When the old woman looked up again, all of her already meager front teeth had completely fallen out of service.
His mouth was full of blood mixed with saliva, it was really disgusting.
But his miserable state didn't elicit any sympathy from the onlookers; they just felt he deserved it.
The pregnant woman lying on the ground opened her eyes, looked at the money in Zhao Qingyan's hand, and struggled to squeeze out the word "alive" before completely fainting.
Zhao Qingyan stopped talking nonsense, picked up the pregnant woman on the ground, and disappeared in a flash.
The pilgrims, who had never witnessed such a feat of light-footedness, were dumbfounded.
Thinking he had met a deity, he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly in the direction Zhao Qingyan had left.
The old woman who had previously threatened to kill Zhao Qingyan was stunned into silence.
His eyes were fixed on Zhao Qingyan's disappearing figure.
When they finally realized what was happening, they let out a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered.
"Ah... my daughter-in-law, my daughter-in-law has been kidnapped."
This is outrageous! In this sacred Buddhist site, someone is forcibly abducting innocent women.
I knew it. That little bitch was no good. Ever since she married into our Lin family, she's been acting all seductive and alluring all day long.
She is disrespectful to her parents-in-law and treats her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law poorly. She is lazy and refuses to do any work.
She's been married into our Lin family for five or six years, and hasn't laid a single egg.
She's only pregnant with one child, and she's already acting like she doesn't respect me, her mother-in-law.
She conspired with outsiders to rob my mother-in-law of her money. I'm going to report her to the authorities and I want to divorce her. Our Lin family can't have a daughter-in-law like that.
"Maybe the child in her belly isn't even from our Lin family..."
She went on and on, spouting all sorts of disgusting things.
The common people who just saw Zhao Qingyan fly away with the pregnant woman don't buy into this old woman's act.
"Come on, you must be kidding me. What that fairy said must be true. Judging from your twisted logic, could it be that your son really has found someone else?"
So your whole family has abandoned all conscience and come up with such a despicable scheme to kill your daughter-in-law so that your son's mistress can have a way out?
“Oh dear, I know this person. He’s from my hometown village. His son studied for twenty years and only passed the imperial examination this year.”
This family is lazy and good-for-nothing; they rely entirely on that young wife's embroidery to supplement their income.
I just don't know what kind of fortune they've struck recently, that this old woman has already bought two sets of clothes.
See that silver hairpin on your head? It was bought recently.
I've always wondered how they got rich, and now I understand—they must have gotten involved with a rich man's daughter.
This old hag in my family is blocking the way for someone important to come in.
Do you think any wealthy family's daughter would willingly become a stepmother?
If he kills the child, he can divorce his wife on the grounds of having no offspring.
When is the easiest time to kill a woman? This old bastard is really trying to kill her.
My goodness…
The old woman who was speaking was named Tong Huahua and lived in Tongwa Village at the foot of the mountain.
Tong Huahua successfully aroused the detective instincts of the common people.
Not only did they analyze the old woman's motives based on the existing situation, but they also quickly doxxed the old woman's son, Lin Zhenrong.
The final conclusion was that Lin Zhenrong was having an affair with her husband's daughter, and therefore wanted to get rid of her wife who had shared her hardships.
In conclusion, the old woman wanted to murder her daughter-in-law.
Now that we've seen the fairy, it's time to help her with some tasks.
Among the pilgrims were some strong old women who, without saying a word, tied up the old pious woman.
He stuffed a clump of grass he'd casually picked from the roadside into his mouth. Then, in a grand procession, he prepared to hand the man over to the authorities.
This bizarre move left the Huang mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dumbfounded.
The two followed the crowd down the mountain, letting the mistake of her for a fairy go with it.
If our own people dare to expose the truth now, those who just kowtowed will probably be furious.
They might even try to throw dirty water on their own precious daughter (niece).
That kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable.
As for Zhao Qingyan, who was worshipped as a fairy, she traveled all the way on the highway.
Even when they reached the foot of the mountain, they didn't use a carriage; the princess carried the pregnant woman straight to the clinic they had seen before climbing the mountain.
The apprentice doctor in the clinic was dozing off when he suddenly felt a gust of wind. He opened his eyes and saw a beautiful girl holding a woman's hand and standing in front of him.
He was so frightened that he cried out, "Oh my god!" If he hadn't been sitting on a chair, the young medicine boy would probably have fallen backward.
"What mother? Where's the doctor? The pregnant woman is having trouble with the baby, where can we put her?"
Zhao Qingyan shouted loudly.
When the young medicine boy heard that the pregnant woman had miscarried, he disregarded his own pounding heart.
Hurry up and run to get a doctor.
The doctor, who was tending to the herbs in the backyard, was so startled by the young apprentice's cry of "Mother!" that his hand trembled and he almost dropped the herbs he was holding.
After placing the medicinal herbs, the grumbling doctor headed towards the front hall.
He almost bumped into the young medicine boy, and raised his hand to slap him on the head.
"Can't you be a little more composed? What are you yelling about?"
The young apprentice was not angry after being hit. He said, "Master, there is a pregnant woman who has had a miscarriage."
"What? She's had a miscarriage? Where is she?" the doctor asked.
The young apprentice pointed towards the front hall and was then slapped again.
"Are you stupid? Why didn't you put him in bed?"
He shouted, "Pregnant woman, come to this room!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingyan quickly picked up the pregnant woman and placed her on a bed.
The doctor looked Zhao Qingyan up and down and said, "This little girl is quite strong."
He then sat down and reached out to take the pregnant woman's pulse.
He frowned as he took her pulse.
"Are you trying to prevent her from giving birth? She's overworked and eaten too much cold food; it'll be difficult for her to keep the baby."
Zhao Qingyan was dumbfounded.
"Doctor, please do your best to save lives, especially the pregnant woman. As for the child, do your best and leave the rest to fate."
The old doctor glanced at Zhao Qingyan, and was very angry.
"What I hate most is you in-laws. Why did you marry a daughter-in-law if you don't like her?"
"You've married her, but you don't treat her well. What a terrible thing to do!"
Zhao Qingyan was stunned for a moment, then realized that the old doctor had misunderstood.
"Doctor, you've misunderstood. I don't know this pregnant woman. I just rescued her on my way down the mountain and brought her here. Please save her quickly."
At least they managed to wake her up; her mother-in-law is truly a scoundrel.
The doctor, realizing he had misspoke, wasn't embarrassed at all. He took out silver needles from his bag, briefly ran them over a candle flame, and then inserted them through the patient's clothes.
This was the first time Zhao Qingyan had ever seen an ancient doctor perform acupuncture without taking off his clothes.
"Doctor, will this help me locate the acupoints?" I couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
The doctor didn't even turn his head, busy with his work.
"Otherwise what? Can't I let you prick me?"
You look like a clever and quick-witted girl, but who would have thought you're actually a fool?
"If I, an old man, dared to remove her clothes to treat her, do you think she wouldn't try to commit suicide when she wakes up?"
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