Chapter 176

Wen Shu chuckled and shook her head. Her cousin Lu was such a gentle and kind person, yet this person criticized him as arrogant. It was truly unspeakable.

Recalling the colorful ribbons she had been forced to agree to on New Year's Eve, Wen Shu immediately rubbed her forehead.

How about we buy one?

But what if he were to force her to explain the whole process in detail?

Wen Shu paused, an image involuntarily flashing before her eyes: a young man with clear, bright eyes, a colorful ribbon dangling from his hand, a sinister smile on his face. 'He can't even answer how it's woven; clearly, he bought it to fool me? In that case, he'll have to bear the consequences.'

Wen Shu took a deep breath, quickly got up and found Cai Suizi. Because she didn't want her mother and Hanxiang to know, she could only ponder it carefully alone in her room.

She had already read most of the medical encyclopedia. The candlelight seemed to weep, and Wen Shu fiddled with the woven ribbon, letting out what felt like the umpteenth sigh of the night.

She grew up in Shanzhou and saw a lot of folk customs. This colorful ribbon looks simple, but it is not!

Wen Shu sat with her head tilted back, looking at the tangled colorful ribbon in her hand, and suddenly let out a cold laugh.

It would be simpler to have her concoct a prescription!

"Miss, it's getting late. Is there anything urgent?"

Hanxiang got up and put on her clothes. Seeing that there were still candles lit in Wenshu's room, she couldn't help but ask at the door.

Wen Shu quickly stuffed the colorful ribbon in her hand into the blanket and said loudly, "It's nothing... I'm going to sleep now..."

Footsteps could be heard fading away outside, as if someone had left.

Wen Shu got up, put on her clothes, extinguished the candle, and went to sleep.

The next morning, the two went to the pharmacy as usual. Wen Shu lazily yawned and neatly packed away the medicinal herbs that had been delivered through the Lu family's gate the day before.

After spending the entire day at the pharmacy, just before dusk, a servant dressed as a young man suddenly arrived at the door.

Hanxiang assumed he was a servant from some noble household, there to fetch medicine for his master, and hurriedly led him inside.

The servant didn't fetch the medicine, but instead handed over a note from his sleeve. "Madam Wen, my young lady says there might be something wrong with the batch of medicinal herbs that were delivered yesterday. She wants you to come to Yunshui Tower right now so we can discuss it in person."

Wen Shu was surprised and opened the letter. Sure enough, it was Lu Rou's signature.

It was getting late, and it was almost time to close the shop. Wen Shu accepted the invitation, told Han Xiang to close the shop on time, and then went home on her own. She then got into the carriage with the servant.

Problems with the medicinal herbs are a serious matter. Fortunately, she used the remaining herbs today, and the new herbs delivered yesterday have not yet been opened. Otherwise, if the problematic herbs were sold, it could have caused a major disaster!

Inside Qingfeng Tower, in the warm and cozy rooms, wisps of smoke drifted from the bronze incense burner with dragon patterns, dissipating into the air.

As dusk settled, Yunshui Tower was already bustling with people coming and going.

The servant led Wen Shu inside and then respectfully closed the door from the outside.

"Cousin Lu, what exactly went wrong with those medicinal herbs?"

The medicines in the pharmacy were from the same batch as those in the Lu family's pharmacy. However, in the past, these matters were handled by Lu Jiang. Today, for some reason, it was Lu Rou who arranged to meet her here.

However, it seems that Lu Jiang was preoccupied with other matters, which is why he sent Lu Rou to explain things to her.

The woman opposite Wen Shu, wearing a light yellow cross-front blouse and a silver-gray cloak, pulled her to sit down upon hearing this.