The people of the Imperial Hospital found that Imperial Physician Gu's state was not quite right recently.
He would be distracted from time to time, and almost mix up the herbs when organizing them. These things would never happen in the past.
Imperial Physician Gu was greatly respected by the imperial physicians and apprentices of the Imperial Hospital. On one hand, his medical skills were outstanding. On the other hand, he never put on airs and was willing to teach others.
Everyone was worried about Imperial Physician Gu's situation.
Imperial Physician Qian and Imperial Physician Gu were close and everyone went to ask about the situation.
There was a pavilion in the Imperial Hospital for people to rest. Imperial Physician Qian invited Imperial Physician Gu here.
There were fruits and tea on the stone table. When Imperial Physician Gu came close, he was welcomed into the pavilion by Imperial Physician Qian.
"No matter how busy you are, you cannot spend all your time in the medicine room."
This was one of the areas where Imperial Physician Gu's behavior was not right. In this period of time, he had spent almost all his time in the Imperial Hospital. When General Gu Huai had returned to Jing, he had been on duty on time.
"I know. Why did Shixiong call me here?" Gu Chong sat opposite Imperial Physician Qian.
He was half a teacher to Imperial Physician Wu, so he called Imperial Physician Wu's disciple shixiong.
"You don't look like you know. The entire Imperial Hospital knows that your state is not right in this period of time. Has something happened that is hard to solve?" Imperial Physician Qian had a worried expression. "If there is something, you can say it. Everyone can think of a way to solve it."
"Is it so obvious?" Gu Chong finally realized that everyone had seen it.
"It is very obvious." Imperial Physician Qian poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Gu Chong. "Don't be in a hurry to refuse. If it is a small matter, you would not be so obvious. If it is a difficult matter, and we have no solution, we can go to the palace to beg the Emperor. There will be a way."
"It really isn't a major matter, just a private matter." Gu Chong hadn't thought that his behavior would be so worrisome. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "But because it involves someone close to me, I can't make a decision. There is no need to disturb the Emperor."
What Gu Chong did not say was that when he went to the palace to take the Emperor's pulse, the Emperor had also asked this question. But he thought, it was good to take care of his own matters. Also, this matter involved Gu Huai.
Gu Huai.
Thinking of this name, Gu Chong had a headache.
He didn't know if there was something wrong with his teaching, causing this child to have thoughts about him that he shouldn't have. He had a bright future ahead of him, the Lin family's case had been overturned, and everything was going in the right direction. Yet, something like this happened …
Gu Chong couldn't help but recall what had happened that day.
As usual, he was making medicine in the pharmacy at home when Gu Huai suddenly barged in and hugged him from behind.
At that time, Gu Chong didn't feel anything was wrong. Ever since he picked Gu Huai up, he and Gu Huai had become close friends. Gu Huai liked to hug him from behind when he was young.
When he was younger, Gu Huai was very insecure due to his childhood experiences. He often woke up in the middle of the night and fell ill. At that time, Gu Huai would stay by his side the whole night. When he was about to wake up, Gu Chong would gently pat him on the back and coax him back to sleep.
He didn't think much of it. He patted his grown brother's head and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I miss you." Gu Huai's voice was muffled.
"Why are you still acting like a spoiled child at this age?" Gu Chong smelled alcohol. "Have you been drinking?"
"A little." Gu Huai rubbed against the back of Gu Chong's neck like a big puppy.
Gu Chong felt itchy and couldn't help but move aside. He didn't see the intense emotions in the man's eyes because of his movement.
"Why are you avoiding me?"
The man's voice turned cold. Gu Chong didn't notice it. He thought Gu Huai was feeling unwell after drinking. He comforted him. "You're making me itchy. Are you uncomfortable? I'll make you a bowl of hangover soup. "
"I'm not uncomfortable. Don't go." Feeling Gu Huai was about to leave, Gu Huai tightened his arms.
Gu Chong had no choice but to let him hold him for a while.
However, Gu Huai didn't intend to let go. Gu Chong sighed and said, "Let go of me first. I'll clean up here and then we'll go out together."
"I'll go with you." Gu Huai seemed to realize that he was in trouble. His voice was low.
"No need. You can wait for me." Gu Chong was almost done. Even if Gu Huai didn't come, he would have packed up and left in a while.
Gu Huai hugged the person in his arms for a while and reluctantly let go.
Gu Chong quickly packed up his things, took Gu Huai, who was following closely behind him, and walked out.
He led Gu Huai to his room and put him on the bed. Gu Chong wanted to pour a glass of hot water for Gu Huai, but Gu Huai wouldn't let go.
"I'll get you a glass of hot water."
Gu Huai shook his head. "I don't drink."
The tall man sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him like a big dog afraid of being abandoned. Gu Chong surrendered and walked to Gu Huai and sat down.
"How much did you drink?" Why did he feel that he was drunk?
Gu Huai tilted his head and leaned on Gu Chong's shoulder. "Brother, did someone ask for your hand in marriage today?"
There was nothing strange in his tone. His eyelids drooped, hiding the surging anger in his eyes. He knew that his brother was obsessed with medicine and had no interest in love. It would be an extravagant hope for his brother's feelings to be reciprocated.
He didn't intend to force it. As long as they could stay like before, with no one between him and his brother, it would be fine. He would always be a good brother and shelter his brother from the wind and rain. He thought that was enough.
However, he underestimated himself. The human heart was never satisfied. As long as he thought that one day, there would be a woman who would be intimate with his brother, he couldn't control the jealousy in his heart. He had nothing in his life except his brother. No matter what, he couldn't watch such a thing happen.
Because he had nothing, he wanted to hold on to the only thing he had.
His brother was too outstanding. This excellence would be seen by more and more people. Of course, part of this was because of him. His relationship with his brother was good. It was no secret in the capital. Those people thought that by marrying his brother, they would be able to establish a relationship with him. As he rose in the court, there would be more and more people like this.
"Yes, but I rejected them. Xiao Huai, are you unhappy because of this?" Gu Chong suddenly remembered that he had noticed this before.
That was many years ago. Gu Huai was just a powerless youth. He didn't have a firm foothold in the Imperial Hospital. Unlike now, who in the court didn't know that he had cured the Empress's illness and was highly valued by the Emperor and the Empress. No one dared to make trouble for him.
At that time, a young lady from an official's family had taken a fancy to his appearance and sent someone to be a matchmaker. After she was rejected, she tried to use her power to pressure him and force him to submit. It wasn't until the young lady's father was exposed for corruption that the matter was resolved.
Gu Chong thought that Gu Huai was traumatized by this incident and comforted him: "That kind of thing won't happen again. Xiao Huai, you're a general now. No one will force me to do anything."
"I know," Gu Huai closed his eyes, "Brother, don't get married. Don't abandon me."
"No," Gu Chong patted his back, "Xiao Huai is young and promising. I'm afraid that soon, there will be an endless stream of people coming to propose marriage. When Xiao Huai gets married …"
"No!" Before Gu Chong could finish, Gu Huai hurriedly interrupted, "There won't be such a day."
"Xiao Huai will get married. You're the only bloodline left in the Lin family …"
"Brother, I won't get married."
Gu Chong's words were interrupted again. Hearing the anger in Gu Huai's voice, Gu Chong softened his tone: "Alright, don't get married. Xiao Huai can do whatever he wants."
These words seemed to give Gu Huai unlimited courage. He sat up straight and looked at Gu Chong: "Whatever I want?"
His gaze gave Gu Chong a strange feeling. Before he could speak, Gu Huai spoke first.
"What if I say, I want to be with brother forever?"
"Won't we always be together?"
"No, what I mean is, like His Majesty and the Empress together. Brother, I like you. The kind of like that I want to marry you."
The man's eyes were burning. Gu Chong didn't see a trace of joking in them. He opened his mouth but found that he couldn't say a word.
After a long while, he heard his own voice: "Xiao Huai, you're just too dependent on me. You can't differentiate between different kinds of feelings. You'll understand in the future that these are different."
Gu Huai stared at Gu Chong, the fire in his eyes seemed to set him on fire: "No, brother, I'm very clear. If it's a normal brotherly love, would the younger brother want to kiss the older brother? Would he only think of the older brother in his dreams? Would he want to press the older brother down on the bed … "
"Don't say anymore." Gu Chong awkwardly turned his face away. His face was dyed red.
Gu Huai's eyes darkened. He closed his eyes and restrained his aggressiveness: "I won't force you to make a decision. I just want you to know what kind of feelings I have for you. If you can accept it, I'll naturally be happy. If you can't, I hope you won't distance yourself from me. I'll always be your obedient younger brother."
Gu Chong was very embarrassed. He casually said a few words and hurriedly left. This time, Gu Huai didn't stop him.
Gu Chong was still a bit embarrassed after being pulled out of his memories. How could he talk about this kind of thing to others?
Seeing that he didn't want to talk about it, Imperial Physician Qian didn't make things difficult: "I know you have your own ideas. If you can't solve it, you can tell us."
After that, Imperial Physician Qian took the initiative to change the topic and talk about medicine. Gradually, Gu Chong was immersed in it and forgot about his previous awkwardness.
In the blink of an eye, it was time to go off duty. Gu Chong packed his things and felt a bit awkward.
He admitted that he was hiding from Gu Huai. Ever since Gu Huai revealed his feelings for him that night, he didn't know how to interact with him. He simply found an excuse to stay in the Imperial Physician's Hospital.
But now that his colleagues in the Imperial Physician's Hospital could see that something was wrong with him, he couldn't continue to hide like this.
It was snowing.
It often snowed in Dahuan's capital during winter. Gu Chong walked out of the Imperial Physician's Hospital, thinking about how to spend the next two days. His gaze landed on a certain spot and suddenly paused.
A tall man stood not far away with an umbrella, silently looking at him.
There was a layer of snow on the umbrella. Gu Chong didn't know how long he had been standing there.
His heartache suppressed his other emotions. Gu Chong hurriedly walked over and grabbed the hand holding the umbrella: "How long have you been standing here? Are you cold?"
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