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Two pairs of eyes met each other, and the sky over their heads collapsed at the same time.
On the way to the medical hall to get medicinal ingredients, Gu Jiao suddenly remembered Granduncle. She already knew that Granduncle was the Imperial Academy Chief.
She thought that when she went back later, she would remind Granduncle not to come home for the next two days, so as not to reveal himself in front of the Emperor.
Little did Gu Jiao know that as soon as she left, both of them fell off their horses at the same time.
Gu Jiao met Jiang Shi when she arrived at the medical hall.
Jiang Shi came to see Little Jiang Li.
Jiang Shi had recovered and was discharged from the medical hall last month. After Old Chief took office at the Imperial Academy, he used his connections to get him and Little Jiang Li a proper household register in the capital.
Old Chief also found Jiang Shi a job in the Ministry of Works—— as a formal apprentice in the Ministry of Works, and he could become an official craftsman of the imperial court when the apprenticeship was over.
But it was politely rejected by Jiang Shi.
He went to the dock to work as a coolie, and occasionally boarded a ship carrying some smuggled goods, which was riskier, but the income was considerable compared with that of an apprentice.
Little Jiang Li stayed in the medical hall to be a little medicine girl. On weekdays, she would do some chores and learn to identify medicinal herbs. When she wasn’t busy, she would also learn to read and write with Shopkeeper Wang.
"Young Miss Gu!" Jiang Shi respectfully greeted Gu Jiao.
This current life of his was given by Gu Jiao, who also helped their pair of siblings with the household registration. More importantly, Gu Jiao took Little Jiang Li in and gave her shelter from wind and rain.
Little Jiang Li no longer had to hide, and his hands and feet were now freed to do stuff outside.
Gu Jiao nodded, "You’ve tanned."
Jiang Shi stayed in the medical hall for so long that he became almost as fair as Gu Yan, but as soon as he worked at the dock, his skin immediately darkened.
Jiang Shi scratched his head with a smile.
Gu Jiao asked, "Can your body bear it?"
Jiang Shi smilingly said, "It’s alright! I have been raised so well in the medical hall that I have gained weight. I’m actually the fattest one there!"
It wasn’t easy for poor people to gain weight these days, so being able to gain weight was indeed something to show off.
"That's good." Gu Jiao chatted with Jiang Shi for a while, mainly asking about his physical condition, making sure that he was competent for the labor work at the dock. After that, she said nothing more and simply asked him to go find Little Jiang Li.
Gu Jiao returned to Bishui Alley with the medicinal herbs.
She found Aunt Liu standing in front of her house, poking her head around with a furtive appearance, looking somewhat curious and worried.
Gu Jiao walked over and said, "Aunt Liu, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"
"Oh, it's JiaoJiao, you scared me!" Aunt Liu patted her chest. Originally, they called Gu Jiao ‘Lady Jiao’ by Feng Lin and Lin Chengye’s influence, but after hearing the elderly woman call her ‘JiaoJiao’ one time, they followed suit thinking it sounded nice.
Aunt Liu whispered to Gu Jiao, "Your uncle came and quarreled with your Granduncle. It was such a fierce fight! I even heard the chair being thrown! Alas, why is your Granduncle so fierce when angry when he usually looks like a gentle person? I also heard him say…’Kneel down'! Although it is his own son, he’s already so old. Asking him to kneel at that age is also weird.. "
Gu Jiao felt a twitch at the corner of her mouth. Are you sure it was the “father” who told the other party to kneel down, not the "son"?
Aunt Liu really felt sorry for that handsome gentleman ah. After being tormented by Uncle Huo, would he be sad, helpless, and aggrieved?
Old Chief, who was trembling with fear under the thunderous dragon’s wrath, was kneeling on the ground honestly at this moment and dared not make a single sound.
The Emperor was so furious that his body trembled, "How dare you! To actually pose as Zhen’s imperial father! Huo Xian, you’re going against the sky!"
Old Chief immediately responded, "Your Majesty, quell your anger and be mindful of your wounds."
The Emperor said angrily, "You still care about Zhen’s wounds! Zhen knows you just want to infuriate Zhen to death! Stop your pretense!"
The Emperor felt so depressed! He felt alone to death! He felt extremely wronged!
The little miracle physician turning to Empress Dowager Zhuang’s side could still be said to be the result of Empress Dowager Zhuang's clever tricks. The little miracle physician was kept in the dark by that woman from beginning to end, thus she didn't know that she was a vicious woman. But Huo Xian, this old thing, had been dealing with Empress Dowager Zhuang all his life. Could he not know what kind of person Empress Dowager Zhuang was?
Could he not know that the biggest cancer of the State of Zhao was Empress Dowager Zhuang!?
Could he not know that he was at odds with Empress Dowager Zhuang?
"Your Majesty..."
Old Chief wanted to explain, but he hesitated to speak.
In fact, he could just say that it was Zhuang Jinse who lost her memory and mistook him for her old companion. It wasn’t that the Emperor wouldn’t trust his words.
But he just didn’t want to say so, and he didn’t know why.
Emperor: "Do you know what kind of crime it is to desecrate an Empress Dowager of a country?”
Old Chief: "According to the law, it’s a crime punishable by death."
Emperor: "Punishable by death? Zhen will exterminate your nine generations!" contemporary romance
Old Chief suddenly felt serene, perhaps smelling the scent of death made him less afraid.
He kowtowed and knelt on the ground, saying, "This old official is an orphan, without a father or a mother, without sisters or brothers. He is all alone. When this old official was still a young man, he had lost his wife and had no children all his life. This old official… is the only one in my nine generations."
"You..." The Emperor was so enraged that he grabbed the medicine bowl on the bedside table and smashed it towards him.
Old Chief didn't dodge.
However, the Emperor was badly injured and lacked strength. The medicine bowl just hit the ground in front of Old Chief.
The Emperor was even more furious.
Gu Jiao came to the door, not planning to just stand by and watch. She raised her hand to push the door open.
Suddenly, a hand with traces of years gently clasped her wrist.
She turned her head to the side and said with a slight shock, "Grandaunt?"
Who else could the newcomer be if not Empress Dowager Zhuang dressed as the elderly woman?
"Grandaunt, why are you here?" Gu Jiao asked.
Empress Dowager Zhuang said with majesty, "How can Aijia not come after such a big accident?"
She couldn’t say she came out to play cards!
Empress Dowager Zhuang said faintly, "You wait outside, Aijia will take care of it."
"Oh." Gu Jiao obediently went to sit on the stone bench in the yard.
Empress Dowager Zhuang pushed through the door and entered.
The Emperor's angry voice stopped abruptly.
Old Chief, who was kneeling on the ground, also straightened his back.
He must always appear strong even when kneeling down!
Empress Dowager Zhuang cast a blank look at Old Chief, "You go out as well. Aijia has something to say to His Majesty."
"Yes, this official... shall excuse himself." Old Chief didn't dare to look directly at Empress Dowager Zhuang's face. With his eyes lowered, he saluted without glancing sideways, and then got up and went out.
The Emperor looked incredulously at the ‘elderly woman’ dressed as a commoner. For a while, he was speechless.
He had never seen such an Empress Dowager Zhuang.
Even if she wanted to travel incognito, she didn’t have to dress so shabbily, did she?
He almost dared not recognize her.
Empress Dowager Zhuang’s fierce and domineering gaze swept over him——
Emperor: Of course.
His imperial mother... would always be his imperial mother!
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