gu Residence!

Dawn had just broken, and Zhou Zongbao got up to change shifts at the back door. He had just started counting ants at the back door when he heard someone knocking.

Knowing it must be Wang’s wife coming to deliver meat, Zhou Zongbao, without a second thought, opened the back door to let her in.

Soon after, Dong Lei came to the back door on time to pick up the meat.

Dong Lei, who dealt with Wang’s wife every day, had become quite familiar with her.

The two chatted while looking at the freshly butchered pork.

“Miss Dong, you must persuade Lady Changsheng not to be too heartbroken!” Wang’s wife put a selected pork loin into the basket Dong Lei had brought, her face full of indignation as she spoke, “Finding a three-legged toad is hard, but two-legged men are everywhere, aren’t they?”

“With Lady Changsheng’s talents and family resources, isn’t she bound to find someone even better?”

Dong Lei calmly nodded her head.

However, listening from the side, leaning against the door, Zhou Zongbao found the conversation increasingly distasteful, so he took the straw root from his mouth, pointed at Wang’s wife, and shouted loudly, “Hey! What the heck are you talking about, you gossiping butcher woman! They say it’s better to tear down ten temples than to destroy one marriage, what are you saying?”

Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu had been doing fine, hadn’t they? He was still hoping that Gu Changsheng, who was very good at bearing children, would give birth to a little Little Wood!

Wang’s wife, who dealt with customers all day and had a quick tongue, immediately got upset and glared back at Zhou Zongbao, retorting, “Who are you calling a gossiping butcher woman?”

“Young Master is talking about you!” Zhou Zongbao retorted unyieldingly.

It was one thing for Gu Changsheng, that Mother Tigress, to spar with him regularly, but now even a meat delivery woman dared to upset him. Zhou Zongbao, the Little Overlord Hetian, felt his temper rise, unable to tolerate it anymore!

But Wang’s daughter-in-law didn’t know her identity, did she? So how would she fall for his act?

“What are you so arrogant about, being just a doorman? My family owes Lady Changsheng’s family a huge debt of gratitude. It wouldn’t be too much to say I’m a family servant of Lady Changsheng’s family. Being servants both, you shouldn’t look down on others like that!”

“You! You!” Zhou Zongbao was so angry that he was at a loss for words, and in his mind, he cursed Gu Changsheng over and over!

It was all because Mother Tigress insisted that he change into a servant’s clothes, otherwise he wouldn’t even have a chance to accept defeat gracefully!

Now, see what happened– he really had become like a doorman servant!

Zhou Zongbao felt such resentment in his heart!

But Wang’s daughter-in-law wasn’t going to let it go just like that. Ignoring Dong Lei’s attempts to calm things down, she scolded Zhou Zongbao, “What about the saying, ‘Better to demolish ten temples than to destroy one marriage’? If you ask me, that was never a good match to begin with!”

“How could one easily enter a family like the Imperial Family? If Lady Changsheng had really ended up with His Highness Prince Mu, who knows how much suffering she might have faced!”

“His Highness Prince Mu is known for his military achievements and maintaining peace in the land. I used to admire him quite a lot, but he ended up irresponsibly abandoning Lady Changsheng for another love. Lady Changsheng is such a good person, yet to be treated like that… even though I admired His Highness Prince Mu, it’s become hard to look the other way…”

Zhou Zongbao, watching Wang’s daughter-in-law’s non-stop chatter, stood thunderstruck on the spot for quite a while before he could react. He grabbed her arm in disbelief, shaking her as he asked, “What did you just say? Clarify that for me, young lady!”

Dong Lei watched the two squabbling with a headache and was at a loss for words.

Wang’s daughter-in-law, dizzied by Zhou Zongbao’s shaking, hurriedly explained, “His Highness Prince Mu began flirting and ended up with Miss Huo! That Miss Huo, the Heavenly Chosen Noble who brought divine auspiciousness…”

Zhou Zongbao, stupefied, let go of her hand and instantly turned into a mummy.

Little Wood got together with that girl Huo Shuixian? How was that possible?

Wasn’t Little Wood deeply in love with that Mother Tigress, Gu Changsheng?

Zhou Zongbao suddenly felt the guilt of a parent whose child had wronged others…

His reaction confused Wang’s daughter-in-law, not knowing what to do anymore. Seeing this, Dong Lei hurriedly pushed her out of the door.

If Wang’s daughter-in-law knew she had just argued with His Highness Prince Bao, she’d be scared to death, wouldn’t she?

Turning back to see Zhou Zongbao still dazed, Dong Lei hesitated before finally calling out, “Your Highness Prince Bao?”

That brought Zhou Zongbao back to his senses. After regaining consciousness, he immediately ran to Gu Changsheng’s Cool Breeze Tower.

Because he had promised to teach Bozhou Medical Guild’s five disciples how to prepare medicinal materials today, Gu Changsheng had gotten up exceptionally early.

“Gu Changsheng! Gu Changsheng!”

Just as he had finished grooming and was about to take Si Xi out, Gu Changsheng saw Zhou Zongbao running towards him, looking utterly breathless, and he couldn’t help but be startled, “What’s happening? Why are you running so out of breath?”

Could it be that Miss Huo, who had been quiet for just two days after being blocked at the front door, had now caused trouble at the back door?

Gu Changsheng worriedly speculated.

Zhou Zongbao, gasping heavily, grabbed Gu Changsheng’s sleeve in a panic and hurriedly explained, “Gu Changsheng, you have to believe me, Little Wood is definitely not a fickle person, nor would he find a new love!”

Gu Changsheng, hearing this, looked blankly toward Borjigin Nian who was rubbing his eyes, and nodded at Zhou Zongbao.

She did believe! On this matter, she had always trusted Zhou Mu!

Seeing her so calm, Zhou Zongbao became even more anxious. He pointed to the sky and the earth, shouting, “How can you not believe it? Little Wood was raised by me. If anyone knows what kind of person he is, wouldn’t I know?”

“If he really had something to do with the Huo Family girl, would he have waited until now? Those rumors must definitely be someone deliberately spreading falsehoods, you shouldn’t believe them!”

Gu Changsheng, resting her chin in her hand, interrupted Zhou Zongbao with a puzzled look, “Miss Huo has stayed in your Fulu Palace for several years after all, how can you think so poorly of her?”

Zhou Zongbao immediately responded, “A person who is flawless and without vices is impossible to get close to! Such a perfect woman makes one feel frightened!”

Gu Changsheng, suddenly understanding, nodded her head, but Borjigin Nian, looking puzzled, tugged at her sleeve.

While Borjigin Nian had studied the profound and extensive Chinese language, her understanding was only superficial and far from proficient.

Thus, she really couldn’t grasp the meaning of that statement.

Gu Changsheng cocked her head and whispered in her ear, “There’s an old saying, ‘One should not make friends with those without idiosyncrasies, for they lack deep emotions; nor with those without flaws, for they lack sincerity.’ Do you understand now?”

Borjigin Nian quickly nodded her head, indicating she understood.

Seeing Gu Changsheng like this, Zhou Zongbao thought she had completely lost heart in Zhou Mu, allowing her to be so indifferent. He stomped his foot in frustration, “I’m going to find Little Wood right now and clear this up!”

Gu Changsheng came to her senses and saw Zhou Zongbao’s hurried leaving figure. She followed a few steps and stammered, “Actually, I really do believe him…”

Why doesn’t anyone believe it?