Hou House.

After returning to his own yard, Chu Ci sat on the chair and didn't sleep. He began to daydream outside the window.

Chunhua and Qiuyue stood aside, feeling distressed but not knowing what to say. Even among noble families, not many would want to find someone like Li to personally take action against their own daughters.

Chu Ci recovered and looked at them, and suddenly felt that some people were actually unnecessary.

She smiled indifferently, "Okay, has anything else happened during this time?"

Qiuyue thought for a moment, looked at the maids who were cleaning outside and saw that they were all working, and said to Lele beside her, "Go to the door and take a look. I have something to tell the master."

Lele obediently walked to the door and looked in, looking like a lone man blocking the way for ten thousand.

Seeing that everyone had been arranged, Qiuyue finally spoke out, "Master, the Madam has been spreading the word that she wants to find a miracle doctor to treat Prince Rong for one million taels of silver."

"Yes, yes. The strange thing about this matter is that she released the news, but she hasn't been seen looking for it anywhere. She's not proactive at all."

Chu Ci narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, "This should be the reason why the Duke's Mansion was able to let Chu Xiao go last time, but why is she not actively looking for her?"

The three of them were very confused by this question. After thinking for a long time, they still couldn't figure out the reason. Chu Ci could only tell Qiu Yue, "Keep an eye on them and see what other tricks they can come up with."

Chu Ci slept for a whole day and night, and when she woke up, the sun had risen again.

Chu Ci looked at the sunlight outside and thought of the herbs she had painstakingly found. She instructed the two maids beside her, "Dress up simply. I also need to go to the clinic to buy some herbs to detoxify my brother."

"This way he can take good care of his health and take part in the next imperial examination."

The two maids were very happy. "Young Master has such a good literary talent. He will definitely be the top scholar in the future. When the time comes, Miss will give him a lot of rewards."

The maids became happier and happier as they spoke. They seemed to have seen the eldest young master riding a tall horse in parade, a scene that attracted the attention of thousands of people.

After leaving the Marquis' Mansion, Chu Ci opened the curtains and looked at the lively scene outside. He thought that the mountains were eerily quiet with only the sounds of animals, and he never wanted to go to that place again.

Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in Chu Ci's sight. Nanny Li helped an old man with white hair get on the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion.

Why did Li look for an old man? In her mind, this old man seemed to have nothing to do with her.

At this moment, an idea suddenly flashed through Chu Ci's mind. Recently, Li was looking for a miracle doctor, and Li Ma took an old man away.

Chu Ci lifted the door curtain and shouted to Qiuyue outside the window, "Qiuyue, go keep an eye on Nanny Li and the old man first. I feel like something is wrong."

She wondered why Li was so generous to give out one million taels to Rong Ziyu for his medical treatment. It turned out that she wanted to replace Rong Ziyu with a peach. Isn't that interesting?

But the one million taels could not reach her hands, and Chu Ci instantly felt like she had lost a million taels.

She has always believed that some money not earned is lost.

After Qiuyue left, Chuci and the others went to Huichuntang, bought some herbs, and then went straight back to the mansion.

After buying the medicine, before anyone could even sit down, Qiuyue ran in excitedly, "Master, as expected, there's something going on here that's not trivial."

"Master, I heard Nanny Li instructing that old man to pretend to be a miracle doctor. Master, let's quickly tell the people in the Duke's Mansion about this. That way, the Duke's Mansion will definitely not let the Second Young Miss go."

Chu Ci interrupted Chunhua's thoughts directly, "No, don't spread this news, I still want Li's one million taels."

"Master, Madam has no intention of giving out the one million taels. How can we get it?"

Chu Ci smiled, "Then force her to hand it over. You don't have to worry about it for now. I want to settle all the old and new accounts at once."

After Chu Ci finished speaking, she took the purchased herbs and went to her study. She wanted to get her brother's antidote as soon as possible so that her brother could go to school one day earlier.

The next morning, Chu Ci took the formed pills and went straight to Chu Zhen's yard.

As soon as Chu Ci walked into the yard, he saw Chu Zhen sitting by the window reading.

Chu Ci walked in directly and sat down next to Chu Zhen. "Brother, you are still very weak now. Don't expect us to stay here for a long time."

Chu Zhen nodded gracefully, put down the book in his hand, and looked at Chu Ci with sparkling eyes.

"Xiaoci, why are you here? I haven't seen you recently. What are you busy with?"

Chu Ci smiled guiltily. If Chu Zhen knew that he almost lost his life in order to get the medicinal herbs, he would definitely scold him.

Chu Ci rubbed his nose and took out a porcelain bottle. "Brother, look at what this is?"

Chu Zhen borrowed the porcelain bottle and poured out the pills inside. The pills rolled out one by one.

Chu Zhen's hands were shaking, but he tried his best to control them, "Xiaoci? Really?"

Chu Ci nodded vigorously, "Take it, one pill a day, one course of treatment will be enough."

Chu Zhen put the pill directly into his mouth with trembling hands and swallowed it without even drinking water. "Xiaoci, thank you!"

Chu Ci stood up and said, "Brother, you should rest well during this period. When you are well, you can read books and find a good teacher to prepare for the upcoming imperial examination."

Chu Zhen nodded heavily, "Xiaoci, don't worry, no matter what happens in the future, your brother will always be your strong backing."

"Then brother, you should have a good rest first."

Chu Zhen became more and more absorbed in watching Chu Ci's departing back.

The servant standing aside called out to Chu Zhen softly, "Master, when you are well, maybe Miss."

Before the servant could finish, Chu Zhen stopped him by scolding him, "Shut up, remember there are some things you can say, some things you can't say, and some things you can't say even if you die."

The servant knelt on the ground after being scolded. "Master, I know I was wrong. Don't worry, I won't say anything about this. I was so happy today. As soon as you got better, I thought you had my permission."

“No maybe.”

The servant saw his master's sad look and stopped talking. His master was right, they were brother and sister.

"Master, this incident will never happen again."

After hearing the servant's assurance, Chu Zhen returned to bed to rest with peace of mind.

He must take good care of his spirit, protect Xiaoci well, and never let her get hurt again.

"Go find out where this antidote came from."

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