The word "brother" made Duan Zhanfang confused.
Immediately afterwards, Su Bei called her "Sister-in-law" again, and Duan Zhanfang became even more confused.
Although both of them have the surname Su, Su Bei is a distant cousin of the emperor's mother's family. You can find out by just asking around.
"Sister-in-law! You may not know that fifteen years ago, there was a prime minister in Wu State named Su Duo. He was convicted of plotting to usurp the throne, and his entire family was executed..."
As soon as Su Bei opened his mouth, Duan Zhanfang was shocked.
She was still young when that incident happened, but she had heard her grandfather say that if Su Duo were still alive, the Duan family and the Su family would have an engagement.
She never expected that the best friend in front of her and her husband were actually Su Duo's children.
I didn't notice it until you said it, but now that you said it, looking at their faces again, I can see that they do have some similarities.
"Did I really misunderstand?" Duan Zhanfang was stunned.
"Although the emperor knows about this, our father's guilt cannot be cleared after all. If the civil and military officials in the court knew about it, I'm afraid there would be trouble again. So, if I had no choice, why would I say such a thing?" Su Bei said as he stepped forward and held Duan Zhanfang's hand.
Duan Zhanfang felt a little embarrassed. It was simply a joke that she was cutting her hair and the hem of her skirt.
The worst thing is that her hair was cut so harshly that I'm afraid she won't be able to comb it for a while...
"Okay, okay, stop imagining. The idea of a husband-killing fate is just a coincidence. It's good that you know this." Su Bei said, and glared at Su Xiujie. "Zhan Fang is a good girl. If you want to take a concubine in the future, you have to be a little cautious."
Of course, Duan Zhanfang holds such a big secret, doesn't Su Xiujie have to be cautious?
But Duan Zhanfang is not someone who gets spoiled by her favor. She felt even more embarrassed, "Well... you can give all the profits from the clinic to you."
"I knew that you would love me dearly if you were my sister-in-law!" Su Bei pulled her hand and acted coquettishly, "But it doesn't have to be all mine, 50-50 is enough. I have to leave some money for my little nephews."
As she spoke, she looked at Duan Zhanfang's belly.
Duan Zhanfang blushed at the look.
Su Xiujie has been taking care of his body ever since he started following Mo Xiao. Later, when he became the King Zunyi, he had no shortage of all kinds of precious medicinal materials, and his body was in great shape.
The clinic opened soon.
Although Su Xiujie's medical fees are very expensive, the stupid sons of landlords in Beijing are stupid and rich, and they always think that expensive things are better.
However, contrary to Su Bei's expectations, the contraceptive pills did not sell very well. Instead, the tiger bone pills and beauty pills sold better.
After all, people in ancient times believed that having many children would bring more blessings, and there were not many people with a physique like Princess Li who was easy to conceive.
On the contrary, tiger bone pills can cure long-standing back and leg pains and strengthen the body. They have become a popular medicine among people in Beijing. Although the price is very high, they are sold out immediately after a batch is made.
But we can’t do too much of this, otherwise tigers will become extinct in a few years.
Because it was so popular, tiger bone pills were out of stock at one point, and some people found a business opportunity in it.
Chu Youyang has been very close to Su Xiujie recently and often goes to Zunyi Palace to drink.
After all, they were all relatives, and he was a prince, so it was hard for Su Xiujie to refuse, but...
"If you came here for the tiger bone pills, I can give you three or two in private..." Su Xiujie said with embarrassment.
Tiger bones are not easy to get, so the pills that can be made are all in fixed quantities. It is already good enough to be able to make two or three pills.
Chu Youyang chuckled and shook his head, "I want more."
Su Xiujie shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, even the emperor doesn't have much. Besides, why do you need so much?"
Tiger bone pills do have the effect of strengthening the body, and many men buy them for the purpose of nourishing the body.
Thinking of this, Su Xiujie looked at Chu Youyang with eyes full of sympathy.
He is so weak at such a young age, so pitiful.
"I have other kidney-tonifying medicines. How about I prepare some for you?" Su Xiujie asked kindly.
Chu Youyang looked horrified, "No, no, no! I'm not weak! Not weak!"
"Yes, yes, you are not weak! I'll prescribe some medicine for you to take care of your body." Although Su Xiujie said this, the look in his eyes when he looked at Chu Youyang did not change.
Yes, what man is willing to admit that he is weak? This matter must be done secretly.
Chu Youyang was speechless.
He is really not false...
He really wanted to...
Xue Jinrong is pregnant. He had a really tormenting night.
No, no, he didn’t come here for this, he came for the tiger bone pill.
"You don't have to give me the tiger bone pill. Just tell me in advance when you want to sell it." Chu Youyang quickly changed the subject back to the right direction.
This is not a difficult task.
Su Xiujie agreed, but he still wanted to ask, "Do you really not want me to take your pulse and prescribe some medicine for you?"
"No, no! Your medical fee is too expensive!" Chu Youyang ran away.
He is not false, he is really not false! It's just that ever since he made a lot of money by selling official positions, he has become addicted to this way of making money. This time, he wants to cheat the powerful people in the capital.
Before the new batch of tiger bone pills went on sale, Chu Youyang received the news. That evening, he asked his secret guards, servants, maids, and palace soldiers to line up at the entrance of Renzhi Hall.
Without any suspense, he bought all the tiger bone pills.
Others naturally felt resentful. This was too greedy. While others were queuing up in the morning, he sent people to queue up in the middle of the night, and he bought all the tiger bone pills.
"We have to leave some room for us. Can we sign up in advance?" someone suggested.
Su Xiujie has no say in the matter, as half of the clinic belongs to Su Bei and the other half is managed by Duan Zhanfang. After all, he has been influenced by his family since he was a child and has a business instinct in his bones.
But Su Bei refused to say anything about this matter, and Duan Zhanfang, who was in the same boat with Su Bei, also refused to say anything.
Within two days, he found out why Chu Youyang bought so many tiger bone pills.
Those who needed to replenish their kidneys were not in a hurry, but those who had back pain were. They all discussed buying tiger bone pills from Chu Youyang.
But Chu Youyang said that he had given the medicine away to someone else, and the person he gave it to was the Prince of Jingnan.
Everyone rushed to the Jingnan Palace.
They forgot that Prince Jingnan is getting married today.
Now that I’m here, it would be rude not to give a gift. Otherwise, I’ll offend the Prince of Jingnan and won’t be able to buy tiger bone pills.
There were inexplicably more than 100,000 taels of gift money in Prince Jingnan's account book, which was all unexpected.
Then the prince's courtyard was surrounded by people.
They all came here to buy tiger bone pills.
Cheng Shi was busy greeting his father's guests. Su'er received these guests, but she was unable to fulfill their wish. The tiger bone pills were all given away.
To whom it is sent shall be kept secret.
But Su'er revealed a piece of news to them. She heard that a family in the suburbs of Beijing queued up overnight to buy a box and was willing to sell it at a high price.