Before Jiang Segu could speak, Gu Songhan said in a cold and calm voice, "This is not the antidote. I'm sorry to disappoint Madam Jiang!"

Grandma Jiang looked at Jiang Youhui, who bit her lip and remained silent.

"Second Aunt, my mother and I must return to the manor first. May I ask who you are, Second Aunt...?"

Before Jiang Segu could finish speaking, Second Grandma Jiang declared that she wanted to go together.

"I find this banquet boring, so I'll naturally go with my sister-in-law and Azi! However, I still need to inform my sister-in-law."

"Of course!"

After Jiang Segu finished speaking, he glanced at Gu Songhan, his meaning quite clear.

Gu Songhan replied, "I will have someone convey the message to Madam Jiang and the Marquis later!"

Thus, under Gu Songhan's escort, the group arrived safely at the entrance of the villa.

The maids who were guarding there immediately stepped forward. Knowing that they were going back to the mansion, they were puzzled but did not ask any questions. They went to inform the coachman to bring the carriage over.

Jiang Segu was supposed to sit with Jiang Youhui, but Second Madam Jiang pulled Jiang Youhui into the carriage first.

Jiang Youhui glanced at Jiang Segu with a mixture of anxiety and fear.

Jiang Segu could only pretend not to see it and helped Grandma Jiang San into the carriage!

At this moment, if she were to ask her seventh sister to ride in the same carriage with her, her second aunt would definitely guess that she was trying to trick Jiang Youhui into saying something!

As for how Seventh Sister will deal with Second Aunt's questions, that depends on Seventh Sister's own abilities!

Jiang Segu wasn't worried at all that Jiang Youhui would betray her, after all, she still needed him to cure the poison in her body!

As soon as they got into the carriage, Grandma Jiang asked, "Why don't you just ask your second aunt? She's also been poisoned. If you ask her, she probably won't refuse to tell you!"

“Mother, my second aunt usually seems like a low-key and unassuming person, but the fact that she can get involved in these sordid things shows that she is not as indifferent as she appears!”

Besides, Seventh Sister is still young. With a little trickery, she can be frightened. She is young and her thoughts are not so thorough, so what she says is all believable!

But my second aunt is different; I don't trust what she says!

Grandma Jiang suddenly realized that she was both pleased that her daughter had grown up and saddened by her daughter's maturity.

While the mother and daughter were talking, Grandma Jiang was also coldly asking Jiang Youhui a question.

"When I went in, was the medicine in your sixth sister's hand really not the antidote?"

Jiang Youhui shrank back and shook her head.

Seeing her helpless, timid appearance, Granny Jiang raised her hand and slapped her across the face. "Are you mute?!"

Jiang Youhui dared not cry. To avoid an even more brutal beating, she could only cover her face and say, "That young master said that the medicine is called the Hundred-Cure Pill, but it may not necessarily be able to cure poison!"

Can't it be detoxified?

What should we do then?

Grandma Jiang panicked. She never expected that her attempt to steal a chicken would backfire and she would end up getting herself into trouble!

Damn the Yin family, damn Jiangse Valley!

If it weren't for her, none of this would have happened!

Thinking of this, Grandma Jiang's face darkened.

Jiang Youhui, fearing that her mother would vent her anger on her, quickly added, "Mother, there's no need to worry. Sixth Sister has already brought back the tea from the teacup, saying she wants to find Doctor Li in the manor to take a look! That Hundred-Cure Pill was also made by Doctor Li."

Dr. Li?

Grandma Jiang looked at him with disdain. He couldn't even diagnose a false pregnancy, so how could she expect him to cure her poisoning?

No, she can't just sit here and wait to die!

"Cardamom!"

Doukou, who was sitting outside with the coachman, heard Second Madam Jiang call her and replied, "Second Madam, is there anything you need me to do?"

"Go and tell Third Grandmother that I want to go to Qiao Family Cloth Shop and won't be returning to the mansion with them!"

Thus, the coachman stopped the carriage and let Doukou get off.

Jiang Youhui seized the opportunity to say, "Mother has something to attend to, so I won't go with you and cause you any trouble. I'll go to the carriage in the back and go back to the mansion with my third aunt and sixth sister."

Grandma Jiang Er didn't want to bring Jiang Youhui along anyway, so she naturally nodded in agreement.

As soon as the carriage in front stopped, the carriage carrying Grandma Jiang and Jiang Segu also stopped immediately.

"What's wrong?"

As soon as Jiang Segu finished speaking, Doukou reported, "Third Madam, Second Madam asked me to tell you that she wants to go to Qiao Family Cloth Shop and asks you to take Sixth Miss and Seventh Miss back to the mansion first."

Grandma Jiang acknowledged and Doukou returned to the carriage.

Jiang Segu felt that Second Madam Jiang wouldn't have the leisure to go to the cloth shop at this time, so he lifted the carriage curtain and whispered to Xiurong, who was sitting in front of the carriage, "Xiurong, have Qiaolian come over!"

Xiu Rong called Qiao Lian over, and Jiang Se Gu instructed, "Go and follow Second Madam, and see who she's going to see."

Qiaolian agreed and followed...

***

Upon returning to the Marquis's residence, Jiang Segu took a handkerchief to Chunzaitang, the reception hall in the front courtyard, and sent someone to fetch Li Changshan.

Jiang Youhui reluctantly followed them to Chunzaitang.

Li Changshan arrived quickly. Jiang Segu briefly explained the situation to Li Changshan and handed him the still slightly damp handkerchief.

Grandma Jiang said politely, "I'm troubling Dr. Li again!"

Li Changshan said a polite word, took the handkerchief, sniffed it carefully, and then asked Grandma Jiang to extend her hand.

His fingertips touched Grandma Jiang's wrist, and for a moment, a strange look appeared on his face.

Jiang Segu, who had been watching him intently, raised his voice and asked, "Is something amiss?"

Li Changshan shook his head, "Sixth Miss didn't mention that Third Madam has already taken the Hundred-Cure Pill!"

As he spoke, he withdrew his hand and said calmly, "I'm not bragging about my pharmaceutical skills, but this Hundred-Cure Pill is a divine antidote that I've refined over many years and collected medicinal herbs for three years. It's a piece of cake for curing this kind of poison that only causes stomach aches..."

He sighed, his face full of heartache, "It's truly like using an ox to cook a chicken, or using a pearl to shoot a sparrow!"

As Jiang Segu breathed a sigh of relief, she felt as if a hot spring had filled her heart, making her feel light and carefree.

Grandma Jiang quickly stood up and bowed to Li Changshan. "I will never forget Dr. Li's great kindness! Since the Hundred-Cure Pill is so rare, what kind of medicinal materials are needed? My family has a pharmacy in the capital. Although it cannot compare with Taihetang, it has many rare medicinal materials. If Dr. Li does not mind, you may go and have a look! As long as Dr. Li needs any medicine, Jian'antang will not charge a penny!"

When Li Changshan heard the words "Jian'an Hall," his droopy eyes widened instantly.

Don't listen to Grandma Jiang's modesty; almost every doctor knows about Jian'an Hall!

It wasn't that Jian'an Hall had any famous doctors practicing there, but rather that their long-standing tradition of not charging poor people for medicine had become widely known among doctors and patients.

Naturally, the fact that Jian'antang possesses precious medicinal herbs also became widely known.

Few people know that the owner behind Jian'an Hall is actually the Yin family, a wealthy merchant family from the Northern Wei Dynasty!

As a doctor, he naturally couldn't resist such temptation, and Li Changshan said with a smile, "Then I'll gladly accept your offer!"