"If you are willing to help me, I will split the profits with you 70% and 30% respectively. I will also give you an extra 1% and donate all the money to the poor people who cannot afford medical treatment."

This was something Gu Qing had thought of long ago.

It was not only to win Mr. Huang's favor, but also because he sincerely wanted to do good deeds and help those poor people.

At the same time, it can also win a good reputation for the Chen family.

With just a penny of profit, you can kill three birds with one stone!

"Think about it carefully. When the money is divided, you can buy more medicinal materials for free clinics or open a pharmacy to treat the people!"

"Although you resigned from your position as imperial physician out of despair, I believe that over the years, your original intention has remained unchanged. Think about the great ambitions you set when you first studied medicine. Are you really willing to spend your entire life huddled in this small courtyard, wasting your medical skills?"

When Gu Qing said this, he stared at Mr. Huang closely, wishing he could look into his heart.

She saw the emotion in Mr. Huang's eyes.

Mr. Huang is not as calm as he appears. He still holds on to the ideal of curing diseases and saving lives.

Otherwise, he would not have worked so hard to plant a medicinal garden after retiring to the mountains, and he would not have continued to develop medicinal food for several years.

"But……"

Her words were sincere and Mr. Huang was deeply touched.

But he still found it hard to accept that he was associating with the most disdainful and despised businessmen, who calculated profits and schemed against people's hearts every day.

Gu Qing also knew that the three-foot-thick ice did not form overnight.

So she is not in a hurry.

"Mr. Huang, we don't mean to force you to make a decision today. The choice is always in your hands."

Gu Qing looked at the crescent moon rising in the sky and said softly, "It's getting late today, so we'll take our leave first. Tomorrow at noon, if you want to help the villagers with their illnesses again, you can come to the Chen Mansion to find me."

After she finished speaking, Chen Zhizhou stood up, brushed off the wrinkles on his clothes, held Gu Qing's hand tightly, and walked outside.

The bright moonlight fell on the two of them, and their shadows on the ground gradually lengthened.

Old Huang looked at their receding figures for a long time before he withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes to fall into deep thought.

…

On the way, Chen Zhizhou still did not let go of her hand, but became more and more excessive, wanting to hold her in his arms.

"Do you think Mr. Huang will come to the Chen Mansion tomorrow?"

Gu Qing couldn't refuse and had to fulfill his wish.

She even deliberately put her weight on him with a sly smile on her lips.

"meeting!"

Only one word was used, but it was filled with infinite confidence.

"Yeah, I think so too!"

Chen Zhizhou held her hand in his palm and felt it was small and soft.

After returning to the Chen Mansion, Gu Qing took advantage of Chen Zhizhou's absence to call Nanny Li in and asked her a lot of trivial matters in the mansion.

Especially about Pei'er.

Nanny Li respected her, the Third Young Master's wife, very much and answered every question she asked.

Gu Qing listened to her answer with a satisfied expression.

At the same time, she did not forget to instruct Li Ma to take out a sum of money from her dowry and buy all the herbs.

"Young Madam, what are you doing?"

Even though Nanny Li was always experienced, she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

With the money that the young lady just mentioned, she bought a whole truckload of herbs!

I haven't heard that anyone in the mansion is sick, so why buy so many herbs? Are they going to store them in the warehouse forever?

The young lady's habit is quite strange.

"I have my own uses!"

Gu Qing didn't say much.

Nanny Li immediately understood what the other party meant and stopped asking questions.

"Don't worry, Madam. Leave this matter to me, I will definitely handle it properly."

"good!"

Gu Qing's eyes were full of approval.

During the days she spent with Nanny Li, she also realized that she was indeed an old lady who had been with Chen's mother and had been immersed in the backyard for many years. She was many times better than Pei'er and Qiu Rong who were by her side.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about how he deals with people, he is much more tactful and thoughtful!

This is enough to show that Chen's mother treats her sincerely, so she puts such an outstanding and capable person by her side.

Whenever she felt the love from Chen's mother, she couldn't help but think of her own mother.

My mother was a very kind and tolerant person. She rarely punished servants in the mansion when they made mistakes.

However, it was precisely because of this that people like Aunt Liu took advantage of the opportunity to bully my mother and act tyrannically.

It’s a pity that my mother didn’t meet the right man and wasted half her life.

A trace of heartache flashed in Gu Qing's eyes. He clenched his fists and secretly swore in his heart that he must find an excuse to pick up his mother as soon as possible and escape from the Gu family's den of danger.

However, if she wanted the mistress of the house to leave the house, she had to get her father's approval, stop Concubine Liu from causing trouble, and prevent people from gossiping outside.

This excuse is really hard to find!

She sighed deeply, her eyes filled with sorrow.

…

The next day.

Gu Qing opened his eyes and found that the person serving him had been replaced by Pei'er. He was stunned.

Pei'er saw this and quickly explained, "Madam, Qiurong caught a cold last night and woke up this morning with a horrible fever. I was afraid that the disease would spread to you, so I didn't dare come to serve you."

"oh!"

Gu Qing blinked her eyelashes slightly, her eyes were covered by the cast shadow, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry.

For some reason, Pei'er always felt something strange in her heart.

Forcing herself to dismiss the thought, she diligently helped Gu Qing get dressed and washed. During this time, she pretended to be indifferent and spoke several times, trying to find out whether Gu Qing had opened a shop.

"Madam, hasn't my son-in-law already arranged the shop and the staff? Why is there still no movement in your shop?"

The fox's tail can't be hidden so quickly, you are really too impatient!

Gu Qing sneered in his heart, but pretended to be amiable on the outside, as if he had no idea that she was a spy planted beside him.

"We've encountered some minor problems, but they'll be fixed soon!"

She was sitting in front of the dressing table at this time, and Pei'er was doing her hair. Through the bronze mirror, she could see that Pei'er was thoughtful and thinking about something.

Gu Qing's eyes gradually turned colder, and murderous intent gradually emerged in the look he gave her.

What a pity she is still useful to me now!

The moment she came to her senses, Gu Qing also hid the emotions in his eyes.

"Madam, there's an old man named Huang outside looking for you!"

Just when Pei'er wanted to continue asking, a message came from outside.

The old man surnamed Huang?

Pei'er's eyes turned, wondering about the identity of the visitor.

Gu Qing had never expected that Mr. Huang would come so early. After being slightly surprised, he immediately ordered the servant to invite the man to the main hall to wait.

Seeing Gu Qing's nervous look, Pei'er seemed to have thought of something. She quickened her hands and quietly slipped out of Chen's house while she was out meeting guests.

Little did she know that someone saw her and followed her quietly.

I saw her go out the back door and stand under a banyan tree not far away, looking left and right, as if waiting for someone.