Midway through the meal, Lu Baichuan left early, citing his inability to hold his liquor, but actually wanted to share the news he had just heard with Jiang Jiuniang.

Back home, Lu Baichuan first put the dog to bed before going back to his room to wash up. While washing, he said to Jiang Jiuniang:

"Tonight at the banquet, I overheard people discussing that ancient treasure."

Jiang Jiuniang immediately sensed something was wrong and asked, "Isn't this something only people in the royal family know? How did it get to the common people?"

"I was curious too, so I asked a few more questions. I heard that it came from a wealthy merchant from Ningzhou. That merchant was always on the go and liked to travel all over the country. He heard about this treasure and said that it could overturn the world. Many people in the martial arts world are searching for it, and it has even caused many tragedies. Some people guess that the treasure is in the sea, and some people guess that it is in the mountains. Anyway, the secret is no longer a secret."

Jiang Jiuniang couldn't help but click her tongue; in that case, things became very complicated.

The emperor had originally tasked them with finding the treasure, but they didn't want to do something meaningless. They planned to just send back a few false reports, since not many people knew about them anyway.

But now it's clearly impossible. More and more people know about it, and regardless of whether there's treasure or not, it will cause some turmoil, and it's the common people who will suffer.

They had to get serious. If there was no treasure, that would be best, as everyone would have worked in vain. But if there really was, then the treasure could only end up in their hands.

"Looks like we can't keep playing around like this; we need to do something."

Jiang Jiuniang sighed, feeling that this journey was not going to be pleasant.

They now possess the Pangu Jade of Beiyan and the map of Nantai, but they lack the national treasures of Dongting and Xiteng. However, they have no idea what the national treasures of these two countries are.

Even if you know it, it's not so easy to get it.

She even suspected that these messages were leaked by the Eastern Court. After all, the Eastern Court would stop at nothing to stop them. Now that they were too weak to send troops against them, they could only use this method to incite internal strife in the Northern Yan and then find an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Lu Baichuan also had his own thoughts. No matter what, he couldn't let things continue to escalate like this, otherwise, if it went on for a long time, trouble would definitely break out among the people.

The terrain of Qianzhou is treacherous, allowing news to travel in; the news must have already spread to the more active trading cities outside.

I hadn't heard of this when I was in Liangzhou. Could it have started circulating in just the last month or so?

"Okay, let's get things sorted out here as soon as possible, then we should go check out other places."

"Lotus has already sent people on horseback to come quickly. They should arrive in a few days. Once they arrive, we can leave after we have explained everything."

The only thing to do now is wait for the Lu family to send someone to take over the business and mines here; there's no rush.

The next day, while treating patients, Jiang Jiuniang overheard a lady talking about the treasure. Jiang Jiuniang frowned and smiled, "It's just hearsay. Those unscrupulous people outside are just plotting something. Ladies, don't fall for the thieves' tricks. After all, with the strength of your families, treasure or not is not important. What's important is to enjoy the present."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than someone chimed in, “Oh dear, Dr. Jiang, you’ve really hit the nail on the head! When my husband mentioned it last night, I immediately thought it was dubious. There’s no such thing as a free lunch; it must be something those unscrupulous people outside have made up. If we believe it, we might be in for a scam!”

"That's right. We're not short of money, nor do we have any lofty ambitions. Let's not think about those nonsensical things anymore; it's pointless!"

"When I get home, I'll tell my family not to mention this again. I don't believe this rumor can't be put to rest."

...

Everyone started chatting, and the topic shifted from treasure hunting to which style of clothing looks best this year.

Jiang Jiuniang was very satisfied, never expecting that her words would be so effective.

Just then, Old Wu stood at the door and announced, "Madam, there is a man outside who requests an audience. He says his surname is Huang, he is a doctor, and he wants to talk to you about something."

There were no maids in the mansion, and Aunt Wu was busy in the kitchen. Old Wu was afraid that if he came in, he would offend the noble ladies inside, so he could only stand outside the door and call out.

Jiang Jiuniang hadn't expected a doctor to come knocking on her door. She turned to the group of noble ladies and asked, "Have any of you ladies heard of this Doctor Huang?"

There are indeed many people who know this.

"Dr. Huang is very famous in the city. He is a highly respected senior doctor. Before you came, Dr. Jiang, he was the first doctor we would call when we were sick."

Hearing this, Jiang Jiuniang had a better idea of ​​what was going on. She guessed that they had come to cause trouble, since she had taken away a lot of their business.

She thought for a moment, then, not quite happy about it, said, "Just say I'm busy today and really don't have time to see guests."

Old Wu said, "The doctor said that he had taken the liberty of coming today, and guessed that the lady might be busy, so he was willing to wait until the lady was done before we talked."

Jiang Jiuniang: ...

Since they had already put it this way, it wouldn't be appropriate to refuse, so she could only nod and say, "Take Doctor Huang to the front hall to wait."

All the patients she saw today were women. Women's illnesses are nothing more than a few things, so they are not too difficult. Although Jiang Jiuniang tried to slow down her movements, she still finished seeing them in an hour. A few more came later, but considering that there were still people waiting, she turned them away.

After all the patients left, she told Lao Wu to clean up the place, and then she went to the front hall to see Dr. Huang.

Thinking that the other party was probably there to argue, she mentally prepared herself before stepping inside.

"Dr. Huang, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

She walked in with a smile, carrying a pot of tea, and personally poured it for Doctor Huang.

There was no other way; there were no maids at home, and Lu Baichuan and Gou'er had both gone out, so he had to do everything himself.

Seeing that she was heavily pregnant yet still personally poured him tea, Dr. Huang hurriedly stood up and said, "Dr. Jiang, you're too kind. I can do this myself."

Old Wu had already poured tea for us, so all we needed to do now was add some water.

"I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting so long."

Doctor Huang waved his hand: "It's alright, it's alright. I was a bit presumptuous to come today. I didn't inform Doctor Jiang in advance, and besides, I didn't have to wait long."

Jiang Jiuniang nodded, no longer bothering with formalities, and asked directly, "May I ask what brings Doctor Huang here today?"

Dr. Huang didn't intend to beat around the bush and said, "I've heard that since Dr. Jiang came to Qianzhou, he has cured many incurable diseases. I admire him very much and would like to learn a thing or two from him. In addition, all the doctors in Qianzhou participate in a medical consultation association. In our spare time, we gather together to discuss medical skills and learn from each other. I wonder if Dr. Jiang would be interested in joining?"