noffsinger Chapter 138: Your Excellency, Guo Yian is in the Prime Minister's Residence
Chapter 138: Your Excellency, Guo Yian is in the Prime Minister's Residence
The old doctor was stunned by the yelling and looked at Guo Yian in a daze.
He has been practicing medicine for so many years, but can't he even tell whether a woman is pregnant or not? Hasn't he learned all these medical skills in vain?
But at this moment, the aura emanating from Guo Yian was too terrifying, and he couldn't help but swallow back all the words he wanted to explain.
He just shook his sleeves, closed the lid of the medicine box beside him, and said:
"Hmph! Since you don't believe in my medical skills, then my trip today is in vain. Please seek other medical advice!"
After saying that, he shook his sleeves and pretended to leave.
Dongmei, who was standing by, saw this and quickly grabbed the old doctor. At the same time, she stuffed a silver ingot into the old doctor's hand and comforted him:
"Do not blame me, Doctor. My son has a quick temper and he got angry at you because he was worried about Madam. Please do not be angry."
Dongmei naturally wanted to keep the person, because she needed a doctor with not very good medical skills to cooperate with her in performing the remaining half of the play.
"Please, doctor, prescribe a prescription for my wife. No matter what, we must save the little boy in her belly."
Dongmei begged the old doctor.
However, the doctor simply shook his head and said, "You don't know, the best time to save this fetus has already passed. Even if Hua Tuo were alive today, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do anything at this point."
These words were equivalent to a direct death sentence for the child in Ge Linlang's belly, which Guo Yian could not accept at all.
Dongmei was so shocked that she covered her mouth to stop herself from crying. The doctor felt that the news was too heavy. So he comforted her:
"You don't have to be too pessimistic. This lady has a good health foundation. If she takes better care of herself, she should be able to get pregnant again soon."
However, Dongmei seemed to be unable to hear anything. Tears as big as beans rolled down her cheeks. At the same time, she lay beside Ge Linlang's bed and said sadly:
"Doctor, you don't know how much our aunt values this child. Not only does she personally prepare everything for him, she even went to the Buddha Temple and kowtowed a thousand times, step by step, just to ask the Buddha to bless her unborn child for a safe birth. If the aunt knew this news, she would probably not be able to bear it."
Dongmei's words hit Guo Yian's heart like a heavy hammer.
It turned out that, unknown to him, Qinnan had paid so much for this child.
After thinking about it, Guo Yian suppressed the bitterness in his heart and changed his attitude towards the old doctor. He bowed and said:
"I was ignorant and offended the old lady before. I beg you to be magnanimous and forgive my attitude. No matter what, I beg the doctor to find a way to save the baby in her womb, no matter what the cost."
Dongmei, who was standing by, couldn't help but be shocked when she heard this.
Guo Yian, this guy, actually said such words for the young lady. Putting aside his position, he is indeed a rare person who values friendship and loyalty.
Seeing this, the old doctor, out of compassion, did not argue with him and told him the truth:
"It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that this young lady's pulse is strangely tight, and I can't tell her exactly. Can she be saved? Let me prescribe a few medicines first. You guys go and have them prepared and sent up. After she takes them, I'll observe her."
Guo Yian did not suspect anything and quickly ordered someone to get the doctor's prescription and go get the medicine.
He himself waited in front of Ge Linlang's window, and when the medicine was ready, he personally fed it to Ge Linlang.
At the same time, the servant who had left the house earlier also arrived at the Dali Temple soon.
As soon as he got off the horse, he took out the token he was carrying, which was the token previously held by the Guo family. As soon as he appeared, the guards around him immediately surrounded him and pointed swords at him.
"Stop, you remnant of the Guo family, you dare to come to my door, aren't you afraid of death?"
The servant's name was Zhou Yong. Upon seeing this, he immediately shouted to the guards, "I have an urgent matter to report to Lord Yan. Please let me in immediately. I want to see Lord Yan."
The Lord Yan he mentioned was actually Yan Feng, the Minister of Justice, who had made great efforts in the trial of Prime Minister Guo.
The servant did not dare to report the news to other places. He only knew that the reason why Prime Minister Guo was able to fall smoothly was because of the trial conducted by this Lord Yan.
The yamen runners around looked at each other, but no one dared to believe his words, and said:
"Everyone, don't believe what he says. What if he is a spy sent by the Guo family and wants to harm you? Didn't you see that he is holding the Guo family's identity token?"
"That's right. Why not detain this man first? I'll report this matter quickly and see what the Lord says."
Zhou Yong had no choice but to be detained and guarded by several yamen runners.
After a long while, Yan Feng appeared late, wearing a crimson official uniform.
When he saw Zhou Yong, Yan Feng spoke in a dignified manner, "I heard that you have something urgent to report to me. Why don't you tell me the truth? What is it?"
Although Zhou Yong didn't know Yan Feng, he recognized the official uniform he was wearing and immediately said, "Sir, the traitor Guo Yian is currently in your residence. Please mobilize the troops immediately to capture him."
As he finished speaking, the scene suddenly fell into silence.
Everyone gasped.
Guo Yian?
He was the traitor that the entire capital had been searching for recently. It was said that he had fled to the vicinity of the Xuanwu Mountains, gathered a group of troops, and was preparing to go to war with the imperial court.
This time he appeared alone in the Prime Minister's residence?
This sounds like a trap.
"Sir, this person's words are absolutely unbelievable. Guo Yian knew that a trap had already been laid in the city, so why would he fall into it at this time?
"In your opinion, this person clearly has ulterior motives and wants to lure us to the Prime Minister's residence. Perhaps there's some trap waiting for us right now," an attendant analyzed.
At this time, another subordinate with a mustache stepped forward and echoed the follower's words.
"That's right, it's obvious this person has ulterior motives. We must not fall for his tricks."
When Zhou Yong heard this, he was stunned.
"No, you have to believe me, that traitor is really in the Prime Minister's residence right now, and he came back alone to visit our concubine Lin."
"Stop talking nonsense!" the follower shouted.
"It's common knowledge that Guo Yi'an's concubine is a daughter of the Ge family, and they have an irreconcilable feud. Yet you say he risked all this time to come back just to visit Lin Qinniang, the daughter of his enemy? Does that make sense?"
Zhou Yong didn't actually know the twists and turns involved, so he could only try to explain, "Every word I said is true. Perhaps Guo Yian didn't know my concubine's identity at the moment, so he made this trip. If you don't believe me, why not go and take a look first and you'll know for sure?"
Zhou Yong never thought that these people would actually question his words. He knew that he had to lead his troops there without delay, otherwise Ge Linlang would be in danger.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yong suddenly knelt down in front of Yan Feng and said sincerely:
"Sir, I swear on my life that everything I said is true. Guo Yian is really in the Prime Minister's residence right now, and he just killed a servant in public. Our concubine was frightened when she saw this and is now unconscious. If you send troops there now, you might be able to capture him on the spot."