Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

As soon as the doctor arrived, he grabbed the little girl's wrist to take her pulse.

The woman shoved the doctor aside, shouting, "No way! You're definitely in cahoots with Zhiweixuan! Don't try to deny it, pay up!"

His unreasonable and argumentative attitude showed that he didn't care about the little girl's life at all.

In a panic, Shen Qingxin shouted, "Restrain that woman! Let the doctor examine the little girl first!"

At a command, all the diners rushed forward and pulled the woman aside.

The diners were all loyal fans of Shen Qing, and they immediately began to follow his instructions without hesitation.

This gave the woman no chance to react at all.

"You executioners, let me go! You treat human life like dirt, aiding and abetting evil, shameless! Let me go!!" The woman could only keep shouting.

But it was of no use at all; the doctor had already arrived at the little girl's side and was treating her.

After a long pause, under the concerned gazes of everyone, the doctor's voice rang out:

"This little girl has been poisoned by aconitine; she must have accidentally ingested aconite. If she had been taken to a clinic earlier, there might have been a chance of survival. Now, I'm afraid it's too late..."

Aconite?

Shen Qing had never heard of this thing, but she understood that the little girl had accidentally ingested poison.

The simplest and most direct way to save someone who has accidentally ingested poison is to induce vomiting.

Shen Qing glanced around and his gaze settled on the stinky tofu.

Unfried stinky tofu.

She scooped a bunch of grayish tofu into the bowl and walked straight to the little girl.

"This is..." The doctor was stunned.

Shen Qing calmly said, "Please ask the doctor to have someone prepare an antidote soup as soon as possible."

"This little girl has started convulsing, and the detoxifying medicine is useless..."

"Just have someone boil it, whether it works or not, you have to try."

Without hesitation, Shen Qing held the bowl up to the little girl's nose.

A strong, aggressive stench assaulted the little girl's nostrils, rushing in like a heavy punch hitting her head and face.

vomit--

Almost instantly, the little girl vomited.

The doctor's eyes widened when he saw it.

This is induced vomiting! He thought the little girl was too unconscious to induce vomiting.

Unexpectedly, the young woman made the girl vomit with a bowl of stinky tofu.

"Good thing you threw up, good thing you threw up, now that you've thrown up there's hope!!"

The doctor became excited and hurriedly ran towards the clinic.

With induced vomiting and detoxifying medicine, this little girl will definitely wake up!

The woman looked at him, and her eyes changed; there was a hint of ferocity in them.

"You're talking nonsense! What aconite? My daughter clearly got sick from eating stinky tofu! Don't try to deny it!!"

Shen Qing glanced at the woman, feeling somewhat annoyed.

The little girl was in grave danger, but the woman was not worried at all, and was only thinking about splashing dirty water on Zhiweixuan.

Is this really her biological mother?

"Whether it's aconite or stinky tofu, we'll find out when the little girl wakes up."

Shen Qing walked up to the woman and looked her up and down.

He then added, "A serving of stinky tofu costs thirty coins. That's quite a sum of money for you, isn't it?"

The woman was dressed in tattered clothes and had unkempt hair; she didn't look like someone who could afford to spend thirty coins to buy stinky tofu.

"I...I...Don't look down on people!" the woman stammered, clearly feeling extremely guilty.

"The authorities will investigate and find out the truth of the matter."

Shen Qing spoke calmly, saying that investigating cases was the government's business, and she neither needed nor wanted to expend any more energy on it.

Upon hearing the word "government," the woman's body trembled involuntarily.

She couldn't help but turn her head and look into the distance.

In the crowd, the chubby middle-aged man who met her gaze was Qian Duofu.

Qian Duofu didn't say anything, but simply raised the money bag and shook it twice.

The woman closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, her eyes were filled with determination.

What's so scary about going to the government? Being poor is what's scary.

As long as there is money, her son can live a wealthy life!

A moment later, the doctor rushed over with the antidote and gave it to the little girl.

About fifteen minutes later, the little girl slowly woke up. She looked confused, and the moment she opened her eyes, she subconsciously looked at the woman.

"Mother~" she said softly and timidly, clearly very frightened.

The woman rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath, "Useless thing..."

The little girl looked aggrieved, as if she had done something wrong, and her face was full of fear.

The doctor beside her said loudly, "Young lady, you should thank the owner of Zhiweixuan Restaurant. If she hadn't thought of using stinky tofu to induce vomiting, I'm afraid I would have been powerless to help you with this poison today."

The little girl looked timidly at Shen Qing and cautiously said, "Thank you, sister."

"Did you eat stinky tofu?" Shen Qing asked.

"I didn't eat any, and my younger brother only ate one or two pieces. Mom said that stinky tofu is effective."

"Did your mother buy the stinky tofu?"

"No, it was given to my mother by a chubby person."

Shen Qing smiled and patted the little girl's head: "Good girl, so honest. It wasn't for nothing that I saved you."

"You filthy brat, you traitor! I knew I shouldn't have bought you. You've eaten my food for so many years and never side with me. I wanted you to be my son's wife, but now it seems you're utterly unworthy of him!!"

The woman seemed to have lost her guard and started cursing loudly, using extremely offensive language.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood.

It turns out this little girl isn't their biological child.

Nine times out of ten, she was a child bride bought.

It's pitiful, too.

Just then, the county officials arrived. The leader was none other than Xie Bantou, a regular customer of Shen Qing's restaurant. Hearing that something had happened at Zhiweixuan, he rushed over.

They quickly tied up the woman and were about to take her to the county government office for questioning.

Shen Qing interjected, "You should investigate further; this woman might have abducted someone else's child."

"Bah! I bought it with money!"

"Buying a free woman is also against the law," Shen Qing replied.

The laws of this dynasty stipulate that only slaves are allowed to be bought and sold; ordinary people are not allowed to buy or sell people.

Headmaster Xie said, "Don't worry, Madam Shen, we will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. We will absolutely not allow anyone to slander Zhiweixuan!"

"As for this girl, we will investigate her carefully. If she comes from an ordinary family, we will definitely send her back."

In a few swift moves, he took the woman and the little girl away.

The queue outside Zhiweixuan has started forming again, and stinky tofu is being sold again.

"Madam Shen is so calm! She actually thought of using unfried stinky tofu to induce vomiting. That's amazing!"

"Yeah, I never knew that such a small piece of stinky tofu could be used like this!"

"Tofu can induce vomiting; this strange fact is known throughout the world!"

"..."

Praises erupted everywhere, and everyone clearly admired Shen Qing even more.

Among the crowd, Qian Duofu was so angry that his face turned red.

Wow, all that maneuvering not only didn't tarnish Zhiweixuan's reputation, but actually enhanced it.

I really lost my wife and broke down!