Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Dong came quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, he appeared in front of Master Jiang and Han Zheng.

Except for the servant he ordered, all the other servants left.

They were the only ones in the room.

Scholar Jiang did not beat around the bush and pointed directly at the attendant kneeling on the ground and asked, "This man said that you ordered him to pass on the message and ask Han Xiu to write the article for the sacrifice to heaven. Do you admit it?"

Dong Jiantao's eyes showed panic for a moment, but the next moment, he was calm as if nothing had happened, half-raising his head and said, "I admit that I did it, but I just wanted to test Han Xiuzhuan. He is the top scholar, and he will have to write articles in the future. I want him to get familiar with it first."

Scholar Jiang saw at a glance that he was doing this on purpose, and did not give him face, saying: "You are a reviewer from the seventh rank, and Han Xiuzhuan is from the sixth rank. Even if it is an arrangement, it is he who arranges you to do things, not you arranging him. Reviewer Dong, you have overstepped your authority these past two days."

His tone was very light, but his words were like a slap in the face, hitting Dong Jiantao hard in the face. For a moment, Dong Jiantao was filled with shame and anger.

Official position, official position, so what if he is a seventh-rank official? One day, he will be promoted several levels and step on them all!

A few meters away, Master Jiang continued, "I can turn a blind eye to what happened yesterday, but it can't happen again."

Dong reviewed: "......"

*

Han Zheng and Dong Jiantao went out one after another.

Dong Jiantao had a sullen face. If looks could kill, Han Zheng would have been tortured to death by him long ago.

Han Zheng felt the sharp gazes around him, but he showed no fear.

This Dong guy had already pointed a sharp knife at him. He didn't need to be nice to him, and he didn't need to be patient. Because patience wouldn't bring any benefits, it would only make Dong think he was cowardly, and he would make things worse for him.

*

There is no wall that is impenetrable, let alone such a big thing. When Han Zheng returned to his seat, the other people in the room looked at him with admiration.

Not only did Dong Jiantao boss Han Zheng around, his attitude towards them had also changed recently.

Because he had more experience and was older, they gave him some face and didn't argue with him, which made him even more arrogant. Some of his words sounded as if they should be controlled by him.

They didn't say it, but in their hearts they all wanted to argue with him.

Han Xiuzhuan did exactly what they failed to do.

There were a few people in their early twenties who admired Han Zheng's boldness and waited until the break to talk to Han Zheng.

Han Zheng responded one by one.

*

Li Yu's side.

In the evening, the court physician of Prince An's Mansion found her.

Nanny Tian always felt uneasy after getting the golden wound medicine and ginseng. When Li Yu went out to find a doctor, she also arranged for a servant from the palace who worked as a helper in a hot pot restaurant to take the things back to the palace to find the court doctor.

The palace's doctor used to be a traveling doctor and knew Prince An. In recent years, he didn't want to travel around anymore, so he accepted Prince An's invitation and became a doctor in the palace.

He was knowledgeable and after smelling it for a while, he knew what the extra thing in the golden wound medicine was.

"It's Rhizoma Dioscoreae." The court doctor said, "Rhizoma Dioscoreae is a medicinal herb that can be used to treat diseases on a daily basis, but Rhizoma Dioscoreae cannot be used indiscriminately. For example, it cannot be put in wound medicine, as it will make people feel uncomfortable after using it."

In modern times, Li Yu saw relevant popular science about Shanglu on a certain audio platform and knew that what the court doctor said was correct.

"What about ginseng? Is there anything wrong with ginseng?"

The court doctor looked at Li Yu deeply and said, "There is nothing wrong with the ginseng, but you only gave me a little bit of the ginseng root. I need to check if there is any problem with the rest of the ginseng."

The ginseng was placed behind the counter. Upon hearing this, Li Yu went over to take it out and handed it to him.

The court doctor observed for a while, then picked up the box of ginseng and sniffed it.

Li Yu didn't blink.

The court doctor looked at it for a long time, and finally took a deep breath, "There are problems with both the ginseng and the box. This ginseng is poisonous except for the roots. Once you eat it, you will vomit blood at best, or die at worst."

Li Yu: “…”

The court doctor said, "The box was soaked in a poisonous water from the southern border, especially the cloth that wrapped the ginseng inside, which was used in larger quantities. I happen to know what kind of poison it is, so even if the smell is slight, I can smell it."

Aunt Tian didn't expect this ginseng to be so troublesome, "Boss Li, this is your first time meeting Miss Zhen, what kind of deep hatred is this that she would harm you like this."

Both ginseng and golden wound medicine are poisonous. It seems that they wish Boss Li would die immediately!

Li Yu was silent.

It was indeed the first time she met Miss Zhen, so she, like Nanny Tian, ​​didn't know why this happened.

*

The court physician had other things to do, so he left after saying this.

Li Yu sat in the chair for a long time without moving.

After coming to the capital, considering that there were many dignitaries in the capital, she tried not to conflict with others even though she had the support of Princess Jianing. The hot pot restaurant had been open for more than half a year since it opened in October last year. During this period, except for Cao Ao, she had always maintained a harmonious relationship with the dignitaries who came here.

This was the first time she had received such great malice since Cao Ao.

It was said to be an apology, but everything they sent was poisonous.

He clearly wanted her to die.

*

Li Yu sat there until there were more guests in the evening before getting up.

She would get to the bottom of this matter no matter what. No matter who was behind Miss Zhen, she would not let her off easily.

In the backyard, everyone was busy. Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to receive the guests.

Regarding the matter of investigating people, it is better to ask the princess and Nanny Tian for help. After all, the palace has many connections and can investigate places she cannot reach, and it can be investigated faster.

Putting this unhappy incident behind him, Li Yu returned to the lobby. Just as he was about to greet the guests, Princess Jianing rushed into the lobby like a cannonball.

Then, before Li Yu could fully react, he pulled Li Yu to look left and right and asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Princess, why are you here?"

"It was the court doctor who told me about the ginseng." Princess Jianing's face flushed with anger. "The person who sent the ginseng was really too much. Don't worry, I have arranged for someone to investigate. In less than three days, I will dig her out and let you punish her."

Because the anger of Ginseng and the Golden Wound Medicine had mostly dissipated at this moment, Li Yu pulled Princess Jianing to sit aside and smiled, "Thank you for your concern, Princess. Have you had dinner yet? Would you like some hot pot?"

It would have been fine if she hadn't said anything. Once she said that, Princess Jianing was really hungry. She looked at what other people were eating and said, "I don't want to eat hot pot today. Let's have some spicy hot pot."

Li Yu sighed and stood up to do it.

Princess Jianing immediately stopped her and said, "Just let your two disciples do it. You are still injured, don't go."

Li Yu sat back in his chair obediently.

Princess Jianing was so angry that when she was eating the spicy hot pot, she mistook the dish for Miss Zhen and bit it hard.

Li Yu thought she was extremely cute.

Since she was hungry, she also ordered a bowl of spicy hot pot.

After the two of them finished eating face to face, Princess Jianing finally calmed down. Just then, Princess An sent someone to look for her, so she left in a hurry again.

*

night.

After closing the shop and returning home, Han Zheng looked at Li Yu's injured hand and said nothing for a long time.

Han Xiaomei started crying again. Ah Fu, who had just returned from the small courtyard where Madam Yan and others lived in the afternoon, sensed her emotions. He walked around her and made a whimpering sound in his throat.

"It was just an accidental bump. I've applied some medicine on it. It will be healed in two days." Li Yu took off the gauze and showed them the wound that had already healed.

Han Xiaomei stopped crying when she realized that the wound was not as serious as she had imagined.

"Wash yourself up and have a rest." Li Yu rubbed Ah Fu's furry head and looked at Han Zheng again, "This injury is nothing. You have to get up early tomorrow, so you should go back to your room early."

It was indeed getting late, Han Zheng hummed and slowly left.

*

That night, several dark shadows shuttled between the houses in the outer city of the capital. Their footsteps were light and they did not wake anyone as they passed by.

Two days later, Li Yu received the investigation results.