Chapter 47 Bad Things

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Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Bad ThingsDoctor Li is the physician most frequently invited by the Duke Mansion. Even he put aside his pride to ask where the pills were sold, those pills must be truly remarkable. But when informed that the pills were given by the Eldest Young Madam, Doctor Li was stunned for a moment. Silently, he acted as if he hadn’t said anything at all. The Eldest Young Madam gave a pill, and the Duke Zhen Country Mansion was worried about poison, so they asked him to examine it. Would he dare to seek her out to buy pills? It wasn’t a quest for longevity; it was courting death out of impatience with life. After Doctor Li left, Mrs. Wang looked at the pill and said, "I never expected that the Eldest Young Madam would still have such good pills in her hand." "Marquis Dongxiang has dominated the Qingyun Mountain region for over a decade, and the court has tried several times to suppress him without success. How could he not have some real skills?" the Old Madam said. Mrs. Wang nodded, thinking the Old Madam made sense. She offered the pill, "This pill is so good, Madam, you should take it." She is loyal to the Old Madam. The Old Madam places special trust in her. The Old Madam was gratified and raised her hand to decline, "It’s given to you. You should take it. Since she plans to open a shop to earn money, these pills will not be in short supply in the future." After a pause, she added, "Give her twenty thousand taels, just consider it as my investment." "The Eldest Young Madam needed twenty thousand taels, and the Eldest Young Master helped to raise the amount; I’m afraid she won’t need your share, Madam," Mrs. Wang said. A normal person, after being ignored when asking for help, wouldn’t accept it if offered later, let alone the Eldest Young Madam— Especially since it might lead to mockery being ignored would be one thing, but in the Eldest Young Madam’s case, one could expect a whip instead. She’s too old to withstand a few whips from the Eldest Young Madam. This twenty thousand taels, Mrs. Wang didn’t have the guts to send it, nor did any other maid. The Old Madam thought that since the shop was opened by Xie Jingchen and Su Jin, it belonged to the Duke Mansion. She said nothing more, and the matter was left unresolved. ... Su Jin helped Xie Jingchen remove the silver needles, and he stepped out of the bathing tub. Except for his face and neck, the rest of him was scalded red. It couldn’t be touched; any touch was painful. Even though Su Jin knew, she still poked with her finger, causing Xie Jingchen to gasp in pain. Su Jin chuckled quietly, praising the Hidden Guard, "The timing was well-handled, crispy on the outside and tender inside, with aroma wafting around. It’s a pity you’re not changing careers to become a chef." The Hidden Guard, "...." Xie Jingchen’s face darkened. He grabbed the brocade robe handed over by the Hidden Guard and stepped down the stairs. Knowing what he was about to do, Su Jin reminded him, "Within half an hour, don’t take a bath." Xie Jingchen, "...." The Hidden Guard noticed that Xie Jingchen’s steps were a bit lighter, and he happily said, "Is Eldest Young Master’s poison cured?" "It’s still early," Su Jin dashed cold water on those hopes. "For the next half month, he needs a medicinal bath daily, and then once every three days for two months to completely clear the poison from his body." "Does he have to soak for so long?" Xingxing spoke up with concern. A little cooked each day. In two months, he could be thoroughly cooked. Su Jin collected the silver needles and returned to the bamboo house. For dinner, she didn’t accompany Xie Jingchen. To be precise, Xie Jingchen didn’t have dinner. He didn’t even stay awake long enough to bathe after half an hour, washing off the medicinal scent only to succumb to fatigue and sleep. Su Jin somewhat admired him. According to her prediction, he should have fainted in the bathing tub. But he held on until he returned to the bamboo house before passing out. The Hidden Guard took care of Xie Jingchen. Su Jin and Xingxing were busy in the bamboo house until the moon was high in the sky. The little maid yawned incessantly, eyelids nearly sticking together. "Miss, aren’t you sleepy yet? This servant is about to pass out," Xingxing said, struggling to keep her eyes open. Su Jin put down the brush and ink in her hand. "We can go back now." Xingxing quickly picked up a lantern and extinguished the candles inside the bamboo house. As soon as they stepped out of the bamboo house, the two saw flames in the distant sky, illuminating the night like it was daylight. "Miss, it seems there’s a fire over there." "I wonder which poor family it is." "If Miss wants to know, this servant can find out tomorrow." "What’s there to find out, let’s go back to sleep." The two yawned their way through the study, back to the inner room, and went to sleep after washing up. The next day, at breakfast. Su Jin was eating crystal shrimp dumplings with great appetite. Seeing Xie Jingchen looking at her several times, she said, "Why are you looking at me?" "Have you decided to dismantle the shop?" he asked. "I’ve decided." Su Jin nodded. Xie Jingchen heaved a sigh of relief. Su Jin sensed something was amiss and looked at him, "You have an expression like something happened. What’s going on?" "Something did happen, but it’s not bad news for you." "Not bad news? Then what is it?" "Last night, Tianxiang Building burned down." "...." Xingxing said happily, "Miss was a little heartbroken about dismantling Tianxiang Building, but now that it’s burned down, with the old gone and the new coming, we can find the arsonist, rob him thoroughly and leave him destitute, and that way we get a new shop without spending money. Isn’t that great." Su Jin, "...." Xie Jingchen, "...." "It really is quite good," Su Jin agreed. "...." Xie Jingchen rubbed his forehead. Why did he feel a tinge of sympathy for that arsonist? After breakfast, Su Jin didn’t go to Qihao Hall to pay respects but directly left the Duke Mansion with Xie Jingchen to see the burned Tianxiang Building. Before they saw Tianxiang Building, they first saw the inn that burned down. Su Jin, "...." Xie Jingchen, "...." The inn’s shopkeeper and assistants had ashen faces. Seeing Su Jin lift the curtain as she passed, their eyes almost scornfully overturned the carriage. Their owner was already prescient enough to know that there was no good in setting up a shop next to a bandit, planning to sell the shop. But before they could sell it, the shop was gone. seaʀᴄh thё Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Leave alone the owner fainting from anger, even the shopkeeper felt lightheaded. "Could it be that your study hall also burned down?" Su Jin was a bit worried. She didn’t plan to rebuild the study hall, nor did she have that much money. After getting off the carriage, upon seeing, thankfully, the study hall was still there. Xingxing said, "Last night there was a south wind blowing, the study hall wasn’t burned down, but the inn was, our Tianxiang Building might have been implicated by the inn?" Thinking of this, Xingxing glared at the inn. Inn Shopkeeper, "...!!!" Inn Assistant, "...!!! Really, They’re going to be enraged to death by this little bandit maid. Clearly, it was their inn that got implicated! Their inn business was going quite well, but after running into them, it turned out like this! The study hall steward came over and said, "It was Tianxiang Building that caught on fire first." "See! We have a witness!" shouted the inn servant. The study hall steward glanced over. The inn servant shrank back and stopped talking. Su Jin saw this and asked, "What happened?" The study hall steward replied, "Last night, I noticed Tianxiang Building on fire, so I asked the errand boy to help put out the fire. Seeing the fire was getting bigger, I asked the inn servant for help, but they not only stood by but also ridiculed us, saying not to bother, it’s just as well if Tianxiang Building burned down." "In the end, they were watching the excitement on the street, and sparks drifted into their backyard. By the time they noticed, it was too late."

Chapter 47 Bad Things

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