Seeing this, Lou Yangyang invited her to come in and sit down.

"You're after that method of childbirth, aren't you?"

The midwife's eyes lit up: "Does Doctor Xiaolou also know how to do that?"

Lou Yangyang shook her head: "That's my young lady's unique skill, I can't do it."

"Then can I..."

"If you have a moment, please wait until Miss has finished dealing with her other matters, then you can ask her again."

The midwife nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, thank you for your help, Doctor Xiaolou."

In the backyard, the group sat down, and the officials then revealed the purpose of their visit.

“Miss Ning, this is the master of the Ma family in the south of the city.”

Ning Yao looked at the middle-aged man opposite her: "Mr. Ma."

Master Ma quickly cupped his hands and said, "You're too kind, young lady."

The official continued, "This is all a misunderstanding. The carriage that hit that woman yesterday was... oh no, it can't be said that it was them who hit it..."

"Oh? A misunderstanding? What happened?"

It was only then that Ning Yao realized that the incident of the carriage speeding and hitting the pregnant woman yesterday was not so simple.

“Yesterday I went out of town on business. Because there was an urgent matter at home, I told the coachman to hurry up. Who knew that a pregnant woman with a big belly would suddenly appear. The coachman was terrified, but thinking of the important matter at home, he took it upon himself to go back to the mansion first.”

"I assumed he was just avoiding the crowd and didn't ask. But he was too scared to tell me until the officials came to my door last night, and that's when I found out."

“I was also startled, and immediately took the family discipline and punished the coachman. This morning I came here with Young Master Zhou and the official to see if I could be of any help.”

"What happened yesterday was indeed because the horse frightened the pregnant woman. The groom acted on his own initiative. If I had known, I would never have stood by and done nothing!"

Ning Yao was puzzled after hearing this: "She is eight months pregnant. Logically speaking, she should be extremely careful. How could she suddenly appear?"

Master Ma seemed hesitant to speak, and after a long pause, he finally said, "I saw what happened to that family just now, and I'm not afraid to say it now. Before I took action against them, the coachman said that someone pushed her out. Although the carriage passed by, the reason she fell wasn't just because she was startled by the carriage..."

Ning Yao instantly understood: "You mean the shock from the carriage was secondary, but more importantly, she was pushed out, lost her balance, and fell?"

Master Ma nodded: "That's just speculation. After all, in that situation, it's impossible to say exactly why."

Ning Yao, Zhou Yan, and the officials all fell silent.

Ning Yao never expected such a conspiracy theory to exist.

If it's true, then Tian Zhuniang is incredibly wicked! She actually murdered her daughter-in-law and unborn grandson!

"Is what you're saying true?" Tian Zhu's incredulous voice rang out.

Everyone looked up and saw that Tian Zhu's face was deathly pale.

Ning Yao sighed: "You should ask your wife about this. She knows best whether someone pushed her or not."

"Besides, now that you've separated your family, or to put it bluntly, severed ties, you've seen all the reasons for it. The most important thing is to live your life as a family of four well."

Tian Zhu nodded numbly, then turned and walked into the side room.

Zhou Yan said with a complicated expression, "I thought they were just simple and honest villagers, but I never expected them to be so vicious. Not only did they make their son leave with nothing, but they also tried to murder their pregnant daughter-in-law. How could there be such vicious people in the world?"

The official sighed, but his words were full of habit: "The affairs of the people are far more complicated than they seem. If it weren't for Miss Ning being there yesterday, Tian Zhu would probably have suffered this injustice in silence, and wouldn't even know why!"

Getting back to the main point, Master Ma said, "To be honest, we were also at fault yesterday. We were originally thinking of making amends to them in this way, but now it seems that giving them money is the most appropriate thing to do."

Ning Yao thought about it for a moment. This matter was too complicated, but Master Ma was willing to take the initiative to compensate, which showed his good intentions.

“Master Ma is kind-hearted. In his family’s situation, giving him money directly is the best solution.”

Master Ma nodded: "It's alright. The carriage was traveling at high speed and startled the pregnant woman. If I can make up for it a little, I'll feel better. Consider it a blessing for my children!"

"I heard the mother gave birth to twins, what a wonderful blessing! Here is one hundred taels of silver as compensation for them!"

Ning Yao was impressed by the other party's generosity and did not refuse.

After all, what Tian Zhu's family is short of money right now!

He left home penniless and had nowhere to stay.

One hundred taels of silver would be enough for their family to stay temporarily in the city, so they wouldn't be in such dire straits.

After seeing Master Ma off, Ning Yao stared at the money bag on the table and suddenly asked, "What's the situation with Master Ma's family?"

Zhou Yan was taken aback, then replied, "Master Ma is a well-known philanthropist in the city, but his family is small. He has had two wives who have both passed away, and he is now all alone. However, both of his wives left him with a child. He married late, and his two children are not very old, one is about ten years old and the other is eight years old."

"He just said there was an emergency at home and that he wanted to accumulate good fortune for his child, but what's wrong with his child?"

The officer took over and explained, "Both children are disabled; the younger one was born with a leg ailment, and the older one is blind."

"It is said that Master Ma has done good deeds all his life, but I don't know why he has such bad luck. He rushed back to the mansion yesterday, probably because something happened to these two children."

Ning Yao nodded thoughtfully, then said, "Thank you for making the trip today. We'll visit Shuiyun Pavilion later. Young Master Zhou, please remember to tell Lord Zhou."

Zhou Yan was taken aback, then nodded blankly, "Ah? Okay."

Ning Yao looked at the official and said, "You come too."

The official was taken aback, not reacting for a moment: "Huh? Can I go too?"

Ning Yao smiled and said, "Of course!"

——

After Zhou Yan and the other man left, Ning Yao went into the side room.

Inside the house, Tian Zhu and his wife remained silent, their two children slept soundly, while only Tian Wangshi silently shed tears.

Ning Yao had lost count of how many times she had sighed today.

"What exactly happened?"

It turned out that yesterday, Tian Wangshi and her mother-in-law went to the city together, intending to go to Jishetang to see a doctor about the baby's condition.

Unfortunately, Tian Zhuniang was both mean and stingy. Her daughter-in-law was eight months pregnant, yet she refused to spend two coins to ride in the oxcart.

Although Tianjia Village is not far from the city, it is still very difficult for a pregnant woman.

Tian Wangshi walked a little slower, and was constantly being cursed at by Tian Zhuniang along the way.

Just as they were approaching the entrance of Jishetang, a carriage came speeding towards them from the opposite direction. Tian Wangshi noticed it early on and tried to move aside to avoid it.

Who knew there would be so many people near Jishetang, and soon it got a bit crowded around Tian Zhuniang.