Madam Gu held her daughter in her arms, feeling her daughter trembling with fear, and felt so heartbroken that she wished she could die.

"My poor daughter, sob sob, how could she have been harmed by someone?"

"If I had known this would happen, I would never have let you go to that flower-viewing banquet!"

As Madam Gu spoke, she also wiped away her tears.

Master Gu, reluctant to part with his wife and daughter, whispered words of comfort, "Don't worry, it's still so late and there's no movement at the door, so maybe everything will be alright."

Actually, he didn't believe it himself when he said that.

Because on that day in the imperial court, he clearly heard the emperor's words that anyone who touched the hibiscus ointment would be beheaded.

And, to make matters worse, her own daughter ingested the hibiscus ointment for the first time at the flower-viewing banquet...

Madam Gu and her sister-in-law used to always compete with each other, but now she no longer had that inclination.

Because she also has a daughter who is twelve years old, and in two more years it will be time for her to be introduced to potential spouses.

If the eldest son's niece is taken away and beheaded, her daughter will be implicated and her reputation ruined, and she will never have a good life again.

The more she thought about it, the more she gritted her teeth in hatred, cursing, "It's all the fault of the Eldest Princess and her despicable granddaughter!"

"If they hadn't become Yaochi's lackeys, how could so many young ladies have suffered like this!"

"They deserve to be struck by lightning and torn to pieces, otherwise my hatred will never be appeased!"

After saying that, she asked her personal maid, "Have all the people I asked you to find been sent out?"

"Yes, Second Madam. Take away the rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs from the kitchen." The old woman replied.

Curious onlookers glanced over, and Madam Gu said, "I was so angry that I sent someone to cause trouble for the Princess!"

Madam Gu usually disapproved of her younger brother and sister-in-law being from a military family, but for the first time, she felt relieved and pleased with what her sister-in-law was doing.

Dean Gu, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up, "Qingqing, don't cry. I've already asked Madam Wen for help. She's very close to Princess Kangle, who is the apple of Marquis Xinting's eye!"

"With Princess Kang Le involved, there's bound to be a turning point in this matter, not to mention..."

She paused here, prompting everyone to urge her on.

"Little sister, tell me quickly! What else? Is there anything we don't know?" Master Gu pressed, even sitting down next to his sister.

Dean Gu then said, "Actually, the day before yesterday, Marquis Xinting had already asked his nanny to secretly go to the homes of those girls who had repeatedly used the hibiscus ointment and take their statements."

"Since Marquis Xinting wanted to avoid public attention, he didn't intend to reveal the girls' names."

"Our Qingqing only used it once, and we haven't even taken a statement yet, so she's probably fine!"

"Is this true?" Madam Gu excitedly rushed to her sister-in-law's side, wishing she could kneel down before her, and asked repeatedly.

"Little sister, why didn't you say so sooner? Waaah, if that were true, Qingqing wouldn't have had her head chopped off, right?"

Dean Gu nodded and replied calmly, "Sister-in-law usually spoils Qingqing too much. Taking advantage of this incident to worry for a few more days, she will be more strict with Qingqing in the future."

Madam Gu blushed, feeling both ashamed and annoyed.

Even if the sister-in-law wanted to discipline the mother and daughter, she shouldn't have interfered in such an important matter...

Just then, an old woman came to report, "Madam Wen from Broken Gold Beach has sent someone!"

The Gu family members were all invigorated and quickly invited the person in.

Sister-in-law Qiong, dressed in a light blue jacket and skirt, with her black hair neatly combed, entered the house carrying a basket and respectfully bowed to the Gu family members.

Dean Gu raised his hand to indicate that she could dispense with the formalities, and then asked, "But has your wife heard anything about the matter I entrusted to you?"

Sister-in-law Qiong nodded and replied, "A few days ago, Princess Kangle went to see the Marquis, and the Marquis then took the opportunity to go to the palace and plead with the Emperor."

"His Majesty understands that the noble ladies were momentarily confused and were harmed by the Princess and others, so he has pardoned them and will not release their names to the public."

"As long as each family strictly teaches in the future, so as to avoid repeating the same mistakes."

"Waaah, this is wonderful, this is wonderful!" Madam Gu was the first to burst into tears of joy.

Gu Qingqing also hugged her mother, sobbing uncontrollably.

A narrow escape from death!

Only these four words can express her feelings at this moment.

The rest of the Gu family members were also delighted and kept comforting him.

After a long while, the room finally quieted down.

Sister-in-law Qiong kept her eyes down, not even glancing up once.

Only then did she step forward and hand the basket in her hand to Dean Gu.

"Dean Gu, this is the medicine prepared by the divine physician of Suijintan entrusted by the princess, and the usage and dosage are also written down."

"Your daughter can rest assured that the hidden dangers left by the Hibiscus Ointment will be completely eliminated in three days."

Dean Gu was surprised by such a thoughtful arrangement. He quickly stood up to accept it and said, "When I get back, please thank the Princess and Madam Wen for me. I will definitely visit them in person to express my gratitude another day."

Sister-in-law Qiong bowed and then took her leave.

Naturally, an old woman from the Gu family followed and slipped a small purse into her hand...

Dean Gu rarely smiled. He handed the basket to his sister-in-law and instructed her, "We owe a great debt to Princess Kangle and Madam Wen this time. Sister-in-law, remember to prepare all the gifts on the gift list. Don't break your promise."

Madam Gu, perhaps out of her mind, hesitated for a moment before suddenly blurting out a sentence.

"Um... little sister, is this prescription reliable? Qingqing is still a young lady, it's not good for her to drink medicine from outside sources so easily, what if it harms her health..."

Dean Gu's face instantly turned cold. He threw down the basket, nodded to his parents, and walked straight away.

Madam Gu was so embarrassed that she couldn't help but complain to her parents-in-law, "Father, Mother, I only asked a couple of questions, and my little sister got angry..."

Grandpa Gu said nothing, turned and left, leaving his wife to teach his daughter-in-law some space.

Madam Gu doted on her youngest widowed daughter the most, so she didn't hold back and scolded her daughter-in-law, "You know what kind of temper your little sister has!"

"She was willing to ask for help this time because she felt sorry for you and Qingqing, but you still act like this, as if she wanted to harm Qingqing."

"That Madam Wen hadn't conceived for over ten years, but thanks to the divine physician from Suijintan who regulated her body, she's about to give birth now!"

"In this new capital, there are at least eight or ten thousand people who want to ask this divine doctor Zhang for a prescription!"

"Your little sister is grateful to Madam Wen and Princess Kangle for their thoughtfulness, and you're still complaining? You're simply ungrateful and clueless!"

"Don't ask your little sister for help next time. I feel sorry for her!"

Madam Gu blushed deeply with embarrassment and quickly rose to her feet to apologize, "Mother, I was wrong. I misunderstood. I'll go prepare a thank-you gift now and apologize to my younger sister later!"

Leaving aside the Gu family, the street a little over a mile from Caishikou is bustling with activity right now.

At first, no one knew who was in charge.

In the blink of an eye, countless rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and even clods of dirt and stones were thrown at the parade.

Moreover, the vast majority of them are targeting the eldest princess's family!

The usually aloof princess, now with vegetable leaves hanging from her head and egg yolk smeared on her forehead, was so angry that she kept cursing.

Bao Lei, who was following behind her, wasn't much better off. She looked like she had just been pulled out of a stinking ditch, with dirty water dripping from her hair and clothes. Even stray dogs would avoid her.

This is a late update, I just got back from outside and was a little delayed. Sorry for the late update, my darlings! Group hugs!