Although Gu Beiyue kept his itinerary a secret and kept a low profile all the way.
However, the Ren family and the Qin family still sent people to guard the entrance of the medical school day and night, waiting for Gu Beiyue's return.
For the past month, the Qin family had sent Qin Min letters almost every day. Unfortunately, Qin Min never replied.
Late one night, a carriage slowly stopped at the entrance of the medical school. Although the carriage was simple, the person driving it was like a banished immortal that could only be met by chance.
Yes, Gu Beiyue had personally driven Qin Min back. They had chosen to arrive late at night to avoid the eyes of the crowd.
Unfortunately, Gu Beiyue had sensed many people lurking around when he arrived.
He got off the carriage first and took the wheelchair from the back of the horse. Then, he got into the carriage and carried Qin Min.
He whispered into the carriage, "There are people around. Be careful."
"Understood," Qin Min replied softly.
Gu Beiyue reached out his hand. "Miss Qin, sorry for the offense."
Qin Min continued to smile. "Thank you, Grand Tutor Gu."
Thus, Gu Beiyue carried Qin Min. He supported her back with one hand and her legs with the other. It was a standard princess carry.
Qin Min's hands were placed on both sides of her body. It would be a lie to say that she was not reserved. It would be a lie to say that she was not nervous. Her entire body was stiff. Other than herself, Gu Beiyue's feelings were the clearest.
Her expression was nervous. She lowered her eyes and frowned slightly.
He carried her out of the carriage and stepped on air. It was as if he was walking on air and landed lightly on the ground.
He placed her in the wheelchair and inadvertently saw her expression. He immediately looked away. He did not know why, but the corners of his lips curled up into a faint smile.
It was faint and faint. She did not know whether it was out of helplessness, mockery, or just pure amusement. Perhaps, only he knew. Or perhaps, even he did not know.
To Qin Min, even if Gu Beiyue's lips curled upwards by three or four degrees, she would not be able to tell. She was too nervous!
Being in his embrace, being supported by his hands, and being enveloped by the faint fragrance of herbs on his body, she could no longer care about anything else. Her eyes were empty, and her mind was completely blank.
She closed her eyes subconsciously.
Many times, when you like someone, the person is clearly in front of you, but you can't help but want to close your eyes and feel his existence.
Perhaps it was because what was seen might not be remembered, but what was felt was the most eternal.
Gu Beiyue placed Qin Min in the wheelchair and immediately got up. The first thing he did was to take off his cloak and cover Qin Min's legs.
He said seriously, "Don't catch a cold and feel pain."
Then, he pushed Qin Min into the medical school.
Before he even reached his residence, Vice Academy Head Shen came looking for him. "Lord Academy Head, you've finally returned!"
"Is that patient still recuperating?" Gu Beiyue asked seriously.
"Yes. It'll be the morning after tomorrow. If he isn't treated soon, he'll lose his life!" Vice Academy Head Shen said anxiously.
Gu Beiyue walked into the room as he asked, "What's the Qin family's intention now?"
However, Vice Academy Head Shen still did not answer when they were already inside.
Qin Min was a very careful and intelligent person. She knew that Vice Academy Head Shen was afraid of her presence. She hurriedly said, "Vice Academy Head Shen, the Qin family is in the wrong right now. My father is in the wrong! What's the situation now? Please speak frankly! "
Vice Academy Head Shen was not familiar with Qin Min, so he was rather surprised. It had to be said that when Gu Beiyue married Qin Min, everyone in the medical school, including him, felt that Gu Beiyue did not marry Qin Min sincerely. Instead, he had other motives.
Vice Academy Head Shen was still somewhat hesitant. Gu Beiyue was about to speak when Qin Min suddenly stood up from the wheelchair and said indifferently, "Vice Academy Head Shen, you can rest assured now, right?"
"This?"
Vice Academy Head Shen was frightened. He walked around Qin Min in a circle in disbelief, unable to believe his eyes.
Qin Min sat down next to Gu Beiyue and gracefully gestured for him to sit. "Vice Academy Head Shen, let's sit down and talk in detail."
Vice Academy Head Shen looked at Gu Beiyue and only sat down after Gu Beiyue nodded.
"Esteemed Academy Head, this … what's going on?"
When Gu Beiyue told him about Qin Min's legs being poisoned, Vice Academy Head Shen immediately realized that there was something fishy going on in the Qin family. Moreover, he had a suspect in his heart.
Qin Min's father was the head of the Qin family, Qin Fengli. Qin Min was the eldest miss of the family and had several younger sisters. However, she only had one younger brother who had just turned sixteen this year. Whether it was his medical skills or qualifications, he was only a third-rank doctor.
The most talented person in the Qin family was the eldest miss of the family. Unfortunately, her legs were crippled and she couldn't find a good family to marry into. Thus, she couldn't increase her younger brother's strength in the competition for the patriarch's position through marriage. Therefore, the eldest miss of the family wasn't favored and didn't receive the cultivation she deserved. So much so that she had only participated in the examination once, and she was only a third-rank doctor. Qin Fengli knew that her younger sisters were only so-so, so he didn't cultivate them. On the contrary, he found many good families for his daughters by marriage.
In the eyes of the patriarch, no matter how good his daughter's medical skills were, she was still a woman. It was far from being comparable to the power of a family by marriage. The patriarch only had one son, so he spent all his efforts on him. However, his son was young and disappointing.
Qin Fengli's younger brother, Qin Min's second uncle, and the second head of the Qin family, Qin Fengxian, had an extremely talented and promising son. He was twenty-six this year and was ranked as a fifth-rank divine doctor. It was very likely that he would break Han Congan's record and become the youngest sixth-rank doctor in the history of the medical school.
In the fight for the head of the family, medical skills were the most important, but it didn't represent everything.
Other than helping his son fight for the head of the family, it wasn't impossible for Second Master Qin to harm Qin Min. It could even be said that he was the most suspicious.
If it were any other family's internal strife, Vice Head Shen wouldn't pay so much attention to it. However, he wasn't the only one paying attention to the internal strife between the Qin and Ren families. Gu Beiyue had long been aware of it.
After the former number one family, the Gu family, was defeated, the Qin and Ren families became the representatives of the medical school's two major powers. To a large extent, the medical school's decisions were controlled by the Qin and Ren families.
Originally, the Ren family's medical skills and connections were superior. However, Gu Beiyue married Qin Min and became the Qin family's son-in-law, so the Qin family could contend with the Ren family.
Of course, the Qin family's internal strife didn't have much to do with this matter, so it wasn't convenient for Vice Head Shen to ask about it. This time, it was a battle between the Qin and Ren families, so the eldest miss of the Qin family ought to side with her father. It was best for her to avoid arousing suspicion.
Vice Head Shen glanced at the Vice Head Shen. Seeing that the Vice Head still didn't have any intention of speaking, he could only drop the matter. He thought that as long as the Vice Head Shen trusted Qin Min, he could also trust her.
"Vice Head Shen, Madam, Patriarch Qin still insists on not continuing the treatment. If he still doesn't change his mind the day after tomorrow, this patient will undoubtedly die. To be on the safe side, it's better for the Vice Head Shen to personally step in, "Vice Head Shen said seriously.
This time, the grievances between the Ren and Qin families were like this.
Not long ago, there was an old man over fifty years old. His family was poor and had contracted a strange illness. He had been seeking treatment for a long time. Later, Patriarch Qin heard about this case and sent someone over to take the initiative to treat the old man.
Patriarch Qin was a seventh-rank medical sage. Together with Patriarch Ren, they were known as the Medical School's Three Sages, second only to Divine Doctor Vice Head Shen and Senior Doctor Gu Beiyue.
It wasn't that easy to find Patriarch Qin to personally treat a patient. When Patriarch Qin received a case, he either "examined the patient" or "treated the patient." Only those with authority and rare illnesses caught his eye.
At first, the old man was very happy and deeply grateful to Patriarch Qin. However, who would've thought that after receiving treatment for a month, there would be no effect at all. Instead, his condition would worsen. Just as Patriarch Qin was about to proceed with the second stage of treatment, the old man suddenly ran away. He actually ran to the gate of the Ren family and knelt down, claiming that he had been cheated by Patriarch Qin and begging Patriarch Ren to save him.
This matter thoroughly angered Patriarch Qin. Patriarch Ren didn't accept the old man's pleas. While refusing to treat him, he also persuaded the old man to return to the Qin family.
However, Patriarch Qin said that no one in the Qin family was allowed to touch this case again, including himself!
Patriarch Qin formulated a three-month treatment plan for the old man. He used the method of putting him on the brink of death. First, all the lesions would be forced out, and then a thorough treatment would be carried out. This was an extremely risky treatment method. Now that the treatment was halfway through, once the doctor changed, the risk would be very high!
Even if Patriarch Qin was willing to explain the previous treatment in detail to Patriarch Ren, Patriarch Ren wouldn't dare to take over!
Patriarch Ren thus accused Patriarch Qin of depraved medical ethics, treating patients as ants and wantonly trampling on the patient's life. He even questioned Patriarch Qin's previous treatment plan. Patriarch Qin was so angry that he pushed the patient to Patriarch Ren. He was even more determined not to accept the patient. No matter who persuaded him, he wouldn't give in.
The Ren family and the Qin family were already turbulent in the dark. This time, when the two Patriarchs quarreled, the two families openly opposed each other. This matter caused an uproar and upgraded the appearance of the two families. Large and small forces in the Medical City also stood on the same side.
Vice President Shen could pretend to be ignorant of the struggle between the two families and the two camps. However, this matter involved the patient's life. Since there was a patient between the two families, Vice President Shen had no choice but to intervene.
His subordinates once proposed that the two families should fight. It would be best if the patient was exhausted to death. When the time came, the Dean could use this as a reason to punish the two Patriarchs and even revoke their medical qualifications. He could even take this opportunity to directly promote the reform of the medical school.
He had to admit that this was an excellent idea. Any reform was inevitable without sacrifice. However, Vice President Shen was a doctor with a parental heart, so he couldn't be ruthless. He also knew very well that this young Dean was even more unwilling to be ruthless. Therefore, he could only do his best to protect the patient and wait for the Dean to return.
Vice President Shen presented the case. If the patient had been handed to him from the beginning, he would've been able to cure him. In the current situation, he didn't dare to take the risk. He could only reluctantly protect the patient and prevent his condition from worsening.
Gu Beiyue carefully read the case and asked indifferently, "This old man is from the Ren family, right?"
Qin Min's lips curled into a faint smile. Vice President Shen was stunned at first, but he quickly came to a realization and fiercely slapped his forehead. "He must be! He must be! I'm old and muddle-headed! "
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