"Mother, quickly go and help them up." Gu Jinzhi saw that the people kneeling below were densely packed, and for a moment he couldn't help but laugh. Seeing his parents seemingly quite shocked, he quietly reminded his mother, "Anyway, they're not kneeling because of us. Just help them up, it's bearable."

  Song Paner's mind has always been deep and calculated.

  She was kneeling, and the Ning family had more than a dozen people upstairs and downstairs, scaring her. One of Gu Jin's reminders made her suddenly come back to her senses, thinking: "This must be for the empress dowager to see."

  It's also funny in my heart, I pushed the equally stunned Gu Yan Zhen next to me, and quietly pinched his arm first: "Let's go help, you pay attention to my eyes later."

  Gu Yanwen came back to his senses and nodded slightly.

  He thought it was rare.

  The Ning family members kowtowed three times while the Gu family was stunned.

  Gu Yanjun supported Ning Yue, Song Pan'er helped up Mrs. Ning, and Gu Jinzhi supported Ning Huan.

  Ning Xi hung her head low, unable to discern whether she was unwilling or ashamed, and refused to make eye contact with Gu Jinzhi, with a hint of fear in her eyes.

  Mrs. Ning was truly grateful, she trembled with emotion as she held Song Wan'er's hand and cried: "My husband, the Marquis, regained consciousness half a month ago; five days ago, he could move his hands. The day before yesterday, he could move his legs and stand up with support. Yesterday, we went to the palace to thank Her Majesty the Empress Dowager for her kindness. Today, I came especially to thank Miss Seventh... Miss Seventh is truly our family's savior..."

  She burst into loud sobs.

  Ever since Ning Yu fell ill, she thought that as her mainstay husband, this life was already over, and at most he would drag on in bed for a year or two before going.

  She wouldn't have dared dream of it, but Ning Xuan was still able to struggle and get back on her feet.

  She remembered a paternal uncle in her family who had also suddenly suffered a stroke, and was bedridden, unable to eat even when fed, only able to smile foolishly. He died with his body covered in feces and urine, unable to die cleanly.

  She also remembered that when she was twenty, Wan Erniang's mother-in-law, Mrs. Wan, fell ill one night and had a stroke. Such a clever and capable woman couldn't speak. The two daughters-in-law who were usually strict with her showed filial piety in front of Old Master Wan and the uncles, but behind her back they bullied her, and she died two months later, literally infuriated to death.

  Madam Ning never expected that one day her husband would also have a stroke.

  In Ning's wife's heart, a stroke is the most pleasant way to die.

  She had already resigned herself to Ning Xue's inevitable demise, and her heart was more than half dead. She was just waiting for Ning Xue to go, so she could hang herself with a rope too.

  Now, Ning Xue has actually recovered.

  This is something Mrs. Ning has never heard of.

  Gu Jin not only saved Ning Xue but also saved herself.

  She was grateful and tearful.

  Song Pan'er thought: "The Ning family really did enter the palace first."

  The Empress Dowager was delighted to see Ning Xue recover, and she didn't forget that it was Gu Jinzhi's credit. She instructed them to go to Gu Jinzhi's place to kowtow, both to thank him for saving her life and to make amends for their previous wrongdoings.

  Otherwise, the Ning family wouldn't be so well-behaved.

  Song Paner sneered in her heart.

  Ning Jia gave what she received.

  She handed a handkerchief to Mrs. Ning to wipe away her tears, and smiled: "It's also the good fortune of Master Ning, our family's sisters just did their best."

  "No need!" Mrs. Ning said with a smile. The maid cried and said, "You don't have to be modest. Seventh Miss is the reborn parents of our family's marquis!"

  Everyone was crowded and entered the main hall.

  Song Pan'er supported Madame Ning. The two guards supported Ning Xiang, Gu Yanjun followed behind, and Gu Jinzhi let go of Ning Huan's hand, letting her follow the crowd into the eastern wing room.

  She stepped aside and instructed Song Mama and others to take care of the maidservants who came with the Ning family, serving them tea.

  The two guards placed Duke Ning on the kang and also paid their respects before retreating outside the door.

  "Miss Qi... thank you so much... for saving my life." Ning Xue said, still a bit awkwardly, her tongue feeling a bit dry.

  "Master Hou has forgotten, I was ordered to provide medical treatment that day?" Gu Jin smiled and clarified the relationship with Ning Yue, "You should thank the Empress Dowager, it was she who sent me to your mansion."

  Ning Yu and Mrs. Ning also sensed the estrangement in her words.

  Ning Yu's eyes were filled with regret: "At that time... I was so stupid, saying some unpleasant words. I should have gotten what I deserved... Seventh Miss repaid my grievances with kindness... I'm eternally grateful..."

  These words sound like human language.

  Song Pan'er looked at Gu Jinzhi instead.

  She was a little afraid that Gu Jin would forgive Ning Xue just like that.

  Ning Er's apology this time is likely not just about gratitude, but also wants Gu Jinzhi to continue treating him.

  Song Paner didn't think so.

  She's a person who can't be said to have a particularly good heart, but whoever offends her, she'll remember. Besides, Ning Yue got what was coming to him, and heaven punished him too.

  Why did Gu Jing have to go against heaven for him?

  It's not Gu Jin's fault that he is like this.

  Gu Jinzhi listened to Ning Xue's words of self-reproach and merely smiled, lowering her head without speaking.

  Madam Ning was wiping away tears again. She's actually a soft-hearted person, just a bit too soft.

  Ning E said, seeing Gu Jin did not respond, Song Pan'er and Gu Yan also just sat silently, originally planned to say something later, but didn't know how to start.

  Mrs. Ning was useless again, she only knew how to say thank you.

  Ning Xiang looked at him, and her father was in need of her at this time. She looked down with a humble expression, begging Gu Jin: "Seventh Miss, my father's illness is all thanks to your wonderful medical skills. However, the medicine for this month has been finished. What other medicine can be taken to completely cure my father's illness?"

  Wow, completely better?

  Song Pan'er's eyes widened: Is it a stroke caused by wind and cold?

  Gu Jin thought for a moment, sank into contemplation, and suddenly smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground.

  Everyone in the house jumped at the same time, and they didn't understand why she suddenly got angry.

  The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

  Ning Xiang's hands were clenched tightly together.

  She lowered her head, not daring to let Gu Jin see her expression.

  The shattered porcelain lay on the ground, and it was a long time before the sound faded away. The floating leaves splashed all over the ground.

  "This tea cup, even if it were worth a thousand taels of gold. Now that it's broken, even if we find the best craftsman to mend it, can it still be used for brewing tea? If it can't be distinguished from an unbroken one when displayed, that would already be remarkable. But if you insist on using it again for brewing tea, wouldn't that be making things difficult for the craftsman?"

  The Ning family also remained silent.

  Ning Xiang cursed in her heart: Isn't it just saying that you can't do anything about it?

  To put it bluntly, you have to smash a bowl. What thing?

  Is it really incurable?

  Was Gu Jin aware of Ning Ruo's impending stroke when she was still healthy?

  She Gu Jing has such abilities and can also make Ning Xue stand up, why can't she let him recover?

  She must have held something back.

  Ning Xiang increasingly felt that Gu Jin was hateful.

  But she didn't dare show it, fearing the empress's scolding.

  Although Ning Er was also proud and self-satisfied, she had seen more of the world than her daughter.

  He knew he shouldn't have any illusions about himself, and he also knew that with his illness, being able to get to this point was also due to encountering a doctor like Gu Zhen who was a rare talent in the medical field.

  He no longer had extravagant hopes.

  He glanced at Mrs. Ning and indicated that he wanted to take his leave.

  Madam Ning stood up and said to the crowd of people from the Gu family, "We have understood what Seventh Miss has said. Today was originally just a visit to express our gratitude, but instead we've caused trouble for Seventh Miss. We truly feel apologetic about it... When Master Hou's body recovers a bit more, I will definitely invite Madam and Seventh Miss over for a visit..."

  Song Pan'er also smiled and agreed.

  Ning Xue also said: "Thank... thank Seventh Young Lady..."

  He thanked again.

  Ning Xiang looked at her parents and felt unwilling to give up like this.

  But she didn't dare make a scene in front of her father, so she also bid farewell.

  Song Pan'er called over their attendants and, along with Gu Yanwen, escorted them through the snow to the gate of the Hanging Flower Pavilion.

  As soon as they left, Song Pan'er called out for a servant to come: "What did the Ning family bring? Let me take a look at the list."

  The gift was just carried out of the courtyard and the list was also given to the general manager Sun Youtang.

  Xiao Shun was saved and went to call Sun Yudang over.

  Sun You Tang hurried in and handed the list to Song Pan Er to look at.

  Song Pan'er took a look and handed it over to Gu Yanjin again.

  Gu Yanzhen was slightly tongue-tied.

  He finished reading and gave Gu Jin a glance.

  Gifts brought by Ning's family:

  100 taels of gold, 2000 taels of silver.

  5 pigs, 5 goats, 10 robes, 10 deers, 30 pheasants.

  30 hens, 30 roosters.

  2 packets of tea leaves, 2 pieces of wild boar meat, 5 bags of fine rice from the imperial field, 2 white jade Buddhas as tall as a person, 10 jade sceptres, 10 strings of green glass beads, 50 rings made of various precious stones.

  Gu Jin smiled and said, "There are indeed a lot of things."

  Song Pan'er took over the bill again and smiled: "Is the life of Duke Ning worth less than these things?"

  Then he said to Sun Youdao, "Bring those things in first and let me take a look at them. The fine rice from the imperial fields is given to the small kitchen of the old lady in the outer courtyard for the old master to eat; the pigs, sheep, and chickens are all ordinary. Only half of the deer, the cloak, the wild mountain chicken, and the wild boar meat were sent to the old house. Remember to say clearly where these things came from."

  Sun Yudang said yes.

  After he left, a moment later some young servants came in carrying things.

  A half-person-high white jade Buddha statue, with excellent quality, can't be bought for less than a hundred taels of silver; the jade Ruyi, the Bi Xi Xiang Zhu hand string, and various precious stone rings are all palace items, with impeccable workmanship.

  Song Pan'er asked Gu Jin if he wanted to.

  "What am I coming for?" Gu Jinzhi smiled and said, "Mother kept it to reward the little kids next time they go out."

  Song Pan'er had Hai Tang and Shao Yao open a small warehouse and put everything in.

  The news spread quickly.

  The common people were shocked and outraged.

  Stroke is a very common disease, so everyone knows it's extremely difficult to cure.

  Now Ning Houye has been cured by half.

  The hospital was shocked again on that side.

  Tai Hospital's Peng Leiyu and Zeng Taichang, who had previously helped Gu Jinzhi with his medical skills, handed over a letter, wanting to ask Gu Jinzhi for guidance on their studies.

  Gu Jingze refused.

  She is indeed a lady from a wealthy family.

  Then, Zhu Zhongjun asked Gu Jin: "I remember that you went to the Sichuan mountainous area before. Two years later, an old man traveled thousands of miles just to deliver mountain goods to you and said that you had cured his stroke. At that time, you also said that the old man was bedridden for two months due to a stroke and took medicine for two years; if he had taken the medicine as soon as he had a stroke, he would have recovered in half a year. Now, can Ning Xuan's illness really not be cured?"

  "Of course it's good." Gu Jin said, "But why should it be good?"

  Zhu Zhongjun burst out laughing.

  Indeed, why cure him?

  People always have their sights set on something better.

  Ning Yu was grateful, he would always remember that if it weren't for Gu Jinzhi, he wouldn't even have had the chance to be crippled. Gu Jinzhi was his savior; if he were allowed to act freely, once his wounds healed and the pain was forgotten, would he think of Gu Jinzhi as just the person who cured his leg?

  Zhu Zhongjun smiled slightly.

  He thinks that Gu Jinzhi now is like him!

  Her words and deeds have somewhat the shadow of Zhu Zhongjun's teachings.

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  Third encore for pink tickets!