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

Most of the people were one family. Many were wiping away tears, some were still angry, some were still worried, and some were excited.

They have suffered injustice for many years, and with so many people filing lawsuits today, they believe that the evil deeds of the Du family father and son will eventually be exposed to the public, and they will deserve their punishment.

Each lawyer had a crowd of onlookers in front of them. When they reached the first lawyer, they saw a middle-aged couple, their clothes faded from washing, talking:

Four years ago, her daughter was bullied by thugs, and Du Hai saved her. Then, her daughter entered Du Hai's residence as his concubine and has not returned home since. He asked around and found out that Du Hai had ordered her to be beaten to death. Her daughter was a free person.

After the lawyer finished writing the complaint, the couple thanked him and left.

An elderly woman with white hair and a cane is telling her story:

A few years ago, her husband fell seriously ill. Unable to afford treatment, he borrowed 20 taels of silver from Du Hai. Unfortunately, he passed away before his illness was cured.

The old woman wanted to earn more money with her son to repay Du Hai for lending her money, but unfortunately Du Hai had his eye on her ten acres of fertile land. The 20 taels of silver didn't need to be repaid; the land would belong to Du Hai.

She and her son worked for others to make a living. One day, Du Hai's men found the old woman's son to be a long-term laborer and manage the ten acres of fertile land. Her son refused and they broke his leg.

Just as Gu Xinyue was about to leave, she saw Shi Jin and two officials also watching. They listened attentively to the people's stories, their expressions serious.

When Shi Jin saw them coming over to greet him, he asked Gu Xinyue to give his wife another check-up, and Gu Xinyue readily agreed.

Madam Shi lived in the backyard of the county government office.

Upon entering the room, Gu Xinyue saw Madam Shi exercising slowly.

When Madam Shi saw Gu Xinyue warmly inviting her to sit down, and then saw Shi Jin following behind, she smiled sweetly, and Shi Jin responded with a smile as well.

After taking her pulse and checking her over, Gu Xinyue found that Madam Shi had recovered very well, and her spirits were better than the previous times Gu Xinyue had seen her.

Shi Jin knew that his wife was recovering well, so he left.

Madam Shi said, "Dr. Gu, you are my lucky star."

"Madam Shi, you're exaggerating. You look quite well. Could it be that something good has happened to you?"

It turns out that the concubine that Judge Shi took was the half-sister of the son-in-law of Magistrate Du Hai, who had been imprisoned and then released.

The day before yesterday, the county magistrate secretly moved grain to Mianzhou, but was caught red-handed by the county government and imprisoned.

When Madam Shi heard about this yesterday, in order to prevent her son's future from being tarnished, she divorced the concubine on the spot and sent her away with some money.

She was in an exceptionally good mood today when she heard that the concubine had been divorced.

"Doctor Gu, I was secretly pleased to know that the concubine had been divorced. I also know that a woman should take a concubine for her husband to continue the family line, but I can't do it. Every time my husband goes to the concubine's room, I feel uncomfortable all over."

“You’re not wrong. A woman’s love for her husband is unwavering, and a husband should be faithful in return.”

“But I committed the crime of jealousy, one of the seven grounds for divorce, and I should be divorced by my husband’s family.”

"Everyone has jealousy. Only gods don't have jealousy. We are mortals, so it's normal to have jealousy. Forgive yourself."

“You’re right. I can’t suppress my jealousy. If I don’t show it in front of others, they can’t call me a jealous woman.”

"Hehe," Gu Xinyue and Madam Shi both laughed.

"Among daughters of wealthy families, you are considered fortunate. How have you all lived all these years? Isn't your mother-in-law eager to have a grandson?"

“My Zhang family is a prominent family in Mianzhou. My mother-in-law will not divorce me easily. Every time my mother-in-law wants to arrange for my husband to take a concubine, my husband always refuses on the grounds of adopting a child from a collateral branch. I have taken so many herbal medicines that I am afraid of taking them. Later, I persuaded my husband to take a concubine, but my heart was bleeding. I heard that you are a skilled doctor, so I came here to try. I never expected that you could cure my illness. You are my lucky star.”

In a pleasant atmosphere, Madam Shi invited Gu Xinyue to stay for a meal, but she politely declined.

The streets of Su County were more bustling than those of Shihou Town, and Granny Liu and Huilan were planning what to buy.

Gu Xinyue watched Gu Yang and Gu Wu busily carrying things onto the oxcart.

It's only a half-hour journey from Shihou Town to Su County. They walked here, but now with so much stuff, they have to take an oxcart back.

Although carriages were rare in Su County, Gu Xinyue remembered that they had carriages. Then she asked Granny Liu, "Granny, where is our carriage?"

Upon hearing this question, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Seeing their strange expressions, Gu Xinyue knew that she must have done something wrong.

Gu Yang glanced at everyone, then said slyly, "Miss, have you forgotten what happened two years ago?"

"You said."

“Miss, two years ago you wanted to visit Mianzhou. I drove the carriage. You bought a lot of things in Mianzhou and became the target of thieves. On the way back, you encountered robbers. I couldn’t protect the horse and the carriage. The horse was killed by the thieves and the carriage was wrecked. You just don’t want it anymore.”

As Gu Yang recounted his story, Gu Xinyue's memories became clearer and clearer.

"How did you know it was me who wanted to go to Mianzhou? Do you think I'm the kind of person who would attract thieves' attention? Did I say I didn't want the carriage?"

How annoying! Back then, the original owner of this body wasn't thinking straight. When Xiaomei did something wrong, she was always blamed. Didn't Xiaomei say last time that they weren't allowed to enter the inner courtyard?

It seems that the idea that Gu Xinyue is always responsible for mistakes has taken root in their minds and cannot be changed overnight. I wonder how many other people in the capital have already been blamed for this.

Gu Yang opened his eyes wide and stammered, "Miss, I, I, I'm sorry. It was Xiao Mei who told you you were going to Mianzhou. She was the one who encouraged you to buy the things, and she said she didn't want the car."

After saying this, Gu Yang looked regretful, and Granny Liu also had a somewhat regretful expression on her face, but it quickly disappeared.

"Granny, buy two carriages later, and we'll take them back to the capital." After saying that, Gu Xinyue looked at Gu Yang and said, "Tell me about what happened these past few years, and which things I said myself."

“Miss, don’t worry about it. You never told us this yourself before.”

Three days later, Du Hai and his son Du Yao were sentenced to beheading and the sentence was carried out immediately.

As the prison van passed by, the people on both sides of the road shouted, "Kill the tyrant! Down with the tyrant!" Some threw small stones at them, while others pelted them with rotten cabbage leaves.

Some people even threw eggs at them. Some families couldn't afford an egg for a whole month, yet they were willing to throw eggs at them.

Ling Qi led them to a private room on the second floor of the teahouse, where Chu Yize was sitting and drinking tea. After Gu Xinyue sat down, she discovered that she could see the execution ground from there.

The execution ground was packed with people, all eager to witness the tyrant's fate.

This was Gu Xinyue's first time witnessing a beheading. The Du family father and son were dressed in prison clothes, wearing execution boards and shackles. Two executioners were sharpening their knives, and the execution order was given.

The entire execution ground was quiet.

Gu Xinyue also became nervous. Could this notorious bully be rescued from the execution ground? Scenes of rescues from the execution ground in period dramas flashed through her mind.