Lu Ziqian stopped in his tracks, turned around abruptly, and stared in disbelief at the hairpin in her hand.
"You're going to kill me for him?"
Her eyes were bloodshot, her gaze filled with hatred, and her words were filled with anguish: "You should have died long ago."
"Lu Ziqian, I shouldn't have met you, and I shouldn't have fallen in love with you."
If I didn't know you, I wouldn't have put all my heart into you.
I could have worked hard to study medicine, worked hard to do business, and even secretly built up my own power, so that I wouldn't be humiliated like this today.
Ah, only now does she understand these truths; she has truly wasted all these years!
If you fall behind, you will be bullied. If you are not strong, don't blame others for bullying you. Why is she only understanding this now?
"Lu Ziqian, from this day forward, we are sworn enemies!"
Lu Ziqian felt a moment of panic when he saw the intense hatred in the woman's eyes.
He didn't know why things had turned out this way; he had come today specifically to seek peace.
He even brought a gift, but the moment he saw her smile at Gu Heng, he lost all reason.
Lu Ziqian grabbed her wrist: "Explain yourself clearly."
"You're not a virtuous woman, and you still have the nerve to argue?"
"It's just a lousy book, why are you making such a fuss?"
"Take this, use mine, don't use his."
The man took out a book from his pocket, which was also the Shennong Materia Medica, but it was a handwritten copy.
Looking at Su Yujiao's astonished expression, Lu Ziqian sneered, "Don't you even use your brain? Who would give him the original of such a precious book?"
"Scholars are so cunning; they deliberately make handwritten copies look old to pass them off as genuine."
"It's only good for fooling idiots like you."
Su Yujiao sneered: "So what? Even if he forged the genuine article, his original intention was still to please me."
"From childhood to adulthood, Gu Heng has never hurt me."
"And you, all the pain in my life is caused by you."
Lu Ziqian choked on his words, then took out another prescription from his pocket. He refused to believe that he was inferior to Gu Heng.
He clearly did more than Gu Heng!
"This is the medicine that Prince Xiao is currently taking; it lists the symptoms of his illness."
“I know you were eager to save people, and that's why you didn't keep your appointment today. You went to the Xiao Nan tribe to check on Prince Xiao’s situation.”
"So that you can prescribe the right medicine."
Su Yujiao took the book and prescription from his hand, her fingertips trembling slightly. Suddenly, she gave a mocking smile: "A slap followed by a sweet treat?"
"Lu Ziqian, do you really think I'll still be led by the nose by you?"
The next second, in front of the man, she tore the book to shreds.
Snap!
She flung the scraps of paper at the man's face, her gaze sharp: "Lu Ziqian, you were a treasure when I loved you."
"When I don't love you, you are nothing."
"I know I'm not smart enough, but people always grow."
"I won't let you bully me forever!"
Lu Ziqian stared at the shards on the ground, his face filled with disbelief.
She actually tore up the book and the prescription. Did she even know what this book meant?
Of course she knew, otherwise she wouldn't have gone crazy trying to kill him just now.
But she... tore the book up in front of him, choosing the cruelest way to sever all ties with him.
He knew better than anyone that saving Su Yujing was her obsession, and giving up on saving her would be more cruel than killing her.
Lu Ziqian stared at her silently. The woman's usually gentle eyes gleamed with a cold light, colder than the moonlight outside the window.
At that moment, he could clearly feel that she wasn't just being stubborn or saying hurtful things, but rather... she really didn't love him anymore!
Realizing this, the man's emotions suddenly became uncontrollably agitated, like a raging lion wanting to strangle the other person and make them submit forever.
Why didn't things go as he expected?
All he wants now is to get things back on track and keep them under his control.
Just as Lu Ziqian was about to stop Su Yujiao again, Mo Shu appeared and knocked him unconscious from behind.
The master doesn't understand love. He almost lost his life while investigating the situation, but he never mentioned his sacrifices afterward.
Instead, they utter hurtful words, saying whatever is most offensive!
He injured the young mistress badly, and he himself was no better off!
Love and romance are truly a headache; I must never get involved with them again.
Mo Shu gave Su Yujiao an apologetic look before leaving with Lu Ziqian.
Su Yujiao collapsed to the ground, as if her soul had been ripped out, leaving her like a walking corpse, her eyes vacant, crying silently.
The next day, the streets of the capital were filled with the sounds of gongs and drums and firecrackers, as Chen Yunniang was getting married.
However, Su Yujiao didn't care about any of that; she had more important things to do.
"Peony, could you help me make an appointment with Boss Zhang? I need to talk to him."
Jin Mudan said regretfully, "You've come at an inopportune time. Boss Zhang is in trouble and is so worried that he can't eat or drink. He probably won't have time to see you."
Su Yujiao frowned. She was determined to succeed in this matter, and time was of the essence.
"What trouble has Mr. Zhang encountered?"
Jin Mudan pointed to several bolts of fabric on the counter: "Isn't it because of these fabrics?"
What happened to these fabrics?
"You'll see when you see it."
Su Yujiao picked up a piece of blue fabric, and only after unfolding it did she realize that the color was uneven, with some shades of light and some even large patches of black.
“These are fabrics that Mr. Zhang’s family ruined by dyeing. He brought some over and put them in my shop, hoping to see if he could sell them.”
"This fabric is so ugly, even if it's cheap, nobody will want it."
"Those who can afford silk don't care about that little bit of money."
"Those who can't afford silk still can't afford it no matter how cheap it is; even if it's sold at a loss, nobody will want it."
"If these goods don't sell, Mr. Zhang won't be able to deliver them and will have to pay double the deposit back. How can he not be worried?"
Su Yujiao opened several more bolts of cloth, and no matter what color they were, they were all black and filthy, terribly ugly.
"How much inventory did Boss Zhang have stockpiled?"
Jin Mudan held up a hand: "Fifty thousand bolts, that's all I've invested in, even my coffin money, and I've lost everything."
"How did these fabrics get stained?"
"Did Mr. Zhang dye it himself?"
Jin Mudan shook her head: "I don't know the specifics either, but Boss Zhang has tried every possible method, and he's definitely going to lose money."
Su Yujiao thought for a moment: "Could you give me a few horses? I'll try to see if I can salvage the situation?"
"Take whatever you want, it's all unwanted stuff anyway."
"If you really have a way to fix this, it will solve Mr. Zhang's urgent problem."
Su Yujiao took two bolts of cloth: "I'm going back first, but it's not certain that it will work out."
After returning home, Su Yujiao cut the fabric into pieces with scissors, mainly to test which bleaching method was the most effective.
Anyone who has been to school knows that hydrogen peroxide can break down ink.
She only needs a little hydrogen peroxide to bleach these fabrics again.
Even if it can't be bleached, turning a dark color into a lighter one is better than a color that's so dark it's practically black.
Unfortunately, conditions were limited in ancient times. She had learned how to make hydrogen peroxide in chemistry class, but she couldn't make it because she lacked the materials and tools.
Therefore, we can only try some folk remedies.
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