"The village head is here!" With a shout, two people ran over from the village, a man in his forties and a boy in his teens!

The village head also saw Jingxue and the other two. Ignoring everyone else, he hurried over to pay his respects!

Ye Musi spoke up, "Get up! Village Chief Yu, what's going on?"

"Reporting to the Fourth Prince, this is what happened. Liu Dazhuang's sister from Yangshu Village is engaged to Ma Engguo from our village, but Miss Liu was bitten on the leg by a wolf while collecting herbs in the mountains a few days ago, and it hasn't healed yet!"

“A few days ago, Liu Dazhuang came by and said he wanted his sister to marry Ma Enguo immediately. The Ma family disagreed, so today they brought the person over!” Yu Lizheng briefly explained the situation.

This is really difficult!

Every man has his own reasons, and every woman has her own reasons!

That's how it was in ancient times. Once you were engaged, you were considered part of the family. If you died before marriage, you would indeed be buried in your husband's family's cemetery.

However, even if the marriage hasn't taken place, the groom's family has the right to break off the engagement.

"So, how do you plan to resolve this?" Unexpectedly, the usually gentle Ye Musi could be quite imposing when he got serious.

"The person has already been delivered to your village. Take it or leave it!" Liu Dazhuang grabbed his wife and started to leave.

Yu Lizheng hurriedly grabbed Liu Dazhuang, "Dazhuang, Dazhuang, let's talk this out. What's the meaning of you leaving like this?"

“We’re really broke. We’ve already spent two taels of silver on this girl’s treatment, but she’s not getting better. If this continues, we’ll all starve!” Liu Dazhuang’s wife said with tears in her eyes.

"Besides, we didn't even spend her dowry. We used it all to find a wife for Erzhuang, and we still have four children to support!"

At this moment, Ma Enguo's parents also came over. "Your family is poor, but whose family is rich? We've spent all our money to marry this deadbeat. In the end, won't we lose both our money and our son? How am I supposed to get married in the future?"

"You think you can just walk away? We'll leave too. It's none of our business if someone dies here and gets eaten by dogs! We didn't take over, so you still have to pay us back!" Ma Enguo's mother said, hands on her hips.

Jingxue walked to the woman's side and placed her hand on her wrist.

It was indeed an infection causing a high fever. It wasn't an incurable disease, but if the fever continued like this, the lungs would become inflamed, which was very dangerous!

While the two sides were still locked in a stalemate, Runyue and Xiaoman were watching with great interest!

Jingxue stood up, walked forward, and said, "Even if the person is cured, you won't want either of them?"

Both families were taken aback. Qin Jing introduced, "This is the Princess Consort of War!"

Everyone bowed.

Liu Dazhuang's wife said, "How much money would it cost to cure her? We don't even have enough food to eat! Where would we get the money to treat her? If it weren't for her ability to gather herbs, I would have already...!"

Liu Dazhuang tugged at his wife's sleeve, but she slapped his hand away.

Ma Engguo's mother rolled her eyes. "Hmph! You think you're so smart? I don't care. Fine, we don't want it anymore. Break off the engagement and give us back our money!"

"I have no money, but I have a dead man to give me!"

"you……"

Seeing that the two families were about to start arguing again, Jingxue raised a hand and said, "Stop!"

“One of you wants money, and the other has connections but no money. Here’s the deal: I’ll pay five taels of silver to buy this girl, and then you return the silver to the Ma family, annul the engagement, and from then on, this girl will have nothing to do with either of your families. Is that alright?”

"Huh?" Both families were momentarily stunned. It was Ma Enguo's mother who reacted quickly, "Our family agrees, thank you, Your Highness!"

Liu Dazhuang and his wife also whispered among themselves. After a moment, Liu Dazhuang's wife said, "Let's give us the two taels of silver she paid for her medical treatment! The Ma family still has five taels of silver. We can't afford to give away two taels!"

People around her began to criticize the woman.

Seeing that Jingxue didn't say anything, Liu Dazhuang's wife thought she would agree! She even glared at the person who had spoken to her.

"Didn't you spend the money for this girl to gather herbs? Since you're so greedy, you should go to the yamen!" Ye Musi said, glancing at Jing Xue.

Immediately, voices of agreement arose from the crowd.

“You are all noble people, so rich, why would you care about this little bit of money? I…” Liu Dazhuang covered his wife’s mouth.

Jingxue was too lazy to argue with them. "If you agree, go with the village head to complete the relevant procedures, and from now on you will have nothing to do with this girl!"

“Agreed!” The Ma couple nodded.

“We agree too!” Liu Dazhuang pulled his wife behind him.

Jingxue turned to Xiaoman and said, "Give the village head five taels of silver!"

"Fourth Prince, please have your men help carry this person up!"

Yemus waved to his attendants, and four people came over!

Just then, Xiaoman ran back and put the silver into Jingxue's hand.

"Local Manager Yu, please complete the relevant contracts and deliver them to our village. Thank you!"

"Oh dear! Your Highness, you flatter me! Just wait and see! I will do my best!" Yu Lizheng accepted the silver.

Jingxue nodded and returned to the carriage.

"Miss, can that girl be cured?" Runyue was quite well-behaved today, only asking after getting into the car.

“If our young lady says she can cure it, then she definitely can! Our young lady is saving a life, which is better than building a seven-story pagoda!” Xiaoman said.

Jingxue was amused by Xiaoman's words. She hadn't thought that far ahead. As a doctor, she couldn't just stand by and watch someone die. That was all!

Outside the carriage, Qin Jing mounted his horse and exclaimed, "This cousin-in-law is truly beautiful inside and out!"

"Hmm! Your kicks are pretty quick!" Ye Musi laughed.

"Fourth brother, what do you plan to do if your cousin's wife doesn't save her?" Qin Jing asked, glancing at Ye Musi.

"What can I do? It's similar to what my third sister-in-law suggested: if she recovers, give her some money and let her leave; if she doesn't, buy her a coffin. But men and women shouldn't touch each other, and we're both men, so it's inconvenient!"

Qin Jing nodded, "Yes! It's inconvenient, but that little bit of money is no problem!"

“Third Sister-in-law knows medicine, so she’s probably confident she can cure him! Otherwise, she wouldn’t have taken action!” Ye Musi said.

They soon arrived at the village at the west end, and Jingxue was the last to get off the carriage.

Upon entering the courtyard, they saw a man and a woman tidying up cabbages. Xiaoman stepped forward and said, "Are you Uncle Li and Aunt Li? This is our young lady."

The two men immediately stopped what they were doing, came over and knelt down. "This servant is Li Quan, paying respects to the young lady!"

Jingxue glanced at the courtyard. "Please get up. Uncle Li, find me a clean house!"

"Yes, Miss, this way please!" Li Quan stood up, bowed, and gestured for them to proceed.

Several attendants carried the stretcher into the house. Jingxue turned around and said, "Young Master Qin, Fourth Prince, I need to treat that woman's injuries. I don't have time to entertain you now. I'll invite you over for dinner tonight!"

"You're too kind, Third Sister-in-law. Our estate is right next door. Thank you for the invitation, Third Sister-in-law. We'll come over again tonight!"

Qin Ye and his companion cupped their hands in greeting, then left with their entourage!

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