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

Seeing Gu Xinyue in such distress, Yang Ziwei felt a pang of heartache. If she had known this would happen, she would have regretted bringing Gu Xinyue along.

It turns out that Xin Yue didn't want to come. Her daughter had thought about many things before she said so, but she didn't think much of it. She hadn't even helped Xin Yue clarify that she wasn't stupid or a jinx. She herself had worked hard in the manor for five years, and the grievances her daughter had suffered had become the basis for these people's ridicule and contempt. Those blind people were hateful.

The Prime Minister's wife silently wondered if Gu Xinyue was a jinx. All the unpleasant things that happened today were related to her. She decided to tell her daughter to have less contact with her in the future.

Princess Yi thought Prince Yi was being nosy. If he hadn't opened the flower room, everything would have been fine. But when she thought of the satisfied joy on the faces of the guests who had seen the flowers in the flower room, she felt relieved. It was just that Gu Xinyue had been wronged twice. This child, like Jingning, had suffered too much hardship and too many grievances.

Zhu Shi and Gu Xinyao were both startled when they saw Gu Xinyue's appearance.

Zhu felt that the quick-witted girl was so fragile at that moment that she seemed as if she might leave this world at any time.

Gu Xinyao had never seen someone so ill before. For the first time, she felt that the person lying in bed was her younger sister, the legitimate daughter of the Gu family. She had even looked down on her in her heart earlier that day. Her eyes reddened, making everyone in the room feel even more distressed. She and Madam Zhu comforted Yang Ziwei with choked voices.

Gu Yong and Gu Sicheng waited anxiously with Gu Hui. The imperial physician said that although there was no danger to his life, the illness was very severe and the patient would suffer a lot.

The Gu family members were all very upset and heavy-hearted. They were unaware that Xin Yue had severe heart palpitations.

In another guest room, Lady Ningguo was trembling with anger. Falling into the water in front of so many people was a disgrace to the Ningguo Mansion. Although her daughter was rescued by the old women, it did not seriously damage her reputation, but she still lost face.

One of Xu Qingxiang's maids was being held back for questioning, so she couldn't lose her temper here. She would have to teach these unruly servants a lesson when she got back.

Looking at her unconscious daughter taking a hot bath, she felt heartbroken. Her mother-in-law must think she was incompetent for not being able to take good care of her daughter.

Gu Xinyue said to Yang Ziwei in a weak voice, "Mother, let's go home."

Yang Ziwei nodded with tears in her eyes, "Okay, let's go home."

Zhu quickly contacted the people at Prince Yi's residence to ask to go home. Princess Yi went to the guest room again to apologize to Yang Ziwei. She had already arranged for someone to bring the Gu family's carriage to the entrance of the guest courtyard.

Xia He carried Gu Xinyue into the carriage, Yang Ziwei followed, and the others came out of the guest courtyard to find their own carriages.

Back at Lingmeng Pavilion, Peony and Lily had made the room very warm. They couldn't understand how attending a banquet could have made their perfectly healthy young lady fall ill.

Lying in bed, Gu Xinyue felt much better, but her complexion was still not good. She was very tired and wanted to rest.

"Mom, I'm much better now, don't worry. I'll sleep for a while and I'll be fine when I wake up."

"Okay, Mother will stay with you, you go to sleep."

"Mother, you must be tired too. Go and rest."

She had just had a spasm, and she was really tired. Soon, her eyes closed, and she fell into a deep sleep on the warm, soft bed.

When Physician Sun arrived, Gu Yong was taken aback. He hadn't invited Physician Sun, but Physician Sun quietly told Gu Yong that the Third Prince had sent him.

Gu Yong was puzzled as to when Xin Yue had met Chu Yize, as he did not want any of her granddaughters to have any connection with the princes.

Before arriving, Physician Sun had already inquired about the situation. After diagnosing and prescribing a medicine, he told Gu Yong, "My lord, this time it was a close call. The patient is weak after the attack and needs to rest well. Take this medicine for two days and observe for two days. You must not be frightened again in the future. If such a thing happens, the attack will last longer."

Gu Yong said, "We will be careful, and there will never be a next time."

"You don't need to crowd around the patient; let her rest properly."

After seeing off Judge Sun, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and no one questioned what Judge Sun had said.

Gu Xinyue woke up naturally the next morning. Apart from feeling a little weak, she was fine. She had no idea what had happened outside.

Gu Bai came to see Gu Xinyue: "Third sister, are you feeling better?"

"Thank you, I feel much better."

"You looked so scary yesterday, I thought you weren't going to make it." Gu Bai said this in a much softer voice.

"Third sister, do you know? Yesterday you fell ill, and the case of Miss Xu falling into the water was overseen by the Crown Prince and presided over by Young Master Yang. All the princes and Prince Yi could be considered jurors. Do you know why it was such a high-level hearing?"

"I do not know."

Gu Bai's eyebrows danced with excitement as he spoke eloquently.

"It was Prince Yi who tearfully pleaded with the Crown Prince that he had found his children who had been separated for twenty years. Now that such a thing happened at the banquet, who would dare to attend banquets in his mansion in the future? It would also be bad for the reputation of the two children. He begged the Crown Prince to uphold justice for him."

The Crown Prince asked Young Master Yang to preside over the trial, and Young Master Yang agreed on the spot.

Young Master Yang's speed in handling cases was astounding. Would an ordinary official finish a case in less than two hours? The young master finished his case in a quarter of an hour. The Crown Prince admired the young master very much, and the Fourth Prince was extremely satisfied. The officials all praised the young master highly.

When Miss Xu's maid was brought in, the first question the eldest young master asked was, "Are you a servant or your mistress?"

The maid was terrified and immediately kowtowed, saying, "I'm a maid, I'm a maid."

The second sentence was: 'Since you are a servant, why are you unharmed when your master fell into the water? This shows you failed to protect your master.'

The maid was covered in sweat after failing to protect her master. She couldn't answer. She was a servant born into a family and had failed to protect her master. If she was to be beaten to death, her parents would likely have to be sold off.

She said, distraught, "I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to."

The eldest son's third sentence was: "Since it wasn't intentional, tell us about it."

Gu Bai told the story vividly, even imitating Young Master Yang. The maids were all captivated, and Gu Xinyue listened quietly as well.

"The maid said that she was standing next to her mistress when someone pushed her. She stumbled and bumped into her mistress, who then pushed her away. By the time she stood up, her mistress had already fallen. She really didn't mean to."

At this moment, a clear voice rang out: 'You're talking nonsense. I was behind you. You pushed Miss Gu from the Changning Marquis's residence first. Her maid pulled her down, and you lost your balance and stumbled, pulling at your mistress. Your mistress shook you off, and somehow, you lunged forward, causing her to fall. You just stood there dumbfounded, neither helping nor shouting.'

The scene fell silent for a moment. No one expected someone to step in and help those in need. But after a short while, people began to whisper among themselves.

You'll never guess what happened next! Who is the witness girl?