The little girl, called Lianyatou, turned around and saw the man, and cried even harder, completely unable to control herself.

"Brother Hai, I'm afraid my mother's illness is incurable, sob sob..."

The man called Ah Hai was shocked. "How could this be? Even Physician Xie couldn't do anything? His medical skills are so superb!"

Gu Jiangli and Xie Shiyan exchanged a glance but remained silent.

The mother and daughter had clearly just come from Wen An's medical appointment.

His expression was so distressed; he must be seriously ill.

Lian's mother gently patted her hand and said to Ah Hai:

"Actually, no. Physician Xie is very skilled. He prescribed a medicine for me and told me to take the medicine according to the prescription. I need to come to him every month to see him and get new medicine. It can stop my pain."

Ah Hai was extremely anxious, "Then why did Lian say there was no cure? There is still a cure!"

The woman smiled and shook her head. "It's not that there's no cure, it's that I don't want to be treated anymore."

"That medicine isn't cheap, and we don't have much money left at home. I was planning to save it for Lian'er's dowry."

"I'm already halfway to the grave. Even if I'm cured, how many more years can I live?"

"Besides, as Dr. Xie just said, I may have to take medicine for the rest of my life. I'll feel uneasy if I drag Lian down with my illness."

“I just told her I didn’t want to continue treatment, and she cried like this. What’s the big deal? Everyone has to die eventually.”

Her words did not comfort Lianya; instead, they made her cry even harder.

She sobbed and cried out, "Mother! I don't want to get married. I just want to take good care of you and see you live a good life!"

Just as the woman was about to speak, Ah Hai interrupted her.

“Aunt Mo, if you’re worried about money… I have some here. Take it to buy medicine first. If it’s not enough, we’ll figure something out. We’re all neighbors, and everyone will help if they can. Don’t give up on yourself.”

As he spoke, Ah Hai took out a few pieces of silver from his belt.

As soon as they stepped out, Aunt Mo pushed them back.

"How can I accept this! You need to save this money for your own medical treatment! You've helped my family a lot over the years, how can I possibly take your money again!"

Ah Hai pushed forward again, and Aunt Mo pushed forward again.

After some back and forth, Gu Jiangli finally broke the deadlock.

"Aunt Mo, don't use his money, use mine instead."

Gu Jiangli stuffed a large bag of silver directly into Lian's hand.

Lian was so focused on crying that by the time she realized what was happening, she was already holding a heavy bag of silver.

"This is……"

The group of people all looked in Gu Jiangli's direction at the same time.

Gu Jiangli and Xie Shiyan stood together, looking like a pair of celestial lovers from a mural.

The act of giving away money made it impossible for the group to look away.

It was Aunt Mo who reacted first.

"Oh dear, madam, this is impossible! We are not related, how can we accept your money!"

Aunt Mo grabbed the money bag from Lian's hand. As soon as she lifted it, the weight of the money bag made her eyes widen. She had never touched so much money in her entire life!

Without further ado, she wanted to return the money to Gu Jiangli.

But Gu Jiangli had his hands behind his back, giving her no chance at all.

"Aunt Mo, please keep the money."

"Actually, I had thought about this issue when Wen An came up with the idea of ​​free clinics."

"People don't seek medical treatment because they feel the consultation fees are too high, and also because buying medicinal herbs requires a lot of money."

"Wen'an Free Clinic can certainly let people know what disease they have for free. If it is a minor illness, it is easy to treat. But if it is a serious illness, even if people know their symptoms, they may not be able to afford treatment."

"So, the fundamental thing is to make sure you can afford to get medical treatment."

The group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.

They seemed to understand Gu Jiangli's words, yet they also seemed not to understand them.

"Madam, what... what do you mean?" Lian asked tentatively, "Are you really willing to give this money to my mother for her medical treatment?"

Gu Jiangli nodded, "Yes, besides Aunt Mo, there must be many other people here who can't afford medical treatment."

"Yes, there are quite a few people who have contracted strange diseases and have no money," Lian said softly.

“I guessed it too.” Gu Jiangli turned her head to look at Xie Shiyan. “These people just look at patients but don’t treat them. It’s pointless, isn’t it, my husband?”

Her eyes blinked, and her smile was full of anticipation.

Xie Shiyan smiled helplessly: "Yes, if the Xie family cuts back on their spending for a while, they should be able to scrape together this money."

Gu Jiangli held up a finger and waved it in front of Xie Shiyan. "No, no, no, if all the poor people in the capital need medical treatment, wouldn't that drain the Xie family's coffers? No matter how rich we are, we can't afford to waste money like that."

Xie Shiyan looked slightly puzzled. "You want to bring in other wealthy businessmen? That will be difficult; they're all very stingy."

"How much money could wealthy businessmen possibly have? I never even considered them."

"My lord, this is actually quite simple. We should set an example by contributing a portion of the money to treat the sick and buy medicine for the people. For the majority of the remaining amount, you'll have to ask the emperor for it!"

"You go and tell the Emperor first, then have Wen An give him some pointers from the sidelines, and then Doctor Liu, together with the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital, should explain to the Emperor in detail the various situations encountered during the free clinic."

"Even if the emperor isn't easily swayed, he'll get tired of hearing it all. Hey, isn't that it?"

Gu Jiangli's words left the surrounding crowd speechless, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground.

She's probably the only one in the world capable of scheming against the emperor like this!

Xie Shiyan fell into thought, as if carefully considering the feasibility of the matter.

The people next to Gu Jiangli also gleaned a lot of key information from her words.

How could someone from an ordinary wealthy family be able to address Doctor Xie by his given name so directly and offer advice to the emperor in this way?

Furthermore, they had clearly heard them mention the "Xie family" just now...

"Madam, I have no way to repay your kindness. May I ask your name, my benefactor?"

Gu Jiangli waved his hand dismissively and said, "Don't talk about benefactors or anything like that. I am Physician Xie's mother, and this is Physician Xie's father."

Several people exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

"It's General Xie and his wife!"

"This humble subject greets the General and his wife!"

Several people immediately knelt down before them.

Upon hearing the commotion, the surrounding people fell to their knees one after another, like a domino effect.

"Get up, get up... What are you all doing?" This is too much of a fuss, she can't handle it.

"The General and his wife have bestowed their grace upon all the people; they are our benefactors! This kneeling is certainly worthy of their respect!"

"General, Madam, please accept our bow." This was followed by a chorus of kowtows.

Gu Jiangli swallowed hard, then nudged Xie Shiyan with his elbow.

"Shi Yan, the matter hasn't been settled yet, but we've already accepted this generous gift. Now, it's going to work out whether we like it or not."