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Chapter 185 Parents’ Beloved Son

King Xuan was heartbroken and did not recover until he saw Consort Qin.

"Your Highness! You must do justice for me and Fu'er!"

King Xuan's head was buzzing.

Consort Qin rushed forward, crying, "Tang Zhao has such a vicious heart! She herself is a princess, living a life of luxury and privilege, yet she encouraged Fu'er to become that worthless, lowly military doctor who is at the mercy of others!"

"Your Highness, I am of humble birth, but Fu'er is your own daughter, a true descendant of the dragon and phoenix. Tang Zhao's actions are clearly intended to humiliate Fu'er, Your Highness, and the royal family!"

While supporting Consort Qin's unsteady body, King Xuan scolded, "What nonsense are you spouting! Why did Zhao Zhao do this?"

"Of course he wants revenge on me!" Consort Qin said with resentment and regret. "If Tang Zhao holds a grudge against me, he can use whatever tricks he has on me. Why drag Fu'er into this?"

"I only have one daughter in my life, Fu'er," Consort Qin said, then pushed away Prince Xuan and turned to hug Gu Fu, who was standing awkwardly to the side, crying out, "My poor daughter! It's all my fault for dragging you down!"

Gu Fu hugged her mother's trembling body as she cried, whispering words of comfort while secretly glancing at Prince Xuan.

Receiving his daughter's pleading gaze, King Xuan sighed and said patiently, "Alright, stop crying. Let's hear what the child has to say."

Before Gu Fu could speak, Consort Qin interrupted, "What is she thinking? Our Fu'er is just an ordinary woman. She just needs to marry a good husband, live a peaceful life as a wife and mother in the inner quarters, and that's enough. She can't compare to Tang Zhao."

The defamatory words were swallowed back under King Xuan's stern gaze.

"Fu'er, what do you say?" King Xuan pulled Consort Qin aside and asked his daughter, who had been silent all along.

Gu Fu glanced at Prince Xuan, then at Consort Qin who was crying incessantly, gritted her teeth and knelt on the ground, "Daughter is willing to be a military doctor."

"Shut up!" Consort Qin shouted angrily, her eyes red. "What nonsense are you spouting? Is a place like a military camp for a woman like you? Is a job like being a doctor, which requires you to show your face in public, something a woman like you can do?"

"My daughter has loved medicine since she was a child. Over the years, she has read a lot about medicine. Uncle Ge has also devoted all his medical knowledge to teaching her." Gu Fu bowed deeply. "My daughter does not want to have her medical skills go to waste, nor does she want to spend her life quietly in the inner quarters."

"I beg my father and mother to grant my wish."

"It's rare that you have such a kind heart. Since that's the case," before Prince Xuan could finish speaking, a maidservant beside him cried out in alarm, "Concubine, Concubine, what's wrong?"

The father and daughter looked in the direction of the sound and saw Consort Qin's eyes rolled back, her hands waving in the air, and her whole body falling off the chair.

"Mother!" Gu Fu scrambled forward, pinching Qin Shufei's philtrum tightly. "Quick, quick, go to my room and get some calming and soothing pills, quick!"

The maidservant who was standing outside the door hurried away and returned a moment later. Gu Fu personally helped Consort Qin take the medicine. Seeing that her pulse had stabilized, her tense nerves finally relaxed.

Prince Xuan escorted Consort Qin back to her courtyard and then ordered the royal physician to be summoned. After taking her pulse and glancing at the prescription written by Gu Fu, the physician said directly, "The Eighth Miss's prescription is excellent. Just get the medicine according to this prescription."

The maid took the prescription and went to fetch and prepare the medicine.

After being forced to drink a large bowl of bitter medicine, Consort Qin slowly woke up, staring blankly at the ceiling, tears streaming down her face as she remained silent.

Gu Fu knelt before the bed, refusing to leave no matter how much the Prince of Xuan tried to persuade her.

King Xuan watched the mother and daughter locked in a stalemate, then turned and strode away.

After Tang Zhao came out of the distillery and heard the news, he remained silent for a while before ordering, "Go to Lanzhou and bring the Seventh Miss here."

"Why pick her up?" Qiu Yu pouted. They had finally gotten rid of that troublesome Gu Xuan.

"I want to train her, to make her the first one," he thought, "a female surgical doctor is out of the question, so I'll choose a female nurse."

Qiu Yu blinked. "What about the Eighth Miss?"

Didn't the young lady say before that she hoped the Eighth Miss would set an example for women in the Northwest? "It's no use now," Tang Zhao said, taking off her white coat. "If Gu Fu can't break free from the shackles of kinship that Consort Qin has put around her neck, she'll have to obediently live according to Consort Qin's arrangements for the rest of her life."

"How pitiful," Qiu Yu felt sorry for her. Compared to the Seventh Miss, she preferred the gentle and generous Eighth Miss.

It's a pity he wasn't born into a good family.

As Tang Zhao had expected, after Consort Qin refused to eat or drink for three days, Gu Fu finally surrendered and agreed to give up on practicing medicine.

Consort Qin achieved her goal and finally stopped crying and started laughing.

"Have you thought this through?" Tang Zhao sat on the soft couch, gnawing on a braised chicken foot. "If you miss this chance, who knows when you'll have another one?"

Gu Fu remained silent for a long time. "In the vast Xuanwang Mansion, only my mother and I have ever depended on each other. I cannot only think of myself."

Tang Zhao spat out a chicken bone and said coolly, "Consort Qin didn't consider you."

Gu Fu lowered her head and choked up for a long time before standing up and bowing. "I've come today to thank Fifth Sister-in-law for helping me, and to apologize to her for being useless."

"You don't need to apologize to me. I can find someone else without you," Tang Zhao waved his hand. "Just be true to yourself."

Gu Fu said no more, knelt down deeply once more, and turned to leave dejectedly.

What a disaster! Tang Zhao lost his appetite for the chicken feet and turned to ask, "How much longer until Gu Xuan arrives?"

Chunfeng put down her pen, counted the days on her fingers, and said, "There are still five or six days left."

Spring Breeze's prediction was accurate. Five days later, in the afternoon, Gu Xuan reluctantly got off the carriage and stood at the gate, questioning, "Tang Zhao, what kind of trouble are you up to now?"

Gu Xuan was overjoyed at the thought of Princess Xuan receiving Tang Zhao's letter and packed her up to send her over, completely ignoring her crying and pleas.

Tang Zhao smiled warmly, "Something good has happened."

"You'd think of me if something good happened?" Gu Xuan didn't believe it.

"You brat!" Tang Zhao turned into a wolf in sheep's clothing, saying, "I'm your sister-in-law, so naturally I'll think of you first when something good happens."

"I heard from Father that you really want to visit the military camp," Tang Zhao said with a smile when Gu Xuan hesitated and nodded. "I'll take you there tomorrow."

"You have the right to enter and leave the military camp?"

"Ordinary home-cooked meal."

Gu Xuan: Why should I!
Gu Xuan absolutely refused to live in the Protector General's Mansion, so Tang Zhao didn't force her and directly sent her to the Prince's Mansion's villa.

Gu Xuan directed the servants to tidy up the courtyard, causing chaos throughout the mansion.

Consort Qin drank the last mouthful of her medicine and sneered, "Let her keep acting up, let's see how long she can keep it up!"

Her father doesn't love her, her mother doesn't care about her, her brother doesn't care about her, and she has a vicious sister-in-law. If Gu Xuan can get married in this life, she will not be surnamed Qin!

Gu Fu put down the medicine bowl and sat by the bed, silently listening to Consort Qin scold Tang Zhao for being vicious and Princess Xuan for being heartless. Finally, she couldn't help but say, "I'm not feeling well, so I'll go back to my room to rest."

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Consort Qin's consent.

Consort Qin was taken aback.

Ignoring the cold wind, Gu Fu stood in the courtyard, gazing enviously at Gu Xuan, who knew nothing.