Chapter 131: The Old Golden Case (1)

In the spacious room, there were no screens, no curtains, and no bronze mirrors; it did not seem like a woman's room, yet on that large rosewood bed lay a slender, delicate woman. Her eyes were slightly closed, and there was no look of pain on her face, nor was she pale; she was as calm as if she were merely sleeping. However, the atmosphere in the room was not peaceful. The old man taking her pulse by the bed wiped his sweat repeatedly, not daring to look at the exceptionally irritable young general in the center of the room.

After a long while, the old man slowly withdrew his hand. Su Yu immediately stepped forward and asked urgently, "How is she?"

Having heard from the Small General who came to invite him to the mansion that the unconscious young lady was the wife of General Su, he knew he could not be the least bit careless; if there were any slip-up, he would be unable to bear the consequences! Under Su Yu's intense gaze, the old man broke into a cold sweat, but not daring to speak nonsense or make a rash judgment, he replied tremblingly, "The Madam's pulse is calm and her breathing is steady. This old man... this old man's learning is shallow, and I truly cannot discern what illness this is."

Another quack! Su Yu was furious and roared, "Leave."

The old man hurriedly got up and walked out as if fleeing. Su Yu roared at the soldiers outside the door, "Is this all the quacks you could find?"

The soldier replied with difficulty, "Reporting to the Deputy General, almost all the famous doctors in Jingcheng have been invited." From yesterday morning until now, over a dozen doctors had already been invited; they had invited everyone they could.

Clearly, this was not what Su Yu wanted to hear, and he said angrily, "Invite more."

"Yes."

The person on the bed just lay there quietly, lifeless. Su Yu did not want to see Qing Mo like this; she shouldn't be like this! She should be arrogant, she should be wild, but she shouldn't be like this!

Gritting his teeth, Su Yu said to Su Ren, who had been sitting calmly to the side, "Second Brother, why don't I go into the Palace and invite an Imperial Physician to take a look?"

Su Ren shook his head and replied indifferently, "It is inconvenient to disturb the Imperial Physicians in the Palace, and there is no need to be overly worried. The doctors all say her pulse is calm, so it should not be an acute illness, nor should there be any major trouble. Let her rest for a few more days and see." The ones they had invited were already the famous doctors of Jingcheng, yet not one of them could tell what illness she had. That left only two possibilities: one was that Qing Mo was suffering from a rare disease, in which case the Imperial Physicians would likely be helpless; the other was that she was not sick at all!

Su Ren acted as if nothing was wrong, but Su Yu did not agree. "She has been unconscious for nearly two days now, how can there be no major trouble! Even a healthy person, how many days can they last without eating or drinking like this? Those quacks, they looked for half a day and couldn't even let out a fart!"

Su Ren sighed softly; why was this person so stubborn?! Just as he was about to speak, Su Yu's tall frame had already strode toward the door.

Su Ren asked urgently, "Where are you going?"

"To find a doctor." After dropping this sentence, his figure disappeared outside the courtyard.

Su Ren stared at Su Yu's overly hurried back, then looked at the woman lying quietly on the bed; he suddenly had a bad premonition!

A while later, Su Ren also left the room. The night was already deep, and everything finally returned to the peace it should have.

The woman on the bed, who had been peaceful and quiet the whole time, suddenly opened her eyes. Those eyes were clear, pure, and sharp, as if they had an edge; they did not look at all like those of someone who had been unconscious for two days. Gu Yun gently moved her stiff fingers, unable to help cursing in her heart.

Damn it, she wasn't afraid of being hungry, nor was she afraid of how harsh the surrounding environment was, but lying motionless for over thirty hours like this, she was really about to go stiff! And she had to maintain even breathing so the doctors wouldn't see anything unusual; this was much harder than surviving seventy-two hours in the wild!

Focusing her mind and calming her breath, Gu Yun felt that there was indeed no one outside, so she slowly sat up straight. She stood barefoot on the bluestone floor tiles in front of the bed, and a cool sensation traveled from the soles of her feet; Gu Yun instantly felt much more refreshed. While moving her neck, Gu Yun looked around. It was a very large room, decorated very simply, but one could tell that the items used were all very exquisite; it must be a guest room.

When her gaze swept over the few paintings on the wall, Gu Yun's eyes were drawn to a Bagua Pan in the very center. Barefoot, Gu Yun walked to the front of the hanging painting and looked closely. It was indeed a Bagua Pan, and judging from the exquisite hidden patterns and the shape of the figures, it was exactly the pattern of the Bagua Pan she had seen before she transmigrated—the so-called family crest of the Su family!

This diagram was much clearer than that inkstone. Gu Yun wanted to copy it down. She searched the room and actually found brush and ink. To save time, Gu Yun took down the hanging painting, covered it with rice paper, and using very little ink, carefully traced along the textures of the Bagua. To prevent the ink from soaking through, Gu Yun drew extremely carefully. By the time she finished the drawing, it was already sunrise.

Worried that Su Yu would appear again, Gu Yun nimbly hung the painting back up and put the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone all back in their original places. Only after confirming everything was back in its place did Gu Yun fold the drawn diagram and put it into the side pocket of her waist. It was at this moment that hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Gu Yun frowned. Is there no end to this?! Cursing under her breath, she did not hesitate at all and ran toward the large bed. She had just lain down when the door was pushed open with a bang.

"You, hurry and take a look at her, what exactly is going on?" Su Yu's thunderous voice followed.

Before long, a hand was placed on Gu Yun's wrist. After a long time, the doctor still did not explain, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter. Su Yu couldn't help but ask, "How is it?"

The doctor asked suspiciously, "How long has the Madam been unconscious?"

"It's been two days, and she hasn't had a drop of water in between." It was precisely because of this that he was anxious!

The doctor slowly withdrew his hand, bowed, and replied, "The Madam's pulse is strong, not at all like the pulse of an ordinary person who has gone without food and water for two days. It can be seen that this illness is somewhat peculiar. This old man does not dare to make a rash judgment for the moment; allow me to study it further." He had truly never seen such an illness.

Gu Yun secretly gave a bitter smile; she didn't want her pulse to be strong either, but she had been running too fast just now and couldn't control it for a moment.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu was once again consumed by anger. "Study my ass! By the time you finish studying, the person will have starved to death! Get out!"

The doctor was so scared that he hurriedly retreated; he could not afford to offend anyone from the General's Mansion!

The room once again fell into silence. Su Yu walked to the bed, and the sunlight from outside the window shone through the window paper, reddening her face. Looking as if she were asleep, her long eyelashes hung down, very cute and very obedient, but Su Yu felt uncomfortable no matter how he looked at it. Not knowing if it was pain or anger in his heart, he punched the bed frame heavily; Gu Yun could feel the bed shake violently.

What is this kid trying to do?!

"Wait until I am truly sick, then you can find a doctor for me. If you can't cure me, you must take me to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find my sister, otherwise I won't survive."

That joking sentence she said that day suddenly echoed in his mind. Su Yu was startled; right, there was still her sister! If she could cure Qing Mo, then he would take her there!

Su Yu called out to the soldiers outside the door, "Someone, go and get a carriage for me."

A carriage?! Gu Yun felt a surge of joy in her heart. Qing, wait for me!

After being carried for a long time, they finally arrived at a residence with an extraordinary air. Lying in the carriage, Gu Yun did not look closely; she only heard Su Yu say something to a cold male voice, and then that man led them to a side hall to rest.

After another while, someone seemed to have entered.

"Prime Minister." Su Yu's usually arrogant tone carried a faint respect.

"General Su." The gentle voice was like a breeze; even just hearing the voice was enough to make one yearn for the person.

Gu Yun became a bit curious. What kind of peculiar person was a man with such a gentle voice? She opened her eyes slightly and only saw a tall, slender figure pass by her side. She could not see his appearance clearly, but the elegance in his every gesture already manifested the man's bearing and cultivation.

"General Su, no need to be overly worried. She will be here soon."

The gentle voice was indeed something one could never tire of hearing. Just as Gu Yun was secretly admiring it, Su Yu's slightly surprised voice sounded again, "You are Qingfeng?"

A slender woman appeared in the side hall. Gu Yun's heart rose at once; was it Qing? Through the light gauze, she could not see the woman's expression, but that cold temperament was truly very similar to Qing's.

The woman walked to the carriage and took a look without speaking, but that gentle voice asked carefully, "How is it? Do you want to find a few Imperial Physicians to come and take a look?"

"It's fine. First, carry her into my room and prepare Silver Needles for me. If it really doesn't work, it won't be too late to invite an Imperial Physician then." The cold voice sounded very comfortable. Gu Yun felt more and more that this person must be Qing! If it weren't her, the real Qingfeng wouldn't be unaware that her own sister's body was actually fine.

After Su Yu nodded slightly, four soldiers lifted the carriage. The group walked to Zhaixing Pavilion. Gu Yun was placed on the ground. The woman stood with her back to Su Yu, who was outside the screen, and said, "General Su Yu, Acupuncture cannot be finished in a moment. It would be better for you to return to the mansion first. When she wakes up, I will send someone to take her back."

"No need to trouble yourself. You start the treatment; I will wait outside." Su Yu's firm voice was very loud.

The woman replied coldly, "As you wish."

Soon, the door was closed with a bang.

Although she was already certain in her heart that this woman was Qing, Gu Yun still remained calm. The woman held the Silver Needle in her hand and stared at her for a long time without moving.

A while later, the woman suddenly leaned down gently and whispered in her ear, "Yun, if you don't wake up again, I'm going to use the needles!"

She called her Yun! It really was Qing!

Gu Yun was overjoyed, but she still wanted to tease her to see how she would react. She never expected that the woman would actually take the Silver Needle and prepare to stab it into her arm.

Just as the long needle was about to pierce her arm, Gu Yun suddenly opened her eyes, grabbed the hand that was about to commit the act, and cursed in a low voice, "You actually want to stab me!"

Zhuo Qing raised her eyebrows slightly and replied, "What do you think?!" She finally decided to wake up!

Time passed second by second, and there was no movement in the room. Su Yu was a bit impatient and paced back and forth in the courtyard. Jing Sa led an Imperial Physician into the courtyard and said loudly, "Qing, the Imperial Physician has arrived."

"I am in the middle of Acupuncture, do not come in and disturb me." A cold female voice came from inside the room.

The Imperial Physician froze by the door and glanced at Jing Sa; Jing Sa waved a hand at him, and the Imperial Physician retreated a few steps, not daring to go in and disturb them, so the few of them could only wait idly in the courtyard.

After a while, the door finally opened, and Zhuo Qing walked out.

"How is it?" Su Yu had already rushed over in a single Arrow-like stride, his face full of anxiety; Zhuo Qing's eyes flickered slightly—this certainly did not look like the attitude of a brother-in-law toward his sister-in-law!

(End of this chapter)