Xinran and her group were imprisoned in Huoyun Division for seven days, and on the eighth day, they were finally released.

Because her people found a scapegoat, claiming that everything was done by that scapegoat and that Xinran was just an innocent victim, and the evidence they presented was barely passable, Lu Baichuan didn't deliberately make things difficult for them and let them go.

During this time, Qin Jian was imprisoned with them. Furthermore, Lu Baichuan, taking advantage of his position for personal revenge, called Qin Jian out and tortured him before touching the other people in Qingyin Garden.

Lu Baichuan's hatred for Qin Jian had reached its peak, and he didn't care about Qin Jian's identity at all, showing him no respect whatsoever.

Xinran was so anxious that she kept wiping away tears, and each time she loudly said that she was the one who had harmed Qin Jian.

Qin Jian could only endure the pain and tell her that it was nothing, that it had nothing to do with her, and that it was all about the grudge between him and Lu Baichuan.

The prison guards were tired of hearing them shouting like that every day, and many times they wanted to send Xinran to Qin Jian's cell.

But those within the Fire Cloud Division knew that Qin Jian had truly sacrificed a great deal for this mission, and such actions deserved their respect.

"Go back now, and don't bother Qin Jian anymore."

Lu Baichuan looked at this group of people without any emotion in his eyes.

Xinran bit her lip, looking at Qin Jian being carried away with great reluctance, thinking that she would never give up so easily.

When they passed by her, Qin Jian had already fallen into a coma. In the past few days, Lu Baichuan had deliberately not given Qin Jian any food, and he had lost a lot of weight. There were also traces of blood on his body.

Xinran thought for a moment, then knelt down at Lu Baichuan's feet, crying, "My lord, it's all my fault. I failed to manage the servants properly, which caused this disaster. It has nothing to do with Second Master. Please, my lord, have mercy and don't..."

"How I do things is none of your business. Take him out."

Lu Baichuan impatiently interrupted her, turned around and left, and the jailers beside him began to urge them to hurry up.

Xinran was somewhat angry. She really didn't know what Lu Baichuan's heart was made of, how could it be so hard?

If we just take Qin Jian away like this, how can she carry out her plans?

Nevertheless, she could only watch helplessly as Qin Jian was taken away, and they returned to Qingyin Garden.

The Qingyin Garden has run into trouble, and business has been bad. If this continues, the theater will go bankrupt, and many of its shortcomings will be exposed. We must make sure to revive the business before things go wrong.

Has the new batch of tea arrived?

She was referring to the batch that the county magistrate had helped transport.

"They won't arrive until tonight. Just in case, I'll personally keep an eye on them tonight."

"Yes, be careful, we can't afford any more problems this time."

Xinran's voice turned somber, and the calmness and gentleness on her face disappeared, replaced by scheming and malice.

These recent events are by no means accidental; she must pay close attention and try to catch the mole as soon as possible.

These past few days, not only Lu Baichuan has been busy, but He Jiuniang has also been extremely busy. The clinic is practically bursting at the seams. She wishes she had three heads and six arms to help treat people. She's so busy that she hasn't even had a chance to go home for dinner.

This really bored Sun Shi. Before she came, her third son's wife said she would take her out more often, but since she arrived, she has been busy with things every day, and sometimes she can't see her at all.

Ms. Sun was somewhat distressed; what was going on?

I feel like I've been tricked by the third son's wife. This is even more boring than living in the village!

However, now, when He Jiuniang faces those patients, she feels overwhelmed.

Unfortunately, all of these patients were connected to Qingyinyuan.

Since Qingyin Garden's warehouse burned down, there has been no tea for the customers in the city. Nothing had happened before because Qingyin Garden could supply tea at any time, so no one noticed anything unusual. They just thought that Qingyin Garden's tea was really delicious and different from tea from anywhere else. No wonder it was so expensive; there was a reason for the high price.

However, during this period, Qingyin Garden ran out of stock, and even Xinran and the others were imprisoned, so naturally there was nothing left to sell to them. As a result, those who were previously addicted could not find tea to drink, and all sorts of symptoms appeared.

Some people have just started drinking it and their symptoms are not very serious. They just feel thirsty and want to drink Qingyinyuan tea. But those who have been drinking it for several years are not like that. They are seriously addicted and even begin to have mental problems.

He Jiuniang immediately told Lu Baichuan about this. This was a great opportunity. With these incriminating clues, they could take down Xinran's entire group.

Since all their underlings have been wiped out, and even their bases in other cities have been damaged, keeping them around wouldn't be of much value, so we won't continue with them.

Therefore, Lu Baichuan scheduled the arrest for four days later.

Because three days later is the day Qian Xing is marrying his new wife, and his family is going to attend the banquet, they can't spoil the festive atmosphere of the wedding day.

Furthermore, he wanted to go to Qian Xing's residence to find more convincing evidence, so that it would be easier for Prince Chen to convict him.

He Jiuniang immediately agreed with his idea and said, "Good idea, then I'll go with you."

Lu Baichuan instinctively wanted to refuse, but when he remembered what happened at Qingyin Garden that night, he silently told himself, "You're just a freeloader, don't worry, okay?"

The most important thing now is to control these patients who are experiencing drug-induced symptoms and get them detoxified.

Most people who go to the theater to drink tea and watch plays are men, but there are also a few women. It is necessary to separate men and women. Moreover, this requires long-term suppression. It is really not easy to quit drugs. Some people with weak willpower may even give up in the process.

He Jiuniang signed guarantees with the patients' families, and then had Lu Baichuan bring people over to take them all to the jail.

Of course, they couldn't just quit abstinence like that. He Jiuniang still prepared some herbal medicine to help them quit, but whether they could actually stop the abstinence depended on their own abilities.

Among them were some rich young men and wealthy ladies who had never been to such a place in their lives. They stood at the prison gate and started screaming, refusing to go in no matter what.

But under forced suppression, everyone still went in. The cell had a pungent musty smell, along with a disgusting bloody smell and the stench of the prisoners, which made them feel terrible. Once inside, they were either terrified by the rats or started cursing and complaining about how bad the cell was.

But there was nothing that could be done. After all, the only place He Jiuniang could think of was the prison with so many rooms. She could also ask their families to send over some daily necessities and tell them that they were not there to go to jail, but to receive medical treatment.

Whether they appreciate it or not, He Jiuniang did just that. She stopped going to the clinic herself and moved directly into the prison. She even notified the clinic to send patients like this directly here.