Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times-Chapter 609 - 458

She certainly hadn’t forgotten that Flower Peacock had just taken a contract, vowing to kill her for a hundred taels of Silver!

Hallelujah!

Self-destruction, just the thought was richly colorful!

Once she dealt with the woman impersonating her mother, she would come and kill time with Flower Peacock!

At the entrance of Longevity Medical Hall, a crowd eager for a spectacle had already gathered.

Why not, in the cold last month of the year, people are idle, aren’t they?

With an rare opportunity for excitement and a place to gather, who in the know would be absent?

"That one! That beggar woman, claiming to be the mother of Medicine God Lady Changsheng, how absurd!"

"Exactly, at the gates of wealth, much gossip abounds. This old woman sure has the nerve to impersonate a relative in front of the Gu Residence!"

"Who says otherwise? I’ve been a neighbor of the Gu family my whole life, and when her mother passed away, my son even helped carry the coffin. This person is definitely an imposter!"

"Indeed, people must be faint with hunger to come up with such an idea!"

"..."

Without even approaching the gate, Gu Changsheng could hear the jeers of the onlookers.

Hearing these words, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but sigh.

Alright, even the detached bystanders could analyze the situation so clearly and plainly, truly she was beyond foolish herself.

This brain of mine needs to be used more often to stay sharp.

Clearly, comfort breeds laziness, and she was almost becoming a fool!

Perhaps, deep down, she genuinely longed for kinship.

A group of young men opened the gates of the Gu Residence wide, and as the main door swung open, Changsheng, clad in a tasseled Red Brocade dress, appeared within everyone’s line of sight.

"Lady Changsheng, are you well?"

"Medicine God, thank the heavens for your ointment, old man!"

"Lady Changsheng!"

"..."

Seeing Gu Changsheng come out, the crowd began to call out to her with raised voices.

Upon seeing this, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but smile and waved her hand, signaling them to be quiet.

Fortunately, the matter of her exchanging Marriage Letters with the evildoer had not yet been made public; although she now secretly controlled Liuzhou, in the eyes of the common people she still seemed quite approachable.

"My... my daughter-in-law..."

Down the steps, a voice like the buzz of a mosquito murmured.

Gu Changsheng, hearing the sound, involuntarily raised an eyebrow and slightly dipped her phoenix eyes, looking downward.

"Hehe, I thought it was someone else. Isn’t this Lady Li from Li Mansion?" Gu Changsheng caught sight of her and couldn’t help but laugh.

At the bottom of the steps, an elderly woman sprawled on the ground, her hair a mess like a bird’s nest with bits of hay, her shabby clothes covered in patches and dirt, utterly worn out.

However, that face—regardless of its gauntness and dirt-covered appearance—was still vivid in Gu Changsheng’s memory!

Even if she was utterly bored, she had no intention to kick someone when they were down, but here was the Madam of the Li Mansion showing up at her doorstep!

This damn person, she was certainly not her mother! She had celebrated too soon! The emotional drop!

Damn it!

"You..." Lady Li, upon hearing those words, looked up and saw Gu Changsheng for a moment, her eyes wide and speechless, stunned.

Was this... was this the same daughter-in-law that had stayed in her house for five years, whom she considered a disgrace?

Draped in Red Brocade Robes interwoven with Gold and Silver Threads, trimmed with arctic fox fur, regal and luxurious beyond measure, she was blinding to behold.

And her countenance, although somewhat reminiscent of the old days, her features had grown even more resplendent. Her eyebrows natural as if painted, her lips red without adornment, her skin porcelain smooth, her features exquisite, her demeanor icy and distant, like a proud plum blossom amidst frost.

A cluster of red Flower Adornment in her hair made her seem even more unattainable.

This person... was she really that timid and disdainful daughter-in-law from the Li Mansion?

"Me? Undoubtedly, it is I!" Gu Changsheng glanced at Lady Li, her lips curving into a slight smile, speaking with mirth, "Lady Li is a busy woman of status, but how come, upon visiting my residence today, you fail to recognize me as the hostess?"

"Madam Li?" Borjigin Nian, upon hearing this, exchanged a puzzled look with Yue Xilou.

As Lady Li gazed at her in bewilderment, Gu Changsheng’s red-sleeved robe fluttered as she slowly crouched on the stairs, looked at Lady Li with a smile, and said, "Madam Li, it’s been a long time since we parted in the Capital City, I didn’t expect to see you so destitute upon our next meeting..."

Gu Changsheng would never forget this woman in front of her in this lifetime.

She vividly remembered the humiliation when she knelt down before the old devout woman in the Li Mansion, begging for her son’s Household Registration Certificate!

That was the greatest humiliation she experienced since coming into this world!

She would never dare forget that feeling; it was etched into her bones and seared into her memory!

"You!" Lady Li suddenly came to her senses upon hearing this, a flash of hatred darting across her eyes.

The decline of Li Mansion, her own downfall to such a state—all of it was because of the woman before her!

But now, with no options left, she could only beg this woman for help!

With this in mind, Lady Li immediately concealed her hatred and put on a pitiful look, desperately climbing towards the steps, "My daughter-in-law... save me..."

Gu Changsheng lifted her hand, swept away the hem of her skirt to avoid Lady Li’s outreached hand, leaned on one hand propping up her knee, and slowly began to speak as she looked at the fallen old devout woman, "Save you? Haha... What kind of joke is that, Lady Li?"

"Do you still remember the very last time we met, what the scene was like? Lady Li, you were in your glory, high above everyone else! How ungrateful you were, even resorting to threats of death to expel me and my son from your Mansion!"

"Who is your daughter-in-law? Which one is your daughter-in-law? From the moment I stepped out of Li Mansion, I have had nothing to do with it!"

After finishing her words, Gu Changsheng slowly rose, her gaze sweeping the crowd as she continued, "I left the Capital City penniless with my child, finding refuge in our old home in Liuzhou, specifically to avoid any further entanglement with you and your Capital City Li Mansion!"

"Lady Li, after the Double Seven Festival, the Western Tower Assassin’s Hall sent assassins to hunt me down below Baili Mountain, a matter that surely cannot be unconnected to your Li Mansion, right?" Gu Changsheng said with a lowered voice.

"What! They even hired assassins to go after Lady Changsheng?"

"I’ve never heard of such a thing before! But since Lady Changsheng has mentioned it, then it must be true!"

"Really, Li Mansion is courting death!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the onlookers became indignant and began murmuring angrily among themselves.

And Lady Li on the ground, hearing this, was utterly shocked, her face a picture of panic as she hastily explained, "No! No! It wasn’t me! It has nothing to do with me! It was all Bitch Yhan who brought doom upon Li Mansion! She did it all!"

"Haha... Then this time, spending one hundred taels of silver to once again hire an assassin from the Western Tower Assassin’s Hall to take my life—it must also be connected to your Li Mansion, right?" Gu Changsheng replied with a smile, her demeanor languid and untroubled.

Damn it, she finally realized why she would have such a poor excuse for an enemy!

The one right in front of her, no less!

And what’s more, they had priors!

"No! Not me! It was her! It was Bitch Yhan! She spent all the silver to harm you! Even the silver coin for food is gone! She wouldn’t even let me seek medical treatment for this sickness! That bitch! That bitch!" Lady Li, hearing this, suddenly started pounding the ground and cursing.

"Yhan Qinrui, right?" Gu Changsheng sighed helplessly as she spoke.

Poverty brings a myriad of woes in a marriage; she had no thoughts about how Li Mufeng and Yhan Qinrui were now, nor did she care to think about it!

"Yes! That broom star! That bitch!" wept Lady Li upon hearing this, bursting into tears, "It’s all her fault that my Li Mansion has become so destitute! All her fault!"

The days of her life dressed in fine silks had vanished like smoke because she had brought that wretched woman into her home!

"If it were not for her insisting on causing trouble in Liuzhou, how could the situation have become so utterly uncontrollable! That jealous witch, that broom star!"

At this moment, Lady Li bore no trace of her former dignity as the Madam of the House at Capital City Li Mansion; she was nothing short of a common shrew, cursing wildly on the ground!

Watching such a scene, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but shake her head.

Li Mansion had been stripped of its marquisate, all assets confiscated, yet they were still lingering in Liuzhou—this was something Gu Changsheng had not anticipated!

She genuinely couldn’t care less about anyone from Li Mansion, not deigning to spare them an extra glance!

Yet, thinking about it, she figured those two must’ve been harboring malice and had stayed in Liuzhou, waiting for an opportunity to retaliate against her!

"Lady Li, my connections with your Li Mansion have long ceased, and although I was aware of the assassins you sent, for my child’s sake, I did not lower myself to your level. When your son and daughter-in-law caused trouble at my door, provoking Zhou Mu’s wrath, I saved both their lives. I have already gone beyond the call of duty!"

"The plight that Li Mansion now faces is entirely of your own making! You should never harbor the intention to harm others. The wheel of karma turns, and retribution is inescapable. If you want to blame your daughter-in-law, that’s your own affair, but just remember, haha..." Gu Changsheng paused, a sly smile appearing on her lips as she pointed toward the Suan Ni Beast Stone Weight beside her and continued slowly, "Do you see what that is? Are you sure you want to cause a scene in front of my Residence?"

Lady Li’s eyes widened in terror the moment she heard this; she stepped back, unbelieving.

"Even if you don’t recognize the Suan Ni Beast Stone Weight that signifies the prince’s authority, you should still be able to read, right? After all, you were from the noble Li Mansion of a marquis!" As Gu Changsheng spoke, she pointed, "Do you see the king’s decree on it? Trespassing into Gu Residence is punishable by death without exception! Even you can’t escape that fate!"

Really, do they think of Gu Changsheng as made of paper?

She is someone who fights for every inch! When she encountered two groups of assassins at the foot of Baili Mountain, one group having accepted the job from Flower Peacock, she had suspected Li Mansion’s involvement. She secretly foiled Prince Liang, yet she spared them. But there won’t be a third time! Yhan Qinrui, this is already the third time!

"No no! I didn’t barge in; I’m here to beg you! For the sake of old times, please take me in! I really don’t want to go back to that decrepit hut!" Lady Li pleaded with a shaking head, struggling to her feet and beginning to kowtow desperately.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Please, take me in! I’m still the grandmother of your son! For Buddha’s face if not the monk’s! Take me in, save me, please!" Lady Li begged, her bloodless face lowered to the ground...

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