Chapter 103 Guessing Correctly
When Li Cuicui saw Magistrate Bai, her expression froze for a moment, and then her eyes became a little evasive.
Magistrate Bai paid little attention to her, but when he saw Mengyao Gu, a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in his eyes. He thought that if he could persuade Mengyao Gu, he would have persuaded Gu Yu!
Having dealt with the Gu family several times, Magistrate Bai naturally knew that Gu Yu doted on his wife, and whatever Mengyao Gu said, he would do…
Therefore, there was still hope!
While Magistrate Bai was strategizing, Gu Yu was paying close attention to Li Cuicui’s unnatural behavior, which made his suspicions increasingly certain.
“It’s like this, I have a friend whose family has had a lot of trouble recently, so I want to ask Gu Yu for medical help…”
“Mengyao, do you remember the gossip I told you a few days ago! It’s about that prominent family in the prefecture who lost their daughter, and many people died in the mansion. Magistrate Bai suspects someone poisoned them… Now, the head of that family has also fallen ill, and his wife is critically ill and bedridden, likely not having many days left.”
Just as Magistrate Bai was explaining to Mengyao Gu, Gu Yu suddenly interrupted him and spoke in more detail.
Magistrate Bai was not angry about this. Instead, he looked at Mengyao Gu with anticipation.
He thought that he must make Mengyao Gu have compassion, so that his friend could be saved!
When Mengyao Gu heard about this matter, she couldn’t help but be surprised. She didn’t expect that the news circulating among everyone was so close to her!
“What, my mother…”
Just as Mengyao Gu was surprised, Li Cuicui, who was standing beside her, immediately spoke anxiously after hearing what Gu Yu said. However, before she could finish her words, she suddenly felt dizzy and faint.
Fortunately, Mengyao Gu was standing beside her and immediately reached out to support Li Cuicui’s body, preventing her from falling to the ground.
“It’s okay, she’s just been too worried these past few days and suffered a sudden blow, which is why she fainted.”
Before Mengyao Gu could speak, Gu Yu immediately dispelled her worries and poured spring water from the small gourd into Li Cuicui’s mouth.
The next second, Li Cuicui slowly woke up and couldn’t help but tear up.
Obviously, she no longer wanted to pretend.
“Doctor Gu, please, save my mother…”
When Li Cuicui herself admitted it, Gu Yu’s suspicions were confirmed, and he felt very refreshed.
It was like enjoying air conditioning in summer and eating popsicles in winter.
His previous guess was correct, Li Cuicui was indeed the lost daughter of that family.
While Gu Yu was in a good mood, Mengyao Gu and Magistrate Bai looked over with confusion, not knowing what was happening.
What did Li Cuicui’s words mean?
Compared to Magistrate Bai, who knew nothing, Mengyao Gu had vaguely guessed some things. When she looked at Gu Yu, she saw him nod at her, confirming that her guess was correct.
“Magistrate Bai, if I’m not mistaken, this woman named Li Cuicui should be your friend’s daughter, the one who was lost before.”
“What!”
While Li Cuicui was only crying, Gu Yu helplessly explained, which made Magistrate Bai’s face full of shock. He never expected that the situation would develop like this!
His friend’s lost daughter was actually in Lian Town!
It was such a coincidence that she was in his jurisdiction!
Afterwards, when Li Cuicui had cried enough, she explained the whole story in detail.
It turned out that Li Cuicui’s original name was Lu Yashan.
Fu Lai’s son, Fu Xilin, was not born to Lu Yashan. It was Gu Yu who saved Lu Yashan on her escape, and then in order to repay his kindness, she married Fu Lai.
The reason for making this choice was not only because Fu Lai was a good person, but also because Lu Yashan knew she could not go back.
Everything was because of her cousin who was staying at the Lu family’s house, who was a hypocrite.
A beast worse than an animal!
That day, when Lu Yashan went to the temple with her maid to pay respects to Buddha, the coachman on the road complained of a stomachache and stopped the carriage midway. After waiting for a long time and not seeing the coachman return, her cousin Zhou Lindan arrived with a few servants instead.
Normally, Zhou Lindan had harassed Lu Yashan a lot.
At this moment, seeing the malicious intent in Zhou Lindan’s eyes, Lu Yashan knew that something bad was about to happen.
The coachman who had slipped away earlier was bought by Zhou Lindan!
Probably, her chastity was in danger this time.
After all, Zhou Lindan had always wanted to marry her and then seize the Lu family’s property.
After thinking of this outcome, Lu Yashan calmed down and, by taking advantage of Zhou Lindan’s carelessness, managed to escape his clutches.
Later, she intended to return to the prefecture, but saw that people were already guarding.
Among them was the coachman leading the way, which made Lu Yashan finally decide not to go back, and instead sneaked onto a carriage. She met Fu Lai, who was taking his only son to Lian Town.
To Fu Lai, Lu Yashan only said that she was coming to join her relatives, but she was almost sold into a brothel by them, so she anxiously got onto the carriage.
Hearing Lu Yashan’s words, Fu Lai did not drive her off the carriage. He only said that after arriving in Lian Town, she should leave on her own.
After all, as a widower with a child, it was not good for Lu Yashan, a young woman’s reputation.
Lu Yashan had no objection to this, but when she arrived in Lian Town, because Lu Yashan had no means of livelihood, Fu Lai could only reluctantly let her live in his home.
She could tidy up the house and take care of the children. He would give Lu Yashan some silver as compensation.
Afterwards, after spending some time together, Lu Yashan developed some feelings for Fu Lai. Thinking that she might never return to the Lu family in this life, she simply married Fu Lai and prepared to live a peaceful life.
However, who would have thought that she would hear news of her own accident in Lian Town, which caused her to faint in the market and later be rescued by Gu Yu.
When she saw Magistrate Bai just now, Lu Yashan also felt a little guilty and did not want to reveal her identity.
But now, hearing the news that her parents were critically ill, Lu Yashan’s mind was in turmoil, and she didn’t know what to do.
“Doctor Gu, please save my parents. Even if I have to be a slave or a maid, I will do it!”
Thinking that her parents’ lives were in danger, Lu Yashan’s tears flowed even more. Then, she immediately knelt down towards Gu Yu, wanting to ask Gu Yu to come forward and treat them.
After living in Lian Town for a while, Lu Yashan naturally knew that Gu Yu’s medical skills were very impressive.
Being able to save people who were about to die was truly a divine skill.
“Let’s not rush this for now. I’m rather curious… why did you want to avoid Magistrate Bai when you saw him???”
Gu Yu was too speechless about the ancient people’s tendency to kneel down whenever something happened.
However, his curiosity arose, and he wanted to ask Lu Yashan clearly.
