The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 469

Chapter 469: 238 Fierce Milk (First Update)

Chapter 469: 238 Fierce Milk (First Update)

Jiang Shi’s recovery was astonishingly good, and Gu Jiao was preparing to perform one last surgery on him. This was just a minor surgery, after which he could rest assuredly and would no longer need the knife.

Gu Jiao had just put on sterile gloves when the wife of Prince Yu brought her son to the door.

To disguise her identity, the wife of Prince Yu wore the dress of an ordinary noblewoman, and her pearl hairpins were casually placed, with only two or three pieces; yet even these few items were considered extremely valuable by the common folk.

Liao Quan personally received her.

Liao Quan was observant, noticing that the lady’s complexion was ruddy and she did not appear to be unwell at all. Instead, it was her child, around ten years old, who looked pale and coughed softly from time to time.

He asked, “Is the young master here to see a doctor?”

A servant stepped forward, blocking him from his own young master.

How could common folk be allowed to speak with a princess from Liang Country?

Liang Country’s status was higher than that of Zhan Country, making the princess from Liang naturally more prestigious than the princess from Zhan.

Not to mention a mere owner of a Medical Hall, even a court-appointed official might not have the privilege to speak directly with the princess.

“Mother…” Minmin, feeling uncomfortable, tugged at the wife of Prince Yu’s sleeve, leaning weakly against her.

The wife of Prince Yu, too preoccupied to speak with Liao Quan, soothed her son by touching his forehead, “Don’t be afraid, we’re at the Medical Hall now. A doctor will treat you very soon.”

Liao Quan fidgeted with his nose, sensing that the visitor was not easy to deal with.

Having run the Medical Hall for many years and seen all sorts of people, he was naturally not ruffled by this disdain.

He politely looked at the servant and asked, “What seems to be the matter with the young master? Tell me the symptoms, so I can recommend a suitable doctor.”

“Who is the most skilled doctor here?” the servant asked bluntly.

Clearly, that would be Gu Jiao!

But Gu Jiao was currently performing surgery on Jiang Shi and couldn’t come.

Besides, since the child’s condition seemed not to be an emergency, Liao Quan thought for a moment and called Doctor Song, “Doctor Song, please take a look at this young master.”

Doctor Song said to the wife of Prince Yu and her son, “Please come this way.”

“You are the best doctor in the Medical Hall?” the servant looked at him skeptically, “You look quite young, barely twenty, right? Can’t your Medical Hall afford a more experienced senior doctor? How did your Medical Hall earn its reputation?”

In the eyes of most people, a doctor’s skill is often associated with their age, with older doctors deemed more experienced. However, those who had seen Gu Jiao knew this wasn’t necessarily the case.

Gu Jiao was the youngest doctor in the Medical Hall, yet no one disputed her medical skill.

Doctor Song, now in an awkward position with the patient, wasn’t as smooth as Liao Quan and simply said, “I usually treat children more often and am quite experienced in this area. However, if you say the most skilled, indeed I do not rank first. But Miss Gu right now is busy. If you’re not in a hurry, you could wait in the Grand Hall.”

The servant was about to lose his temper, thinking nobody not even the emperor of Liang Country would dare to neglect our princess, and here you are, a mere civilian doctor, getting too big for your boots!

“Step back,” commanded the wife of Prince Yu.

The servant: “…Yes.”

“How much longer will that take?” the wife of Prince Yu asked Doctor Song.

Doctor Song replied, “It will be soon, just a minor surgery. It will be finished shortly.”

The wife of Prince Yu nodded, “Alright, I’ll wait.”

The servant muttered quietly, “Your Highness…”

The wife of Prince Yu gave him a look that said to keep quiet.

The servant fell silent.

Gu Jiao didn’t keep the wife of Prince Yu waiting too long, and appeared a quarter and a half later.

Upon seeing that it was a fifteen-year-old girl, the wife of Prince Yu realized that the earlier doctor was indeed talking about Miss Gu, not Doctor Gu.

But still… she was very young.

Gu Jiao was accustomed to such questioning gazes and confidently led them into the Consulting Room, and first took the child’s pulse, then picked a clean tongue depressor from a jar on the table.

“Open your mouth.”

Minmin had never been examined this way and was a bit scared.

The wife of Prince Yu also looked at Gu Jiao oddly.

Gu Jiao explained, “This won’t hurt, I just need to press down your tongue to see your throat.”

Reassured by her words, the wife of Prince Yu encouraged her son, “Be good, listen to the doctor.”

As a child, Gu Jiao didn’t like being checked with a tongue depressor herself, since pressing too hard made her uncomfortable. Her movements were quick and gentle, and Minmin hardly felt uncomfortable before she had already removed the depressor.

The tonsils were a bit swollen.

Gu Jiao then took out a stethoscope, hooked it around her ears and said, “Open your clothes.”

The wife of Prince Yu had never seen such odd equipment and the checkup method, but assumed it was a unique practice of this Medical Hall, without overthinking it.

She went to open her son’s clothes but he grabbed her wrist, “Men and women should not touch! I will not undress in front of her!”

Since ancient times, it was customary for males and females over seven years of age to be seated separately, and he was nearly ten, a grown man!

Gu Jiao fiercely looked at him, “You have to undress either way.”

The consort of Prince Yu took the prescription, somewhat skeptically, and left. _{fɾēewebnσveℓ.com}