A peasant girl travels through time with a hospital, rising to become an empress.

Nie Qianqian's eyes stung unbearably, and a tear rolled down her cheek, landing on the back of her hand, burning hot.

Her heart clenched; this was the first time she had seen Liu Yan's injuries since she had transmigrated.

Fortunately, she had a medical space, so these injuries were no problem for her. She was determined to remove all the scars on Liu Yan's body.

The villagers who were watching were also surprised to see Liu Yan in such a state. They knew that Nie Erzhuang would beat his wife and children from time to time, but they did not expect him to be so ruthless.

They were all from the same village, and at this moment, they no longer had the mentality of just watching the drama unfold. They began to stand up for Liu Yan, and some of the bolder aunties directly criticized Nie Erzhuang from behind the hall.

"Nie Erzhuang, what kind of man are you? How could you beat your wife like this?"

"This is outrageous, Your Honor! This must be resolved with a divorce!"

Some rough men cursed in a gruff voice, "I despise people like you. You have so much strength, why don't you use it to work harder to support your family? What kind of skill is it to beat your own wife?"

"Yes, yes."

"I never expected Nie Erzhuang to be so ruthless. He even calls himself a scholar. Bah!"

Immediately, the crowd was outraged, and the courtroom was filled with noise and commotion.

Nie Erzhuang never expected that his timid and cowardly wife would dare to roll up her sleeves and trousers in court and directly challenge him. He also never expected that the crowd would be so emotional.

His mother kept telling him that he couldn't let his wife go without beating her, because a wife who couldn't give birth to a son was guilty of a sin.

Tang Jincheng raised the gavel high and slammed it hard onto the table with a loud bang. He was so angry that his right hand went numb after he slammed it down.

Tang Jincheng shouted, "Nie Erzhuang, what else do you have to say for yourself?"

Nie Erzhuang was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground with a thud. At this point, he had no way to defend himself.

He buried his head deeply between his arms, trying to block out the insults directed at him.

Tang Jincheng shouted, "Guards, prepare the divorce papers. I want to personally watch the two of them sign the divorce papers."

Before long, the clerk had drafted the divorce papers, and after Tang Jincheng had reviewed them, he prepared pen, ink, and inkpad, and first handed them to Nie Erzhuang for signature and fingerprint.

Nie Erzhuang couldn't write his own name, so he dipped his finger in ink and pressed his fingerprint on it, not daring to lift his head the whole time.

Then, the clerk handed the divorce papers to Liu Yan and the others. After Gu Xiao confirmed the contents, he nodded to Liu Yan.

Liu Yan was illiterate, yet she held the divorce papers and read them word by word from beginning to end, as if trying to engrave every word into her mind.

Tang Jincheng's voice was gentle, "Liu Yan, once you press your fingerprint, the divorce agreement will take effect immediately, and you will be free. You will not have to endure any humiliation."

Liu Yan pursed her lips tightly, her trembling hands betraying her nervousness. She reached out to press the inkpad, but stopped halfway through.

With a sudden surge of determination, she put her finger in her mouth and, ignoring the pain, bit it hard, instantly turning it bloody.

She pressed her blood-stained fingers firmly onto the divorce papers. After she finished, looking at the divorce papers with her bloody handprint on them, she felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

Tang Jincheng glanced at Liu Yan a few more times as he watched this scene. This woman was bound by the traditional virtues of womanhood and had always endured humiliation in silence. But today, she ended this marriage in such a resolute way and started over with courage, which was truly commendable.

Someone in the crowd started clapping, and one after another, the applause grew louder and louder. It was an encouragement to Liu Yan and a congratulation for her new lease on life.

Tang Jincheng delivered the final verdict, the divorce took effect, and it was filed with the government, finally bringing this farce to an end.

There were further lawsuits filed, and after Nie Qianqian and the others knelt before the county magistrate, they left the courtroom.

As Liu Yan left the county government office, she looked up at the somewhat dazzling sunlight and felt that the sunlight today was exceptionally bright and warm.

Old Mrs. Nie suffered a great loss today. She and Nie Erzhuang walked out with grim faces and heavy steps.

Nie Qianqian walked up to Old Madam Nie and warned her, word by word, "The divorce papers have been signed. From now on, we are no longer a family. We'll go our separate ways. If you dare to come to the old house to cause trouble or bully my mother and Tuantuan, don't blame me for not showing any mercy. It won't be as simple as just cutting someone." After saying that, she waved her sleeve in front of the two of them.

The voice was icy cold, like ice shattering and jade breaking, causing the two of them to shiver involuntarily.

Nie Erzhuang's back wound throbbed again. He had no doubt about what Nie Qianqian had said. His daughter had completely changed, becoming someone who made him somewhat afraid.

The villagers who had been watching not far away had not yet dispersed. Old Mrs. Nie, wary of the relationship between Nie Qianqian and the county magistrate, stopped her verbal sparring, gave a cold snort, and pulled Nie Erzhuang away.

A cold smile appeared on Nie Qianqian's lips as she casually flicked her fingers.

Just now, when she waved her sleeves, she sprinkled the family's unique poison, the Inflicting Itch, onto the two of them.

This powder causes the poisoned person to experience intense itching all over their body. Initially, the itching is not severe, but over time it becomes unbearably itchy, and the entire body is covered with small red spots. If the person cannot resist scratching, these small red spots will bleed and slowly turn into pustules. The more they scratch, the more numerous and itchy they become, until the entire body becomes ulcerated.

Old Mrs. Nie and Nie Erzhuang did such a thing to Liu Yan and Nie Qianqian; killing them with a single blow would be too lenient for them.

Nie Qianqian wanted them to endure this torment every day, day after day, month after month, year after year, until they couldn't take it anymore and wanted to end their lives.

She turned around and put on a smiling face, beaming at Liu Yan and Gu Xiao, "Mother, husband, let's go to the restaurant for a big meal to celebrate."

Upon hearing that they were going to a restaurant, Liu Yan's face showed reluctance. "Qianqian, going to a restaurant must cost a lot of money."

Nie Qianqian placed her hands on Gu Xiao and Liu Yan's shoulders respectively, pulled them closer, and whispered, "Mother, the Ganoderma lucidum we dug up on the mountain sold for eighty taels of silver."

"Ah?" Liu Yan couldn't help but exclaim, then quickly covered her mouth with her hand, afraid that others would hear.

Good heavens, so much money!

Gu Xiao seemed completely unmoved by the huge sum of eighty taels of silver, his face expressionless. His eyes, however, couldn't help but linger on Nie Qianqian's face, where a faint jasmine scent wafted to his nose.

Gazing at that fair, delicate face so close to his, his ears involuntarily turned red, and his heart raced.

Gu Xiao voluntarily pulled away from Nie Qianqian's arm, his expression somewhat unnatural.

Nie Qianqian noticed her husband's unusual behavior, and when she glimpsed his red ears, she couldn't help but chuckle.

Were people in ancient times so conservative? She only put her arm around his shoulder, and they had already been intimate. Her husband is too innocent.

Nie Qianqian was already in a good mood, and now she felt like teasing someone. Her eyes sparkled as she asked, "Husband, tell me, shall we go to the restaurant?"

Gu Xiao felt that Qianqian's tone was unusually gentle when she called him "husband" today, making him dizzy. His ears turned even redder. He didn't look directly at Nie Qianqian and pretended to be calm. "Of course I'll go."