As Qin Min supervised Gu Beiyue's medicinal bath, she came up with a set of acupuncture techniques. What she wanted to discuss with Gu Beiyue was the combination of medicinal treatment and acupuncture to see if it would be more effective.
Ever since the five-year agreement, Gu Beiyue's attitude towards treatment had been very positive. He cooperated with Qin Min's supervision and at the same time, he also studied the illness with Qin Min and came up with a better treatment.
After all, Gu Beiyue's medical skills were much better than Qin Min's.
When Qin Min proposed acupuncture, Gu Beiyue gladly accepted. He cooperated with Qin Min's acupuncture and helped with all the adjustments. Thus, they began the combination of medicinal bath and acupuncture treatment. Every day, they would have a medicinal bath and acupuncture treatment.
Originally, Gu Beiyue's illness would act up twice a month. After they started the acupuncture treatment, Gu Beiyue's illness only acted up once a month. Qin Min was overjoyed, but Gu Beiyue only smiled faintly. Very soon, Qin Min was dealt a blow. This was because Gu Beiyue's illness acted up three times in the following month!
Qin Min's eyes were red. Gu Beiyue was like a bystander and comforted her, "It's not a big deal. It's common for illness to act up. Let's wait and see."
Thus, acupuncture and medicinal bath treatment were used. Qin Min did not care about the wasteland anymore. She immersed herself in the acupuncture treatment and practiced it every day and night.
Other than cooperating with Qin Min's treatment and teaching Little Shadow martial arts, Gu Beiyue's work went on as usual. He taught the crown prince to study, read history, and commented on politics. He busied himself with the Medical Department's affairs and often had secret discussions with the group of advisors from the Long Fei Ye.
As the days passed, his illness also acted up. Sometimes, his illness would act up three or even four times a month. However, other times, it would not act up for an entire month.
Qin Min's mood fluctuated along with his illness. Fortunately, Han Yunxi would invite Qin Min into the palace when she was free. She would also come to the Grand Tutor's residence to play with Qin Min.
Only when Han Yunxi came to visit Qin Min could Qin Min take out a pile of golden needles and medical books to temporarily relax. Peony's heart ached when she saw this. She refused to budge an inch for fear that her mistress would tire herself out.
How could Gu Beiyue not feel heartache?
It was as if he could see his mother's sleepless nights because of his father's illness. However, Qin Min was much stronger than her mother.
He did not know if Qin Min had shed tears behind his back, but at the very least, she had never cried in front of him. Her eyes had only turned red once.
Day after day, it seemed to be repeating itself, but it was not quite the same.
Life went on like this, and before they knew it, two years had passed. For the past two years, Qin Min would cook a bowl of longevity noodles for Gu Beiyue. Gu Beiyue would finish the noodles, smile at her, and thank her.
Even though Gu Beiyue's condition kept worsening, Qin Min was never discouraged. She had been trying to figure out a new acupuncture method, and she had never given up even for a moment.
This morning, Qin Min came to help Gu Beiyue with acupuncture as usual. As usual, Gu Beiyue looked at her quietly and did not speak. After Qin Min finished the acupuncture, she waited at the side. She had to wait for two hours before she could remove the needles.
This was the longest time they had spent alone in the past two years. However, other than discussing his condition, they did not speak most of the time. He would lie on the couch, and she would sit at the tea table, flipping through medical books.
Since the five-year agreement, she had been deliberately keeping a distance from him. He could tell.
Qin Min sat at the side, reading medical books. As she read, she fell asleep on the table. Gu Beiyue turned around and saw her like this. His gaze softened.
He sighed softly. "Qin Min, you're really a silly girl."
Many times, he would make assumptions. If his father could chase his mother away when he left, would his mother not have left with his father?
He would never forget the scene of his mother lying in a pool of blood. When he was young, he would dream of that scene two or three times a year. Later on, when he grew up, he never dreamed of it again.
Gu Beiyue looked at her. When it was time to remove the needles, he did not wake Qin Min up. Instead, he asked the medical assistant to remove the needles for him. He put on a coat for Qin Min and went out.
When Qin Min woke up, it was already late at night.
When she looked up, she immediately looked at the bed, only to see that it was empty.
"Gu Beiyue …" she shouted.
Gu Beiyue, who was sitting at the side, smiled faintly. "Doctor Qin, what did you do last night?"
She actually slept from morning till night. How tired must she be?
Qin Min heaved a sigh of relief. "Why didn't you wake me?"
"The Shadow accompanied the Crown Prince out of the city early in the morning. He won't be back tonight. I saw that you had nothing to do, so I didn't disturb you, "Gu Beiyue said faintly.
However, Qin Min was furious. She slammed the table and said angrily, "I have a lot of things to do! I want to read medical books. I still have a few sets of acupuncture techniques that I haven't figured out yet! "
Gu Beiyue was startled and did not say anything else. This was probably the first time he had seen Qin Min so angry. He knew that her temper had always been good. It was because of him that she became like this.
Qin Min realized that she had overreacted. She lowered her head and said faintly, "It's late. You should rest early."
She left after saying that. However, when she reached her room, she suddenly remembered that Gu Beiyue had been soaking in the medicinal soup. She would ask him every day, "Did you soak in the medicinal soup?"
She immediately went back. Before she could knock on the door, she heard violent coughing coming from inside the room. She panicked and immediately pushed the door open.
She saw Gu Beiyue kneeling on the floor with one hand on the floor and the other on his chest. He was coughing so hard that he could barely breathe.
Qin Min was frantic.
She lived each day cautiously, waiting. She was afraid that Gu Beiyue's illness would flare up again. One had to know that Gu Beiyue's illness had flared up four times last month, but last month, it had not flared up even once.
This month, she had lived every day carefully. Until yesterday, Gu Beiyue's illness had not flared up. There were two more days until the end of the month. Last night, when she went to bed, she was secretly happy that Gu Beiyue's illness was getting longer and that it was a good sign.
However, tonight, he …
Qin Min walked over briskly and helped Gu Beiyue sit up. She poured a cup of water for him to drink. However, Gu Beiyue's cough was too severe. There was no way for him to drink water. Qin Min decisively gave up and hurriedly took out her gold needles to treat him.
Since the first time Gu Beiyue's illness flared up, she knew how to save him.
The first was to let him drink water to relieve his cough.
The second was to seize the time to treat him with acupuncture to suppress his cough.
If it was in the past, Gu Beiyue's cough would slow down as Qin Min treated him with acupuncture. However, the situation this time was completely different! As Qin Min treated him with acupuncture, Gu Beiyue coughed even more severely. He even coughed up blood. After Qin Min treated him with acupuncture, Gu Beiyue did not stop. Instead, he coughed up three mouthfuls of blood.
Qin Min was scared out of her wits!
However, she was still calm. She changed to another set of acupuncture techniques, but it was still ineffective. She did not give up. She changed to another set, but it was still ineffective!
Gu Beiyue's mouth and clothes were full of blood. He kept coughing as he vomited blood.
Qin Min's legs were cold. She could not treat him with acupuncture.
"Gu Beiyue, tell me what should I do? Tell me! "
"I'm begging you, please! Tell me what to do. You must have a way! "
"Gu Beiyue, stop coughing. I'll leave. I'll leave you. I'll divorce you. I won't let you see me for the rest of my life. As long as you don't cough, as long as you're fine! "
Qin Min looked at the needles that had fallen to the ground. She really broke down.
However, Gu Beiyue coughed until he was almost out of breath. He could not even open his mouth to answer her. His internal organs were all in pain. Fresh blood kept coming out of his mouth.
He could only hold on. There was no other way …
When Gu Beiyue calmed down, Qin Min looked as if her soul had been sucked out. She sat at the side in a daze and looked at him.
Gu Beiyue lay on the ground weakly. His white clothes were stained with the blood that he had coughed up. He was so weak that he looked like he would die at any moment and disappear.
The world was quiet and still. Only time passed.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Beiyue finally caught his breath. His tone was frivolous and cruel. He said, "Qin Min, it looks like your acupuncture technique is ineffective."
Qin Min's heart was bitten by something. It was extremely painful.
She had worked so hard and persevered for so long. How could it be ineffective?
How could it be?
She crawled to her feet and used all her strength to help Gu Beiyue to his feet and back onto the bed. She called the medical assistant over and helped him change his clothes. She squatted on the ground and used a handkerchief to wipe the blood.
It was only when the medical assistant left that she got up and walked to the side of the bed. She said, "Gu Beiyue, it hasn't been five years yet. Can't you come to a conclusion so quickly? I still have three years, right? "
Gu Beiyue did not answer, but Qin Min insisted that he give her a definite answer.
"There are still three years, right?" She asked him.
"Qin Min, you should know that it's impossible to accurately estimate the time when the condition changes." He looked into her eyes when he said this. He was calm and cruel.
In other words, she still had three years to cure him. However, he might not have three years.
She pretended not to hear him and did not pursue this issue with him. She pulled his hand out and took his pulse. However, Qin Min panicked when she took his pulse!
How could this be?
When she checked his pulse this morning, his pulse was still fine and there wasn't much difference from before.
But this time, it was only one day!
His pulse was so chaotic that she couldn't figure out what was wrong. She couldn't believe it and tried again, but it was just as chaotic.
She tried a few more times, but it was the same.
"Gu Beiyue, you …" She choked with sobs.
Gu Beiyue withdrew his hand and sighed softly. After a long time, he said, "Qin Min, I've already explained everything to the Medical Department. I've asked for leave from His Majesty and want to travel around Cloud Realm Continent to see the situation of the various medical centers. I'll leave in a few days. You … accompany me. Don't worry, Shadow will stay with Esteemed Empress. "
Gu Beiyue paused for a while before continuing, "In the last two to three years of my father's life, he spent most of his time soaking in medicinal decoctions. In the last year, he spent almost the entire day soaking in them. That prescription was something my grandfather came up with. It can only stop coughing, not save his life. One day, even that decoction won't stop coughing … "
"Don't say it!" Qin Min covered her ears, not letting Gu Beiyue continue.
Gu Beiyue didn't say anything else. Actually, it didn't make any difference whether he said it or not. Qin Min already understood.
She didn't just understand.
She was suddenly enlightened.
Doctors didn't treat themselves, but doctors knew themselves!
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