In her previous life, Xia Tianxiu's bedroom was always filled with tons of magical artifacts such as cinnabar, pearls, and lightning-struck wood, which allowed her to sleep peacefully every night.

Fang Tao continued, "That's not all. I don't know why you're so foolish as to bear the karma of that chosen one!"

"The Chosen One? Brother Su Yin is actually the Chosen One?" Xia Tianxiu seemed to realize something, and the fear in her eyes deepened. "Then...then will I die? Can I...still be with Brother Su Yin for the rest of my life?"

Fang Tao sneered: "Don't pretend to be so infatuated. You just saw the opportunity and knew that you would live a life of comfort and pleasure by following this person! But that's no longer possible! You are burdened by his karma, and now even your unfilial daughter cannot be born."

"What? I'll never have children in my life? No!" Xia Tianxiu screamed, tearing at her hair.

Then she threw herself at Fang Tao's feet, crying, "Master Fang, save me! Please guide me, please save me!"

Fang Tao shook his head and sighed, "The situation is already set. If you no longer want to bear the karma for that chosen one, you must sever all ties with him and never see him again! Otherwise, you will only weaken and become increasingly ill!"

After saying this, Fang Tao didn't linger and walked straight out.

Qi Zhao anxiously followed: "Master Fang, how is it? Is there any hope for my niece?"

Fang Tao shook his head: "I've already told her how to save her, now it's up to her whether she's willing to save herself!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

After Fang Tao left, Xia Tianxiu cried for a full hour.

No matter how Su Yin and Qi Zhao asked, she wouldn't say anything.

Both Su Yin and Qi Zhao were at a loss.

It was Qi Zhao who finally saw through the scheme. He sent Su Yin to search the entire capital for a specific medicinal herb.

Xia Tianxiu then cried out to Qi Zhao, "Uncle, save me!"

As night fell, Su Yin dragged her tired body back, carrying the medicinal herb she had finally managed to find, only to discover that Xia Tianxiu was gone.

There was a letter on the kang table with only three lines of text:

"Brother Su Yin, I still want to survive first."

I believe we will meet again.

Take care, don't worry about me!

Su Yin was furious and tore the letter to shreds.

The medicinal herbs he had painstakingly bought were thrown fiercely against the wall.

The paper package was torn, and the medicinal herbs spilled all over the bed.

...

On the day Su Ruyi returned to Beijing with Jin Xingqiu and the other two, the three rooms on the side of the Prince's Mansion facing Tingquan Street had been converted into three offices: one as a consultation room, one as an acupuncture room, and one as a ward.

Furthermore, the clinic had a very grand entrance.

The plaque for "Huichuntang Branch of Beijing Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine" was also hung up, but it was covered with a red cloth, making it look very festive.

Jin Xingqiu and the other two were quite surprised to see that Su Ruyi actually owned such a large mansion in the capital.

Su Ruyi briefly recounted her experiences, and the three of them looked at her with genuine admiration.

Jin Xingqiu was filled with mixed emotions—if her elder brother were still alive, he would be very gratified to see his little apprentice achieve such success.

In Dingjiatun's courtyard, Jin Xingqiu gave the key to Ding Youliang, who agreed to take care of it for her.

In this way, even if she had to compromise, she and her elder brother's apprentices would still have a place to stay.

What appears to be a scene of flourishing prosperity right now is, in essence, a melancholy under Jin Xingqiu's heart.

After walking around the courtyard of the Prince's Mansion, looking at the artificial hills, pavilions and towers, Jin Xingqiu couldn't help but wipe away her tears.

Chu Liang'an, however, was immersed in the double joy of being newly married and in a new environment, and did not notice Jin Xingqiu's emotional change. He ran ahead, shouting and yelling, leaving the others more than ten steps behind.

In the end, they all chose a room in the front yard and settled in.

The newlyweds each chose a separate room.

Chu Liang'an knew that this was because Jin Xingqiu was indifferent, and he did not force her.

Su Ruyi witnessed all of this—perhaps Chu Liang'an truly was her junior master's ideal man. After all, his willingness to accommodate her so much was already quite remarkable.

Song Wenyu has already excitedly started planning:

"Dr. Su, don't you think this place is lacking some flowers and plants?"

"We need a big fruit tree here! It needs to have lots of leaves, lots of flowers, and red fruit, so that every autumn, the fruit will fall from the tree!"

"And here! And here! If there's a patch of duckweed in this pond, and another lotus pond here, then we can enjoy the withered lotus leaves in the autumn!"

"How could I forget—it's autumn now! If you had planted it in the summer, we would have withered lotus flowers to admire now."

Song Wenyu has a very sophisticated aesthetic sense, which is said to be inherited from his ancestors who were nobles of the previous dynasty.

Su Ruyi felt ashamed of herself: "Then I'll have to trouble Dr. Song to take care of all this for me. I'll give you 1,000 yuan first, is that enough?"

Song Wenyu didn't refuse: "1000, well, that'll do. It'll be close enough to look decent."

As expected, Song Wenyu kept his word and went to the outskirts of Beijing the next day to select saplings and buy seeds.

Su Ruyi called Qi Yasheng early in the morning to go to Lan Yu's place to pick up Qiao Tianyue.

Qiao Tianyue is now in a very awkward position.

Having just been brought back to the Qi family, she faced the loss of her mother, her father's imprisonment, and a scheming younger cousin who constantly opposed her. Her uncle, Qi Yasheng, who was supposed to protect her, had moved to his workplace to work on a project.

The Qi family compound is now deserted, and a large padlock has been hung on the gate.

Therefore, whether she goes back to the Qi family compound or not doesn't really matter much anymore.

However, she could no longer return to Zhangqiao Village or to her adoptive parents.

If she goes back, she will inevitably be married off again soon!

In reality, it just becomes a dowry that the adoptive parents receive.

Qiao Tianyue is also very clear about her current situation.

She only hoped that Qi Yasheng's classmate in the United States could get that miraculous test result as soon as possible to clear her name.

Or, if she really isn't the Qi family's granddaughter, then she can just leave it at that—go far away and never come back.

Su Ruyi told her not to worry and then handed her a work ID.

This work permit was issued along with the work permits of Jin Xingqiu and the other two. The work permit showed that "Comrade Qiao Tianyue" had become a logistics staff member at the Huichuntang Branch of Beijing Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine!

Qiao Tianyue's eyes widened: "What...what is this?!"