Chapter 93

Finally, it's quiet!

Qin Jiyi stopped asking questions, and Gu Qiancheng felt the whole world had become peaceful. The tense string in her mind could finally relax...

She no longer had to worry about saying something she shouldn't while multitasking, which might arouse the suspicion of Prince Qin.

After quickly removing the necrotic flesh from the wound, Gu Qiancheng performed the final cleaning and disinfection, and washed her hands again before suturing the wound for Qin Jiyi.

The suturing process went smoothly. Although Qin Jiyi was quite surprised, he did not ask any questions, only staring at Gu Qiancheng without blinking.

He really wanted to know where Gu Qiancheng had learned this skill and who could have taught her such techniques.

As far as he knew, only the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Institute knew how to suture wounds with needle and thread, and even the chief physician's work did not seem as good as Gu Qiancheng's...

Perhaps, he should thoroughly investigate Gu Qiancheng to find out who her teacher was.

After suturing the wound, Gu Qiancheng sprinkled the medicine powder given by the secret guard and did not forget to use penicillin.

The medicine used by the eldest grandson of the emperor was naturally the best, so Gu Qiancheng was not worried about that. What she was worried about was how to bandage the wound.

There was only gauze and no tape. Did she have to wrap the bandage around Qin Jiyi's waist, just like before?

Looking around, she could not find a better way, so she had to do it this way.

"Your Highness, please sit up," Gu Qiancheng shook the bandage, indicating that she was about to bandage the wound.

Thinking about how they almost hugged each other when removing the bandage, Qin Jiyi found his face blushing again. But when he looked at Gu Qiancheng...

This girl showed no reaction at all.

Qin Jiyi felt that his behavior was really unmanly. If a woman like Gu Qiancheng didn't care, why should he, a man, care?

At this moment, he couldn't show any weakness in front of a woman.

Qin Jiyi sat up straight, trying to remain calm, staring at the outside without looking at Gu Qiancheng. However...

He could control his eyes, but he couldn't control his nose. The scent of a woman made Qin Jiyi very uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to move, as any movement would draw a warning from Gu Qiancheng.

This wasn't the worst part. The worst part was the occasional sweep of her hair across his chest, which made the touched areas tingle, making it impossible for him to concentrate.

This was truly torment!

Qin Jiyi swore that he would never ask Gu Qiancheng to bandage his wounds again, no matter how well she did it. It was really...

Too tormenting!

For Qin Jiyi, every second was a torture, so time seemed to pass very slowly. In reality, it took less than the time for a cup of tea to brew for Gu Qiancheng to finish bandaging the wound.

She carefully tied a beautiful bow and nodded in satisfaction. Given the severe lack of resources, she had done her best.

Finally, it's done!

Qin Jiyi wiped the sweat from his forehead...

Gu Qiancheng wasn't much better. Wrapping the bandage around Qin Jiyi's waist was not an easy task. After a few rounds, she was drenched in sweat.

Lifting her sleeve to wipe the sweat from her forehead, Gu Qiancheng pretended not to notice Qin Jiyi's innocent reaction and handed him a piece of clothing to put on.

After dressing, Gu Qiancheng handed the blood-soaked bandage to Qin Jiyi: "Your Highness, please take this out and dispose of it. If anyone finds it, it will be troublesome for both of us."

She couldn't trust the people around her, so she had to be careful.

Was this a way to drive him away?

In Qin Jiyi's eyes, Gu Qiancheng's actions had another meaning.

Since Gu Qiancheng had spoken, what could Qin Jiyi say? He took the item, gave Gu Qiancheng a meaningful look, and left without any reluctance, leaving Gu Qiancheng puzzled: "What was that meaningful look from Prince Qin before he left?"

Why couldn't she figure it out?

After thinking for a long time without any conclusion, Gu Qiancheng gave up and washed the used needle, thread, and scissors, preparing to sterilize them the next day...

Although Qin Jiyi was unhappy with Gu Qiancheng's action of driving him away, he had to endure it when he thought about the well-treated wound.

After Gu Qiancheng bandaged the wound, as long as he didn't move much, it wouldn't bleed, and he wouldn't have to worry about the morning court the next day.

Qin Jiyi slept soundly and attended the morning court as usual the next day. After the court, he requested a private audience with the emperor.

Qin Jiyi came to confess: "Grandfather, I didn't know that Yun Chu's illness would be leaked. Please rest assured, I am already looking for capable people to cure Yun Chu's illness as soon as possible."

"This matter has nothing to do with you," the emperor was not senile. The actions of Duke Gu and Prince Rong were not subtle, and the emperor could easily find out, but...

"How did the Gu family know?" This was what the emperor couldn't understand.

Qin Jiyi hesitated for a moment but did not mention Gu Qiancheng. He vaguely said, "The third son of the Gu family works in the Ministry of Punishments."

The emperor naturally understood the implications.

Due to the incident involving the student's murder, the emperor was already dissatisfied with the Ministry of Punishments. Now, seeing that the people from the Ministry couldn't even keep their mouths shut, the emperor was even more displeased.

After a few words with Qin Jiyi, the emperor asked him to pay respects to the empress and then have a meal in the palace.

Qin Jiyi thanked the emperor and left. After Qin Jiyi left, the emperor immediately summoned the commander of the Jinyiwei: "I want to clean up the Ministry of Punishments."

"Understood." The commander immediately accepted the order and turned to carry it out.

At the same time, before reaching the empress's palace, Qin Jiyi received the news and his face showed more smiles...

Wasn't this a very good piece of news?

Unfortunately, the third son of the Gu family had to take the blame and left a bad impression on the emperor. But it didn't matter; he would make up for it in the future.

Qin Jiyi put aside his thoughts and slowly walked toward the palace where the empress resided...

Although the empress was not Qin Jiyi's biological grandmother, she was his supporter in the palace. The empress treated Qin Jiyi very well, and Qin Jiyi also respected this empress grandmother.

The empress took care of Qin Jiyi not out of selflessness but out of necessity.

The empress's position in the palace was very awkward. In terms of favor, she could not compare to Consort Gu, and in terms of background, she could not compare to Consort Shu, Consort De, or Consort Xian.

The empress could sit on the throne and become the emperor's empress consort, which had nothing to do with favor or background. She could sit in this position purely because her background was neither too high nor too low, and she was clear-headed. Of course, the most important reason was that the empress had no son and could not bear children.

After the death of the first empress, the emperor did not establish a new empress for a long time. It was only after the crown prince's incident, and under the persistent pressure of the court officials, that the emperor had to establish a new empress to calm the front and the harem.

At that time, Consort Shu, Consort De, and Consort Xian fought fiercely. All three had sons, and whoever was established as the empress consort could take care of her son, making her son the legitimate son.

Establishing the legitimate son and the eldest son, whoever was established as the empress, her son would be the hidden crown prince. This was something the emperor did not want to see. With Qin Jiyi, his legitimate eldest grandson, he did not want to create another legitimate son.

Therefore, the emperor chose a concubine without a son as the empress consort, which is the current empress...

To the readers: Since everyone said that updating at midnight is inconvenient, "The Abandoned Consort of the Divine Doctor" will be updated at 2:00 PM. This one will be updated in the morning... at 10:00 AM. I will update one chapter tonight, and the other two chapters will be released tomorrow morning.

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