Chapter 1339: Chapter 1339

Chapter 1339: Chapter 1339: Pedantic

Gu Youyou was in the Imperial Palace checking the Empress Dowager’s pulse, then let Searcy administer an injection.

After taking medicine for a day, the Empress Dowager said to Gu Youyou, “I feel my throat isn’t as sore anymore.”

Gu Youyou smiled and replied, “The medicine is working. Keep it up for a few more days, and you’ll recover.” ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel⁂fire.net

Searcy picked up where she left off, “These medicines are incredibly difficult to produce. If we made them ourselves, it’d be too time-consuming, so we’ve been purchasing them from Zhuzhao Country.”

The Empress Dowager immediately frowned and said, “Our Witch Doctors are so skilled; why do we still need to buy medicines from Zhuzhao Country? The doctors from Zhuzhao are all frauds—how can their medicines cure illnesses?”

Gu Youyou could take her time reasoning with the Empress Dowager, but Searcy didn’t have the same patience. She retorted, “Without their medicines, your illness wouldn’t get better. Look at those previous Witch Doctors—they almost worked you to death without curing you!”

“That’s because they were incompetent. Didn’t you manage to cure me?”

“We were only able to cure you thanks to Zhuzhao Country’s medicines. Empress Dowager, seriously, you’re being too stubborn! What does it matter where the medicine comes from? What matters is that it cures your illness and saves your life, don’t you agree?”

The Empress Dowager’s face darkened. She seemed to want to say something but couldn’t find the right words.

It wasn’t as if she wanted to die, right? If it were just a minor ailment, she could easily throw a tantrum and refuse treatment, but this illness affected her heart and lungs. If she refused their treatment and returned to those former Witch Doctors, wouldn’t that truly be courting death?

The Fifteenth Prince stood behind the Empress Dowager and, seeing her distress, softly counseled, “Mother, let’s focus on recovering first. Don’t worry about other things for now.”

“Alright.” The Empress Dowager glanced at Gu Youyou and then at Searcy. She felt Gu Youyou was quite a good Witch Doctor—competent at treating illnesses, gentle in temperament, and as meticulous with her patients as an adult caring for a child.

But that Searcy Witch Doctor was infuriating. If not for giving some face to her youngest son, she would’ve had someone come in and slap her a few times.

A Witch Doctor daring to lecture her—she was acting as though she were a Great Shaman!

Gu Youyou had finished her tasks and explained everything in detail. She tucked the Empress Dowager in with a thin blanket and spoke warmly, “Empress Dowager, please remember my dietary restrictions—don’t touch even a bit of the foods you shouldn’t eat. If you keep your mouth in check, you can avoid taking unnecessary medicine. Given your age, you need to pay even closer attention to these details than the average patient.

I won’t be coming tomorrow. Searcy will visit to administer another injection. Remember everything I’ve said. I’ll come back to check on you the day after tomorrow.”

As a modern doctor with professional ethics, Gu Youyou’s signature smile seemed innate. Her smile carried a natural warmth, making every patient feel comforted regardless of the circumstances.

Even when they had to swallow bitter medicine, they would comply, unable to bring themselves to refuse such a dedicated Witch Doctor.

The Empress Dowager nodded hastily, thinking, “Whatever she says goes.”

Gu Youyou nodded with satisfaction and said, “Then we’ll take our leave now. Empress Dowager, take care of yourself and be sure to get plenty of rest.”

“Alright, alright. Fifteenth, quickly help see them off for me.”

It wasn’t until Gu Youyou and Searcy had walked far away that the Empress Dowager suddenly sat up in bed with a start and exclaimed, “Wait a moment, who’s coming to treat me tomorrow? Is it that Searcy Witch Doctor?”

The Palace Attendants replied, “Yes, the Witch Doctor with the surname Gu just said so. She won’t come tomorrow but will return the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow it’ll be that Searcy Witch Doctor giving you the injection.”