Peerless Physician: The Path of a Foolish Eldest Daughter's Rise to Power

Seeing that Gu Xinyue was a little downcast, Chu Yize didn't want her to be stuck in the grief of her father's disappearance, so he patted her head and said, "I'm planning to go to my fiefdom in the future. Would you like to come with me?"

"Won't I be in danger if I go to your fiefdom? Sigh! I just want to stay alive and enjoy my life with my parents."

"When you arrive in my fiefdom, you will be the most powerful person there. All the people there will support you. I will send people to protect you, so you don't need to be afraid."

"I've been through so much in the past month. I was helped to Black Fox Mountain, fell off a cliff but survived by sheer luck, almost got eaten by tigers and wolves in the Deadly Forest, survived several assassination attempts, and even fell off a cliff with you. After I came back, my personal maid betrayed me and made fun of me, trying to make me a concubine for a playboy. Assassins came to my house to kill me. Can you believe how tragic my life has been? So I just want to live peacefully."

"Gu An's martial arts skills are quite good. There are very few masters who can beat him. Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

"If we don't deal with the people chasing you, they'll kill you even if you're just in your fiefdom."

"I will clean them all up before I go to the fiefdom."

"We need to live well first, and then think about other things."

When she arrived here, Chu Yize was the first person she met. He had risked his life to save her, so she was naturally closer to him than to others.

Chu Yize looked at Gu Xinyue and wished her a happy life.

Back home, Gu Xinyue told Granny Liu that they were preparing to return to the capital and that Granny Liu should start packing now, taking as little stuff as possible.

Looking at Gu Xinyue, Granny Liu's eyes were filled with tears, but her face was beaming with happiness. She wiped away her tears and said in a choked voice, "Miss, we will see Madam soon."

Everyone was overjoyed to hear this; after five years, they were finally able to return to Beijing.

Granny Liu began to plan what she needed to prepare.

The next day, a tragic incident from eight years ago in Su County was uncovered, and the incident became a topic of conversation among the people.

Eight years ago, Zhaixinglou Restaurant in Suxian County was a bustling establishment with a constant stream of customers. The first floor served individual diners, the second floor had private rooms, and the third floor had the spacious and bright "Tianzi" private rooms, which were also used for rest. Wealthy people often went to the "Tianzi" private rooms.

Tang Xianli, the owner of Zhaixinglou, opened a small restaurant in Suxian County when he was young. With his keen business acumen, he expanded his business and, after 10 years of hard work, turned a small restaurant into a well-regarded restaurant in Suxian County.

When life got better, he brought his elderly mother, two younger brothers, and a younger sister to live with him in Su County.

At that time, Du Hai also took a liking to the Star-Picking Tower and asked Tang Xianli to transfer it to him, but Tang Xianli refused.

Tang Xianli's younger brother, Tang Zhili, watched his brother's glamorous life. He had no business of his own, and his brother only provided them with good food and good things. When they were poor, he only wanted to make ends meet, but now that they had enough to eat, he wanted to live a life with money in his pocket.

A spark of jealousy slowly ignited into a raging fire in Tang Zhili's heart. Why couldn't he, as a brother, have as much money to spend as his older brother?

Du Hai's subordinate, Jiao San, approached Tang Zhili and asked him to sign a contract for a two-courtyard house for 200 taels of silver. Tang Zhili had never seen 200 taels of silver in his life, so he agreed on the spot.

Jiao San was efficient and quickly received the money for the courtyard. Tang Zhili moved in with his wife and child.

Tang Xianli discovered that someone had been following him recently, which made him uneasy. After returning home, his housekeeper said he wanted to see his elderly mother. Thinking of his own unease and fearing that someone might harm his son, he asked the housekeeper to take his 6-year-old daughter, Tang Ying, with him.

That night, a fire burned the Tang residence beyond recognition. The once green bricks and tiles, pavilions and towers, and the exquisite and elegant courtyard were now ruins. The county government found 48 charred corpses in the ruins.

Tang Zhili couldn't understand why her house had caught fire. Her mother, sister, brother, and sister-in-law were all gone, as were her young nephews and nieces. All the servants in the house had perished in the fire.

With the help of the manager and staff of Zhaixinglou, Tang Zhili, who was crying his heart out, buried the 48 corpses.

Later, Jiao San found him and asked him to sign the contract. Because he had previously promised that he could not read, he signed the contract as Jiao San asked.

When Jiao San went back to report his mission to Du Hai, he heard voices inside. It turned out that Master Du thought he knew too much and wanted someone to kill him without leaving any trace.

Jiao San quietly retreated, thinking about all the heinous things he had done for Du Hai, and how his master was ultimately going to take his life. The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became.

Then he realized that his family lived alone in the suburbs with no neighbors. He had been worried that neighbors would notice him and expose his bad deeds, but now it seemed that he could save his family's lives.

He ran to the mass grave, found several corpses, cleaned them up, and placed them on his bed, then hid far away. In the middle of the night, several people sneaked into his house, and seeing someone in bed, they set it on fire.

Seeing the burning fire, Jiao San, heartbroken, left Su County with his wife and children.

Before they even reached Su County, Steward Tang and Tang Ying heard that 48 people from the Tang family had perished in a fire. Fearing that someone might recognize the young master, Steward Tang thought long and hard and concluded that only Black Fox Mountain could protect the young master. So he took Tang Ying and headed to Black Fox Mountain for refuge.

These past few days, the brothers in the mountains have been searching for evidence of the Du family's crimes. Tang Ying learned that his family's Zhaixing Tower had become Du Hai's property, but unfortunately, he had no evidence to prove it. He secretly looked at his third uncle, Tang Zhili, but seeing his third uncle's cowardly appearance, he probably knew nothing.

For eight years, Tang Ying and his butler Tang Guang have addressed each other as father and son.

Yesterday, Jiao San found Tang Ying and Tang Guang and told them the truth behind the tragedy from back then. He hoped that Tang Ying would sue Du Hai and that he would be a witness, just so that his wife and children could have a place to stay.

Master Guo took in Jiao San's family and learned many things about Du Hai that were unknown to others. He also learned that the contract Tang Zhili signed was for the transfer of Zhaixing Tower to Du Hai for 1 taels of silver, but unfortunately, he still didn't know about this, and he hadn't seen a single tael of the 1 taels of silver.

After the three manor lords, Shen Quan, Gu An, and others, discussed the matter, Tang Ying filed a lawsuit against Du Hai. The evidence they found and the matters they investigated were reported to the county magistrate by the manor lord, Guo.

Gu Xinyue felt a chill run down her spine when she heard about these things. She was lucky that she hadn't fallen into their hands, otherwise her fate would have been terrible. These people were utterly ruthless and committed all sorts of evil deeds for their own profit.

At the same time, she felt relieved, knowing that the Du family father and son would not be released from prison easily, and that innocent people would no longer be harmed by them.

These past few days, the magistrate of Su County has found three lawyers at the county government office to write petitions for the people free of charge. There weren't many people on the first day, but there were many yesterday. Today is the last day, and Gu Xinyue plans to go to Su County to take a look.

Before Gu Xinyue even arrived at the county government office, she saw the people standing in three long rows, a truly spectacular sight.