What was it that hit Gu Beiyue's heart that had been calm for so many years? What kind of sorrow was that frown on his handsome brows?
If even he couldn't resolve it, then who else could?
Qin Min watched quietly for a long time. At first, she looked at Gu Beiyue, but eventually, her gaze moved up and landed on the bright moon in the sky.
It was summer, but there were no stars. There was only a bright moon in the vast night sky.
Many times, the moon's light was too bright and would overshadow the light of the stars. In the absolute light, no other shining point could be seen.
Qin Min walked over. Gu Beiyue was a vigilant person, but he didn't notice her until she was standing behind him. He turned around and saw Qin Min, and his heart skipped a beat.
It had been … a long time since he had been so absent-minded.
His heart was in turmoil, but his face was still gentle and calm. He asked mildly, "Eldest Miss Qin, have you settled the matters in the house?"
Qin Min looked up at the moon and asked mildly, "What were you looking at just now?"
She didn't call him Grand Tutor, nor did she call him Gu Beiyue. This was the first time she spoke to him without addressing him.
Gu Beiyue was not used to it, but Qin Min asked again, "Have you been at Qin Manor all this time? Otherwise, how could you have rushed over so quickly? "
Qin Min looked back at him and stared straight into his eyes. She continued, "Aren't you … very busy?"
Qin Min asked three questions in a row. Actually, she was afraid that he would answer. However, there was a limit to her questions, and she couldn't finish them all.
She waited and smiled as she looked at him.
Gu Beiyue, since you didn't leave, then give me a reason to stay. A reason to stay in Medical City.
Gu Beiyue's brows didn't relax. Instead, his brows furrowed more and more as Qin Min asked one question after another. Qin Min had the urge to reach out and smooth it out.
However, she endured it in the end.
She knew very well that she couldn't smooth out his brows. She also knew that only he could smooth out his worries, his hesitation, and his worries.
Gu Beiyue hesitated for a long time.
Qin Min was willing to wait. Even if he hesitated for a day, a month, or even a year, Qin Min was willing to wait.
He was afraid of being decisive.
Unfortunately, Gu Beiyue's hesitation didn't last more than a night.
He said, "Miss Qin, I haven't left since that night. I promised you about the Qin Clan. No matter what, I will ensure your safety. Both the Qin and Ji families were involved in this revolution. Tonight's matter will certainly threaten the Ji family. Thank you for your help, Miss Qin. "
The moment she said that, Qin Min's heart turned cold.
He actually asked her for help at this time?
Is there anything you can't do in Medical City?
His "begging" was clearly telling her that he came to the Qin Family to protect her for another purpose. He didn't come here just for her.
"Grand Tutor Gu!"
Qin Min shouted, but she didn't continue immediately. She also hesitated, but her hesitation was not as long as his.
She said indifferently, "I don't want to help you!"
Just like that, she honestly said "I don't want to" without giving any reason.
However, there was still a reason for "I don't want to". Was it because she didn't want to implicate Ji Yifeng, who she once wanted to marry, or because she hated him and came here with ulterior motives?
Qin Min turned and walked into the room. When she was about to enter, she turned back to look at Gu Beiyue. She said, "The Qin Family matter is over. Grand Tutor Gu, you can go back. I'll leave tomorrow. I won't disturb you any longer. "
Qin Min's expression was calmer than his, and her tone was even more indifferent than his. Even her action of closing the door was so light, as if this was nothing more than an ordinary thing to her.
The door closed.
Gu Beiyue was still standing as he watched. Unconsciously, he reached out and furrowed his brows, then rubbed his face with his hand.
He turned around, and in an instant, he disappeared.
That night, Vice Chancellor Shen looked for Gu Beiyue everywhere in the medical school, but he couldn't find him. Qin Min sat by the window, but she still couldn't find Gu Beiyue.
No one knew where he went that night.
That night, Qin Min helped Qin Jie treat the wound on her face. Although it was done, it was inevitable that there would be a scar.
Qin Jie had no idea what Qin Min was up to. She was so scared that she didn't dare to make a sound.
After daybreak, Qin Min said to her mildly, "This matter ends here. If you don't want to implicate the Ji Family, you'd better keep your mouth shut! As for the wound on your face, look for it yourself! "
Qin Jie was about to nod, but after thinking about it seriously, she couldn't help but ask, "Qin Min, why should I believe you? Will the Dean … let go of this opportunity? "
Qin Min smiled brightly and said, "The Dean is henpecked. Listen to me!"
Qin Jie was even more confused. Looking at Qin Min's smile, she didn't know why, but she felt a sense of sadness. She felt that although Qin Min's smile was bright, it wasn't pretty.
"Qin Min, I'll believe you this time!" Qin Jie said and left as if she was escaping.
After she left, Qin Min turned to look at Shaoyao, who had been standing at the side. She said mildly, "Have you packed everything?"
"Yes." Shaoyao lowered her head and was about to cry.
"Where's the carriage?" Qin Min asked again.
"It's waiting at the entrance of the secret passage," Shaoyao replied truthfully.
"Then why are you standing there? Let's go. "
Qin Min personally activated the mechanism on the bed and opened the secret passage. Shaoyao chased after her, choking with sobs.
"Miss, don't be angry with Young Master, okay? It's not like you don't know Young Master's temper. "
"Miss, Young Master has such a bad temper. He has you in his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come. He has so many subordinates. Any one of them can protect us! "
"Miss, just give in to Young Master."
"Miss, if you're not by Young Master's side, what if he falls sick? Who's going to supervise Young Master's medicinal bath? "
…
"Are you coming or not?" Qin Min asked with a frown.
Shaoyao sniffled, her eyes turning red. "Miss, you don't want Young Master anymore?"
Qin Min didn't say anything. Carrying her bag and carrying the lantern, she walked step by step into the secret passage. What else could Shaoyao do? She could only pick up her luggage and chase after her.
After both master and servant had left, Qin Min activated the mechanism and sealed the secret passage. She knew that she would never return. She didn't want to care about the Qin family's struggles. Soon, when the revolution began, there wouldn't be anything to fight about in the Qin family.
She walked along the secret passage quietly. Unexpectedly, when she was about to reach the exit, she saw a person leaning against the wall of the exit from afar, seemingly asleep.
She stopped abruptly in her tracks, shocked.
Shaoyao was even more shocked and blurted out, "Young Master!"
Gu Beiyue woke up and seemed surprised to see Qin Min and the rest. He stood up and brushed the dust off his clothes.
Qin Min suddenly rushed over and stood in front of him.
She was obviously very excited, but when she stood in front of him and looked at him, she didn't know what to say.
It was as if there were thousands of words, but they all condensed into one sentence. "You … why are you here?"
"I …"
This was the first time that Gu Beiyue didn't address her. He didn't call her Eldest Miss Qin, nor did he call her by her name.
"I'm here to send you off," he said with a smile.
Qin Min was clearly startled, but she quickly smiled back at him. "Thank you very much."
He really did send her off. They walked all the way out of the secret passage, which was actually less than ten steps away.
The carriage was waiting outside. She didn't need to bother him anymore. She stepped on the stone and boarded the carriage herself.
She sat in the carriage and looked out of the window. She was still smiling. "Remember to take the medicinal bath frequently."
He nodded quietly.
Unexpectedly, she didn't finish speaking. She continued, "Otherwise, I will present that prescription to the two masters in Yunning City."
After she finished speaking, she lowered the curtain without hesitation and said to the coachman, "Let's go!"
The carriage slowly drove away. Shaoyao couldn't help but cry in the carriage. She couldn't tell whether Miss didn't want Young Master anymore, or Young Master didn't want Miss anymore. Qin Min leaned against the window with her eyes closed.
No one looked back. No one knew if Gu Beiyue was still standing in the same place, or if he had also turned and left.
When Qin Min went south to Ningzhou City, Gu Beiyue could always find a reason for her to leave. Other than the Qin family, very few people paid attention to Qin Min's whereabouts.
On the second day after Gu Beiyue returned to Medical City, he started the reform that had been planned for many years.
Although he had already controlled the Qin and Ren families, as well as many large families in the two camps, there were still many voices of opposition. Not only were there voices of opposition in Medical City, but there were also voices of opposition in the imperial court and among the people. Many large families in Medical City were involved with outsiders.
Gu Beiyue changed his usual gentle style and adopted an oppressive and iron-blooded policy. Many of his methods could even be considered sinister. Even Vice Academy Head Shen was shocked by him.
For example, dealing with the acupuncture family in Medical City, the Gu family. Gu Beiyue didn't give the head of the Gu family any time to hesitate. He directly laid out the various scandals that the Gu family had committed in the past three years, including misdiagnoses and deaths and inflated treatment fees.
For example, dealing with the medicinal bath family in Medical City, the Yue family. Gu Beiyue tossed over a thick ledger that recorded all of the dealings between the Yue Clan and Medicine City's Li Clan. Almost every page had something fishy going on, but Gu Beiyue had marked them all out personally.
For example, dealing with the massage family in Medical City, the Zhang family. Gu Beiyue used Madam Zhang's affair to threaten the head of the Zhang family. If he didn't support the reform, he would let the entire Medical City know that he had been cuckolded. The head of the Zhang family was so angry that he vomited blood, but there was nothing he could do.
As for the Ji family, they wouldn't be spared either. Gu Beiyue didn't use Qin Jie's matter, but he still found other weaknesses that could be used against the Ji family. He didn't say much about this matter to Qin Min, and Qin Min didn't ask.
Everyone thought that Gu Beiyue wanted to curry favor with Long Fei Ye. However, Long Fei Ye didn't just sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor. On the fifth day of Gu Beiyue's reform, Long Fei Ye made his move without warning. He pulled out all the officials who had colluded with the major families in Medical City! His methods were more direct and even more cruel than Gu Beiyue's!
It took them half a year to finally take back the various privileges of Medical City.
Gu Beiyue reformed Medical City, while Long Fei Ye, with the assistance of Han Yunxi, changed the deep-rooted medical system.
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