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

What Gu Xinyue had imagined did not happen. The executioner raised his knife and brought it down, blood spurted out, and two heads fell to the ground.

Cheers erupted at the execution ground. Some cheered, some thanked the heavens for their mercy, some shouted that the magistrate was a just and upright official, and some cried out that their family's great revenge had been achieved.

Gu Xinyue relaxed. In short, the trouble with Du Yao and Du Hai was gone, and at least in Shihu Town, their lives were no longer in danger. From now on, she would prepare for the return to Beijing and hoped to see her mother soon.

“A big problem has been solved, you can rest assured now,” Chu Yize said to Gu Xinyue.

"Thank you. I'll treat you to a meal in Su County today to thank you for your help. You can take your people with you as well."

"it is good."

The next day, the day the rest of the Du family were exiled to the desolate state, the magistrate dismissed all the servants, including the innocent concubines.

Gu An told Gu Xinyue that the two people on Mingyue Mountain didn't provide much information; they had been poisoned and were now dead.

Those who harmed him are dead, and that's that. These people were just following orders; they didn't know who they were working for, as long as they were paid. Therefore, they chose the path of no return to flee for their lives.

After more than ten days of peaceful days, Mingyue Manor sent out an invitation for the next day.

Gu Xinyue visited Mingyue Villa for the first time after the plaque was hung up.

The mountaintop of Mingyue Manor is where the original owner jumped off the cliff, but now the misunderstanding between her and the people of Mingyue Manor has been cleared up.

From the mountaintop, you can see the entire town of Shihu and the panoramic view of Suoming Forest. Playing the zither there will evoke a unique feeling.

Gu Xinyue practiced the zither for an hour every day, and under Li Fu's guidance, her skills improved rapidly. She invited Li Fu to play the zither together at the top of Mingyue Manor.

When Gu Xinyue and her group arrived at Mingyue Manor, they saw that Chu Yize and Shen Quan had also arrived.

After exchanging pleasantries, Master Guo led everyone on a tour of the manor.

There was a large flat area on the mountaintop with a wooden cabin in the middle and some trees around it. Chairs and a music stand had already been arranged there.

Standing atop the mountain overlooking Shihu Town, one feels as if the sky above Haikou is soaring freely.

Gu Xinyue sat down at the zither and found that Li Fu was already sitting there.

She played the tune her mother had taught her with great ease, and then she improvised.

Suddenly, she discovered that Li Fu had composed a piece of music, and she played it along with Li Fu's rhythm.

The music starts cheerfully, then a storm hits, followed by a period of deep depression, then a gentle breeze and drizzle, and finally a sense of liberation as one soars freely in the clear blue sky.

When she played along for the second time, Chu Yize and Shen Quan used xiao and cou, Hong Yu used flute and cou, Guo Zhuangzhu used xun and cou, some people used leaves and cou, some people watched, and some people were eager to try.

A woman dressed in light-colored linen clothes, carrying a guqin, walked over and sat down next to Gu Xinyue.

Apart from today's guests, everyone else looked at the woman with curiosity. Although Hong Yu was playing the flute, his gaze remained fixed on the woman.

When the third round began, the woman joined in, and the joy of the people at the resort was beyond words.

This is a grand musical event, and everyone applauded after the performance.

Li Fu looked at Gu Xinyue and said, "Miss Gu, why don't you give this piece of music a name?"

After looking at everyone, Gu Xinyue noticed that the woman from before had her hair styled in a traditional Chinese updo. She looked at the woman and said, "This lady is highly skilled at playing the zither. Why don't you give her a name?"

"How about calling it 'New Life'? Life is endless, and hope is like a prairie fire."

"Okay," Li Fu said.

Master Guo walked over and said, "This is our second-in-command's younger sister, Hong Juan."

Hong Juan rose and bowed. Although she was dressed in linen clothes, her demeanor was that of a lady from a prominent family.

Afterwards, everyone continued playing the piano, creating a lively atmosphere.

After the event, Hong Juan asked Gu Xinyue if she could play the piano with her again. Gu Xinyue readily agreed and invited her to the Gu residence to play the piano together.

When Hong Yu saw Gu Xinyue off at the villa, he thanked Gu Xinyue for helping his sister recover and expressed his hope that Gu Xinyue would take care of her in the future.

It turns out that Hong Juan had been mentally unstable since the trauma she suffered.

Hong Yu and Hong Juan lived with their parents in a small mountain village in Jingzhou. Their father was a learned scholar, and their mother was beautiful and gentle. Hong Yu was two years older than his sister. When his sister was 10 years old, their mother passed away due to illness.

The father took them to the county town to teach and make a living. A few years later, the father became famous and took in more students.

When Hong Juan was 16, she had grown into a beautiful young woman, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Her father's student, Zhu Shan, was very learned, and her father believed that he would become a great man in the future.

Hong Juan and Zhu Shan fell in love. Zhu Shan proposed to her, and her father agreed. They got married soon after.

After getting married, Hong Juan stayed at home to serve her mother-in-law and take care of her sister-in-law and brother-in-law. Zhu Shan went to study at Jingzhou Academy, and during that time, he also returned home to visit them a few times.

A year later, his father fell seriously ill. At his bedside, he held Hongyu's hand and said, "If you find a girl you like in the future, get married soon and live a good life. You and your sister should take care of each other."

After saying that, he passed away.

Following their father's last wish, Hongyu and Hongjuan buried their father and mother together.

On the way back, Hong Juan fainted from grief. After being diagnosed by a doctor, she learned that she was more than two months pregnant.

Back home, Zhu Shan was there. Hong Juan hadn't told him about her pregnancy yet, but he couldn't wait to say that he had met the prefect's daughter in Jingzhou, who was deeply in love with him, and that he was also in love with her.

He couldn't let the prefect's daughter become his concubine, so he could only make Hongjuan his concubine.

Hong Juan never imagined that she had misplaced her affections. She thought that the husband she had chosen would love her as much as her father and mother, until the end of their lives.

She thought her husband loved her, but she never expected that he would make such a request to make her a concubine so soon after her father's death. She had never thought of becoming a concubine.

Zhu Shan repeatedly assured her that he would treat her well and would not look down on her because she was a concubine. He said that he and the prefect's daughter lived in Jingzhou, and he would come back to see her. He also promised that after she and the prefect's daughter had a child, he would let Hong Juan have a child as well.

Hong Juan's heart sank into an ice cave; she was in so much pain she couldn't breathe. Seeing that she remained silent, Zhu Shan left.

Her stomach was uncomfortable; she felt the baby inside her was restless, perhaps because the baby didn't want to be born out of wedlock.

The next day, Hongjuan fell ill due to the double blow of her father's death and her husband's indifference. Her mother-in-law found a doctor to treat her.

The doctor told Hongjuan that she must not be sad, otherwise the baby would slip and fall.

The mother-in-law was overjoyed to learn that she had a grandson; this was her eldest grandson.

The next day, the prefect's daughter arrived at the house with her entourage, requesting to see Hong Juan. The three women—the mother-in-law, the mother-in-law, and the daughter—were extremely attentive to the prefect's daughter. Upon learning that Hong Juan was pregnant, they were immediately displeased; they absolutely could not allow the illegitimate child to be born first.

Immediately, they conspired to buy abortion pills. The mother-in-law and sister-in-law forced Hong Juan to drink the pills. She was in unbearable pain, and they didn't care whether she lived or died.

The prefect's daughter left with a smile after seeing the child fall to the ground.

Hong Yu visits his pregnant sister and learns about her ordeal from a neighbor. He then asks for a divorce.

Her mother-in-law vehemently disagreed, and she shamelessly said that they would neither divorce nor dismiss Hongjuan, and that Hongjuan should simply stay at home to serve them.

Hong Yu was furious and took Hong Juan away.

Under Hong Yu's meticulous care, Hong Juan's health is slowly recovering, but she has become taciturn and lost her former radiance.