Saving Lives

"Are you telling the truth?" The Duchess tightly held Gu Shiyan's wrist and asked, her husband had died in battle, her son's life and death were unknown, and now her daughter-in-law and the child in her womb were hanging by a thread.

"Rou'er, don't listen to her. She's just a young girl in her teens. What does she know?" However, Dowager didn't believe Gu Shiyan. She looked at her sternly and said, "Which family do you belong to? Spouting nonsense here. Someone, throw her out."

Gu Shiyan stood tall, even though her body was covered in blood. She remained composed and said, "If you don't believe me, I'll leave now. But remember, one corpse and three lives. Don't regret it later."

With that, she turned and walked away.

Asking her to save a life and then kneel and beg? Dream on!

"Grandmother, Mother, I believe her. Let her give it a try! We don't have any other options at the moment anyway." Xiao Xun'er hurriedly stepped forward, grabbing Dowager's hand, and pleading with her.

"Nonsense! This is the birthing chamber. Who allowed you to come in? Someone, send Second Miss back to her room." Dowager pushed Xiao Xun'er away.

"Mother, let her give it a try! In case she really can save Yin'er and the child's lives!" The Duchess disregarded etiquette and grabbed Gu Shiyan, not letting her leave.

The imperial physician was at a loss, did they have any other choice?

Dowager clenched her teeth.

"Ah..." At that moment, Madam Song, who was barely clinging to life, suddenly opened her eyes with a deep determination. "Let her come. Regardless of the outcome, none of you can blame her. If not for her, both the child in my womb and I would have died on the way back."

Dowager looked deeply at Madam Song and solemnly bowed to Gu Shiyan. "I entrust Yin'er and the child in her womb to you.

Gu Shiyan had been waiting for this moment. She walked forward confidently. "Fetch a set of golden needles immediately."

Once the golden needles were brought, Gu Shiyan immediately cleared the room.

The few needles she had used on Madam Song in the carriage were enough to sustain her until now.

Only she and Madam Song remained in the room.

She gave Madam Song a firm and powerful gaze. "Rest assured, I will ensure the safety of you and your child."

In her previous life, Gu Qingning had indeed become the disciple of the Great Elder from the Divine Physician Valley, only the one that the Great Elder had actually wanted to accept was Gu Shiyan. If she hadn't begged desperately, he would never have taken Gu Qingning as his disciple. Through twists of fate, she became the closed-door disciple of the Valley Master of the Divine Physician Valley.

Everyone praised the Gu family for producing a divine physician.

Little did they know that Gu Qingning was nothing more than a swindler. If it weren't for her secretly intervening, the number of people he had harmed might have encircled the ancestral residence.

Madam Song tightly grasped Gu Shiyan's hand.

Gu Shiyan held the golden needle and skillfully inserted it like flowing water.

After about a quarter of an hour...

"Wah..." The cry of a baby resounded.

"She's born, she's born. This is wonderful!" Dowager and the Duchess couldn't help but shed tears of joy.

Xiao Xun'er also cried tears of happiness.

"Wah wah..." After a moment, another baby's cry followed.

Madam Song was exhausted and fainted. Her bleeding had stopped, but she was weak and frail.

Gu Shiyan took a deep breath and carefully wrapped the babies. Looking at their small figures, her eyes turned bloodshot, bursting with a destructive hatred.

If not for Ji Beichen, Gu Yunshang, her child would have been cuddling beside his mother, growing up bit by bit.

It was pitiful that her child had never opened his eyes to see his mother.

She covered her chest, gasping heavily, and slowly closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, a cold smile appeared on her lips.

Only blood could wash away their sins...

After a moment, she pushed the door open to share the good news, "Congratulations, Dowager, Duchess, and Miss, the little heir, as well as the little miss, are safe and sound."

The Dowager was about to kneel down to her, "You not only saved them, but also our entire Xiao family. Please accept this bow from an old woman."

The Duchess and Xiao Xun'er were also about to kneel down.

"Dowager, please rise quickly." Gu Shiyan bent down and helped the Dowager up. It was only then that she introduced herself and revealed the incident of the collision. "Dowager, Duchess, you are wise people. How could the horses suddenly go mad? Someone must have had ill intentions, either wanting to harm the Duchess or to use you to get rid of me."

"Rest assured, I will thoroughly investigate this matter," the Dowager gritted her teeth and said. They were trying to exterminate their Xiao family. No matter who it was, she would find out.

Gu Shiyan's eyes flickered.

Who could it be?

Gu Yunshang's reach wasn't this far.

She had a feeling that there was a hidden hand behind this.

"I have one more request, regarding my medical skills. Dowager, Duchess, please keep it a secret for me," Gu Shiyan said, curtsying gracefully.

If she revealed her trump card too early, it wouldn't be as fun.

The Dowager and Duchess nodded solemnly.

Xiao Xun'er also promised her, patting her chest.

...

When Gu Shiyan left the Duke Residence, she had a land deed in her pocket. It was not a gift from the Dowager or the Duchess. It was a dilapidated house in the eastern part of the city that she had asked the Duchess to buy on her behalf.

Today, she had come for this purpose.

As she descended the stairs, she glanced back at the Duke Residence.

Soon, Xiao Yu would return, and he would soar to great heights.

And she had saved Madam Song and her children. This was a tremendous favor!

When Gu Shiyan returned to the Gu Residence, it was already dark.

"Fifth Miss, you finally came back. The Master and Madam have been waiting in the main hall for a long time. Please come with me!" As soon as she stepped into the Gu family, Steward Mo hurriedly came to greet her.

Gu Shiyan glanced at him with half-lidded eyes.

He was a cousin of Madam Wei and looked nothing alike compared with the old and ugly stewards in other residences. On the contrary, he was handsome and had a touch of refinement.

As soon as she entered the front courtyard, Gu Shiyan saw from afar that Gu Jingwen, Madam Wei, Gu Yunshang, and the three Gu brothers were all present. They had dark expressions, as if it was a trial by the three halls.

Before she could even speak after entering, they didn't wait for her.

Gu Jingwen grabbed a teacup and smashed it toward her, "You rebellious girl! It was all because of you that you collided with the Duke Residence's carriage, causing the death of one and injuring three. Kneel down!"