Chapter 98 My son is still alive, isn't he?
After cursing Chu Yanluo, Yuan Zheng took off her belt, tied her up, and then dragged her out.
Chu Yanluo was unwilling to be dragged out like that. If she were dragged out like that, she would lose all face and dignity!
She clung tightly to a table leg, refusing to let go: "Yuan Zheng, let me go! Even if you don't believe Gu Qianhan likes me, you should at least believe in my abilities! I know a lot of pastries and snacks you've never seen before, and I can teach the chefs at Qingyunlou how to make them, guaranteeing that your Qingyunlou will make a fortune!"
It would have been better if she hadn't brought it up; the more she did, the angrier Yuan Zheng became.
He turned around and kicked her mercilessly: "You jinx! My Qingyun Restaurant used to be thriving, making tens of thousands of taels of silver every day, but now you've ruined it and made me lose money! If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have believed your nonsense!"
Chu Yanluo screamed in pain as she was kicked. Only after Yuan Zheng had vented his anger did she grit her teeth and speak again: "Stop hitting me. Besides snacks, I have other ways to make money. I have secret recipes for removing scars and beautifying the skin. These are fatally attractive to women. I can definitely help you make money. Please, let me go."
Yuan Zheng believed her when she talked about beauty and skincare, since her own face was fair and smooth. But he didn't believe her when she talked about removing scars.
He looked at the scar on Chu Yanluo's face and laughed disdainfully: "If you really have a good medicine to remove scars, why don't you get rid of this scar on your face?"
Chu Yanluo lay on the ground, feeling as if all the bones in her body were about to break. She was sweating profusely from the pain and said weakly, "I deliberately scratched my face because I have a good medicine to remove scars. Otherwise, why would I hurt myself like this? If you don't believe me, you can wait a few days and see. Once I make the ointment, I'll test it on my own face first."
Yuan Zheng was very enthusiastic about making money because he had personally experienced the benefits of having a lot of money, and he wished he could monopolize all the money-making industries.
My maternal grandparents' family had a wide range of interests, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation, but they had never been involved in the pharmaceutical industry.
However, the profit margin in the pharmaceutical sector is actually quite high. A single plant of the Eight-Starred Ice Grass, which he had never even heard of, could sell for thousands of taels of silver, and a pill called the Hundred Spirit Pill, which is said to be able to cure all poisons, could sell for tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Several large pharmacies in the capital city were making a fortune every day, and their owners were incredibly wealthy.
If Chu Yanluo really has the ability to make excellent scar removal medicine, then leaving her claws is not an option.
Yuan Zheng kicked Chu Yanluo, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog: "If you had such good medicine, why didn't you take it out sooner? Did I have to beat you half to death before you would tell me? Humph! The wicked should be dealt with by the wicked. A scum like you should be dealt with by a scum like me!"
Chu Yanluo was in so much pain that she couldn't say a word.
She hated Yuan Zheng to death and decided that once she recovered from her injuries, the first thing she would do was kill him!
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As night falls, the restaurants are brightly lit, and countless vendors fill the streets, hawking their wares. People frequently visit the stalls to buy things, creating a lively and bustling scene.
A group of armored guards rode swiftly through the street, causing shoppers to scatter and glance at them frequently.
"These look like guards from the Prince of Ning's residence. What happened? Where are they going?"
"Oh dear, haven't you heard? The Prince of Ning's heir is in trouble!"
"What happened to him? Did he get into another fight because of that Chu Yanluo?"
"No, it wasn't because of Chu Yanluo this time. I heard it was because of another woman that he got into a fight!"
"Who are you? How dare you hit even Young Master Xiao?"
"I don't know who it was, but they didn't seem to be from our capital, because that person didn't know Young Master Xiao at all, and just beat him to death!"
"What?! Young Master Xiao has been beaten to death?!"
"How is this possible! The great romantic is dead just like that? And not even for Chu Yanluo?"
"And I also heard that, in order to destroy the evidence, after killing Prince Xiao, that person deliberately took the body to a building that was about to collapse, and after the building collapsed, Prince Xiao was buried directly inside!"
"So, those guards from the Ning Prince's residence went to collect the body of Prince Xiao? The dignified Prince Ning's heir, just like that, died?"
In no time at all, the news that Xiao Qingyuan had been beaten to death for a woman spread throughout the entire capital.
Upon receiving this news, Princess Ning fainted on the spot.
Prince Ning refused to believe his son was dead and rushed out of the mansion to find him himself.
The manor was in chaos and people were filled with fear. While giving the princess acupuncture, Shen Wantang issued orders to calm people down.
At the same time, she also sent additional personnel to assist Prince Ning.
Half an hour later, Princess Ning woke up, but Prince Ning had not yet returned.
Princess Ning held Shen Wantang's hand tightly: "Have you heard any news about Yuan'er?"
Shen Wantang shook her head: "There is still no news. The building collapsed severely, and the prince is still leading people to clean it up. The cleanup process is slow because he is afraid that if the young master is inside, a second collapse could injure him."
Princess Ning's eyes were red: "No news is the best news, isn't it?"
"Yes, Mother, don't worry, the young master will be safe. Those rumors outside are unreliable. The people I sent out earlier have already found the young master's whereabouts. The young master was not killed and taken to the building. When the young master went to the building, he was clearly still alive. Mo Ji was with him, and many people saw him."
Princess Ning burst into tears: "My son isn't dead? My son is still alive, isn't he?"
Shen Wantang wasn't really confident either; Xiao Qingyuan was trapped in the collapsed building, and his chances of survival were slim.
But she still replied to her mother-in-law, "Yes."
After calming her mother-in-law down, they began a long wait together.
Prince Ning did not return until late at night.
Accompanying him back was Xiao Qingyuan, who was carried into the Prince's mansion.
Princess Ning received the news that they were coming back and came out to greet them early in the morning. When she saw her son, who was being carried back and whose life was unknown, her legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground.
Shen Wantang and Granny Quan immediately supported her on either side.
"Yuan'er!"
Princess Ning staggered forward, crying, "My child, what's wrong with you!"
Prince Ning's voice was extremely hoarse: "Yingzhen, quickly send someone to fetch the imperial physician! Yuan'er is still alive, but he is seriously injured!"
Princess Ning hurriedly turned to look at Shen Wantang: "Quickly, go and fetch the imperial physician!"
Shen Wantang replied, "Mother, the imperial physicians have been invited and are waiting in the Prince's courtyard. There are three in total, all of whom are skilled in emergency treatment for internal and external injuries and have excellent medical skills."
Princess Ning was overjoyed: "Good, good, good! Quickly, carry the young master to his courtyard!"
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