The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1176

Chapter 1176: 570 Major Discovery (First Update)

Gu Chengfeng had only faked his voice before; today was the first time acting as a female grandee, putting a great strain on his staunchly heterosexual masculinity.

It took Gu Chengfeng quite a while to get the two little ones arranged symmetrically.

"Hmm, not bad."

He was quite satisfied.

Eunuch Wei: So this is what you’re like, Princess Xinyang!

Gu Jiao administered an acupuncture treatment to the emperor to relieve his condition, but the exact outcome would still need further observation.

"Let’s go," Gu Jiao said to Gu Chengfeng.

"Mhmm," Gu Chengfeng switched to Princess Xinyang’s voice in a second, stood up, curtseyed, allowing his splendid skirts to sweep the floor.

He then gracefully extended his hand, "Little Yuyu, assist this princess."

Gu Jiao didn’t even glance at his hand and walked past him.

The ignored Gu Chengfeng: "..."

Gu Chengfeng resolutely said, "Little Yuyu is still so eager to clear the way for this princess, fine, you can open the door then."

Gu Jiao looked at him with a dark face, Can you not be so dramatic?

The two left Huaqing Palace.

Gu Chengfeng said, "I need to return the key to her; you wait for me outside Bixia Hall."

Gu Jiao glanced at him, "Is your attire convenient for that?"

Indeed, it was somewhat inconvenient.

Women’s attire is so troublesome, layer upon layer, bound from head to toe; he couldn’t even stretch his legs.

Gu Jiao extended her hand, "It’s better if I go; wait for me in the Imperial Garden."

After thinking for a moment, Gu Chengfeng, realizing his clothing was indeed a hindrance, handed the key to her, "Then be careful. Eunuch Qin said that about a dozen servants have come from the frontier, claiming they used to serve Huangfu Xian. Does that crippled boy really need so many attendants? I suspect there’s something fishy."

"Got it," Gu Jiao took the key and turned to head for Bixia Hall.

Gu Jiao had never been to Bixia Hall, but that didn’t hinder her from following the map Eunuch Qin had provided for her.

She made her way to Princess Ning An’s Sleeping Palace with ease. The key to Princess Ning An’s palace had been inside a pouch, which she hadn’t opened throughout the journey, so there was no chance of it having been dropped. The only way to return it without being detected was to place it back exactly where it came from.

Gu Jiao was in luck; Princess Ning An had just taken off her pouch and put it on the dressing table before heading to an adjoining room.

Gu Jiao donned gloves and gently opened the pouch, slipping the key inside.

When Princess Ning An came out from the adjoining room, Gu Jiao had already leaped out the window.

Gu Jiao planned to meet up with Gu Chengfeng, but as she was passing by a room, she heard a series of muffled groans inside.

There was someone sick.

Gu Jiao took a few steps back and looked through the narrow gap between the window lattices, spotting an empty wheelchair.

She had a good guess as to whose room this was.

An imperial physician was supposed to be on duty inside, but he had gone to the latrine.

Gu Jiao pried open the window lattice and leaped inside.

She approached the bed.

Huangfu Xian’s condition was severe; his breathing was short, his pulse erratic, and sweat kept oozing from his forehead and body, as if he was enduring immense pain.

"Does it hurt somewhere?"

Gu Jiao frowned curiously.

After examining Huangfu Xian’s upper body and finding only a small healed scrape on the palm of his hand that couldn’t cause such severe pain, she proceeded to gently pull back his blanket.

She lifted Huangfu Xian’s pant leg and finally understood the problem.

His bone was protruding through his skin; bones often outgrow the flesh in young amputees, resulting in the need for repeated bone shaving surgeries during growth.

This type of surgery was torture, both physically and mentally.

The inflammation indicated that he needed a bone shaving surgery urgently; failing that, his wounds needed prompt treatment to stop the inflammation.

Gu Jiao hadn’t brought her first aid kit, but she did carry a palm-sized emergency pack.

She took out disinfectant and gauze to clean the inflamed area and then gave him two anti-inflammatory drugs to swallow.

Huangfu Xian felt himself sinking into a cold embrace in a hazy state.

He wanted to open his eyes to see, but he couldn’t even muster the strength to lift his eyelids.

"Drink this."

He heard someone speaking to him close to his ear.

He was a rebellious youth; nobody could give him orders.

Gu Jiao said, "If you don’t drink, I’ll strip off your pants."

Huangfu Xian: "..."