Liu Yingying's earlier enthusiasm for saving people instantly faded away.

No wonder she refused to help and turned to leave.

"Please wait, young lady!" The middle-aged servant quickly reached out to stop her.

Liu Yingying's face flushed with anger; "What? You won't let me save people, and you won't let me leave either. What exactly do you mean by this?"

The servant explained with an embarrassed expression, "That's not how it is, young lady, you've misunderstood. I didn't mean to stop you..."

But before she could finish speaking, the pretty young woman behind him interrupted him, "Uncle Zhong, my third grandfather is the Prime Minister of the court. How can you allow such a lowly commoner of unknown origin to treat his old man so casually?"

Uncle Zhong, looking distressed, tried to explain, but was rudely interrupted by the girl, "Alright, Third Grandfather's condition is serious. You must send him back to the manor immediately to fetch the imperial physician!"

"Ouch..." The old man inside the sedan chair cried out in pain again, but this time it was weak and feeble, clearly much weaker than before.

Uncle Zhong said anxiously, "Sixth Miss, the master has suddenly fallen seriously ill. We are quite a distance from the Pei residence... I'm afraid we won't be able to wait for the imperial physician to arrive from the palace!"

"Why don't we let this young lady give it a try?"

Everyone was worried about the old man's condition. They thought that since Uncle Zhong had made the situation so clear, the girl would no longer try to stop them.

But to everyone's surprise, the girl retorted dismissively, "Try it? My third grandfather is the prime minister of the court, not some Tom, Dick, or Harry to be experimented on. If anything goes wrong, can you, or this lowly woman, take responsibility?"

After speaking, the girl scolded the two sedan bearers, "What are you standing there for? Get back to the Pei residence now! If you delay my third grandfather's treatment, I'll skin you alive!"

Liu Yingying kept quiet the whole time and even tactfully made way for them.

Meanwhile, people around them began to whisper about the young lady from the Pei family.

"Is this the rumored Miss Pei from the top-tier family in the capital? How can she be so sharp-tongued and mean, just like a shrew from the marketplace!"

Some people felt sorry for Master Pei, saying, "However, the Pei family has produced several famous incorruptible officials; it's a pity..."

The person who said this didn't know whether they were lamenting that Lord Pei was about to die, or lamenting that the vast Pei family had failed to properly educate its children, and that its century-old foundation would eventually be destroyed.

Just then, Xue Ye and Xiao Xue caught up. "What happened, Sister Liu?"

Liu Yingying shook her head; "It's alright, let's go!"

However, before she had taken more than a few steps, she heard Uncle Zhong's voice chasing after her again, "Miss, please wait!"

It turned out that Master Pei had suddenly woken up and, with his last bit of strength, ordered Uncle Zhong to stop the sedan chair.

Lord Pei sensed that if he did not receive immediate treatment, he would not survive long enough to return to the Pei residence.

Since that's the case, we might as well take a gamble.

"Third Grandfather..." Miss Pei wanted to dissuade him, but saw Lord Pei weakly wave his hand, signaling her to shut up.

Although Miss Pei is domineering, she only dared to take the man away on her own because Lord Pei was unconscious.

Now that Lord Pei has regained consciousness, she naturally dares not act willfully anymore.

At the same time, Uncle Zhong had arrived in front of Liu Yingying; "Miss, I am so sorry, my master has just woken up and now I would like to ask you to come over and take his pulse!"

Before Liu Yingying could even speak, a straightforward old lady standing nearby couldn't stand it anymore.

"What's wrong with the people of your Pei family? Do you think the whole world revolves around your family?"

"You were the ones who chased people away just now, and now you're the ones coming back to invite them back. You've said all sorts of nice things and bad things."

After saying that, he looked at Liu Yingying and advised her, "Girl, why don't you stay out of this mess? You won't get much benefit from saving the person, but if something goes wrong, you'll definitely be held responsible!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yingying subconsciously nodded slightly, "What this old lady said is right."

Uncle Zhong was so anxious that he knelt down before her with a thud. "Young lady, I'm begging you. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda!"

This scene also caught the eye of Miss Pei, and two balls of anger immediately rose in her eyes.

What right does this lowly woman have to make the old servant of the Pei family kneel down?

“You’re right, then I’ll go take a look.” Liu Yingying said casually, and walked a few steps to Lord Pei’s sedan chair, reaching out to feel his pulse.

The short delay has made Lord Pei's condition much more serious than before.

He looked like he was about to run out of energy, his face as purple as an eggplant.

She quickly reached into her sleeve and took the opportunity to exchange a heart-saving pill from her spatial storage for Lord Pei to take.

He then took out a packet of silver needles and inserted them into three acupoints: Baihui, Tiantu, and Tanzhong.

A moment later, three silver needles were removed, and Lord Pei's complexion visibly returned to a rosy hue.

Those around couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "This is truly amazing! Who would have thought that this young lady possesses such miraculous healing abilities!"

Xiaoxue, standing to the side, looked quite proud; "Of course! My sister Liu is amazing! She even cured the smallpox outbreak in Jinling City, otherwise who knows how many people would have died!"

Upon hearing this, another commotion arose in the crowd.

Jinling City is not far from the capital, and the people of the capital naturally heard about the recent outbreak there.

Everyone knows about the Lady of Ning'an County. Could the woman in front of us be that Lady of Ning'an County?

Suddenly, all sorts of eyes fell on Liu Yingying.

Just then, Lord Pei woke up again, and Uncle Zhong introduced him, "Sir, this is the young lady who just saved you!"

Liu Yingying looks young, only in her early twenties, while Uncle Zhong is quite old, so it's inappropriate for him to call her "Miss".

Lord Pei was still feeling a bit weak. He leaned against the sedan chair, looked at Liu Yingying, and sincerely apologized to her.

"Thank you so much for saving me today, young lady. May I ask your name and address? I will send someone to express my gratitude later."

"No need, I'm not from the capital either. Someone just did it on a whim!"

After speaking calmly, Liu Yingying turned and left, followed closely by Xue Ye and Xiao Xue.

Lord Pei looked at the girl's straight back and couldn't help but show his approval. "She's a girl with backbone... Ah Zhong, go and find out where she lives, and prepare a generous gift to send over."

Uncle Zhong nodded; "Yes, sir!"

Miss Pei, standing to the side, looked disdainful. "Isn't she just a lowly woman of unknown origin? Why do you, Third Grandfather, give her such high regard?"

Lord Pei glanced at her and shouted sternly, "Shut up!"

"Third Grandfather..." Miss Pei was still unconvinced.

Lord Pei: "Go back and kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole day. If you don't kneel, I'll go find your grandfather!"

After saying that, he had his sedan chair carried away, leaving Miss Pei standing there biting her lip tightly.

But she held Liu Yingying responsible for this.

If it weren't for this person, I wouldn't be ridiculed and punished for no reason today!