The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 24

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S T E L L A R C L O U D

[Celeste S.] [Azurixa] [Robert K.]

O R A N G E S T A R

[Talia R.] [K.Rom]

Y E L L O W S T A R

[Camille] [Linds] [Esther D.]

G O L D S T A R

[Nem]

Gu Jiao put up the screen and examined Xiao Liulang behind it.

As early as at home, Gu Jiao had observed Xiao Liulang and found that his problems were mainly on his ankle. Now, after careful examination, Gu Jiao had confirmed her guess.

His ankle bone was fractured, but the physician failed to diagnose it. Thinking that only his leg was injured, the physician only treated his leg. But even if the physician didn’t carry out a meticulous treatment, his leg was kept immobile, so the foot was hardly used as well. In this way, the ankle recovered on its own, however the bone fragments inside had not been removed. This led to him feeling a piercing pain whenever he walked.

Xiao Liulang never showed himself being in pain, that even Gu Jiao speculated that it was just an ordinary joint stiffness in the ankle, which was painless. But now that she made a definite diagnosis, she realized how much self-control he had to be able to endure such pain.

Alas... What a distressing child.

Gu Jiao had performed many surgeries on such cases in her previous life, which she didn’t find difficult. It was just that the pharmaceutical products and surgical consumables needed weren’t in her medicine chest.

But... Thinking of her discovery a few days ago, Gu Jiao decided to wait for the time being. Right now wasn’t a good time for surgery. He must condition the affected area first, so they might as well wait until the end of the year when the academy was on vacation.

Second Owner and Shopkeeper Wang waited on the other side of the screen the whole time, without the slightest snooping.

Earlier, Second Owner actually planned to let the physicians of their Rejuvenation Hall observe Gu Jiao's medical skills, but it seemed rude to make such a request on her first day, so he had to restrain himself for now.

Besides, just now, Gu Jiao specially put up a screen before she started working. This attitude itself showed that Gu Jiao wasn’t willing to reveal her medical skills to others. With this in mind, Second Owner was somewhat glad that he didn't put forward the request to observe her treatment.

However, there was one thing Second Owner guessed wrong. That was, Gu Jiao wasn’t unwilling to reveal her medical skills. Rather, it was her medicine chest that she could not let people see.

Gu Jiao stayed behind the screen for a long time.

She examined people for a quarter of an hour and then admired the beauty for another half an hour.

Ahem!

She didn't take off his clothes, she promised!

Gu Jiao put back the medicine chest into the basket and came out with the basket on her back.

Second Owner greeted her and smiled politely, "Gu girl has been in there for so long, is Young Gentleman Xiao's injury very complicated?"

Gu Jiao said without changing expressions, "It is quite complicated, I need to give him a surgery."

His complicated condition was real, so was his beauty.

Second Owner was stunned as soon as he heard that surgery was needed. Surgery was a medical skill only used in the battlefield, and people rarely dabbled in it. First, it was risky, and second, its demand for physician’s medical skills was too high. Even amongst the physicians in their Rejuvenation Hall, only a few dared to move a blade on the wounded.

"Are you... sure?" Second Owner looked skeptical.

The physician of their Rejuvenation Hall who dared to move a blade on the patient was already fifty years old. Furthermore, he was a descendant of a medical family.

"Yes." Gu Jiao nodded, "I'll think over the date first, and then I'll inform you when it's decided. In addition, there are some things that need to be prepared, I have to trouble Second Owner with this. As for the money... Deduct it from my next treatment fee. "

"No matter." Second Owner smiled.

Rejuvenation Hall wasn’t a place for charity. Patients who came here all had to spend money. The better the physician’s medical skills were, the more expensive their consultation and treatment fee would be.

"That... Can you really cure anything?" Second Owner asked.

"That's not necessarily true." Gu Jiao said, "I won’t know until I see it. You’d better find me some complicated diseases. Don’t waste the number of times I treat patients."

Listen, listen. This was exactly what self-confidence was!

Second Owner didn’t think she was boasting at all. In fact, anyone who had seen her medical skills with their own eyes had every reason to believe that she could even make the dead come back to life.

Gu Jiao needed to find some medicinal ingredients for the moxibustion[1] for Xiao Liulang. With this in mind, she went back to the lobby with her back basket.

Second Owner had an odd smile as he said, "Old Wang, you say, her medical skills are so high, do you think... she can treat that one from the capital?"

"Which one from the capital?" Shopkeeper Wang was stupefied for a while, and it took him a long time to realize who he was referring to, "Are you talking about the young master of the Marquis Estate?"

Second Owner’s eyes glowed and he said, "Exactly!"

Shopkeeper Wang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no! We mustn't! We mustn't!"

That was the nobility from the capital! In front of them, their Rejuvenation Hall was nothing but a commoner’s place. They were simply not enough to make them look their way!

"But I’ve seen how amazing Gu girl’s medical skills are..."

"Second Owner, we all have only one head on us."

Shopkeeper Wang ruthlessly destroyed Second Owner’s idea.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to make a profit from the Marquis Estate, but that young master’s illness was really hard to cure. In case they tried and couldn’t do it, they might end up as corpses.

Speaking of which, that young master was also pitiful. At that time, the Marchioness gave birth to him prematurely in a dilapidated temple. She didn't bring a midwife with her and could only find one from a nearby village.

A premature birth, in a place with poor conditions, and with a midwife with poor skills. Once the child was born, the Marchioness had practically lost half her life.

To make matters worse, the Marchioness was pregnant with twins. After giving birth to the first baby, the Marchioness had almost exhausted all her strength. As a result, the second one was kept in her womb for a long time, and when he came out, his body was purple all over.

The young master was the second twin, and the first twin was his sister.

The young master developed Asthenia[2] from the prolonged stay in the womb. Whenever he took medicine, it was practically a big medicine pot.

In order to cure the young master’s illness, the Marquis Estate had sought many well-known physicians in recent years. Unfortunately, the young master’s condition had never improved. On the contrary, the frequent intake of medicine had made him more and more weak.

It was said that he was now hanging with only one breath.

If they were unlucky, the young master could die as soon as they gave him medicine.

If the young master really died in their hands, the heads of all the physicians in the Rejuvenation Hall would not be enough to pay for his life.

Second Owner also understood the risks, but he was unwilling to give up.

He was originally a very ambitious man, otherwise he wouldn’t have seen the great value of Gu Jiao.

Speaking of which, that young master and Gu girl seemed to be the same age.

Second Owner said thoughtfully, "How about this then. Let Gu girl treat Xiao Liulang's injury first. If she’s really able to fix his leg, it doesn't hurt to let her examine the young master of the Marquis Estate later."

Shopkeeper Wang, "..."

When Xiao Liulang woke up, there was a white-bearded old physician in the room.

"You are..."

The old physician smiled and said, "I'm Physician Zhang. You fell asleep just now. I'm to blame for this. I forgot to remove this incense for calming nerves."

Xiao Liulang said after a brief pause, "It’s nothing."

"Let me see your leg."

"Okay."

The old physician went through the process in accordance with Gu Jiao's instructions.

To be honest, he was very shocked. After seeing the problem in Xiao Liulang’s leg, he concluded that it was impossible to cure it with the current medical skills of their Rejuvenation Hall.

That girl, did she really have a way to make him... Stand up again?

Xiao Liulang went back to the lobby with the prescription prescribed by the old physician. Feng Lin whooshed over to him and said, "Have you been examined? What did Physician Zhang say? Is there any cure for your leg?"

Xiao Liulang let out a sound of assent and said, "Physician Zhang told me to take moxibustion for a while and come back next month."

In order not to affect his class, Gu Jiao didn’t let the old physician mention the surgery for the time being.

"I told you that Physician Zhang can fix your leg!" Feng Lin was filled with joy.

Xiao Liulang, on the other hand, looked around.

Huh? Where did that wife go?

1. ↑ — A traditional Chinese medicine therapy which consists of burning dried mugwort amongst other herbs on or near particular points on the body. 2. ↑ — Abnormal physical weakness or lack of energy.

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Everyone But Me Is Reborn

Her father is a coward and senselessly filial. Her mother is weak and gullible. Her elder brother is a wastrel.

When she married into the Wangfu, she suffered and was coldly treated. And by the time she was in labour, she was fated to die with the unborn child in her belly.

This was supposed to be Ning Nuan's life.

However this time, everyone but her is reborn.

Ning Nuan is at a loss. She felt that her dad has suddenly become the pillar of the family, her mother’s temper became fierce, and even her elder brother, who would only walk the dogs and play with birds all day, has begun picking up books and reading them carefully.

There is also that juvenile that shows up at the wall of her courtyard everyday, calling her “Ah Nuan, Ah Nuan” with an honest face.