Peerless Physician: The Path of a Foolish Eldest Daughter's Rise to Power

Gu Xinyue returned to the nameless courtyard, washed up, and started reading. These were books Yang Muyan had found for her. Gu Xinyue was reading a travelogue and began to yearn for the world to go out and see it for herself someday. Traveling by carriage was very inconvenient, but traveling by carriage while having fun was actually quite nice. Gu Xinyue read and read until late at night without realizing it.

Suddenly, the door was gently pushed open, and Chu Yize appeared in the doorway. Gu Xinyue's heart tightened, and a hint of nervousness flashed in her eyes. When she recognized Chu Yize, her tension instantly turned into relief, and she let out a soft sigh of relief.

Chu Yize entered the room, gazing tenderly at Gu Xinyue, his eyes filled with concern. He slowly walked to Gu Xinyue's side, seeing the flickering candlelight illuminating her beautiful face.

She said softly, "This is the Yang residence. It's really inappropriate for someone to come to my boudoir in the middle of the night."

Chu Yize's voice was deep and firm: "I know, that's why I came when it was late at night. Why aren't you asleep?"

"I'm asleep, what do you want?"

"I just wanted to see you."

"Now that you've seen it, let's go back?"

Chu Yize's eyes were full of sincerity, "Xinyue, don't you miss me? I want to talk to you."

"Have a seat." Gu Xinyue poured Chu Yize a cup of tea. "Have some water, it's getting a little cold."

"It's okay, I'll drink whatever you give me."

"Even if I put poison in it, you'll still drink it," Gu Xinyue said with a smile.

"drink."

"Hopeless."

"Xinyue, do you know how to drug someone?"

"It won't happen to you, but it definitely will to others."

"You drugged Lao Si?"

"He tried to take advantage of me and didn't respect me. Three days later, his body was covered in sores, and his face and hands were unsightly. This is a new medicine I developed. I originally intended to give it to those foul-mouthed women, but the Fourth Prince was so blind as to run into me, so I let him try it out first."

"Do you have an antidote?"

"No, he won't die anyway. He'll just suffer a bit, but he'll probably recover on his own in about two weeks. However, we don't know if his face will be able to fully recover."

"You're still the type to not suffer a loss, but next time I can be a little more ruthless."

"Isn't that your younger brother?"

“The relationship between us brothers is not as good as yours and Gu Hui’s. You also have a good relationship with your cousins.”

"I not only hate the Fourth Prince, but I also hate Princess Jiayang. She's always picking on me."

“She misunderstood you and Young Master Yang,” Chu Yize said, carefully observing Gu Xinyue’s subtle expressions. “The misunderstanding will be cleared up after we get married.”

"Don't you understand? Some misunderstandings only deepen, and things will only get worse if we get married?"

"why?"

"Because she thinks I'm not good enough for my older cousin, let alone for you?"

"Xinyue, she won't affect us."

"I'm so angry about her behavior, how much more can I tolerate it?"

"I have already dealt with those rumors."

"Chu Yize, are you serious? I don't think we're suitable to be together?"

"Xinyue, do you lack confidence in me, or in yourself?"

Of course, it's because they lack confidence in him. The Fourth Prince, the Emperor, the Crown Prince—aren't they all predictions of his future? A romantic like Prince Yi can be ignored.

Seeing that Gu Xinyue remained silent, Chu Yize continued, "I know that the men in the Yang family do not take concubines and only have one wife. Your parents are like that, as are your grandparents. I will also be faithful to one person for life."

Chu Yize understood her heart, but he had been on the battlefield and had not fully integrated into the circles of the capital. Who knew what would happen when he had power in the future?

"Xinyue, say something!"

"Chu Yize, you are handsome and dashing, with the appearance of a celestial being. Your reputation as the God of War is renowned, and your status is noble. How many women would like to enter your princely residence?"

"Xinyue, when you said you would be my wife when we were little, I never intended to let any other woman into the household. You should keep your promise, shouldn't you?"

"I'm not a gentleman, what promises would I keep?"

Women are indeed difficult to raise. Chu Yize wondered how his father, the emperor, managed to raise so many women. Suddenly, he felt a pang of sympathy for his father.

Chu Yize stood up, took Gu Xinyue's hand and placed it on his chest. "Xinyue, you are all I have. No matter how difficult it is, I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

Gu Xinyue sensed it. Chu Yize touched her, and she didn't feel repulsed. At this moment, she also had a sense of peace that she couldn't quite understand. She probably liked him too, but reason told her that they were not suitable. If he weren't a prince, she might have agreed.

"Chu Yize, my grandfather and father don't know about our close relationship yet, so we should..."

Chu Yize interrupted Gu Xinyue, "They already know."

"Does my father know? Is he in Pear Blossom Lane?"

“Xin Yue, Young Master Yang almost interfered. I won’t let that happen, so I spoke frankly with General Gu.”

Gu Xinyue asked nervously, "Did my father say anything?"

"It wasn't explicitly stated, but it implied that you're not easy to marry?"

"Did Father say anything specific? Don't leave anything out, just tell me everything clearly."

Chu Yize looked at Gu Xinyue with a resentful expression and said, "You can only get engaged when you're 18 and married when you're 20."

"Haha," her father understood her, and she was the same way. After all, she was only 15 years old now, even though her soul had been 40 years old in total across two lifetimes.

"You're still laughing? Can't you see I'm upset?"

"My father's thinking is very good. This won't have much of an impact on a girl's physical development, will it?"

Chu Yize was very depressed. So Xinyue thought the same way. Did that mean he would not be able to get married until he was twenty-five, while people his age were already fathers?

I don't want to think about that too much. What's important is getting Xinyue to agree to marry me. Xinyue is different from other women, and the Gu family will respect Xinyue's choice.

Your hands are cold. Do you feel cold?

"A little cold? I would have gone to sleep long ago if you hadn't come."

"Let me warm it up for you."

Before Gu Xinyue could react and figure out how to cover her up, Chu Yize hugged her.

After a long while, Chu Yize said, "Xinyue, don't be afraid. Give yourself a chance, and give me a chance too, okay?"

Gu Xinyue felt Chu Yize's embrace. She knew that she did not reject physical contact with Chu Yize. He was the first person she had met since she transmigrated. They had shared life and death several times. This kind of relationship was something that others could not understand and could not compare to.

"Okay, you're my boyfriend now. If you don't behave well in the future, I won't want you anymore."

"Okay. Xinyue, what is a boyfriend?"

"It's about relationships between men and women. If we get along well, we'll get married; if we don't, we'll go our separate ways."

"I'm your boyfriend, what can we do?"

"We can fall in love, help each other, and achieve success together."

This thrilled Chu Yize, as it meant she acknowledged their feelings for each other. "Xinyue, may I hold your hand? May I hug you?"

Gu Xinyue said in a low voice, "Okay."

Chu Yize helped Gu Xinyue to the bed and said, "Get under the covers, you're a little cold."

Gu Xinyue crawled into bed and found that the blanket Chun Tao had put on was no longer warm, and the bed was chilly.

Seeing that Gu Xinyue looked a little cold, Chu Yize put his hands under the covers and found them too cold, so he said, "Xinyue, let me warm up the bed for you. It's still a bit cold in March."

Gu Xinyue nodded. Chu Yize crawled into the quilt, warmed Gu Xinyue's feet with his hands, and only let go when her feet were no longer cold.

How did my grandfather know we were close?

“On the day of your coming-of-age ceremony, I had just left your house when I was caught by your grandfather’s men.”

No wonder, since then, no one has ever sneaked into the Gu residence at night again.

"Xinyue, go to sleep. I'll go back once you're asleep."

Gu Xinyue was already sleepy, and she fell asleep as soon as Chu Yize finished speaking.

Chu Yize glanced at Gu Xinyue's sleeping face and left.