The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1042

Chapter 1042: 502 Sister Control (Second Update)

However, Hu Dongqiang still lowered his voice and whispered, "Is Commander your brother for real, Doctor Gu?"

Gu Changqing suddenly perked up his ears!

Gu Jiao nodded, "Hmm, yes."

Seeing as he had saved her little bonus, she decided to let him be her brother for a day.

The corners of Gu Changqing’s lips unconsciously curled up, and he stood even straighter.

Gu Jiao chatted with Hu Dongqiang for a while, mainly inquiring about the situation in the wounded soldiers’ camp. From Hu Dongqiang, Gu Jiao learned that Gu Changqing had actually brought a medical team of over a hundred people from the Capital City, including court medical officers and doctors conscripted from the general populace.

Doctor Song and Doctor Lu from the Miaoshou Hall had also come.

The doctors from the populace were managed and allocated by Doctor Song.

"Doctor Song is as good at this as you are!" Hu Dongqiang said with undisguised pride. This praise seemed to be for Doctor Song, but it was actually an indirect compliment to Gu Jiao. He was now a subordinate of Doctor Gu, and he was proud of her excellence!

It was just that he had not read much and could not find any words other than praise.

Doctor Song, to be precise, all the doctors from Miaoshou Hall, had inherited Gu Jiao’s style of doing things: orderly and methodical.

Although the number of wounded soldiers was great and the medical team was somewhat insufficient, there was no panic or chaos. The patients’ emotions were very well managed. This was due not only to military discipline but also to the efforts of Doctor Song and the entire medical team.

After Hu Dongqiang left, Gu Jiao looked at Gu Changqing appreciatively, "How did you think of putting together such a big medical team?"

"It wasn’t my idea," said Gu Changqing.

The battlefield was a dangerous place. Court medical officers were duty-bound, but the doctors from the populace were civilians, and Gu Changqing would not easily conscript them.

However, the second owner of a medical hall approached Gu Changqing, offering to send several doctors north with him, with the medical hall itself taking care of the medical supplies and provisions.

Somehow, this news spread. In the face of national crisis, the people showed their brave and righteous spirit, and many medical halls reached out to the court.

Both the emperor and the Empress Dowager found the proposal feasible. From the populace, they selected a group of doctors who were strong, able to endure long journeys and the harsh cold of the borders.

"There’s something else," Gu Changqing said.

"What is it?" asked Gu Jiao.

"The Lin Family from Youzhou has donated a hundred thousand taels of gold for the defense of the frontier," Gu Changqing informed her.

It was Lin Chengye’s family.

Originally, Mr. Lin only planned to donate fifty thousand taels of gold, but Lin Chengye rushed back and wept and wheedled at his father’s feet, claiming that if the court had no silver to fight the war, his little master would starve to death at the border.

Whether Mr. Lin was persuaded by his son or was impressed by the potential future of Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang was unknown.

After donating a pagoda building to the Guozijian, he once again generously opened his wallet for the frontier.

As they talked, Gu Jiao’s stomach grumbled.

Gu Changqing quickly said, "Wait a moment, I’ll go get you something to eat."