Chapter 1888: Chapter 941: Defying Heaven and Changing Fate (Part 2)
Thinking of something, he turned back and sternly warned, "Do not let YiYi play with marbles! It’s very dangerous!"
Chang Jing said, "The princess has already instructed that she can’t play with any small things."
Xiao Ji clenched his fist, "I knew you and Qin Fengwan were close! You really think you can do whatever you want!"
Li Jiangping laughed awkwardly, looking at Xiao Ji, "Master Xiao... you see..."
Xiao Ji said lightly, "You already know the truth. He just came out to play. Take the betrothal gifts back. I won’t marry into Dark Night Island."
Li Jiangping hurriedly said, "Master Xiao, please don’t rush to refuse."
Xiao Ji coldly replied, "What? My daughter is only eight months old, and you really want me to marry her off?"
Li Jiangping quickly waved his hands, smiling, "No, that’s not what I meant. It’s like this, the young master was forced to do this just to come back and see you. In his heart, he respects you as a father. If the master knew he lied about this, he’d be heavily punished. I have a compromise that won’t trouble you and will spare the young master from punishment."
"What kind of compromise?" Xiao Ji asked.
Li Jiangping shared his thoughts, "Master Xiao, you could select a well-educated and reasonable woman from the Capital City, recognize her as an adopted daughter, and marry her to Dark Night Island. How about that?"
Well, Jiaojiao is also the adopted daughter of Duke An, and she married Ahen with the identity of An Guogong’s daughter.
Xiao Ji thought this compromise wasn’t bad.
"Do you agree?" he asked Chang Jing.
Chang Jing replied, "If you find someone I like, I’ll agree."
Xiao Ji then asked him, "What kind are you looking for?"
Chang Jing thought seriously for a moment, then said, "Like the princess..."
Xiao Ji punched him, and a large bump appeared on Chang Jing’s head.
...
Li Jiangping’s compromise wasn’t bad, Xiao Ji temporarily arranged for him and the disciples of Dark Night Island to stay at the Marquis Residence.
The betrothal gifts were first placed in the Warehouse, and the key was handed to Li Jiangping to keep.
Xiao Ji’s attitude was clear: these things still belong to your Dark Night Island, I don’t accept them.
While Li Jiangping arranged for the disciples to move the betrothal gifts, a small accident occurred—his hand was pressed onto a rusty nail, almost piercing through his palm.
The news reached the princess residence when the family was about to have dinner.
Gu Jiao stood up and said to Princess Xinyang, Xiao Ji, Xiao Hen, and Chang Jing, "You guys go ahead and eat, I’ll go over and take a look."
"I’ll go with you." Xiao Hen also put down his chopsticks, "Do we need to take the first aid kit?"
"Yes." Gu Jiao said.
"Wait for me here." Xiao Hen went to Orchid Courtyard to get the kit, and went with Gu Jiao and Chang Jing to the Marquis Residence.
Outside the Warehouse, Li Jiangping sat on a small stool, the injured left hand already bandaged with a cloth by a disciple of the Dark Night Gate.
"Let me have a look." Gu Jiao said to him.
Li Jiangping looked at Gu Jiao in amazement, and then at Chang Jing.
Chang Jing said, "The Young Madam is a doctor."
Li Jiangping suddenly understood, "Ah, I see."
But maybe because of the difference between men and women, he smiled awkwardly, somewhat embarrassed, saying, "Then, sorry to trouble the Young Madam."
Xiao Hen had someone bring a table and placed the small first aid kit on it.
Gu Jiao opened the small kit and used saline solution to clean the wound.
"Let me see what kind of nail it was." She said to the disciple of the Dark Night Gate.
The disciple stepped forward and handed Gu Jiao a blood-stained nail wrapped in a clean handkerchief.
Gu Jiao furrowed her brows, "It really is a rusty nail..."
Looks like he needs a tetanus shot.
Gu Jiao looked inside, there was some, but it wasn’t the immune globulin type for tetanus; it required a skin test.
"Hold on tight." Gu Jiao said to Li Jiangping.
Li Jiangping curiously looked at Gu Jiao’s small kit, muttering, "Okay, okay. By the way, Young Madam, what kind of treatment method is this? I’ve never seen it before."
Gu Jiao replied, "Created by my Teacher, not convenient to disclose."
Li Jiangping smiled and sensibly didn’t ask further, instead saying, "I guess the Young Madam’s teacher is a reclusive expert. The first owner of our Dark Night Island was also such an expert."
"Chang Jing." Xiao Hen called Chang Jing.
Chang Jing understood, telling the disciple of the Dark Night Gate, "You all step out for now, we’ll call you in a bit."
"Yes."
Everyone stepped out.
Only then did Gu Jiao take out the syringe; the skin test made Li Jiangping grimace painfully.
A quarter of an hour later, there were no adverse reactions.
Gu Jiao gave him a tetanus shot in the muscle.
Li Jiangping grimaced again.
Chang Jing said to Li Jiangping, "Uncle Li, you should know the Young Madam’s medical skills, but don’t mention it to outsiders."
Li Jiangping wiped the cold sweat from his forehead from the pain and said, "A man of virtue does not covet what he holds. I understand, don’t worry."
Chang Jing stayed to take care of Li Jiangping, while the little couple returned to the princess residence.
As soon as Gu Jiao sat down, she found a bowl of medicine in front of her.
Princess Xinyang said calmly, "The medicine happened to be ready; please drink this first, I asked the imperial doctor, and this prescription works better before meals."
Gu Jiao sighed softly in her heart.
No prescription will help, after all, little Taotao is so strong.
Xiao Hen looked at the pitch-black medicine, guessing how bitter it was without tasting it. He whispered to Gu Jiao, "Maybe you shouldn’t drink it."
"It’s okay." She drank the medicine in big gulps, almost throwing up, "Today’s medicine is really bitter."
Princess Xinyang asked puzzled, "Bitter? Isn’t it the same as yesterday?"
Xiao Hen couldn’t bear to see his dear wife suffer from the bitter medicine any longer and decided to tell his mother the truth, "Mom, actually we don’t plan to—"
A plate of soft, glistening braised pork knuckles was placed in front of Gu Jiao, looking attractive in color, aroma, and taste.
It contained Gu Jiao’s favorite millet peppers.
But Gu Jiao only took a sniff and then suddenly turned away, retching dryly.