Chapter 241 The Rich Girl Regrets It

The candidate's mother initially fawned over her daughter-in-law, a daughter of an official, because she shared the same thought as her son: that the wealthy official Li would bow down to his daughter.

But after waiting for a year without seeing the Li family, she became impatient.

So, after a year of a hard but relatively peaceful life, Miss Li witnessed what hell on earth was like.

Having never done any work before, she was forced to work in the fields, to cook, and to do laundry and cook for the whole family.

At night, she also had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of producing offspring for the candidates, allowing men to vent their lust.

Many times, even when she was already exhausted, the test takers wouldn't let her off the hook.

On one occasion, when she developed a high fever, the examinee, instead of immediately seeking a doctor for her after feeling her burning body temperature, fantasized about experiencing what it felt like to be a woman with a fever.

That time, Miss Li experienced for the first time what it felt like to be worse than dead.

She regretted it.

But she couldn't bring herself to ask her family for help.

Most importantly, although she stayed in the village for more than a year, the candidate still did not hold a wedding ceremony with her.

On one occasion, in a fit of anger, she questioned the candidate about this matter, but the candidate sneered and said, "Without the consent of your parents and the words of a matchmaker, you still want to be a wife? You're nothing but a concubine. What do you need a wedding for?"

Miss Li felt as if the sky had fallen.

She tasted the bitterness of regret once again.

She wanted to go home.

What devastated her was that she was pregnant with the examinee's child.

What devastated her even more was that the scoundrel had hooked up with a local rich girl, completely winning her over, and the girl's family was willing to pave the way for him.

So, the examinee married the rich girl.

The wealthy young lady knew that the examinee's family had a concubine, but she didn't take it to heart and took it for granted that she would order Miss Li around.

Poor Miss Li suffered from severe pregnancy symptoms, yet she still had to take care of the family's daily needs.

She couldn't take it anymore; she wanted to go home.

Most importantly, she wanted to protect her child.

She had already realized that the legal wife would not allow her to have the child.

Unfortunately, from the moment that scoundrel decided to remarry, he decided to give up on the path of Li Yuanwailang.

Since the decision has been made to give up, the Li family must not be allowed to know Miss Li's true situation.

Otherwise, if a fifth-rank official were to become angry, how could a mere candidate like him possibly withstand it?

He no longer allowed Miss Li to go out, but only let her stay in the yard to take care of the family's needs.

If it weren't for Young Master Li's deep concern for his younger sister, which led him to come to the village of the examinees despite his parents' objections, he probably would never have known the miserable life his beloved sister was living.

But he was still too late.

That day, Miss Li went into labor.

The wife didn't want her to give birth safely, so she bribed the midwife to try and kill both mother and child.

Fortunately, Young Master Li arrived in time, and having heard that his sister was pregnant, he brought a doctor with him.

Unfortunately, the midwife delayed things for too long, and only one of the adult and the child could be saved.

Young Master Li naturally chose to protect his sister without hesitation.

After waking up, Miss Li learned that she had given birth to a stillborn baby, and she went mad.

Later, Lord Li retaliated against that family, completely ruining the candidate's chances of taking the imperial examination. He also had evidence uncovered that the wealthy merchant had evaded taxes and bribed officials.

The wealthy merchants' business ventures were also ruined; some went to jail, others paid compensation, and their vast fortunes were completely wiped out, turning them back into poor farmers overnight.

Unfortunately, what's the use?

Ms. Li's life was completely ruined.

After Li Yuanwailang finished speaking, he said with a sorrowful look in his eyes, "Ever since then, my daughter has been not very clear-headed. She is usually alright, although she is in a daze, she is still quiet."

"But she gets emotional whenever she sees or hears anything about children."

At this point, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

He was so overjoyed that he completely forgot about his daughter at home, who couldn't stand hearing anything about children.

It wasn't that he had completely forgotten, but he had already given instructions that the matter of having a child should not be mentioned in front of his daughter, so he never expected that something would go wrong.

Soon, Officer Song found out what had happened.

It turned out that when Miss Li was on her own turf, two rough-working women were working nearby.

The two men were oblivious to Miss Li's approach, continuing to chat about the happy events in the manor.

Miss Li erupted in rage upon hearing that there was a new baby in the manor, shouting "My child!" and went berserk throughout the manor.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanwailang broke out in a cold sweat.

That's really something, impossible to guard against.

You can't really blame those two rough-around-the-edges women for this, since they didn't do it on purpose.

It can only be said that everything was an accident.

The thought that his son would have lost his life if he hadn't rushed back with Constable Song in time made him exclaim "Amitabha!"

Then he realized, "No, I should thank Physician Yu."

Afterwards, Madam Li learned that it was thanks to Yu Zhiyi's reminder that the household had been spared a calamity. When she heard that her husband actually doubted Yu Zhiyi, she couldn't help but pinch his ear: "The name of Physician Yu has spread throughout Shengjing. Countless people want to seek her guidance on fortune and misfortune but can't find a way to do so. How dare you doubt her?"

"Let me tell you, if anything happens to my son today, I will absolutely not let you off the hook!"

Li Yuanwailang hurriedly covered his ears: "I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong. I will bring a gift of thanks and visit you right away."

Madam Li snorted coldly: "That's more like it."

If she hadn't had to take care of her daughter-in-law during her postpartum period, she would have gone herself.

When Li Yuanwailang arrived, Yu Zhiyi was discussing important matters with Hongluan.

They had previously tried to find a doctor to oversee Yiluan Charity, but they encountered a problem.

Most doctors with a little reputation have opened their own clinics or practiced medicine at well-known clinics, while those without reputation are mostly apprentices who have not yet completed their training.

Yu Zhiyi didn't mind letting them accumulate experience slowly, but at the very least, they needed to find a doctor who could independently handle all kinds of difficult and complicated cases.

Unfortunately, most doctors are unwilling to treat a group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled patients.

Especially those with disabilities.

They are incurable.

They also thought Yu Zhiyi was daydreaming.

Hongluan's fox-like eyes were full of speechlessness: "These people are really something. They won't even take the readily available channels to accumulate experience."

Yu Zhiyi said she could cure those disabled people, and while others didn't believe her, she did.

Moreover, she understood Yu Zhiyi's concerns, so she supported finding another doctor.

But it's no use just for her to believe it.

Yu Zhiyi noticed that her cheeks were puffed out like a little frog and couldn't help but chuckle: "It's okay, we'll find it eventually."

Hongluan was still very unhappy.

Yu Zhiyi thought for a moment, then handed over three copper coins: "You were thinking about finding a doctor, so just tossed them on the table."