Chарtеr 10 (18/19)
Gоng Zishаng’s еуes lit up: “Rеаllу? Тhеn let me start frоm thе inside out—”
Jin Fаn stood uр, сutting hеr оff: “I’m lеаving!”
Gong Zishang immеdiately straightened hеr рosturе, awkwаrdlу рushing аside thе vаriоus-sizеd mеdicinе bottles on thе tаble. Shе picked uр a magnifуing glass and рrеtеndеd tо studу thе half-torn mеdiсal rесоrd intentlу.
“This раper dоеs loоk quite old,” she rеmarked. Thеn, shе сasuаlly flippеd орen thе mеdiсаl rесord аnd bеgan rеading аloud. “No wоnder уоu сamе tо mе. Тhe physiсian’s handwriting is quite messy, but fоrtunately, I аm well-reаd and роssess а vast reservoir of knowledge…”
After saying this, Gong Zishang even puffed out her chest slightly.
Jin Fan immediately averted his eyes, somewhat speechless, but sat back down in his seat.
Gong Zishang read word by word: “…Regulate both the spleen and liver, with a focus on soothing the liver. During late pregnancy, consume less nourishing foods and opt for lighter meals… Whose medical record is this? Gusu, Gusu… Oh dear, the words next to it are torn off.”
“Who else would Gong Yuanzhi care so much about?” Jin Fan’s eyes flashed with seriousness.
Gong Zishang wore an expression of sudden realization: “Me?”
Jin Fan tried hard to control himself but couldn’t help rolling his eyes: “It’s the Blade Master!”
Gong Zishang slapped the medical record onto the table, her expression turning serious: “I have a bold guess…” She glanced at Jin Fan, speaking cautiously, “This couldn’t be Gong Ziyu’s mother’s medical record, could it?!”
Jin Fan pondered and nodded: “I suspect the same. His mother was indeed from the Gusu Yang Clan…”
Gong Zishang tilted her head in thought: “But that doesn’t make sense. Madam Lan clearly had a premature birth due to illness—everyone in the House of Gong knows that. Yet this record states she gave birth at full term. Could this be fabricated? Where did you get this medical record from?”
Jin Fan: “Gong Yuanzhi stole it from Madam WuJi’s room.”
Gong Zishang’s face suddenly turned pale: “He actually dared to steal…”
Jin Fan murmured: “Before the Blade Master entered the Back Mountain Trial, he noticed Gong Shangjue and Gong Yuanzhi secretly meeting with Madam WuJi several times. So, he ordered me to monitor them discreetly. They usually never interact with anyone from Yu Manor—there must be something suspicious going on.”
So this was the task Gong Ziyu had entrusted to him. Even the usually carefree Gong Ziyu could be so meticulous.
But Madam WuJi clearly sided with Yu Manor and Gong Ziyu. How could she be involved with them?
As Jin Fan pondered silently, Gong Zishang beside him suddenly stood up, slamming the table: “They must be planning to use the Blade Master’s origins against him… How despicable… We must retrieve the other half of the medical record.”
Deep in the corridor, the closer one got to Madam WuJi’s room, the clearer the scent of orchids became.
At that moment, Madam WuJi stood before the bookshelf in her room, gazing at a dusty corner as if observing something.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door—visitors were rare at this hour.
The visitor turned out to be Yun Weishan, standing at the doorway and calling out: “Madam WuJi.”
“Please come in.”
Madam WuJi turned around, looking at Yun Weishan as she entered, somewhat surprised.---
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