After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 74 Lifesaving Grace

Cui Fangshu had a vague sense of unease between her brows, but she still forced herself to say, "Didn't I tell you? Give your 'Golden Jade Hall' to Wanwan."

Good heavens! Xia Li exclaimed, "Good heavens! Is your way of repaying kindness by taking my things and giving them to my enemy? You're quite the 'mother,' aren't you? You've never failed to disappoint me in how you treat the two women."

Xia Li also lost patience and glanced at Bai Yue.

"Let me tell you about this!" Bai Yue stepped forward, raised her voice, and said, "The one who saved Madam's life was never Miss Xia Wanwan, but our eldest young lady. When Madam was seriously ill, it was our eldest young lady who went to the immortal physician to ask for a life-saving elixir. Somehow, Miss Xia Wanwan found out about this and took the credit for it."

"You're talking nonsense, you little bitch, shut up!" Xia Wanwan's eyes blazed with fury, and she was so angry that she wanted to tear her mouth apart.

The fact that the lady saved her life was her greatest reliance and the guarantee that she and her daughter could continue to enjoy favor in the mansion.

Cui Fangshu also angrily said, "Guards, drag this wicked maid away and beat her to death with sticks! Xia Li, I never thought you were so vicious, daring to deceive your superiors and subordinates. Do you think I would believe the words of a mere maid?"

Xia Wanwan finally came to her senses and continued to humbly nestle in Cui Fangshu's arms. She had been anxious just now, but the matter was of great importance, and she couldn't control her temper.

Cui Fangshu held her hand and gently coaxed her, "Be good, Mother won't let you suffer."

Xia Li simply watched all of this indifferently, after all, Cui Fangshu's dislike for her was nothing new.

To prevent her mother from saying anything hurtful again, Xia Li quickly and decisively said, "Madam Cui, please have some self-respect! As for Xia Wanwan, I will make you admit defeat. Someone, please invite the Immortal Physician in."

The old doctor was the most skilled physician in the world, at least before the female lead became famous. He was someone even the emperor might not be able to see, so when he walked in, everyone in the Xia family hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

Xia Wanwan recognized him at a glance; he was indeed the old doctor. But why was he in the mansion?

Xia Jingwen urged hurriedly, "Please tell me, sir, who exactly came to you for the medicine back then?"

The old healer nodded: "It was indeed the young lady who came to me seeking medical treatment."

"As far as I know, the lady's illness requires a elixir made with the heart's blood of a close relative to save her life. However, obtaining heart's blood is extremely difficult, and if one is not careful, the person whose blood is taken will die. This is tantamount to exchanging one life for another. Even I am not absolutely certain that both of them can survive. Therefore, I refused her without hesitation."

"Who knew the young lady wouldn't leave and knelt down in front of my door."

"She knelt for several days and refused to leave, so I had no choice but to tell her the prescription."

"I thought she would give up. After all, people as young as her are usually timid and afraid of death."

"But as soon as I turned around, she stabbed herself with a knife!"

At this point, the healer's tone carried a hint of relief: "Fortunately, the girl had been kneeling for several days, and her hands were frozen stiff, causing her to miss her mark with the knife. Otherwise, with that knife aimed at her heart, Madam Xia wouldn't have died, but she would have had to hold a funeral for her daughter..."

Cui Fangshu suddenly looked at Xia Li, feeling a sharp pain in her heart.

She rushed forward eagerly, wanting to grasp Xia Li's hand, but froze before she could get close. The estrangement between mother and daughter had been brewing for quite some time. Cui Fangshu could only stand still in front of Xia Li, her voice filled with surprise and doubt: "Li'er, did you really save me? That life-saving pill was actually made with... with your heart's blood?"

"Madam Cui, what are you saying? My reputation as a divine physician is not something that just anyone can question." The divine physician raised his head arrogantly.

Not to mention the extraordinary skills of the Immortal Physician himself, most of the world's most skilled physicians come from the Valley of Immortal Physicians. As a descendant of the Valley of Immortal Physicians, he certainly has the right to be arrogant.

Cui Fangshu choked: "I... I don't mean to doubt the immortal doctor, it's just that this matter..."

After all, she had always believed that Xia Wanwan had saved her, and she couldn't accept it for the time being.

How grateful was she to Xia Wanwan for saving her life?

He even felt countless times that Xia Wanwan was better than his own daughter, and he openly and secretly favored Xia Wanwan.

When she was dying, her biological daughter Xia Li did not stay by her bedside to mourn her, but it was her adopted daughter Xia Wan who took care of her meticulously.

That's why she became increasingly biased; she truly resented Xia Li...

Cui Fangshu felt a little guilty: "Li'er, tell me, did you really use your heart's blood to save me?"

“The heart’s blood is just a little bit of a medicinal ingredient,” Xia Li smiled. “I was indeed frozen at the time, but I didn’t feel much pain.”

Later, when I took the medicine back to the manor, Xia Wanwan told me that you were very angry and did not want to see me, so I asked Xia Wanwan to take it to you, while I secretly recuperated in the other courtyard for a period of time to heal my injuries..."

Xia Jingwen immediately filled in the blanks and confidently said, "That's because Xia Wanwan took that box, discovered that the medicine box came from Tianyi Valley, guessed that the medicine was hard to obtain, so she sent the medicine to her mother, played the victim, and claimed credit for her younger sister's work!"

Xia Li couldn't help but want to give him a thumbs up; he truly deserved to be her good brother!

"Little sister, you've been wronged. Tomorrow, your brother will take you out of the manor." The eldest brother, Xia Jingyuan, immediately comforted her. His little sister always kept things to herself and never spoke of her grievances.

"……it is good."

Compared to the warmth of the three siblings, Xia Wanwan's face was filled with terror; this truth was an extremely frightening thing for her.

She staggered back a few steps, lost her balance, and fell to the ground with a thud...

I did indeed obtain this medicine through my own efforts, although I was only able to see the divine physician by borrowing Xia Li's name. However, the divine physician had no reason to lie.

Could it be that the miracle doctor mistook someone for someone else?

"Are you all clear now? Xia Wanwan is definitely not my lady's savior! My young lady is! This person is taking credit for my young lady's work and even trying to take over her shop." Bai Yue was indignant on behalf of her young lady.

"Miss is the lady's own daughter. A daughter saving her mother is not a matter of gratitude. It is simply that my young lady is extremely filial and is willing to endure all grievances and suffering to save her mother..."

"This elixir can only be made with the heart's blood of a close relative as a medicinal ingredient. Taking the heart's blood not only severely damages one's vital energy, but also, if one is not careful, will lead to death." Xia Jingyuan looked at his younger sister with a face full of sorrow. Although she did not speak, he could deeply feel her intense pain.

"No, absolutely not! Divine Doctor, you must have mistaken me for someone else. I was the one who went to beg you back then!" Xia Wanwan crawled on her knees to the old man, clutching his clothes tightly with both hands as if she had grasped a lifeline, pleading with him incessantly.

"Even if I've mistaken you for someone else!" The immortal physician was clearly angered, looking at Cui Fangshu: "Madam, as far as I know, this Miss Xia Wanwan is merely your adopted daughter, not your close relative. How could her heart's blood save your life? Unless, she secretly murdered one of your close relatives and used that person's heart's blood to make medicine for me. I don't know about this, but don't you know?"

The immortal doctor's words sealed the deal.

Cui Fangshu opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Everyone else understood, but she still harbored doubts until this sentence finally woke her up.