Wasn't he supposed to be beaten to death? Why did this powerful cousin love him so much?

Jiang Sese gave all the remaining penicillin to Fu Wenzhao, who then gave it to Dr. Chen.

Coincidentally, a patient was lying in the clinic whose condition had not improved despite herbal medicine and acupuncture, making him a perfect candidate for treatment. While treating the patient, Doctor Chen declared to the people coming and going seeking medical help, "This life-saving remedy does not belong to me. It was provided free of charge by the Duke of Dingguo's mansion. It is an ancient formula that the Duke of Dingguo's righteous daughter, Miss Jiang, painstakingly researched and improved. She does not charge a penny and it is dedicated to saving people in distress."

Upon hearing of this extraordinary event, many people went to Dr. Chen's clinic with the attitude of "trying anything as a last resort," and indeed, the patients' conditions improved within just two days.

"It's gone! The fever's gone!"

"Look at that wound! The pus has decreased! The color has changed!"

"This medicine is...it really works?!"

"A miracle drug! This is a miracle drug!"

The prevailing opinion on the streets and alleys completely reversed overnight.

"Did you hear that? The adopted daughter of the Duke of Dingguo brought out her family's secret medicine and pulled several people back from the brink of death!"

"What jinxed fox demon? Have you ever seen such a kind-hearted jinx? That person is someone who has devoted themselves to studying ancient formulas and possesses great abilities!"

"Exactly! What kind of person is Wang Da? A local scoundrel! His wife is crying and wailing that the Duke's mansion forced him to his death? Could she have been bribed by someone to smear him?"

"That's right! I heard that Wang Da is drowning in gambling debts, and he might have been driven to his death by creditors. His wife is trying to extort money from the Duke's mansion!"

"Tsk tsk, look at the Duke of Dingguo's family, how many lives they've saved! They're truly great philanthropists! Those nursery rhymes from before, someone must have been jealous and deliberately trying to harm her!"

"Yes! I think someone is just jealous that the Duke's family has adopted such a capable and kind-hearted daughter! They want to ruin them!"

After her previous defeat, the nobleman sent someone to give her a severe dressing down. Gritting her teeth, Li once again donned that glaring mourning dress and knelt at the entrance of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.

Li steadied herself and wailed, "Give me back my man's life! The Duke of Dingguo's mansion is abusing its power and driving innocent people to their deaths!"

But this time it wasn't just layers upon layers of onlookers and heated discussions of shared hatred.

Although people were still coming and going in front of the door, their steps were hurried, and the gazes directed at them had changed from before.

"Tsk, here we go again?"

"That's right, it's just the same few wailing phrases over and over again, I'm sick of hearing it. If they're really wronged, why don't they go to the government office and beat the drum?"

"Hey, haven't you heard? The miracle medicine that Doctor Chen has was brought out by that Miss Jiang from the Duke of Dingguo's mansion! Old Zhang from the alley next door had a high fever that wouldn't go down and was about to die, but he used that medicine and was miraculously saved!"

Someone immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes! I heard about it too! Liu Er, the butcher in the East Market, had a huge festering sore on his leg. The doctor said he wouldn't make it past three days, but after using that medicine, the pus stopped! Now he's drinking porridge!"

He who takes a bribe is bound to do his bidding; he who eats another's food is obligated to do his bidding.

"Good heavens! Is that medicine really that miraculous? Did the Duke of Dingguo's mansion give it to us for free without charging a penny?"

"It's absolutely true! Doctor Chen himself said it was the ancient prescription that Miss Jiang devised, which she provided to the clinic free of charge to save lives! Would such a benevolent family drive a local scoundrel to his death? Who would believe that!"

"Exactly! What kind of scum is Wang Da? A swindler and cheat, drowning in gambling debts! I bet he was driven to jump into the river by some idiot, and his wife, having nowhere else to extort money, has turned to the Duke's mansion!"

Li's cries were stuck in her throat, and her face turned pale and then red.

"Look at that woman, she's been wailing for ages without shedding a single tear. It's all thunder and no rain!"

"Those children are quite pitiful, coming out to do this with their mother at such a young age..."

"What's so pitiful about her? I think she was just corrupted by her mother! She's learning to extort money!" someone sneered.

"The Duke's family is good-natured. If it were my family, we would have chased them away with a big stick long ago! But they are a family that has accumulated good deeds, so they don't bother to bother with such people."

Li's face turned a deep purplish-red, filled with shame and indignation.

The children were also bewildered by the laughter and pointing.

Previously, with favorable public opinion and powerful backers, the Li family naturally had a strong stance. But things are different now.

Li was not a fool. If she knelt down now, she would only be ridiculed and made a laughingstock.

Li looked grim as she thought for a moment, then hastily grabbed the children and left in a disheveled state.

Hongdou came in, her face beaming with undisguised excitement: "Miss! Miss! They're gone! That Li woman and her children have slunk away!"

"I understand." Jiang Sese said calmly, as if she had expected this outcome.

This book is definitely not about palace intrigue; its tricks are worse than those of a minor character who doesn't even survive three chapters in a typical palace intrigue novel.

Hongdou: "Miss, how did you know she would leave? You even strictly forbade even a mouse in our manor to go out and talk to her..."

Jiang Sese calmly said, "What kind of storm can someone like Li Shi stir up? The people behind Li Shi are just trying to use human lives to manipulate public opinion and ruin the reputation of the Fu family."

Before she transmigrated, she had seen it all, from palace intrigue and power struggles to farming. She could count eight hundred variations of this clichéd plot of extorting money from the dead and splashing dirty water with her eyes closed; she was so familiar with the tricks that she had worn them out!

Wang Da drowned, and Li Shi had no evidence to prove that he was forced to death by the people of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, so she dared not report it to the authorities and could only cause trouble at the Fu family's residence.

Similarly, it proves existence but not non-existence.

The Duke of Dingguo's mansion was also unable to produce any proof that the person had not been forced to his death.

Therefore, reporting to the authorities is actually not very useful.

Sometimes the conclusions drawn by the authorities are not accepted by the public.

Just like the murder case Xie Yao was involved in last time, even though the government proved that Xie Yao was not involved, the people still felt that Li An was the scapegoat. This was because Xie Yao's reputation for indulging in brothels, walking dogs, and cockfighting was indeed bad.

Therefore, as long as the Duke of Dingguo's mansion has a good enough reputation, people will naturally side with the Fu family without any evidence.

That's why Jiang Sese decisively took out penicillin at this moment.