The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Dean

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When Xiao Liulang arrived in town, he was immediately dragged to the medical hall by his classmate.

There was a long queue outside the medical hall; everyone was here to see that great doctor.

The two of them stood at the end of the line.

His classmate stood on tiptoes and looked around. “It’s not too late. We should be able to see him.”

“I’ll pay you back for the fare later.” Xiao Liulang said.

His classmate patted his chest. “We’re from the same school and from the same hometown. Why are you being so polite? By the way, you hungry?”

They had left in a hurry—needless to say, they had not eaten anything.

He took out a clean bag from his wide sleeve and opened it to reveal three beautiful cornmeal buns.

“Where’d these steamed buns come from?” Xiao Liulang felt that these steamed buns looked a little familiar.

His classmate said, “It’s from your stove. It was just steamed when I went over!”

Xiao Liulang frowned. “How many did you leave behind?”

His classmate replied strangely, “Aren’t there only three in total? Don’t you remember how many steamed buns you made yourself?”

Xiao Liulang pursed his lips and remained silent.

After a while, he said, “Why didn’t you leave one for her?”

His classmate was shocked. “What, for that evil woman? Why leave any for her? Hasn’t she hurt you enough? Besides, she won’t eat what you cook!”

His classmate picked up a steamed bun and took a bite; his eyes instantly widened. “Brother Xiao, the steamed buns you made today are delicious!”

Xiao Liulang stepped out from the queue.

His classmate was stunned. “Brother Xiao, where are you going? It’s almost your turn!”

Xiao Liulang did not say anything and simply walked forward with his head lowered.

His classmate looked at the long queue that almost reached the alley behind them, and stomped his feet anxiously. He said to the woman behind him, “Auntie, we’re going to the restroom for a bit. We’ll be back soon!”

He caught up with Xiao Liulang. “What are you doing?”

“To buy osmanthus cakes,” Xiao Liulang said as he walked through the alleys and arrived at Li Ji’s shop.

Li Ji was an established brand, and there were no fewer people queuing here than at the medical hall.

His classmate was anxious. “Are you crazy? You’re really buying osmanthus cakes for that evil woman!? Doctor Zhang only attends to patients for half a day! By the time you’re done buying the osmanthus cakes, you’ll have missed your chance to see him!”

Xiao Liulang was a stubborn person. Once he made a decision, nothing could make him change his mind.

Two hours later, Xiao Liulang had bought some of Li Ji’s osmanthus cakes.

“I hope Doctor Zhang hasn’t left yet!” His classmate pulled Xiao Liulang towards the medical hall.

However, when they returned to the entrance of the medical hall, they realized that the long queue had disappeared. There were only some commoners watching the going-ons, as well as a group of solemn-looking soldiers.

His classmate looked at the middle-aged man beside him and asked, “Uncle, did something happen here? Why are the patients gone?”

The middle-aged man said, “Just now, a lunatic rushed into the medical hall, saying that his wife died from their malpractice. He started slashing with a knife, everyone inside was injured! You see that woman at the door? She was the last to enter. The moment she entered, that lunatic came! She was lucky and managed to run out, but she also fell and smashed her head!”

Isn’t that woman the one behind us at that time?

If we didn’t leave, Xiao Liulang would’ve been the last to enter.

With Xiao Liulang’s legs, it was impossible for him to escape, so he would very likely be among those who were injured.

On the way back, neither of them said a word.

It was getting dark, and the wheels of the carriage rattled as they made their way down the silent lane.

At this hour, the town’s carriages were no longer willing to go to the countryside. They spent twenty copper coins to rent a mule cart—there was no carriage, only a simple awning with nothing to block the chilly wind.

The two of them were frozen stiff.

Suddenly, a thin and weak little figure barged into Xiao Liulang’s line of sight.

On the other hand, his classmate looked at Gu Jiao strangely.?This stupid, evil woman knows how to do business?