If you think I, Su Erhu, am incapable of making you suffer, you are free to go out and find someone else. I, Su Erhu, will not stop you!
However, before you leave, you must make it clear whether or not you have anything to do with the Meng family sending people to steal the jade hairpin today.
Don't try to brush me off with excuses. Someone saw you; Meng Yun'er was looking for you in the reeds this afternoon.
When he returned from Cangwu Town in the afternoon, Chunhua told him that she had seen Meng Yun'er in the reed marshes.
However, at the time, I was unaware of the jade hairpin.
So I didn't take it to heart.
"Wh-what?" Madam Qian was stunned, and the fire in her heart suddenly died down.
She instinctively avoided looking at the man.
Upon seeing this, Su Erhu's disappointment deepened. "Also, the perfume you just applied, did you get it from Meng Yun'er? Was it her payment for the information about the jade hairpin?"
"No, that's not how it is, my dear husband, please let me explain." Madam Qian's heart skipped a beat, and she almost burst into tears.
He didn't care about anything else and spat it all out like beans. "Meng Yun'er did come to the reed marshes to find me this afternoon, but I didn't tell her anything about the jade hairpin. She wanted our family's recipe for delicious snails!"
She likes to take advantage of small things, but she would never tell outsiders about the jade ornaments.
She couldn't possibly be unaware of the principle of keeping the good stuff within the family.
She hadn't even touched the jade ornament herself, so how could she possibly tell outsiders about it without considering the consequences?
Su Erhu frowned even more deeply. "So, you went to the kitchen late at night to steal the recipe and sell it to the Meng family?"
"Yes, no, no." Madam Qian was at her wits' end, but under the man's gaze, she could only bite her lip and tell the truth, "I just wanted to see what the prescription was really like, and then change one or two of the ingredients and sell a fake prescription to the Meng family."
After all, Meng Yun'er was asking for a whole bag of silver, at least ten or twenty taels.
She probably couldn't save up that much money even in her entire life.
As for the real prescription, even if she obtained it, she would never give it to the Meng family. She's not stupid; why would she just give it to an outsider?
"Really?" Su Erhu's brows relaxed slightly, and his eyes were fixed on the woman, as if trying to discern the truth from her.
“It is more real than real gold.” Madam Qian nodded repeatedly, gently wiping the blood from the man’s face. “It was my fault just now, hurting you. If you don’t like what I said, I will not say it again. But I really feel sorry for you and can’t bear to see you working yourself to the bone all day only to benefit others!”
"There's no need to say any more of this. I'll talk to Hua'er about the prescription tomorrow. You should have no further contact with the Meng family." Su Erhu waved his hand, looking solemn. "Hua'er isn't a heartless person. Now that the family business is thriving, she has never let us suffer. We are benefiting from Hua'er's success, not doing all the work for her."
Qian Yueniang chuckled awkwardly, "Yes, yes, my husband is right."
Seeing that the man's expression was still not good, she bit her lip, rolled over onto him, and lowered her head...
Her red lips parted slightly, and the words she uttered were extremely gentle.
"My lord, Yue Niang misspoke tonight. I'll have her serve you later and make sure you have your fill..."
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