Reborn, I was pursued by the Prince of the Broken Sleeves

Chapter 173 Arguing over Silver

Su Manman continued to tinker with the herbs.

The detoxification pills she gave to the soldiers last night took her two years to refine.

I don't earn a penny from giving away medicine.

But she did it willingly.

In the battle of Meifengling, if Xiao Ao had not protected me, my grandfather, who was seriously injured, would probably not have come back.

Now, most of the detoxification pills she had were used up, and she would need to refine some more in the future in case of emergency.

After drying the herbs one by one, she broke out in a thin layer of sweat and went back to the house to rest for a while.

Lin was embroidering on the embroidery frame by the window.

Ever since the two of them returned home from Baiyun Temple, Lin has been racking her brains to think of a birthday gift for Old Madam Zhou.

Madam Zhou is the old lady of the Duke's Mansion. It is a century-old mansion with no shortage of items. Therefore, Lin wants to personally embroider a "Pine and Crane Picture" for the old lady as a birthday gift.

Lin was born into a military family and was loved by her parents and brothers. She was soft-hearted since childhood and not good at riding or shooting. However, she was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework.

Her embroidery makes the cranes come alive and the welcoming pines waving in the wind. The whole picture is like a fairyland, making people feel as if they are there.

"Man'er, look, what do you think?"

When Mrs. Lin saw her come in, she hurriedly invited her to taste the food.

"Mother, very good. Your daughter doesn't have half the talent of your mother."

"Man'er, you are amazing too. You have good medical skills and pharmaceutical technology. Mother is not as good as you."

The two boasted for a while, and Lin secretly observed her expression and asked tentatively, "Mother sees that His Royal Highness Prince Qi is interested in you. If you are also interested in him..."

Su Manman's face flushed when she heard this, "Mom, don't try to guess what others are thinking."

Her lifelong wish is to be with her mother and live a good life.

If possible... she would kill someone.

A huge fire flashed before her eyes, and the air pressure around her dropped a little.

Lin was puzzled and stopped talking.

I was blind and took the wrong path.

Her daughter has her own ideas, and she doesn't want to interfere in her marriage.

While the two were talking, Ruyi came into the yard, her face full of joy, "Miss, our master is in dire need of money, and he contacted us early this morning to sell the shop."

She pulled out a few deeds from her bosom and handed them over with a smile, "These are the deeds to the three shops on East Street. The shop on South Street is prosperous. Because of the fight last night, the front of the shop was stained with blood. The price has been lowered a bit, and it's very cheap. I bought it as well."

"Very good!" Su Manman took the deed and turned to hand it to her mother: "Mom, these shops were once your dowry, and now they are returned to their original owners."

Lin stared blankly at the land deed in her hand, too astonished to dare accept it. "To buy four shops, it would cost several thousand taels of silver. Man'er, where did you get so much money?"

"I earned it myself." Su Manman said frankly, "Ruyi is a good helper in making money. I can make medicine and elixirs. Yesterday, I reached an agreement with the Zhuifeng Guards. In the future, if they need medicine for injuries and bruises, they can buy all of it from me."

Mrs. Lin never expected her daughter to be so capable. When she thought of how much she had suffered for this, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Mom, our lives will get better and better." Su Manman comforted her.

"It would be great if my son Chengwu were here too!"

"Mother, I have asked someone to find out where my eldest brother is. Don't worry, he will return safely."

"it is good."

……

In Yixiang Garden, Old Madam Qian lay on the couch with her eyes closed and her face haggard. The room was quiet, and the only sound was her heavy snoring.

However, after being in a coma for two days, she looked haggard and as if she had lost half her life.

Su Tinggui looked at it with a pained look. He took out a purple box from his sleeve and handed it to the court doctor beside him. "This is a nourishing pill. Take a look. Is it possible for the old lady to take it?"

The court doctor opened the box, sniffed it, and said with surprise, "This is a top-quality nourishing pill. It will be of great benefit to the old lady's condition."

"Take it."

"Yes!"

The doctor and the old nanny helped and gave Madam Qian some nourishing pills.

As soon as the curtain at the door was lifted, Aunt Liu and Su Jiaojiao came in quickly.

Aunt Liu looked at Su Tinggui's expression and asked cautiously, "Master, you are back."

Hu Niang was still alive. She was worried and wanted to discuss it with her master, but when she saw the court doctor was there, she didn't know how to start.

"How is mother?" She said in embarrassment: "Or, I'd better go and ask the eldest lady for help."

"After all, she is my grandmother. Filial piety comes first. How can she keep the money and not buy medicine for her?"

"Yes!" Su Jiaojiao agreed, "I'll go kneel down before my elder sister. As long as she's willing to pay, I'll be willing to kneel for ten days and ten nights."

The two of them argued so much that Su Tinggui had a headache.

"No need." He rubbed his temples and said coldly, "I sold the four shops on East Street, along with the shop on South Street. I used the money to buy nourishing pills, which I have already given to my mother."

"What?" Concubine Liu, who was crying, suddenly raised her voice and asked in disbelief, "Master, how can you sell the shop under my name?"

Su Tinggui was stunned and looked at her coldly.

Concubine Liu realized she had spoken out of turn and panicked, dropping her composure. She whispered, "Master, that shop is the only thing I have. When you gave it to me, you said it was my private property and I would never use it."

"Are a few shops not as important as my mother's life?" Su Tinggui retorted unhappily.

"No, that's absolutely not what I meant." Aunt Liu's heart was bleeding. "I just think that those prosperous shops have a considerable income. When the mansion is short of money, the income from them can make up for it."

"Yes!" Su Jiaojiao added, "Grandmother is my mother's biological aunt, and my mother is devoted to her. She doesn't want to sell the shop for the sake of our Su family and for you, father."

As she spoke, she angrily said, "It was my aunt who took back the dowry. She had so much silver in her hands, but when my grandmother was sick, she didn't come to visit and didn't give a single copper coin. Where is her filial piety?"

"She ignored my grandmother, and even my eldest sister was cold-hearted and ignored my grandmother."

"Master, Jiaojiao is right." Aunt Liu wiped her tears with her sleeve. "The current emperor puts filial piety first in governing the country. If outsiders knew that such an unfilial person had appeared in our Su Mansion, how would they view it?"

"Master, please ask Lin for the money as soon as possible to redeem my shops. They are the means of my livelihood, and I absolutely cannot let others take advantage of them."

"Father," Su Jiaojiao said coquettishly, "Mother is counting on the income from those shops to buy her daughter's dowry. If they are gone, what will happen to the child?"

The crying of the mother and daughter was so noisy that it made Su Tinggui's head buzz.

Old Madam Qian, who was lying on the couch, took a nourishing pill and slowly woke up. She did not open her eyes at this time, but the accusations and noises beside her were still audible to her.

She felt a chill in her heart when she heard this.

In order to keep her alive, her son sold his shop, which made Aunt Liu very distressed.

But has she ever thought that the original owner of those shops was the Lin family?

After all, she had nothing to lose, and yet she still had the nerve to complain here.

In anger, Mrs. Qian slowly woke up. When she opened her eyes, she saw her son's silhouette.

Turbid tears flowed from her eyes, and her voice was hoarse: "Tinggui, my son, mother never thought that she would see you again..."