Chapter 165: 114 Rural Examination (Two Updates Combined)_2

Wuyang's eyes widened. "How could this happen? Leprosy is highly contagious; if you've been in contact with it, you too would be sent to Mafeng Mountain! Could it be..."

Prince An absent-mindedly smirked, "Correct, to avoid being sent to Mafeng Mountain, they must shelter and cure the Empress Dowager. To avoid suspicion, they pretended she was the aunt-in-law of Miss Gu's husband and came to join them."

Wuyang had an epiphany, "Yes, Miss Gu's husband is a foreigner, so naturally his aunt would be too. No one would suspect them!"

Prince An casually played with a vibrant begonia flower in front of him, "What intrigues me is, how did Miss Gu cure the Empress Dowager's leprosy?"

Lord Gu said she was just a little medicine girl. It seems he still didn't understand his own biological daughter.

Wuyang suddenly turned his gaze to Prince An, "My Lord, if she can cure leprosy, then is it possible…"