Chapter 108 Treating Illness
Under the anxious gaze of his father-in-law, Gu Yu was naturally unwilling to disappoint him.
Besides, Gu Yu was very familiar with the illness of weakness and fatigue…
Because these people who had mysteriously fallen ill were actually not sick at all; they were all faking it!
Therefore, after arriving at the place where the patients were quarantined, Gu Yu first met the imperial physician whose nostrils were located on his forehead. After much dawdling, he was finally led by the soldiers to the patients’ living quarters.
Gu Yu, who had been smiling all along, directly produced the prepared medicinal powder. He instructed the accompanying soldiers to stir it into barrels of clear water. Once thoroughly mixed, he had it served in large bowls, filling each one to the brim.
Then, he distributed them one by one, ensuring everyone drank a bowl.
The more they drank, the better…
“Heh heh, little divine doctor, when will our illness be cured?”
“Yeah, lying here every day is so uncomfortable!”
“Wuwuwu, I want to go home.”
“Your government office must catch the criminals! They’ve ruined me for the rest of my life, I want those Western Region women dead!”
“This medicine water is so bitter! Hurry up and get me some sugar, that white sugar.”
After the dark brown medicinal water was distributed, Gu Yu didn’t leave in a hurry. Instead, he pulled up a chair and sat in a corner by the wall, a gentle smile on his face, listening to everyone’s complaints.
Since arriving today, dealing with the annoying imperial physician and then the annoying patients, it was quite rare that Gu Yu’s temper hadn’t exploded.
Normally, if someone said that to him, he would have retaliated long ago.
After all, Gu Yu couldn’t stand hearing people gossip about him; the more they talked, the worse it got.
“Hmph! A baby who was just weaned, acting all high and mighty here. Doesn’t he know anything about the current situation! General Gu Qing is truly desperate for merit, to recommend such a young fellow. Does he think my medical skills are inferior to a mere child?”
As the imperial physician spoke at the doorway, he looked at Gu Yu with contempt. He clearly didn’t believe a child could have any ability. Even someone like him, who had studied medicine for many years, couldn’t cure the patients. What could Gu Yu possibly do?
Moreover, he wasn’t incompetent; otherwise, he wouldn’t have entered the palace to become an imperial physician, specializing in treating members of the royal family.
Therefore, he had the absolute right to speak.
He didn’t know if Gu Qing had been blinded by greed; sending this child here was probably just a gamble. He was treating treating the sick and saving lives as child’s play!
Even if he wanted to increase his son-in-law’s merits, he didn’t have to do it this way!
“Yo yo, so your child was weaned pretty late! Someone my age is only just weaned… Does this mean there’s something wrong with his body? That’s why he’s so different from others, perhaps he’s even wetting himself on the bed???”
“You…”
“If you ask me, if you’re sick, you should see a doctor quickly. Otherwise, if you delay too long, it won’t be good. If it can’t be cured, perhaps your brain will have problems! That would be even more troublesome, wouldn’t you agree!”
Listening to the imperial physician’s words, Gu Yu’s smile remained perfectly curved, but what came out of his mouth next was not as pleasant as his facial expression.
Although he was also wishing the imperial physician’s family well, this method of wishing wasn’t very kind.
As soon as Gu Yu finished speaking, the imperial physician was immediately enraged, his face turning black. He thought about how his son-in-law Gu Qing was so unreasonable!
With a small mouth, the words he spoke could infuriate someone to death.
After speaking, Gu Yu ignored the imperial physician and turned to look at the patients who were watching the commotion. He estimated the time, thinking that the medicine he had just distributed should be taking effect.
Gu Yu didn’t want to come here himself.
If not for his father-in-law’s sake, Gu Yu wouldn’t have wanted to come and deal with such a troublesome matter.
If these people were truly sick, Gu Yu wouldn’t have resisted so much.
The main reason was… these people were all faking their illnesses and weren’t sick at all.
Gu Yu knew the medicinal effect of his self-formulated weakness powder, and after these people took the weakness powder, the effects would wear off in three hours.
However, they were still pretending to be unable to move, and it wouldn’t be easy to get them moving again.
Perhaps some of them subconsciously believed they couldn’t move, so when their bodies received the instruction, they genuinely couldn’t.
However, some of the more active-minded individuals had already discovered that they could move, but they didn’t want to recover so quickly. Therefore, they continued to pretend to be immobile, mingling with the crowd.
There were also those who knew they could move and didn’t want to stay here, but they were assimilated by the general atmosphere and could only lie there pretending to be dead…
Regardless of the reason, Gu Yu was determined to get them moving today.
“Hmph! How long has it been, and there’s no effect. You can take back your big talk, little child, and get lost now!”
“You’ve been treating them for days and there’s been no effect. Are you expecting to cure them in the short time I’ve been here?”
“…”
When it came to verbal sparring, Gu Yu didn’t fear anyone.
As the imperial physician eagerly wanted to send himself to the gallows, Gu Yu didn’t hold back at all. He spoke directly, making the imperial physician blush to his neck and look like he wanted to fight Gu Yu. He signaled to the soldiers to step forward and separate them, to prevent any real conflict.
These soldiers were also in a difficult position. After receiving orders from above, they had escorted Gu Yu here, never expecting to incur the imperial physician’s wrath.
However, according to the previous arrangements, they were supposed to protect Gu Yu’s safety.
If the imperial physician were to make a move, the soldiers would have to restrain the imperial physician and prevent him from harming Gu Yu.
Why would that be…
It was because Gu Yu’s father-in-law, Gu Qing, was a general in the army!
Connections were indeed powerful!
“Stop saying useless things. If I can cure the patients, why would you be here? Now that you can’t cure them either, I’d like to see how you’ll report to the Emperor and how your father-in-law will face disgrace!”
“You don’t need to worry about that. Imperial physician, you should hurry home and take care of your unweaned child, lest something dangerous happens.”
“…”
“Oh, right! Didn’t you ask when the patients would be cured? Very soon. After I count to three, they’ll be able to move.”
When the imperial physician was once again silenced by Gu Yu’s sharp tongue, Gu Yu didn’t continue to say anything. Instead, he indicated that the patients would be better soon. After he counted to three, they would be cured.
The imperial physician and everyone present naturally didn’t believe Gu Yu’s arrogant words, thinking he was just putting on a brave face and bragging at such a moment.
How could a problem that had troubled everyone for days be solved after counting to three?
If that were the case, then in the future, wherever an epidemic broke out, they could just send Gu Yu there, and he could solve it by counting to three.
“One”
As everyone looked skeptical, Gu Yu’s smile never changed. At the same time, he raised his left index finger.
“Two”
“Ouch, my stomach hurts.”
“Mine too.”
“What’s wrong? Did the food at noon not agree with me, causing stomach upset?”
“I don’t think so, because my stomach is also starting to hurt.”
As Gu Yu raised his second finger, someone suddenly cried out about a stomachache, and more and more people chimed in. The imperial physician looked at the patients with confusion, wondering what was happening.
He had also eaten the food at noon, so it couldn’t be the food’s fault.
Could it be that there was some incompatible herb in the prescription concocted by this child, causing everyone to clutch their stomachs and cry out in pain?
“Three”
“Mom! I can’t hold it anymore, the latrine!!!”
“Don’t fight with me, I’m going too.”
“Ah, no, I’m going to poop, someone carries me to the latrine quickly.”
“First come, first served.”
When Gu Yu counted to three, the numerous patients who had been lying on their beds no longer lay comfortably. Instead, one by one, they clutched their stomachs, got up from their beds, and ran out of the door towards the latrines.
Some of them didn’t even have time to put on their shoes and left barefoot.
Because the imperial physician was standing at the doorway, blocking their way out, he was pushed to the ground by the patients and stepped on by quite a few feet, making him look disheveled.
When the soldiers helped him up from the ground, his clothes were in disarray, like a refugee fleeing, completely different from his previously neat appearance.
This caused a few soldiers to struggle to contain their laughter, afraid that the imperial physician would hold a grudge.
“You know!”
“Mmm, I know, that’s why I said I’d count to three!”
After all the patients in the room had rushed out, Gu Yu sat on the chair and stretched lazily. Then, he stood up and twisted his neck, thinking that he had wasted so much time here and might as well go home and play with his younger brother-in-law!
As for these patients… after drinking a potent laxative formulated with croton seeds and other medicinal herbs, they would probably have a good time today. He hoped they would be strong!
However, Gu Yu had finally resolved this matter perfectly.
After this, he could return and report to his father-in-law, so as not to disappoint Gu Qing…
“Oh, by the way! Next time, don’t show off without knowing the situation, lest you end up in such an awkward position. If I were you, I’d want to crawl into a mouse hole and die, rather than be humiliated by others. It’s just that my personality is quite kind, and I won’t bicker with you much. If it were someone else, you… Forget it, why should I waste my time here with you? You should go home and study medicine properly, don’t always wander around, being an eyesore.”
Before leaving, Gu Yu didn’t forget to taunt the imperial physician.
Gu Yu wasn’t unwilling to deal with the imperial physician’s previous arrogance; it just wasn’t the right time.
And now, it was the most opportune moment.
In front of Gu Yu, no one who caused trouble would escape.
…
It’s the last day of the month~
The monthly tickets are about to expire~
(Shamelessly asking for monthly tickets)
