The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 533 - Long live Empress Dowager 266 (Second Update)

Chapter 533: Long live Empress Dowager 266! (Second Update)

Chapter 533: Long live Empress Dowager 266! (Second Update)

When Gu Jiao woke up, she found herself lying on a dry, comfortable bed.

She raised her head, looked around, and recognized that she was in her boudoir at the medical hall. She tried to shift her body and found that she was in pain all over.

“Are you awake?”

Xiao Liulang’s voice softly drifted from above her head.

However, as she was laying flat, her neck movement was limited and she couldn’t see him at the moment.

“Don’t move, I’ll come to you.” Xiao Liulang advanced a few steps, sat down on the edge of her bed, and carefully dabbed the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.

“How are you feeling?” he asked, “Does it hurt?”

“No pain,” she replied.

The pain in her body couldn’t bother her— she was used to it, and didn’t think much of it.

She looked around restlessly.

Seeing her being uneasy, Xiao Liulang couldn’t help but raise the sternness in his voice, “You’ve been seriously injured, don’t move around recklessly.”

His tone was severe, but his eyes were filled with concern.

Today, he was supposed to be tutoring Lin Chengye and Fen Lin at their home when there was a sudden heavy rain. A sense of unease rose in his heart and sure enough, after a while, Liao Quan came to report that Gu Jiao and the old lady had had an accident.

Liao Quan had just got home after going through the kidnapping ordeal of Gu Xiaoshun. He hadn’t recovered from the shock when he had to handle the accident involving Gu Jiao and the old lady.

The medical hall received them from Xuanping.

Gu Jiao and the old lady had been injured in the collapse. Both fainted on the spot. Xuanping had originally come with Chang Jing with the intent to kill the old lady, but he ended up running into Zhuang Zhou. With Zhuang Zhou present, naturally they couldn’t kill her.

When Xuanping arrived, Gu Jiao and the old lady had been dug out from the ruins. While there were a lot of people surrounding the old lady, there was only one old priest next to Gu Jiao.

Xuanping sent a blood-soaked Gu Jiao to the medical hall.

The old lady’s condition was not promising either. Her head was bleeding profusely. Zhuang Zhou, worried she might not survive till they reached their home, decided to send her to the medical hall too.

Gu Jiao’s back had been struck by the falling roof, almost breaking her spine. Doctor Song had said that if her spine had been broken, she would have faced the risk of paraplegia and might not have been able to stand up for the rest of her life.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Liulang broke out in cold sweat.

However, even though her spine was preserved, her back and legs had multiple swellings and bruises along with scratches from the wooden debris.

Then there was her elbow. She had fallen while protecting the old lady, at least she should have landed on her hand, but she had used one hand to support the old lady’s waist and the other to protect her head. As a result, she landed on her knees and elbows, which got all swollen and bruised!

But she claimed she wasn’t in pain, and kept moving around.

Xiao Liulang felt that as her husband, even if only in name, he should reason with her. She couldn’t be so careless about her safety and should take good care of herself.

Gu Jiao looked around in bewilderment: “Where is the old lady?”

All the words Xiao Liulang had planned to say, got stuck in his throat.

In another room, an old doctor surnamed Lu had bandaged the old lady’s head injury.

The old lady was still unconscious, but her breath was not as weak as it had been earlier.

“Is she going to be alright?” Zhuang Zhou asked.

Dr. Lu did not know the identity of the person in front of him, but looking at his riches, he solemnly bowed and said, “On the gentleman’s inquiry, this old lady’s injury is not severe, the wound is not deep, and the bleeding has stopped as well. She should be fine as soon as she regains consciousness.”

It was our Miss Gu who suffered a severe injury. It’s unbearable to watch.

Zhuang Zhou let out a sigh of relief, gave Dr. Lu a piece of silver as a reward, and said, “You may leave now.”

“Yes!” Dr. Lu excused himself, taking his first-aid kit with him.

Zhuang Zhou remained by the bedside.

Thinking back to the recent events, he felt a chill run down his spine. He had been so worried that the dowager might have been seriously injured.

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Zhuang Zhou hadn’t waited for long when the woman on the bed slowly opened her eyes.

Zhuang Zhou hurriedly stood up, looking at her excitedly, “Little sister, are you awake?”

Assuming she hadn’t regained her memory yet, this way of calling her seemed more likely to be accepted by her. But when he met her gaze, he froze.

Those were sharp and domineering eyes, even in illness—eyes that were unique to Zhuang Jinse.

Zhuang Zhou stepping back slightly, straightening his attire, stretched out his hand, and gradually knelt down, respectfully saluting, “Your servant, greets the empress dowager!”

From this moment on, there was no more ‘old lady’ in the world, only Empress Dowager Zhuang.

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Empress Dowager Zhuang mounted Zhuang Zhou’s carriage and set off for the Zhuang residence.

Before leaving, Zhuang Zhou sent word home and the entire Zhuang family—Zhuang Zhou’s eldest son Zhuang Ping, second son Zhuang Zhou, third son Zhuang Mu, daughters-in-law from the Zhen Family, Fen Family and Tan Family, along with the Duke of An and several other children, obediently waited outside the mansion gate, standing in the rain, to welcome the arrival of Empress Dowager Zhuang.