“Chengyan, the censor has filed a memorial against you. It’s hard to guarantee that this place won’t be targeted by them. We should move away as soon as possible. I have a feeling that we are being watched.”
The "thump" sound outside made Guan Yingying uneasy.
"Alright, we'll find a place as soon as possible and move out in the next couple of days." Gu Chengyan smiled bitterly to himself. The censor wouldn't be keeping an eye on him anymore; he was already doomed from his official career.
"I've been so angry with you these past two days that I forgot something. Jiaojiao married the grand-nephew of the chieftain of Qinglai Prefecture in the Nanzhao Kingdom. He is the owner of the largest plantation producing raw materials for the Panacea in the entire continent."
Back then, Gu Jiaojiao and Gu Xuanxuan were disgraced, and Gu Boyu was determined to kill them. Madam Tu begged Gu Chengyan to help Gu Jiaojiao escape.
Gu Chengyan also had to manage the Grand Canal project, so where would he find the energy to take care of Gu Jiaojiao? He begged Guan Yingying to take her out, whether she was doing odd jobs or getting married, she could arrange it as she pleased.
“She has all the faults of a young lady, but she is your own sister. I will marry her to Jin Shun, and even the emperors of various countries will have to give her more respect.”
Upon arriving in the Nanzhao Kingdom, she learned from the guide that Hibiscus Cream was only produced by Kim Soon-jang, the grand-nephew of the chieftain of Chiang Rai Prefecture.
These items are currently used as medicinal materials, and most countries purchase them from Chiang Rai. They are used for pain relief and anesthesia, especially for women during childbirth, and are very effective in relieving pain.
Kim Soon, the grand-nephew of the chieftain of Chiang Rai Prefecture, was in charge of the production and sales of Hibiscus Paste.
She met Jin Shun without any trouble. Jin Shun was very polite. When he heard that they wanted to buy food, candles and other supplies, he helped them find the best quality and cheapest goods without hesitation.
They even volunteered to send the best bodyguards in the state to help them deliver goods.
Guan Yingying thought she had met a rich but foolish idiot, but when they were about to leave Chiang Rai, the guide told Guan Yingying that Kim Soon had taken a liking to Gu Jiaojiao.
“I like women from Daegu the most. They are gentle, beautiful, and well-mannered,” Kim Soon said with longing as he spoke, his skin dark and his face flushed. “Women from Daegu are prettier than women from Chiang Rai.”
In order to win the heart of the beauty, Jin Shun opened his treasury and showed Gu Jiaojiao his house piece by piece. He also took the two of them to see his village.
That was a village that the chieftain awarded to his favorite junior.
The vast estate stretched as far as the eye could see, lush with crops and raw materials for the Panacea...
Even the most powerful princes couldn't match this level of wealth and status.
Guan Yingying was envious.
Unexpectedly, their first shipment of goods—50,000 shi of grain, 500 shi of medicinal herbs, 500 shi of candles, and 300 jin of ointment—was robbed as soon as they arrived in this desolate land.
Those bandits not only robbed the goods, but also stole all the silver she had brought with her.
Left with no other choice, she and Gu Jiaojiao returned to the Nanzhao Kingdom. Jin Shun led them along another route, bypassing the wilderness and passing through the sacred mountain to enter the Central Plains.
However, this time they only brought 20,000 shi of grain, 200 jin of hibiscus ointment, and some candles as well.
I don't know why those robbers were so wicked. They changed their route and didn't even go through the wilderness. Before they even reached the Central Plains, they reappeared and robbed everything.
"I'll curse your ancestors!" she cursed viciously.
With two grain harvests totaling 70,000 shi (a unit of dry measure), even if each jin (a unit of weight) sold for 100 wen (a unit of currency), she could earn over a million yin (a unit of currency)!
This chaotic world, this bastardly ancient times!
She took 20,000 taels of silver with her, but left with nothing and even owed Jin Shun more than 100,000 taels.
She has to turn things around!
He turned his life around thanks to the panacea.
Gu Jiaojiao cannot return to Dagan, but the path to Jinshun cannot be severed.
Should I let her support me for free? Pshaw, she doesn't even love her own parents, why should I, an outsider, support her?
She was a college student in the 21st century and had been in society for several years. Gu Jiaojiao was good at low-level domestic infighting, but she was no match for her in terms of social experience. She easily persuaded Gu Jiaojiao.
Jin Shun was overjoyed and gave her another 300 catties of herbal paste.
This time, she didn't personally carry the goods. She arranged for the two sisters, Daya and Erya, whom she had picked up, to take a different route with Jin Shun's people, while she went back empty-handed.
That's how they brought back 300 catties of medicinal paste.
"With Jiaojiao marrying Jinshun, our supply will be continuous; we'll be the sole supplier for the entire Daqian region. I only cater to high-end clients; it's not like I'm harming anyone..."
Guan Yingying's dark, thin face revealed a look of determination.
**
Gu Chengyan stayed with Guan Yingying for a few days until his buttocks scabbed over, then quickly returned to the Marquis's residence.
His cold was still quite severe; even after being beaten forty times, he was still limping and his voice was muffled. Xie Xiangxiang immediately believed that he hadn't been with her cousin these past few days because he was truly ill.
Tell Granny Wei to quickly call the doctor from Yuqing Hall to take a look at him.
Granny Wei called the doctor and personally prepared medicine for Gu Chengyan.
She went to great lengths and added something to the typhoid medicine. It would take effect within fifteen minutes, guaranteeing that he would remain erect for half an hour. Furthermore, if he did not have sex with a woman, he might truly become impotent.
Then, standing at the gate of the courtyard, I waited anxiously.
Gu Chengyan assumed the medicine prescribed by the doctor at Yuqingtang was for a cold and didn't think much of it. He drank it all in one gulp, and Xie Xiangxiang even gave him a candied fruit.
The two sat down to talk. Xie Xiangxiang asked him if the matter of having a child had been settled. Gu Chengyan, however, was somewhat distracted, especially when Xie Xiangxiang was close to him. He had an impulse to grab Xie Xiangxiang and do *that*.
Gu Chengyan's face turned red and white. Oh no, he'd been drugged!
Anger flared up instantly.
"What did you put in the medicine?" To cover it up, he leaned forward, using anger to mask his embarrassment, his arms crossed in front of him, his hands clutching his chest as if he were in great pain.
Xie Xiangxiang was terrified. She thought Gu Chengyan had been poisoned and asked in a panic, "Husband, what's wrong with you?"
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