Reborn as the Savior of a Short-lived Father and Son

Thinking of her aunt, Yu Qinglian bit her lip and said, "Can you not let my aunt know about this?"

The Duchess was very satisfied. The more she concealed the matter, the easier it would be to get rid of it when the time came.

……

At night, after Aunt Yu went to bed, Yu Qinglian went to Shao Xingjian's room as agreed.

She didn't dare sit on Shao Xingjian's bed. If he came back and saw her, he would definitely be angry, thinking that she had asked for a doctor last time to help her aunt, and this time she asked for the rejuvenation pill.

Yu Qinglian smiled bitterly. Actually, she was right. She definitely wanted to ask Shao Xingjian for the rejuvenation elixir, but she was not stupid enough to ask for it as soon as they met.

The tea on the table gradually turned cold, the window was blown open by the wind, and the room became a little cold. Yu Qinglian walked over and closed the window.

She was wearing thin clothes and her body was shaking uncontrollably. She even wanted to pull off Shao Xingjian's quilt and put it on herself.

Fortunately, she has some patience.

As the night deepened, Yu Qinglian fell asleep on the table. When she woke up, the room was still very quiet.

He walked to the door and glanced at the servants outside, "Is the eldest master back?"

The servants in Shao Xingjian's courtyard all looked at her with displeasure. They said expressionlessly, "No."

She went back to wait, but it was too cold late at night and she felt dizzy and was afraid that she might be sick. If she was sick, who would take care of her aunt?

Yu Qinglian looked around and her eyes fell on Shao Xingjian's cloak. She took it and put it on carefully.

It was already midnight when Shao Xingjian came back. When he opened the door and saw Yu Qinglian sleeping on the table, his eyes flashed with slight surprise, but he quickly realized that his mother was indeed quick in doing things.

He pushed Yu Qinglian awake, and the cool touch of his fingertips made his eyebrows move slightly, "Why don't you go to bed?"

Yu Qinglian woke up in an instant and sat up, "You're back."

She asked, "What time is it?"

"It's midnight."

Yu Qinglian nodded. Seeing that he was not surprised by her appearance, she did not explain, but only asked, "Have you had dinner?"

"No."

"Then I'll go to the kitchen and help you cook a bowl of noodles?"

"Send the servant to go," Shao Xingjian said with a gloomy face, "I have something to ask you."

Yu Qinglian thought that what he wanted to ask was why she was here, and she had already thought of the wording in her mind in advance.

"Did you go with Gu Qinghe to help a woman in Xikou Village deliver a baby yesterday?"

"Yes, ma'am—" She paused, "Ah?"

We can't just start a war to punish them at this time, can we?

Yu Qinglian pursed her lips and said nothing.

Shao Xingjian saw what she was thinking at a glance, closed his eyes, and said helplessly: "Just tell me what I ask you, don't lie."

Yu Qinglian said in a very low voice, "I asked Doctor Gu for the rejuvenation pill. She promised me that she could come back with me to see my aunt, but I happened to meet a family who begged her for help, so I went with them."

"Was the baby born safely?"

"Mother and daughter are safe."

Shao Xingjian's brows were still furrowed. "Were you in the delivery room at that time?"

"The woman took too long to give birth, and the family was afraid that the baby might be in danger, so they wanted the midwife to keep the baby. Doctor Gu got angry and drove the midwife away. There were not enough staff, so they asked me to come in and help."

"Are you sure that the mother and the baby were all right when you left?"

Even if Yu Qinglian was slow-witted, she would have noticed something was wrong at this point. "I'm sure it was a chubby, pretty girl who was born. She cried loudly, and I even took her to her mother."

She asked, "What happened?"

"Today, someone went to the Beijing Medical Hall to make a scene, saying that the child and the mother were dead. The family pushed the blame onto Gu Qinghe, thinking that she was the cause of the death of the child and the mother."

"How is that possible!" Yu Qinglian suddenly became excited. "The child is very healthy. When we left, Doctor Gu also checked the mother's pulse. We left only after he confirmed that there was no problem!"

Shao Xingjian certainly knew that there must be something wrong with this matter, but the two bodies did exist, and the family's grief did not seem fake. If this was really a setup, then it could only mean that the person Gu Qinghe offended must be of high status.

Yu Qinglian was extremely anxious, "How is Doctor Gu now?"

"She was taken away by the government officials. I will have her taken to the Dali Temple tomorrow."

"What about her tonight? Will someone torture her?" Yu Qinglian was still worried. "Can't you take her to the Dali Temple now?"

Shao Xingjian: “…”

He narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked, "If it was me who went to jail, would you be so worried?"

"Ah?" Yu Qinglian felt a little impatient, but she held back and didn't show it on her face. It was already this late, and she still had to make such meaningless comparisons. Fortunately, Shao Xingjian was just asking casually and didn't require her to answer.

……

"It's time to eat." As soon as the sun rose, the jailer brought in Gu Qinghe's meal. Compared to the environment where other prisoners stayed, the cell where Gu Qinghe was located was obviously much cleaner and more spacious.

The guards treated her well and the food she ate was clean, but they didn't dare let her live a life that was too obvious compared to the other prisoners.

According to the jailer outside, it was because their master's wife had taken the medicine prescribed by Gu Qinghe and gave birth to a big fat boy not long ago, so their master was taking a little more care of her.

But this was obviously not the truth. Gu Qinghe knew very well that the mother and daughter would never have died under normal circumstances.

The only possibility is that someone wants to frame her.

Thinking of the newborn baby girl yesterday, Gu Qinghe slowly closed his eyes and sighed.

After eating, I rested for a while and sorted out what happened that day from beginning to end in my mind.

Gu Qinghe knew that someone would come to see her today.

Huo Shibei must have received the news and would definitely come to ask her what was going on.

She was taken away from the Beijing Medical Hall. It concerned the reputation of the Beijing Medical Hall. In addition, considering what Qi Mingyue and she had discussed a few days ago, Qi Mingyue would also come.

And Mingxuan and Ouyang Xia, with their noisy personalities, are definitely coming.

She thought a lot, but she never expected that the first person to come would be Yu Qinglian.

The girl's eyes were red and there was a dark area under her eye sockets. She probably didn't get enough rest last night.

She was dressed in men's clothes and was so thin that she couldn't even support her clothes.

Shao Xingjian stood behind her.

Yu Qinglian couldn't help crying when she saw Gu Qinghe, but she knew that time was running out and she was afraid that she couldn't stay here for too long, so she held back her tears and asked calmly, "What can I do to help you?"

Gu Qinghe was silent for a while, then shook his head at her, "You don't have to get involved in this matter."

Yu Qinglian's life was not easy. Gu Qinghe had not done anything remarkable for her. If he let her get involved in these things, it would probably bring her countless troubles.