He originally thought that Miss Zhong's illness required her to go to the capital to find a doctor for treatment. There should be many medical clinics in the capital that cooperate with Tianyi Pavilion, and they should be able to cure the poison of Youying Shuang.
"Do you know who cured him?" Cai Fanzhou asked.
The servant replied, "I heard it's Doctor Su from Ren'ai Hall. Doctor Su has been going to the prefect's residence every day for the past few days."
Su Ruojin!
It's her again!
Could it be that she stole my cooperation with the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion in order to obtain the antidote for the Shadow Frost and cure Miss Zhong?
right!
That must be it!
Otherwise, why would Tianyi Pavilion inexplicably stop its cooperation with Jirentang!
That little bitch must have used some underhanded tricks behind the scenes to make Tianyi Pavilion abandon the Cai family.
He won't let her go!
When Cai Fanzhou returned to Yanyang, he saw the yamen runners banging gongs and drums, carrying the plaque that used to hang at the entrance of Jirentang, which read "Yanyang's First Medical Center," to Ren'aitang.
The people crowded around, clapping and following behind.
He watched helplessly as the plaque that had hung at the entrance of Jirentang for many years, "Yanyang First Medical Hall," was moved to the entrance of Renaitang.
Cai Fanzhou clenched his fists.
Upon returning to Jirentang, the servant told him that the clan elders were waiting for him in the council hall in the backyard.
As soon as Cai Fanzhou entered the council hall, he heard the clan patriarch shout sternly, "Patriarch, the title of the First Medical Hall in Yanyang has always belonged to our Ji Ren Tang, but now it has been snatched away by a young girl from Ren Ai Tang. As the patriarch, how do you plan to explain this to us and to the Cai family!"
Cai Fanzhou's gaze slowly swept over the clan elders in the hall: "Elder, is there anything that needs explaining? These days, each of your families relies on Jirentang to make a living. What, is Jirentang shortchanging you by a single penny in your monthly allowance?"
Your son Cai Jiang is in charge of silk weaving in Jiangnan. He didn't earn a single penny this month. Instead, he took a thousand taels of silver from Jirentang, saying it was for working capital. Did I say a word about that?
"Now that Jirentang is being bullied, instead of helping me, you're blaming me. Does the Cai family belong to me alone? If that's the case, Jirentang's business isn't what it used to be. Since you're all here today, how about we discuss reducing everyone's share of the profits?"
Upon hearing Cai Fanzhou's words, the clan leaders exchanged bewildered glances, speechless for a moment.
Indeed, as Cai Fanzhou said, other businesses in the clan were suppressed by the merchant alliance, resulting in very little profit. Most of the expenses of each family came from Jirentang. If Cai Fanzhou really cut off Jirentang's supply to each family, their lives would be really difficult.
The three elders quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Patriarch, we're just anxious because a little girl's clinic has managed to steal the reputation of our Ji Ren Tang in just one month. No one can swallow this insult, can you agree?"
Cai Fanzhou said coldly, "I will not let her go. Everyone, go back and wait for my news."
"Since the patriarch has a plan, we'll head back now and await your good news." The elder stood up and led the way.
After the clan elders left, Cai Fanzhou picked up the teapot on the table and smashed it on the ground.
Tea and teapot shards were spilled all over the floor.
"A bunch of old good-for-nothings, they know nothing, all they do is come here and show off!"
The sound of the teapot shattering startled Awang, who was following him.
Ah Wang hurriedly stepped forward to tidy up, and comforted him, "Master, calm down. It's not worth getting sick from getting angry."
Cai Fanzhou sat back down in his chair, his eyes filled with malice.
"Go and get me three thousand taels of silver."
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