Chapter 1755 - 1741:
"Lord Minister, do you think what I said is right?" Feng Luo, arms crossed over her chest, walked arrogantly up to him, "Someone who isn’t worried about being cuckolded has no right to criticize others’ diligent efforts."
Her street medical services were genuinely charitable acts, although she also harbored intentions of interacting with more patients and improving her medical skills, but she did it openly! Unlike him, who for his own interests, let himself be cuckolded!
Lord Minister stood there with a slight stoop, remaining silent and not daring to speak any further.
The colleagues around him quietly edged a few steps away. Any discerning person could see that Lord Minister intended to suck up to the Prince given the opportunity, but ended up stepping in dog shit. They didn’t want to catch his bad luck.
"Enough!" Prince He Shuo knew that wherever Feng Luo was, peace would not prevail, "You claim your medical skills are excellent, you have to do something to prove yourself; otherwise, if everyone, like you, claims to have superior medical skills and requests to be a military doctor, wouldn’t that create chaos?"
Feng Luo tilted her head and thought for a moment. She felt that what Prince He Shuo said made some sense, although it was to get her to prove herself, she found that it would shut up those like Lord Minister who had issues with her!
She nodded lightly, "Your Highness, then how do you suggest I prove myself?"
Prince He Shuo glanced around, and the surrounding officials all took a step back, as if fearing to be called upon.
"How about this, you randomly pick someone from this crowd, examine them, see what’s wrong, and then I’ll have an Imperial Physician verify it, how about that?"
Feng Luo nodded in agreement, "OK! Deal!"
"OK? What’s OK?"
Feng Luo suddenly blurted out an English phrase, leaving Prince He Shuo puzzled, looking at her in confusion. He had long heard that Feng Luo often spoke shockingly, even saying things that others didn’t understand. It seemed the rumors might be true.
Feng Luo subconsciously pressed her lips together, realizing with a start that she’d gotten carried away and spoken English.
She glanced towards the direction where Ye Liang was, but it was quite a distance, she shouldn’t have heard.
Ye Liang might not have heard, but Ru Xue did. She looked at Feng Luo in surprise, her eyes with a hint of appraisal.
This girl didn’t look very old, just fifteen or sixteen. From the moment she appeared, she had been disrespecting the Prince, even confronting him at every turn, yet the Prince never got angry. Normally, the Prince would have torn anyone like her to pieces long ago, but today he remained calm, which was quite odd.
Ru Xue, being a woman, often had a keen sixth sense. She always felt there was a mysterious emotion between the Prince and Feng Luo.
For women, it’s normal to vie for favor and feel jealous. Ru Xue was presently basking in the Prince’s affection, knowing that these favors were achieved through her cunning and Bewitching Technique, the Prince’s heart never truly had her. Now, a beggar girl appeared and earned his special attention, which made her somewhat indignant.
"Your Highness, it’s such an important occasion, doing such trivial things is wasting everyone’s time."
Ru Xue stepped forward, affectionately hooking the Prince’s arm, speaking in a coquettish voice, "Besides, look at the time; soon, you’ll have to go to the palace to meet the Emperor."
Prince He Shuo did not hear the resentment in Ru Xue’s words. He casually waved and smiled, "No worries, meeting the Emperor is to report today’s recruitment scene, there’s no hurry after we’re done here."
He glanced at the enlistment queue again, "Look over there, there are still many people in line for registration; it’s not too late to go to the palace after they bring the list over."
Ru Xue’s face momentarily darkened but quickly returned to normal. The Prince rejected her request, so she wisely stepped back and said no more.
Her complex emotions flickered and disappeared, unnoticed by anyone.
"Feng Luo, if you truly are as good as you claim, I’ll agree to let you join the military as a doctor."
Luo Qi heard Prince He Shuo’s words and quickly stepped forward to beg, "Your Highness, Feng Luo is still young, she speaks without thinking, how could her mediocre skills suffice for the position of a military doctor."
After speaking, he gave Luo Jiu a sidelong glance, signaling him to quickly say something as well, but Luo Jiu seemed preoccupied, standing still without moving.
Luo Qi silently sighed; this Old Nine, truly unreliable at critical moments!
Feng Luo was a little frustrated looking at Luo Qi, "Father, how can you be so dismissive of me! I’m your daughter! Shouldn’t you be on the same side as me right now?"
On the same side, my ass!
If not for so many people present, Luo Qi would have cursed out loud!
"You want to join the military! Dream on! Even if the Prince agreed, your Uncle Nine and I wouldn’t!"
Luo Qi was thoroughly angry now, glaring at Feng Luo, he reprimanded sternly, "Usually, your antics we could overlook, but do you know what this occasion is? The military camp is a place to protect the country, not somewhere for kids to fool around!"
Feng Luo, yelled at by Luo Qi, was also fuming, glaring back at him, hands on her hips, "I know what you’re thinking! You think I want to join the military to avenge the Beggar Sect Disciples! You fear I’ll breach military discipline and lose my life!"
Luo Qi was taken aback, his face darkened even more, "Isn’t that so?"
Indeed, Feng Luo’s original intention to join the military was to cause trouble! Even if she wasn’t selected, she intended to stir things up on-site!
Chu Ge saw the two of them about to argue publicly and cleared his throat, walking to Luo Qi’s side and patting his shoulder, "Boss Luo, you might really be misunderstanding Miss Feng Luo."
"I’m misunderstanding her?" Luo Qi was puzzled.
"Although Miss Feng Luo is quite rebellious, she has strong medical ethics. She won’t abandon her initial intentions in medicine just because others are bullying her."
As Chu Ge spoke, he glanced at Feng Luo, noticing her eyes glistening with a hint of tears.
Luo Qi fell silent, standing there without a word.
Luo Jiu stepped forward at the right moment and said to Luo Qi, "Brother, Feng Luo is not a three-year-old child anymore, why not let her try?"
Luo Qi suspiciously looked at Luo Jiu, "Why are you also..."
"Brother, I know what you’re worried about, you worry about Feng Luo’s safety, fear she’ll breach military discipline and be punished, but I trust Feng Luo, she’s no longer that reckless little girl."