Chapter 185 Your business is my business
The attendant's eyes darted around: "Sir, I heard that Miss Jiang Ruoyan of the Jiang family seems to have a grudge against Ye Wanning? Why don't we ask Miss Jiang to cooperate with us to deal with Ye Wanning?"
Liu Cheng's eyes lit up: "Jiang Ruoyan? Is that the young lady from the Jiang family in Jiangnan? I heard she likes Pei Zhi and has always been jealous of Ye Wanning?"
“Exactly!” the attendant said. “The Jiang family wields considerable power in Jiangnan. If we can cooperate with Miss Jiang, we might be able to find something on Ye Wanning and ruin her reputation!”
"Good!" Liu Cheng slammed his hand on the table. "You go and contact Jiang Ruoyan immediately. Tell her I have a way to help her get rid of Ye Wanning and get close to Lord Pei. The condition is that she helps me find something to use against Ye Wanning!"
The attendant obeyed and left. Liu Cheng looked out the window, his eyes filled with malice: "Ye Wanning, you just wait, I'll make sure you get what's coming to you!"
Unbeknownst to him, his words were overheard by the secret guards sent by Pei Zhi. The guards immediately returned to report to Pei Zhi, whose expression turned cold upon hearing the news.
“Liu Cheng, Jiang Ruoyan…” Pei Zhi murmured the two names, “It seems you two are finding life too easy.”
He immediately ordered his guards: "Keep a close watch on Liu Cheng and Jiang Ruoyan's movements. No matter what tricks they play, tell me in advance. We absolutely cannot let them harm Wan Ning."
"Yes, Lord Pei!" The guard acknowledged the order and left.
Ye Wanning had just finished organizing the effective remedies for smallpox in "Qing Nang Mi Yao" when Chun Tao rushed in.
"Miss, something terrible has happened! The medicinal herb supplier said they won't be supplying us anymore!" Chun Tao's face turned pale as she held a note in her hand. "They sent this to us, saying they won't be cooperating with us anymore!"
Ye Wanning's heart sank. She took the note and read the few words on it: "Supplies are tight, and we cannot continue to supply."
"Supply shortage?" Ye Wanning frowned. "We've been cooperating for so long, and I've never heard of any supply shortage before. Besides, we only need commonly used medicinal herbs, so why would there suddenly be a shortage?"
"I find it strange too!" Chun Tao said. "I inquired around, and the other clinics are all having normal supplies of medicinal herbs. Only our branch is experiencing a shortage! Someone must be up to something!"
A name immediately flashed through Ye Wanning's mind: Jiang Ruoyan.
No one but her would target her like this. The previous rumors, the provocation at the banquet, and now the cutting off of the medicinal herb supply—it's clear they're trying to shut down her branch clinic.
"No, I have to go ask the supplier!" Ye Wanning stood up, picked up her cloak, and walked out.
She visited three long-term medicinal herb suppliers, but they either avoided her or insisted that "supply was tight" and refused to reveal any further details.
The last supplier's owner, unable to resist Ye Wanning's persistent pestering, secretly told her, "Madam Ye, it's not that we don't want to supply you, it's just that Miss Jiang has given the order that anyone who dares to supply you will have their shop smashed! We're a small business, we really can't afford to offend the Jiang family!"
It really is Jiang Ruoyan!
Ye Wanning was both anxious and angry. The branch hospital was running out of medicinal herbs, and if they couldn't find a new supplier, they would have to close down in three days.
However, most of the medicinal herb merchants in Jiangnan were afraid of the Jiang family and avoided going against them; no one dared to offend Jiang Ruoyan.
She ran around all day, talking herself hoarse, but still couldn't find anyone willing to supply the goods.
When Ye Wanning returned to the branch campus, she was exhausted, her back aching, and her mood was terrible. Su Xiao quickly greeted her and handed her a cup of hot tea.
"Master, you're back? Did you find a supplier?"
Ye Wanning shook her head: "No, Jiang Ruoyan threatened them, and they are unwilling to supply us."
Su Xiao panicked: "What should we do? If we run out of medicinal herbs in a few days, the branch will have to close down!"
Ye Wanning was also at a loss, rubbing her temples: "I don't know either."
Chuntao said from the side, "Miss, why don't we... tell Lord Pei? He'll definitely have a way!"
Ye Wanning hesitated, not wanting to always bow down to Pei Zhi, but right now, besides him, no one could help her.
But then she shook her head: "No need, I'll think of another way."
She didn't want Pei Zhi to think that she couldn't live without him.
That afternoon, Ye Wanning went out again to run errands, searching for the whereabouts of the medicinal herbs in one county after another.
In the end, he was exhausted and covered in sweat, but still gained nothing.
Jiang Ruoyan had already warned the herbal medicine merchants under her control: anyone who supplies Ye Wanning should be careful with their life!
The branch hospital is running out of medicinal herbs, and many patients are coming to the clinic, but the commonly used medicines are all gone, so they can only be told to come back another time.
Ye Wanning couldn't help but feel dejected; the branch really was on the verge of collapse.
Just then, Chun Tao suddenly ran in, her face beaming with joy: "Miss! Great news! We have the medicinal herbs!"
Sufficient supply, and the price remains the same as before, no increase!
Ye Wanning jumped up abruptly: "Who sent it? Who gave it to me?"
"It was an anonymous merchant who said they were delivering it on behalf of a friend," Chuntao said. "It's already been unloaded in the yard."
These are all top-quality medicinal herbs that we urgently need!
Ye Wanning personally went to the courtyard and looked at the mountain of medicinal herbs, her mind filled with doubt:
An anonymous merchant, acting on someone's behalf? Who would care so much about her and still refuse to leave her name?
"Chuntao, did you ask the people who delivered the medicinal herbs who their boss is?" Ye Wanning asked.
"I asked, but they said they didn't know, they were just ordered to deliver it," Chun Tao said. "But judging from their behavior..."
They seem more like Lord Pei's subordinates!
Ye Wanning didn't speak, but she had already guessed that it was Pei Zhi.
He always does this, appearing silently when she needs him, solving her problems without saying a word.
She felt a warm feeling in her heart, but also a little guilty. She avoided him, but he always kept her affairs in his heart.
"Miss, we have medicinal herbs now, so we don't need to close down!" Su Xiao shouted happily.
Ye Wanning nodded, her heart filled with mixed feelings. She knew that Pei Zhi had helped her, and she still owed him a great deal of favor.
That afternoon, Ye Wanning was checking medicinal herbs in the courtyard when Pei Zhi suddenly walked in: "I heard you got a batch of medicinal herbs?"
The tone didn't sound like it was about something important.
Ye Wanning straightened up to look at him, her guilt deepening: "You had it delivered, didn't you?"
Pei Zhi's smile paused for a moment, then returned to its relaxed state: "Qiaoqiao knows a medicine merchant who knows you're in dire need of medicinal herbs."
I lent a hand as I pleased.
"Just helping out?" Ye Wanning looked at him. "All the suppliers in Jiangnan have been intimidated by Jiang Ruoyan."
"Besides you, who else has such influence that a pharmaceutical company would risk offending the Jiang family to deliver medicine to me?"
Pei Zhi did not deny it: "You don't need to care who sent it, as long as the medicinal herbs are usable."
Ye Wanning spoke with a complicated expression, "I know you helped me, thank you. But I don't want to keep troubling you."
I want to handle my own affairs.
“We are husband and wife, your business is my business, it’s not a trouble.” Pei Zhi’s eyes were full of tenderness.
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