Chapter 160 Doctor Qi
After the death of Yang Changsheng's family, the people from the second and third branches of the Yang family did not grieve for long before they started fighting and divided up the Yang family's property.
Although Jiang Tangtang recently opened several shops in the county town and took away most of the Yang family's business.
But as the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. In addition to the dyeing workshop and rouge shop, the Yang family also owns a lot of real estate.
In order to seize the property, the two families completely disregarded their reputation and tore their faces apart, even revealing all the dirty things that the Yang family had done in the past.
Those people who had broken their limbs and lost their wealth inexplicably before finally realized that they were the victims of a conspiracy by the Yang family.
For a while, there was a crowd of people in front of the Yang family's door. Some were asking for justice and to get their family property back, some were throwing rotten eggs and spitting. It was very lively.
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In a secluded mansion in Raoying County, he sat on an Eight Immortals chair, listening to the servants' account of the Yang family's farce. He sneered and said, "What a bunch of idiots! No wonder the Yang family's eldest branch was easily tricked by a woman, losing their wealth and even their lives."
Butler Ying asked in surprise, "Master, are you saying this was all planned by the Jiang family?"
Ying Cang smoothed his short beard. "If she wasn't scheming, what was she planning? If she hadn't deliberately revealed that Chenxiang had the recipe for Fu Yu Lou Rouge to build momentum for herself, how could the Yang family have found her?"
"Then this woman really can't be underestimated." Butler Ying was having a terrible headache. He originally thought that Lu Shiyan was difficult to deal with, so he wanted to start with the women of the Lu family. However, he didn't expect that the women of the Lu family were not easy to deal with either.
"Master, what should we do now? Will the previous deployment... continue as usual?"
Ying Cang pinched his chin, frowned into a "川" shape, and didn't speak for a long time.
At the same time, Jiang Tangtang also heard about the Yang family's farce. Based on her understanding of the Yang family, she had guessed that this would be the outcome.
She was not surprised by this.
She didn't want to waste her energy on the Yang family, but Guo Yu hurried in and said, "Sister Jiang, there are a lot of people outside. They are all workers from the Yang family workshop..."
"What are the workers from the Yang family workshop doing here?" Jiang Tangtang stopped flipping through the account book, looked up at her and said.
"They're begging you to take them in," Guo Yu said. "I heard they didn't sell themselves to the Yang family voluntarily. They were threatened by Yang Changsheng and had no choice but to work in his workshop. Now that Yang Changsheng's family is gone, they've mustered up the courage to leave the Yang family. But the indentures are in the hands of the second and third masters of the Yang family, and they're not willing to let them go."
"Then there's nothing I can do." Jiang Tangtang didn't want to get involved in the Yang family's mess anymore, so she continued to settle the accounts with a pen.
"Then I'll go and drive them away."
Guo Yu took a few steps and said with some regret, "It's a pity that these people are all servants of the Yang family. Otherwise, they could be of use. I heard that Master Qi was originally the imperial physician in the palace, but he offended the imperial concubine and was exiled to Lingnan. Since he came from the palace, his skills must be very good! Maybe he can take Chenxiang's position."
Jiang Tangtang suddenly stopped writing and looked up, "Wait a minute, who were you talking about?"
He came out of the palace, his surname was Qi, and he offended the imperial concubine and was exiled. Could it be Qi Qiongjin?
"Ah?" Guo Yu looked at Jiang Tangtang blankly.
"What did you say Master Qi's name was?"
Guo Yu shook his head. "I don't know his name, I just know his last name is Qi, his hair is gray, he looks to be in his fifties or sixties, and his back is quite hunched."
It sounds like the image of Doctor Qi in the original owner's memory. In the original owner's memory, Doctor Qi was no more than forty years old. However, it is not ruled out that Doctor Qi suffered too much due to exile, so he became much older.
Jiang Tangtang thought for a moment and said, "Call them over so I can take a look. Also, don't rush to send the others away. Find out their specific situation."
Not long after Guo Yu went out, he brought in an old man with white hair.
When the old man saw Jiang Tangtang, he kowtowed to her and said, "I would like to ask the Jiangdong family to help me. If the Jiangdong family can help me escape from the Yang family, I am willing to serve them."
Jiang Tangtang quickly raised her hand to help the man up and said, "Doctor Qi, this is not allowed!"
Although he looked much older than the person in memory, one could still tell from his facial features that this was indeed the Doctor Qi that the original owner had in mind.
According to the original owner's impression, this Imperial Physician Qi was an extraordinary person. Many of the beauty secrets used by the concubines in the palace came from him.
But she had seen the Yang family's rouge shop, and most of the products there were very ordinary. Although there were a few good ones, they were not amazing and did not look like they were made with the secret recipes of the palace.
Although she didn't understand what was going on, Jiang Tangtang temporarily put aside her doubts, quickly helped the man sit down on a chair, and asked someone to bring tea.
Qi Qiong kept saying he dared not, and Jiang Tangtang said, "Doctor Qi, please don't be polite to me. When I was fat and had a bad temper, and I was suffering from a serious illness, other doctors were unwilling to treat me. Only you were willing to come to the mansion to see me."
After hearing what Jiang Tangtang said, Qi Qiongjin widened his eyes in disbelief and looked at Jiang Tangtang back and forth.
He looked at Jiang Tangtang for a long moment, still not daring to acknowledge her. "You...you are the daughter of the Earl of Anyang, the wife of the Crown Prince of the Dingbei Marquisate?"
Jiang Tangtang said, "Doctor Qi, the Dingbei Marquis's mansion has long been confiscated. I'm no longer the Crown Prince's wife. Can you tell me what happened to the Yang family that harmed you?"
Qi Qiong was shocked by Jiang Tangtang's change, and felt sad that he could meet an old friend in such a situation.
His eyes were wet as he cursed, "That ruthless thief Yang Changsheng, after knowing that I could make perfume, used despicable means to try to buy me into the Yang family as a slave. When I saw through his tactics and refused to be a slave of the Yang family, he threatened me with my young son's life.
I just regret that I offended the imperial concubine back then, and after being exiled, I was maliciously targeted. I had no strength at all and couldn't even protect my young son. I could only accept the threats of the Yang family and go to the Yang family as a slave, working in the Yang family workshop.
How could I possibly serve him sincerely when that thief threatened me with my young son? I've altered the recipes for the Yang family's peach blossom cream and lotus powder, and they're far less effective than before. There are also many other recipes I haven't even shared with them.
After listening to Qi Qiongjin's explanation, Jiang Tangtang finally understood what was going on. She also understood Qi Qiong's intention. If she could help him, she would work for her and give him the secret recipe of the palace.
She had the space in her hands and books on modern skin care products, so she was not greedy for the secret recipe in his hand.
But she must help.
So Jiang Tangtang asked carefully about the situation of the Qi family.
"He used some trickery to buy our entire family into slavery!" Qi Qiongjin said, "In order to force me to hand over more prescriptions, he tortured my son constantly. But that thief was an insatiable glutton. Fortunately, his family is dead now. But even though they are dead, the indentures of my family are still in the hands of the Yang family..."
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