Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times
Chapter 546 - 401: The Unvarnished Thrill of Sourness

Chapter 546: Chapter 401: The Unvarnished Thrill of Sourness

The pressure emanating from her dissipated, and the Little Eunuch stood panting heavily to one side, anxiously looking towards his own master. With dissatisfaction brimming in his eyes, he said, "Your Highness, this woman really holds herself too high and disdains others. I beg Your Highness to stand up for your servant!"

Upon seeing this, Sima Changhao gave Gu Changsheng a piercing glance, then turned to his personal eunuch, his voice cold as he spoke, "If you can’t match her skills, don’t overstep your bounds. Medicine God Changsheng is not someone you can disrespect!"

"Your Highness?" The Little Eunuch, upon hearing this, immediately widened his eyes in disbelief.

However, Sima Changhao turned to face Gu Changsheng directly, not sparing him a glance, fanning himself leisurely as he slowly said, "It is said that the Imperial Decree of the Founding Ancestors is with Medicine God Changsheng. In that case, it makes sense that she doesn’t bow to us; if the Imperial Decree is revealed, even we might have to offer our respects, I’m afraid!"

Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but smile upon hearing this. "Crown Prince of Southern Chen, you seem quite well informed about me. I presume the two from Northern Mongolia and Liaodong are also quite familiar with me?"

Damn it, she wasn’t accustomed to exchanging pleasantries with people!

It was better to just open the skylight and speak frankly!

Sima Changhao and the other two exchanged looks, but it was Sima Changhao who first responded with a smile, "Medicine God Changsheng is indeed a forthright person with a fierce character. I like that!"

At this, Gu Changsheng scoffed inwardly!

The hell with you liking it! Did you ever ask if I liked you?

Damn, she could not afford such a liking!

If he liked it, she would indulge him to his heart’s content!

Gu Changsheng inwardly rolled her eyes and once again said with an unaffected manner, "To be liked by Southern Chen’s number one handsome man, the Crown Prince, is indeed a great fortune for me, Gu Changsheng, across three lifetimes! Since Your Highness understands me so well, I presume the spies outside my residence also include some of yours, right?"

Gu Changsheng paused here, her eyes brimming with mockery as she glanced at Borjigin Lvchi and Jin Linyuan, the corners of her lips slightly curved, as she effortlessly continued, "I presume the two of you have also taken part in this, right?"

The three, hearing her words, were all momentarily stunned!

Surveilling the Gu Residence was meant to be an unspoken matter, but being so bluntly pointed out made the three of them feel somewhat embarrassed!

After all, with their status, organizing such a large effort to monitor the home of a woman, no matter how one put it, seemed rather underhanded!

The expressions on their faces immediately became less pleasant, turning somewhat colorful.

Seeing them this way, Gu Changsheng chuckled silently!

Damn, didn’t they like her straightforward character? Why were they silent now?

Her straightforwardness was thoroughly true!

She would freely let them experience the blunt sourness—humph!

To hell with unspoken agreements, she wanted to speak clearly and slap the facts in their faces, to see what they would do!

As the three men’s expressions shifted, Gu Changsheng looked at them, propping her chin with her hand, and slowly asked, "There’s something that’s always puzzled me, and I hope the three of you can enlighten me!"

Upon hearing this, Sima Changhao raised a hand in a gesture of invitation, "Medicine God, please ask your question!"

"May I ask, what have I done to provoke you all to the extent that you ignore your own status to arrange so many people to watch my every move? Even the slightest action I take brings you, without hesitation, to the City Gate to intercept me!" Gu Changsheng blinked her big eyes, looking utterly innocent as she spoke, "If it’s because of my beauty—I admit that, but don’t you each have your own beauties back in your countries, men of such importance?"

"Why pay such attention to me? What exactly is so good about me? Tell me, and shall I change it?"

"Cough cough!"

"Cough cough!"

"Cough cough!"

As Gu Changsheng’s words fell, even the Crown Princes couldn’t help but cover their mouths and cough lightly!

The way she spoke was indeed hilariously provocative!

How could a woman so shamelessly praise her own beauty and still speak such words with such righteous indignation?

Gu Changsheng watched the three men, who couldn’t help but laugh and cry, her lips curving slightly.

Damn, language is an art!

Clashing with the Crown Princes of the Three Kingdoms was certainly not something desirable. She had given them a lesson, but she had to offer them a way down the ladder!

Was there anyone else more considerate of the bigger picture than her? Was there?

Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but give herself a pat on the back!

After Gu Changsheng so bluntly brought up the matter of them sending people to watch her, the three who had lost face were instantly put at ease by her banter!

"The beauty is indeed wise; I like it! I like it!" Borjigin Lvchi couldn’t help but give Gu Changsheng a thumbs-up!

They were men of the steppes who cared little for niceties, but as a nephew prized by the King of Northern Mongolia, he was a clever man and naturally understood Gu Changsheng’s intention. Faced with her straightforward question, Borjigin Lvchi was no longer ashamed and spoke bluntly, "I won’t hide it, there indeed are my men among those watching your residence! My attentive observation of you is not without reason; it’s precisely because of your relationship with Prince Mu!"

"Before Miss Huo became the Mandated Noble Lady, it was said that you and Prince Mu were deeply affectionate, even at the risk of offending His Majesty of Great Zhou! A woman who could garner the favor of the War God, Prince Mu—why wouldn’t we treat you differently?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but nod her head!

Her intuition told her that Borjigin Nian Lvchi was not lying! It’s just that he wasn’t telling the whole story!

Yet, since he chose to stop there, Gu Changsheng didn’t feel it was appropriate to press further!

"Lady Changsheng, let’s be frank here. Since you’re so forthright, I won’t beat around the bush with you. We have people monitoring your residence without any malicious intent! Medicine God need not worry about that!" Sima Changhao said to Gu Changsheng with his usual faint smile, "So here I am, foregoing sleep to come see you in person; I just wanted to ask Medicine God one question—if the spies around the Gu Residence were defeated, what business had Medicine God when she left the residence late in the night?"

Of the three, two had spoken, leaving Jin Linyuan appearing as though he was simply observing from the sidelines!

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but look up at the boundless night sky!

Dammit, she wanted to curse up a storm!

But clearly, now was not the time for that!

She had to answer Sima Changhao’s question because it was exactly what the three of them were most concerned about!

Gu Changsheng suddenly bowed her head and sighed deeply, her face etched with bitterness as she spoke, "Since the three of you are so curious, I won’t hide it. You must already know a lot about me! I bet you’ve even dug up thorough details about my ancestors, haven’t you?"

The three of them were stunned at her words, falling into silence.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng continued energetically, "I’ve said before that the man I, Gu Changsheng, marry must have only me, take no concubines, and maintain no mistresses! Just me, in this life! You three are aware of this too, right?"

Upon hearing this, the three exchanged glances, their brows furrowed as they nodded.

The information they had gathered indicated that Medicine God Changsheng was arrogant and domineering, indeed having made such an unconventional proclamation!

"Since all three of you are aware, then I needn’t shy away from the truth. His Highness Prince Mu, Zhou Mu, has ungraciously taken up with Miss Huo who has come to the Capital City, and yet can’t get over his lingering feelings for me. But who am I, Gu Changsheng? Would I willingly share a husband with another woman? And so, out of jealousy, I left in a huff, furious enough to leave the city!" Gu Changsheng spoke unabashedly, and then, with vitality, looked towards the three men, "Given that I’m known for being fierce and strong, at the end of the day, I am still a woman, one with a heart even smaller than the tip of a needle. This jealousy, these constant struggles, I’m sure you gentlemen can relate! So, do any doubts still remain?"

Dammit, if there are still doubts, watch out or else I’ll lose it!

She had painted herself as a jealous shrew, and if these three men still wouldn’t let it go, she would indeed become furious!

Upon hearing her words, the three men felt a certain kinship!

Having grown up in the palaces of the Three Kingdoms, they were all too familiar with the jealousy and scheming that accompanied the contests among women.

Gu Changsheng’s explanation seemed plausible enough!

"If you left in anger, then why did you come back?" Borjigin Lvchi raised his head, staring intently at Gu Changsheng, "Once gone, you shouldn’t come back—that’s more fitting. Come with me to Northern Mongolia. With a beauty capable of overthrowing cities by my side, I would instantly dismiss all my wives and concubines, guaranteeing you alone—how about that?"

At this, Gu Changsheng immediately glared.

"What if I do not permit it?"

Before Gu Changsheng could respond, the carriage curtain was once again pulled aside, and Zhou Mu’s figure appeared atop the carriage shaft, his gaze darkly fixed on Borjigin Lvchi!

At the sight of Zhou Mu, Borjigin Lvchi’s eyes widened, and he promptly fell silent!

Seeing the evildoer emerge, Gu Changsheng noncommittally shrugged and pointed at him, "See, this is why I came back. Is that reason enough?"

As Gu Changsheng spoke, she pointed diligently up and down at Zhou Mu and casually continued, "Look at him, as if a perfect sculpture carved by the Divine Residence, with a presence as if a person of great moral integrity from afar. Even without his status as His Highness Prince Mu of Great Zhou or his title of War God, just on account of his looks alone, he could make countless women’s hearts race, couldn’t he?"

Gu Changsheng said this, then suddenly assumed a look of deep-seated suffering, "Ah! And just so happens, I have a thing for faces; both the maids and the boys around me must be exceptionally good-looking. The might of Prince Mu is overwhelming; I couldn’t resist!"

"Cough cough!"

"Cough cough!"

"Cough cough!"

Upon hearing this, the three men immediately covered their mouths and coughed lightly!

They had not expected Zhou Mu to be present in Gu Changsheng’s carriage, and seeing the two standing atop the carriage indeed presented a picture of a well-matched couple, enviable to behold!

Zhou Mu, upon hearing the words, swiftly turned his head to the side!

This woman! This woman really dares say anything!

But as much as he heard, he quite liked it! He feared that he might not be able to hold back, which could ruin his consistently cool demeanor!

Struggling to suppress the elation in his heart, Zhou Mu turned back to Gu Changsheng with a serious look, "In the presence of distinguished guests, how can you spout such nonsense? Now return to the carriage and rest!"

Though his face showed nothing, the doting tone in his words was unmistakable, drawing sidelong glances from Sima Changhao and the others.

"Oh..." Gu Changsheng responded meekly upon hearing this and, as she turned around, suddenly looked back at Sima Changhao and his companions...