Even tigers don't eat their cubs.
Standing in front of Zhu Huatang was a beautiful woman dressed in fine clothes, with a displeased expression. Beside her was an elderly maid, who was holding a little girl who was clutching her throat and struggling to breathe.
Seeing the little girl struggling to breathe, the onlookers felt pity and urged, "Quickly take the child inside and let the doctor take a look. Standing at the door won't help."
Hearing this, the maid turned to look at the speaker, her voice filled with anxiety and sorrow. "The doctor from Zhu Huatang only took one look and said my young master is beyond saving. They wouldn't let us in and even kicked us out." The maid choked back tears, pleading with the crowd, "Can anyone save my young lady? She's only five years old!"
The person being stared at by the maidservant looked as if they had seen a ghost and hurriedly avoided her gaze.
The maidservant felt a chill run through her, and with a look of utter despair, she turned away, her eyes brimming with tears as she gazed at the dying child.
The woman, who had been silent all along, suddenly turned around, reached out her fair fingers to stroke the girl's face, and said in an icy tone, "If anything happens to my son, I will make Zhu Huatang pay for his death."
Xin Yi went to the backyard early this morning to work on herbal medicines until the noise outside the door woke her up.
And when she stepped out of the threshold of Zhu Huatang, she heard this harsh remark from the woman.
Xin Yi gasped and immediately grabbed her younger brother Xin Ming, who was blocking the door, asking, "What's going on?"
Xin Ming was furious. "That child choked on candy, and I told them that Zhu Hua Tang couldn't save him and to go somewhere else. They refused to leave the door and even blocked patients from entering Zhu Hua Tang! I had no choice but to keep them outside." After explaining to Xin Yi, he deliberately raised his voice, "Clearly, the parents didn't take good care of their child, and now they want to blame it on the doctors at Zhu Hua Tang. Humph, if doctors could cure every disease, there wouldn't be so many people dying from illness in this world."
The onlookers wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "That makes sense. Life and death are preordained. What can a doctor do if the King of Hell wants to take someone?"
Just then, Yue Xiao and his entourage rode by. Seeing the crowd gathered, Yue Xiao paused to listen. After learning the details, he looked down at the veiled figure in his arms and casually remarked, "To drive patients out of a clinic, the doctors at Zhu Hua Tang are probably all morally bankrupt. If my child were driven out to die, I would slaughter their entire family to pay for my child's death. However—"
Yue Xiao paused, and seeing that the person in his arms did not react at all, his eyes darkened. Then he smiled gently and said, "Yuanyuan, don't worry. If we have a child, I will definitely not let him suffer like this. I will make sure he lives a long and healthy life." After saying that, he stopped looking at Jin Yuanyuan's expression, kicked the flank of his horse, and led the group away.
Jin Xiaoxiao's carriage passed by Yue Xiao. As if sensing something, she lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw the back view of Yue Xiao and his group riding away.
Although they were quite a distance apart, Jin Xiaoxiao still recognized Yue Xiao. Was the person he was holding her aunt? What did he want to do? The sound of Guard Chief Lu knocking on the carriage interrupted her thoughts. Jin Xiaoxiao lowered the curtain. "Have we arrived?"
"Miss Jin, there's a crowd gathered around Zhu Huatang across the street, and the carriage can't get through."
Jin Xiaoxiao got up and walked out of the carriage. She glanced at Zhu Huatang, who was surrounded not far away, narrowed her eyes, and jumped off the carriage. "Let's go."
At the same time, Wei Ran appeared to Jin Xiaoxiao's right front with a group of soldiers, and then disappeared into the crowd in an instant.
Jin Xiaoxiao stared at Wei Ran's retreating figure in surprise. Wasn't he supposed to be going to the palace to see the emperor today? Why is he here?
The maidservant was stunned for a moment when she saw Wei Ran, then her eyes lit up with endless hope, like a drowning person grasping at a last straw, "Master, please save the young lady! Save the young lady!"
Wei Ran ignored her and stared down at Wei Ying's similar eyebrows and eyes to Wei Yan's.
The maid turned to Wei Yan and said anxiously, "Madam, now is not the time to be angry. The young lady is dying. Please go and beg the master."
Wei Yan frowned, looking very reluctant, and said, "Wei Ran, as long as you save Ying'er, I will never make things difficult for you again."
Wei Ran still did not answer.
After not seeing him for years, he dared to ignore her. Wei Yan pointed angrily at Wei Ran, "Wei Ran, don't forget who you owe your success to?"
Wei Ran's right thumb, which was resting on the hilt of his sword, twitched. He raised his eyes and stared coldly at Wei Yan. "Wei Yan, what you should be doing is taking your daughter to see a doctor, not wasting time threatening me."
As soon as Wei Ran finished speaking, Wei Ying, who was sitting in the servant's lap, made a painful "hoarse" sound. She suddenly reached out and grabbed Wei Yan's sleeve.
Wei Yan gave her a deep look and pulled her sleeve back.
The light in Wei Ying's eyes gradually dimmed, and the "hoho" sound grew louder.
The maidservant turned pale with fright, her legs went weak, and she knelt down on the ground, hugging Wei Ying.
Wei Yan stood still, her eyes seemingly filled with reluctance, but she quickly thought of something, her lips slightly upturned, and her right hand gently rested on her lower abdomen.
Wei Yan's actions did not escape Wei Ran's eyes, and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.
Xin Yi lifted her leg to check on Wei Ying's condition, but Xin Ming grabbed her arm, saying, "Don't go over there. Be careful they don't really cling to us. Zhu Huatang can't withstand any more trouble right now."
Xin Yi hesitated for a moment, then her eyes hardened. "I am a doctor, I cannot stand by and watch someone die."
Xin Ming held her tightly and hissed, "Don't be foolish! Didn't you see that her mother doesn't care about her? Didn't you see how cruel her mother is? If you go over there, you won't be able to save her, and you'll just get yourself killed."
The truth is always the most hurtful.
Xin Yi understood this principle perfectly well. But watching helplessly as a small life disappeared... Xin Yi lowered her head powerlessly, as if she had lost her soul.
Not only Xin Ming, but everyone present tacitly agreed that Wei Ying was doomed to die.
Suddenly, a loud child's voice broke the silence, "Get out of the way!"
As soon as Jin Xiaoxiao squeezed in, she saw Wei Ying clutching her neck, looking horrifyingly weak and barely breathing. Without thinking, she ran over, pushed the maid aside, and hugged Wei Ying from behind, muttering, "Scissors, rock, paper."
Jin Xiaoxiao used all her strength to quickly press upwards on Wei Ying's abdomen. The first aid method Jin Xiaoxiao used was known to modern people, but to people of this era, her behavior seemed very strange.
She was the child who survived yesterday. Wei Ran gently stroked the hilt of his sword, pondering to himself. This woman's behavior seemed strange, but her methods appeared to be helping Wei Ying expel a foreign object from her throat. It was commendable that she could step forward when the adults hesitated. No wonder Xu Ce had tried so hard to prevent him from contacting this child yesterday.
Wei Yan lowered her right hand and pointed at Jin Xiaoxiao, "You are so vicious at such a young age! Ying'er is in so much pain and you still want to hurt her! If anything happens to Ying'er, I will never forgive you."
The crowd of onlookers was in an uproar.
What is she doing?
"The child was choking on the candy and was about to die, and she actually hit the child in front of the child's mother. No wonder the child's mother said she was vicious."
"Indeed vicious."
Seeing the servants standing there dumbfounded and motionless, Wei Yan turned around and scolded them, "Hurry up and take Ying'er back, you bunch of clueless idiots."
The servants, as if waking from a dream, rushed forward to seize the person.
Chief Guard Lu drew his sword and stopped the servants. "Stop!" He was a martial artist who was familiar with the human body, unlike the ignorant people present. He vaguely guessed that Jin Xiaoxiao was saving someone.
He took the lead, and the other guards also drew their swords and surrounded Jin Xiaoxiao.
The servants, fearing the knives in the guards' hands, stopped and dared not move forward.
Seeing this, Wei Yan's anger intensified. She then ordered Wei Ran, "Wei Ran, that little bitch is beating Ying'er in front of you. Aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Wei Ran said lightly, "Wei Yan, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs."
Caught off guard, Wei Yan flew into a rage, "Wei Ran, stop spouting nonsense! Once Ying'er is killed by that little bitch, I will tell you everything you've said and done—"
"puff--"
A piece of candy landed at Wei Yan's feet, and Wei Yan fell silent instantly, like a hen being choked.
The noisy Zhu Huatang was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Jin Xiaoxiao released Wei Ying, breathed a sigh of relief, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
Wei Ying's pale face turned rosy. She pursed her lips, and halfway through raising her head, she suddenly turned around, knelt down, and kowtowed to Jin Xiaoxiao, saying, "Wei Ying thanks you for saving my life, sister."
This was the first time someone had ever shown such a deep bow to Wei Ying. Jin Xiaoxiao quickly helped Wei Ying up, and on a whim, blurted out, "When you see injustice, you should help." Realizing that was inappropriate, Jin Xiaoxiao added, "I meant, no need to thank me. No one would stand by and watch someone die."
This remark drew curses from almost everyone present. The adults' faces turned a mixture of red and white, a truly fascinating sight. In their eyes, Jin Xiaoxiao's image had transformed from mysterious and unpredictable to utterly detestable.
Wei Ying threw herself into Jin Xiaoxiao's arms, her body trembling, and cried silently.
Jin Xiaoxiao arrived late and didn't know what Wei Ying had gone through, but Wei Ying's pitiful appearance, as if she had suffered a great injustice, made her heart ache.
She hugged Wei Ying and patted her head. "You're very brave. You didn't give up even in such a painful and terrible situation. You gritted your teeth and survived." She paused, glanced around, and then looked at Wei Yan. She whispered in her ear, "You've returned from hell. What else is there to fear in life?"
Wei Ying stopped trembling. She slowly raised her head, her eyes sparkling like a galaxy. "Thank you, sister. Wei Ying understands." She smiled broadly, took off the longevity lock from her neck, and stood on tiptoe to put it on Jin Xiaoxiao.
"Sister, I'm home." After saying that, Wei Ying's lips straightened and then instantly turned up, and she ran towards Wei Yan.
Wei Ran wanted to go up and talk to Jin Xiaoxiao, but Xin Yi beat him to it.
Xin Yi was incredibly curious about how Jin Xiaoxiao had saved Wei Ying. As soon as Wei Ying left, she rushed over, "Hello. I'd like to ask you a question."
Jin Xiaoxiao looked her up and down. "Who are you?"
"My name is Xin Yi. I'm the owner of Zhu Hua Tang."
Jin Xiaoxiao was looking for her. "I know what you want to ask. Come with me and I'll tell you."
Xin Yi agreed without hesitation, "Okay."
Without delay, Jin Xiaoxiao grabbed Xinyi and ran away.
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