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

After leaving the Yang residence, Gu Xinyue went to buy medicinal herbs. Huimin Medical Clinic was the most comprehensive medical clinic in the capital, and Steward Gu always bought her herbs there because of their good quality.

She arrived at Huimin Medical Clinic, and a faint aroma of herbs wafted towards her. The clinic was well-organized, with various herbs neatly arranged on the shelves for easy viewing. The staff were busy but efficient, attending to customers' inquiries and helping them obtain their medicine.

Gu Xinyue walked to the counter and told the shopkeeper the names and quantities of the medicinal herbs she wanted to buy. The shopkeeper smiled and nodded, indicating that all the herbs were in stock, and asked his assistant to bring them out and show them to Gu Xinyue.

After carefully inspecting the herbs, Gu Xinyue was very satisfied with their quality and prepared to pay. Just then, she heard a sobbing sound from inside. Gu Xinyue asked the shop assistant and learned that there was a three-year-old child inside who was unconscious. The doctor at the clinic had already declared that he could not be cured, and the child's mother was crying.

Gu Xinyue asked the shopkeeper if she could take a look at the situation and provide treatment.

The owner of the clinic, who was also a doctor, thought he might as well try anything, and that it wouldn't hurt for Gu Xinyue to go and see him herself.

Gu Xinyue looked at the child's flushed face, checked him over, and found that apart from a cold and fever, the child was otherwise normal.

She explained the methods of physical cooling, and the child's mother stopped crying and immediately followed the methods taught by Gu Xinyue.

She wrote a prescription for the shopkeeper, who glanced at it, then suddenly widened his eyes, looked closely, and asked incredulously, "Did you write this prescription?"

He looked Gu Xinyue up and down. This young girl must be from her family, and she just took out the prescription like that.

"I drove it."

The shopkeeper quickly sent someone to fetch and prepare the medicine for the child.

The shopkeeper was impressed with Gu Xinyue. They invited her to look at their other medicinal herbs, offering them a discount. Gu Xinyue was delighted and thought their herbs were quite good. She picked out some more herbs while looking around.

Just as she was about to return home, two people came to the clinic: a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old supporting an elderly woman in her early forties. Although they were dressed in ordinary cloth, it was almost new and they were very clean.

The first thing she asked when she came in was where her son was. When her son came out from the inner room, Gu Xinyue realized that he was the father of the three-year-old child.

The old woman grabbed her son's hand and said, "Zheng Ping, you've been deceived by Guo. Xiao Lin isn't your son. Now that Xiao Lin is dead, why don't you divorce Guo?"

"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about? Xiao Lin is my son, your grandson!" Zheng Ping was unhappy, but patiently persuaded the old lady.

The old woman said anxiously, "I've investigated everything. You must listen to me."

“Mother, you can’t ruin your daughter-in-law’s reputation. Guo has served you diligently and conscientiously since she came to our family. She is a dutiful woman.”

"Her cousin has always liked her, but they haven't gotten married yet. How am I supposed to explain this to you, Mother?"

“Mother, after we got married, she rarely saw her cousin. I believe their relationship is completely innocent.”

Gu Xinyue had just rescued a three-year-old child named Xiaolin. Since his parents' situation would affect the child's life, she decided to stay and see what was going on.

The shopkeeper advised them to go home and resolve their issues, and not to let their business be affected by their presence.

There were quite a few people gathered at the entrance of the clinic.

"Cousin, don't make Aunt angry." The young girl, who was supporting the old woman, helped her catch her breath and said, "Aunt, don't be angry, cousin will understand."

"San'er, you're the most sensible one." Then she said to Zheng Ping, "I asked you to take San'er as a concubine before, but you didn't want to. Now that something like this has happened, you should divorce Guo and marry San'er."

Zheng Ping's face darkened, and he said to the old lady, "Mother, I will not marry San'er. If you insist on divorcing Guo, I will never marry again."

San'er's joyful face immediately turned somber.

At this moment, Madam Guo came out from inside, bowed to the old woman, and said, "Mother, husband, Xiao Lin's illness has improved. His fever has gone down, and he is sleeping now after taking his medicine."

Before she could finish speaking, the old woman cursed, "You vile woman, Xiao Lin is not a son of the Zheng family. You are of depraved character. I am divorcing you now. Take your bastard child and go wherever you want."

Guo was stunned by these words; how could her child be considered an illegitimate child?

"Mother, please don't wrong my wife."

Guo was very angry, but she still suppressed her anger: "Mother, do you know? If you say that, Xiaolin and I will have no way to survive. Xiaolin is your own grandson."

"You shameless woman, you still won't admit to having an affair."

"Mother, please provide evidence. Are you trying to frame my son and me?" Tears streamed down Guo's face.

San'er said, "Aunt, why don't we do a blood test to prove kinship? That way we can prove my cousin's innocence."

Guo said, "Then let's do a blood test to prove that my husband, Xiao Lin, is your child."

"My wife, I believe you, but I don't want you to do a blood test to prove his paternity. Xiao Lin will be heartbroken when he grows up and finds out we doubted his identity."

“Husband, I understand. Only if we take the blood test to prove kinship can Xiaolin and I survive.”

"Okay, I'll bring the child out and ask the shopkeeper to do it."

San'er said to the old woman, "Auntie, let me go get some water." Then she asked the waiter to take her to fetch the water.

After a while, once everything was ready, the shopkeeper used a silver needle to prick Zheng Ping's finger, letting a drop of blood fall into the water in the bowl. Then he went to prick Xiao Lin, who was sleeping soundly in Zheng Ping's arms.

The clinic was so quiet it was almost deserted. Gu Xinyue was standing close by, and she thought to herself, "This isn't accurate either. It would be so much better if we could do a paternity test." Then she thought for a moment, drew blood, and got a number. Suddenly, the message "Please wait" popped into her head.

Gu Xinyue quickly finished thinking about these things and continued watching the blood test. She was three feet away from them and could see clearly that the two drops of blood were gently swaying in the bowl, but they just wouldn't mix.

She looked up and saw San'er pursing her lips smugly. She quickly covered it up, but Gu Xinyue saw the whole scene clearly.

Half a day later, San'er said, "Cousin, cousin-in-law, look, why hasn't the blood fused yet?"

After San'er broke the silence, everyone started talking.

Guo said in shock, "Husband, there must be something wrong. Xiao Lin is your child." She then burst into tears.

The old woman cursed, "You vile woman, you should be drowned! We've already done a blood test to prove your kinship, and you still won't admit it!"

Someone at the door said, "This woman doesn't seem like an unfaithful woman. She was the one who brought the water earlier. Why don't we have the innkeeper prepare the water himself and do it again?"

San'er said, "Why do you suspect me?"

The old woman said, "Shopkeeper, please do it one more time. I want to make her give up completely, and let everyone be a witness."

San'er's face suddenly turned panicked. What should she do? The person said that the powder he gave her wouldn't dissolve if she put it in. She couldn't expose herself.

In a moment of quick thinking, she fainted. The shopkeeper was so frightened that he quickly took San'er's pulse and said to the old woman after a moment, "Congratulations, congratulations, this woman is almost two months pregnant."

San'er, who was lying on the ground, suddenly sat up and said, "You're talking nonsense." Her vision blurred, and she was really dizzy this time, but she couldn't lie down; she would never admit it.

Everyone was stunned; he could faint and get up so easily.

The old woman's face turned ashen with anger, and the shopkeeper retorted angrily, "I've been practicing medicine for almost 40 years, can't you even detect a pregnancy pulse?"

Little did he know, San'er was wearing a girl's hairstyle, and he had no idea at all.

He arranged for someone to perform a blood test to determine kinship. This time, the shopkeeper was very quick; the two drops of blood quickly mixed together, and he made sure the old woman could see clearly.

The old woman stared wide-eyed at the mingled blood, then suddenly slipped and collapsed to the ground, causing chaos in the crowd.

Gu Xinyue thought that a paternity test would make things much easier. Suddenly, the thought of a father-son relationship flashed through her mind. She froze, but quickly came to her senses.

The detector inside her body is truly omnipotent; it can perform paternity tests, and only requires close proximity, using her subconscious.

This discovery thrilled her, making her happier than winning a million in the lottery. This all-powerful detector is truly a miracle!

It can not only help her detect drugs and poisons, but also scan her body, and now it can even do paternity tests, hahaha!