Marry another wife, the mistress of the marquisate will not serve you anymore

The next day, the capital city was shrouded in mist and rain, and the bluestone pavement was wet with rain, creating a picturesque atmosphere. The red flowers and green leaves were stained with raindrops, and the new green was in full bloom.

Song Wanyin and Tiancheng disguised themselves as men again and went to Shou'an Hall, intending to discuss cooperation with Manager Xue again.

Since he had met Jia Yuanxi yesterday and had a general understanding of the Jia family's background, his hope was rekindled that he could obtain the Nine Lives Herb.

When passing by the gate of the general's mansion, Song Wanyin accidentally discovered that some people were stopping there to watch and point fingers.

"It's what you deserve. If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"

"I heard that since the Gu family fell into decline, Madam Gu has been seriously ill and her life is in danger. A while ago, the prodigal son of the Gu family, Gu Qingye, went out to gamble and lost. Someone stripped him of his pants and beat him up in the street. He was almost beaten to death."

"By the way, I saw Gu Qingchen and Gu Qingzhi go to the Duke's Mansion to discuss marrying Gu Qingzhi with Chu Hexuan a while ago.

As a result, Duke Chu and Madam Chu flew into a rage and kicked the brother and sister out, telling them not to dream of clinging to the powerful.

This incident was widely circulated at the time, and many people saw the Gu brothers and sisters making a big fuss in front of the Duke's Mansion.

It is said that Chu Hexuan never showed up from beginning to end, probably because he looked down on Gu Qingzhi.

Gu Qingzhi doesn't even consider her own worth, and still dreams of becoming the head of the Chu family. She is not even qualified to be a maid."

"Why is it Gu Qingchen again? Why did he offend the Princess and the General this time?"

"Haven't you heard about such a big thing? It was the day when the Princess and the General of the State got married, when the Gu brothers and sisters made a scene in the General's Mansion and offended the Princess.

The eldest princess is the apple of His Majesty's eye, so how could he allow her to suffer any injustice? Naturally, he fined Gu Qingchen three months' salary.

He clearly had the opportunity to redeem himself for his crimes, but because of this incident, it was ruined, and he is becoming less and less favored by His Majesty."

"Have you noticed that since Gu Qingchen and the county lady divorced, the Gu family has completely fallen into decline. Perhaps this is their retribution."

"The county lady is gentle and virtuous, smart and capable, and manages the Gu family in an orderly manner. But she has that greedy Gu Qingchen, who doesn't cherish her well. She doesn't deserve any sympathy at all."

Song Wanyin roughly learned about the miserable situation of the Gu family from the people.

Ever since the divorce, she no longer asked about anything in the Gu family, and some of the gossip she heard was just hearsay.

She stepped forward politely and asked an old lady:

"Madam, I would like to ask, who is kneeling in front of the general's mansion?

Why would he challenge the General's Mansion in broad daylight?"

The old lady turned around and saw a handsome young man standing in front of her. The more she looked at him, the more pleasing he became. She said with a smile:

"This young master may not know that the one kneeling in front of the general's mansion is the mighty lieutenant Gu Qingchen.

He offended the eldest princess and missed the opportunity for promotion, so he came specifically to ask for the eldest princess' forgiveness.

I heard that he had been kneeling here before dawn, and it has probably been almost two hours.

The princess had already ordered not to see him, but he was as stubborn as a donkey and insisted on seeing the princess, otherwise he would stay here and not leave.

This is clearly a scoundrel, what's the difference between him and a gangster?"

Tian Cheng was very happy when he heard this, and couldn't help but mutter:

"It's what he deserves. This kind of person doesn't deserve any sympathy at all. He still dreams of becoming famous overnight. It's just a foolish dream."

Song Wanyin looked at Gu Qingchen's thin back, who was kneeling there with his back straight, not moving at all, and couldn't help sighing in her heart.

I once worked hard to manage and build connections for his career prospects, but in return he asked His Majesty for permission to marry a concubine without any regard for my feelings.

Believe that everything you have done is what you deserve.

I worked hard all my life in my previous life, but I ended up supporting a family of ungrateful people and still don't expect anything good from them.

In the Gu family's philosophy, those who only want to cling to the powerful and climb up by stepping on women's shoulders are abominable.

Song Wanyin retracted her gaze, without a trace of pity in her heart, and turned to Tiancheng and said:

"let's go."

Arriving at Shou'an Hall, Song Wanyin immediately spotted Shopkeeper Xue fiddling with the beads on the abacus, and stepped forward and said:

"Manager Xue, you are such a busy man."

Shopkeeper Xue raised his head suddenly, his eyes changed instantly, and he immediately said flatteringly:

"Sir, you are here. Please come in and come in."

Song Wanyin brought Tiancheng and followed him to the inner room and sat down. The waiter immediately served two cups of tea.

"Manager Xue, you told your boss about this yesterday. What does he think?"

Shopkeeper Xue said shrewdly:

“Sir, to be honest, our boss has been seriously ill recently and is bedridden.

When I returned yesterday, I found that my boss had taken medicine and fell asleep. I waited there for two hours, but he still hadn't woken up.

When I came back to explain the situation to you, I found that you had already left."

Song Wanyin calmly picked up the teacup, pinched the lid and carefully scraped the tea leaves, saying:

"Didn't you just launch a panacea that can cure all diseases?

How come you can't even cure your boss's illness? Isn't that destroying your own reputation?"

Shopkeeper Xue responded calmly, without revealing his true intentions. He said:

“Sir, the cause of my master’s illness is not his body, but his heart.

As long as the root of the disease is not removed, the boss will not recover. "

Song Wanyin paused, and roughly guessed that the root of their boss's problems must have come from the prodigal son Jia Yuanxi, and chuckled:

"Manager Xue, you and I are both businessmen, so feel free to speak your mind.

I sincerely want to contract the medicinal materials needed for this Nanxing Pill. What conditions do you have? Feel free to ask."

Shopkeeper Xue looked embarrassed and said tactfully:

"Sir, I really have the will but not the ability to do this, everything is up to the boss.

How about this, you can take a look today to see what other herbs you need to purchase, and I can give you a price that is 30% lower than the original price."

Seeing that he was determined not to sell the Nine-Lives-Resurrection Grass, Song Wanyin made other plans. After all, the patients' lives were in danger, and the longer they delayed, the more dangerous it would be.

"Since Shopkeeper Xue is in such a dilemma, I won't force him.

Can I pay a personal visit to your employer?"

Shopkeeper Xue opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly heard a cursing voice coming from outside the door. He smiled apologetically:

"Sir, I'll excuse myself for a moment."

As soon as Manager Xue left, Song Wanyin saw a slightly drunk figure grabbing the waiter's collar and demanding money in a violent manner.

"I asked you to get the silver. Are you deaf?"

The young man said tremblingly:

"Young Master, the master has said that you can't be paid a penny."

Song Wanyin recognized him immediately. This man was none other than the young master Jia Yuanxi. It seemed that he had come to ask for money to pay off his debt.

Since it is impossible to obtain the Nine-Lives Resurrection Grass from Jia Zongli, the only way is to find another way to make friends with Jia Yuanxi and get the medicinal herbs from him.