Chapter 31: A Bet

“I, I’m not, no, I am…” Li Wei stammered, trying to refute, but saying she was a thing was wrong, and saying she wasn’t a thing was also wrong. After a moment, she realized that Gu Yunlan was playing with her, and immediately raised her hand high: “You bitch, you dare to play me?”

Before her slap could come down, Gu Yunlan grabbed her wrist and flung it away. Li Wei fell to the ground, clutching her waist in pain and unable to get up.

“Bitch, you dare to hit me? Aren’t you afraid of my father…”

Before Li Wei could finish, Gu Yunlan interrupted coldly: “What am I afraid of? Everyone saw it, you were the one who attacked me first. I was just defending myself.”

Gu Yunlan’s lips curled into a mocking smile: “Besides, if I really wanted to do something to you, I just need a pinch of poison powder and a silver needle, and I guarantee that your foul-mouthed mouth will never utter another word.”

She pulled out a silver needle from her bosom and smiled maliciously: “Want to try it?”

Li Wei finally remembered the way Gu Jiaojiao had been rolling on the ground, hot and cold, and vomiting blood.

She was a little scared.

But even so, Li Wei, supported by her maidservant, struggled to her feet, snorted coldly: “Gu Yunlan, you won’t be arrogant for long, you will regret this!”

“Yes, yes, yes, you’re right, you’re right.” Gu Yunlan perfunctorily agreed, waving her hand like she was shooing away a dog: “Go, go, go, go, go play in the mud over there!”

Li Wei’s threats backfired and she was humiliated again, stomping her foot in anger: “You just wait for me!”

Then she sulked off to the side. She wanted to leave, but her father was still flattering the Minister Wu. If she left, it would be disrespectful to Minister Wu.

Minister Wu was Gu Xiude’s father-in-law. Although today’s supposed to be Gu Jiaojiao’s apprenticeship ceremony had become Gu Yunlan’s, he still pretended to be magnanimous and didn’t leave early.

However, seeing that most of the people who were close to the Wu family had left, it was clear that he was actually unhappy.

Qiao Mingyue came over: “Third Young Master’s wife, you were amazing just now, you made Gu Jiaojiao’s face turn green. This Li Wei is usually very arrogant, but she couldn’t even speak in front of you.”

She was the one who had the most conflict with Gu Jiaojiao, and seeing Gu Jiaojiao suffer consecutive setbacks today, she was naturally happy to watch the show.

Murong Xiaoxiao also quietly came over.

“Sister is joking. I’m just a little smarter than her.”

Gu Yunlan chuckled: “Don’t be so formal and call me Third Young Master’s wife, I remember you’re sixteen this year, I’m one year older than you, if you don’t mind, just call me Sister Lan.”

She never looked at status or position when making friends. After all, in her previous life, her identity as the leader of the Divine Doctor’s Hall was beyond worldly concerns.

After all, no one wanted to offend a doctor, especially one who could snatch people from the hands of the Grim Reaper.

She only looked at character and appearance.

Character takes time to see, so Gu Yunlan’s first principle for making friends was – good looks.

Qiao Mingyue, as her name suggests, had a round face like a full moon, and her smile was sweet. She was plump, with fair skin. Although not a traditional stunning beauty, she was the kind of person who made you feel comfortable at first glance.

Gu Yunlan liked her appearance, so she naturally became a little closer to her.

“Okay, then Sister Lan, just call me Mingyue.” Qiao Mingyue, being a natural, put her arm around Gu Yunlan’s: “As long as we all have a grudge against Gu Jiaojiao, we’re all good friends!”

Gu Yunlan smiled: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend, that’s true.”

Qiao Mingyue silently repeated the words, her eyes suddenly lit up: “Wonderful, wonderful!”

“Interesting girl.” Murong Xiaoxiao, who had been silent, finally spoke. She coughed lightly, her face turning red.

“This is the Princess of Nan Kang, Murong Xiaoxiao.” Qiao Mingyue introduced them: “She’s cold and doesn’t like to talk, but she’s a good person, just a little prone to anger.”

Murong Xiaoxiao glared at Qiao Mingyue: “You’re so talkative.”

Gu Yunlan’s eyes lit up.

What a sickly beauty!

Two eyebrows that seemed to be frowning but weren’t, a pair of eyes that seemed to be happy but weren’t, full of affection. A living replica of Lin Daiyu!

The capital city was truly a blessed land, there were so many beautiful sisters. But this sister looked seriously ill.

Gu Yunlan directly grabbed Murong Xiaoxiao’s wrist and took her pulse: “Princess, this is a case of Yang deficiency… no, wrong!”

She frowned: “Yin and Yang clashing, sister, you’re probably going to die soon! At most, you have three months left.”

Qiao Mingyue panicked, hurriedly looking at Murong Xiaoxiao: “Princess, don’t be angry, maybe Sister Lan is just being straightforward…”

“She’s right.” Murong Xiaoxiao actually looked up to Gu Yunlan: “I know my own body. The imperial physicians in the palace all dare not tell the truth, afraid that the Emperor Uncle will take their lives for a few unpleasant words. I can feel that I won’t live long, but in their mouths, it’s still ‘just take care of yourself and you’ll live a long life’.

Murong Xiaoxiao chuckled bitterly.

As a member of the royal family, she enjoyed many things, but the price was that she could never hear the truth. Although Gu Yunlan was direct, she was a person worth befriending.

“These three months of life are calculated according to those incompetent doctors.” Gu Yunlan said arrogantly, with a calm expression: “If I were to treat you, I can guarantee that you will live a long life, do you believe me?”

“Ha, don’t be ridiculous, you?” Li Wei heard Gu Yunlan’s words and couldn’t help but laugh: “Everyone, come and listen to what she’s saying? She actually said that the imperial physicians are all incompetent? And she said she can save the Princess of Nan Kang’s life? I say, Gu Yunlan, are you so obsessed with becoming a disciple of the Divine Doctor that you’ve gone crazy? You dare to say anything!”

“If they weren’t incompetent, why would they let such a small illness drag on for so long?” Gu Yunlan rolled her eyes: “If they had treated Sister Xiaoxiao when she was young, there wouldn’t be any sequelae.”

“You’re still talking nonsense! You just said you could guarantee her a long life, now you’re talking about sequelae?” Li Wei’s eyes rolled to the sky: “You’re really good at bragging.”

This Gu Yunlan might have some skills, but she was really stupid. With so many imperial physicians present, she just opened her mouth and offended them all!

Many of the imperial physicians who came to this Divine Doctor’s apprenticeship ceremony were from the palace. They weren’t there for anything else, just to be able to have a few words with Du Gu Yue, it was an honor for any doctor.

Now, hearing this yellow-haired girl slander them in front of their idol, several imperial physicians couldn’t sit still.

“You little brat, you’re so reckless with your words, do you really think the Princess’s illness is so easy to cure?” Wang, an imperial physician with a goatee, was so angry that his beard was about to stand on end.

“That’s right! The Princess has been ill for so many years, countless imperial physicians have consulted and haven’t cured her, you just open your mouth and say you can guarantee her a long life, you’re really making people laugh!”

Gu Yunlan raised an eyebrow: “If I can cure her, what will you do?”

Wang, the imperial physician, sneered: “Then I’ll give you the position of Chief Physician of the Imperial Medical Institute!”