The military doctors have average medical skills. Soldiers who are injured often bleed a lot. It’s enough if they can treat external wounds, and their methods are rough, prioritizing speed.

After all, once a battle starts, casualties are countless. A slight delay could mean many soldiers dying because they didn’t receive treatment in time.

After Su Jin arrived at the camp, she and Qin Hanhan trained a group of military doctors, greatly reducing the mortality among soldiers.

These military doctors can only treat simple external wounds. They can’t handle Xie Jingchuan’s internal injuries or poisoning, so naturally, they’re at a loss when it comes to his coma.

Of course, waking someone from a coma isn’t that hard. But Xie Jingchuan is of noble status, especially after Xie Jingchen’s accident. With Princess Consort Zhenbei, who has superior medical skills, in the army, they go through the motions. They’re certain if they can treat, and if not, they claim they can’t.

With others, Su Jin is meticulous and serious, but with Xie Jingchuan, who almost cost her life, she can’t be sincere.

She thinks just pricking someone awake isn’t rough enough.

The prince was standing by, watching. When he saw black blood flowing from Xie Jingchuan’s fingertips, his eyes narrowed.

This is... poisoning?!

Xie Jingchuan gradually regained consciousness, and the prince asked him, "How did you get poisoned?"

Xie Jingchuan, feebly, said, "It’s... It’s the Nanliang, the Heir of Marquis Changning of Nanliang..."

Some generals were already cursing Nanliang.

Paying a ransom for General Shi, yet they were still fooled into poisoning the second young master of Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

Commandery Prince NanAn and others felt that Dong Chenglang truly understood them, always doing things that pleased them.

Su Jin glanced at Xie Jingchuan, realizing she had underestimated him before.

If Xie Jingchen hadn’t returned to ask her for poison, she might really have believed Xie Jingchuan’s words.

It was the Heir of Marquis Changning who sent Xie Jingchen to get the poison. If Xie Jingchuan’s poisoning was really his doing, there wouldn’t be so much fuss.

Dong Chenglang willingly offered 5,000 taels to ransom Xie Jingchen, showing he trusted him and wouldn’t conduct such trials.

Lying right under her nose, indeed.

While Xie Jingchen stirred discord between General Shi and Duke Huguo in Nanliang military camp, he, on the other hand, assisted Duke Nanliang, attempting to use his life to enrage the prince and Marquis Dongxiang, planning for the prince to eliminate General Shi on the battlefield?

Looking at the poisoned blood in the teacup, Su Jin’s eyes flickered slightly.

The poison in Xie Jingchuan is as difficult as it is simple, depending entirely on who treats him.

The military doctors can’t treat it, but with Su Jin’s medicine, the poison is resolved.

After taking the antidote pills, Su Jin stood up.

Xie Jingchuan wanted to get up to express gratitude, but as he moved, the pain from his injuries made him gasp.

Chu Shun quickly supported him.

The sudden act left Commandery Prince NanAn and the Heir of Marquis Beining dumbfounded.

Until—

They saw a black gu worm quickly crawl into Xie Jingchuan’s clothes.

The few of them shivered involuntarily.

Upon leaving the tent, Commandery Prince NanAn, the Heir of Marquis Beining, and the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo Mansion deliberately avoided Chu Shun.

Chu Shun could clearly feel his brothers avoiding him.

Chu Shun walked over and said, "Did you guys take the wrong medicine?"

"No wrong medicine, just afraid you might use gu on us," said Commandery Prince NanAn.

"..."

Chu Shun thought there was something else, but it turned out to be this. He raised an eyebrow and leisurely said, "Haven’t you ever suspected that I might have already used gu on you all?"

Commandery Prince NanAn, "...!!!"

The Heir of Marquis Beining, "...!!!"

The Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo Mansion, "...!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Shun’s arm and neck were grabbed tightly by the three of them.

The Heir of Marquis Beining searched him and found nothing but a small bamboo tube.

The bamboo tube was empty.

Chu Shun said, "Quick, let me go."

"Did you do anything to us?" Commandery Prince NanAn asked worriedly.

They knew their brother too well.

Judging others by oneself, one would think.

If he knew how to play with gu, he would surely test it on his brothers.

This was why they kept a respectful distance once they discovered Chu Shun knew how to play with gu.

Chu Shun almost couldn’t breathe, "No, no..."

The Heir of Marquis Beining exchanged a glance with the others and released their grip.

Combined, the three of them could definitely beat Chu Shun until even his father wouldn’t recognize him, so there’s no need to fear him.

But with gu worms involved, it’s a different story.

Those who play with poison or gu are not to be trifled with.

Chu Shun coughed and gasped for air.

Commandery Prince NanAn and the others directly carried Chu Shun back to the tent.

Chu Shun, "..."

He coughed as he was carried away.

The soldiers in the military camp all envied Commandery Prince NanAn and the others’ brotherly bond.

For such a minor cough, they seemed so anxious, so much so that it was almost exaggerated. It was truly enviable. Some real brothers might not even have such deep affection.

Back in the camp, Chu Shun was tossed onto a small bed, with Commandery Prince NanAn and the Heir of Marquis Beining each occupying a side with their legs.

The Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo Mansion blocked the front.

Chu Shun, "..."

"Swear you haven’t used gu on us!" the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo Mansion said.

"I swear," Chu Shun said, feeling weary.

Why do they all like making him swear?

Qin Hanhan did.

They do, too.

Sigh.

Chu Shun wanted to learn about gu. Qin Hanhan made him swear not to use them recklessly on people before teaching him, and he even made him swear again for assurance.

"Swear that you won’t use gu on us in the future too," Commandery Prince NanAn said.

Chu Shun raised his hand and swore.

Once he had sworn, Commandery Prince NanAn and the others withdrew their feet and said, "Why are you also playing with gu?"

"Teach us how to play with gu," the Heir of Marquis Beining said.

"..."

Can this really be taught?

If he truly taught them, Daqi might become rampant with gu worms, turning into another Southern Border.

Chu Shun sighed and said, "I didn’t want to learn either, but I often saw gu worms crawling by my bedside. I was scared."

"Hanhan told me that my fear was because I didn’t understand them."

"I learned so that I wouldn’t be afraid of them."

Commandery Prince NanAn and the others didn’t change their minds.

Chu Shun looked at Commandery Prince NanAn and asked, "Do you remember your son’s name?"

Commandery Prince NanAn, "..."

Commandery Prince NanAn paused for a moment.

Oh, no!

What was his son’s name again?

"Duo’er," Commandery Prince NanAn said.

"What about his full name?" Chu Shun asked.

"..."

Chu Shun just watched Commandery Prince NanAn, and Commandery Prince NanAn’s eyes widened, "Don’t change the subject!"

Chu Shun rolled his eyes at him, "If you can’t even remember your son’s name, how do you plan to raise gu worms?"

Commandery Prince NanAn, "..."

Given their temperament, they couldn’t handle such delicate work like raising gu worms.

His gu worms were all fed by Qin Hanhan; otherwise, who knows how many times they’d have died.

Commandery Prince NanAn lost his face and didn’t bring up raising gu worms again.

The Heir of Marquis Beining feared that Chu Shun would ask what his daughter’s name was, so he didn’t bring it up.

Only the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo Mansion was left. If his brothers had given up, what was he still struggling for?

What’s more, if his brothers knew, didn’t that mean they all knew?

"You should learn to play with gu properly, don’t be so crude that people can see through it at one glance, making us lose face," the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo Mansion said.

Chu Shun, "..."