Chapter 47: Seeing Gu Yun Again (1)

Holding the silver needles, Zhuo Qing whispered in the woman's ear: "Yun, if you don't wake up again, I'm going to start needling!"

She had already called Gu Yun by her original name. If it was her, she should have woken up by now. Staring at the little girl on the bed who was still motionless, Zhuo Qing was a bit disappointed. Was she really not Gu Yun? Holding the silver needles, she hesitated for a moment, but Zhuo Qing still made a gesture to stab Qing Mo's arm.

Just as the long needle was about to pierce the arm, Zhuo Qing's wrist was grabbed by a slender hand. The woman on the bed opened her eyes abruptly, leaning halfway against the bed curtain, glaring at Zhuo Qing, and cursed softly: "You actually wanted to stab me for real!"

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

The woman before her had long hair reaching her waist, snow-white skin, and two scars on her cute, pinkish face that looked particularly unsightly. Even a woman like Zhuo Qing felt pity when she saw them. Her round eyes were like a little white rabbit, but the sharp and firm light flowing in those eyes made Zhuo Qing's heart relax. That was indeed the look Gu Yun would have, but this face...

It was really too cute...

"Yun, is it really you?" Zhuo Qing still couldn't help but confirm.

The woman shrugged her shoulders and smiled indifferently: "I don't mind having a test of tacit understanding!" She herself was startled by this face when she woke up.

"No need." This way of speaking was one hundred percent Gu Yun.

"I'm starving to death, is there anything to eat?" Gu Yun flipped up, moving nimbly, not at all like someone who hadn't eaten for two days and two nights. Zhuo Qing couldn't help but find it funny: "Did you really 'sleep' for two days and two nights?"

"I estimated three days. I didn't expect them to send me over in two days." Su Yu, this kid, usually acted like he was at odds with her, but I didn't expect him to be the one to send her over at a critical moment.

Walking outside the screen, she took the small pastries from the table and stuffed them into Gu Yun's hands, shaking her head and smiling: "You really can endure."

Holding the pastries, Gu Yun ate on her own, replying indifferently: "It's alright. Back when I was ambushing drug dealers, I didn't eat, drink, or sleep for three days and three nights and didn't die. Sleeping for two days is a small matter."

Leaning halfway against the screen, Zhuo Qing clicked her tongue and laughed: "With your skills, is it hard to leave the General's Mansion? Why are you still in the General's Mansion? Or are you infatuated with the cold and arrogant General Su?" It had to be said that Su Ling was indeed an attractive man, so it wasn't strange for Yun to like him.

Rolling her eyes at her, Gu Yun couldn't stand it and whispered: "I've only seen him a total of 2 times since I arrived at the General's Mansion, OK?!"

Zhuo Qing looked at Yun's face, which was cute to the point of exploding, and couldn't help but continue to tease her: "As the saying goes, love at first sight, seeing him once is enough!"

The first time she bit him, the second time the two had a fight. If that counted as love at first sight, then it was truly full of sparks!

Suddenly thinking of an interesting question, Zhuo Qing asked: "I'm curious, there really are no women in the General's Mansion."

Gu Yun replied impatiently: "Indeed there are none, even the mosquitoes are male!"

Zhuo Qing chuckled softly: "It's only been two months, you've become much more humorous!"

Gu Yun glanced at her sideways and sneered: "I think you've become much more of a gossip!" Why hadn't she noticed this trait before!

Zhuo Qing wasn't annoyed, shrugged her shoulders, and smiled: "Can't help it, I'm bored."

Bored? What kind of ghost answer was that. Too lazy to bother with her, Gu Yun got up to find water to drink. Barefoot on the long-haired carpet, Gu Yun walked to the round table to pour herself a glass of water, when suddenly an irrepressible laughter sounded behind her. Gu Yun turned her head and saw Zhuo Qing leaning against the wall, laughing until she was bent over, muttering: "Back then you said I was a dwarf at 163cm, may I ask if you are going to call yourself a midget at your current height of 158cm?! Heaven really has eyes!"

Gu Yun's face darkened, and she said coldly: "1 minute."

Looking at the petite woman who only reached her shoulder, thin like a bean sprout, Zhuo Qing laughed even more exaggeratedly. The tables had turned; Yun, who had always been proud of her 175cm height, also had times when she was deflated!

Gu Yun's face grew darker and darker. At the one-minute mark, Zhuo Qing finally tried her best to hold back her laughter. It wouldn't be fun if Yun really got angry.

Gu Yun snorted coldly: "Finished laughing?!"

Zhuo Qing could only nod, otherwise she was afraid she wouldn't be able to help but laugh out loud again.

Staring at the woman whose lips were still twitching, Gu Yun said somewhat helplessly: "Our time together is limited. Are we going to continue this nonsense, or should we properly discuss what we should do next?"

Zhuo Qing suppressed the laughter in her chest and finally replied seriously: "You speak first, I'm listening."

"Actually, the reason I didn't leave the General's Mansion immediately is for two reasons. First, as you can see, this body is really too weak. I need to spend some time making her strong and flexible. Second, I found this in the General's Mansion." After speaking, Gu Yun took a piece of white paper from her waist, opened it, and placed it on the table.

Zhuo Qing leaned over to take a look, and her eyes lit up: "It looks very much like the Bagua Pan we saw before we inexplicably came here?" Every texture on the Bagua Pan on the paper was depicted extremely exquisitely, feeling much newer than the one they saw last time.

"Yes, I suspect that our arrival in this place has nine times out of ten to do with it. If we want to go back, we still have to rely on it."

Zhuo Qing pondered: "It's kept in the General's Mansion?"

Gu Yun shook her head and replied: "I've only seen a painting of this diagram in the General's Mansion. It is said that this is the Su family's clan emblem. Where it is actually kept, only the Su family's eldest son, Su Ling, and the old clan leader know. I am currently staying in the General's Mansion just for this."

"Any leads?"

"None." Even Su Yu and Su Ren don't know clearly, so I guess I can only start from Su Ling. Gu Yun sighed: "I heard Qingfeng performing an autopsy at the palace banquet, and I guessed it must be you, so I pretended to faint to see you. This is how I've been living these days. How about you? How is the situation?"

Zhuo Qing looked extremely depressed and replied gloomily: "The situation is complicated."

Gu Yun was a bit surprised. What kind of thing could make a forensic doctor who had always been at ease with her work so depressed?!

"The body I am in now is not Qingfeng, but the Qing family's eldest sister—Qing Ling. Because Qingfeng and Qing Ling look very similar, the official sent the wrong person. Qing Ling was originally supposed to belong to the Qiongyue Emperor Yan Hongtian, and it seems there was a past between Yan Hongtian and Qing Ling. Yan Hongtian is an extremely arrogant and bloodthirsty man. He thought Qing Ling deliberately designed for Qingfeng to impersonate her and almost strangled me to death. With no other choice, I could only pretend to have amnesia."

"Amnesia?" Gu Yun laughed: "Good idea."

"I decided to go all the way and lied to him, saying I was already Lou Xiyan's person. I didn't expect Lou Xiyan not to expose me."

Gu Yun blinked and asked lecherously: "Was it really lying to him?"

Zhuo Qing threw a glare at her, and Gu Yun laughed dryly: "Alright, please continue."

"In the end, Yan Hongtian said he would thoroughly investigate the matter. Under Lou Xiyan's strong protection, I was able to be confined to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Unfortunately, Qingfeng was locked in the Heavenly Prison." For Qingfeng, that stubborn woman who made people's hearts ache, Zhuo Qing always couldn't let go.

Gu Yun, who hadn't seen Qingfeng, didn't care, only worried about Zhuo Qing: "In other words, Lou Xiyan and Yan Hongtian are fighting over you now?"

Zhuo Qing sighed: "To be precise, they are fighting over Qing Ling."

"I'm not sure who Yan Hongtian is fighting over. Lou Xiyan has never seen the former Qing Ling; he is definitely fighting over you. In the current situation, you'd better stay by Lou Xiyan's side. Only he can protect you." During her time in the General's Mansion, she had gained some understanding of this different world. Although she didn't want to admit it, within these Six Kingdoms, there was very little that Yan Hongtian wanted but couldn't get.

"That's all I can do." Zhuo Qing also agreed on this point.

Seeing her somewhat dejected look, Gu Yun chuckled softly: "You didn't say you were very bored, you can also do something else while you're at it."

Zhuo Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly: "What nonsense are you thinking of again."

"I'm not, I just think 'Xiyan' is really not bad." She heard it clearly in the flower hall just now!

This woman really knew how to hold a grudge! Deciding not to play word games with her, thinking of Qian Jing's matter, Zhuo Qing said seriously: "There is one thing I want to ask for your help."

Gu Yun replied readily: "Speak."

"The General's Mansion's Protector General was killed by a man named Qian Jing. I don't know the specific situation very well, but I will find an opportunity to perform an autopsy. I hope you can help me investigate whether he is truly the murderer in this matter." Gu Yun was clear in logic, meticulous in thought, and observant in detail when investigating cases. She trusted her case-handling ability more.

"I pretended to faint for two days and didn't know this happened." Shrewd eyes swept over Zhuo Qing's slightly worried face, and Gu Yun asked: "Why do you want to help him?" Qing's appearance didn't look like an ordinary case.

Yun was still as sharp as ever. Zhuo Qing didn't intend to hide it and replied: "He once saved my life twice, and I owe him a favor. And I'm not saying I want to help him now. If he is guilty, I have nothing to say; if he is innocent, you wouldn't want an innocent person to die unjustly, right?" Never letting an unjust case appear in her hands was not only her work principle but also Yun's. She believed Yun would agree.

As expected, Gu Yun nodded and replied: "I know."

Jing Sa's low voice sounded outside the door: "Lady Qing, the Imperial Physician has arrived."

Zhuo Qing frowned and replied in a deep voice: "I am performing acupuncture, do not come in and disturb me."

Through the window paper, Zhuo Qing could vaguely see Su Yu still waiting outside the courtyard. The two looked at each other, and Zhuo Qing said: "I don't think that Su Yu will let you stay here. Later, I will go out and say that you have woken up, but you must have acupuncture every week, otherwise it will endanger your life. This way we can exchange information once a week. In the current situation, it is better for us not to act rashly."

"Hmm, alright." Gu Yun also felt this was the best way. After all, even if they both escaped now, it would be useless; they would soon be caught back.

"Take care of yourself."

"I will, you too."

The two smiled at each other with tacit understanding, only saying take care faintly, and didn't say anything else.

Gu Yun put the used cup back in its original place, stuffed the empty plate in her hand into the partition under the round table, and covered it well with the tablecloth.

Watching Gu Yun busy for a while before quickly returning to the bed to lie down, Zhuo Qing chuckled softly. Yun was indeed more cautious.

Gu Yun gave her an OK gesture, and Zhuo Qing walked to the door and opened it.

"How is it?" Just as Zhuo Qing walked out the door, Su Yu rushed over with a stride, his face full of anxiety. Zhuo Qing's eyes flashed slightly. This didn't look like a brother-in-law's attitude toward his sister-in-law!

Hiding the sharpness in her eyes, Zhuo Qing replied: "She has woken up, but her body is still relatively weak. She must have acupuncture every seven days. After ten times, it shouldn't recur within a year."

Su Yu asked anxiously: "What exactly is her illness?" Several doctors had been found, and none of them could tell.

What illness? Zhuo Qing said casually: "Congenital interstitial cell hyperplasia combined with enteric neuronal developmental abnormality."

What... what...? Su Yu didn't understand a single word, turned his head to look at the Imperial Physician beside him, and asked: "What is this?"

"Uh, this... this old official..." The Imperial Physician was full of confusion and nervousness, and sweat broke out on his forehead.

Gu Yun, who was lying on the bed feigning weakness, almost sprayed out laughing, rolled her eyes violently. She was really good at making things up!

The Imperial Physician stammered for a long time without being able to say anything, so Su Yu looked at Zhuo Qing impatiently and said: "Forget it, I will send her over in seven days." As long as it could be cured, it was fine. After speaking, Su Yu passed Zhuo Qing and walked into the room. Before long, the four generals carried Gu Yun out again.

Through the light gauze, the two exchanged glances, and after passing a look of take care, they moved away.

Su Yu walked to Jing Sa's side, cupped his fists and said: "Steward Jing, farewell."

"General Su, please." Jing Sa followed Su Yu and his party out of the Zhaixing Pavilion.

From beginning to end, except for looking at Zhuo Qing when asking about the condition, Su Yu treated her as transparent. Zhuo Qing's lips curled up slightly. It seemed that the people in the General's Mansion had reached a certain level of ignoring women. She was truly curious about how Gu Yun lived among such a group of big men.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 48 =====