Gentle Kindness (Part One)
Ever since figuring out the source of the poison, Gu HuaiJiang’s condition improved significantly.
Yu Fu did not allow him to enter the outer study, thus he often spent time looking through reports in the main hall. He suddenly saw Qi An enter to make a report.
“Lord Marquis, news has come from the palace. His Majesty’s illness has gotten worse.”
Even though Gu HuaiJiang was not going into the palace, he was still very worried about Emperor Ning’s condition. Hearing that Emperor Ning was getting worse, he hastily put down his book.
“His Majesty only caught a cold. How could it get worse?”
Qi An said: “The imperial physician said that it did indeed just start as a cold; however, His Majesty is older and was constantly feeling anxious, thus the cold got worse. Today, His Majesty became dizzy before court, and today’s morning court session had to be canceled.”
Gu HuaiJiang did not understand medicine, “Why would His Majesty constantly feel anxious? Even when it came to appointing a new prime minister or selecting a crown prince, he had never been anxious before. Now that the situation in court is improving with each day, what could cause any anxiety?”
The imperial physician’s explanation was a little too suspicious.
Gu HuaiJiang thought for a moment and remembered his own case, “When I was poisoned, didn’t imperial physician Sun also say that my cough was caused by a pathogen entering my body?”
Qi An was stunned, “Lord Marquis means to say… His Majesty might not simply have a cold?”
Gu HuaiJiang said: “Go and bring the eldest young sir in. I have some instructions to give.”
Not long later, the sound of Gu ShuBai’s hurried footsteps came from the courtyard, “Father, are you feeling unwell?”
Gu HuaiJiang shook his head and waved to have him approach, “I am very well. Father has a task for you to take care of. Right, bring Yu Fu with you.”
In the large imperial palace, Yu Fu stuck close to Gu ShuBai’s side and headed toward Emperor Ning’s bed chamber.
It was the beginning of spring, and it was starting to get warmer. Gu ShuBai was already wearing thin spring clothing. It was a simple but elegant pale blue robe. When the occasional gust of wind blew past, his collar would quiver and reveal his collarbone.
The palace maids that saw him would blush then lower their heads. When he passed by them, they would secretly sneak another look.
Yu Fu stayed at his side and saw that he had a completely indifferent expression and did not seem to know that the palace maids were looking at him.
How could he not know?
He was even able to notice when she took a deep breath. To say that his martial ability is exceptional would not be an exaggeration.
It was likely because he had grown accustomed to it, right?
Yu Fu suddenly grabbed a hold of his hand, making Gu ShuBai look down at her, “What is it?”
It was that very gentle voice that caused a hushed cry to come from the palace maids nearby. Who knew just how many young girls’ hearts trembled from hearing it.
“Marquis Gu’s heir really is gentle, treating his little sister so well. If I had such a gentle older brother, how nice would that be.”
“If you were as beautiful as young miss Yu Fu, there would be no shortage of young men who would want to treat you this gently.”
“The gentleness that the heir shows is not the kind that one shows a younger sister. Have you not heard? Lord Marquis Gu wants to engaged young miss Yu Fu to the heir!”
Some girls were heartbroken and grieved as if they were victims of a disaster.
Yu Fu smiled and lifted her head, “It’s nothing. The palace is too large, and I was worried about getting lost.”
Gu ShuBai held her hand a little tighter, completely ignoring everyone else’s eyes, “Coem with me.”
Passing through the long and winding corridor, Emperor Ning’s palace came into view. Arriving outside the hall, Eunuch Gao personally came forward.
“Eldest young sir, young miss Yu Fu, His Majesty is feeling a bit better today. Please quickly come in. I fear that His Majesty might pass out soon.”
Gu ShuBai said: “Has His Majesty been passing out often in recent days?”
Eunuch Gao sighed. Just thinking about Emperor Ning’s illness gave him a headache, “That’s right. Who knows what’s wrong. A number of imperial physicians have examined him, but they could not see what problems there were with the cold.”
As he said this, they suddenly saw Yin Shuo walk up from the back. Eunuch Gao stepped forward and saluted him.
“Prime Minister Yin.”
Gu ShuBai also stepped forward to greet him. Yin Shuo was already the prime minister. This position was higher than his as an heir.
Yin Shuo modestly returned the greeting, “I just came over from court and wanted to visit His Majesty. It’s truly a coincidence to see eldest young sir here. Even young miss Yu Fu is here.”
Yu Fu bowed, “Greetings, prime minister.”
She had a respectful and distant attitude. After an eventful winter, her tender face had lost some of its childishness and become a great deal more beautiful.
Yin Shuo had not seen her for a long time and suddenly remembered the night that he had seen them that night as West Lake, and Yu Fu had said that she remembered him.
At that time, the smile on her face was childish and warm. She did not put up any barriers to protect herself from others.
Thinking about it, she had been in Eastern Ling for nearly a year. For such a smart girl, one year was more than enough time to learn that people were not so easy to understand.
He felt a little disappointed.
Who knew if this intelligence was a good thing or a bad thing.
It was only after a bit of time that he found his voice, “Congratulations, young miss Yu Fu, you’ve grown taller and become more beautiful.”
Yu Fu felt at a loss. Why was it that everyone spoke to her like an older brother?
The eldest prince and the second prince were like this, and Yin Shuo was also like this.
They were all a bit older than her, and they were all trying to curry favor with Marquis Gu’s Manor, which left her with no excuse to refuse them.
“Many thanks, Prime Minister Yin, for the compliment. I also wish to congratulate prime minister on the promotion.”
The three exchanged pleasantries outside the hall before Eunuch Gao led them inside.
Yin Shuo walked at the front, while Gu ShuBai and Yu Fu walked at the back. The two happened to be able to see Yin Shuo’s back.
He was young, but he was wearing the red official robes that only a first rank official could wear. Adding in the official’s hat, there was nothing that did not show off his nobility.
This person in red robes wanted to kill eldest brother.
Yu Fu thought about this. Thinking about Gu HuaiJiang’s warning, she internally distanced herself from Yin Shuo.
Author’s note: I’ve suddenly thought of a problem. What does everyone think is different about the gentle kindness shown by the eldest brother and the fourth brother?
Gentle Kindness (Part One)
Ever since figuring out the source of the poison, Gu HuaiJiang’s condition improved significantly.
Yu Fu did not allow him to enter the outer study, thus he often spent time looking through reports in the main hall. He suddenly saw Qi An enter to make a report.
“Lord Marquis, news has come from the palace. His Majesty’s illness has gotten worse.”
Even though Gu HuaiJiang was not going into the palace, he was still very worried about Emperor Ning’s condition. Hearing that Emperor Ning was getting worse, he hastily put down his book.
“His Majesty only caught a cold. How could it get worse?”
Qi An said: “The imperial physician said that it did indeed just start as a cold; however, His Majesty is older and was constantly feeling anxious, thus the cold got worse. Today, His Majesty became dizzy before court, and today’s morning court session had to be canceled.”
Gu HuaiJiang did not understand medicine, “Why would His Majesty constantly feel anxious? Even when it came to appointing a new prime minister or selecting a crown prince, he had never been anxious before. Now that the situation in court is improving with each day, what could cause any anxiety?”
The imperial physician’s explanation was a little too suspicious.
Gu HuaiJiang thought for a moment and remembered his own case, “When I was poisoned, didn’t imperial physician Sun also say that my cough was caused by a pathogen entering my body?”
Qi An was stunned, “Lord Marquis means to say… His Majesty might not simply have a cold?”
Gu HuaiJiang said: “Go and bring the eldest young sir in. I have some instructions to give.”
Not long later, the sound of Gu ShuBai’s hurried footsteps came from the courtyard, “Father, are you feeling unwell?”
Gu HuaiJiang shook his head and waved to have him approach, “I am very well. Father has a task for you to take care of. Right, bring Yu Fu with you.”
In the large imperial palace, Yu Fu stuck close to Gu ShuBai’s side and headed toward Emperor Ning’s bed chamber.
It was the beginning of spring, and it was starting to get warmer. Gu ShuBai was already wearing thin spring clothing. It was a simple but elegant pale blue robe. When the occasional gust of wind blew past, his collar would quiver and reveal his collarbone.
The palace maids that saw him would blush then lower their heads. When he passed by them, they would secretly sneak another look.
Yu Fu stayed at his side and saw that he had a completely indifferent expression and did not seem to know that the palace maids were looking at him.
How could he not know?
He was even able to notice when she took a deep breath. To say that his martial ability is exceptional would not be an exaggeration.
It was likely because he had grown accustomed to it, right?
Yu Fu suddenly grabbed a hold of his hand, making Gu ShuBai look down at her, “What is it?”
It was that very gentle voice that caused a hushed cry to come from the palace maids nearby. Who knew just how many young girls’ hearts trembled from hearing it.
“Marquis Gu’s heir really is gentle, treating his little sister so well. If I had such a gentle older brother, how nice would that be.”
“If you were as beautiful as young miss Yu Fu, there would be no shortage of young men who would want to treat you this gently.”
“The gentleness that the heir shows is not the kind that one shows a younger sister. Have you not heard? Lord Marquis Gu wants to engaged young miss Yu Fu to the heir!”
Some girls were heartbroken and grieved as if they were victims of a disaster.
Yu Fu smiled and lifted her head, “It’s nothing. The palace is too large, and I was worried about getting lost.”
Gu ShuBai held her hand a little tighter, completely ignoring everyone else’s eyes, “Coem with me.”
Passing through the long and winding corridor, Emperor Ning’s palace came into view. Arriving outside the hall, Eunuch Gao personally came forward.
“Eldest young sir, young miss Yu Fu, His Majesty is feeling a bit better today. Please quickly come in. I fear that His Majesty might pass out soon.”
Gu ShuBai said: “Has His Majesty been passing out often in recent days?”
Eunuch Gao sighed. Just thinking about Emperor Ning’s illness gave him a headache, “That’s right. Who knows what’s wrong. A number of imperial physicians have examined him, but they could not see what problems there were with the cold.”
As he said this, they suddenly saw Yin Shuo walk up from the back. Eunuch Gao stepped forward and saluted him.
“Prime Minister Yin.”
Gu ShuBai also stepped forward to greet him. Yin Shuo was already the prime minister. This position was higher than his as an heir.
Yin Shuo modestly returned the greeting, “I just came over from court and wanted to visit His Majesty. It’s truly a coincidence to see eldest young sir here. Even young miss Yu Fu is here.”
Yu Fu bowed, “Greetings, prime minister.”
She had a respectful and distant attitude. After an eventful winter, her tender face had lost some of its childishness and become a great deal more beautiful.
Yin Shuo had not seen her for a long time and suddenly remembered the night that he had seen them that night as West Lake, and Yu Fu had said that she remembered him.
At that time, the smile on her face was childish and warm. She did not put up any barriers to protect herself from others.
Thinking about it, she had been in Eastern Ling for nearly a year. For such a smart girl, one year was more than enough time to learn that people were not so easy to understand.
He felt a little disappointed.
Who knew if this intelligence was a good thing or a bad thing.
It was only after a bit of time that he found his voice, “Congratulations, young miss Yu Fu, you’ve grown taller and become more beautiful.”
Yu Fu felt at a loss. Why was it that everyone spoke to her like an older brother?
The eldest prince and the second prince were like this, and Yin Shuo was also like this.
They were all a bit older than her, and they were all trying to curry favor with Marquis Gu’s Manor, which left her with no excuse to refuse them.
“Many thanks, Prime Minister Yin, for the compliment. I also wish to congratulate prime minister on the promotion.”
The three exchanged pleasantries outside the hall before Eunuch Gao led them inside.
Yin Shuo walked at the front, while Gu ShuBai and Yu Fu walked at the back. The two happened to be able to see Yin Shuo’s back.
He was young, but he was wearing the red official robes that only a first rank official could wear. Adding in the official’s hat, there was nothing that did not show off his nobility.
This person in red robes wanted to kill eldest brother.
Yu Fu thought about this. Thinking about Gu HuaiJiang’s warning, she internally distanced herself from Yin Shuo.
Author’s note: I’ve suddenly thought of a problem. What does everyone think is different about the gentle kindness shown by the eldest brother and the fourth brother?
