Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 556: Chapter 409 Flower Peacock, Were You Forced?

Si Xi immediately responded upon hearing the words, picking up a nearby raincoat and dashing into the curtain of rain!

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng was finally able to put her mind at ease. With one worry settled, she had nothing else to concern herself with and leisurely began to drink her tea.

Zhou Mu, worried that something untoward might happen with Dong Lei’s matter, didn’t linger any longer and made an excuse to leave after speaking to Gu Changsheng!

After Zhou Mu left, Gu Changsheng didn’t pay it much mind.

Sima Liancheng, having been caught in the rain for a while, would have Si Xi to bring him back. After all, he was not going to freeze to death and at worst would catch a cold!

At this particular moment, what concerned her more was her little bundle of joy, her son!

The two of them had depended on each other for so long that, even though they were occasionally apart, it was never for more than a few days. She really couldn’t rest easy!

For any parent, this feeling of constant worry truly isn’t pleasant!

Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but grind her teeth in irritation. Damn it, if the Crown Prince of the Three Kingdoms dares to stay in Liuzhou City for the New Year, would she believe it without going into a fury?

Sheesh, she really didn’t understand what goes on in the minds of these Imperial relatives and nobles. Members of the Imperial Family really know how to play!

After fuming for a while, Gu Changsheng tidied up a bit and returned to Cool Breeze Tower to rest!

After a good night’s sleep, Gu Changsheng woke up the next day and as usual went to the martial arts training ground to train her body. Just this time, without her little bundle of joy accompanying her, she felt a sense of loss and found it hard to get used to.

Breakfast was still arranged in the Dining Hall. By the time Gu Changsheng arrived, Tan Nv and the Little Monk were already seated.

Seeing Tan Nv, Gu Changsheng was overjoyed. It had been some time since the open-chest surgery, and because of the Hateful Victory Curse incident, Tan Nv’s health hadn’t been good. It was only now that she was able to come to the Dining Hall for meals!

”Tan Nv, how do you feel? Is there still any discomfort?” Gu Changsheng sat next to Tan Nv, habitually raising her hand to check her pulse.

The pulse was steady and exhibited the proper ebb and flow, a sign that she was on the mend.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng was delighted and patted Tan Nv’s shoulder with a smile, ”Good, good, it seems I haven’t tarnished my reputation as the Medicine God. With a bit more careful recuperation, you should be indistinguishable from the average person, though with the sudden drop in temperature, you should be more cautious these next few days.”

After all, she was missing half a lung, and her immunity was definitely lower compared to an average person!

Gu Changsheng could only hope that her years of martial training would be of some benefit.

”My lord, worry not, your subordinate is no longer hindered!” Touched with her distinct accent of the Foreign Tribe, Tan Nv’s assertion rang out.

”Being a bit more cautious is always right!” Gu Changsheng replied happily and then turned to Dong Lei, who was busy setting the table, and spoke boldly, ”Xiao Leizi, Xiao Leizi, we’ll add dishes for lunch to celebrate Tan Nv’s recovery!”

”While the Tower Master is indisposed, you want to add dishes to celebrate, is that really appropriate, girl?”

Dong Lei looked up about to respond when he was interrupted by a voice from the entrance.

With a puzzled look, Gu Changsheng glanced up and saw her Flower Peacock enter with her sleeve partially covering her face!

Seeing this, alarm bells rang out in Gu Changsheng’s heart!

Damn it, could it be that she had once again been right when she didn’t mean to, turning words into prophecy? Last night, she had worried that something might happen between Borjigin Nian and Flower Peacock. Could it be that it actually happened?

Gu Changsheng suddenly felt very uneasy!

Watching Flower Peacock, who covered her face and sat down at the main table, Gu Changsheng hurried over, abandoning Tan Nv and approaching the peacock. Her eyes, like an X-ray machine, scanned Flower Peacock from head to toe, filled with probing intensity.

Godfather, Flower Peacock’s complexion really isn’t good!

A myriad of scenarios began to play out in Gu Changsheng’s mind...

Blinking innocently, and then blinking again, Gu Changsheng swallowed hard, hesitated, but finally gathered the courage to ask, ”That... Flower Peacock, you weren’t... assaulted, were you?”

Yue Xilou’s expression instantly darkened upon hearing this, and he glared furiously at Gu Changsheng before quickly turning his head to the side.

He really didn’t want to lay eyes on this woman!

She would say anything, and she simply didn’t behave like a woman!

Seeing his reaction, a wave of concern washes over Gu Changsheng...

Could it be true that he was assaulted?

It was possibly, perhaps... likely?

The situation seemed plausible!

With this, Gu Changsheng started to angrily prepare herself for confrontation, damn it Borjigin Nian, what deep grudge do you have with her!

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. In the next moment, Borjigin Nian appeared at the entrance of the Dining Hall, still in magnificent attire and with a face that was carefree to the point of being heartless!

Seeing Borjigin Nian hopping in, Gu Changsheng’s anger flared, and she lunged towards him, demanding an explanation with an accusing look, ”Damn you, Borjigin Nian, look at the mess you’ve made!”

How could you use force like that? Don’t you know to be gentle with a beautiful man?

A fresh flower destroyed by a brute’s touch!

Upon hearing this, Borjigin Nian scratched his head in sheer puzzlement, ”What did I do? Gu Changsheng, why are you going crazy this early in the morning?”

Seeing his feigned innocence, Gu Changsheng’s rage intensified, and she pointed at his nose and shouted, ”Still playing dumb! Are you trying to deny it now?”

”So tell me, did you force yourself on my Flower Peacock?”

Upon hearing this, Borjigin Nian’s face changed drastically. He glanced at Yue Xilou sitting beside him, a look of defeat appearing on his face as he quickly raised his hand to fake a few coughs.

”Cough cough... well, you see, I wanted to, but it wasn’t successful, was it?”

”Huh?” Gu Changsheng was taken aback upon hearing this.

For a moment, she couldn’t grasp what was being said. Gu Changsheng’s gaze wandered uncertainly as she asked in disbelief, ”Do you mean to say that you didn’t do anything to my Flower Peacock?”

”Of course not!” Borjigin Nian denied immediately upon hearing her question.

Gu Changsheng glared back in anger, ”Look! You’ve admitted it yourself! Now tell me, what exactly did you do to my Flower Peacock to make him fall under the weather?”

Caught in an awkward situation, Borjigin Nian raised his hand and touched his nose, then gave Yue Xilou a sidelong glance and sheepishly said, ”What could I possibly do? Didn’t it rain last night?”

”Right!” Gu Changsheng nodded.

”So it was cold! No one has stayed in your little courtyard for a long time, and I couldn’t find the quilts, so I invited Yue Xilou to share a quilt to keep warm,” Borjigin Nian said gloomily.

”Huh?” Gu Changsheng gaped in astonishment, ”You! You dared to!”

Heaven! Who would save her world view?

This Borjigin Nian had the audacity to invite someone’s Flower Peacock to share a quilt and had the nerve to say it was to stay warm!

And to dress it up as keeping warm!

What was her brain structure like, even deeper than the Mariana Trench?

She might as well just straightforwardly say, ”Flower Peacock, come sleep with me, or if that’s not possible, I’ll sleep with you instead...”

Borjigin Nian raised his hand to close Gu Changsheng’s agape mouth and said with an embarrassed face, ”What’s with that look? What can’t I dare? It’s lucky for you two to come back to a big bed with warm quilts. We only had a few cold quilts!”

While speaking, Borjigin Nian pointed outside with an accusatory tone, ”Did you even look at what the rain turned into outside? My life is precious. Do you want me to freeze to death?”

Hearing that, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Was it suddenly her fault?

”It’s yours for the taking since you met with disaster before success, and now you blame it on me? I won’t carry this burden!” Gu Changsheng immediately responded.

No way. She wouldn’t carry this burden even if it killed her!

It wasn’t her who intentionally left them at the foot of Baili Mountain—it was they themselves who ran away!

****, what kind of ordeal was this!

”What disaster before success? Am I that kind of person? I am very innocent, okay?” Borjigin Nian immediately stood with his hands on his hips, pointing first at Gu Changsheng, then at Yue Xilou, and spoke with utter contempt, ”It’s only you two with the impure, wicked minds that would think crooked thoughts! If he caught a cold, he only has himself to blame!”

”Huh?” Gu Changsheng was startled again, swiftly moving to Yue Xilou’s side and, without allowing any rebuttal, took his wrist and placed it on his pulse.

After a while, Gu Changsheng’s expression became very animated as she exclaimed in uncertainty, ”Flower Peacock, you... you really just caught a cold...”

Darn it, it really was just a cold! There was no sign of overindulgence at all...

Could it be that she was overthinking things?

”That’s not right. With your cultivation, shouldn’t you be impervious to a simple winter rain? How did you manage to catch a cold?” Gu Changsheng asked puzzled.

This made no sense!

With inner strength, even if one couldn’t be immune to all poisons, at least compared to a normal person, their resistance to the cold should be formidable!

Upon hearing this, Borjigin Nian immediately plopped down next to Gu Changsheng, glared at Yue Xilou, and said resentfully, ”That’s what I’m saying, he deserves it! I just made a logical suggestion and he ran away in a panic, who knows how long he was drenched in the cold rain! Anyway, it’s not ****!”

Yue Xilou glared back at him in anger.

Borjigin Nian fearlessly tilted his chin up and returned the glare!

The two glared at each other like roosters ready for a fight, while Gu Changsheng judiciously chose to bow out, looking from one to the other.

Indeed, it was none of her business!

Whether this sudden winter rain had made Ninth Prince Sima Liancheng catch a cold or not, she didn’t know, but one thing was for sure, her Flower Peacock had definitely caught it!

What misfortune!

Helpless, she might as well quickly write up a prescription for someone to brew the medicine.

Even though Borjigin Nian spoke as if she was the epitome of innocence, Gu Changsheng believed that if she could ever be simple, then pigs would probably climb trees!

Clearly, all she wanted to do was pounce on the Flower Peacock; she just hadn’t succeeded!

Tsk tsk... what a pity!

As for these two squabbling, it was best for her to just watch as a spectator. It was better not to get involved!

Because it was the evildoer who had brought about Borjigin Nian, and the Flower Peacock was precisely the bait used by that evildoer!

Oh, the heartache! Was the beautiful Flower Peacock really doomed to be uprooted by a boar?

However, before Gu Changsheng could dwell on it for too long, news of the princes hosting a plum viewing banquet in Hengtang quickly spread throughout Liuzhou City...