I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 311 - 233: Reassurance

Previously, when Duoji was injured, Gu Lan had moved all the medicinal herbs from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion’s storage over, allowing Rong Heng to use them as he saw fit.

And thus, Duoji became his experimental guinea pig.

After saving Duoji, Rong Heng’s medical skills improved dramatically.

At this moment, thunder roared outside the house, while inside, Gu Lan watched as Rong Heng pulled out the knife from Shiqi’s chest, threading the needle with a calm and composed expression.

Gu Lan’s voice trembled slightly: "How is Shiqi now?" 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Rong Heng wore gloves made of sheep intestine, his hands already stained with blood, as he carefully stitched Shiqi’s wound, saying:

"Not very well. She consumed a secret medicine for treating external injuries, similar to Duoji’s previous condition. She won’t die, but we can’t be sure whether her wound will worsen. To completely escape danger, more observation is needed for six or seven days. The bleeding has stopped now, and I can only stitch her wound for the time being."

He used mulberry bark thread, which doesn’t require removal as it can be absorbed by the flesh. Considering Shiqi is a girl, Rong Heng also fed her Powder for Anesthesia.

As he was sewing, Shiqi, who was under anesthesia and unconscious, suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Gu Lan stood up with a "whoosh," showing a hint of nervousness.

Doctor Chen, who was helping nearby, quickly explained, "It’s fine, it’s fine, it should just be a cough caused by the wound being affected."

Gu Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

Doctor Chen then said, "I just didn’t expect... Shiqi to be a girl."

Gu Lan had a solemn expression: "I hope Doctor Chen keeps this matter to himself."

"I understand, I will surely keep my mouth shut."

Rong Heng already knew Shiqi was a girl, so he wasn’t surprised.

His expression was focused, his movements skillful, as he said calmly, "During Duoji’s injury, there were coughs too. Do you remember what you said?"

Gu Lan of course didn’t remember: "What did I say?"

"You said, ’If you’re coughing, it’s getting better, right?’"

Gu Lan: "...Duoji is a grown man, if he dies, he dies; Shiqi, on the other hand, is my cousin, she can’t have anything go wrong."

Rong Heng: "And isn’t Duoji your nephew too?"

Gu Lan: "I have a lot of nephews, but only this one cousin."

Doctor Chen: "..."

He seemed like he shouldn’t be here, and wondered if he was going to be silenced later?

Doctor Chen silently observed Rong Heng’s technique in stitching external injuries, unable to resist exclaiming, "Fifth Prince Rong truly has miraculous hands; this stitching technique is comparable to even the most experienced old army doctors. I am immensely impressed."

Rong Heng: "It’s not miraculous yet, no need for praise."

Seeing his composed and stern side profile, Gu Lan’s heart suddenly felt at ease, and she stood by watching him sew.

Rong Heng lifted his head, flexing his sore fingers, and glanced at Gu Lan, softly saying: "You know, there once was a time I was afraid to touch swords, even more so to deal with blood."

Gu Lan was distracted by his words: "Why? Didn’t you start studying medicine with Du Changning at age five? How could you fear blood?"

"Because I killed Xia He," Rong Heng’s voice was serene, "Her blood stained my hands, and I could never again take up a sword."

That was the palace maid who grew up with him and Rong Luo, like siblings, yet handed him a sword and told him to kill her.

Gu Lan’s heart trembled.

"But even with such a past, I was able to overcome it, so when I say I can save someone, I definitely can. Gu Lan, don’t be afraid." Rong Heng lowered his eyes and said it word by word.

Gu Lan now understood why he suddenly brought up the past.

Rong Heng was trying to comfort her inner fear and tension.

He wasn’t good at comforting others, only able to awkwardly reveal his own scars for her to see, telling her everything is alright, she only needs to be at ease.

Gu Lan blinked, her eyes feeling hot, and stood up: "I’ll go take a look outside."

Outside the house, fine rain accompanied by muffled thunder fell gently among the forest, wetting Gu Lan’s hair in front of her forehead.

She stood under the eaves, opened her hand, watching the raindrops wash away the blood stains on her palm, these were all from Shiqi, only now she completely processed Shiqi’s identity.

Nan Shiqi is Zhou Mianmian.

She took out the pair of gloves from her pocket, carefully rubbing them, intricately engraved with delicate bamboo patterns, very exquisite.

This should be made by Shiqi herself. When she wakes up, she’ll tell Shiqi her identity, and then she will have a sister.

Tang Zhan came over, his voice heavy: "Zheng Yue’s corpse has been brought back to the city; the Qiangrong camp doesn’t have anyone returning, those Qiangrong Light Cavalry who escaped should have joined with the Wei Army camp."

Zheng Yue was the real name of the cavalryman previously killed by Li Yuanju.

He did not die under the blades of the Wei Army and Qiangrong people but died at the hands of his own people, and thinking of this, Tang Zhan couldn’t suppress his hatred for Li Yuanju.

"Was he your cavalryman? Give him a proper burial and distribute consolations along with the sacrificed soldiers." Gu Lan said.

Tang Zhan clenched his teeth, speaking in a low voice: "I understand, for now, I just want to personally take revenge on Li Yuanju for the fallen soldiers."

"Hasn’t Li Yuanju been captured yet?" Gu Lan’s eyes flashed a trace of blood.

Last night, it was Su Yi who noticed something was wrong when supporting Li Yuanju, and together with Gu Lan, who had just raided the Qiangrong Army Camp, rushed into the woods.

Li Yuanju intended to kill Shiqi to silence her, but he did not expect Shiqi to grab hold of his knife and refuse to let go, and meanwhile, the deputy general and Yan Country soldiers had already arrived, while Jiang Qu and several people were forced back by the deputy general, and had no choice but to change direction and escape again.

In the midst of chaos, Li Yuanju knew that his attempt to kill Shiqi had already been exposed, so he fled together with Jiang Qu, still not captured.

Gu Lan has already informed the entire Southern Border Army, and now, everyone knows about Li Yuanju’s collusion with the Qiangrong and Wei Army.

However, even though Li Yuanju possesses border army power, he might not be able to secretly bring Jiang Qu from the Northern Territory to the Southern Border alone. To accomplish this, surely others are assisting him, and that person’s status would be higher and more authoritative than Li Yuanju’s. It’s very possible that even the governors of cities along the way secretly aided him.

Gu Lan has already sent a letter to Uncle Li, asking him to investigate the Li Family background.

Li Yuanju’s father is the old General Li Bu, his uncle is the old General Li Qing, Li Qing is the father of the Princess Consort, Prince Rui’s father-in-law, although he is aged and no longer leads troops, his court position is quite significant. Gu Lan cannot yet determine whether the Li Family is involved in this affair.

Tang Zhan furrowed his brows, saying: "Su Yi has already been reviewing the soldiers who left the city last night one by one, and there’s no trace of that wretched Li Yuanju. I believe that he probably wouldn’t dare sneak into the city; the most likely possibility is..."

Gu Lan raised her head, gazing at the dimly white sky.

Tiny water droplets fell upon her eyelashes, she continued Tang Zhan’s statement, eyes cold and sharp: "—— the most likely possibility is he directly defected to the Wei Country."

Tang Zhan realized this too, his expression particularly grim.

Tang Zhan murmured: "No wonder only half the people were at the Qiangrong camp last night, because he conveyed the message to the Wei Army, misleading them into thinking we intended to raid the Wei Camp that night..."

Gu Lan clenched her fist: "But I didn’t account for Shiqi encountering trouble."

Just then, a drum of war sounded.

"This sound means the Wei Army is attacking the city!" Tang Zhan said urgently.