"Is the child alright?"
Ning Yao nodded: "The twins, you are both safe and sound."
As soon as she finished speaking, tears streamed down the mother's face, and she began to sob.
At the same time, a sharp pain shot through her stomach, causing her face to contort instantly.
Ning Yao quickly said, "Don't get excited. The baby is healthy, and you're fine too. You've just lost some energy and need to rest. You absolutely mustn't get excited or do anything strenuous, okay?"
The woman in labor suppressed her excitement and repeatedly replied, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, I won't move."
Ning Yao tucked the blanket around her and then said, "Get some rest. I'll go call your family over."
A flicker of panic crossed the new mother's face, but she pursed her lips and said nothing.
With a creak, the door opened, and Ning Yao walked out.
"Miss, how is it?"
"Mother and baby are both safe! The baby hasn't been cleaned yet, and the house needs some tidying up."
Lou Yangyang nodded quickly: "Yes, I know, I'll go right away."
"Zhilan is going to help Doctor Xiaolou."
"This servant understands!"
The official standing nearby looked at Ning Yao with amazement.
As early as when the waiter reported Ning Yao's name to the authorities, which made their master look so serious, they were curious about where this woman came from, that she could make Lord Zhou take her so seriously.
It wasn't fear, but awe.
I never expected her to be such a beautiful woman.
"It's such a hot day, thank you all for making the trip."
The official, regaining his senses, hurriedly bowed and scraped, saying, "It's nothing! It's nothing! May I ask why you reported this to the authorities, young lady?"
Ning Yao briefly recounted what had happened.
"There were quite a few witnesses to this incident, including the staff and doctors at Jishetang."
"His reckless riding through the city streets, injuring people and nearly causing a tragedy that claimed the lives of three unborn children, is an extremely heinous act. We urge the officials to investigate this matter thoroughly."
Upon hearing this, the officials knew that this matter would not be so easily resolved.
He said with a troubled expression, "When we came here, there were no carriages or anything like that outside, and the crowd dispersed very quickly. It might be difficult to find one."
"Moreover, there are quite a few wealthy families in Licheng, and some of them used to like riding horses in the streets, which the government couldn't control even if it wanted to!"
The official's words weren't exactly subtle, and Ning Yao frowned: "No matter how difficult it is, investigate! How can the government turn a blind eye to such a disregard for human life?"
"If all else fails, I'll go and speak to Lord Zhou myself!"
The officer's face paled: "I understand, young lady. I'll investigate as you say!"
Ning Yao stepped in front of the woman. At this time, things had returned to normal outside Jishetang, and the woman had been brought to the backyard by the shop assistants.
She heard the baby crying inside the house and struggled frantically for a long time, but to no avail.
She also heard Ning Yao's conversation with the others; the mother and her two children were safe.
This is her grandson! The very root of the Tian family!
Ning Yao reached out and ripped the rag out of the woman's mouth. The woman immediately started yelling, "Let me go! I want to see my grandson!"
Although Ning Yao loathed her, she still endured it and told her about the pregnant woman's condition.
“Although your daughter-in-law is fine now, she is quite weak and absolutely cannot be moved. I suggest she rest here for a month before moving her…”
"What? A month?" Ning Yao was interrupted before she could finish speaking.
"A whole month? What about the chores at home? We still have to go up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs. If she's bedridden for a month, how will the family feed and clothe themselves?"
"No way! One day at most, I have to go back to work in the fields tomorrow!"
Ning Yao frowned, trying to suppress her impatience as she explained, "She can't work right now, and if she doesn't recover properly, she'll develop chronic illnesses!"
The woman looked indifferent: "It's alright, anyway I have two grandsons, so it's good that she's been so lucky to give my Tian family two big, healthy grandsons!"
"Alright, considering she gave me two grandsons, let her rest for a couple more days. But let me make this clear: you're the ones who chose to save her, so I won't cover her food, lodging, or medicine expenses for those two days."
Ning Yao was utterly astonished. Even the waiter next to her couldn't help but complain, "They just added a new member to your family, do you really need to be so stingy? You won't even pay for the medicine?"
“Your villagers have come to our pharmacy to sell herbs and must have made quite a bit of money, right? If it really doesn’t work out, you can go back and dig up some herbs and bring them over to offset her medicine costs, how about that?”
If you calculate it carefully, the medicinal herbs they delivered that day wouldn't even be enough to make the medicine that needs to be brewed.
To everyone's surprise, the woman jumped three feet high, her eyes fixed on the waiter as if she wanted to devour him: "You dare! That's what I sell for money. If you dare to cheat me, I'll go to the authorities and report you to the authorities. You're a black shop!"
The waiter was so angry he couldn't speak. He had never seen such a unreasonable woman before!
Ning Yao's impatience was almost unbearable, and her eyes turned icy cold.
"Who told you you have two grandsons?"
The woman was taken aback, and then said, "Didn't you say she was pregnant with twins?"
Ning Yao gave a wicked smile: "It's twins, that's true, but a boy and a girl, a boy and a girl. Sorry, you only have one grandson now!"
Upon hearing this, the woman's face turned as if struck by lightning, and the next second she collapsed to the ground, screaming.
"Damn it! My two grandsons were cheated out of one by that heartless doctor at Jishetang, and he even replaced them with a worthless one!"
"You are all so vicious! You actually switched my grandson! This is outrageous!"
The waiter was dumbfounded. He asked Ning Yao, "Miss, is this shrew out of her mind?"
Ning Yao sneered: "The carriage that was afraid of hitting her earlier was the one that was actually afraid of being hit!"
Another case of male chauvinism!
Although this was the first case Ning Yao had encountered in the Yan Kingdom, she had seen such things many times before.
"Gag her and tie her to that pillar over there. Since she doesn't want to deal with it, let someone else do it! It's only a month, let's see if she can hold out!"
The waiter responded and quickly brought over another bundle of rope, which he used to tie the woman securely from head to toe, before binding her to the most secluded pillar.
Then they gagged her again, and no matter how much she twisted and turned, she couldn't break free. She could only move her head and make muffled sounds in her throat.
Although there was some noise, it did not hinder the people of Jishetang from doing their work at all.
Ning Yao expressed her satisfaction, clapped her hands, and then turned to leave.
The woman in the corner watched Ning Yao's departing figure with unfriendly eyes; it was obvious she was cursing in her heart.
Lou Yangyang and Zhilan worked quickly and tidied up the house. They also found two sets of clothes for the two little ones, who were now sleeping soundly next to the new mother.
For some reason, the new mother was still awake and hadn't rested. When she saw Ning Yao come in, her eyes were full of apology and guilt.
"Young lady, I'm so sorry, my mother-in-law..."
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