Lady Nanguo stared at Tazana, "Tazana, you had someone poison the Yangtze finless porpoise in the food at Fuxi Restaurant and framed the county princess. Are you trying to ruin the peace talks that our two countries have worked so hard to reach?!"
Tazana flew into a rage upon hearing this, "Peace talks? What kind of peace talks are these? Every year, we Southern Vietnam pay tribute of a thousand taels of gold, two thousand shi of grain, and jewels and jade. You think this is an achievement? This is an insult!"
She raised her hand and slapped Tazana across the face. "If you hadn't been caught trying to harm the county princess, would my brother have compromised and paid tribute? If this is the result, it's all your fault!"
Tazana touched her cheek in disbelief. "You... what did you say? You're talking nonsense!"
The Lady of the Southern Kingdom said calmly, "You were hiding in the Third Prince's residence, and my elder brother spared you before he left, which was considered lenient. I didn't expect you to continue causing trouble. In that case, you should go back to Southern Yue to be punished!"
She said to the two Southern Yue guards beside her, "Take her down and send her back to Southern Yue tonight!"
"Taliza, how dare you!" Tazara shouted, "Who dares to touch me?!"
She drew her whip, about to lash out at the two guards.
The two guards were already very familiar with her tactics. They stepped forward, grabbed her with one hand, and pinned her hands behind her back with the other.
Tazana panicked completely. "No, no! Sixth sister, please, don't send me back to Southern Vietnam!"
Lady Nanguo ignored her and gave You Ran a slight curtsy. "Princess Fengle, I apologize to you on behalf of my unworthy fifth sister."
Tazana's gaze was venomous as she shot at You Ran. "It's you! It's all your fault! Why do you always have people protecting you wherever you go?! Why? Why?!"
You Ran shrugged, but he was actually wondering which great deity had invited this Lady of the South.
The Jiang sisters standing nearby were dumbfounded, but seeing that their scheme had been exposed, they dared not utter another word, fearing that they might accidentally get themselves into trouble.
Lady Nanguo walked towards Fuxi Restaurant. "Princess Youran, I've heard that Fuxi Restaurant has exceptional dishes. I'll have dinner here tonight."
Before stepping over the threshold, he turned to the Jiang sisters and said, "Why aren't you taking the servant's body back and giving it a proper burial?!"
The Jiang sisters, covered in dust and grime, had their bodies carried away.
The fact that Lady Nanguo dined in the building was the best explanation for the poisoning incident, and the people applauded.
Tazana's eyes widened in horror as she was dragged away by two guards.
You Ran solemnly thanked the Lady of the South, saying, "Thank you very much, Madam, for today."
Lady Nanguo smiled radiantly, "You're too kind, Princess. This matter was caused by my Nanyue, so naturally it should be resolved by my Nanyue."
She took You Ran's wrist and said familiarly, "Come on, I've heard that the Princess of Fengle is a little god of wealth. It's all settled that you're the host today. I have to soak up some of your good fortune and wealth!"
Su Youran felt a little confused. Was this the first time she had met this new Lady of the Southern Kingdom?
...
That evening, a horse-drawn carriage sped past on a mountain road.
The two horses behind quickly caught up.
Suddenly the carriage swerved sharply around a bend without slowing down at all.
Lady Yu was thrown out of the carriage.
"ah--"
In her desperation, Madam Yu forcefully broke free of the ropes binding her hands, took out the whip wrapped around her waist, and quickly tied it to a sapling on the edge of the cliff.
The horses behind them also stopped quickly, and a figure pounced over, "Yu'er!"
"Third Prince! Third Prince, save me!" Lady Yu cried out.
The person who arrived was none other than the Third Prince. He desperately wanted to climb down to save her, but the guard beside him grabbed him, saying, "Third Prince, you mustn't!"
Madam Yu shouted angrily, "Come down and save me!"
The third prince searched everywhere, "Quickly, quickly find a rope..."
The guard shouted, "Master, there's no rope here! You don't know martial arts; going down there is just suicide!"
Seeing that the sapling she had wrapped around with her whip was showing signs of loosening, Madam Yu shouted, "You useless thing, come down and save me! Come down!"
The third prince anxiously told the guards, "Quickly, find a way to save them!"
The guard clearly loathed Madam Yu. "Master, Madam Yu is sending you to your death by letting you go like this!"
Madam Yu was furious. Suddenly, she used all her strength to uproot the entire sapling.
"Ah—" She plummeted downwards, her last words uttered before she died, "It was the Crown Prince and Su Youran who killed me—Third Prince, you must avenge me..."
"Yu'er!" the Third Prince cried out in anguish.
"Master!" The guard hugged him frantically.
The next day, the news reached the capital: Lady Yu of the Third Prince's residence encountered bandits on her way back to Nanyue, and fell off a cliff while fleeing, dying.
When You Ran found out, she didn't know whether it was Chu Heng or the Lady of the Southern Kingdom in the palace who had done it.
After all, due to Lady Yu's influence, Nan Yue suffered a great loss in the peace talks, and they had to find a scapegoat.
Upon hearing this, Yun Manying approached You Ran with great trepidation. "You Ran, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, the three of them wouldn't have joined forces to harm Fuxilou. I've dragged you into this."
You Ran comforted her, "How could you have dragged me down? They came for me anyway; it's me who dragged you down."
Yun Manying said, "For the past six months, I've neglected the affairs of the clinic. Now the wedding is off, and Father and Mother won't leave the capital until after the New Year. I'm thinking of going back to the clinic to help out for the next two months. What do you think?"
You Ran naturally agreed, "It's good to be busy. Third Sister, you studied pharmacology at the clinic for five or six years. I originally thought that you would be a good wife and mother after marrying into the Jing'an Marquis's mansion. I didn't expect that you would pick it up again."
Yun Manying said firmly, "I've thought about it for a long time. I used to have too high expectations of my husband's family. After this incident, I feel that women should be independent and self-reliant like my older sister. If the time is right in the future, I also want to open a pharmacy and no longer pin my hopes on getting married and having children."
In the past few years, her marriage was repeatedly postponed. To pass the time, she often went to the clinic to help out and learn some pharmacology knowledge from Doctor Gu.
More than half a year ago, in order to prepare for her wedding, she stopped going to the clinic.
This divorce made her realize that marriage wasn't so important anymore. What mattered was being able to stand on her own two feet, no matter what.
These past few days, she has heard her father talk a lot about things happening outside, and she feels more and more that a woman's vision should not be limited to the inner quarters.
That's why I want to return to the clinic.
After all, Renjitang was owned by Doctor Gu. Since Doctor Gu was not at the clinic, she had no choice but to ask You Ran for help.
Without hesitation, You Ran took Yun Manying directly to Renjitang.
In recent years, Renjitang has expanded more than three times.
Five or six more doctors were added to the resident clinic, and there were more than a dozen pharmacy assistants.
Therefore, even if Doctor Gu and Yueyue are not present, the clinic can still operate normally.
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