"Your son is already like this, aren’t you going to get a doctor? Do you want him to wait for death?" Mrs. Jia roared.

Gu Youtian said coldly, "Then let him die, the family grave will leave him a spot."

Gu Ruinian listened to Gu Youtian’s words, wishing he could kill him. Letting him die wouldn’t be that easy.

He had barely escaped from the Zheng Family; how could he possibly die?

"Youtian, what are you saying? Fengnian, go get a doctor." Mr. Gu spoke up.

Gu Fengnian went out to get a doctor.

Mr. Gu sighed, sat at Gu Ruinian’s bedside, and said, "Ruinian, I know you can hear. Open your eyes and tell us where it hurts? Were you fed poison? The matter has passed, you are still a descendant of the Gu Family now that you’re back, we won’t blame you."

Mrs. Gu echoed, "It’s all because of Xu Zaohua’s shamelessness; she seduced you, it’s not your fault."

Gu Ruinian clenched his fists, why did everyone say he was involved with Xu Zaohua.

Obviously, he wasn’t.

The ones who framed him were Lian Er Miss, Gu Taohua, and Tong Huaqiong...

He had to stay alive; only by staying alive could he seek revenge.

Gu Ruinian slowly opened his eyes, sweating from his forehead, and said, "It’s the right leg."

Mrs. Jia immediately inspected the right leg, and Mr. and Mrs. Gu followed to look, but after a long time, they couldn’t find anything.

The right leg didn’t even have a scar.

Gu Ruinian endured the pain and said, "My right leg’s tendon was severed; it can’t be seen outside."

After speaking, he closed his eyes again.

He hated!

The second son of the Zheng Family saved him, but also crippled his leg.

Mrs. Jia, upon hearing her son’s tendon was severed on the right leg, looked back and forth,

Mrs. Gu asked, "Can he still walk?"

Gu Ruinian remained silent.

The second son of Zheng told him his right leg was completely crippled.

He had no choice back then.

The leg was crippled, but as long as he lived, he could still survive.

As long as his life remained, he could turn things around.

Now, thinking carefully, was trading a leg for life worth it, Gu Ruinian felt a wave of confusion.

Mr. Gu slowly said, "Find a doctor, treat it well, surely he can walk."

Mr. Gu was already numb. Compared to being cut off from future generations, a crippled leg wasn’t too bad.

At this time, the doctor came in, invited by Mr. Gu to examine Gu Ruinian’s leg carefully, frowning tightly.

The technique used to sever the tendon was truly exquisite, likely only a coroner or a martial arts expert could have such a skill.

Looking at Gu Ruinian’s young face, he shook his head; this leg feared it would be crippled.

However, the doctor showed no sympathy for Gu Ruinian.

He was invited to Wu Ji and upon seeing Gu Ruinian, understood he was treating the leading male protagonist of the recent hot search in Pingchuan; such a young man, what couldn’t he do, choosing to seduce a widow?

Compared to Widow Xu being sent to a family temple to face a lifetime of solitary punishment against Buddha statues, Gu Ruinian being severed of tendon yet kept alive was the Zheng Family’s mercy.

Seeing the doctor shaking his head, Mr. Gu secretly thought it was bad.

Holding onto a thread of hope, he asked, "Doctor, can my grandson’s leg be treated?"

The doctor shook his head and said, "I cannot treat it."

The doctor’s words cast a gloomy cloud over the room.

Mr. Gu bitterly asked, "Is there another doctor who can treat it? Do you know any doctor who can?"

The doctor said, "In Ning City, there is no doctor who can treat it; perhaps the Imperial Physician in Shengjing has a method."

Mr. Gu closed his eyes.

Shengjing, Imperial Physician, is that accessible to ordinary people?

His grandson’s leg was completely ruined for the future.

The doctor fixed Gu Ruinian’s right leg and ankle, not to heal it, but to make it less painful for him, without prescribing any medicine, took the consultation fee, and left.

Prescribing requires hope for recovery, otherwise, it’s better to save the money.

Gu Ruinian opened and closed his eyes, wanting to tell his family it’s okay; his leg was broken but he still had his hands, his mind, and his life, he would definitely turn things around.

Seeing Gu Ruinian’s painful appearance, Mr. Gu couldn’t bear to reprimand him and said with a sigh, "Since Shengjing has miracle doctors, then the leg can be cured, earn money well and save up, and perhaps go to Shengjing to ask for a doctor for Ruinian."

Mr. Gu knew these words were mere self-comfort, feeling more guilty the more he spoke.

"It’s just a severed tendon, it doesn’t hinder walking. Besides, Ruinian won’t stay home to farm, a crippled leg isn’t a big issue, he can continue studying and later take the imperial examinations." Mr. Gu considered that a crippled leg made physical labor hard, comforting Gu Ruinian accordingly.

Mrs. Jia howled once.

Since the doctor entered until he left, she hadn’t said a word, almost losing her voice due to the shock.

Stimulated by Mr. Gu’s words about studying and exams, she suddenly felt like being pricked, making a sound.

"What will become of Ruinian? Her life is completely ruined."

"Wuwuwu... Wuwuwu..."

Mrs. Gu couldn’t tolerate Mrs. Jia’s hopelessness and admonished, "How is Ruinian’s life ruined? People gossiping outside is targeting that disgraceful Xu Zaohua; Ruinian is considered flirtatious, have you seen any man with a damaged reputation just because of being a charmer? When Ruinian recovers, your father and I will take him back to Qinghe Bay, and he’ll study in the village school with Mr. Su; next year he’ll become a scholar, and later a successful scholar, and who will remember today’s events?"

After crying, Mrs. Gu came to terms with the possibility of Ruinian’s crippled leg.

"Ruinian, you must stay strong, the doctor said Shengjing’s Imperial Physicians have ways to cure your leg; once you go to Shengjing for the examinations, and enter Jinluan Palace, you can command the entire Imperial Hospital." Mrs. Gu tucked Ruinian in, her eyes gleaming.

Gu Ruinian secretly nodded, that’s exactly what he thought.

Crying loudly and softly, Mrs. Jia seized the moment while Mrs. Gu finished speaking, to say, "Can a crippled leg still take exams? Even if exams can be taken, I heard the court selects officials who must be physically intact, anyone with ailments won’t be appointed even if they pass the palace exams."

Mrs. Jia’s words turned Mr. Gu’s face pale.

He had forgotten about this.

Mrs. Jia mentioned Ruinian’s clan cousin, saying, "Our clan has an example, Gu Daqiao who was talented in studying, after his leg crippled even the town’s school wouldn’t allow him to study anymore. They said even if he studied, there were selections, and a crippled leg wouldn’t grant an official appointment."

"Wuwuwu..."

Mrs. Jia’s words were like a bomb thrown into Gu Ruinian’s mind, echoing loudly.

He hadn’t considered the selection system of this era.

Damn feudal times.

Gu Daqiao, he remembered, always silent in the clan as the cripple.

In spring, he saw Gu Daqiao working as a hired hand at the big house’s field, Gu Daqiao sat on the ground with one leg spread pondering something.

Thinking about this cousin who was a scholar, he seemed to see his own future shadow.

No, he definitely wouldn’t become Gu Daqiao.

He is a chosen one, he can travel through time, he understands the future, he is different from Gu Daqiao.