Chapter 197
"Foolish!"
An extremely stern rebuke interrupted Jiang Xianyi's thoughts. She looked up blankly at the person at the head of the table, only to see the Empress Dowager coughing for a while with her handkerchief covering her mouth before saying, "I said you have no brains, but you don't even have a heart."
"What does Grandmother mean by this?"
The Empress Dowager's cough worsened, and the old nanny standing beside her quickly brought her tea, patting her back gently as she said, "Your Highness, please forgive this old servant for interjecting, but Grand Tutor Cai has already passed away, and Young Master Pei has just made meritorious contributions. Even if this is reported to His Majesty, they are nothing more than the families of a few disgraced officials. As for the matter of deceiving the emperor, as long as His Majesty gives the green light, who can really convict them?"
"That won't work either."
Jiang Xian sat on the ground, utterly dejected, his knees numb.
The Empress Dowager, having calmed down, said, "You don't need to interfere in this matter anymore. I will make all the decisions. Go back now."
"Grandmother!"
The Empress Dowager waved her hand, and the old nanny had no choice but to escort her out. Even outside the hall, she patiently continued to reassure her, "Princess, rest assured. The Empress Dowager holds such a powerful weapon; she certainly won't let them get away with this..."
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The next day, Wen Shu opened her shop as usual. After this incident, she decided to find another medicine supplier and never work with the Lu family again.
It wasn't that she was being overly suspicious, but rather that she didn't want to keep being on guard anymore, so she decided it was better for them to go their separate ways.
Unexpectedly, the carriage stopped in front of the pharmacy. Hanxiang stared at the figure at the door and was stunned. "Lu—" She stopped mid-sentence and whispered a few words to Wenshu.
Before long, Wen Shu alighted from the carriage and greeted Lu Jiang from afar, "Cousin, is there something important that brings you here?"
"Ah Shu...I..." Lu Jiang stepped forward, intending to speak in a low voice, but unexpectedly a young man in black robes suddenly appeared out of nowhere, holding a sword in one hand and standing in front of Wen Shu with a cold glare, as if to say, "If you dare to come any closer, I'll make you bleed three feet."
It was none other than the shadow guard Qing Sui.
Lu Jiang abruptly stopped in his tracks.
Wen Shu nodded and bowed again, "Cousin, I have to open for business soon, so I won't see you off."
Lu Jiang didn't leave, but he was too ashamed to face Wen Shu. He handed her a neatly folded piece of silk paper and said, "A Shu, I'm sorry for what happened. This is the land deed for the Lu family's courtyard. Just take it."
Wen Shu didn't answer. There were pedestrians passing by on the road. Lu Jiang pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "I have already dealt with A Rou. She did something wrong, and even I will not defend her. But the Lu residence is still your home. You can come and go as you please."
Having said that, he placed the land deed on the cart shaft, bowed deeply, and said, "I have wronged you in this matter—"
The land deed fell into Wen Shu's hands. Seeing that the person had left without a second thought, Han Xiang held up the land deed and said, "Miss, should we accept it?"
"Let's send it back to him another day."
Wen Shu turned her head away and entered the pharmacy without saying a word.
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