The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1081

Chapter 1081: 522 Return to the Capital (Third Update)

Gu Changqing had given the anesthetic to the wounded soldiers, explaining that he didn’t need it. As someone accustomed to martial arts, injuries were inevitable for him, and occasionally when he sustained a severe one, he would need to drink a bit of anesthetic potion. However, no matter the type, anesthetic potions were ineffective for him.

Gu Jiao couldn’t help recalling her initial days in Capital City when she first stitched up Gu Changqing’s wounds, and there were no anesthetics in her first aid kit either.

She hadn’t thought much of it at the time, but now she realized the first aid kit might have already determined the patient was intolerant to anesthesia.

So all of his wounds, both large and small, had been sutured without any anesthesia?

Gu Changqing gazed at Gu Jiao and smiled gently, "It doesn’t hurt, really."

"Mhm," Gu Jiao responded very seriously, though her hands became much gentler.

The battle was over, and the plague patients had recovered; now it was time for Gu Jiao and her group to return to Capital City.

Tang Yueshan had left a portion of his troops behind, and Gu Changqing had left twenty thousand soldiers from the Gu Family army to help with the post-disaster reconstruction in the three cities.

The governors of Beiyang City and Ye City had been killed, and the court had issued decrees overnight, appointing two new governors.

After the new governors arrived at their respective mansions, the Gu Family troops and the court’s troops were also ready to depart.

Princess Ning An was to return to the Capital with them.

Rescuing Princess Ning An back to the Capital was Old Marquis’s mission, and since the Old Marquis was still confined to his bed recovering, Gu Changqing stepped forward to ask Princess Ning An for instructions.

Inside a side room of the Governor’s Mansion, Gu Changqing met with Princess Ning An in the study room.

Since descending from the mountain, Princess Ning An had stayed in her room, not going out or talking to anyone.

Gu Changqing understood that the remnants of the previous dynasty had greatly affected her, so he never mentioned the war or the consort in her presence.

Gu Changqing bowed respectfully and said in a serious tone, "We will depart for the Capital tomorrow morning. Does the princess have any other commands?"

Princess Ning An stared blankly at the snowy scene outside the window and after a long while, murmured, "Could we go to Ji City on the way back to the Capital... to pick someone up?"

As she spoke, seemingly worried about troubling Gu Changqing, she added, "It won’t need many people, just a few will do, he won’t be difficult to retrieve."

Gu Changqing had a rough idea of who she wanted to pick up. He said, "I will personally make the trip."