"Please, benefactor, have mercy!"

Please help us!

"Please! Help us save the young lady!"

It was an old man's voice, hoarse and aged, with a clear sob in it.

Yun Shengsheng was surprised and lifted the curtain to look outside.

Their carriage had stopped, and next to it was a slightly worn-out small carriage with its curtain half-lifted, inside which sat a young woman in her early twenties.

The woman looked tense and flustered, her face was pale, and her lips were trembling.

She was also holding a two- or three-year-old girl tightly in her arms.

The little girl's mouth was slightly open, her eyes were wide open, her whole face was pale and bluish, and her lips had begun to turn purple, which were typical signs of poisoning or lack of oxygen.

Yun Shengsheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

Her body moved faster than her mind; she jumped off the carriage and rushed to the small carriage in three quick steps to examine the girl and take her pulse.

No poisoning!

She then examined the girl's mouth.

This is... choking...

Without bothering to explain to the woman, she pushed her away, wrapped her arms around the girl's waist from behind, placed one fist above the child's navel, covered the fist with the other hand, and forcefully pulled inward and upward.

Standard modern Heimlich maneuver.

I haven't forgotten even after a lifetime; muscle memory is truly a wonderful thing.

"What are you doing—" The woman only realized what was happening after being pushed away, and in a panic, she lunged forward to snatch the child.

But she stopped as soon as she reached out her hand.

With a "vomit," a round red date flew out of the girl's mouth, rolled into the roadside grass, and startled a grasshopper that was dozing.

Immediately afterwards, a loud cry rang out.

The crying was shrill and loud, full of energy, and the person was so breathless that it startled a flock of birds in the roadside trees into flight.

But upon hearing this cry, Yun Shengsheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Being able to cry means that the airway is open. The fact that you can still cry so loudly even after your trachea has been blocked for so long means that your lung capacity is also fine.

The woman finally realized what was happening, crying out and afraid to move the child, tears streaming down her face: "Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, my Yuanyuan!"

"You finally cried! You scared your mother to death! If something had happened to you, how could your mother live with herself..."

Yun Shengsheng returned the child to the woman and comforted her, "The child is alright now, you don't need to worry too much."

Yun Shengsheng thought for a moment and handed over a small porcelain bottle.

"But the child was still a bit frightened, so please take good care of him; he might develop a fever tonight!"

"If you have a fever, take one pill to bring it down..."

Just then, the little tuft of fur fluttered its tiny wings and flew onto her shoulder, saying leisurely, "Host, you're really amazing!"

"With a single move, he saved Liang Boyan's granddaughter."

Yun Shengsheng's face was blank.

Wait, what did you say?

[Is this... Liang Boyan's daughter with his first wife?]

"Yes, host," the little tuft of fur nodded its fluffy head, "She is Liang Youqi, Liang Boyan's eldest daughter who was hastily married off at the age of fifteen."

"I guess she's traveling the same way as you, also heading to Jiangnan. But we haven't found out exactly what she's going to do yet."

Yun Shengsheng looked at Liang Youqi and the other two with suspicion.

She was too busy saving people to look closely, but now she noticed that although Liang Youqi was dressed simply, the materials were not bad, and the silver hairpin in her hair was also genuine pure silver.

Although the old man driving the cart was dressed in old clothes, he stood up straight and spoke clearly. He didn't look like an ordinary cart driver, but rather more like an old servant of a wealthy family.

Yun Shengsheng asked Xiao Mao Tuanzi, "[You told me before that she was divorced by her husband's family, but she doesn't seem like it.]"

[Can a divorced woman still go out with an old servant? Can she still ride in a blue cloth carriage? Can she still wear a silver hairpin?]

Little Dumpling chuckled: "Liang Youqi's husband isn't very capable, and he doesn't have much influence in the family. He's completely suppressed by his elders, but he's not a bad person."

"After Liang Boyan fell from power, his family pressured him to divorce his wife. He couldn't resist the pressure from his family, so he had no choice but to write a letter of divorce."

"But before leaving, he still secretly slipped a lot of money to his wife and daughter."

"They even assigned their own old servants to the mother and daughter; otherwise, how do you think a divorced woman would dare to travel far with her child?"

Yun Shengsheng then understood.

It's alright, not too bad.

Compared to Liang Boyan, who drove his wife and children to their deaths for his new lover, this former son-in-law, though incompetent, at least has a conscience.

Yan Shijin stood beside the carriage and heard every word of Yun Shengsheng's thoughts.

His gaze lingered on Liang Youqi and the little girl for a moment, then subtly shifted away.

It turned out they were Liang Boyan's daughter and granddaughter...

As a woman who married out of the family, Liang Youqi was spared from being imprisoned because of Liang Boyan's affair. I wonder what she is doing now, and whether she knows where her father hid the money.

Yan Shijin gave one of the shadow guards a wink, and the guard immediately understood and withdrew.

The shadow guard then silently followed Liang Youqi, monitoring her every move.

After rescuing the person, Yun Shengsheng turned around, got off the small carriage, and returned to Yan Shijin's side.

At this moment, Chu Xiao also came over and asked Yun Shengsheng in a low voice, "Shengsheng, are you alright?"

Yun Shengsheng shook her head: "It's nothing serious, the child just choked, but he'll be fine after spitting it out!"

Chu Xiao nodded, glanced at the mother and daughter, and then looked away.

At this moment, Liang Youqi finally realized what was happening, quickly handed the child to the old man, got off the carriage, and bowed properly to Yun Shengsheng.

"Thank you for saving my life, Miss." Her voice was still a little hoarse, but her tone was solemn. "I don't have much to repay you with, so I can only give you some mundane things."

As he spoke, he took out a purse from his sleeve and handed it over with both hands.

The purse was heavy, clearly containing a lot of silver.

This is probably all the thank-you gift she can offer right now.

She never expected that the person who saved her daughter was a girl who looked only five or six years old.

Yun Shengsheng waved her hand and took a step back.

"No need, it's nothing at all."

"I see that you, Madam, still have to support your family and take care of your children; you need money even more!"

"So you should keep it for yourself!"

"Besides, the child has just choked, so her throat must be sore. I'll stew some rock sugar pear for her to soothe her throat."

But Liang Youqi was unusually persistent.

She shoved the purse directly into Yun Shengsheng's arms with such speed and steadiness that Yun Shengsheng didn't even have time to push it away.

"I can't live with myself if I don't take it, Miss." Liang Youqi looked up at her, her eyes still red, but her gaze was firm. "You saved not only my daughter, but also my life."

"By the way, what's your name, Miss?"

Yun Shengsheng said helplessly, "My name is Yun Shengsheng!"

Liang Youqi nodded: "Miss Yun, my name is Liang Youqi!"

"I have urgent business to attend to, so I'll be leaving now!"

Until we meet again!

After speaking, she bowed deeply to Yun Shengsheng, nodded to Yan Shijin and Chu Xiao, and then turned back to her carriage.

"Uncle Cao, let's go."

Cao Bo gratefully bowed to Yun Shengsheng and the others, quickly boarded the carriage, and rode away.

Yun Shengsheng noticed that they were also heading south...

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