Gu Jiu stood up and prepared to leave.
“Wait!”
Lord Xu gritted his teeth and said, "I'll buy the prescription."
Gu Jiu turned around and looked at him, "Sorry, the price of the prescription has increased."
"you……"
Doctor Xu was so angry that his heart ached.
Gu Jiu asked him, "Do you still want to buy the prescription? Two thousand taels, no bargaining."
"You, I..."
Gu Jiu kindly reminded, "If you don't buy it, I'll leave."
"Wait, I'll buy it!"
Doctor Xu's heart was bleeding and he stared at Gu Jiu with hatred.
Gu Jiu took out the prescription, but did not give it to Doctor Xu immediately.
She said, "Doctor Xu, there's no need to look at me like that. Spending two thousand taels to buy my life is a very good deal.
Could it be that Doctor Xu thinks his life is not worth two thousand taels?"
Lord Xu suppressed the bloody taste in his throat and said, "Has anyone in the Governor's Mansion ever seen Miss Gu so calculating? I wonder what Madam Gu would think if she knew about this."
Gu Jiu smiled and looked at the other person meaningfully, "I've heard that Doctor Xu and my wife have a very good relationship.
"Doctor Xu, are you going to tell your wife about what happened today? If you tell your wife, will you die?"
Doctor Xu suppressed the sudden fear in his heart and said with his head down, "I still want to live a few more years. Don't worry, Miss Gu, I will pretend that what happened today never happened once we leave this room."
Gu Jiu nodded and said with a smile, "That's great."
After accepting the two thousand taels of silver, Gu Jiu said goodbye to Doctor Xu.
"Doctor Xu, please stop. You don't have to see me off in person."
Doctor Xu stood at the door, watching Gu Jiu's back disappear behind the curtain with complicated eyes.
They all underestimated Gu Jiu. Everyone would pay the price for underestimating Gu Jiu.
He only paid two thousand taels, which was very cheap.
Thinking of this, Doctor Xu smiled with relief.
Forget it, he really shouldn't get involved in the private affairs of a wealthy family.
After leaving the pharmacy, I got on the ox cart.
Qingmei was relieved to see that Gu Jiu was safe and sound.
"I'm almost scared to death."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "I told you long ago that nothing will happen. You're just worrying for nothing."
"The young lady is too bold. How can I not be worried? Let's go back to the mansion quickly."
Gu Jiu nodded.
Li Chuan whipped the ox cart and it slowly moved towards the governor's mansion.
Gu Ting and Su Zheng got into the carriage, both of them looked excited.
"Sister, you are amazing."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "It's nothing. Doctor Xu is guilty. If he wants to keep things quiet, he has to buy peace with money."
Su Zheng looked at Gu Jiu deeply.
He knew that Xiaojiu was smart, clever, calm, and magnanimous. But he still underestimated her. He didn't expect her to be so scheming.
When his cousin Xiaojiu suggested that he dress up as a servant to support the team, he was still very worried.
I was worried that my cousin Xiaojiu's plan would fail. I was also worried that my cousin Xiaojiu was too young to be controlled by Doctor Xu.
Unexpectedly, throughout the whole process, Dr. Xu was overwhelmed by cousin Xiaojiu and had to keep running to the rhythm of cousin Xiaojiu.
This method is so sharp and effective, it's really amazing.
Su Zheng sighed, "My cousin is truly amazing. I feel inferior to her and need to learn from her."
"Cousin Su, please stop praising me. I'm almost embarrassed."
Gu Ting laughed, "She's my sister, of course she's awesome."
That tone, that look, so arrogant.
Gu Jiu said, "I'll have to ask my cousin Su to take care of the rest. Here's five hundred taels, please accept it."
Su Zheng waved his hand and refused, "It's too much. Twenty taels is enough."
Gu Jiu pursed his lips and smiled, with warmth in his eyes, "Twenty taels is not enough. Cousin Su has to go to the capital to study, rent a house, eat, meet friends, and learn from a teacher. Everything costs money. I also think five hundred taels is too little, I'm afraid it won't be enough."
Su Zheng quickly said: "How can I take money from my cousin Xiao Jiu? No, no."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Brother Su, don't be so quick to refuse. Of these five hundred taels, two hundred taels are to thank you for your generous help.
The other three hundred taels are lent by my brother and me to my cousin. When he passes the imperial examination and becomes wealthy, he can return the money to me with interest."
"Helping is a matter of course. How can I ask for compensation? No, no."
Su Zheng still refused to accept the money.
Gu Ting was annoyed. "Cousin Su, stop being so nerdy. We are cousins, why are you being so polite?"
"Because we are cousins, I cannot accept this money."
Gu Ting was very angry, "You..."
Gu Jiu stopped Gu Ting and said to Su Zheng, "Cousin Su is a gentleman, my brother and I understand.
But my cousin has no money when he is away from home. If he is ridiculed and scolded by others, we would not be able to bear it.
Could it be that Cousin Su despises the fact that the money came from an illegal source and would rather borrow money from strangers than from us?"
"That is not my intention."
Gu Jiu said, "In that case, Cousin Su might as well just accept the five hundred taels.
We are cousins and should help each other. In the future, my brother and I will need to rely on Cousin Su in many ways.
Unless Cousin Su wants nothing to do with us anymore, he would refuse the five hundred taels."
Su Zheng gave a bitter laugh, "Cousin Xiaojiu is really powerful. She made it seem like if I didn't accept these five hundred taels, I would be committing a heinous crime."
Gu Jiu blinked and smiled mischievously, "Cousin Su, just accept it."
Su Zheng nodded and accepted the five hundred taels of silver note. "I'll write an IOU to my cousin Xiaojiu after I get back."
Gu Jiu said, "That's not urgent. I'll have to trouble Cousin Su and Xie Xian to communicate in the next few days."
Su Zheng smiled and said, "That's fine. Xie Xian and I live next door, so it's convenient for us to visit each other."
"I'll leave everything to cousin Su."
"You're welcome, cousin."
Gu Jiu still had 1,500 taels left in his hands. Compared to his previous financial difficulties, it was a huge sum of money and could do a lot of things.
How to use these 1,500 taels?
Open a shop and do business?
However, Gu Jiu was worried: how long could his father remain the governor of Jinzhou?
If my father is transferred to another place in half a year or a year, it will be too troublesome to open a shop at this time.
Moreover, she had no one useful around her, so who could help her open the shop? She had to keep it a secret from everyone in the mansion.
After much thought, I had to give up the idea of opening a shop for the time being.
The ox cart stopped at the back door of the governor's mansion.
Gu Jiu had already changed into the maid's clothes she had worn before.
After saying goodbye to her brother and cousin Su, she followed Qingmei's lead and quietly entered the mansion through the back door.
Take the secluded paths and avoid everyone.
When passing by the bamboo forest, I suddenly heard someone talking.
"Why did my cousin ask me to come out? If someone saw us, they would gossip about us."
"I haven't seen you in a few days, and I miss you so much. I can't bear it for a moment, please forgive me."
The voices were clearly those of Gu Yue and Xie Xian.
Gu Jiu raised his finger, "Shh!"
Qingmei quickly covered her mouth, looking frightened.
How could the third lady meet Mr. Xie in such a remote place?
Could it be that he is doing something shameful?
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