The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 447 - : 226 Falling off the Horse (First Shift)

Chapter 447: 226 Falling off the Horse (First Shift)

The Emperor did have an unbearable past. His birth mother was a palace maid, who was raised under the care of Jing Pin, but even Jing Pin was not particularly favored.

His life with Jing Pin was challenging, and it only improved slightly after she gave birth to a princess and was consequently promoted to the rank of Jing Fei.

However, not long afterward, the Crown Prince and the Liu family started to target him. He refused to join their camp, and in return, he suffered a terrible blow.

But those blows only led to him being poorly clothed and fed. Nobody would really use a whip to lash at his forehead!

The Old Marquis’s whip was much worse than his son’s. Firstly, he had greater strength, and secondly, he had more experience. Almost every stroke seemed to cut through his bones.

Therefore, the Emperor was stunned not only from surprise but also because his prestigious dragon scalp was truly numb.

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It was only when a warm liquid began trickling down his cheek that the Emperor realized he was indeed, hurt!

“Your Majesty!”

The Old Marquis was so scared that he threw his whip away!

He never expected that he would end up hitting the Emperor!

It was overwhelming enough when the Marquis of Xuanping emerged, but when his whip could not retract, it was fortunate that the Marquis of Xuanping dodged it in time.

But now——

It would have been better if he hadn’t dodged it!

Marquis Xuanping, why did you dodge it?!

You forgot that the emperor was behind you! Weren’t you walking ahead to clear the way for the emperor? Did you lead him into a pit?!

The Old Marquis was furious. Maybe he wasn’t entirely human, but Marquis Xuanping, you’re truly a dog.

Marquis Xuanping touched his nose and shamelessly said, “Ah, Old Marquis, are you attempting to assassinate His Majesty? Your Majesty, I’m sorry for being late.”

The Emperor: I see you dodge way too fast!

After a brief moment of numbness, the Emperor felt a heart-wrenching pain. Unable to stand up, he slid down against the wall and sat on the ground.

“Your Majesty!” The Old Marquis dropped to his knees in terror, bowing in homage, “I am guilty! I did not mean to attempt assassination! I did not know the whip would hit Your Majesty…”

Even though the Old Marquis had officially resigned from his position, he was actually still working for the emperor. Hence in his urgency, he still referred to himself as a subordinate and couldn’t help it.

Luckily, Marquis Xuanping was in the know. However, there were more than just three of them on the scene.

The young third son had completely lost his senses while a woman seized the opportunity to escape. Gu Jiao, the little octopus, had also climbed down from the wall.

Marquis Xuanping squinted his eyes. Wasn’t this the little physician who had trampled on his face and almost broken his sturdy physique by sitting on him?

Gu Jiao also narrowed her eyes, oh, isn’t this the stingy man who only gave her a copper plate for the medical treatment?

The air was charged with tension.

At this moment, the Emperor also noticed Gu Jiao, but he didn’t want to lose face in front of her. Ignoring the pain in his head, he rolled up his sleeve to cover the wound.

However, the Old Marquis kept addressing him as ‘Your Majesty’ and mentioning things like how badly he was bleeding and that he should be punished for his crime.

Then, Marquis Xuanping dragged Gu Jiao over, “Aren’t you a physician?”

Marquis Xuanping: Even though I dodged too quickly and caused His Majesty to get hit, I also invited the doctor over, so I’ve redeemed myself, right?

Thus, following the Old Marquis and Marquis Xuanping’s unreliable actions that led to the Emperor’s injury, they also forced him to reveal his identity.

The Emperor was furious; you two are truly dogs!

The face of the Emperor was covered in blood, but his features were still recognizable.

Gu Jiao crouched down and hummed: “Mr. Chu?”

“What Mr. Chu! This is His Majesty!” The Old Marquis was unaware of Qin Chuyu’s secret enrollment at the Guozijian.

Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow, “Oh, so you are the emperor. Then Chu Yu is a prince.”

The Emperor: It’s over, my son has also lost his face.

Old Marquis: Something feels off!

Gu Jiao was there today to revisit Jing Taifei’s case. Luckily, she happened to have brought her first aid kit. She instructed the young third son to fetch the first aid kit from the carriage.

The young third son was so scared that he had lost his speech. He hastily got into the carriage to retrieve the first aid kit for Gu Jiao.

Where does the Old Marquis remember about sending Gu Jiao to the official government anymore? He said to the Emperor, “It’s cold on the ground, Your Majesty. Let us move to the carriage.”

“The light is better over here.” Gu Jiao flatly refused. Before the Old Marquis could scold her for interrupting his conversation with the Emperor and a small medical girl shouldn’t randomly interrupt, she commanded the Emperor, “Remove your hand.”

Her tone was commanding.

The Emperor obediently moved his hand that was covering his wound. His eyes even carried a hint of grievance.

The Old Marquis wondered if he was going blind.

“You two, you’re blocking the light.” Gu Jiao said to the Old Marquis and Marquis Xuanping.

Marquis Xuanping knew no shame. He was not angry even when ordered around by a little doctor, and gracefully stepped aside.

The Old Marquis was somewhat discontent with Gu Jiao’s tone, feeling that she was abusing her authority and acting as though she was superior to others.

The Emperor looked at the old Marquis coldly.

“Yes.”

The old Marquis also stepped back a few feet.

Gu Jiao dipped a cotton ball into saline solution, starting to clean the blood stains on the Emperor’s face and head. Actually, the Emperor wasn’t bad-looking, he just paled slightly in comparison to Marquis Xuanping.

But Marquis Xuanping was so stingy!

Gu Jiao firmly decided that no matter how handsome he was, she wouldn’t pay him any attention.

“Ssssh——”

This whip hit hard, peeling off skin and flesh.

The Emperor was writhing in pain.

The old Marquis knew he was in the wrong, so he knelt not far away not daring to get up.

Marquis Xuanping also felt a bit guilty, on second thoughts, since the Emperor was sitting, he couldn’t just stand and let the Emperor look up at him, so he went and crouched beside the old Marquis.

The old Marquis, thinking he was also going to kneel to apologize, kindly shifted a bit aside to give him room, only to see Marquis Xuanping squatting down and idly drawing circles on the ground.

The old Marquis: “…”

Gu Jiao examined the wound on his head and said, “You need stitches, I will shave your head first, then give you some Anesthetic.”

Shave his head? And get stitches?

The Emperor was feeling terrible!

As soon as Gu Jiao took out the scalpel, the Emperor’s body visibly started getting restless, and when she took out an anesthetic syringe, the Emperor almost passed out.

She jabbed the needle in.

The Emperor bit his sleeve: “Oomph~”

Gu Jiao: This familiar voice and little movement…

The Emperor was completely thrown off…

Gu Jiao stitched up the Emperor’s wound without showing any emotion, then wrapped his head with bandages and a gauze hood: “Keep the wound dry and clean, come to the Medical Hall tomorrow to change dressing.”

Having said that, Gu Jiao packed up the first aid kit and medical supplies, and stretched her hand out to the Emperor.

“Consultation fee.”

She said.

How would the Emperor carry money on his person when he went out? In the past, it was Eunuch Wei who paid, but today, unfortunately, he didn’t bring Eunuch Wei along.

The Emperor then turned his gaze to Marquis Xuanping, who was drawing circles on the ground, and said in a cold voice: “Marquis Xuanping!”

“Did Your Majesty call me?” Marquis Xuanping didn’t look embarrassed at being caught drawing circles. One thing she shared with him was the rare ability to not feel embarrassed.

Marquis Xuanping stood up and slowly came to the Emperor’s side before squatting down on one knee.

A small gesture of squatting down done so gracefully and elegantly, this man, whatever he did, was a feast for the eyes.

Unfortunately, the Emperor wasn’t into looks: “Pay.”

Marquis Xuanping glanced at Gu Jiao, then helplessly took out his purse and let a few ingots and silver coins fall into his palm.

As expected, he picked the smallest one and placed it in Gu Jiao’s hand.

The Emperor’s stare was icy cold: “Is this how much my royal body is worth?”

Marquis Xuanping, shuddering at the cost, picked up the second smallest silver coin and placed it in Gu Jiao’s hand, intending to give her two, but then took back the smallest coin he had given her first.

The Emperor: “…”

Gu Jiao: “…”

The Emperor was so angry that he directly took all of his silver coins and gave them to Gu Jiao.

After receiving the consultation fee, Gu Jiao got on the carriage and left.

Only after the carriage was far away, did the Emperor snap out of it, and looked at the old Marquis with a frown: “Who were you intending to whip just now?”

The old Marquis explained Gu Jiao’s actions and that of the suspicious woman: “I had planned to send both of them to the Official Government to decide.”

The Emperor’s face instantly darkened, scarier than when he had been whipped by the old Marquis: “How can you take sides with others?”

Others? Wasn’t that girl one of his own?

The old Marquis, a hard-headed person who sometimes didn’t quite get the situation or perhaps didn’t want to adapt, said righteously: “I am not taking sides with anyone, such matters should be reported to the authorities, how can we let that girl do as she pleases?”

Looking at the old Marquis’s expression, the Emperor suddenly realized something.

Don’t tell me you still don’t know she’s your own granddaughter?

Not only the old Marquis didn’t recognize his own granddaughter, but Marquis Xuanping also didn’t recognize Gu Jiao as his own daughter-in-law.

He was still thinking inwardly that he must be more generous when meeting his daughter-in-law in the future, so as not to shame his son.