Lian'er then came to her senses and deliberately stuffed the cloth into Li Dou's arms, smiling as she said, "Miss, we've saved a lot of money for nothing. Why don't we go to the jewelry store across the street and buy some new jewelry? They've just got a lot of new stock there."
Jiang Qingwan nodded. "That's fine."
He then looked at Su Yulan.
"Does Su County want to join in? I quite enjoy bidding against you."
This is the ultimate way to kill someone by destroying their spirit.
Even Qing Sui, who rarely smiles, couldn't help but smile.
Su Yulan was so angry she gritted her teeth.
"Jiang Qingwan, you don't have many good days left. Once the Ninth Prince relinquishes his military and political power, you will be nothing."
Jiang Qingwan didn't care at all.
"Whether there is military or political power, it doesn't change the fact that he is of royal blood. You, the adoptive mother of a wild prince, can't understand the strict rules governing the inheritance of royal blood."
After saying that, he leisurely led everyone away.
Su Yulan felt as if she had punched cotton, despite putting all her strength into it. She didn't cause any damage and even tripped over her own feet.
The people in the shop gave them strange looks.
Several people couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh, pointing and whispering about the piece of cloth that Chunmei was holding in her arms.
She stormed out in anger.
Chunmei quickly followed.
“Princess, the Madam and Master sent you out to buy things for the old Princess Consort. I'm afraid this Moon Shadow Gauze is not suitable.”
Su Yulan glared at her fiercely.
"Do you think I don't know it's inappropriate? It's all that damn Jiang Qingwan's fault. Let's see how long she can keep jumping around like this!"
Then he began to complain with great dissatisfaction.
"Grandmother is getting senile. Grandfather has already made it clear that he will no longer interfere in the affairs of the eldest and second branches of the family, but will see who has the ability. Yet she actually used the connections of the Chen family of Suhe to pave the way for Sun Ke. That's too much."
This time, Sun Ke and the Third Prince caused quite a stir. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's funeral and the suspension of the morning court session, an imperial censor would have already submitted a memorial. Even if it couldn't harm the Third Prince, it would at least have made Sun Ke suffer a terrible fate.
By weakening the connection between the Third Prince and the Su family, the eldest branch of the family could no longer act arrogantly.
But now, the old princess's attitude has been seen by all the court officials who were currying favor with the Su family.
Who would still support Qin Run?
With no one supporting Qin Run, when will her second wife be able to turn things around?
She was feeling irritable when a servant rushed over.
"Your Highness, something really has happened in Xiahe Village."
Su Yulan's eyes lit up.
"I thought Yun Xiaoran was a sick cat who couldn't get up anymore and was useless. I didn't expect that she could still fight back after the Empress Dowager died."
She raised her hand and waved.
The servant immediately stepped forward.
"Princess..."
"Go and spread the word about what happened in Xiahe Village to the villages near Xiahe Village. Make it sound as serious as possible. Remember, the source of the problem is the evil spirits in the capital."
The servant nodded, then turned and ran off.
Su Yulan looked up at the gold jewelry store across the street.
"Mo Yunhan can return to his fiefdom and live a carefree life after relinquishing his military and political duties, but Jiang Qingwan, you can't leave."
...
At this moment, at Xiao Cui's house in the east of Xiaohe Village.
Xiao Cui and her brother used the two silver ingots given to them by Miss Chen to hire a doctor to come to their home.
The low-lying mud houses were poorly lit.
The intermittent coughing made the air in the room even more unpleasant.
After taking the pulse, the doctor's expression turned grim again. He pulled his sleeve to cover his face, stepped back a step away from the bed, and asked the two elderly people to turn their palms over.
After noticing that both of their palms were slightly pink, he immediately grabbed his medicine box and ran outside.
Xiao Cui recalled that she was also asked to look at her palms in the flower shop.
I was immediately terrified.
"Brother, stop him quickly!"
The two men blocked the person in the courtyard.
Xiao Cui knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Doctor, please save us no matter what."
The doctor was so anxious he was jumping up and down.
"I can't cure this disease; you should find someone more skilled."
He tried to run away as soon as he said that.
Xiao Cui suddenly raised one of her hands.
"Look at me, have I caught it too?"
The doctor was so frightened that he immediately took two steps back.
"You...you..."
Xiao Cui's brother stared wide-eyed, completely bewildered.
"What contagion? Xiao Cui, what nonsense are you talking about? Your parents just caught a cold."
Xiao Cui's sister-in-law, holding a baby a few months old, stood at the door of the east wing and was also startled upon hearing this.
"Xiao Cui, what illness do your parents have?"
Xiao Cui didn't answer the two of them, but just stared intently at the doctor.
“You’re a doctor, you must have a way, right? You can’t leave until you’ve cured us.”
The doctor glared angrily.
"What do you want to do? I've already said it can't be cured, are you trying to stop me?"
At this moment, the village chief led several strong men into the courtyard.
"Xiao Zhuang, I heard you've invited a skilled doctor from the city. It just so happens that these few... Oh, Xiao Cui is back too. What's she doing? Why is she kneeling on the ground?"
Xiao Cui suddenly twitched the corners of her mouth in a somewhat crazy manner.
"Doctor, if you can't cure him, he really won't be able to walk."
Seeing that the men who came in were all strong and healthy and did not look sick, the doctor immediately shouted, "Village chief, quickly have someone seal off this courtyard. This family has contracted the plague, and it will spread to the whole village."
The village chief's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.
I instinctively stepped back.
"What did you say? Plague?"
The other men looked at each other in bewilderment.
"How could there be a plague in the village?"
"Yes, there's no natural disaster, so where would the plague come from? Besides, the crops in the fields are growing well, there's no sign of it."
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