Li Junyi gripped the armrest of the armchair beside her so tightly that her nails almost dug into it.
She was filled with hatred, but she didn't dare show it at all.
After seeing Chen Qiu Nian coming back, Li Junyi raised her hand and threw the teacup beside her at Chen Qiu Nian.
The teacup missed its target and didn't hit Shen Qiu Nian, but it broke into pieces at his feet, and the tea splashed everywhere, soaking Shen Qiu Nian's trouser legs.
"Mother, why are you doing this?" Chen Qiu Nian looked up, still showing some dissatisfaction on his face.
"Rebellious son, kneel down!" Li Junyi has always doted on Chen Qiu Nian, but she absolutely cannot tolerate him going against her wishes and getting entangled with Fang Qingyue.
Fang Qingyue's reputation was ruined, and she forced Fang Qingyue to cancel the engagement.
If others found out that Shen Qiu Nian went to see Fang Qingyue, wouldn't the reputation she had painstakingly built for the Shen family be ruined?
"Why did you go to find that bitch Fang Qingyue? I worked so hard to plan for you, and you want to make all my efforts go to waste!" She gritted her teeth hard, and a "crunch, crackle" sound came from between her teeth.
Chen Qiu Nian raised his head, a fierce look flashing in his eyes: "That bitch is having an affair with other men behind my back. I can't swallow this."
"You have to swallow it even if you can't!" Li Junyi said sternly, "Today's matter ends here. It doesn't matter whether she seduced the man herself or not. But this matter is over. Don't look for her again in the future!"
Chen Qiu Nian stiffened his neck, unwilling in his heart.
Seeing him like this, Li Junyi picked up the family stick beside him and smashed it hard at Shen Qiunian.
At the critical moment, Song Xiaoya rushed towards Li Junyi, stood in front of Shen Qiu Nian, and was hit by a stick.
The blow made her body stagger, but she still said, "Madam Li, you absolutely cannot do that. Qiu Nian was only angry because of the betrayal by that bitch, so she went looking for her."
She endured the pain, tears were already brewing in her eyes, but they never rolled down.
"If you educate Qiu Nian like this, he will definitely not get entangled with Madam Fang again."
Shen Qiunian was surprised that Song Xiaoya would actually block the stick for him, and his heart was touched.
He lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Mother, I know I was wrong. I won't bother that bitch again in the future."
Li Junyi finally dropped the stick, slumped down on the armchair, and waved his hand tiredly: "Go down."
Shen Qiunian stood up and left with Song Xiaoya.
His eyes fell on Song Xiaoya, and after a while he said, "Does it hurt?"
Song Xiaoya shook her head gently and said softly, "It doesn't hurt. Fortunately, the stick hit me and didn't make the Marquis lose face."
She raised her head, her starry eyes fixed on Chen Qiu Nian, biting her lip and saying, "My Lord, I live in your mansion, and it's hard for me to ask your mansion to provide me with all the food and clothing. I wonder if you could accompany me to the street for a while."
Somehow, when he met her eyes, Shen Qiu Nian subconsciously thought of the way Fang Qingyue looked at him.
Those eyes were filled with fear and other hidden emotions, like a bottomless lake that almost made people drown.
"My Lord?" Seeing him distracted, Song Xiaoya's eyes flashed with a dark light.
"Okay." Shen Qiunian suddenly came back to his senses, "Let's go."
When Fang Qingyue woke up, the wounds on her skin still hurt slightly.
She gritted her teeth, got up, washed, and prepared to go out to the pharmacy.
I walked all the way to the pharmacy, and there happened to be a sign hanging outside the pharmacy recruiting people to pick up medicine.
At this moment, the front of the pharmacy was crowded with people, and many people wanted to come and respond to the call.
"Being a clerk in our pharmacy isn't easy." The doctor curled his lips upon hearing the inquiry. "First, you can't be too old, no older than thirty. Second, you need to be educated and literate, and be able to recognize the dosage of medicines in prescriptions. Third, you need to be familiar with the properties of the medicines, so that you can be responsible to your patients."
After he stated the conditions, most of the people gathered in front of the door immediately dispersed.
He must be young, well-read, and familiar with the properties of medicines.
Such a request is a bit too high.
Fang Qingyue, on the other hand, went against the current and stood in front of the pharmacy, saying calmly, "I can do it."
The doctor looked up and saw that Fang Qingyue was a woman. His face became even more disdainful. "You are just a woman. Do you know the Four Books and Five Classics? Do you know the pharmacology and properties of medicines?"
"Since I'm here to apply for the job, of course I'm familiar with all this." Fang Qingyue raised her head and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"What a joke." The doctor casually put down the herbs in his hand. "Are women really capable of learning these things? You're not pretending just because you know one or two herbs? If the herbs you picked up kill someone, you'll have to pay with your life!"
Others watching on the side couldn't help but talk about it.
"That's right. My father is a famous doctor. Even so, I wouldn't dare to boast that I'm familiar with the properties of medicines. As a woman..."
"Young lady, if you have time to spare, go back and serve your husband. This pharmacy is not the place for you."
"A woman should just stay at home and take care of her husband and children. Why should she be out in the public eye?"
Fang Qingyue heard the mocking voices and clenched her palms tightly.
"How do you know that women are inferior to men?"
Hearing her words, there was a burst of laughter from the side.
"Isn't it obvious? Men travel far and wide, while women stay at home, doing nothing more than taking care of their husbands and raising their children."
"That's right, my mother said that women are stupid and can't even read or write as well as men."
"There are so many officials in the court, but how many women are there?"
Their few words made Fang Qingyue grit her teeth.
"Today I must prove that women can be stronger than men."
"If I can prove that I know more about medicinal herbs than you, can I prove that women are no worse than men? As a woman, I can do this job?" She looked straight at the doctor with her almond-shaped eyes without blinking or avoiding.
"That's natural."
"How about this?" Fang Qingyue raised her lips slightly, revealing a confident smile. "Let's compete to identify herbs. If I win, you'll let me stay in the pharmacy, how about that?"
"If you win, I will leave the pharmacy. But if you lose, you will have to admit in public that women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children." The doctor in the pharmacy said confidently.
"Okay." Fang Qingyue agreed without hesitation.
For a while, the front of the pharmacy was bustling with activity.
The casino clerk also heard about this and set up a gambling table in front of the pharmacy.
"This young lady is really brave enough to gamble. Women are not as good as men. Isn't that common sense? I'm going to bet on the doctor to win, and I'll bet three silver coins."
"I'll bet on the doctor to win, too. I'll bet a hundred bucks."
The crowd was noisily placing bets, completely blocking the road in front of the pharmacy.
As the head of the Inspectorate, Shen Yuhan came here specifically to maintain order after hearing reports from his subordinates that people were gathering in front of the pharmacy.
As he approached, the people made way for him, revealing Fang Qingyue in the middle of the crowd.
She stood there alone, her face extremely pale, the wound on her shoulder bleeding, looking somewhat pitiful.
Before Shen Yuhan came here, he had already heard about the bet between Fang Qingyue and the doctor in the pharmacy.
"I bet five thousand taels of silver on Fang Qingyue to win." He gently pressed the banknote on the empty side.
Upon hearing this, Fang Qingyue suddenly looked up and glanced at Shen Yuhan.
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